KISSIMMEE, Fla., Oct. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ECD Automotive Design, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECDA), the (“ECD” or the “Company”), the world’s largest Land Rover and Jaguar restoration company known for its custom luxury builds, including bespoke Defenders, Range Rovers, Jaguar E-Types, Ford Mustangs and Toyota FJs, today announced that it received written notice from Nasdaq on October 10, 2025, confirming that the Company regained compliance with the minimum bid price requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2).

As required by the Nasdaq Hearings Panel decision for continued listing on the exchange dated September 16, 2025, the Company evidenced a closing bid price of at least $1.00 per share for the 16-consecutive business day period ending October 9, 2025. ECD shares closed at approximately $2.72 per share on October 10, 2025.

Scott Wallace, CEO and Co-Founder of ECD commented, “We are pleased to have met this requirement, which supports ECD’s continued listing on Nasdaq and provides the ongoing tradability and liquidity of our shares for investors.”

The Company continues to work toward meeting the remaining continued listing condition outlined in the Panel’s September 16, 2025 decision, which requires compliance with Nasdaq’s equity standard by January 7, 2026.

About ECD Auto Design

ECD, a public company trading under ECDA on the Nasdaq, is a creator of restored luxury vehicles that combines classic English beauty with modern performance. Currently, ECD restores Land Rover Defenders, Land Rover Series IIA, the Range Rover Classic, the Jaguar E-Type and we have recently added Ford Mustang and Toyota FJ. Historically, each vehicle produced by ECD was fully bespoke, a one-off that is designed by the client through an immersive luxury design experience and hand-built from the ground up in 2,200 hours by master-certified Automotive Service Excellence (“ASE”) craftsmen. The Company was founded in 2013 by three British “gear heads’ whose passion for classic vehicles is the driving force behind exceptionally high standards for quality, custom luxury vehicles. ECD’s global headquarters, known as the “Rover Dome,” is a 100,000-square-foot facility located in Kissimmee, Florida that is home to 102 staff with 67 talented craftsmen and technicians, who hold a combined 66 ASE and three master level certifications. ECD has an affiliated logistics center in the U.K. where its seven employees work to source and transport 25-year-old work vehicles back to the U.S. for restoration. For more information, visit www.ecdautodesign.com.

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