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18-Sep-2009
Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or S
Transfer to Nasdaq Capital Market and Nasdaq Deficiency Letters.
As described in recent periodic reports, Bakers Footwear Group, Inc. (the "Company") has been monitoring its compliance with the continuing listing criteria of The Nasdaq Global Market ("Global Market"), including the requirement to maintain a minimum market value of its publicly held shares and a minimum bid price of $1.00. As reported in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on September 10, 2009, subject to any periods for determining compliance and any applicable grace periods, as of September 9, 2009, the Company did not believe it met those requirements and disclosed that it intended to transfer its listing to The Nasdaq Capital Market ("Capital Market").
On September 14, 2009 the Company's management voluntarily submitted a transfer application to transfer the listing of the Company's common stock from the Global Market to the Capital Market. On September 17, 2009, the Company received a letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") confirming that the transfer application has been approved and that on September 22, 2009, the Company's common stock will commence trading on the Capital Market. Once the transfer occurs, the Company's stock symbol will continue to be "BKRS." The Capital Market is a continuous trading market that operates in the same manner as the Global Market and is part of the Nasdaq Stock Market.
The Capital Market generally contains less rigorous continuing listing standards than the Global Market, including a $1.00 minimum bid price of our common stock, a minimum market value of our publicly held shares of $1 million and, depending on the listing standard used, a $2.5 million minimum stockholders' equity. There is no assurance that we will be able to comply with the continuing listing standards of either market. Please see "Item 1. Business-Risk Factors-There is no assurance that our common stock will continue to be listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market" in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Pending the transfer, the continuing listing standards of the Global Market
continue to apply. As a result, on September 15, 2009 the Company received staff
deficiency letters from Nasdaq informing the Company that it did not meet two
continuing listing requirements of the Global Market because in the previous 30
consecutive trading days (i) the Company's common stock had not maintained a
minimum market value of publicly held shares of $15,000,000 as required for
continued inclusion by Marketplace Rules 5450(b)(2)(C) or 5450(b)(3)(C), and
(ii) the closing bid price of the Company's common stock has been below $1.00 as
required for continued listing by Marketplace Rule 5450(a)(1). The Nasdaq
letters have no immediate effect on the listing of the Company's common stock.
The September 17, 2009 acceptance letter also noted that the Company does not
currently meet the minimum bid price of $1.00 under Marketplace Rule 5550(a)(2),
as will be required immediately upon transfer to the Capital Market.
The $1.00 bid price requirement applies to both the Global Market and the Capital Market. Under Marketplace Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company will have 180 calendar days, or until March 15, 2010, to regain compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price standard. Compliance will be regained if the bid price of the Company's common stock closes at $1.00 or more for a minimum of ten consecutive trading days during this period. If compliance with this rule cannot be demonstrated by March 15, 2010, the Nasdaq staff will provide written notification that the Company's securities are subject to delisting. At that time, the Company may appeal the staff's determination to a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel. Prior to March 15, 2010, if the Company meets the initial listing criteria of the Capital Market, it may be eligible to receive an additional 180 days, or until September 13, 2010, to regain compliance.
On September 22, 2009, once the transfer is complete, the Company will no longer be out of compliance with the minimum market value of publicly held shares requirement.
As described above, the Company will transfer its listing from the Global Market to the Capital Market and monitor the bid price and market value of its common stock and its ability to comply with the rules and will consider available options if its common stock does not trade at a level likely to result in the Company regaining compliance with the standards above within the applicable grace periods.
This Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 contain forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27(A) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21(E) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). The Company has no duty to update such statements. Actual future events and circumstances could differ materially from those set forth in this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, due to various factors.
Factors that could cause these conditions not to be satisfied include inability to satisfy debt covenants, material declines in sales trends and liquidity, inability to satisfy listing requirements, material changes in capital market conditions or in the Company's business, prospects, results of operations or financial condition and other risks and uncertainties, including those detailed in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, including those discussed in "Item 1. Business - Recent Developments" in the Form 10-K, and in each report under the captions "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Position and Results of Operations" and in each report Note 2 to the Company's financial statements, and in the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(d) Exhibits. See Exhibit Index.
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