REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.P. Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: APPA), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today reported that on May 9, 2007, the Company was advised by the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Department that NASDAQ is reviewing the Company’s eligibility for continued listing on The NASDAQ Global Market as the Company does not comply with the NASDAQ’s minimum $10 million stockholders’ equity requirement set forth in Marketplace Rule 4450(a)(3). To facilitate the review, the Company has been asked to provide on or before May 24, 2007 a specific plan and timeframe to achieve and sustain compliance with all NASDAQ Global Market listing requirements.