UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 10, 2026
MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Washington | 000-51826 | 47-0956945 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Suite 1120, 700 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6C 1G8
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (604) 684-1099
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading | Name of each exchange | ||
| Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share | MERC | NASDAQ Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On July 9, 2026, Mercer International Inc. (the “Company””) received a written notification (the “Notice”) from the staff of the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) that, based upon the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock for the last 30 consecutive business days, the Company is no longer in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement of $1.00 per share, as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) (the “Minimum Bid Price Rule”).
The Notice is a notice of non-compliance, not of imminent delisting, and does not have a current effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s securities on Nasdaq. In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has been given an initial 180 calendar day period to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule (the “Compliance Period”). If at any time during the Compliance Period the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock is at least $1.00 for a minimum of ten consecutive business days, Nasdaq will provide the Company with written confirmation of compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule.
The Company is actively monitoring the closing bid price for its common stock and is working to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s listing rules. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain compliance within the prescribed time period.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information contained in this report consists of forward-looking statements for purposes of the federal securities law that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Words such as “will,” “would,” “may,” “intends,” “potential,” and similar expressions, or the use of future tense, identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance and actual actions or events could differ materially from those contained in such statements. For example, there can be no assurance that or that the Company will regain compliance with the Nasdaq listing rules during any compliance period or in the future, or otherwise meet Nasdaq continued listing standards. For additional information about factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Company’s filings with the SEC. The forward-looking statements contained in this report speak only as of the date of this report and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in information, events or circumstances after the date of this report, unless required by law.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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.
| MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | ||||||
| Date: July 10, 2026 | By: | /s/ Richard Short | ||||
| Richard Short | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||