Lianluo Smart Announces Receipt of Nasdaq Non-compliance of Stockholders' Equity Notification

BEIJING,Jan. 6,2020 -- Lianluo Smart Limited (the "Company") announced today that it has received a letter from the staff (the "Staff") of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") on January 2,2020,providing notification that the Company no longer complies with the minimum of $2.5 million in stockholders' equity for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq's Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) and that the Company also does not comply with either of the two alternative standards of Listing Rule 5550(b),the market value standard and the net income standard.

The notification of noncompliance has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company's common shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market. In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rules,the Company has 45 calendar days following the date of the notification,or no later than February 17,to submit a plan to regain compliance with Nasdaq's applicable listing standards. If the plan is accepted by Nasdaq,the Company will have 180 calendar days from the date of the notification to evidence compliance with an applicable listing standard. If Nasdaq does not accept our plan,we will have the opportunity to appeal that decision to a Hearings Panel of Nasdaq.

The Company intends to monitor the market conditions of its listed securities and the other requirements under the Nasdaq listing standards and may,if appropriate,consider implementing available options to regain compliance under the Nasdaq Listing Rules.

About Lianluo Smart Limited

Lianluo Smart Limited (Nasdaq: LLIT) is a professional smart service and products provider,which designs,develops and markets its own branded medical products and medical components in China. The Company's business is divided into four business sectors: medical wearable devices,smart devices,smart ecosystem platform and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome ("OSAS") service.

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