UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8‑K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO

SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report:  December 17, 2018

(Date of earliest event reported)

BIOPHARMX CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(650)  889-5020

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

1505 Adams Drive, Suite D

Menlo Park, California  94025

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

(a)

On December 17, 2018, BioPharmX Corporation (“Company”) received a notice from the NYSE American LLC (“NYSE American”) that the Company is not in compliance with the stockholders’ equity requirements set forth in Section 1003(a)(i) and Section 1003(a)(ii) of the NYSE American Company Guide. The Company reported stockholders’ equity of $0.6 million as of October 31, 2018 and net losses in its five most recent fiscal years ended January 31, 2018.  The continued listing standards are as follows:

                  Stockholders’ equity of $2.0 million or more if it has reported losses from continuing operations and/or net losses in two of its three most recent fiscal years (Section 1003(a)(i));

                  Stockholders’ equity of $4.0 million or more if it has reported losses from continuing operations and/or net losses in three of its four most recent fiscal years (Section 1003(a)(ii)); and

                  Stockholders’ equity of $6.0 million or more if it has reported losses from continuing operations and/or net losses in its five most recent fiscal years (Section 1003(a)(iii)).

As previously announced, NYSE Regulation reviewed the Company's plan to regain compliance with these standards and granted the Company a plan period through September 24, 2019.

The Company’s common stock will continue to be listed and traded on NYSE American during the plan period, subject to the Company’s compliance with NYSE American’s other applicable continued listing standards. The Company’s stock symbol “BPMX” will be assigned a “.BC” indicator by NYSE American to signify that the Company currently is not in compliance with NYSE American’s continued listing standards. In the event the Company fails to regain compliance in accordance with Section 1009 of the NYSE American Company Guide during the plan period, the Company’s common stock will be subject to NYSE American’s suspension and delisting procedures.

A press release regarding this matter was issued by us on December 20, 2018, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

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.