On November 15, 2024, Charles & Colvard, Ltd. (the "Company") filed a Notification of Late Filing on Form 12b-25 with respect to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2024 (the "Form 12b-25") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). A copy of the Form 12b-25, which includes certain estimates regarding the Company's results of operations and financial condition for the period ended September 30, 2024, is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

The information set forth in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 incorporated by reference hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. The information in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing to this Current Report on Form 8-K.