Form 8-K - Current report

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): August 16, 2024

Phoenix Motor Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

001-41414

85-4319789

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1500 Lakeview Loop

Anaheim, CA

92807

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (909) 987-0815

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:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act

☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

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 $0.0004 per share		PEV		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

☒	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).

☐	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 August 21, 2024, Phoenix Motor Inc. (the “Company”) received a delinquency notification letter from the Listing Qualifications Staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) due to the Company’s non-compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Listing Rule”) as a result of the Company’s failure to timely file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024. Previously, on May 22, 2024, the Company received a delinquency notification from Nasdaq that the Company no longer complied with the Listing Rule as it had not yet filed its Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024 (the “Initial Delinquent Filing”).

The Listing Rule requires listed companies to timely file all required periodic financial reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The deficiency letter has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s common stock, and its common stock will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “PEV” at this time.

As a result of this additional delinquency, the Company is required to regain compliance with all delinquent filings within 180 calendar days from the due date of the Initial Delinquent Filing, or November 18, 2024. The Company must submit an update to its original plan to regain compliance with respect to the filing requirements no later than September 3, 2024. The update must include the Company’s plans to file its Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024 and indicate the progress the Company has made towards implementing the plan submitted in connection with the Initial Delinquent Filing. If the Company’s plan to regain compliance is not accepted, Nasdaq rules would permit the Company to appeal the decision to reject the Company’s proposed compliance plan to a Nasdaq Hearings Panel.

The Company is in the process of completing its Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024 and intends to file such reports as soon as practicable.

As required under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(b), the Company issued a press release on August 21, 2024, announcing that it had received the deficiency notification. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain information contained in this report consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Words such as “will,” “would,” “may,” “intends,” “potential,” and similar expressions, or the use of future tense, identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance and actual actions or events could differ materially from those contained in such statements. For example, there can be no assurance that Nasdaq will accept the Company’s plan to regain compliance, that the Company will regain compliance with the Listing Rule during any compliance period or in the future, or otherwise meet Nasdaq continued listing standards, or that Nasdaq will grant the Company any relief from delisting as necessary or that the Company can ultimately meet applicable Nasdaq requirements for any such relief. For additional information about factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Company’s filings with the SEC. The forward-looking statements contained in this report speak only as of the date of this report and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in information, events or circumstances after the date of this report, unless required by law.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release dated August 21, 2024.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

Dated: August 21, 2024	PHOENIX MOTOR INC.

	By:	/s/ Xiaofeng Denton Peng
	Name:	Xiaofeng Denton Peng
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

Exhibit 99.1

Phoenix Motor Inc. Announces Receipt of Nasdaq Listing Delinquency Letter

Anaheim, CA, August 21, 2024 – Phoenix Motor Inc. (NASDAQ: PEV) (the “Company”) today announced that it received a delinquency notification letter from the Listing Qualifications Staff of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) on August 16, 2024 due to the Company’s non-compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Listing Rule”) as a result of the Company’s failure to timely file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024. Previously, on May 22, 2024, the Company received a delinquency notification from Nasdaq that the Company no longer complied with the Listing Rule as it had not yet filed its Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024 (the “Initial Delinquent Filing”).

The Company is in the process of completing its Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024 and intends to file such reports as soon as practicable.

This announcement is made in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(b), which requires prompt disclosure of receipt of a deficiency notification.

About Phoenix Motor Inc.

Phoenix Motor, a pioneer in the electric vehicle (“EV”) industry, designs, builds, and integrates electric drive systems and manufactures heavy duty transit buses and medium and light duty commercial EVs. Phoenix operates two primary brands, “Phoenix”, which is focused on commercial products including heavy and medium duty EVs (transit buses, shuttle buses, school buses and delivery trucks, among others) and “EdisonFuture”, which intends to offer light-duty EVs. Phoenix endeavors to be a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of electric vehicles and electric vehicle technologies. To learn more, please visit: www.phoenixmotorcars.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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