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PetroQuest Gets NYSE Warning as Market Cap Falls

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   |    Monday,June 19,2017

[Summary: PetroQuest Energy, Inc. received notice from NYSE Regulation that it is not in compliance with the continued listing standards set forth in Section 802.01B of the Listed Company Manual of the NYSE because the Company's average global market capitalization fell below $50 million over a trailing consecutive 30 trading-day period and its last reported stockholders' equity was less than $50 million.]

LAFAYETTE, La., June 16, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PetroQuest Energy, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE:PQ) announced that it received notice from NYSE Regulation that it is not in compliance with the continued listing standards set forth in Section 802.01B of the Listed Company Manual of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "NYSE") because the Company's average global market capitalization fell below $50 million over a trailing consecutive 30 trading-day period and its last reported stockholders' equity was less than $50 million. As required by the NYSE, the Company will notify the NYSE within ten business days of its intent to cure the deficiency and return to compliance with the NYSE continued listing requirements. 

In accordance with NYSE procedures, the Company has 45 days from the receipt of the notice to submit a business plan to the NYSE demonstrating how it intends to regain compliance with the continued listing standards set forth in Section 802.01B of the Listed Company Manual. The Company intends to develop and submit such a business plan within the required time frame and will continue to work with the NYSE to attempt to comply with all continued listing standards. Assuming that the NYSE accepts the plan, the Company will be subject to quarterly monitoring for compliance with the business plan and the Company's common stock will continue to trade on the NYSE, subject to the Company's compliance with other NYSE continued listing requirements.

If the Company's common stock ultimately were to be delisted for any reason, it could negatively impact the Company by (i) reducing the liquidity and market price of the Company's common stock; (ii) reducing the number of investors willing to hold or acquire the Company's common stock, which could negatively impact the Company's ability to raise equity financing; (iii) limiting the Company's ability to use a registration statement to offer and sell freely tradable securities, thereby preventing the Company from accessing the public capital markets; and (iv) impairing the Company's ability to provide equity incentives to its employees.