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): October 11, 2013
Franks International N.V.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
The Netherlands | 001-36053 | 98-1107145 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
Prins Bernhardplein 200
1097 JB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Registrants telephone number, including area code): +31 (0)20 52 14 777
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Item 3.01 | Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. |
On October 14, 2013, Franks International N.V. (the Company) received a notice dated October 11, 2013 (the Notice) from the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE) that described the Companys failure to provide timely notification to the NYSE of the October 15, 2013 record date for the Companys special meeting of stockholders scheduled for November 6, 2013 (the Special Meeting). Sections 204.21 and 401.02 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual (the Listed Company Manual) require that notice of the record date be provided to the NYSE at least ten days prior to the record date. The Companys one-time failure to provide sufficient notice to the NYSE resulted from the provisions of Dutch corporate law, which require shareholder approval of the appointment of directors (in contrast to Delaware corporate law, which generally allows the board of directors to have the power to increase the size of the board and fill vacancies). As soon as the need for the Special Meeting was discovered, the Company provided notice to the NYSE of the record date. The Company is holding the Special Meeting in connection with the appointment of two additional independent directors to its Supervisory Board of Directors in order to comply with Listed Company Manual Section 303A.07, which requires the Company to have at least two independent directors serving on its audit committee within 90 days of the Companys listing date.
Through their ownership of Mosing Holdings, Inc. and FWW B.V., the Mosing family currently controls approximately 80% of the voting power entitled to vote at the Special Meeting and intend to vote their shares for the appointment of each nominee. Accordingly, the Mosing family has the requisite voting power to ensure the appointment of the supervisory director nominees.
SIGNATURES
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.
Date: October 18, 2013 | FRANKS INTERNATIONAL N.V. | |||||||
By: | /s/ Mark G. Margavio | |||||||
Name: Mark G. Margavio Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |