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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 20, 2018

IZEA, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Nevada
 
001-37703
 
37-1530765
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

480 N. Orlando Avenue, Suite 200
Winter Park, Florida
 
32789
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (407) 674-6911
    
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:
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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).                            Emerging growth company o

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. o





Item 8.01
Other Events

As previously disclosed, on April 11, 2018 the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) notified IZEA, Inc. (the “Company”) that the Company no longer met the periodic filing requirement for Nasdaq under Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Rule”).

On April 23, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing that, on April 20, 2018, the Company received a notification letter from Nasdaq indicating that, as a result of the April 17, 2018 filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31 2017, Nasdaq has determined that the Company has regained compliance with the Rule and now considers the matter closed. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)   Exhibits.
 
Exhibit No.
Description
 
 
99.1






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.

 
 
IZEA, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: April 23, 2018
 
By:/s/ Edward H. (Ted) Murphy        Edward H. (Ted) Murphy
President and Chief Executive Officer