Kingtone Wirelessinfo Solution Holding Ltd Announces Director Resignation

XI'AN, China, July 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Kingtone Wirelessinfo Solution Holding Ltd ("Kingtone" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: KONE), a China-based software and solutions developer focused on wirelessly enabling businesses and government agencies to more efficiently manage their operations, today announced the resignation of Yiru Shi from its Board of Directors, effective July 11, 2011. Ms. Shi was Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Compensation Committee. The Company would like to thank Ms. Shi for her efforts and contributions during the period she served as a director of the Company and wishes her well in her future endeavors. As previously disclosed in a Form 6-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on June 29, 2011, Mr. James Fong resigned as an independent director of the Company effective June 24, 2011. As a result of the resignation of Ms. Shi, the Company now has two vacancies on its board of directors.

On July 13, 2011, further to the Company's receipt of the Nasdaq Staff Deficiency Letter arising from Mr. Fong's resignation as the Company reported in the Form 6-K filed with the Commission on July 7, 2011, after the Company informed Nasdaq of Ms. Shi's departure, the Company received a Nasdaq Staff Deficiency Letter indicating that the Company fails to comply with the majority board independence and audit committee composition requirements for continued listing set forth in Listing Rules 5605(b)(1) and 5605(c)(2), which require that each listed company maintain a board of directors comprised of a majority of independent directors and an audit committee consisting of at least three independent directors, respectively. In the deficiency letter, Nasdaq provided the Company 45 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance. If the plan is accepted, the Company can be granted an extension of up to 180 calendar days from the date of the deficiency letter to evidence compliance.

About Kingtone Wirelessinfo Solution Holding Ltd

Kingtone Wirelessinfo Solution Holding Ltd (Nasdaq: KONE - News) is a China-based software and solutions developer focused on wirelessly enabling businesses and government agencies to more efficiently manage their operations. The Company's products, known as mobile enterprise solutions, extend a company's or enterprise's information technology systems to include mobile participants. The Company develops and implements mobile enterprise solutions for customers in a broad variety of sectors and industries, to improve efficiencies by enabling information management in wireless environments. At the core of its many diverse packaged solutions is proprietary middleware that enables wireless interactivity across many protocols, devices and platforms.

For more information, please visit Kingtone's website at http: www.kingtoneinfo.com. The Company routinely posts important information on its website.

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For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
Chief Financial Officer Assistant
Yao Ti
Tel:  +86-29-8826-6383
Email: [email protected]

SOURCE Kingtone Wirelessinfo Solution Holding Ltd.

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