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): June 15, 2020

Hancock Jaffe Laboratories, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

70 Doppler

Irvine, California 92618

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(949) 261-2900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

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

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:

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

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On June 15, 2020, Hancock Jaffe Laboratories, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it received on June 8 formal notification from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) had determined to grant the Company’s request for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, pursuant to an extension through July 31, 2020, to evidence compliance with the minimum $2.5 million stockholders’ equity requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b). The Company is taking definitive steps to timely evidence compliance with the terms of the Panel’s decision; however, there can be no assurance that it will be able to do so by July 31, 2020, or that the Panel will grant a further extension if required, notwithstanding the fact that the Panel has the discretion to grant an extension through October 12, 2020, pursuant to the Nasdaq Listing Rules.

As previously disclosed, on April 14, 2020, the Company received written notice from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Staff (the “Staff”) indicating that, due to the Company’s continued non-compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b), the Staff had determined to delist the Company’s securities from Nasdaq unless the Company timely requested a hearing before the Panel. The Panel’s decision dated June 8, 2020 follows the Company’s hearing before the Panel, at which the Company requested continued listing pursuant to an extension through July 31, 2020, to evidence full compliance with the stockholders’ equity requirement and its continued compliance with all other applicable requirements for continued listing on Nasdaq.

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.