Bonso Electronics Int’l to voluntarily delist its common stock from Nasdaq

Bonso Electronics International announced that it will voluntarily delist its common stock from The Nasdaq Stock Market and, based upon ownership of its shares by fewer than 300 holders of record, deregister its common stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and suspend its public reporting obligations. The Company’s Chairman, Anthony So stated, “We undertook a thorough and thoughtful review of our cost structure, including costs associated with being a Nasdaq listed and SEC reporting company. Our Board of Directors concluded that the benefits to the Company and its stockholders of continued Nasdaq listing and SEC reporting did not justify the costs of maintaining that listing and continuing to publicly report. The Board’s decision to delist and deregister its securities was made after careful and thorough consideration of the advantages and disadvantages of continuing registration and the continuing costs and demands on management time arising from compliance with SEC and other regulatory requirements. Bonso is eligible to deregister its securities because it has fewer than 300 holders of record. The Board of Directors believes the accounting, legal and administrative savings associated with delisting and deregistration, both in terms of cost and in time, are in the best interests of shareholders and BNSO. For BNSO’s size and the thinly traded nature of its stock, the Board believes the financial and management burden is disproportionate to the benefits of maintaining both its listing and its registered status. For these reasons, our Board voted unanimously to voluntarily delist from Nasdaq and deregister under the Exchange Act.”