Empro Group Inc. Announces Receipt of Nasdaq Delisting Determination Notice

Selangor, Malaysia, July 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Empro Group Inc. (Nasdaq: EMPG) (“Empro Group” or the “Company”), a rising beauty and personal care brand headquartered in Malaysia, today announced that on July 16, 2026, the Company received a Staff Delisting Determination (the “Staff Determination”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”), notifying the Company that Nasdaq has determined to delist the Company’s securities pursuant to its discretionary authority contained in Nasdaq Listing Rule IM-5101-4. In addition, Nasdaq asserts that the Company’s delay in filing Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 serves as an independent basis for delisting under Listing Rule 5250(c)(1).

On October 8, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued an order suspending trading in the Company’s securities because of potential manipulation in the Company’s securities effectuated through recommendations made to investors by unknown persons via social media to purchase the securities of the Company (the SEC’s order can be found at https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/suspensions/2025/34-104166.pdf). Following this, Nasdaq halted trading in the Company’s securities and has now determined to delist the Company’s securities pursuant to its discretionary authority set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule IM-5101-4.