Exhibit 99.1
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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
| Media Contact |
| Tony Robinson |
| TonyRob@Urban1.com |
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Urban One, Inc. Receives NASDAQ Notification
of Non-Compliance with Listing Rule 5250(c)(1)
SILVER SPRING, MD—May 24, 2023 – Today, Urban One, Inc. (NASDAQ: UONEK; UONE) (the “Company”), reported that it received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) on May 19, 2023 (the “Second Nasdaq Letter”) notifying the Company that it was not in compliance with requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Rule”) as a result of not having timely filed (i) its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2022 (the “2022 Form 10-K”) and (ii) its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2023 (the “Q1 2023 Form 10-Q” and, together with the 2022 Form 10-K, the “Delinquent Reports”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
This notification has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s common stock on the NASDAQ. However, if the Company fails to timely regain compliance with the Rule, the Company’s common stock will be subject to delisting from NASDAQ.
As previously disclosed, the Company received a notice from NASDAQ on April 3, 2023 (the “First Nasdaq Letter”), notifying the Company was not in compliance with the Rule due to its delay in filing the 2022 Form 10-K. On May 10, 2023, the Company filed a Form 12b-25 Notification of Late Filing with respect to its Q1 2023 Form 10-Q, triggering the Second Nasdaq Letter. In accordance with the Second Nasdaq Letter, the Company has until June 2, 2023, the time prescribed by the First Nasdaq Letter, to submit a plan to file both the Delinquent Reports or to submit a plan to regain compliance with respect to these Delinquent Reports. If Nasdaq accepts the Company’s plan, then Nasdaq may grant the Company up to 180 days from the prescribed due date, or September 27, 2023, for filing the Delinquent Reports to regain compliance. If NASDAQ does not accept the Company’s plan, then the Company will have the opportunity to appeal that decision to a Nasdaq Hearings Panel. The Company intends to submit its plan to regain compliance with respect to the Delinquent Reports on or before June 2, 2023.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The Company cautions you certain of the statements in this Form 8-K or in its press release may represent “forward-looking statements” as defined in Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements are based on assumptions believed by the Company to be reasonable and speak only as of the date on which such statements are made. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “will” or “estimate,” or the negative or other variations thereof or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events or circumstances arising after such date and cautions investors not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the statements based on a number of factors, including but not limited to the following: the extent of the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic or any other epidemic, disease outbreak, or public health emergency, including the duration, spread, severity, and any recurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the duration and scope of related