Wave Systems Granted Extension to Achieve Compliance with NASDAQ Minimum Bid Price Requirement

LEE, MA--(Marketwired - Sep 22, 2015) - Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ: WAVX) today announced that on September 16, 2015, the Company was notified that the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel (the "Panel") had determined to grant the Company's request for an extension through January 12, 2016, to evidence compliance with the $1.00 minimum closing bid price requirement.

To achieve compliance, the Company must evidence a closing bid price of at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days on or before January 12, 2016. The Company is diligently working to evidence compliance with the terms of the Panel's decision, however, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to do so in a timely manner.

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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