SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 2006--Affymetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFX) announced it will request a hearing before the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel (the “Panel”) in response to the receipt of a NASDAQ Staff Determination letter today indicating that the Company is not in compliance with the filing requirements for continued listing as set forth in Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14). As anticipated, the letter was issued in accordance with NASDAQ procedures due to the delayed filing of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. Pending a decision by the Panel, Affymetrix shares will remain listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market.
