American Stock Exchange Accepts Celsion Corporation's Plan of Compliance and Notifies Company of Noncompliance with Further Listing Standards.COLUMBIA, Md. -- Celsion Corporation (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :CLN) has received notice from The American Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange (AMEX) Stock exchange in the U.S. Originally known as “the Curb,” it began as an outdoor marketplace in New York City c. 1850. It moved indoors to its present location in the Wall Street area in 1921. (AMEX) that the AMEX has determined that the Company is not in compliance with certain conditions of the continued listing standards of Section 1003 of the AMEX Company Guide. Specifically, the AMEX noted that the Company's shareholders' equity continues to be less than $4,000,000 and losses from continuing operations and/or net losses were incurred in three of the last four fiscal years, and that shareholders' equity was less than $6,000,000 and losses from continuing operations and/or net losses were incurred in each of the last five fiscal years. Additionally, as of June 30, 2006, the Company's shareholders' equity was less than $2,000,000 and losses from continuing operations and/or net losses were incurred in two of its three most recent fiscal years. Pursuant to a previously disclosed letter from the AMEX dated June 14, 2006 informing the Company that it was not in compliance with certain continued listing standards, the Company was afforded the opportunity to submit a plan of compliance to the AMEX and on July 14, 2006 presented its plan to the AMEX. On August 31, 2006 the AMEX notified the Company that it had accepted the Company's plan of compliance and granted the Company an extension until December 14, 2007 to regain compliance with the continued listing standards. The Company will be subject to periodic review by the AMEX Staff during the extension period. Failure to make progress consistent with the plan or to regain compliance with the continued listing standards by the end of the extension period could result in the Company being delisted from the AMEX. The notice from the AMEX that the Company is not in compliance with the above summarized listing standards is based on a review by the AMEX of Celsion Corporation's Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2006, which publicly disclosed the financial status of the Company at that time. ABOUT CELSION: Celsion Corporation, based in Columbia, Maryland, is a biotechnology company dedicated to the development and commercialization of heat activated treatment systems for cancer. Celsion has research, license or commercialization agreements with leading institutions such as the National Institute of Health, Duke University Medical Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, , Harbor UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. , Montefiore Medical Center Montefiore Medical Center, in the Bronx, New York, is the university hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The hospital, named after Moses Montefiore, is one of the 50 largest employers in New York State [1]. and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City is a cancer treatment and research institution founded in 1884 as the New York Cancer Hospital. The main campus is located at 1275 York Avenue, between 67th and 68th Streets, with other locations in New in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Roswell Park Cancer Institute The Roswell Park Cancer Institute is a cancer research and treatment center located in Buffalo, New York. Founded in 1898 by Dr. Roswell Park, it was the first dedicated medical facility for cancer treatment and research in the United States. in Buffalo, New York, and Duke University. For more information on Celsion, visit our website: www.celsion.com. Celsion wishes to inform readers that forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, unforeseen changes in the course of research and development activities and in clinical trials by others; possible acquisitions of other technologies, assets or businesses; possible actions by customers, suppliers, competitors, regulatory authorities; and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, Celsion's receipt of the royalty payments in connection with the sale of Celsion (Canada) depends upon the ability of Celsion (Canada) to develop the APA (All Points Addressable) Refers to an array (bitmapped screen, matrix, etc.) in which all bits or cells can be individually manipulated. APA - Application Portability Architecture technology and bring products to market. This involves, among other risks of a new enterprise, financing, regulatory and market acceptance risks. |
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