NASSAU, Bahamas, Feb. 22, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Limited (Nasdaq:ULTR) (“Ultrapetrol” or the “Company”) announced today that its application to be listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market has been approved by NASDAQ. Effective February 23, 2016, the Company’s stock will be listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market, rather than on NASDAQ’s Global Select Market. The move to the NASDAQ Capital Market will not affect the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock.
By transferring to the NASDAQ Capital Market, the Company will regain compliance with the continued listing standard for the minimum required market value of its publicly held shares. Also in connection with the Company’s move to the NASDAQ Capital Market, NASDAQ has extended the period during which the Company must come into compliance with the minimum bid price per share requirement through August 22, 2016. If at any time during that period, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock is at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of ten consecutive business days, compliance will be regained and the matter will be closed.
Ultrapetrol intends to regain compliance with this continued listing standard by bringing the share price back to at least $1.00 within the prescribed timeframe and will consider a range of available options to ensure full compliance with the continued listing standards of the NASDAQ Capital Market.
About Ultrapetrol
Ultrapetrol is an industrial transportation company serving the marine transportation needs of its clients in the markets on which it focuses. It serves the shipping markets for containers, grain and soy bean products, forest products, minerals, crude oil, petroleum, and refined petroleum products, as well as the offshore oil platform supply market with its extensive and diverse fleet of vessels. These include river barges and pushboats, platform supply vessels, tankers and two container feeder vessels. More information on Ultrapetrol can be found at www.ultrapetrol.net.
Forward-Looking Language
The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, our management’s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although we believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.
In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include future operating or financial results; pending or recent acquisitions, business strategy and expected capital spending or operating expenses, including dry docking and insurance costs; general market conditions and trends, including charter rates, vessel values, and factors affecting vessel supply and demand; our ability to obtain additional financing; our financial condition and liquidity, including our ability to obtain financing in the future to fund capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate activities; our expectations about the availability of vessels to purchase, the time that it may take to construct new vessels, or vessels’ useful lives; our dependence upon the abilities and efforts of our management team; changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities; adverse weather conditions that can affect production of the goods we transport and navigability of the river system; the highly competitive nature of the oceangoing transportation industry; the loss of one or more key customers; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and devaluations; potential liability from future litigation; and other factors. Please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties.
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CONTACT: CONTACT: The IGB Group Bryan Degnan 646-673-9701 [email protected] Or The IGB Group Leon Berman 212-477-8438 [email protected]