Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners Receives NASDAQ Deficie...( CORAL GABLES Fla. May 22 /- Catalyst ...)

CORAL GABLES, Fla., May 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPRX) today announced that on May 19, 2009 it was advised by The NASDAQ Stock Market(R) that, based on the Company's stockholders equity as reported in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, the Company is no longer in compliance with the $10 million minimum stockholders' equity requirement for continued listing on the NASDAQ Global Market under NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5450(b)(1)(A). As of March 31, 2009, the Company's stockholders' equity was approximately $7.7 million. This notification has no immediate effect on the Company's listing on the NASDAQ Global Market or on the trading of the Company's common stock.

As provided in the rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market, the Company has until June 3, 2009 to provide The NASDAQ Stock Market with a plan to regain compliance with the NASDAQ Global Market continued listing requirements. If The NASDAQ Stock Market accepts the Company's plan, of which there can be no assurance, The NASDAQ Stock Market may grant the Company up to 105 days from May 19, 2009 to achieve and sustain compliance. If The NASDAQ Stock Market determines that the Company's plan is not sufficient to achieve and sustain compliance, it will provide written notice that the Company's common stock will be delisted from the NASDAQ Global Market. At such time, the Company may appeal NASDAQ's delisting determination to a NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel or may apply to list its common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market. The NASDAQ Capital Market is a continuous trading market that operates in the same manner as the NASDAQ Global Market. All companies whose securities are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market must meet certain financial requirements and adhere to NASDAQ's corporate governance standards.
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