UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
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 12, 2020
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Item 3.01. | Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. |
On November 23, 2020, we received a notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market, or Nasdaq, granting us an exception to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), which requires timely filing of periodic financing reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The exception was granted in response to a plan we submitted to Nasdaq on November 16, 2020 to enable us to regain compliance under Nasdaq’s listing rules, as described in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2020.
The terms of the exception require us to file by January 15, 2021 all of our delinquent periodic reports, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020. If we do not satisfy the terms of the exception, our stock will be subject to delisting from the Nasdaq Global Select Market. We expect to timely satisfy the terms of the exception, but there can be no assurance that we will be able to do so.
SIGNATURE
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.
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC. | ||
Date: November 25, 2020 | By: | /s/ Karl E. Johnsen |
Karl E. Johnsen | ||
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||