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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): October 4, 2017
DASAN ZHONE SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
000-32743
 
22-3509099
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File No.)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
7195 Oakport Street
Oakland, California 94621
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
(510) 777-7000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 8.01
Other Events.
On October 4, 2017, DASAN Zhone Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) stating that the Company has regained compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) and is in compliance with other applicable requirements required for listing on the Nasdaq. Accordingly, Nasdaq advised that it has determined to continue the listing of the Company’s securities and has closed this matter.
As previously reported, on April 6, 2017, May 17, 2017 and August 21, 2017, the Listing Qualifications Staff of Nasdaq notified the Company that it 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, 2016 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, respectively. Following a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearing Panel on May 25, 2017, the Nasdaq Hearing Panel had granted the Company's request for exception through September 27, 2017 to comply with the filing requirements in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1). The Company filed its delinquent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q on September 27, 2017. 
On October 5, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing its receipt of the Nasdaq letter. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits






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.

 
 
 
 
 
Date: October 5, 2017
 
DASAN Zhone Solutions, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/    IL YUNG KIM
 
 
 
 
Il Yung Kim
 
 
 
 
President, Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer