Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On May 28, 2021, Lordstown Motors Corp. (the “Company”) received a notice (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) stating that the Company is not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) because it has not yet filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 (the “Q1 2021 Form 10-Q”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) requires listed companies to timely file all required periodic financial reports with the SEC.
Under the Nasdaq Listing Rules, the Company has 60 calendar days from the date it received the Notice, or until July 27, 2021, to file the Q1 2021 Form 10-Q with the SEC or submit a plan to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules. The Notice has no immediate impact on the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
If the Company is unable to file the Q1 2021 Form 10-Q with the SEC by July 27, 2021, the Company is permitted to submit a plan to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules on or prior to that date. 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 Q1 2021 Form 10-Q, or until November 22, 2021, 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 the Company fails to timely regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules, the common stock of the Company will be subject to delisting on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
We are continuing to work diligently to finalize and file the Q1 2021 Form 10-Q as soon as possible within the timeline prescribed by Nasdaq. In the event the Company is unable to file the Q1 2021 Form 10-Q by July 27, 2021, the Company plans to submit a plan of compliance to Nasdaq and seek additional time to retain compliance.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number Description
99.1Press Release of Lordstown Motors Corp. dated June 4, 2021
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)