VivoPower International PLC Provides Notification on Continued Listing Requirement

LONDON, Nov. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On October 28, 2022, VivoPower International PLC (the “Company” or “VivoPower”) received a letter (the “Notice”) from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that, based on the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock for the last 30 consecutive business days, the Company no longer meets the requirement to maintain a minimum bid price of $1 per share, as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”). Nasdaq’s notice has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has been provided a period of 180 calendar days, or until April 26, 2023, in which to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. If at any time ending April 26, 2023, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock closes at $1.00 or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days as required under the applicable rule, the Staff will provide written notification to the Company that it has regained compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, unless the Staff exercises its discretion to extend this ten-day period pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(H).

In the event that the Company does not regain compliance within this 180-day period, the Company may be eligible to seek an additional compliance period of 180 calendar days (a total of 360 days from October 28, 2022) if it meets the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for the Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, and provides written notice to Nasdaq of its intent to cure the deficiency during this second compliance period, by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. As part of its review process, the Staff will make a determination of whether it believes the Company will be able to cure the deficiency. Should the Staff conclude that the Company will not be able to cure the deficiency, the Staff will provide written notification to the Company that its common stock will be subject to delisting. At that time, the Company may appeal the Staff’s delisting determination to a Nasdaq Listing and Hearing Review Panel. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement or that, if the Company receives a delisting notice and appeals the delisting determination by the Staff to the panel, such appeal would be successful.

The Company will monitor the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock and will, if appropriate, consider available options to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement.

About VivoPower

VivoPower is an award-winning global sustainable energy solutions company focused on battery storage, electric solutions for customised and ruggedised fleet applications, solar and critical power technology and services. The Company's core purpose is to provide its customers with turnkey decarbonisation solutions that enable them to move toward net-zero carbon status. VivoPower is a certified B Corporation with operations in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates.

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