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8-Oct-2009
Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standa
In lieu of suspending trading or delisting the common stock of Sypris Solutions, Inc., (the "Company"), the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department (the "Department") of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, issued a Letter of Reprimand (the "Letter") to the Company on October 2, 2009, indicating that the Department had determined that the Company had inadvertently failed to comply with the stockholder approval requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635 (the "Rule") in connection with the Company's option exchange tender offer conducted from March 31, 2008 to May 12, 2008 (the "Offer"). The Department concluded that the language of the Company's 2004 Equity Plan (the "Plan") did not specifically authorize the Offer.
The Department noted in the Letter "that the Company believed that shareholder approval was not required for the Offer because the original language of the Plan approved by shareholders authorized certain actions by the Compensation Committee." The Department also noted (i) that the Company had not demonstrated a pattern of non-compliance with Nasdaq Rules, (ii) that the Company had relied on the advice of counsel and (iii) that the Company's failure to comply with the Rule was inadvertent. Finally, the Department stated its belief that "it is appropriate to close this matter by issuing this Letter of Reprimand" without further affecting the listing or trading status of the Company's common stock on The NASDAQ Global Market. The Company plans to amend and/or replace the Plan with language expressly permitting such offers in the future.
A copy of the press release announcing the receipt of the Reprimand Letter is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
(d) Exhibits
99 Press Release Issued October 8, 2009
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