Delisting Notice

UNITED STATES   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549    FORM 8-K   CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934     Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 10, 2021   AIKIDO PHARMA INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)   Delaware   000-05576   52-0849320 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)    (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)    One Rockefeller Plaza , 11 th  Floor , New York , NY   10020 (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)   Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (703) 992-9325   Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)     ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)     ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))     ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-4(c))   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).   Emerging growth company ☐   If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐   Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $0.0001 par value   AIKI   The Nasdaq Capital Market             Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing   On August 10, 2021, AIkido Pharma Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), received a staff deficiency notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) informing the Company that its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, failed to comply with the $1.00 minimum bid price required for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). Nasdaq’s letter advised the Company that, based upon the closing bid price during the period from June 28, 2021 to August 9, 2021, the Company no longer meets this test.   Pursuant to Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has been provided with a compliance period of 180 calendar days, or February 7, 2022, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement. To regain compliance, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock must meet or exceed $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days prior to February 7, 2022.   1       SIGNATURES   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.     AIKIDO PHARMA INC.       By:  /s/ Anthony Hayes   Name: Title: Anthony Hayes Chief Executive Officer Dated: August 13, 2021     2