7:30AM NuPathe granted financial viability exception by NASDAQ (PATH) 3.48 : Co announced that NASDAQ granted its request for a financial viability exception to the stockholder approval requirements applicable to the $28 million private placement financing announced by the co on Sep 25, 2012. The Company applied to NASDAQ for this exception because it determined that the delay that would be necessary in order to seek and obtain stockholder approval would seriously jeopardize the financial viability of the co. The co's Audit Committee and Board of Directors approved the co's reliance on this exception. As a result of this exception, the co expects to close the financing during the week of Oct 22, 2012, subject to satisfaction of the other closing conditions contained in the purchase agreement relating to the financing.