UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

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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): March 14, 2013

 

 

ANDINA ACQUISITION CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Cayman Islands	001-35436	N/A
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

 

Carrera 10 No. 28-49, Torre A. Oficina 20-05, Bogota, Colombia

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(646) 684-3045

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Item 3.01.

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

 

On March 14, 2013, Andina Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) received a written notice (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) indicating that the Company is not in compliance with Listing Rule 5550(a)(3) (the “Minimum Public Holders Rule”), which requires the Company to have at least of 300 public holders for continued listing on the exchange.

 

The Notice stated that no later than March 28, 2013, the Company is required to submit a plan to regain compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Rule. If Nasdaq accepts the Company’s plan, Nasdaq may grant the Company an extension of up to 180 calendar days from the date of the Notice to evidence compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Rule. If Nasdaq does not accept the Company’s plan, the Company will have the opportunity to appeal the decision in front of a Nasdaq Hearings Panel. The Company intends to submit a plan with Nasdaq on or before March 28, 2013 to maintain its Nasdaq listing.

  

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.

 

Dated: March 18, 2013

ANDINA ACQUISITION CORPORATION

 

By:

/s/ B. Luke Weil

Name: B. Luke Weil

Title:

Chief Executive Officer