UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): January 31, 2020
Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Cayman Islands | 000-54627 | 27-5466079 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
953 American Lane, 3rd Floor Schaumburg, IL (Address of principal executive offices) | 60173 (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (847) 472-6700
Not applicable
(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 Shares, $0.003 par value per share | AFH | Nasdaq Stock Market |
6.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022 | AFHBL | OTC Markets - Pink Sheets |
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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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
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
As previously disclosed, the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the "Panel") issued its decision granting the request of Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, subject to the Company filing its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (the "2018 10-K") by January 31, 2020, and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2019, June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2019 (the "2019 10-Qs") by February 28, 2020.
The Company has made significant progress on completing its 2018 audit but will be unable to file its 2018 10-K by January 31, 2020, and accordingly has requested a short extension from the Panel to allow the 2018 10-K to be filed no later than February 14, 2020, and the 2019 10-Qs to be filed no later than March 13, 2020. However, there can be no assurance that the Panel will grant this requested extension.
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.
ATLAS FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. (Registrant) | ||||
By: | /s/ Paul A. Romano | |||
Name: | Paul A. Romano | |||
Title: | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
January 31, 2020 | ||||