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): April 13, 2020
FOCUS FINANCIAL PARTNERS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-38604 | 47-4780811 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
|
875 Third Avenue, 28th Floor New York, NY 10022 |
|
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |
| (646) 519-2456 |
| Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share | FOCS | Nasdaq Global Select Market |
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).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
| Item 3.01 | Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. |
As previously disclosed in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 10, 2020, Focus Financial Partners Inc. (the “Company”) is relying on the cure period provided by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(c)(4)(B) with respect to the requirement that the audit and risk committee be comprised of at least three directors. On April 13, 2020, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq regarding the same.
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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.
| FOCUS FINANCIAL PARTNERS INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ J. Russell McGranahan | |
| J. Russell McGranahan | ||
| General Counsel | ||
Dated: April 14, 2020
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