Current Report Filing (8-k)

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

April 2, 2019 (April 1, 2019)

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

iFresh Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware		001-38013		82-066764
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2-39 54th Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (718) 628-6200

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

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On April 1, 2019, iFresh Inc. (the “ Company ” ) received an Notice of Noncompliance Letter (the “ Letter ” ) from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ( “ Nasdaq ” ) stating that the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rules due to its failure to timely hold an annual meeting of shareholders for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 (the “ Annual Meeting ” ), which is required to be held within twelve months of the Company ’ s fiscal year end under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5620(a) and 5810(c)(2)(G).

The Letter also states that the Company has 45 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance (the “Plan”) and if Nasdaq accepts the Plan, it can grant the Company an exception of up to 180 calendar days from the fiscal year end, or until September 27, 2019, to regain compliance. Nasdaq requires the Plan to be submitted no later than May 16, 2019.

The Company is diligently working to prepare the annual meeting and intends to take all steps necessary to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements

Statements contained in this report that are not historical fact may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or the Company’s future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “target,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern the Company’s expectations, strategy, plans or intentions. Such forward-looking statements may relate to, among other things, the Company’s continued efforts and ability to regain and maintain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules. Such forward-looking statements do not constitute guarantees of future performance and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements herein due to a variety of factors, including: any decision by the Nasdaq Hearing Panel to reconsider the terms of the listing exception based on new events or changes in circumstances, including without limitation non-compliance with the Listing Rules.

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.