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): June 22, 2020

 

PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY NETWORK, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-35824   80-0900177
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

801 W. Adams Street, Sixth Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60607

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 614-0950

 

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 Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.01 par value   IPDN   The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

 

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

 

On June 23, 2020, The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) publicly announced that trading in Professional Diversity Network, Inc. (the “Company”) is scheduled to resume on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time. As disclosed previously, trading in the Company’s common stock was halted on November 26, 2019 at 4:51:27 p.m. Eastern Time.

 

In addition, on June 22, 2020, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq stating that‎ based on the May 4, 2020 filing of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, the staff of Nasdaq has determined that the Company complies with the periodic filing requirement for the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Rule”). As disclosed previously, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq dated as of April 2, 2020 stating that the Company did not meet the periodic filing requirement under the Rule.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  Professional Diversity Network, Inc.
   
Date: June 23, 2020 /s/ Adam He
  Adam He, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer