Current Report · Items 3.01, 7.01, 9.01 · 8-K

Cryo-Cell International Inc.

CCELNYSE_AMERICANEQUITYCurrent

Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing · Regulation FD Disclosure

Filed May 8, 2026Accepted May 8, 2026, 4:00 PM EDTCIK 862692Accession 0001193125-26-214569

Company context

Founded in 1989, Cryo-Cell International, Inc. is the world’s first private cord blood bank. The Company, together with its global affiliates, stores more than 250,000 cord blood and cord tissue specimens for the exclusive benefit of newborn babies and their families. In addition to its private bank, Cryo-Cell ‎International, Inc. has a public banking program in partnership with Duke University. Cryo-Cell’s ‎public bank has provided cord blood for more than 900 transplants and operates a cord ‎blood donation site at one of the country’s most prominent hospitals, Cedars - Sinai Hospital in ‎Los Angeles, California. Cryo-Cell’s facility is FDA-registered, cGMP-/cGTP-compliant, and licensed in all states requiring licensure. In addition to AABB accreditation as a cord blood facility, Cryo-Cell was the first U.S. private (family-use) cord blood bank to receive FACT accreditation for adhering to the most stringent cord blood quality standards set by any internationally recognized, independent accrediting organization. Cryo-Cell holds exclusive rights to PrepaCyte-CB, the industry’s most advanced cord blood processing technology. Cryo-Cell’s mission is to provide clients with the premier cord blood and cord tissue cryopreservation service and to aid in the advancement of regenerative medicine.

Current securities

CCELNYSE_AMERICAN · EQUITY · Current

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Disclosure sections

Items 3.01, 7.01, 9.01

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Item 3.01Item 3.01 - Notice of Delisting

Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. On May 6, 2026, Cryo-Cell International, Inc. (the "Company”) received a written notice from NYSE Regulation stating that it had accepted the Company’s plan to regain compliance with the continued listing standards of the NYSE American LLC ("NYSE American"). As previously disclosed, the Company submitted a compliance plan to NYSE American on April 8, 2026. NYSE Regulation accepted the plan and granted the Company a plan period through September 9, 2027 to regain compliance with the applicable continued listing standards. During the plan period, the Company’s common stock will continue to be listed and traded on NYSE American, subject to the Company’s compliance with the initiatives and conditions set forth in the compliance plan and continued periodic review by NYSE Regulation. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain compliance with the NYSE American continued listing standards by the September 9, 2027 plan period deadline. If the Company fails to regain compliance by such date, or fails to make progress consistent with the accepted compliance plan during the plan period, NYSE American may initiate delisting proceedings.

Item 7.01Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure

Item 7.01 – Regulation FD Disclosure On May 8, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing that NYSE Regulation had accepted the Company’s plan to regain compliance with the NYSE American continued listing standards and granted the Company a plan period through September 9, 2027 to regain compliance. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Filed exhibits (1)

EX-99.1 (by filename) ccel-ex99_1.htm

EX-99.1 2 ccel-ex99_1.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1 Exhibit 99.1 For Immediate Release Contact: Irene Smith 813-749-2102 Ismith@cryo-cell.com CRYO-CELL RECEIVES ACCEPTANCE OF COMPLIANCE PLAN FROM NYSE AMERICAN OLDSMAR, FL. - May 8, 2026 - Cryo-Cell International, Inc. (NYSE American LLC: CCEL) (the “Company”), the world’s first private cord blood bank to separate and store stem cells in 1992, announced that the NYSE American LLC (the “NYSE American) has accepted the Company’s previously submitted plan to regain compliance with continued listing standards. As previously disclosed on March 12, 2026, the Company was notified that it was not in compliance with Section 1003 (a) of the NYSE American Company Guide because the Company reported (i) a stockholders’ deficit as of November 30, 2025, and (ii) net losses in two of its three most recent fiscal years ended November 30, 2023, November 30, 2024 and November 30, 2025. On April 8, 2026, the Company submitted a plan to address these deficiencies. NYSE Regulation has reviewed and accepted the plan, granting Cryo-Cell a compliance period through September 9, 2027 (the “Plan Period”). During this time, the Company’s common stock will c…

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