Pyxis Tankers Regains Compliance with NASDAQ's Minimum Closing Bid Price Rule
Maroussi, Greece, March 14, 2016 - Pyxis Tankers Inc. (NASDAQ Cap Mkts: PXS), an emerging growth pure play product tanker company, today announced that it regained compliance with the NASDAQ's continued listing requirements regarding the minimum closing bid price.
We received a written notification from The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. on March 11, 2016 stating that the closing bid price of our shares has been $1.00 per share or higher for the last ten consecutive trading days, from February 26 to March 10, 2016. Accordingly, we are again in compliance with the exchange's minimum closing bid price rule (Marketplace Rule 5550(a)(2)) and this matter is closed.
Henry Williams, our Chief Financial Officer, commented, "We are pleased that we regained compliance so quickly with Nasdaq's minimum closing bid price rule. We believe that the recent release of our solid results for the year end 2015 contributed to that positive result. We plan to continue to emphasize how our specific sector of shipping, product tankers, is performing significantly better than many other sectors, and that we believe that Pyxis' operating platform is comparable to or better than many of our publicly-listed product tanker peers."
About Pyxis Tankers Inc.
We own a modern fleet of six tankers engaged in seaborne transportation of refined petroleum products and other bulk liquids. We are focused on growing our fleet of medium range product tankers, which provide operational flexibility and enhanced earnings potential due to their "eco" features and modifications. We are well positioned to opportunistically expand and maximize our fleet due to competitive cost structure, strong customer relationships and experienced management team, whose interests are aligned with those of our shareholders.
Forward Looking Statements.
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Company:
Pyxis Tankers Inc.
59 K. Karamanli Street
Maroussi 15125 Greece
Visit our website http://www.pyxistankers.com.
Company Contacts:
Henry Williams
Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +30 (210) 638 0200 / +1 (516) 455-0106
Email: hwilliams@pyxistankers.com
Antonios C. Backos
Senior VP for Corporate Development & General Counsel
Tel: +30 (210) 638-0100
Email: abackos@pyxistankers.com
Source: Pyxis Tankers Inc.