Stock Markets March 16, 2026

Optimi Health launches U.S. share offering as it pursues Nasdaq listing

30-to-1 stock consolidation approved to comply with Nasdaq minimum price requirement; offering filed with SEC but registration not yet effective

By Derek Hwang OPTI
Optimi Health launches U.S. share offering as it pursues Nasdaq listing
OPTI

Optimi Health Corp. has initiated an underwritten public offering of common shares in the United States tied to its planned listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Joseph Gunnar & Co., LLC is acting as sole book-running manager. The company has approved a 30-to-1 share consolidation to meet Nasdaq’s minimum share price, and has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that has not yet become effective.

Key Points

  • Optimi has launched an underwritten U.S. public offering tied to its planned Nasdaq Capital Market listing - impacts capital markets and pharmaceuticals sectors.
  • The board approved a 30-to-1 share consolidation to satisfy Nasdaq minimum share price rules; consolidation will be implemented immediately before the registration statement becomes effective - affects current equity structure.
  • Joseph Gunnar & Co., LLC is the sole book-running manager; the registration statement has been filed with the SEC but is not yet effective - involves regulatory review in U.S. capital markets.

Optimi Health Corp. said it has begun an underwritten public offering of common shares in the United States in connection with its intent to list on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

Joseph Gunnar & Co., LLC is the sole book-running manager for the offering, the company disclosed. Optimi has applied to Nasdaq to list its common shares under the ticker symbol "OPTH." If Nasdaq approves the application and the offering closes, the company expects its shares to begin trading on Nasdaq while continuing to trade on the Canadian Securities Exchange.

To meet Nasdaq's minimum share price requirement, Optimi’s board has approved a 30-to-1 consolidation of outstanding common shares, which will result in one post-consolidation share for every 30 pre-consolidation shares. The board stated the consolidation will be implemented immediately prior to the registration statement becoming effective.

Prior to the consolidation Optimi had 96,776,919 common shares outstanding. After the 30-to-1 consolidation, the company expects there will be approximately 3,225,897 shares outstanding, before taking into account fractional shares and any securities issued in the offering. Optimi said it will not issue fractional shares; any fractional interest resulting from the consolidation will be rounded down to the nearest whole share.

The contemplated offering will be conducted through a prospectus that is part of a registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company noted the registration statement has not yet become effective. Optimi also stated that shares under the offering are not being offered to Canadian residents.

Outstanding stock options, warrants and other convertible securities will be adjusted on the same 30-to-1 basis, with corresponding adjustments to exercise prices so that those instruments remain proportionate to the consolidated share structure. Shareholders approved the consolidation at a meeting held on September 8, 2025.

Optimi Health is described in the filing as a pharmaceutical company focused on the manufacture and distribution of finished psychedelic drug products. The company said completion of the offering is subject to market conditions and review processes by the SEC and Nasdaq.


This announcement outlines the steps Optimi is taking to align its capital structure with Nasdaq listing rules and to raise capital through a registered U.S. offering, while preserving ongoing trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange if the listing is approved.

Risks

  • Completion of the offering is conditional on market conditions and SEC and Nasdaq review processes - this creates uncertainty for the financing and listing timeline, affecting capital markets and the company's access to U.S. investors.
  • No fractional shares will be issued and fractional interests will be rounded down - existing retail shareholders could see their holdings reduced, which impacts individual investors and equity market dynamics.
  • Shares under the offering are not being offered to Canadian residents - this restriction limits access for Canadian investors and affects the geographic reach of the capital raise.

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