Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals (ASX:CUV) filed a draft registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), seeking to uplist its American depositary receipt (ADR) program on the Nasdaq Stock Market to Level II from Level I, according to a Friday Australian bourse filing.
Around 25% of the firm's issued capital is currently held by US-based investors, the filing noted. If approved, its ADR is expected to trade on Nasdaq with the ticker "CLVL."
The submission of the draft registration statement, including the Form 20-F annual report, is necessary for the SEC to recognize a non-US company as a "Foreign Private Issuer" and list securities on US stock exchanges. After the initial filing, the SEC will review the registration statement and provide feedback within a 30-day window.
Its shares rose over 2% in recent trading on Friday.
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