**Exhibit 99.1**

 
|  | THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET

8600 BLOCKWELL ROAD

ROCKVILLE, MD 20850 |
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*By ElectronicDelivery to:*  *svoelkel@tvicorp.com*

 

November 20, 2008

 

Ms. Sherri Voelkel

Chief Financial Officer

TVI Corporation

7100 Holladay Tyler Road

Glenn Dale, MD 20769

 

Re:          TVICorporation (the “Company”)

 

Dear Ms. Voelkel:

 

The Company has not yet filed its 10-Q forthe period ended September 30, 2008 (the “Periodic Report”). As a result,it is no longer in compliance with the rules for continued listing.(1)  However, as described below, Nasdaq rules permitthe Company 60 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance. Following areview of this plan, Staff can grant the Company an exception, up to 180calendar days from the due date of the Periodic Report, or until May 18,2009**,** to regain compliance**.**

 

In determining whether to grant theexception, Staff will consider, and the Company should address in its plan ofcompliance, its specific circumstances, including the likelihood that thePeriodic Report can be made within the exception period, the Company’s pastcompliance history, the reasons for the late filing, corporate events that mayoccur within the exception period, the Company’s general financial status, andits disclosures to the market.

 

Please email the compliance plan tomatthew.page@nasdaqomx.com no later than January 20, 2009. Staff willcontact the Company after reviewing the plan and notify you if we have anyquestions or concerns regarding it. If Staff determines that it is notappropriate to provide the Company with an exception we will provide you withwritten notice that the Company’s securities will be delisted. At that time,the Company may appeal Staff’s decision to a Nasdaq Listing QualificationsPanel.(2)

 

MarketplaceRule 4803(a) requires that the Company, as promptly as possible butno later than four business days from the receipt of this letter, make a publicannouncement through the news media which

 

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(1) Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14).For online access to all Nasdaq Rules, please see “Nasdaq Reference Links,”included with this letter.

(2) Please note that underMarketplace Rule 4805(b), if Staff issues a delisting notification in thismatter, a hearing request will serve as an automatic stay only for 15 calendardays. In its request for a hearing, the company must request a further stay andinclude an explanation of why such a stay would be appropriate. The Panel willdetermine whether to grant such a further stay.

 

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discloses receipt of this letter and theNasdaq rules upon which it is based. The Company must provide a copy ofthis announcement to Nasdaq’s MarketWatch Department, the ListingQualifications Department and the Listing Qualifications Hearings Department(the “Hearings Department”) at least 10 minutes prior to its public dissemination.(3)  For your convenience, we have enclosed a listof news services. In the event the Company does not make the required publicannouncement, trading in your securities will be halted.

 

In addition, an indicator will be broadcastover Nasdaq’s market data dissemination network noting the Company’snon-compliance. The indicator will be displayed with quotation informationrelated to the Company’s securities on Nasdaq.com, NasdaqTrader.com and byother third-party providers of market data information. Also, a list of allnon-compliant Nasdaq companies and the reason(s) for such non-compliance isposted on our website at www.nasdaq.com. The Company will be included in thislist commencing two business days from the date of this letter.

 

Finally, Marketplace Rules require thatthe Company provide Nasdaq with the number of shares issued and outstanding atthe end of each quarter that it does not timely file a periodic report. In thatregard, please use the attached form: “Change in Total Shares Outstanding forDelinquent Filers”, to provide us with the number of shares your Company hasissued and outstanding as of the end of the latest quarter. Please submit theform no later than seven calendar days from the receipt of this letter. TheCompany may provide an estimated number if, due to the filing delinquency, itis unable to provide a definitive total.

 

If you have any questions, please contact meat **+**1 301 978 8083.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

 

Matthew Page

Listing Analyst

Nasdaq Listing Qualifications

 

Enclosures

 

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(3) The notice should be submitted to Nasdaq’sMarketWatch Department through the Electronic Disclosure service available at www.NASDAQ.net.The facsimile numbers for Nasdaq’s Listing Qualifications and HearingsDepartments are + 1 301 978 4028 and +1 301 978 8080, respectively.

