CUMULUS MEDIA INC. (NASDAQ:CMLS) Files An 8-K Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of ListingItem 3.01 – Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On October 3, 2017, Cumulus Media Inc. (the “Company”) received a notification (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) relating to the minimum bid price requirement contained in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Rule”). As previously disclosed, because the bid price of the Company’s Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market had closed below $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days, the Company had received notice that it was not in compliance with the Rule and had 180 days to regain compliance. The Notice provided that, because the Company did not regain compliance with the Rule during the compliance period, the Company’s securities would be delisted from Nasdaq unless the delisting is successfully appealed.
As previously disclosed, the Company has scheduled an appeal hearing for the delisting notice received relating to Nasdaq’s minimum stockholders’ equity requirement (the “Equity Rule”). At this appeal hearing, the Nasdaq hearings panel will consider this additional matter relating to the minimum bid price requirement in rendering a determination regarding the Company’s continued listing on Nasdaq.
The Company’s Class A common stock will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market while the appeal hearing is pending. As previously stated, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in its appeal and that the Nasdaq hearings panel will grant the Company’s request for an extension of time to regain compliance with either the Rule or the Equity Rule. In each event, if the Company is unsuccessful in its appeal, or it is not able to regain compliance with the Rule or the Equity Rule within any extension of time granted by the Nasdaq hearings panel, the Company expects that trading in its Class A common stock would thereafter be suspended and the stock would be removed from listing on Nasdaq. If the Company’s Class A common stock is removed from listing on Nasdaq, the Company expects that such stock would be eligible to be traded on the OTC Markets, an electronic quotation service operated by OTC Markets Group Inc. for eligible securities traded over-the-counter, on or about the same day or shortly thereafter.
About CUMULUS MEDIA INC. (NASDAQ:CMLS)
Cumulus Media Inc. (Cumulus) is a radio broadcasting company. The Company is also a provider of country music and lifestyle content through its NASH brand, which serves through radio programming, NASH Country Weekly magazine and live events. Its product lines include broadcast advertising, digital advertising, political advertising and non-advertising based license fees. Its broadcast advertising includes the sale of commercial advertising time to local, national and network clients. Its digital advertising includes the sale of advertising and promotional opportunities across its Websites and mobile applications. Its across the nation platform generates content distributable through both broadcast and digital platforms. Its categories of advertisers consist of amusement and recreation; banking and mortgage; furniture and home furnishings; arts and entertainment; food and beverage services; healthcare services; automotive dealers; food and beverage stores, and telecommunications.
