NaviSite, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAVI) announced today that it received a
notification letter from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Staff on
February 24, 2009, indicating that, unless the Company requests a
hearing before a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel (the "Panel”), the
Company’s common stock will be delisted because the Company was not in
compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4310(c) (3) (the "Rule”). The
Rule requires the Company to have a minimum of $2,500,000 in
stockholders’ equity, $35,000,000 market value of listed securities or
$500,000 of net income from continuing operations for the most recently
completed fiscal year or two of the three most recently completed fiscal
years. The delisting notice has no effect on the listing of the
Company’s common stock at this time.
On March 3, 2009, the Company will request a hearing before the Panel to
address the deficiency, which will stay any action with respect to the
Staff determination until the Panel renders a decision subsequent to the
hearing. At the hearing, the Company intends to present a plan to regain
compliance with the Rule. There can be no assurance that the Panel will
grant the Company’s request for continued listing or that the Company’s
actions will prevent the delisting of its common stock from The NASDAQ
Capital Market.
The Company previously disclosed that on November 6, 2008, the Company
received notice from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Staff that the
Company was not in compliance with the Rule. The Staff granted the
Company an extension until February 19, 2009 to regain compliance with
the Rule. The Company did not regain compliance with the Rule on or
prior to February 19, 2009 and, accordingly, on February 24, 2009 it
received the delisting notice.
About NaviSite
NaviSite is a leading provider of enterprise hosting and application
solutions. Customers depend on NaviSite for managed application
services, application development, implementation and management on its
web infrastructure platforms in 16 state-of-the-art data centers
supported by more than 650 professionals. NaviSite provides customized
and scalable solutions leveraging its broad range of application
development capabilities, packaged software implementation expertise,
deep portfolio of best in class technologies and a full suite of
web-hosting and internet infrastructure options. For more information,
please visit www.navisite.com.
This release contains forward-looking statements, which address a
variety of subjects including NaviSite’s ability to maintain its Nasdaq
listing. All statements other than statements of historical fact,
including without limitation those with respect to NaviSite’s goals,
plans and strategies set forth herein, are forward-looking statements.
The following important factors and uncertainties, among others, could
cause actual results to differ materially from those described in these
forward-looking statements: general economic conditions and changes in
economic conditions; NaviSite’s success, including its ability to
improve its gross profit, improve its cash flows, expand its operations
and revenue, and reach and sustain profitability, depends on its ability
to execute on its business strategy and the continued and increased
demand for and market acceptance of its products and services; the
possibility that financial forecasts of the Company may not be achieved,
including those as to expected EBITDA and revenue, or an inability to
realize expected synergies or make expected future investments in
NaviSite’ businesses or NaviSite may be unable to raise the necessary
funds to meet its payment obligations to its lending group under its
senior secured credit facility and other creditors; NaviSite’s
management may face strain on managerial and operational resources as
they try to oversee the expanded operations; NaviSite may not be able to
expand its operations in accordance with its business strategy; NaviSite
may experience difficulties integrating technologies, operations and
personnel in accordance with its business strategy; NaviSite’s
acquisition of companies and businesses may not produce expected cost
savings, operational efficiencies or revenue; NaviSite’s products,
technologies, and resources may not successfully operate with the
technology, resources and/or applications of third parties; NaviSite
derives a significant portion of its revenue from a small number of
customers and the loss of any of those customers could significantly
damage NaviSite’s financial condition and results of operations; and
increased competition and technological changes in the markets in which
NaviSite’s competes. For a detailed discussion of cautionary statements
that may affect NaviSite’s future results of operations and financial
results, please refer to NaviSite’s filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including NaviSite’s most recent Annual Report on
Form 10-K and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Forward-looking
statements represent management’s current expectations and are
inherently uncertain. We do not undertake any obligation to update
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