SHANGHAI, May 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- JMU Limited (the "Company" or "JMU") (NASDAQ: JMU), a B2B online e-commerce platform that provides integrated services to suppliers and customers in the foodservice industry in China, today announced it has received a notice from Nasdaq stating that, as a result of not having timely filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018, JMU is not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), which requires timely filing of periodic financial reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission").
The Company is required by Nasdaq to submit its plan to regain compliance no later than May 31, 2019. If the plan is accepted by Nasdaq, the Company can be granted up to 180 calendar days from the Form 20-F's due date, or until November 11, 2019, to regain compliance.
On April 30, 2019, the Company filed a Notification of inability to timely file Form 20-F on Form 12b-25 due to the Company's need for additional time to finalize Form 20-F due to the change of Company's independent auditor.
JMU continues to work diligently to complete the Form 20-F and file it with the Commission as soon as reasonably practicable. The Company expects to submit a plan to regain compliance or file its Form 20-F within the timeline prescribed by Nasdaq.
In addition, Nasdaq is requesting information regarding changes to the Company's independent auditor, which the Company announced in a press release dated April 9, 2019.
About JMU Limited
JMU Limited is a B2B e-commerce platform that provides integrated services to suppliers and customers in the foodservice industry in China. For more information, please visit: http://ir.ccjmu.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
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Contact:
Zhengzhen Li
JMU Limited
lizhengzhen@ccjmu.com
Tel: +86 (021) 6015-1166, ext. 8904
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