Onstream Media Regains NASDAQ Compliance Company Has Received Correspondence from NASDAQ Confirming Continued Listing Following 2008/2009 Annual Shareholder Meeting Held February 27, 2009 POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – March 3, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Onstream Media Corporation ( OTC: ONSM), an online service provider of live and on-demand internet video, today announced that it received a letter on March 2, 2009 from the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC ("NASDAQ") stating that the Company was in compliance with all NASDAQ continued listing standards as of that date. Further, the letter stated that NASDAQ had determined to continue the listing of Onstream's securities on the NASDAQ Capital Market. Pursuant to the Company's receipt of an October 1, 2008 letter from NASDAQ stating that the Company's common stock was subject to delisting since it failed to hold the required annual shareholder meeting by September 30, 2008, the Company attended a November 20, 2008 hearing with the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel (the "Panel"). Pursuant to that hearing, on December 22, 2008, the Panel rendered a decision granting the Company's request that its securities continue to be listed on NASDAQ, provided that it hold its annual shareholder meeting on or before February 28, 2009. The Company held its combined 2008 and 2009 annual shareholder meeting on February 27, 2009 and the March 2, 2009 NASDAQ letter confirmed that this resulted in the Company's compliance with the Panel's December 22 decision. The Company received a letter from NASDAQ dated January 4, 2008 indicating that the Company's was not in compliance with the Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4) (the "Rule") as a result of the bid price of Onstream Media Corporation common stock closing below $1.00 per share for the preceding 30 consecutive business days. The letter advised the Company that it had 180 calendar days, or until July 2, 2008, to regain compliance with the rule. On July 3, 2008, the Company received a letter from NASDAQ stating that the Company was not considered compliant with the Rule as of that date, but because the Company met all other initial listing criteria for the NASDAQ Capital Market, it was granted an additional 180 calendar days, or until December 30, 2008, to regain compliance with the Rule. On October 22, 2008, the Company received a letter from NASDAQ stating that NASDAQ had recently suspended enforcement of the bid price listing requirement through January 19, 2009, which on December 19, 2008 was extended to April 20, 2009. As a result, all companies presently in a bid price compliance period will remain at the same stage of the process they were when the NASDAQ announced the suspension and will not be subject to delisting for that concern, and accordingly the Company will have until at least July 6, 2009 to regain compliance with this requirement. The Company might be considered compliant with the Rule, subject to the NASDAQ staff's discretion, if Onstream's common stock closes at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days before the July 6, 2009 deadline. About Onstream Media: Onstream Media Corporation ( OTC: ONSM) is an online service provider of live and on-demand internet video, corporate web communications and content management applications. Onstream Media's pioneering Digital Media Services Platform (DMSP) provides customers with cost effective tools for encoding, managing, indexing, and publishing content via the Internet. The DMSP provides our clients with intelligent delivery and syndication of video advertising, and supports pay-per-view for online video and other rich media assets. The DMSP also provides an efficient workflow for transcoding and publishing user- generated content in combination with social networks and online video classifieds, utilizing Onstream Media's Auction VideoT (patent pending) technology. In addition, Onstream Media provides live and on-demand webcasting, webinars, web and audio conferencing services. In fact, almost half of the Fortune 1000 companies and 78% of the Fortune 100 CEOs and CFOs have used Onstream Media's services. Select Onstream Media customers include: AAA, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, Bonnier Corporation, Dell, Deutsche Bank, Disney, National Press Club, NHL, MGM, PR Newswire, BT Conferencing, Shareholder.com , and the U.S. Government. Onstream Media's strategic relationships include Akamai, Adobe, eBay, FiveAcross/Cisco and Qwest. For more information, visit Onstream Media at www.onstreammedia.com or call 954-917-6655. Onstream Media: Investor Relations: Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
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