Flanders Corporation Joins OTCQX

NEW YORK, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pink OTC Markets Inc. (Pink Sheets: PINK), the leading electronic inter-dealer quotation system, trading technology and financial information provider for Over-the-Counter (OTC) securities, today announced that Flanders Corporation (OTCQX: FLDR), a leading air filtration products manufacturer, is now trading on OTCQX®.

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Flanders Corp. began trading today on the OTC market's highest tier, OTCQX U.S. Premier. Investors can find current financial disclosure and real-time Level 2 quotes for the company on www.otcqx.com and www.pinksheets.com.

"Flanders Corporation has chosen to remain investor focused as they transition from NASDAQ to trade on OTCQX, which allows them to continue to provide superior information and transparent trading on a quality controlled listing platform," said R. Cromwell Coulson, Chairman and CEO of Pink OTC Markets.  "With OTCQX, Flanders can continue to trade on a respected market tier while providing credible disclosure through a process customized for smaller companies."

B. Riley & Co., LLC will serve as Flanders Corporation's Investment Bank Designated Advisor for Disclosure ("DAD") on OTCQX, responsible for providing guidance on listing requirements. "B. Riley is focused on helping companies, like Flanders, that are proactive in maintaining good corporate governance and are sensitive to shareholder needs for transparency," said Bryant Riley, Chairman of B. Riley. "We look forward to working as an advisor to Flanders."

About Flanders Corp.

(OTCQX: FLDR) Originally founded in 1950 in Flanders, New York, today Flanders Corporation headquartered in Washington, North Carolina; designs, manufacturers and markets the highest quality filter, Cleanroom and containment filtration systems necessary to filter and contain airborne contaminants. Flanders is a $225 million producer and marketer of air filtration products and equipment. With 12 active operating facilities and 2,200 employees worldwide, we boast the broadest product offering of any company in our industry. For more about Flanders Corp., visit www.flanderscorp.com.

About OTCQX

The OTCQX marketplace is the premier tier of the U.S. Over-the-Counter market.  Investor-focused companies use the quality controlled OTCQX listing platform to offer investors transparent trading, superior information, and easy access through their regulated U.S. broker-dealers. The innovative OTCQX platform offers companies and their shareholders a level of marketplace services formerly available only on a U.S. exchange.  For more about OTCQX, visit www.otcqx.com.

About Pink OTC Markets Inc.

Pink OTC Markets Inc. (Pink Sheets: PINK) is a financial information and technology services company that operates the leading electronic quotation and trading system in the Over-the-Counter, or OTC, securities market. The OTCQX and Pink Sheets® marketplaces that we operate constitute, by dollar volume, the third largest U.S. liquidity pool for trading public company shares, after The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. and The New York Stock Exchange. Our technology platform provides a comprehensive suite of information products and trading services for OTC market participants. Our products and services promote market transparency, improve price discovery, facilitate regulatory compliance, and increase the quality of issuer disclosure, to the benefit of all OTC market participants. To learn more about how Pink OTC Markets' products and services make the OTC marketplace more transparent, informed, and efficient, please visit our websites at www.pinkotc.com, www.pinksheets.com and www.otcqx.com or contact us at [e-mail].

Pink OTC Markets is headquartered in New York City.

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