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): December 28, 2023

Presto Automation Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-39830		84-2968594
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

985 Industrial Road

San Carlos, CA 94070

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 817-9012

Not Applicable

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

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, par value $0.0001 per share	PRST	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of common stock	PRSTW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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

Transfer of Listing.

On December 28, 2023, Presto Automation Inc. (the “Company”) received a notice (the “Notice”) from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) stating that the Company is not in compliance with the requirement to maintain a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 per share, as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) (the “Bid Price Requirement”), because the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), was below $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days. The Notice does not impact the listing of the Common Stock on The Nasdaq Global Market at this time.

The Notice provided that, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has a period of 180 calendar days from the date of the Notice, or until June 25, 2024, to regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement. During this period, the Common Stock will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Global Market. If at any time before June 25, 2024 the bid price of the Common Stock closes at or above $1.00 per share for a minimum of ten consecutive trading days, Nasdaq will provide written notification that the Company has achieved compliance with the Bid Price Requirement and the matter will be closed.

In the event the Company does not regain compliance by June 25, 2024, the Company may be eligible for an additional 180 calendar day period to regain compliance. To qualify, the Company would 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, except for the Bid Price Requirement, and transfer its listing to the Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company would also be required to provide written notice to Nasdaq of its intent to cure the deficiency during this second compliance period by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. If it appears to the Nasdaq staff that the Company will not be able to cure the deficiency, or if the Company is otherwise not eligible or determines not to submit a transfer application or make the required representation, Nasdaq would provide notice to the Company that its Common Stock would be subject to delisting. At that time, the Company may appeal the Nasdaq staff’s delisting determination to a Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”). The Company expects that its Common Stock would remain listed pending the Panel’s decision. In such event, there can be no assurance that such an appeal would be successful.

The Company intends to actively monitor the closing bid price of its Common Stock and will evaluate available options to regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement or maintain compliance with any of the other Nasdaq continued listing requirements.

Forward Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Form 8-K”) contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of present or historical fact included in this Form 8-K, regarding the Company’s strategy, future operations, prospects, plans and objectives of management, are forward-looking statements. When used in this Form 8-K, the words “could,” “should,” “will,” “may,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “initiatives,” “continue,” the negative of such terms and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions about future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Form 8-K or as of the date they are made. The Company cautions you that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of the Company. In addition, the Company cautions you that the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 8-K are subject to risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, the Company’s ability to secure additional capital resources, the Company’s ability to regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement, the Company’s ability to become eligible for an additional 180 calendar day period to regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement, including initiating a reverse stock split, Nasdaq granting the Company any relief from delisting as necessary, and whether the Company can ultimately meet applicable Nasdaq requirements for any such relief, and those additional risks and uncertainties discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 11, 2023 and the other documents filed, or to be filed, by the Company with the SEC. Additional information concerning these and other factors that may impact

the operations and projections discussed herein can be found in the reports that the Company has filed and will file from time to time with the SEC. These SEC filings are available publicly on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described in this Form 8-K materialize or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the Company disclaims any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Form 8-K.

SIGNATURE

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.


PRESTO AUTOMATION INC.

By:	/s/ Susan Shinoff
	Name:	Susan Shinoff
	Title:	General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Dated: January 4, 2024

Ventoux CCM Acquisition Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing