Benzinga | Apr 22, 2021 05:28PM EDT

Edoc Acquisition Reports Received Notice From Nasdaq Listing Department Related To Failure To File 10-K In Timely Fashion

Edoc Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:ADOC) (the "Company") announced today that it received a notice ("Notice") from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") stating that the Company is not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the "Rule") because the Company failed to timely file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the "Form 10-K") with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Notice has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company's securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 15, 2021 by the Company, on April 12, 2021, the staff (the "Staff") of the Division of Corporation Finance of the SEC issued a statement entitled "Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies" (the "Staff Statement"). The Staff Statement, among other things, highlighted the potential accounting implications of certain terms that are common in warrants issued in connection with the initial public offerings of special purpose acquisition companies ("SPAC") such as the Company. The Company is continuing to evaluate its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 to determine whether its public and private warrants may be required to be accounted for as liabilities, rather than equity, in its Form 10-K. The Company is working diligently to finalize the financial statements and to file the Form 10-K as soon as practicable.

Under Nasdaq rules, the Company has 60 calendar days from the date of the Notice, or until June 15, 2021, to submit a plan to regain compliance with the Rule. If Nasdaq accepts the Company's plan, then Nasdaq may grant an exception of up to 180 calendar days from the due date of the Form 10-K, or until October 12, 2021, to regain compliance.