8-K

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): December 10, 2021

Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc.

(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-14120	52-1611421
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One Jake Brown Road, Old Bridge, New Jersey  08857

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (732) 679-4000

Not Applicable

(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 (17 CFR 230.425)

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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 $.001	BDR	NYSE American

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).

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.

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Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On December 10, 2021, Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. (the “Company”) received written notification from NYSE American LLC (“NYSE American” or the “Exchange”) stating that the staff of NYSE Regulation has determined to commence proceedings to delist the common stock of the Company from the Exchange. NYSE Regulation staff has determined that the Company is no longer suitable for listing pursuant to Section 1009(a) of the NYSE American Company Guide (the “Company Guide”) as the Company was unable to demonstrate that it had regained compliance with Sections 1003(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) of the Company Guide by the end of the maximum 18-month compliance plan period, which expired on December 10, 2021.

The Company intends to exercise its right to appeal the staff’s determination.

The Company has been advised that the shares of the Company’s common stock will continue to be listed and traded on NYSE American during the pendency of the Company's appeal, subject to NYSE American's discretion to suspend trading if it believes suspension to be in the public interest. Following the appeal, the decision of the committee of the Board of Directors of the Exchange hearing the appeal will be announced by NYSE Regulation regarding either proceeding with suspension and delisting or continued trading in the Company’s common stock.

On December 10, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing that it has received the delisting notice. A copy of the Company's press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

The following risk factor is intended to update the risk factor include in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, as revised and updated by the disclosure included in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 15, 2021, with respect to compliance with the listing requirements of NYSE American:

We are subject to the continued listing requirements of the NYSE American. If we are unable to comply with such requirements, our common stock would likely be delisted from the NYSE American, which would limit investors’ ability to effect transactions in our common stock and subject our common stock to additional trading restrictions.

Our common stock is currently listed on NYSE American. In order to maintain our listing, we must maintain certain share prices, financial and share distribution targets, including maintaining a minimum amount of stockholders’ equity and a minimum number of public shareholders. In addition to these objective standards, NYSE American may delist the securities of any issuer for other reasons involving the judgment of NYSE American.

On December 10, 2021, the Company received written notification from NYSE American stating that the staff of NYSE Regulation has determined to commence proceedings to delist the common stock of the Company from the exchange. NYSE Regulation staff has determined that the Company is no longer suitable for listing pursuant to Section 1009(a) of the NYSE American Company Guide (the “Company Guide”) as the Company was unable to demonstrate that it had regained compliance with Sections 1003(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) of the Company Guide by the end of the maximum 18-month compliance plan period, which expired on December 10, 2021. We intend to appeal this determination; however, we cannot provide you with any assurances that our appeal will be successful and that our common stock will remain listed and traded on NYSE American. In addition, we have been advised that our common stock will continue to trade on NYSE American during the pendency of our appeal; however, NYSE American has discretion to suspend trading in our common stock at any time if it believes suspension to be in the public interest.

If NYSE American delists our common stock from trading on the exchange and we are not able to list our securities on another national securities exchange, we expect our common stock would qualify to be quoted on an over-the-counter market. If this were to occur, we could experience a number of adverse consequences, including:

· limited availability of market quotations for the common stock;

· reduced liquidity for our securities;

· our common stock being categorized as a “penny stock,” which requires brokers trading in our common stock to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our common stock; and

· decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future.

In addition, the National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996 generally preempts the states from regulating the sale of “covered securities.” Our common stock qualifies as “covered securities” because the shares of common stock are listed on NYSE American. If our common stock were no longer listed on NYSE American, our securities would not be “covered securities” and we would be subject to regulation in each state in which we offer our securities.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)       Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed herewith:

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated December 10, 2021.

SIGNATURE

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.

BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES, INC.
By:	/s/ Eric Skolnik
	Eric Skolnik Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: December 10, 2021

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Blonder Tongue Announces Receipt of Notice of Delisting from NYSE American

Common Stock Expected to Continue Trading on NYSE American During Appeal Process

OLD BRIDGE, NJ / Friday, December 10, 2021 / Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE American: BDR) announced that it received notice today from NYSE American LLC (“NYSE American” or the “Exchange”) stating that the staff of NYSE Regulation has determined to commence proceedings to delist the common stock of the Company from the Exchange because the Company was unable to demonstrate that it had regained compliance with Sections 1003(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) of the NYSE American Company Guide, relating to maintaining a certain level of stockholder's equity if the company has a history of reported losses from continuing operations, by the end of the maximum 18-month compliance plan period, which expired on December 10, 2021. The Company intends to exercise its right to appeal the staff’s determination.

The Company has been advised that the shares of the Company’s common stock will continue to be listed and traded on NYSE American during the pendency of the Company's appeal, subject to NYSE American's discretion to suspend trading if it believes suspension to be in the public interest. Following the appeal, the decision of the committee of the Board of Directors of the Exchange hearing the appeal will be announced by NYSE Regulation regarding either proceeding with suspension and delisting or continued trading in the Company’s common stock.

Receipt of the notice does not affect the Company’s business, operations or reporting requirements with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

About Blonder Tongue

Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. is the oldest designer and manufacturer of cable television video transmission technology in the USA. The majority of our products continue to be designed and built in our state-of-the-art New Jersey facility, which has been the Company’s home for more than 50 years. Blonder Tongue Labs offers U.S.-based engineering and manufacturing excellence with an industry reputation for delivering ultra-high reliability products. As a leader in cable television system design, the Company provides service operators and systems integrators with comprehensive solutions for the management and distribution of digital video, IPTV and high-speed data services, as well as RF broadband distribution over fiber, IP, and Coax networks for homes and businesses. Additional information on the Company and its products can be found at www.blondertongue.com.

Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The information set forth above includes “forward-looking” statements. The forward-looking statements relate to future events regarding such matters as anticipated financial performance, business prospects, technological developments, new products, research and development activities and similar matters. In order to comply with the terms of the safe harbor provisions, the Company notes that a variety of factors could cause our actual results and experience to differ materially and adversely from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that may affect the operation, performance, development and results of the Company’s business include, but are not limited to, those matters discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 in the sections entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors,” and in the same sections of the Company’s subsequently-filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as may be further updated by any Current Reports on Form 8-K that we may file. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “target,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “estimate,” “endeavor,” “should,” “could,” “may” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to projections for our future financial performance, anticipated growth trends in the Company’s business and other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, the Company’s ability to maintain the listing of its shares on the NYSE American and the Company's intention to appeal the NYSE American staff's determination to seek delisting of the Company's shares. Readers also should carefully review the risk factors included in other documents the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, or, in the case of other documents referred to herein, the dates of those documents. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof, except as may be required under applicable law. The Company’s actual results may differ from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements.

Contacts

Eric Skolnik
Chief Financial Officer
eskolnik@blondertongue.com
(732) 679-4000

Ted Grauch
Chief Executive Officer
tgrauch@blondertongue.com
(732) 679-4000

© Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. | One Jake Brown Road, Old Bridge, NJ 08857 | (800) 523-6049 | Fax: (732) 679-4353 | www.blondertongue.com

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