UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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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~~ 1April 23, 2018

Ominto, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada		001-37639		13-4067623
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1515 S. Federal Highway, Suite 307, Boca Raton, FL		33432
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (561) 362-2393

(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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Item 34.01 ~~Notice~~Change ofin ~~Delisting~~Registrant’s orCertifying ~~Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing~~Accountant.

On ~~March~~April 123, 2018, ~~Ominto, Inc. (the “Company”)~~ ~~received~~Friedman aLLP ~~letter~~ (~~the~~ “~~March 1 Letter~~Friedman”) ~~from~~notified ~~Nasdaq~~Ominto, ~~which~~Inc. ~~supersedes its letter dated February 22, 2018~~ (the “~~February 22~~Company” ~~Letter~~) ~~and~~that it was ~~disclosed~~resigning inas the Company’s ~~Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange~~ ~~Commission~~principal ~~(“SEC”)~~independent onregistered ~~February~~public ~~28,~~accounting ~~2018 (the “February Report”)~~firm. The ~~March~~resignation 1of ~~Letter~~Friedman ~~indicates~~was ~~that~~accepted by the ~~Company~~ ~~is not in compliance with Nasdaq~~Company’s ~~continued listing requirements under the timely filing criteria outlined in Listing~~Audit ~~Rule 5250(c)(1)~~Committee. Due to the delay in filing its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2017 (the “10-K”), the Company has been unable to file its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2017 (the “10-Q”) with the SEC.

~~The~~During ~~March~~its 1engagement by ~~Letter states that~~ the Company ~~must submit a plan no later than March 5~~, ~~2018,~~Friedman ~~rather~~has ~~than~~not ~~April~~issued ~~23,~~any ~~2018~~audit asreports ~~stated~~on in the ~~February~~financial 22statements ~~Letter~~of ~~and disclosed in~~ the ~~February Report~~Company, ~~setting~~and ~~forth~~there ~~the~~were ~~actions~~no ~~it will take to regain compliance~~ disagreements with ~~the~~Friedman ~~Listing~~on ~~Rules~~any ~~for~~matter ~~continued listing. If Nasdaq accepts such plan, the Company may be granted an exception~~ of upaccounting toprinciples ~~180 calendar days from the date the 10-K was due,~~ or ~~until June 27~~practices, ~~2018,~~financial tostatement ~~regain~~disclosure ~~compliance.~~or Onauditing ~~March~~scope 5,or ~~2018, the Company submitted its plan to regain compliance to Nasdaq~~procedure. ~~The letter from Nasdaq has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market.~~

The Company has provided Friedman with a copy of the disclosure in this Item 74.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K prior to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and requested that Friedman furnish us with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether or not it agrees with the statements made herein. ~~Regulation~~A FDcopy ~~Disclosure~~of the letter provided from Friedman is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report.

On March 5, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing that the filing of the Form 10-Q has been delayed. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the press release is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information and Exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements. Except for historical information contained in this Form 8-K and the press release attached as an exhibit hereto, this Form 8-K and the press release contain forward-looking statements which involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these statements. Please refer to the cautionary note in the press release regarding these forward-looking statements.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release dated March 5, 2018.
16.1		Letter dated April 30, 2018 from Friedman LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission

SIGNATURES

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.

	OMINTO, INC.
Date: March 5, 2018
Date: April 30, 2018
	By:	/s/ Jim Spielman
		Name: Jim Spielman
		Jim Spielman, Chief Financial Officer
		Title: Chief Financial Officer

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