China Mass Media Corp. Statement Regarding NYSE Arca Listing Standards
June 01 2009 - 5:12PM
PR Newswire (US)
- Stock to Continue Trading Under Symbol CMM.BC - BEIJING, June 1
/PRNewswire/ -- China Mass Media Corp. ("China Mass Media" or the
"Company") (NYSE Arca: CMM) was notified by the NYSE Regulation,
Inc. (NYSE Regulation) on April 27, 2009 that as of April 24, 2009,
the Company's market value of publicly held shares was calculated
to be approximately $9.4 million, which was below the minimum
requirement of $15 million for continued listing on NYSE Arca under
Rule 5.5(b) of the NYSE Arca Equities Rules. Since April 27, 2009,
the ADSs of the Company have been trading in the range of $2.55 to
$3.99 per ADS, which made the Company's market value of publicly
held shares approximately $11.2 million to $17.6 million. As of May
29, 2009, or the last trading day immediately prior to this
announcement, the Company's ADS was trading at $3.66, which made
the market value of the Company's publicly held shares
approximately $16.1 million. With the intention to continue its
listing on the NYSE Arca, China Mass Media will continue to
carefully monitor changes in the market value of its publicly held
shares, will discuss with NYSE Regulation and explore different
alternatives to restore its compliance with the continued listing
standards. The Company's ADSs will remain listed on the NYSE Arca
exchange under the symbol "CMM" but will be assigned a ".BC"
indicator by the NYSE Arca to show that the Company is out of
compliance with the NYSE Arca's continued listing standards. About
China Mass Media Corp. As a leading television advertising company
in China, the Company provides a full range of advertising
services, including advertising agency services, creative
production services, public service announcement sponsorship
services, and other value added services. The Company currently
offers more than 500 minutes of advertising time slots on CCTV
Channels 1, 2, 4, E and F. CCTV is the largest television network
in China. The Company has also been the exclusive advertising agent
for the most watched television program in China, Chinese New Year
Gala, since the Company's incorporation. Since 2003, the Company
has produced over 200 advertisements and has won a number of
prestigious awards in China. http://www.chinammia.com/ DATASOURCE:
China Mass Media Corp. CONTACT: Julie Sun, Vice President of
Corporate Development of China Mass Media Corp., +86-10-8809 1050,
; or Roger Hu, Hong Kong, +852 2117 0861, , or Linda Bergkamp,
United States, +1-480-614-3004, , both of Christensen, for China
Mass Media Corp. Web Site: http://www.chinammia.com/
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