AirNet Received Nasdaq Notification Letter Regarding Stockholders' Equity Deficiency

BEIJING, May 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AirNet Technology Inc. ("AirNet" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:ANTE), today announced that on May 13, 2025, the Company received a notification letter from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") notifying the Company that it is no longer in compliance with the requirement of maintaining a minimum of $2,500,000 in stockholders' equity for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) based on the Company's reported stockholders' equity in its Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2024, which is below the foregoing requirement of minimum stockholders' equity. In addition, the Company does not currently meet the alternative standards of compliance from its market value of listed securities or net income from continuing operations.

The notification received has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company's American depositary shares on Nasdaq. Nasdaq has provided the Company with 45 calendar days, or until June 27, 2025, to submit a plan to regain compliance with the minimum stockholders' equity standard. The Company will be working with its advisors to submit a plan of compliance, that if accepted by Nasdaq, can grant an extension of up to 180 calendar days from the date of the notification letter.

The Company, by filing this press release, discloses its receipt of the notification from Nasdaq in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5815(a).

Forward-Looking Statement

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This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Company's securities, nor shall such securities be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of any of the Company's securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.

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AirNet Technology Inc.

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