Tingo Group Receives Nasdaq Notification Relating to its Recently Filed Financial Statements Non-Reliance Disclosure
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Insights
Upon notification from Nasdaq regarding Tingo Group's non-compliance with Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), there is an immediate concern for shareholders and potential investors. The inability to rely on previously issued financial statements signifies a serious disruption in the company's financial reporting integrity. This raises red flags for investors regarding the accuracy of Tingo's financial health and could potentially lead to volatility in its stock price.
The requirement for a compliance plan by January 18 suggests a tight timeframe for Tingo to address these discrepancies. The possible extension up to June 24 provides a buffer, but it also extends the period of uncertainty. Stakeholders should closely monitor the company's actions to correct its reporting and the response from Nasdaq, as acceptance of the compliance plan is crucial for maintaining its listing status. A delisting could severely impact the stock's liquidity and investor confidence.
The issuance of the Notice by Nasdaq to Tingo Group raises significant legal concerns regarding the company's governance and internal control over financial reporting. The retraction of financial statements indicates potential legal ramifications, including shareholder lawsuits and increased scrutiny from the SEC. The company's management is under pressure to not only correct the reporting issues but also to ensure that such discrepancies do not recur.
Furthermore, the legal implications extend beyond immediate financial restatements, as they could affect the company's contracts, credit agreements and ongoing business relationships. The company must navigate these issues transparently to maintain credibility with stakeholders and regulatory bodies.
The notice of non-compliance from Nasdaq places Tingo Group within a broader context of market trust and reliability. For a company listed on a major stock exchange, maintaining accurate and timely financial records is not just a regulatory requirement but also a key factor in investor decision-making. This event could influence not only the perceived value of Tingo's stock but also the sector's attractiveness if similar issues are prevalent within the industry.
Investors may seek to understand the root causes of such reporting failures and whether they are indicative of systemic issues within Tingo or isolated incidents. The company's ability to swiftly and effectively address these concerns will be critical to restoring confidence among investors, analysts and other market participants.
MONTVALE, N.J., Jan. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tingo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TIO) (“Tingo” or the “Company”) today announced that on January 4, 2024, it received written notice (the “Notice”) from The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) indicating that, as a result of the Form 8-K filed by the Company on December 26, 2023, which disclosed that its previously issued financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, and the Forms 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, June 30, and September 30, 2023 (the “Filings”), should no longer be relied upon pending further investigation, the Company is no longer in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), which requires timely filing of all required periodic financial reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
Nasdaq has determined to apply Listing Rule 5101 and requires that the Company submit a plan no later than January 18, 2024, to regain compliance. If Nasdaq accepts the plan, Nasdaq can grant the Company an extension of up to 180 calendar days from the Company’s Form 8-K disclosure, or until June 24, 2024, to regain compliance.
About Tingo Group
Tingo Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: TIO) is a global Fintech, Agri-Fintech, food processing and commodity trading group of companies with operations in Africa, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Tingo Group’s wholly owned subsidiary, Tingo Mobile, is a leading Agri-Fintech company operating in Africa, with a comprehensive portfolio of innovative products, including a ‘device as a service’ smartphone and a value-added service platform. As part of its globalization strategy, Tingo Mobile has recently begun to expand internationally and entered into trade partnerships that are contracted to increase the number of subscribed farmers from 9.3 million in 2022 to more than 32 million, providing them with access to services including, among others, the Nwassa ‘seed-to-sale’ marketplace platform, insurance, micro-finance, and mobile phone and data top-up. Tingo Group’s other Tingo business verticals include: TingoPay, a SuperApp in partnership with Visa, offering a wide range of B2C and B2B services including payment services, an e-wallet, foreign exchange and merchant services; Tingo Foods, a food processing business that processes raw foods into finished products such as rice, groundnut oil, nut products, wheat, millet and maize; and Tingo DMCC, a commodity trading platform and agricultural commodities export business based out of the Dubai Multi Commodities Center. In addition to its Tingo business verticals, Tingo Group also holds and operates an insurance brokerage platform business in China; and Magpie Securities, a regulated finance services Fintech business operating out of Hong Kong and Singapore, which, as relatively small businesses within the Company, are currently in the process of being reviewed and re-positioned. For more information visit tingogroup.com.
Disclaimer
The information in this news release includes certain information and statements about management and the Company’s board of director’s view of future events, expectations, plans and prospects that constitute forward looking statements. These statements are based upon assumptions that are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Because of these risks and uncertainties and as a result of a variety of factors, the actual results, expectations, achievements or performance may differ materially from those anticipated and indicated by these forward-looking statements. Any number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements as well as future results. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in forward looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that the expectations of any forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those discussed and identified in public filings made with the SEC by the Company and: (i) the results of the independent review; (ii) the risk of restatement of the Company’s previously reported financial statements or the identification of one or more material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting; (iii) costs relating to the independent review, which are likely to be material; (iv) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the Company, including as may result from the independent review and (v) the ability to meet stock exchange continued listing standards. Except as required by law, the Company disclaims any intention and assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, changes in factors affecting such forward-looking statements or otherwise.
Company Contact
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