LIBERTY TAX, INC. (NASDAQ:TAX) 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 January 2, 2018, Liberty Tax, Inc. (the “Company”) received a notice (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) stating that because of the resignations of Mr. John Garel and Mr. Steven Ibbotson as directors on the Company’s Board of Directors, and both of whom served on the Company’s audit committee (the “Audit Committee”), the Company is no longer in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(c)(2), which requires that the composition of the Audit Committee consist of at least three members, each of whom must be independent.
In the Notice, Nasdaq indicated that the Company has 45 calendar days from the date of the Notice (or until February 16, 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 date of the Notice, or until July 2, 2018, to regain compliance.
The Company intends to submit a plan to regain compliance with the above-referenced Nasdaq Listing Rule within the time period noted above.
About LIBERTY TAX, INC. (NASDAQ:TAX)
Liberty Tax, Inc. is the holding company for JTH Tax, Inc. The Company is a provider of tax preparation services. The Company provides retail federal and state income tax preparation services and related tax settlement products in the United States and Canada. The Company’s tax preparation services and related tax settlement products are offered primarily through franchised locations. All of the Company’s offices are operated under the Liberty Tax Service and SiempreTax+ brands. The Company also provides an online digital Do-It-Yourself (DIY) tax program in the United States. The Company offers two types of tax settlement financial products: refund transfer products, which include providing a means by which a customer receives his or her refund, and refund-based loans. The Company’s LibTax software allows tax customers to have their federal and state income tax returns filed electronically.