UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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):  March 19, 2008

 

FORCE PROTECTION, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code    (843) 574-7000

 

(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):

 

o	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

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

 

On March 19, 2008, Force Protection, Inc. (the “Company”) received a NASDAQ Staff Determination letter indicating that the Company is not in compliance with the NASDAQ continued listing requirements set forth in Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14) because it did not timely file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 with the SEC. The NASDAQ letter also indicated that the Company’s common stock is subject to delisting from The NASDAQ Capital Market unless the Company requests a hearing before the NASDAQ Qualifications Panel.

 

On March 21, 2008, the Company requested a hearing before the panel to review NASDAQ’s determination and to request continued listing of its common stock on The NASDAQ Capital Market.  Pending the occurrence and resolution of this hearing, the Company’s common stock will remain listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market. There can be no assurance that the Company’s request for continued listing of its common stock will be granted.

 

The Company intends to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 with the SEC promptly upon the completion of the audit of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

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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.

 

	Force Protection, Inc.
	(Registrant)
Date: March 24, 2008
	/s/ Michael Moody
	(Signature)
	Name: Michael Moody
	Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

 

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