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Stock Exchange Will Continue Nephros's Listing
YORK -November 20, 2006 - Nephros, Inc. (AMEX:NEP)
announced that the staff of the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) has reviewed
Company's plan of compliance to meet the AMEX's continued listing standards and
will continue the Company's listing while the Company seeks to regain compliance
with the continued listing standards during the period ending January 17, 2008.
During the plan period, the Company must continue to provide the AMEX staff
updates regarding initiatives set forth in its plan of compliance. The Company
will be subject to periodic review by the AMEX staff during the plan period.
the Company is not in compliance with the continued listing standards at January
17, 2008 or the Company does not make progress consistent with the plan during
the plan period, then the AMEX may initiate immediate delisting
Company has received notices from AMEX that it is not in compliance with certain
conditions of the continued listing standards of Section 1003 of the AMEX
Company Guide. Specifically, AMEX noted the Company's failure to comply with
Section 1003(a)(i) of the AMEX Company Guide relating to shareholders' equity of
less than $2,000,000 and losses from continuing operations and/or net losses
two out of its three most recent fiscal years; Section 1003(a)(ii) of the AMEX
Company Guide relating to shareholders' equity of less than $4,000,000 and
losses from continuing operations and/or net losses in three out of its four
most recent fiscal years; and Section 1003(a)(iii) of the AMEX Company Guide
relating to shareholders' equity of less than $6,000,000 and losses from
continuing operations and/or net losses in its five most recent fiscal
Inc., headquartered in New York, is a medical device company developing and
marketing products designed to improve the quality of life for the End-Stage
Renal Disease (ESRD) patient, while addressing the critical financial and
clinical needs of the care provider. ESRD is a disease state characterized
the irreversible loss of kidney function. Nephros believes that its products,
particularly its Mid-Dilution Hemodiafiltration therapy, are designed to
a range of harmful substances more effectively, and more cost-effectively,
existing ESRD treatment methods; particularly with respect to substances
collectively as "middle molecules," due to their molecular weight, that have
been found to contribute to such conditions as dialysis related amyloidosis,
carpal tunnel syndrome, degenerative bone disease and ultimately, to mortality
in the ESRD patient.
also markets a line of water filtration products, the Dual Stage Ultrafilter
(DSU). The Company's patented dual stage cold sterilization ultrafilter has the
capability to filter out bacteria and, due to its exceptional filtration
filter out many viruses and parasites. The Company considers the DSU a
significant breakthrough in providing affordable and reliable water filtration.
The DSU is based on Nephros's proprietary water filtration technology originally
designed for medical use in its H2H machine, and is a complimentary product
to the Company's main focus, the End Stage Renal Disease therapy
information on Nephros please visit the Company's website, www.nephros.com.
release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Such statements
may include statements regarding the efficacy and intended use of Nephros's
technologies under development, the timelines for bringing such products to
market and the availability of funding sources for continued development of
products and other statements that are not historical facts, including
statements which may be preceded by the words "intends," "may," "will," "plans,"
"expects," "anticipates," "projects," "predicts," "estimates," "aims,"
"believes," "hopes," "potential" or similar words. For such statements, Nephros
claims the protection of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
statements are not guarantees of future performance, are based on certain
assumptions and are subject to various known and unknown risks and
uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of Nephros. Actual results
may differ materially from the expectations contained in the forward-looking
statements. Factors that may cause such differences include the risks that:
products that appeared promising to Nephros in research or clinical trials
not demonstrate anticipated efficacy, safety or cost savings in subsequent
pre-clinical or clinical trials; (ii) Nephros may not obtain appropriate or
necessary governmental approvals to achieve its business plan or effectively
market its products; (iii) product orders may be cancelled, patients currently
using Nephros's products may cease to do so and patients expected to begin using
Nephros's products may not; (iv) Nephros's technology and products may not be
accepted in current or future target markets, which could lead to the failure
achieve market penetration of Nephros's products; (v) Nephros may not be able to
sell its ESRD or water filtration products at competitive prices or profitably;
(vi) Nephros may not be able to satisfy its debt obligations when they become
due and payable; (vii) Nephros may not be able to build key relationships with
physicians, clinical groups and government agencies, pursue or increase sales
opportunities in Europe or elsewhere, or be the first to introduce
hemodiafiltration therapy in the United States; (viii) Nephros may not be able
to secure or enforce adequate legal protection, including patent protection,
its products; and (ix) Nephros
may be unable to show progress consistent with its plan of compliance to meet
the American Stock Exchange's continued listing standards or may be otherwise
unable to timely regain compliance with the AMEX listing standards.
detailed information about Nephros and the risk factors that may affect the
realization of forward-looking statements is set forth in Nephros's filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Nephros's Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB filed with the SEC for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005
its Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed with the SEC for the fiscal quarter
ended September 30, 2006. Investors and security holders are urged to read
documents free of charge on the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. Nephros does not
undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.