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): January 21, 2025

ENERGOUS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-36379

46-1318953

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

3590 North First Street, Suite 210

San Jose, California 95134

(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 963-0200

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):

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

Title of each class registered		Trading symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share		WATT		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 8.01.

Other Events.

As previously disclosed in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 6, 2024, Energous Corporation d/b/a Energous Wireless Power Solutions (the “Company”) received notice from the staff of the Listing Qualifications department (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) indicating the Company was not in compliance with the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement for continued listing as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) (the “Stockholders’ Equity Requirement”).

On January 21, 2025, the Company received notice (the “Notice”) from the Staff notifying the Company that, based on certain disclosures in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 16, 2025, Nasdaq has determined that the Company is currently in compliance with the Stockholders Equity Requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1). The Staff further provided that the Company may be subject to future delisting, upon Nasdaq notification, if the Company fails to evidence compliance with Stockholders Equity Requirement in its next periodic report for the period in which compliance was achieved.

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.

	ENERGOUS CORPORATION

Date: January 23, 2025	By:	/s/ Mallorie Burak
	Name:	Mallorie Burak
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer