HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc. Receives NYSE Amex Notification Regarding Noncompliance

HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc. HQS announced today that it had received a notice from the NYSE Amex dated April 1, 2011 stating that the Company was not in compliance with certain continued listing standards of the NYSE Amex Company Guide. Specifically, the Company was not in compliance with standards set forth under Sections 134 and 1101 of the Exchange Company Guide since the Company has not yet filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. The Exchange notified the Company that pursuant to Section 1003(d) of the Company Guide, the Exchange was authorized to suspend and, unless prompt corrective action is taken, remove the Company's securities from the Exchange. Currently, the trading in the Company's securities has been halted.