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| Item 3.01. | Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. |
On May 19, 2022, Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) received a notice from The Nasdaq Market LLC (the “Notice”) notifying the Company that because the Company remains delinquent in filing its Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2021 (the “Initial Delinquent Filing”), and has not yet filed its Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2022, the Company no longer complies with Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Rule”), which requires companies with securities listed on Nasdaq to timely file all required periodic reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Under the Nasdaq rules, the Company has until June 20, 2022 (60 days after Nasdaq’s notice previously sent with respect to the Initial Delinquent Filing on April 19, 2022) to submit a plan to regain compliance with the Rule. If Nasdaq accepts the Company’s plan, then Nasdaq may grant an exception of up to 180 calendar days from the due date of the Initial Delinquent Filing to regain compliance. However, there can be no assurance that Nasdaq will accept the Company’s plan to regain compliance or that the Company will be able to regain compliance within any extension period granted by Nasdaq. If Nasdaq does not accept the Company’s plan, then the Company will have the opportunity to appeal that decision to a Nasdaq hearings panel. The notice received from Nasdaq has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s shares of common stock. However, if the Company fails to timely regain compliance with the Rule, the Company’s shares of common stock will be subject to delisting from Nasdaq.
SIGNATURE
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: May 23, 2022
| ALLIED ESPORTS ENTERTAINMENT, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Roy Anderson | |
| Roy Anderson, Chief Financial Officer | ||