UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): December 13, 2017
LIBERTY TAX, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-35588 | 27-3561876 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 1716 Corporate Landing Parkway, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23454 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
(757) 493-8855
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On December 13, 2017, Liberty Tax, Inc. (the “Company”) received a notice (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) stating that because the Company has not yet filed its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2017 (the “Form 10-Q”), the Company is no longer in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), which requires timely filing of periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the Notice, Nasdaq indicated that the Company has 60 calendar days from the date of the Notice (or until February 12, 2018) to submit a plan to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements. If such a plan is timely submitted by the Company, the Nasdaq staff may grant the Company up to 180 calendar days from the due date of the Form 10-Q, or until June 11, 2018, to regain compliance.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On December 19, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the receipt of the Notice.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) ExhibitsExhibit Number Description 99.1 Press Release dated December 19, 2017.
SIGNATURES
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.
| LIBERTY TAX, INC. | ||
| Date: December 19, 2017 | By: | /s/ Vanessa Szajnoga |
| Vanessa Szajnoga | ||
| Vice President and General Counsel | ||