NEW YORK - May 23, 2016 - FORM Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: FH), a diversified holding company, today announced that Salvatore Giardina has been elected to the Company's Board of Directors where he will serve as Chair of the Audit Committee.

"I am pleased to have Salvatore join the Board of Directors as Audit Chair. We believe that Salvatore's extensive financial background, public accounting and practical management experience will be extremely beneficial as we continue to expand our business as a profitable holding company," said Andrew Perlman, Chief Executive Officer of FORM Holdings.

"I am honored to join the FORM Holdings Board of Directors as Chairman of the Audit Committee. This is an exciting time for the company and I look forward to being a part of its continued growth as a diversified holding company. I believe the company has an impressive management team and has solidified a strong foundation for future success," said Mr. Giardina.

Mr. Giardina has served as Chief Financial Officer of Pragma Securities LLC and its holding company, Pragma Weeden Holdings LLC, since 2009. From 2006 through 2008, Mr. Giardina served as S.V.P. and Chief Financial Officer of G-Trade Services LLC and ConvergEx Global Markets LLC. From 2002 through 2006, Mr. Giardina served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc., the publicly-traded holding company of Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc., where Mr. Giardina served as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 1998 through 2006 and as its Controller from 1990 through 1998. From 1983 through 1990, Mr. Giardina was an auditor with the national public accounting firm of Laventhol & Horwath. Mr. