UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): November 23, 2010
AUTHENTIDATE HOLDING CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 0-20190
DELAWARE | 14-1673067 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Connell Corporate Center
300 Connell Drive, 5th Floor
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey 07922
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)
(908) 787-1700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
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Item 3.01 | Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. |
On November 23, 2010, Authentidate Holding Corp. (the “Company”) received notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) stating that Nasdaq had granted the Company an additional 180 days to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s $1.00 minimum bid price requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Listing Rule”). Previously, on May 26, 2010, the Company was notified by Nasdaq that the Company did not satisfy the minimum bid price rule required for continued listing and was provided until November 22, 2010 to achieve compliance. In its November 23, 2010 notification, Nasdaq stated that although the Company had not regained compliance with the Listing Rule, it was eligible for the second grace period since it satisfied the other applicable requirements for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
The Company may achieve compliance during the additional 180-day period if the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock is at least a $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days before May 23, 2011. This notification has no immediate effect on the Company’s listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market or on the trading of the Company’s common stock. If the Company does not regain compliance during the second compliance period, Nasdaq will provide written notice that the Company’s common stock is subject to delisting from The Nasdaq Capital Market. In that event, the Company may appeal such determination to a hearings panel. There can be no guarantee that the Company will be able to regain compliance with the Listing Rule.
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SIGNATURE
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.
AUTHENTIDATE HOLDING CORP. | ||||||
By: | /s/ O’Connell Benjamin | |||||
Name: | O’Connell Benjamin | |||||
Title: | President | |||||
Date: November 29, 2010 |
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