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): May 19, 2022

LMP AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware		333-236260		82-3829328
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

500 East Broward Blvd., Suite 1900, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida		33394
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 895-0352

N/A

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share		LMPX		NASDAQ Capital Market

Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On May 19, 2022, LMP Automotive Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) received a notice (the “Notice”) from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that, as a result of not having timely filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2022 (the “Form 10-Q”), the Company remains in non-compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), which requires timely filing of all required periodic financial reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As previously disclosed on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2022, on April 19, 2022, the Company previously received a notice from Nasdaq indicating that as a result of not having timely filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2021 (the “10-K”), the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1).

The Notice has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The Notice provides that the Company must submit a plan to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1). If the plan is accepted by Nasdaq, then Nasdaq can grant the Company up to 180 calendar days from the due date of the Form 10-K, or October 17, 2022, to regain compliance.

On May 19, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing its receipt of the Notice. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated May 19, 2022.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

Date: May 19, 2022

LMP AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS, INC.

By:	/s/ Sam Tawfik
	Name:	Sam Tawfik
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

LMP Automotive Holdings, Inc. 8-K