UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): December 13, 2017  

LIBERTY TAX, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-35588	27-3561876
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

1716 Corporate Landing Parkway, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23454

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(757) 493-8855
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(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). Emerging growth company [ X ]

 

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. [   ]

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

On December 13, 2017, Liberty Tax, Inc. (the “Company”) received a notice (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) stating that because the Company has not yet filed its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2017 (the “Form 10-Q”), the Company is no longer in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), which requires timely filing of periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

In the Notice, Nasdaq indicated that the Company has 60 calendar days from the date of the Notice (or until February 12, 2018) to submit a plan to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements. If such a plan is timely submitted by the Company, the Nasdaq staff may grant the Company up to 180 calendar days from the due date of the Form 10-Q, or until June 11, 2018, to regain compliance.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 19, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the receipt of the Notice.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

        (d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release dated December 19, 2017.

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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.

	LIBERTY TAX, INC.
Date: December 19, 2017	By:	/s/ Vanessa Szajnoga
		Vanessa Szajnoga
		Vice President and General Counsel

EXHIBIT 99.1

Liberty Tax Service Receives Notice of Delinquent Filing

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Dec. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Liberty Tax, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAX), the parent company of Liberty Tax Service, announced today that, as a result of its failure to timely file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2017 (the “Form 10-Q”), it has received a notice from Nasdaq that the Company is not in compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing rules under the timely filing criteria established under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) of the Nasdaq rules. Such notices are routinely issued by the Nasdaq when there are late filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

As previously disclosed in the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 11, 2017, KPMG LLP resigned as the Company’s independent public accounting firm, effective December 8, 2017. As a result, the Company has experienced a delay in the completion of its financial statements and other related components of the Form 10-Q. In addition, the Company is still in the process of engaging a new independent registered public accounting firm.

Nasdaq informed the Company that, under the Nasdaq rules, the Company will have 60 days from December 13, 2017 to submit a plan to regain compliance and 180 days to file the Form 10-Q with the SEC to be compliant.  The Company can regain compliance with the Nasdaq listing rules before that date by filing the Form 10-Q with the SEC.

The Company continues to work expeditiously to secure representation from a new independent public accounting firm and to file its Form 10-Q as soon as practicable.

About Liberty Tax, Inc.
Founded in 1997, Liberty Tax, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAX) is the parent company of Liberty Tax Service. In the U.S. and Canada, last year, Liberty Tax prepared over two million individual income tax returns in more than 4,000 offices and online. Liberty Tax's online services are available through eSmart Tax, Liberty Online and DIY Tax, and are all backed by the tax professionals at Liberty Tax locations and its nationwide network of seasonal tax preparers. Liberty Tax also supports local communities with fundraising endeavors and contributes as a national sponsor to many charitable causes. For a more in-depth look, visit Liberty Tax Service and interact with Liberty Tax on Twitter and Facebook. 

CONTACTS:
Investor Relations                          
Liberty Tax, Inc.                                               
(757) 493-8855                                  
[email protected]   

Media: Vanessa Szajnoga
Liberty Tax, Inc.
General Counsel
(757) 493-8855  
[email protected]

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