SEOUL, South Korea, May 27, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gravity Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq:GRVY) ("Gravity" or "Company") today announced that on May 26, 2015, the Company received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market stating that it has regained compliance with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market.
After the Company effected a 1-for-8 reverse split on May 11, 2015, NASDAQ has determined that for the last 10 consecutive business days, from May 11 to May 22, 2015, the closing bid price of the Company's American Depositary Shares("ADS") has been at US$ 1.00 per share or greater. Accordingly, the Company has regained compliance with Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) and this matter is now closed.
Background
The Company was notified by NASDAQ, on May 28, 2014, that it no longer satisfied the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing set forth in Nasdaq Stock Market Rule 5450(a)(1), as the bid price of the Company's ADS had closed for 30 consecutive business days below US$1.00 per ADS. In accordance with Nasdaq Stock Market Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company was granted a grace period of 180 calendar days, or until November 24, 2014, to regain compliance. Subsequently, the Company disclosed in a Current Report on Form 6-K dated November 25, 2014, that it received a positive determination from the Listing Qualifications department of The NASDAQ Stock Market, granting approval of the Company's request to transfer its listing to The NASDAQ Capital Market from The NASDAQ Global Market. As a result, the Company was granted its second grace period of 180 calendar days, or until May 26, 2015 to regain compliance with NASDAQ. The Company's Board of Directors approved a ratio change of its ADS to common share from four ADSs to one common share (4:1) to one ADS to two common shares (1:2) at a meeting held on April 22, 2015, effective as of the start of trading on Monday, May 11, 2015. The ratio change had the same effect as a 1-for-8 reverse split of its ADSs.
About GRAVITY Co., Ltd.
Based in Korea, Gravity is a developer and publisher of online and mobile games. Gravity's principal product, Ragnarok Online™, is a popular online game in many markets, including Japan and Thailand, and is currently commercially offered in 71 countries and markets. For more information about Gravity, please visit http://www.gravity.co.kr.
Forward-Looking Statements:
Certain statements in this press release may include, in addition to historical information, "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe-harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act 1995. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe" "project," or "continue" or the negative thereof or other similar words, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Investors should consider the information contained in our submissions and filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including our annual report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 on Form 20-F, together with such other documents that we may submit to or file with the SEC from time to time, on Form 6-K. The forward-looking statements speak only as of this press release and we assume no duty to update them to reflect new, changing or unanticipated events or circumstances.
CONTACT: Mr. Heung Gon Kim
Chief Financial Officer
Gravity Co., Ltd.
Email: kheung@gravity.co.kr
Ms. Ji Hee Kim
IR Manager
Gravity Co., Ltd.
Email: ircommunication@gravity.co.kr
Telephone: +82-2-2132-7800
