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

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported:)
May 19, 2020


Tandy Leather Factory, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation

1-12368
 
75-2543540
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification Number)

1900 Southeast Loop 820, Fort Worth, Texas
 
76140
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(817) 872-3200
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 
(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):

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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 Stock, par value $0.0024
TLF
The Nasdaq Global Market
 
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  ☐
 
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.  ☐



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

On May 19, 2020, Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. (the “Company”) received an additional delinquency notice from the Listing Qualifications Staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that because the Company has not yet filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 (the “Form 10-K”), the Company is not in compliance with the Nasdaq filing requirement, as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Rule”). As previously disclosed, Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), in pertinent part, requires the Company to timely file all required periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The Company previously reported the receipt of prior notices of delinquency from Nasdaq, which related to the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended June 30 and September 30, 2019 and the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

As previously reported, on May 1, 2020, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq informing the Company that Nasdaq’s Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) had granted the Company’s request to remain listed on Nasdaq, subject to the Company filing all current and overdue quarterly and annual reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before August 10, 2020.

On May 27, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing its receipt of the Nasdaq letter.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


No.
Exhibit
 
Press Release dated May 27, 2020

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this report and other materials the Company files with the SEC, as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by the Company, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “budgeted,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “potential,” “estimate,” “continue,” “outlook,” “forecast” or “future,” variations thereof or other similar statements. Please refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 for additional information concerning these and other uncertainties that could negatively impact the Company. The Company assumes no obligation to update or otherwise revise its forward-looking statements, except as required by law.


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.
 
 
TANDY LEATHER FACTORY, INC.
   
Date:  May 27, 2020
By: /s/ Janet Carr
 
Janet Carr, Chief Executive Officer




Exhibit 99.1


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 27, 2020

Tandy Leather Receives Notification of Deficiency from Nasdaq Related to Delayed Filing of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

FORT WORTH, TEXAS – April 7, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – On May 19, 2020, Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. (the “Company,” NASDAQ: TLF) received a notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that because the Company has not yet filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company is not in compliance with the continued listing requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1).  As previously disclosed, Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), in pertinent part, requires the Company to timely file all required periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The Company previously reported the receipt of prior notices of delinquency from Nasdaq, which related to the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended June 30 and September 30, 2019 and the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

As previously reported, on May 1, 2020, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq informing the Company that Nasdaq’s Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) had granted the Company’s request to remain listed on Nasdaq, subject to the Company filing all current and overdue quarterly and annual reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before August 10, 2020.

Tandy Leather Factory, Inc., (http://www.tandyleather.com), headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is a specialty retailer of a broad product line including leather, leatherworking tools, buckles and adornments for belts, leather dyes and finishes, saddle and tack hardware, and do-it-yourself kits.  The Company distributes its products through its 114 North American stores located in 42 US states and 7 Canadian provinces, and one International store located in Spain.  Its common stock trades on the Nasdaq with the symbol "TLF".  To be included on Tandy Leather Factory's email distribution list, go to http://www.b2i.us/irpass.asp?BzID=1625&to=ea&s=0.

Contact:  Janet Carr, Tandy Leather Factory, Inc.  (817) 872-3200 or janet.carr@tandyleather.com

This news release may contain statements regarding future events, occurrences, circumstances, activities, performance, outcomes and results that are considered "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results and events may differ from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to: changes in general economic conditions, negative trends in general consumer-spending levels, failure to realize the anticipated benefits of opening retail stores; availability of hides and leathers and resultant price fluctuations; change in customer preferences for our product, and other factors disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and except as required by law, we do not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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