UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) December 28, 2016 

 

 

 

Net Element, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

  

001-34887

  

90-1025599

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)		   (Commission File
Number)		  

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

3363 NE 163rd Street, Suite 705, North Miami Beach, FL

 33160  
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)  
       
 

(305) 507-8808

    
  (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)    
       
 

Not Applicable

    
  (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)    

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 3.01       Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

 

On December 28, 2016, Net Element, Inc. (the “Company”) received a deficiency letter from the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of The NASDAQ Stock Market notifying the Company that, for the last 30 consecutive business days, the bid price for the Company’s common stock had closed below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued inclusion on The NASDAQ Capital Market pursuant to NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Rule”). In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has been provided an initial period of 180 calendar days, or until June 26, 2017, to regain compliance with the Rule.

 

The Staff letter has no effect on the listing of the Company’s common stock at this time. The Staff advised the Company that, if at any time before June 26, 2017 the bid price for the Company’s common stock closes at $1.00 or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days as required under Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Staff will provide written notification to the Company that it complies with the Rule.

 

If the Company does not regain compliance with the Rule by June 26, 2017, the Company may be eligible for an additional 180 calendar day compliance period, provided that it meets the continued listing requirement for the market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards, with the exception of the bid price requirement, and notifies the Staff of its intention to cure the deficiency during the additional compliance period.

 

If the Company does not regain compliance with the Rule by June 26, 2017 and is not eligible for an additional compliance period at that time, the Staff will provide written notification to the Company that its common stock may be delisted. At that time, the Company may appeal the Staff’s delisting determination to a NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel (“Panel”). If the Company timely appeals, it would remain listed pending the Panel’s decision. There can be no assurance that, if the Company does appeal the delisting determination by the Staff to the Panel, that such appeal would be successful.

 

The Company intends to continue monitoring the bid price for its common stock and will consider various options available to it if its common stock does not trade at a level to regain compliance. These options include effecting a reverse stock split.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

Dated: December 30, 2016

 

  NET ELEMENT, INC.
   
   
  By: /s/  Jonathan New
  Name: Jonathan New
  Title: Chief Financial Officer