MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--USA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: USAT) (the “Company”), a cashless payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the self-service retail market, today announced it has submitted a letter to the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) requesting the Panel to grant to the Company the maximum possible exception period permitted under applicable Nasdaq rules and interpretations, or until September 23, 2019, and informing the Panel that it was unlikely that it will regain compliance with its periodic filing requirements by September 9, 2019. The maximum possible exception period is 360 days from the due date of the Company’s initial late filing as extended by a Form 12b-25 filing, if applicable. Additional information regarding today’s announcement can be found in the Current Report on Form 8-K the Company filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
As previously reported, the Company is not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), which requires listed companies to timely file all required periodic financial reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These delinquencies resulted from an internal investigation conducted by the Company’s Audit Committee, the commencement and results of which were disclosed in Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on September 11, 2018 and January 14, 2019, respectively. In this regard, and as previously disclosed, the Company received letters from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that since it had not filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, and the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for each of the fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2018, December 31, 2018, and March 31, 2019, the Company’s securities were subject to delisting. Pursuant to applicable Nasdaq rules, the Company requested a hearing with the Panel, and following the hearing, the Panel determined to continue the Company’s listing pursuant to an exception through September 9, 2019. The Panel’s decision required the Company to, among other things, become current with its periodic filing requirements by such date and to provide written updates to the Panel on May 30, 2019, June 28, 2019, July 31, 2019, and August 15, 2019. These updates were filed with the Panel as required.
The Company continues to work diligently to regain compliance with its periodic reporting obligations, and anticipates doing so by no later than September 23, 2019. There can be no assurance that the Panel will grant the Company’s request for the maximum possible exception period through September 23, 2019. In such event, the Panel will issue a final delisting determination and the Company’s securities will be suspended from trading on Nasdaq.
About USA Technologies, Inc.
USA Technologies, Inc. is a cashless payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the self-service retail market. With nearly one million connections worldwide, USAT is transforming the unattended retail community by offering one solution for payments processing, logistics, and back-office management solutions. The company’s enterprise-wide platform is designed to increase consumer engagement and sales revenue through digital payments, digital advertising and customer loyalty programs, while providing retailers with control and visibility over their operations and their inventory. As a result, customers ranging from vending machine companies, to operators of micro-markets, gas and car charging stations, laundromats, metered parking terminals, kiosks, amusements and more, can run their businesses more proactively, predictably, and competitively.
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