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Form 8-K HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC For: Nov 26

November 27, 2018 7:01 AM

 

 

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)   November 26, 2018

 

Hudson Technologies, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 

New York

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

1-13412

 

13-3641539

(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

PO Box 1541, 1 Blue Hill Plaza, Pearl River, New York

 

10965

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(845) 735-6000

(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):

 

oWritten communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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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 (§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 o

 

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. o

 

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01Other Events

 

On November 26, 2018, Hudson Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) received correspondence from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) revising the previously granted exception and granting an extension which would permit the continued listing of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market through November 30, 2018. Under the revised terms of the previously granted exception, the Company must file its delinquent Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2018, together with its Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2018, on or before November 30, 2018. In the event that the Company does not satisfy the terms of the exception, Nasdaq will provide written notification that the Company’s common stock will be delisted. At that time, the Company may appeal Nasdaq's determination to a hearings panel for review.

 

As previously disclosed, the Company received correspondence from Nasdaq on October 23, 2018 confirming the acceptance of the Company's plan to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), and granting an exception which would permit the continued listing of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Under the terms of the prior exception, the Company was to have filed its delinquent Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2018, together with its Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2018, on or before November 21, 2018.

 

On November 26, 2018, the Company issued a press release with respect to the foregoing matter, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report.

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)Exhibits

 

99.1Press Release dated November 26, 2018

 

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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: November 27, 2018

 

  HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
     
  By:   /s/ Stephen P. Mandracchia
  Name: Stephen P. Mandracchia
  Title:  Vice President Legal & Regulatory

  

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Exhibit 99.1

 

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HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES REPORTS RECEIPT OF EXTENSION LETTER

FROM THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET LLC

 

PEARL RIVER, NY – November 26, 2018 – Hudson Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HDSN) today announced that it received a letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) revising the previously granted exception and granting an extension permitting the Company’s continued listing on Nasdaq through November 30, 2018. Under the revised terms of the previously granted exception, the Company must file its delinquent Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2018, together with its Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2018, on or before November 30, 2018. In the event that Hudson does not satisfy the terms of the exception, Nasdaq will provide written notification that the Company’s common stock will be delisted. At that time, the Company has the opportunity to appeal such decision to a Nasdaq Hearings Panel.

 

At this time, this notification has no effect on the listing of the Company’s common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market. Additional details regarding the Extension Letter can be found in the Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

About Hudson Technologies

 

Hudson Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of innovative and sustainable solutions for optimizing performance and enhancing reliability of commercial and industrial chiller plants and refrigeration systems. Hudson's proprietary RefrigerantSide® Services increase operating efficiency, provide energy and cost savings, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the plant’s carbon footprint while enhancing system life and reliability of operations at the same time. RefrigerantSide® Services can be performed at a customer's site as an integral part of an effective scheduled maintenance program or in response to emergencies. Hudson also offers SMARTenergy OPS®, which is a cloud-based Managed Software as a Service for continuous monitoring, Fault Detection and Diagnostics and real-time optimization of chilled water plants. In addition, the Company sells refrigerants and provides traditional reclamation services for commercial and industrial air conditioning and refrigeration uses. For further information on Hudson, please visit the Company's web site at www.hudsontech.com. 

 

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

 

Statements contained herein which are not historical facts constitute forward-looking statements.  Such forward-looking statements involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  Such factors include, but are not limited to, changes in the laws and regulations affecting the industry, changes in the markets for refrigerants (including unfavorable market conditions adversely affecting the demand for, and the price of, refrigerants), the Company's ability to source refrigerants, regulatory and economic factors, seasonality, competition, litigation, the nature of supplier or customer arrangements which become available to the Company in the future, adverse weather conditions, possible technological obsolescence of existing products and services, possible reduction in the carrying value of long-lived assets, estimates of the useful life of its assets, potential environmental liability, customer concentration, the ability to obtain financing, risks associated with the Company’s joint ventures which include the ability of the parties to perform their obligations under the joint venture agreements, any delays or interruptions in bringing products and services to market, the timely availability of any requisite permits and authorizations from governmental entities and third parties as well as factors relating to doing business outside the United States, including changes in the laws, regulations, policies, and political, financial and economic conditions, including inflation, interest and currency exchange rates, of countries in which the joint ventures may seek to conduct business, the Company’s ability to successfully integrate ASPEN Refrigerants, Inc, (formerly Airgas-Refrigerants, Inc.) and any other assets it acquires from third parties into its operations, and other risks detailed in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The words "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "may", "plan", "should" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made.

  

Investor Relations Contact:
John Nesbett/Jennifer Belodeau

IMS Investor Relations
(203) 972-9200

[email protected]

Company Contact:
Brian F. Coleman, President & COO
Hudson Technologies, Inc.
(845) 735-6000
[email protected]

 

 

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