BEIJING, May 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Luokung Technology Corp. (NASDAQ: LKCO) (“Luokung” or the “Company”), a leading spatial-temporal intelligent big data services company and provider of interactive location-based services (“LBS”) and high-definition maps (“HD Maps”) in China, today announced that on May 2, 2024, the Company received an additional 180 calendar day extension (“Second Compliance Grace Period”) from Nasdaq’s Listing Qualifications Department to meet Nasdaq’s continuing listing requirements by maintaining a minimum bid price per share of $1.00 for a minimum of 10 consecutive trading days. The Company now has until October 28, 2024  to regain compliance.

Nasdaq's extension notice has no immediate effect on the continued listing status of the Company's ordinary shares on Nasdaq. If at any time before October 28, 2024 , the bid price of the Company’s ordinary shares closes at or above $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive trading days, the Company will regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules, and the matter will be closed.

The Company was first notified by Nasdaq of its failure to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive trading days under Nasdaq Listing Rules 5550(a)(2) and 5810(c)(3)(A) on November 3, 2023, and was given until May 1, 2024 to regain compliance.

If the Company does not meet the minimum bid requirement during the additional 180-day extension, Nasdaq will provide written notification to the Company that its ordinary shares will be subject to delisting. In addition, the Second Compliance Grace Period related exclusively to the bid price deficiency. The Company may be delisted during such period for failure to maintain compliance with any other listing requirements for which occurs during this period. At such time, the Company may appeal the delisting determination to a Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the "Panel"). The Company would remain listed pending the Panel's decision. There can be no assurance that if the Company does appeal a subsequent delisting determination, and that such appeal would be successful. 

ABOUT LUOKUNG TECHNOLOGY CORP.

Luokung Technology Corp. is a leading spatial-temporal intelligent big data services company, as well as a leading provider of LBS and HD Maps for various industries in China. Backed by its proprietary technologies and expertise in HD Maps and multi-sourced intelligent spatial-temporal big data, Luokung has established city-level and industry-level holographic spatial-temporal digital twin systems and actively serves industries including smart transportation (autonomous driving, smart highway and vehicle-road collaboration), natural resource asset management (carbon neutral and environmental protection remote sensing data service), and LBS smart industry applications (mobile Internet LBS, smart travel, smart logistics, new infrastructure, smart cities, emergency rescue, among others). The Company routinely provides important updates on its website: https://www.luokung.com.

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CONTACT:

The Company:
Mr. Jian Zhang
Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +86-10-6506-5217
Email: ir@luokung.com