Cemtrex Inc 8-K, filed Jan 26, 2022
Cemtrex Inc (CETX)
About this 8-K
Cemtrex Inc filed this 8-K on January 26, 2022, reporting on events of January 19, 2022.
Items reported
- Item 3.01: Delisting notice or listing transfer
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On January 19, 2022, Cemtrex, Inc. (the “Company”) received a notification letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, because the Company has not yet filed its Form 10-K for the period ended September 30, 2021, the Company no longer complies with Nasdaq’s Listing Rules for continued listing.
The notification letter also disclosed that Nasdaq may provide the Company a cure period in order to regain compliance as follows:
| ● | 60 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance and; | |
| ● | if the plan is accepted your plan, will be granted an exception of up to 180 calendar days from the Filing’s due date, or until July 12, 2022, to regain compliance. |
On January 24, 2022, the Company received a notification letter from Nasdaq stating that based on filing the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, on January 21, 2022, Nasdaq has determined that the Company complies with the Rule and this matter is now closed.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Title | |
| 99.1 | Notice of Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule from NASDAQ Dated January 19, 2022 | |
| 99.2 | Notification letter from Nasdaq dated January 24, 2022 | |
| 99.3 | Press Release dated January 25, 2022 | |
| 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.
| CEMTREX, INC. | ||
| Date: January 26, 2022 | By: | /s/ Saagar Govil |
| Saagar Govil | ||
| Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Exhibit 99.1
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By Electronic Delivery to: sgovil@cemtrex.com
January 19, 2022
Mr. Saagar Govil
Chairman of the Board, CEO, President & Secretary
Cemtrex Inc.
276 Greenpoint Ave, Bld 8, Ste 208
Brooklyn, NY 11222
| Re: | Cemtrex Inc. (the “Company”) |
| Nasdaq Symbol: CETX |
Dear Mr. Govil:
As you are aware, your Company has not yet filed its Form 10-K for the period ended September 30, 2021 (the “Filing”), it no longer complies with our Listing Rules (the “Rules”) for continued listing.1 Under our Rules the Company now has 60 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance and if we accept your plan, we can grant an exception of up to 180 calendar days from the Filing’s due date, or until July 12, 2022, to regain compliance. Your plan should be as definitive as possible, addressing any issues that you believe would support your request for an exception.
In determining whether to accept your plan, we will consider such things as the likelihood that the Filing, along with any subsequent periodic filing that will be due, can be made within the 180 day period, the Company’s past compliance history, the reasons for the late Filing, other corporate events that may occur within our review period, the Company’s overall financial condition and its public disclosures. Please note that any subsequent periodic filing that is due within the 180 day exception period must be filed no later than the end of the period. Therefore, it would be helpful if your plan addresses each of these points. 2
Please email your plan to me at rachel.scherr@nasdaq.com no later than March 21, 2022. After we review the plan, I will contact you if we have any questions or comments and will provide you written notice of our decision. If we do not accept your plan, you will have the opportunity to appeal that decision to a Hearings Panel.3
1 Listing Rule 5250(c)(1). For online access to all Nasdaq Rules, please see “Nasdaq Online Resources,” included with this letter.
2 For additional information with respect to compliance plans please see attached “Nasdaq Online Resources” when preparing your plan of compliance. This attachment includes links to the Frequently Asked Questions section relating to continued listing.
3 See Listing Rule 5815(a).
Our Rules require that the Company, as promptly as possible, but no later than four business days from the receipt of this letter, make a public announcement by issuing a press release disclosing receipt of this letter. The announcement must include the continued listing criteria that the Company does not meet, and a description of each specific basis and concern identified by Nasdaq in reaching the determination.4 The Company must also submit the announcement to Nasdaq’s MarketWatch Department.5 If the public announcement is made between the hours of 7:00 AM and 8:00 PM Eastern Time, the Company must submit the announcement to Nasdaq’s MarketWatch Department at least ten minutes prior its public release. If the public announcement is made outside of these hours, the Company must submit the announcement prior to 6:50 A.M. Eastern Time. Please note that if you do not make the required announcement trading in your securities will be halted.6
In addition, Nasdaq makes available to investors a list of all non-compliant companies, which is posted on our website at listingcenter.nasdaq.com. The Company will be included in this list beginning five business days from the date of this letter. As part of this process, an indicator reflecting the Company’s non-compliance will be broadcast over Nasdaq’s market data dissemination network and will also be made available to third party market data providers.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, at +1 301 978 8072.
Sincerely,
Rachel Scherr
Listing Analyst
Nasdaq Listing Qualifications
4 Listing Rule 5810(b). See FAQ #428 available on the Nasdaq Listing Center.
5 The notice must be submitted to Nasdaq’s MarketWatch Department through the Electronic Disclosure submission system available at nasdaq.net/ED/IssuerEntry.
6 Listing IM-5810-1.
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Exhibit 99.2
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Sent via Electronic Delivery to: sgovil@cemtrex.com
January 24, 2022
Mr. Saagar Govil
Chairman of the Board, CEO, President & Secretary
Cemtrex Inc.
276 Greenpoint Ave, Bld 8, Ste 208
Brooklyn, NY 11222
| Re: | Cemtrex Inc. (the “Company”) |
| Nasdaq Symbol: CETX |
Dear Mr. Govil:
On January 19, 2022, Staff notified the Company that it no longer met the periodic filing requirement for The Nasdaq Stock Market under Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Rule”). Based on filing the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, Staff has determined that the Company complies with the Rule. Accordingly, this matter is now closed.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, at +1 301 978 8039. Sincerely,
Brie Charles
Director
Nasdaq Listing Qualifications
Exhibit 99.3
Cemtrex Announces Receipt of Nasdaq Listing Delinquency Letter and Has Subsequently Regained Compliance
Brooklyn, NY – January 25, 2021 — Cemtrex Inc. (NASDAQ: CETX, CETXP, CETXW), a technology company driving innovation in Internet of Things (IoT), security, machine vision & artificial intelligence, and augmented & virtual reality, announced today that it received a letter from Listing Qualification Department of Nasdaq January 19, 2022, Cemtrex, Inc. (the “Company”) received a notification letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, because the Company had not yet filed its Form 10-K for the period ended September 30, 2021, the Company no longer complies with Nasdaq’s Listing Rules 5250(c)(1) “Obligation to File Periodic Financial Reports” for continued listing.
The notification letter also disclosed that Nasdaq may provide the Company a cure period in order to regain compliance as follows:
● 60 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance and;
● if the plan is accepted your plan, will be granted an exception of up to 180 calendar days from the Filing’s due date, or until July 12, 2022, to regain compliance.
The Company filed its Form 10-K on January 21, 2022 and was notified by Nasdaq on January 24th, 2022 that the Company has regained compliance. Per Nasdaq’s rules the Company is required to make a disclosure about the receipt of the delinquency letter.
About Cemtrex
Cemtrex, Inc. (CETX) is a leading multi-industry technology company that is driving innovation in markets such as Internet of Things (IoT), Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR & VR), and Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision (AI & CV) in a wide range of sectors, including consumer products, industrial manufacturing, digital applications, and intelligent security & surveillance systems.
www.cemtrex.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to the closing of the offering, gross proceeds from the offering, our new product offerings, expected use of proceeds, or any proposed fundraising activities. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by such forward looking statements. Statements made herein are as of the date of this press release and should not be relied upon as of any subsequent date. These risks and uncertainties are discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in our Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All information in this press release is as of the date of the release and we undertake no duty to update this information unless required by law.
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