{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"130643","rtpr_id":"nNFC9DbRN2","ticker":"ZTEK","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["ZTEK","ZEN"],"title":"Zentek Provides Update on Nasdaq Listing","author":"Newsfile Corp","published_at":"2026-08-28T21:15:11.949Z","article_body":"Guelph, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 28, 2026) - Zentek Ltd. (TSXV: ZEN)\n(NASDAQ: ZTEK) (\"Zentek\" or the \"Company\"), today announces that its common\nshares will transition from trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market to the OTC\nMarkets Group on Tuesday, September 2, 2026. This transition follows the\nreceipt by Zentek of a notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC indicating that\nZentek's common shares will be delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market due to\nnon-compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement. Zentek intends to\nrequest a hearing from Nasdaq to appeal the delisting determination. The\nhearing will not stay the suspension of trading of Zentek's common shares, and\ntrading of Zentek's common shares on The Nasdaq Capital Market is expected to\nbe suspended at the open of trading on September 2, 2026.\n\nThe Company's common shares continue to trade on the TSX Venture Exchange\nunder the symbol ZEN. The TSX Venture Exchange is the Company's primary\nlisting and is unaffected by this determination. Shareholders are not required\nto take any action.\n\nZentek has applied to seek approval for its common shares to be quoted on the\nOTCQX Best Market, the premier tier operated by the OTC Markets Group.\n\nThe transition of trading onto the OTC Markets Group is not expected to result\nin material impacts to Zentek's business or operations.\n\nZentek will continue to provide updates on business progress and financial\nresults in accordance with applicable Securities and Exchange Commission\nregulations. Additional information related to this announcement will be\nincluded in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the SEC.\n\nAbout Zentek Ltd.\n\nZentek Ltd. is a Canadian intellectual property development and\ncommercialization company advancing a portfolio of graphene-enabled and\nadvanced material technologies across clean air, next-generation materials,\nand critical minerals. Core platforms are Albany Graphite, ZenGUARD™, and\nTriera. Albany is the Company's principal critical minerals asset.\n\nFor more information:\n\nMohammed (Moe) Jiwan\nChief Executive Officer, Zentek Ltd.\nT: 437-826-3779\nE: mjiwan2@zentek.com\nwww.zentek.com\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis news release contains forward-looking statements. Since forward-looking\nstatements address future events and conditions, by their very nature they\ninvolve inherent risks and uncertainties. Although Zentek believes that the\nassumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in\nthis news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such\ninformation, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no\nassurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time\nframes or at all. Zentek disclaims any intention or obligation to update or\nrevise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new\ninformation, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.\n\nNeither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that\nterm is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.\n\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/311986","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nNFC9DbRN2","title":"Zentek Provides Update on Nasdaq Listing","author":"Newsfile Corp","ticker":"ZTEK","created":"2026-08-28T21:15:11.949Z","tickers":["ZTEK","ZEN"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Guelph, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 28, 2026) - Zentek Ltd. (TSXV: ZEN)\n(NASDAQ: ZTEK) (\"Zentek\" or the \"Company\"), today announces that its common\nshares will transition from trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market to the OTC\nMarkets Group on Tuesday, September 2, 2026. This transition follows the\nreceipt by Zentek of a notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC indicating that\nZentek's common shares will be delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market due to\nnon-compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement. Zentek intends to\nrequest a hearing from Nasdaq to appeal the delisting determination. The\nhearing will not stay the suspension of trading of Zentek's common shares, and\ntrading of Zentek's common shares on The Nasdaq Capital Market is expected to\nbe suspended at the open of trading on September 2, 2026.\n\nThe Company's common shares continue to trade on the TSX Venture Exchange\nunder the symbol ZEN. The TSX Venture Exchange is the Company's primary\nlisting and is unaffected by this determination. Shareholders are not required\nto take any action.\n\nZentek has applied to seek approval for its common shares to be quoted on the\nOTCQX Best Market, the premier tier operated by the OTC Markets Group.\n\nThe transition of trading onto the OTC Markets Group is not expected to result\nin material impacts to Zentek's business or operations.