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):  March 23, 2020

 

VYSTAR CORPORATION

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Georgia  

000-53754

  20-2027731

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

725 Southbridge St

Worcester, MA

 

01609

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 791-9114

 

n/a 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
NONE   NONE   NONE

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

Vystar Corporation (the “Company”) is providing the following update on the filing of its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. As result of the global outbreak of the COVID-19 virus and by state order, employees and agents are no longer permitted to be on the Company’s retail store premises. The Company is working with its audit firm to determine how the audit firm’s personnel will engage in audit activities during this time.

In light of the factors described below relating to certain Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) reports of the Company covering prior fiscal periods, the Company had initially planned to avail itself of the fifteen day filing extension provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act in order to complete its work on its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. In light of the impact of the additional factors described above, the Company now believes that it will be unable to compile and review certain information required in order to permit the Company to file a timely Annual Report on Form 10-K for its year ended December 31, 2019 by the prescribed date, taking into account the extension normally available under Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act, without unreasonable effort or expense.

On March 4, 2020 the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued an Order (Release No. 34-88318) under Section 36 of the Exchange Act granting exemptions from specified provisions of the Exchange Act and certain rules thereunder (the “Order”). The Order provides that a registrant subject to the reporting requirements of Exchange Act Section 13(a) or 15(d), and any person required to make any filings with respect to such a registrant, is exempt from any requirement to file or furnish materials with the Commission under Exchange Act Sections 13(a), 13(f), 13(g), 14(a), 14(c), 14(f), 15(d) and Regulations 13A, Regulation 13D-G (except for those provisions mandating the filing of Schedule 13D or amendments to Schedule 13D), 14A, 14C and 15D, and Exchange Act Rules 13f-1, and 14f-1, as applicable, where certain conditions are satisfied.

The Company is relying on this Order and is furnishing this Current Report on Form 8-K by the original filing deadline of the report. The Company currently expects to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K approximately 45 days after March 31, 2020. The Company will evaluate its need for an additional extension under Rule 12b-25 at that time, as contemplated by the Order.

 

Item 8.01.     Other events

 

As a result of the recent COVID-19 outbreak and associated quarantines, statewide stay at home orders, and government recommendations of “social distancing”, in store sales of the Company’s subsidiary, Rotmans Furniture, have dramatically decreased week to week, and store traffic is minimal. The sudden downturn has forced Rotmans Furniture to initially reduce hours, terminate personnel and place other employees on furlough, and as of today, close the furniture store. The scope and terms of federal and state relief programs is not known. In the upcoming weeks, Rotmans will need explore its options as it seeks to mitigate losses and potential defaults.

 

 
 

 

 SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

  VYSTAR CORPORATION
   

 

 
 Date:  March 23, 2020 By: /s/ Steven Rotman  
  Name: Steven Rotman
  Title: President/Chief Executive Officer