Alberton Acquisition Corporation receives further Nasdaq extension to complete merger with SolarMax Technology, Inc.

New York, March 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On March 3, 2022, Alberton Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) received notice from the Nasdaq Office of General Counsel that a Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) had granted the Company’s request to continue its listing on Nasdaq through April 26, 2022 (the “Extended Date”). As previously disclosed, in December 2021, the Company attended a hearing before the Panel, at which it presented its plan to regain compliance with Nasdaq IM-5101-2, which requires that a special purpose acquisition company must complete one or more business combinations within 36 months of the effectiveness of its initial public offering registration statement; and demonstrate compliance with all initial listing standards required by the Nasdaq. Following the hearing, and as disclosed on January 5, 2022, the Panel granted the Company’s request for an extension to regain compliance by the original March 14, 2022 (the “Original Extended Date”). On February 28, 2022, the Company submitted a request for additional extension as a result of the need for additional time to prepare and include the audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 for the Company and SolarMax in the S-4, which request was granted by the Panel on March 3, 2022. The Panel’s decision is subject to certain conditions, including that the Company will have completed its previously announced proposed business combination (the “Business Combination”) with SolarMax Technology, Inc. (“SolarMax”) on or before April 26, 2022, the Extended Date, and that the combined company will have demonstrated compliance with all applicable requirements for initial listing on Nasdaq. The Panel stated that April 26, 2022 represents the full extent of the Panel’s discretion to grant continued listing while the Company is non-compliant. As a result, if the merger is not completed and the Company does not demonstrate compliance with the applicable Nasdaq listing requirements by April 26, 2022, the Panel will issue a final delist determination and the Company will be suspended from trading on Nasdaq.