Nasdaq Halts Trading of HPL Technologies, Inc.

New York, NY—  The Nasdaq Stock Market^® announced that trading was halted in HPL Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HPLA), today at 8:26 a.m., Eastern Time, for "additional information requested" from the company at a last price of $14.10. Trading will remain halted until HPL Technologies, Inc. has fully satisfied Nasdaq's request for additional information.

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