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): May 24, 2022

PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY NETWORK, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

55 E. Monroe Street, Suite 2120, Chicago, Illinois 60603

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 614-0950

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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. ☐

Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On May 24, 2022, Professional Diversity Network, Inc. (the “Company”) received a written notification (the “Notice”) from The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) stating that the Company is not in compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) because for the last 30 consecutive business days the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock was below the $1.00 per share minimum required for listing on NASDAQ. The Notice has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market.

As stated in the Notice, NASDAQ Listing Rules provide the Company a compliance period of 180 calendar days (i.e., until November 21, 2022) in which to regain compliance, and the Company will regain compliance if the closing bid price of its common stock is $1.00 per share or higher for a minimum period of ten consecutive business days during this compliance period. In the event the Company does not regain compliance, the Company may be eligible for additional time. To qualify, the Company will be required to meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for The Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the bid price requirement, and will need to provide written notice of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period, by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. If the Company meets these requirements, NASDAQ will inform the Company that it has been granted an additional 180 calendar days. However, if it appears to the staff of NASDAQ that the Company will not be able to cure the deficiency, or if the Company is otherwise not eligible, NASDAQ will provide notice that its securities will be subject to delisting.

The Company intends to continue to monitor the closing bid price of its common stock and to assess its options for maintaining the listing of its common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company will consider all available options to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement.

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.