CONTACT: Marianne V. Pastor (703) 335-7800 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Williams Industries, Inc. - ------------------------- Receipt of NASDAQ Notice - ------------------------ Manassas, VA. --- May 18, 2007 --- Williams Industries, Inc., trading symbol "WMSI", today announced the receipt of a letter from NASDAQ Listing Qualifications, stating that the company would be delisted from the NASDAQ stock market at the opening of business on May 23, 2007 if certain fees were not paid. Williams Industries, with the written approval of the NASDAQ Compliance Department, had already voluntarily delisted its stock from the NASDAQ and the stock, as of May 16, is trading on the OTC. The company is in compliance with SEC regulations and has filed all required SEC reports in a timely fashion. The company considers the recent letter from the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications' section to be part of a billing dispute. For additional information, call the company's investor relation's office at (703) 335-7800.