Wave Systems Announces Receipt of NASDAQ Notice of Non-Compliance

LEE, MA--(Marketwired - Jul 17, 2015) - Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ: WAVX) today announced that, by letter dated July 16, 2015, the Listing Qualifications Staff of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC notified the Company that, based upon its continued non-compliance with the minimum $1.00 bid price requirement, as set forth in NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), as of July 14, 2015, the Company's common shares would be subject to delisting from NASDAQ effective July 27, 2015 unless the Company submits a request for a hearing before the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel (the "Panel").

The Company is considering its options with respect to a plan to regain and sustain compliance with the applicable NASDAQ listing criteria and the presentation of such plan at a hearing before the Panel. The Company's common shares would remain listed on NASDAQ pending any such hearing and until the expiration of any extension granted by the Panel following the hearing. There can be no assurance that the Panel would grant the Company's request for continued listing on NASDAQ.

About Wave Systems
Wave Systems Corp. reduces the complexity, cost and uncertainty of authentication and data protection by starting inside the device. Unlike other vendors who try to secure information by adding layers of software for security, Wave leverages the security capabilities built directly into endpoint computing platforms themselves. Wave is a leading expert in this growing trend and is leading the way with first-to-market solutions and helped shape standards through its board seat on the Trusted Computing Group.

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