 

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**NASDAQ REFERENCELINKS**

 
| **Topic**                             | ** ** | **Description**                                                                 | ** ** | **Link**                                     |
|---------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------|
| NASDAQ Marketplace Rules              |       | All initial and continued listing rules                                         |       | NASDAQ Stock Market Rules                    |
|                                  |       |                                                                            |       |                                         |
| Corporate Governance                  |       | Independent directors, committee requirements and  shareholder approval         |       | www.nasdaq.com/about/FAQsCorpGov.stm         |
|                                  |       |                                                                            |       |                                         |
| Fees                                  |       | Fee schedule                                                                    |       | www.nasdaq.com/about/FAQsFees.stm            |
|                                  |       |                                                                            |       |                                         |
| Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)     |       | Topics related to initial and continued listing                                 |       | www.nasdaq.com/about/LegalComplianceFAQs.stm |
|                                  |       |                                                                            |       |                                         |
| Hearing Requests & Process   |       | Discussion of the Nasdaq Hearings process                                       |       | www.nasdaq.com/about/FAQsHearings.stm        |
|                                  |       |                                                                            |       |                                         |
| Listing of Additional Shares (LAS)    |       | Explanation of Nasdaq’s Listing of Additional Shares  process              |       | www.nasdaq.com/about/FAQsLAS.stm             |
|                                  |       |                                                                            |       |                                         |
| Transfer to the Nasdaq Capital Market |       | Procedures and application to transfer securities to the  Nasdaq Capital Market |       | www.nasdaq.com/about/FAQsPhaseDown.stm       |

 

**DIRECTORY OF NEWSSERVICES***

 

The use of any of these services will satisfyNASDAQ’s listing rules that require the disclosure of specific informationin a press release or public announcement. The Company must ensure that thefull text of the required announcement is disseminated publicly. The Companyhas not satisfied this requirement if the announcement is published as aheadline only or if the news service determines not to publish the full text ofthe story.

 
| **News Service**             | ** ** | **Internet Address** | ** ** | **Telephone Number**                    |
|-----------------------------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Bloomberg Business News           |       | www.bloomberg.com         |       | Toll free: 800 444 2090  Phone: 609 750 4500 |
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| Business Wire                     |       | www.businesswire.com      |       | Toll free: 800 227 0845  Phone: 415 986 4422 |
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| Dow Jones News Wire               |       | www.djnewswires.com       |       | Phone: 201 938 5400                          |
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| GlobeNewswire  (A NASDAQ OMX Co.) |       | www.globenewswire.com     |       | Toll free: 800 307 6627  Phone: 310 642 6930 |
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| MarketWire                        |       | www.marketwire.com        |       | Toll free: 800 774 9473  Phone: 310 765 3200 |
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| PR Newswire                       |       | www.prnewswire.com        |       | Toll free: 800 832 5522  Phone: 201 360 6700 |
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| Reuters                           |       | www.thomsonreuters.com    |       | Phone: 646 223 6000                          |

 

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***** Nasdaq cannot render advice to the Company with respectto the format or content of the public announcement. The following is providedonly as a guide that should be modified following consultation with securitiescounsel: the Company received a Nasdaq Staff Deficiency Letter on (DATE OFRECEIPT OF STAFF DEFICIENCY LETTER) indicating that the Company fails to complywith the (STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY, MINIMUM BID PRICE, MARKET VALUE OF PUBLICLYHELD SHARES, etc.) requirement(s) for continued listing set forth inMarketplace Rule(s)             .

 

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**Change in Total Shares Outstanding for DelinquentFilers:**

 

Pursuant to Nasdaq Marketplace Rules 4510(b)(3) and4520(b)(3), companies that do not timely file a periodic report with the SECmust provide Nasdaq with the change in its total shares outstanding of theNasdaq listed security from the previous periodic reporting period. Do notinclude shares of securities not traded on Nasdaq. Please complete the attachedform and fax it back to 301.978.8099 or email a scanned copy to continuedlisting@nasdaqomx.comno later than seven calendar days from the receipt of the letter to which thisform is attached.

 
| ISSUER NAME TVI  Corporation |   | SYMBOL TVIN   |
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| CONTACT NAME                 |   | CONTACT TITLE |
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| TELEPHONE                    |   | E-MAIL        |

 

Period end date 09/30/2008

 

Total Shares Issued and Outstanding this period

(Total shares issued and outstanding do not include anytreasury shares)

 

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