GWG Holdings Receives Nasdaq Notification of Non-Compliance with Listing Rule 5250(c)(1)

DALLAS, April 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GWG Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq GWGH) (the "Company"), a financial services firm based in Dallas, Texas, today announced that it received a letter (the "Letter") from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") notifying the Company that it was not in compliance with requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) as a result of not having timely filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

The Letter has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of GWGH's common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The Letter states that the company is required to submit a plan to regain compliance with Rule 5250(c)(1) within 60 calendar days from the date of the Letter. If the plan is accepted by Nasdaq, then Nasdaq can grant the company up to 180 calendar days from the due date of the Form 10-K to regain compliance.

About GWG Holdings, Inc.

GWG Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:GWGH) is an innovative financial services firm based in Dallas, Texas. Through GWGH's subsidiary, GWG Life, LLC, GWGH owns and manages a diverse portfolio of life insurance policies that, as of September 30, 2021, included $1.8 billion in face value of life insurance policy benefits.

For more information about GWG Holdings, email [email protected] or visit www.gwgh.com.

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Media Contact:

Dan Callahan

Director of Communication

GWG Holdings, Inc.

(612) 787-5744

[email protected]