AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As previously disclosed in the Lottery.com Inc. (the “Company”) Notification of Late Filing on Form 12b-25, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 16, 2022, the Company has not yet finalized its reviews of its financial statements or its assessment of the impact of the findings of the ongoing review of the Company’s internal accounting controls on its historical financial statements or for the financial statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, and is therefore unable to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2022 (the “Form 10-Q”) on a timely basis. The Company is working toward filing the Form 10-Q as soon as practicable, but was unable to file it by the prescribed due date.
On August 17, 2022, the Company received a notice (the “Notice”) from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that, as a result of not having timely filed the Form 10-Q with the SEC, the Company is not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Listing Rule”), which requires timely filing of all required periodic financial reports with the SEC.
Additionally, the Notice indicated that under the Nasdaq Listing Rules, a company normally has 60 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance, but that the Nasdaq staff has determined to shorten the deadline for the Company to submit its plan to August 31, 2022, pursuant to the staff’s discretionary authority set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5101.
The Company can regain compliance with Nasdaq’s Listing Rules at any time prior to August 31, 2022 by filing the Form 10-Q. If the Company fails to file the Form 10-Q by such date, the Company may submit a plan to regain compliance with the Listing Rule prior to such date and, following receipt of such plan, Nasdaq may grant, at its sole discretion, an extension of 180 calendar days from the Form 10-Q due date or February 13, 2023, for the Company to regain compliance.
While the Company can provide no assurances as to timing, the Company plans to file the Form 10-Q as soon as practicably possible to regain compliance with the Listing Rule.
The Company has also received, and intends to cooperate with, two letters from Nasdaq, requesting certain information relating to matters disclosed in our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 6, 2022, July 15, 2022, July 22, 2022 and July 29, 2022.
About Lottery.com
The Company has operated as a technology company that sought to transform how, where and when lottery was played and additionally provided compelling, real-time results on more than 800 lottery games from more than 40 countries. Effective July 28, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Company determined that the Company does not currently have sufficient financial resources to fund its operations or pay certain existing obligations, including its payroll and related obligations. Accordingly, the Company furloughed the majority of its employees effective July 29, 2022, and as a result, ceased material operations as of such date. For more information on the Company, visit http://www.lottery.com and for the Company’s filings with the SEC, visit https://ir.lottery.com/financials-filings/sec-filings.
Forward Looking Statements
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