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Activision faces delisting

Company receives notice of noncompliance with Nasdaq standards; lack of filing prompts move.

Game publisher Activision's stock could be delisted from the Nasdaq exchange after the company failed to file its quarterly earnings statement. Activision alerted shareholders to the news and pledged to make the earnings report available as soon as "practicable." The reason for the delay, it says, is due to the need to complete a review of the company's stock-option grant practices. Activision is one of more than 180 companies being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the backdating of stock options. The company intends to request a hearing before the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel to appeal for continued listing.

24 Comments

  • ace_of_spades

    Posted Nov 23, 2006 8:06 am GMT

    activiiosons games suck!

  • GrimBee

    Posted Nov 18, 2006 2:48 pm GMT

    Activision... you activate my liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiife!

    "we still make good games!"

    Ahahah, button mashing was great

  • cjcr_alexandru

    Posted Nov 17, 2006 11:33 am GMT

    Activision and EA are 2 of the biggest companies in the gaming industry. So even if you say that they publish bad games, it seems that we still buy their "bad" games.

  • dee_nicki

    Posted Nov 16, 2006 2:48 pm GMT

    Good, Activision publishes really bad games.

  • kinglink2

    Posted Nov 16, 2006 2:47 pm GMT

    In this case, the delisting is a threat that will likely never happen here, it basically means "get the report in!"

    Delisting is pretty bad for a company depending, and it can cost a decent amount to get back on the listing, all in all a delisting means it can't be traded on NASDAQ (though still can be traded on OTCBBs and Pink Sheets, basically the slums of Stocks) However this is a threat, they will almost definatly remain listed. Delisting is for stocks in major slumps or that won't go along with NASDAQ rules.

  • Ballistic90

    Posted Nov 16, 2006 2:13 pm GMT

    Activision seems like they've been in a slump for a few years. They used to have such good games. Now.... there's only a small number worth getting. I hope this prompts them into getting back onto the right track.

  • Jordan Bisasky

    Posted Nov 16, 2006 1:33 pm GMT

    Hmm... not releasing a quarterly report is never a good sign.

  • LordAndrew

    Posted Nov 16, 2006 1:16 pm GMT

    Better get that earnings report out soon if they want to stay in the exchange.

  • emceelokey

    Posted Nov 16, 2006 1:02 pm GMT

    What happens if you get delisted?

  • daqua_99

    Posted Nov 16, 2006 12:32 pm GMT

    I hope Activision can get through this time of low profits and make half-decent games for once ...

  • Schillinger

    Posted Nov 16, 2006 12:20 pm GMT

    Maybe if they stopped making games that sucked, it'd help.

  • jmartinez1983

    Posted Nov 16, 2006 12:13 pm GMT

    Activision won't be delisted. They have a good law firm working for them, I'm sure they will be fine.

  • Leria

    Posted Nov 16, 2006 12:10 pm GMT

    This is being blown out of proportion. For goodness sakes, WALMART once missed this deadline, and was set to be delisted back in 1995.

    I can understand why Activision might not want to file a quarterly report yet if it is investigating certain things that would change it's quarterly earnings report.

  • kinglink2

    Posted Nov 16, 2006 12:08 pm GMT

    This is nothing, it just happens. It's actually being blown out of proportion.

    Now Activision should have filed it's statement but this is part of the NASDAQ systems and they really get off on regulations (actually it's how they get any money, fines)

    But continue to act like it's the end of the world, even though it's business as usual on wall street (btw 180 companies investigated is nothing, like I said, this is basically all the SEC does, and it happens to most companies at least once in a while. Nothing to see here unless you don't know how Wall street works..)

  • Squids-Ahoy

    Posted Nov 16, 2006 11:33 am GMT

    Good lord, can't believe so many companies are being investigated.

  • Toadstool1969

    Posted Nov 16, 2006 11:10 am GMT

    Now that really sucks for them. I'd hate to see the company that Pitfall built get delisted by something like this.

  • StanleyL GameSpot staff member

    Posted Nov 16, 2006 11:08 am GMT

    You activate my liiiiiife!

  • the_real_VIP

    Posted Nov 16, 2006 11:01 am GMT

    diablobasher: I think that was EA's scandal.

  • psycho6575

    Posted Nov 16, 2006 10:58 am GMT

    ouch

  • Dolacide

    Posted Nov 16, 2006 10:57 am GMT

    Game company's have been in trouble as of late, huh.

  • diablobasher

    Posted Nov 16, 2006 10:55 am GMT

    Go on! Delist 'em, that'll learn em to overwork employee's and not pay overtime properly. That scandal was activision right?

    To bad, they used to be cool.

  • GMAN32X

    Posted Nov 16, 2006 10:54 am GMT

    Those suits better get their affairs in order. The SEC will not be kind to them otherwise.

  • badmonkey35

    Posted Nov 16, 2006 10:47 am GMT

    Please, ever hear of Call Of Duty?

  • DontEatCream

    Posted Nov 16, 2006 10:44 am GMT

    Wait...Activision still exists?

    Daymn!

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