http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/200607/270663_NorthwestPipeCompanylogo.jpghttp://at.marketwire.com/accesstracking/AccessTrackingLogServlet?PrId=875739&ProfileId=051205&sourceType=1VANCOUVER, WA -- (Marketwire) -- 04/17/12 -- Northwest Pipe Company (NASDAQ: NWPX) today announced that it has received a letter from the Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") stating that Nasdaq has extended until April 30, 2012 the date by which the Company must regain compliance with Nasdaq's listing rules by filing its delinquent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 (the "Delinquent Reports"). Nasdaq had previously granted the Company an exception from its listing rules until April 16, 2012 to file the Delinquent Reports. If the Company does not file the Delinquent Reports by April 30, 2012, Nasdaq will provide written notification that the Company's securities will be delisted. At that time, the Company would be permitted to appeal the Nasdaq staff's delisting determination to a Hearings Panel.
About Northwest Pipe Company
Northwest Pipe Company manufactures welded steel pipe and other products in two business groups. Its Water Transmission Group is the leading supplier of large diameter, high-pressure steel pipe products that are used primarily for water infrastructure in North America. Its Tubular Products Group manufactures smaller diameter steel pipe for a wide range of products including energy, construction, agriculture and industrial systems. The Company is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington and has ten manufacturing facilities across the United States and Mexico.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our business, management's beliefs, and assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of important factors.