Intrepid Potash Announces Receipt of NYSE Continued Listing Standard Notice


DENVER, CO, April 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intrepid Potash Inc. (NYSE:IPI) (“Intrepid” or the “Company”) today announced that on April 17, 2020, it received formal notice of non-compliance with the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) share price continued listing standards, which require a listed common stock to maintain a minimum average closing price of $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive days.

Under NYSE rules, Intrepid generally has six months following receipt of the notification to regain compliance with this continued listing standard and avoid delisting, subject to any extensions by NYSE. As required by NYSE rules, the Company will notify the NYSE within 10 business days of its intent to cure the share price deficiency. The Company can regain compliance at any time during the cure period if its common stock has a closing price of at least $1.00 per share on the last trading day of any calendar month during the cure period and an average closing price of at least $1.00 per share of common stock over the 30-trading-day period ending on the last trading day of that month. If both a $1.00 end-of-month trading price and a $1.00 average closing share price over the 30-trading-day period ending on the last day of the month are not achieved on any given month during the cure period, the NYSE will commence suspension and delisting procedures. The Company is in compliance with all other NYSE continued listing standard rules.

Subject to its compliance with other continued listing requirements, Intrepid’s common stock will continue to be listed and to trade on the NYSE during the cure period outlined above under the symbol “IPI” but will have an added designation of “.BC” to indicate the status of the common stock as below compliance. The current non-compliance with the NYSE listing standards does not affect Intrepid’s ongoing business operations or its U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reporting requirements, nor does it trigger any violation of the Company’s material debt obligations. The Company is considering all available options to regain compliance with the NYSE’s continued listing standards.

About Intrepid:

Intrepid is a diversified mineral company that delivers potassium, magnesium, sulfur, salt, and water products essential for customer success in agriculture, animal feed, and the oil and gas industry. Intrepid is the only U.S. producer of muriate of potash, which is applied as an essential nutrient for healthy crop development, utilized in several industrial applications, and used as an ingredient in animal feed. In addition, Intrepid produces a specialty fertilizer, Trio®, which delivers three key nutrients, potassium, magnesium, and sulfate, in a single particle. Intrepid also provides water, magnesium chloride, brine, and various oilfield products and services.
Intrepid serves diverse customers in markets where a logistical advantage exists and is a leader in the use of solar evaporation for potash production, resulting in lower cost and more environmentally friendly production. Intrepid's mineral production comes from three solar solution potash facilities and one conventional underground Trio® mine.

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Contact: 
Matt Preston, Vice President of Finance
Phone:  303-996-3048
Email: matt.preston@intrepidpotash.com