BARCELONA, Spain, March 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Private Media
Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRVTD) a worldwide leader in premium-quality
adult entertainment products, today announced that on March 26, 2010, the Company was notified by the
Staff of The NASDAQ Stock Market that the Company has regained
compliance with the NASDAQ rule requiring that the Company maintain
a minimum bid price of $1.00 per
share for continued inclusion on The NASDAQ Global Market (the
"Minimum Bid Price Rule"). Therefore, our common stock is no longer
subject to NASDAQ delisting proceedings.
The common stock will continue to trade under the symbol "PRVTD"
through April 8, 2010, in accordance
with NASDAQ rules, to reflect the implementation of the
one-for-three reverse stock split effective March 12, 2010. On April
9, 2010, the common stock will resume trading under the
symbol "PRVT".
Berth Milton, Chairman and President of Private stated:
"We believe that implementing the reverse stock split and
regaining compliance with NASDAQ rules for continued inclusion on
the Global Market will reinforce investor confidence in our common
stock."
As previously announced, on September 15,
2009, the Company was notified by The NASDAQ Stock Market
that it was not in compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule, and
was provided a grace period of 180 days, until March 15, 2010, to regain compliance with the
Minimum Bid Price Rule for at least 10 consecutive trading days
before the common stock would be subject to delisting procedures.
As of March 11, 2010, the Company had
not regained compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule, and
accordingly it effected a one-for-three reverse split of its common
stock effective March 12, 2010, which
was intended to increase the per share trading price to satisfy the
Minimum Bid Price Rule. Since March 12,
2010, when the reverse stock split was effected, the closing
bid price of the common stock exceeded $1.00 every trading day. As of March 25, 2010, the common stock had achieved a
closing bid price of $1.00 for 10
consecutive days, thereby achieving compliance with the Minimum Bid
Price Rule.
About Private Media Group
Founded in 1965, NASDAQ listed Private Media Group is a
brand-driven world leader in adult entertainment, operating a
global content distribution network with a wide range of platforms
including mobile telephone handsets via 104 network operators in 45
countries, digital TV via 38 platforms in 24 countries, broadband
Internet, television broadcasting, DVDs and magazines. Private
Media Group owns the worldwide rights to its extensive archive of
high-quality content, and also licenses its Private and "Silver
Girls" trademarks internationally for a select range of luxury
consumer products. Private is the world's preferred content
provider of adult entertainment to consumers anywhere, at any time
and across all distribution platforms and devices.
Corporate site: prvt.com, consumer site: private .com
Disclaimer
This release contains, in addition to historical information,
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which reflect the
Company's current judgments of those issues. However, because those
statements are forward-looking and apply to future events, they are
subject to such risks and uncertainties, which could lead to
results materially different than anticipated by the Company.
For further
information please contact:
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Johan
Gillborg
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Chief Financial
Officer
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Private Media Group,
Inc.
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Tel +34 93 620 80
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johan.gillborg@private.com
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SOURCE Private Media Group