T3 Defense Says It Has Regained Nasdaq Equity Compliance After 96% Warrant Exercise
DFNS is trading near its 52-week low of $3.7 (10% above the low) on light trading volume (0.1× avg).
Summary
T3 Defense says it has regained Nasdaq's $10 million stockholders' equity requirement after warrant holders exercised about 96% of the February 2026 private placement warrants, leaving roughly $99.9 million of pro forma equity at September 30, 2026. Nasdaq has not yet confirmed compliance.
Key Events · Corporate Governance and Compliance · DFNS
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Company Claims Nasdaq Equity Compliance
T3 Defense states it believes it has regained compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(b)(1)(A), which requires at least $10,000,000 of stockholders' equity, and has asked Nasdaq to confirm.
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96% of Warrants Exercised
As of September 30, 2026, warrant holders had exercised approximately 96% of the outstanding February 2026 private placement warrants, eliminating the liability-classified instrument that drove reported equity negative.
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Pro Forma Equity of ~$99.9M
After giving effect to the warrant exercises, total stockholders' equity was approximately $99.9 million on a pro forma basis as of September 30, 2026, well above the $10 million requirement.
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Warrant Liability Drove the Deficit
The non-cash warrant liability rose from approximately $24.5 million at December 31, 2025 to approximately $124.4 million at June 30, 2026, moving equity from approximately $42.5 million at March 31, 2026 to a deficit of approximately $19.7 million at June 30, 2026.
Analysis · DFNS · Trade & Services
T3 Defense believes it is back above Nasdaq's $10 million stockholders' equity requirement, the rule it was notified about on August 20, 2026. The fix was mechanical rather than operational: the February 2026 private placement warrants were liability-classified and remeasured each quarter, and that non-cash liability ballooned to roughly $124.4 million by June 30, 2026, pushing equity from about $42.5 million at March 31 to a deficit of about $19.7 million. Holders have since exercised approximately 96% of those warrants, removing the liability and leaving pro forma equity of about $99.9 million as of September 30, 2026. That removes the immediate delisting threat, but Nasdaq has not yet confirmed compliance, and the company itself warns it could face delisting if the next periodic report (the 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026) does not show compliance. The warrant exercises also mean real share issuance, so the equity cushion came with dilution.
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At the time of this filing, DFNS was trading at $4.08 on NASDAQ in the Trade & Services sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $13.7M. The 52-week trading range was $3.70 to $1,087.50. This filing was assessed with positive market sentiment and an importance score of 7 out of 10.