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 EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED: June 19, 2015
AXION POWER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-22573 | 65-0774638 |
|
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
3601 Clover Lane
New Castle, PA 16105
(Address of principal executive offices)
(724) 654-9300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 3.01 Notification of Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard and Regained Compliance
On June 19, 2015, Axion Power International, Inc. (the “Company”) received a letter from Nasdaq stating that the Company did not meet Listing Rule 5810(b) due to the fact that Mr. Farley, its Chairman, remained as a member of the Company’s Compensation Committee after April 15, 2015, when he acted as the Company’s Principal Executive Officer for 10-K purposes, and was thus no longer an “independent director”. The letter goes on to state that the Company regained compliance on June 1, 2015, when Mr. Farley resigned from the Compensation Committee.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Axion Power International, Inc. has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: June 23, 2015
| Axion Power International, Inc. | |||
| By: | /s/ Charles R. Trego | ||
| Charles R. Trego | |||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||