Current Report Filing (8-k)

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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 20, 2021

 

PINGTAN MARINE ENTERPRISE LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Cayman Islands		001-35192		n/a
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

18/F, Zhongshan Building A No. 154 Hudong Road Fuzhou, PRC		350001
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

[phone]

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

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

 

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):

 

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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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
Ordinary Shares, $0.001 par value		PME		The NASDAQ Capital 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 8.01 Other Events.

 

As previously disclosed, Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. (the “Company”) received notices on April 15, 2021, May 25, 2021 and August 23, 2021 from the Listing Qualifications Staff (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that it did not comply with listing requirements set forth in Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Rule”) because it had not filed its Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2020 (the “Form 10-K”), and its Forms 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021 (the “Forms 10-Q”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

 

On October 13, 2021, the Company filed the Form 10-K, and on October 19, 2021, the Company filed the Forms 10-Q with the SEC. On October 20, 2021, the Company received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq notifying the Company that it is now in compliance with the Rule. Nasdaq additionally noted that the matter is now closed.

 

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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.

 

Date: October 21, 2021

 

	Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd.
	By:	/s/ LiMing Yung
	Name:	LiMing Yung
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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