UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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):

 

April 20, 2016

 

SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Florida   000-34502   98-0222013
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

16F, China Development Bank Tower,

No. 2, Gaoxin 1st Road, Xi'an, China 710075

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(86-29) 8837-7216

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

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Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

 

On April 20, 2016, SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. (the "Company") received a notification letter from the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications (“NASDAQ”) stating the Company was not in compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), due to its failure to timely file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 (the “2015 10-K”). The NASDAQ notification letter provides the Company 30 days from the date of the notification, or until May 20, 2016, to submit a plan to NASDAQ to regain compliance with the NASDAQ’s continued listing requirements. If the plan is accepted, NASDAQ can grant an exception of up to 180 calendar days, or until October 11, 2016, for the Company to regain compliance. The Company may regain compliance at any time during this 180-day period upon filing its 2015 10-K, as well as all subsequent required periodic reports that are due within that period. If Nasdaq does not accept the Company’s compliance plan, the Company will have the opportunity to appeal that decision to a Hearing Panel under Listing Rule 5815(a). The NASDAQ notification letter has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

  SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc.
     
Date: April 22, 2016 By: /s/ Yongke Xue
  Name: Yongke Xue
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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