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): December 18, 2018
| Steel Connect, Inc. | ||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
| Delaware | 001-35319 | 04-2921333 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1601 Trapelo Road, Suite 170 Waltham, Massachusetts |
02451 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (781) 663-5000
| (Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report) |
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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 18, 2018, Steel Connect, Inc. (the “Company”) received a notification letter (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) stating that the Company is not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), which requires the timely filing of all required periodic financial reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Notice was sent as a result of the Company’s delay in filing its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter of fiscal 2019 (the “Form 10-Q”). The Form 10-Q was due on December 10, 2018. The Notice has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock.
The Company filed a Form 12b-25 on December 11, 2018, the effect of which was to extend the due date for the Form 10-Q to December 17, 2018. The Company was unable to file the Form 10-Q by December 17, 2018, primarily due to delays in filing the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed on December 4, 2018, and the Form 10-K/A, which was filed on December 18, 2018. The Notice stated that, under Nasdaq rules, the Company has 60 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s listing rules, and that if such plan is submitted and accepted, Nasdaq can grant the Company an exception of up to 180 calendar days from the Form 10-Q filing’s due date, or until June 17, 2019, to regain compliance. If Nasdaq does not accept the Company’s plan, the Company will have the opportunity to appeal that decision to a Nasdaq hearings panel.
The Company filed its Form 10-Q on December 21, 2018, which cures the deficiency described in the Notice.
In addition, the previously reported NASDAQ deficiency, reported by the Company on November 7, 2018, from the delays in filing the Form 10-K and Form 10-K/A have been cured with the filing of the Form 10-K and 10-K/A.
On December 26, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the receipt of the Notice. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release |
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.
| December 26, 2018 | Steel Connect, Inc. | ||
| By: |
/s/Louis J. Belardi | ||
| Name: | Louis J. Belardi | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||