Vasogen Complies with NASDAQ Marketplace Rule ...( MISSISSAUGA ON Jan. 20 / Vasogen Inc....)

MISSISSAUGA, ON, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Vasogen Inc. (NASDAQ: VSGN; TSX:VAS) today announced that it received a Nasdaq Staff Deficiency Letter on January 13, 2009, indicating that it no longer complies with Nasdaq's independent director requirement as set forth in Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4350(c)(1) (the "Rule"). The letter was a result of the resignation of a Director, which was announced publicly in a January 6, 2009 press release. Following the receipt of the letter, the Company informed the Nasdaq that it was availing itself of the Foreign Private Issuer Exemption afforded in Marketplace Rule 4350(a)(1) with respect to the Rule, and as a result, on January 15, 2009, the Company received correspondence from the Nasdaq indicating that it complies with the Rule and that the matter is now closed. Nasdaq regulations require the Company to issue a press release to disclose such matters.

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