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

February 22, 2021 (February 18, 2021)

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

ALBERTON ACQUISITION CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +852 2117 1621

N/A

(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:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth Alberton 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 ☒

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. ☐ 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Item 8.01 Other Events

As previously disclosed by Alberton Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) in its Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 4, 2020, the Company was notified by the Listing Qualifications Department of The NASDAQ Stock Market (”Nasdaq”) that it did not comply with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(3), which requires, among other requirements, that companies listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market have at least 300 public holders for continued listing (the “Minimum Public Holders Rule”). On February 18, 2021, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq, advising the Company that the Company had regained compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Rule based on the Company’s submissions to Nasdaq of shareholder records dated January 20, 2021.

Also as previously reported, the Company has also been notified by Nasdaq that the Company no longer complies with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5620(a) due to the Company’s failure to hold an annual meeting of shareholders within twelve months of the end of the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. The Company has submitted to Nasdaq a plan for compliance with the stockholder meeting rule.

On February 22, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Company has regained compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Rule, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

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: February 22, 2021