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Trading of Koss Corporation Stock Halts

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  Published in House and Home on Monday, December 21st 2009 at 9:10 GMT by Market Wire
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MILWAUKEE, WI--(Marketwire - December 21, 2009) - Koss Corporation (NASDAQ: [ KOSS ]), the U.S. based high-fidelity stereophone leader, requested today that NASDAQ immediately halt trading of its securities after discovering information regarding certain unauthorized transactions. The Board of Directors appointed a special committee of independent directors to lead an internal investigation involving the unauthorized transactions and determine the effect, if any, on Koss' financial statements. NASDAQ halted trading of Koss Corporation stock today. Law enforcement is also assisting Koss Corporation with this matter. Sujata Sachdeva, Vice President of Finance and Secretary of Koss Corporation, was placed on unpaid administrative leave pending the results of this investigation.

Koss Corporation markets a complete line of high-fidelity stereophones, speaker-phones, computer headsets, telecommunications headsets, active noise canceling stereophones, wireless stereophones, and compact disc recordings of American Symphony Orchestras on the Koss Classics label.

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