MICT Receives Nasdaq Notification of Non-Compliance with Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) regarding its Inability to File its Form 10-Q Due to the Impact of Strict COVID-19 Lockdown Restrictions in China on the completion of its Audit)
May 24 2022 - 3:50PM
MICT, Inc. (Nasdaq: MICT) (“MICT” or the “Company”), today
announced that it received written notice (the “Notice”) from the
Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market
(“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that it was not in compliance with
the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) as a result of
not having timely filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended March 31, 2022 (“Q1 Form 10-Q”).
The Notice has no immediate effect on the
listing or trading of MICT’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capital
Market. Under the Nasdaq Rules the Company has until June 20, 2022
to file the Q1 Form 10-Q with the SEC or submit a plan to regain
compliance with Rule 5250(c)(1). If the Company is unable to file
the Q1 Form 10-Q with the SEC by June 20, 2022 but has submitted to
Nasdaq its plan to regain compliance and had it accepted, then
Nasdaq can grant the Company up to 180 calendar days from the due
date of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2021 (the “2021 Form 10-K”), or until October 12, 2022, to
regain compliance.
As previously disclosed, the reason for the
failure to timely file its fourth quarter and year-end 2021 Form
10-K, which in turn is preventing the timely filing of its Q1 2022
Form 10-Q, is because of the extremely strict COVID-19 lockdown
protocols imposed throughout large parts of China. Such COVID-19
lockdown protocols have prevented the completion of audit
fieldwork, as required under PCAOB auditing standards, at branch
offices in three provinces. The Company plans to file its fourth
quarter and year-end 2021 Form 10-K as soon as possible, followed
by its Q1 Form 10-Q shortly thereafter, prior to the June 20, 2022
deadline prescribed by Nasdaq.
Darren Mercer, MICT CEO commented, “While the
delays on our December 31, 2021 audit completion continue to be a
source of frustration, we are pleased that significant progress has
been made over the last ten days and, as a result, we believe that
our 10-K will be filed well before Nasdaq’s required deadline. We
will announce the date of the earnings call in the coming days.
Furthermore, our first quarter 10-Q shall be filed shortly
thereafter.”
About MICT, Inc.
MICT, Inc. (NasdaqCM: MICT) operates through its
subsidiaries, GFH Intermediate Holdings Ltd (“GFHI”), its various
fully owned subsidiaries or VIE structures. GFHI’s versatile
proprietary trading technology platform is designed to serve a
large number of high growth sectors in the global fintech space.
Primary areas of focus include online brokerage for equities
trading and sales of insurance products in several high-growth
foreign markets including Asia where GFH owns a substantial
propriety database of users.
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains express or implied
forward-looking statements within the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 and other U.S. Federal securities laws. All
statements other than statements of historical fact contained in
this press release are forward-looking statements. The words
“believe,” “may” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,”
“intend,” “expect” and similar expressions, as they relate to us,
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based
these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and
projections about future events and financial trends that we
believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations,
business strategy, business prospectus, growth strategy and
liquidity. Such forward-looking statements and their implications
involve significant known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors that may cause actual results or performance to
differ materially from those projected. The forward-looking
statements contained in this press release are subject to other
risks and uncertainties, including those discussed in the “Risk
Factors” section and elsewhere in the Company’s annual report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and in subsequent
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as
otherwise required by law, the Company is under no obligation (and
expressly disclaims any such obligation) to update or alter its
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
Contact information:ir@mict-inc.com
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