\n\nZentek will continue to provide updates on business progress and financial\nresults in accordance with applicable Securities and Exchange Commission\nregulations. Additional information related to this announcement will be\nincluded in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the SEC.\n\nAbout Zentek Ltd.\n\nZentek Ltd. is a Canadian intellectual property development and\ncommercialization company advancing a portfolio of graphene-enabled and\nadvanced material technologies across clean air, next-generation materials,\nand critical minerals. Core platforms are Albany Graphite, ZenGUARD™, and\nTriera. Albany is the Company's principal critical minerals asset.\n\nFor more information:\n\nMohammed (Moe) Jiwan\nChief Executive Officer, Zentek Ltd.\nT: 437-826-3779\nE: mjiwan2@zentek.com\nwww.zentek.com\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis news release contains forward-looking statements. Since forward-looking\nstatements address future events and conditions, by their very nature they\ninvolve inherent risks and uncertainties. Although Zentek believes that the\nassumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in\nthis news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such\ninformation, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no\nassurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time\nframes or at all. Zentek disclaims any intention or obligation to update or\nrevise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new\ninformation, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.\n\nNeither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that\nterm is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.\n\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/311986"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-08-28T21:15:11.999835448Z","server_sent_at_ms":1787951711999},"received_at":"2026-08-28T21:15:12.063Z","source_url":"https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/311986"},"analysis":{"id":"119552","press_release_id":"130643","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Chemicals","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":["Delisting from Nasdaq Capital Market due to minimum bid price non-compliance","Appeal will not stay the suspension of trading"],"eventType":"regulatory","narrative":"Zentek received a notice indicating its common shares will be delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market on September 2, 2026, due to non-compliance with the minimum bid price requirement.\n\nTrading on Nasdaq will be suspended at the open on September 2, and the company's appeal of the decision will not stay this suspension.\n\nThe company's primary listing on the TSX Venture Exchange remains unaffected, and Zentek has applied to have its shares quoted on the OTCQX Best Market.","sentiment":"bearish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":true,"suggestedAngle":"Zentek faces forced delisting from Nasdaq due to bid price compliance failure, shifting to OTC markets."},"keyFigures":null,"quotedText":"Zentek's common shares will be delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market due to non-compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Mohammed (Moe) Jiwan","role":"Chief Executive Officer"}],"products":["Albany Graphite","ZenGUARD™","Triera"],"companies":[{"name":"Zentek Ltd.","ticker":"ZTEK"},{"name":"The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC","relationship":"exchange"},{"name":"OTC Markets Group","relationship":"exchange"},{"name":"TSX Venture Exchange","relationship":"exchange"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":4,"reasoning":"Delisting from a major exchange (Nasdaq) due to minimum bid price non-compliance is a significant negative event affecting liquidity and visibility, even though the primary listing on TSXV remains."},"tickerRelevance":{"others":[{"ticker":"ZEN","relevance":"primary listing on TSX Venture Exchange"}],"primary":"ZTEK"},"globalImportance":25,"audienceRelevance":20,"eventTypeSecondary":[],"importanceComponents":{"tickerTier":"small-cap","eventGravity":"delisting"}},"event_type":"regulatory","event_type_secondary":null,"sentiment":"bearish","material_impact_score":4,"narrative":"Zentek received a notice indicating its common shares will be delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market on September 2, 2026, due to non-compliance with the minimum bid price requirement.\n\nTrading on Nasdaq will be suspended at the open on September 2, and the company's appeal of the decision will not stay this suspension.\n\nThe company's primary listing on the TSX Venture Exchange remains unaffected, and Zentek has applied to have its shares quoted on the OTCQX Best Market.","key_figures":null,"named_entities":{"people":[{"name":"Mohammed (Moe) Jiwan","role":"Chief Executive Officer"}],"products":["Albany Graphite","ZenGUARD™","Triera"],"companies":[{"name":"Zentek Ltd.","ticker":"ZTEK"},{"name":"The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC","relationship":"exchange"},{"name":"OTC Markets Group","relationship":"exchange"},{"name":"TSX Venture Exchange","relationship":"exchange"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"model_name":"glm-4.7","prompt_hash":"sha256:727b4b9429a443af","schema_hash":"sha256:05005c02d9cffac9","created_at":"2026-08-28T21:17:12.659Z","global_importance":25,"audience_relevance":20,"importance_components":{"tickerTier":"small-cap","eventGravity":"delisting"}},"durationMs":120585,"modelName":"glm-4.7"}}