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) October 22, 2019 (October 16, 2019)

SUMMIT WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(408) 627-4716

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

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

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On October 16, 2019, Summit Wireless Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) received a written notification (the “Notice”) from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), as 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 the previous thirty (30) consecutive business days.

Pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has been granted a 180 calendar day compliance period, or until April 13, 2020, to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirements. During the compliance period, the Company’s shares of Common Stock will continue to be listed and traded on Nasdaq. To regain compliance, the closing bid of the Common Stock must meet or exceed $1.00 per share for at least ten (10) consecutive business days during such 180 calendar day grace period.

If the Company is not in compliance by April 13, 2020, the Company may be afforded a second 180 calendar day grace period. 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 Nasdaq, with the exception of the minimum bid price requirements. In addition, the Company would be required to notify Nasdaq of its intent to cure such minimum bid price deficiency by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary.

If the Company does not regain compliance within the allotted compliance period(s), including any extensions that may be granted by Nasdaq, Nasdaq will provide notice that the Company’s shares of Common Stock will be subject to delisting.

The Company intends to monitor the closing bid price for its Common Stock between now and April 13, 2020, and will consider available options to resolve the Company’s noncompliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement, as may be necessary. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain compliance with such minimum bid price requirement or will otherwise be in compliance with other Nasdaq listing criteria.

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.