Charlotte, N.C., June 26, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akoustis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKTS) (“Akoustis” or the “Company”), a manufacturer of patented, single-crystal BulkONE®
bulk acoustic wave (BAW) high-band RF filters for mobile, Wi-Fi and other wireless applications, announced today
that the Company has been added to the Russell 2000®, the Russell 3000®,
and the Russell Microcap® Index at the conclusion of the Russell US Indexes annual reconstitution
which took effect after the US market closed on June 23, 2017.
Akoustis CEO, Jeff Shealy, commented, “Being added to the Russell 2000® Index provides
increased visibility and stature within the investment community. It is a great compliment to our uplisting to NASDAQ earlier this
year.”
The Russell 3000® Index measures the performance of the largest 3,000 U.S. companies, representing approximately
98% of the investable U.S. equity market. The Russell 2000® Index measures performance of the small-cap segment of
the U.S. equity market and is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index, representing approximately 10% of the total
market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. Membership in the Russell 2000®Index results in
automatic inclusion in the appropriate growth and style indexes.
Russell Indexes are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for index funds and as benchmarks for active
investment strategies. Approximately $8.5 trillion in assets are benchmarked to or invested in products based on the Russell U.S.
Indexes. Russell Indexes are provided by FTSE Russell, a leading global index provider. For more information, visit: https://www.ftserussell.com/research-insights/russell-reconstitution.
Akoustis is pioneering next-generation material science to address the market requirements for improved RF filters - targeting
higher bandwidth, higher operating frequencies and higher output power compared to incumbent polycrystalline BAW technology
deployed today. Superior performance is driven by the significant advances of high-purity, single-crystal piezoelectric materials
and the resonator-filter process technology. The advanced material properties drive electro-mechanical coupling, which
translates to wide filter bandwidth. High-band RF filters are achieved by leveraging the Company’s high-sound velocity,
single-crystal piezoelectric materials. These single-crystal piezoelectric materials offer high-thermal conductivity along the
path of heat flow, enabling high-power handling capability of the RF filter.
About Akoustis
Akoustis® (http://www.akoustis.com) is a high-tech RF filter solutions company that designs and
manufactures its unique, patented BulkONE® technology to produce single-crystal bulk acoustic wave (BAW) RF filters for mobile and
other wireless markets, which facilitate signal acquisition and accelerate band performance between the antenna and digital back
end. Its BulkONE® technology will service the fast growing multi-billion dollar market of device OEMs, network providers, and
consumers to diminish Front End phone heat, battery drain and signal loss -- all considered to be directly related to current RF
polycrystalline filter technologies' limitations. Akoustis’ capital-efficient business model leverages new and existing
investments in manufacturing infrastructure within the semiconductor industry. Akoustis® is located in the Piedmont
technology corridor between Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not descriptions of historical facts are forward-looking statements, which are based
on management’s current expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. In some cases, you can identify
forward-looking statements by terminology, including “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,”
“intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “should,” “will,” “would” or the negative of these terms or other comparable
terminology. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated include, without
limitation,
- risks relating to the results of our research and development activities, including uncertainties relating to semiconductor
process manufacturing;
- the early stage of our BulkONE® technology presently under development;
- our need for substantial additional funds in order to continue our operations and the uncertainty of whether we will be able
to obtain the funding we need;
- our ability to retain or hire key scientific, engineering or management personnel; our ability to protect our intellectual
property rights that are valuable to our business, including patent and other intellectual property rights;
- our dependence on third-party manufacturers, suppliers, research organizations, testing laboratories and other potential
collaborators;
- our planned acquisition of STC-MEMS, and such acquisition may not close, could disrupt our business, may not be successfully
integrated, and we may not be able to operate it profitably or realize the benefits of the acquired business within expected
timeframes or at all;
- our ability to successfully market and sell our technologies;
- the size and growth of the potential markets for any of our technologies, and the rate and degree of market acceptance of any
of our technologies;
- competition in our industry; and
- regulatory developments in the U.S. and foreign countries.
In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking statements regarding future events and circumstances
discussed in this press release may not occur, and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or
implied in the forward-looking statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future
events. The forward-looking statements included in this presentation speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as
required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly or privately any forward-looking statements for any reason after the
date of this presentation to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations. The materials do not
constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of any offer to buy, any securities of Akoustis, or any other entity
whatsoever. Any representation to the contrary by any party should be ignored.
Akoustis Contact Information:
COMPANY:
Dave Aichele
Akoustis Technologies, Inc.
VP of Business Development
704-997-5735, ext. 106
daichele@akoustis.com
INVESTORS:
The Del Mar Consulting Group, Inc.
Robert B. Prag, President
858-794-9500
bprag@delmarconsulting.com
