Verso Addresses Additional NYSE Continued Listing Standard


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
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 14, 2013

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 VERSO PAPER CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
001-34056
 
75-3217389
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
 
_______________________ 
 
6775 Lenox Center Court, Suite 400
Memphis, Tennessee 38115-4436
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
(901) 369-4100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing
On August 14, 2013, the New York Stock Exchange, or “NYSE,” notified us that we have fallen below the NYSE's continued listing standard requiring that the average closing price of our common stock be at least $1.00 over a consecutive 30 trading-day period. As of August 14, 2013, the date of the NYSE notice, the average closing price of our common stock over the past 30 trading days was $0.97 per share.

To maintain our NYSE listing, we have until February 14, 2014, which is six months from the date of the NYSE notice, to bring the closing share price and the average closing share price of our common stock back above $1.00. We have notified the NYSE that we intend to cure the share price deficiency. During the cure period, our common stock will continue to be traded on the NYSE, subject to our compliance with other NYSE continued listing requirements.

Separately, and as previously disclosed, we have appealed the NYSE staff's determination to delist our common stock due to our failure to satisfy the NYSE's continued listing standard requiring that we have an average market capitalization of at least $75 million over a consecutive 30 trading-day period. The review committee of the NYSE's board of directors currently is scheduled to hear our appeal on September 10, 2013.

On August 20, 2013, we issued a press release announcing the developments disclosed in this report. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)    Exhibits
The following exhibit is included with this report.
Exhibit
 
 
 
No.
 
Description
 
 
99.1
 
Press release issued by Verso Paper Corp. on August 20, 2013.
 





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: August 20, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
VERSO PAPER CORP.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Robert P. Mundy
 
 
Robert P. Mundy
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer





EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
 
 
 
No.
 
Description
 
 
 
 
 
99.1
 
Press release issued by Verso Paper Corp. on August 20, 2013.