INSE 8-K
Inspired Entertainment, Inc. (INSE)
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| Item 3.01 | Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing |
On April 3, 2024, Inspired Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) received a notification letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) stating that the Company was not in compliance with the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) as a result of not having timely filed its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (“2023 Form 10-K”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This notification has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s common stock on Nasdaq. Under the Nasdaq rules, the Company has 60 calendar days, or until June 3, 2024, to file the 2023 Form 10-K or to submit to Nasdaq a plan to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rule. If the Company submits a plan to Nasdaq and Nasdaq accepts the plan, Nasdaq can grant an exception of up to 180 calendar days from the filing’s due date, or until September 11, 2024, to regain compliance. If the Company fails to timely regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), the Company’s common stock will be subject to delisting from Nasdaq. This announcement is made in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(b), which requires prompt disclosure of receipt of a deficiency notification.
The Company currently intends to file the 2023 Form 10-K by no later than April 15, 2024.
The Company has issued a press release announcing the foregoing notification letter from Nasdaq, which press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press Release, dated April 9, 2024. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| April 9, 2024 | Inspired Entertainment, Inc. | |
| By: | /s/ Carys Damon | |
| Name: | Carys Damon | |
| Title: | General Counsel | |
Exhibit 99.1
INSPIRED ENTERTAINMENT, INC. RECEIVES EXPECTED NASDAQ NOTIFICATION
REGARDING DELAYED FORM 10-K
NEW YORK, New York – April 9, 2024 – Inspired Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: INSE) (“Inspired” or the “Company”), a leading B2B provider of gaming content, technology, hardware and services, today announced that it received a standard notification letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) stating the Company was not in compliance with the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) as a result of not having timely filed its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the “2023 Form 10-K”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This notification has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s common stock on Nasdaq. Under the Nasdaq rules, the Company has 60 calendar days, or until June 3, 2024 to file the 2023 Form 10-K or to submit to Nasdaq a plan to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rule. If the Company submits a plan to Nasdaq, which Nasdaq accepts, Nasdaq can grant an exception of up to 180 calendar days from the filing’s due date, or until September 11, 2024, to regain compliance. However, if the Company fails to timely regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), the Company’s common stock will be subject to delisting from Nasdaq.
The Company currently intends to file the 2023 Form 10-K by no later than April 15, 2024.
This announcement is made in compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(b), which requires prompt disclosure of receipt of a notification of deficiency.
About Inspired Entertainment, Inc.
Inspired offers an expanding portfolio of content, technology, hardware and services for regulated gaming, betting, lottery, social and leisure operators across retail and mobile channels around the world. The Company’s gaming, virtual sports, interactive and leisure products appeal to a wide variety of players, creating new opportunities for operators to grow their revenue. The Company operates in approximately 35 jurisdictions worldwide, supplying gaming systems with associated terminals and content for approximately 50,000 gaming machines located in betting shops, pubs, gaming halls and other route operations; virtual sports products through more than 32,000 retail venues and various online websites; interactive games for 170+ websites; and a variety of amusement entertainment solutions with a total installed base of more than 16,000 terminals. Additional information can be found at www.inseinc.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “expects,” “believes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “seeks,” “may,” “will,” “should” or “anticipates” or the negative or other variations of these or similar words and other similar expressions that indicate future events or trends or are not statements of historical matters. Although the Company believes that its expectations are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of the Company’s knowledge of its business, there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from its expectations. Meaningful factors that could cause actual results to differ from expectations include, but are not limited to, risks relating to the final impact on the Company of the restatement of certain of the Company’s financial statements; the risk that the Company may not be able to satisfy the terms of any Plan of Compliance it submits to Nasdaq, or that Nasdaq will accept the Plan of Compliance or provide any other accommodations to the Company; those risks set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, and in subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, which are available, free of charge, on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov and on the Company’s website at www.inseinc.com. The Company does not intend to update publicly any forward-looking statements, except as required by law. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this news release may not occur.
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