MINIM INC

Suspension of Trading on Nasdaq:

As previously reported, on July 22, 2024, we received a letter (the “Letter”) from the Nasdaq Office of General Counsel, stating that the Company’s appeal to the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (“Panel”) of the Nasdaq Listings Qualification staff’s (the “Staff”) delist determination dated June 26, 2024, for the Company’s failure to maintain compliance with the equity requirement in Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) had been abandoned. However, the Company has not abandoned its request for a hearing. Due to a clerical error, the Company was unaware of the passage of the time required to provide a written submission prior to the oral hearing in front of the Panel, until July 23, 2024.

On July 23rd, we immediately filed a submission in support of an appeal to the Nasdaq Listing and Hearing Review Council regarding the hearing abandonment determination and the future delisting of the Company’s securities from Nasdaq, and on July 24, 2024 we remitted an additional $15,000 for this appeal to the Listing Council the following day.

We strongly believe that such appeal should be granted, and that the delisting action referenced in the Staff’s determination letter, dated June 26, 2024, should continue to remain stayed, pending a final written decision by the Panel, due to the Company’s particular circumstances. Following such appeal, and in anticipation of being granted an oral hearing in front of the Panel, the Company has put in place a plan (the “Plan”) to regain compliance with the terms of the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement of at least $2,500,000 for continued inclusion on The Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) and has delivered such Plan to the Panel. Nevertheless on July 24, 2024, the Company’s securities trading was suspended on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) effective with the open of business on July 24, 2024, at which point the Company’s common stock was eligible to trade on the OTC Market’s Pink Current Information. Our securities trading has merely been suspended on Nasdaq at this time, not delisted. It will not be delisted unless and until Nasdaq files a Form 25 Notification of Delisting with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after all internal procedural periods have run.

The NASDAQ Office of General Counsel did not respond to our notice of intent to appeal to the Nasdaq Listing and Hearing Review Council regarding the hearing abandonment determination and the future delisting of the Company’s securities from Nasdaq until August 1, 2024, the date originally scheduled for the Panel hearing, when we received a message which stated that the NASDAQ is unable to consider an appeal to the Nasdaq Listing and Hearing Review Council in this matter. The NASDAQ’s position is that pursuant to Nasdaq Rule 5820, companies may appeal Panel Decisions to the Listing Council. However, in our matter, there was no Hearing and there is no Panel Decision to appeal. The NASDAQ further indicated that the information regarding our right to appeal to the Listing Council which was included in the letter confirming abandonment of the appeal appears to have been included in error, and that it would issue a refund for the appeal fee, thus informing us that this matter was not appealable to the Listing Council.

Following some discussions and correspondence with the Nasdaq Office of General Counsel, on August 12, 2024 we delivered a letter to the Nasdaq stating that the Company is of the view that the NASDAQ has acted arbitrarily and capriciously in making its determinations concerning our continued listing, has acted inconsistent with prior precedent, as well as inconsistent with Nasdaq’s own Listing Rules, including, inter alia, Rule 5840(f) governing the delivery of documents which requires that the NASDAQ in these circumstances utilize all methods of communications; Rules 5814(a)(4) and (5) governing the scheduling of a hearing and the timing for submission of Written Submissions and Written Updates; Rule 5820 as presently in effect which provides the Listing Council broad discretion to review this matter, a review for which the Company had duly applied and paid for; as well as a number of additional Rules. We requested the Nasdaq Office of the General Counsel allow us to present its case to the Nasdaq Hearings Panel, as soon thereafter as possible, or alternatively to be allowed to appeal to the Nasdaq Listing and Hearing Review Council the determination of “deemed” abandonment of the Hearing Request. We also requested that the suspension in the trading of our shares be lifted pending final resolution of the above matters and a final decision to delist having been made following the Company’s exhaustion of all available administrative relief.

On August 13, 2024 we were notified by the Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of the Nasdaq that its position remains unchanged. On the same day, Company counsel responded to the Nasdaq that we intend to immediately seek injunctive and equitable relief against the NASDAQ at a court of competent authority, and that we would expect the Nasdaq will not take any further steps to affect the status quo.

We believe the delisting decision, and specifically the “deemed abandonment” of our appeal to the Panel constituted,inter alia: (i) a breach of contract by Nasdaq, (ii) an abuse of NASDAQ’s discretionary authority, (iii) breach of NASDAQ’s listing rules as approved by the SEC, and (iv) material procedural unfairness. NASDAQ’s staff subjectively determined that we were deemed to have abandoned our appeal to the Panel without any basis whatsoever in NASDAQ’s listing rules as approved by the SEC for making such a determination. NASDAQ’s decision, and the subsequent suspension of the trading in our shares, caused, and continues to cause, irreparable harm to our operations, our reputation and our shareholders. It has also severely negatively impacted our ability to execute on already announced and signed contracts. The Company is now considering additional steps in respect of the above matter, including seeking an injunction against Nasdaq, so that we may appropriately present our appeal of NASDAQ Listing Qualifications determination to delist the Company’s common stock to the appropriate administrative or judicial forum.