MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--USA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: USAT) (the “Company”), a premier digital payment, consumer engagement and logistics service provider for the self-service retail market, today announced that it received a notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ( “Nasdaq”) on February 26, 2019 indicating that the trading of the Company’s securities will be suspended from The Nasdaq Global Market and the Company’s securities will be delisted from The Nasdaq Stock Market at the opening of business on March 7, 2019 unless the Company requests an appeal by March 5, 2019.
The notice stated that Nasdaq had determined that the Company would not be in a position to file all required periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as required by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Rule”) by the March 12, 2019 deadline previously granted by Nasdaq. As previously announced, at the time of granting the extended deadline, Nasdaq had advised the Company that a failure to file the periodic reports by the extended deadline would result in a notice of delisting of the Company’s securities.
The Company plans to timely submit a request for a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”), which will automatically stay the suspension of trading in the Company’s securities for 15 calendar days. In connection with the request for a hearing, the Company also intends to request that the Panel further stay any suspension of trading, pending the hearing. The Panel will review the request for an extended stay and notify the Company of its conclusion by March 20, 2019, with a potential hearing to occur approximately 30 to 45 calendar days after the date of the hearing request.
At the hearing, the Panel has the discretion to grant the Company an extension through September 9, 2019 in order to regain compliance with the Rule. There can be no assurance that the Panel will extend the stay of the trading suspension beyond the automatic 15 calendar-day period or ultimately grant the Company’s request for continued listing on Nasdaq.
Nasdaq indicated in the notice that its determination was based upon the Company’s oral communication with Nasdaq on February 8, 2019 that the Company would not be in a position to file the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2018, or any other periodic report required to be filed with the SEC by the March 12, 2019 deadline (the “Unfiled Reports”), the resignation of the Company’s auditor as reported in the Company’s Form 8-K dated February 6, 2019, the determination of the Company to restate certain of its financial statements as reported in the Company’s Form 8-K dated February 6, 2019, and the inability of the Company to timely file with the SEC its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2019 as reported in the Company’s Form 12b-25 filed with the SEC on February 11, 2019.
About USA Technologies, Inc.
USA Technologies, Inc. is a premier payment technology service provider of integrated cashless and mobile transactions in the self-service retail market. The company also provides a broad line of cashless acceptance technologies including its NFC-ready ePort® G-series, ePort Mobile® for customers on the go, ePort® Interactive, and QuickConnect, an API Web service for developers. Through its acquisition of Cantaloupe Systems, Inc. ("Cantaloupe"), the company also offers logistics, dynamic route scheduling, automated pre-kitting, responsive merchandising, inventory management, warehouse and accounting management solutions. Cantaloupe is a premier provider of cloud and mobile solutions for vending, micro markets, and office coffee services.
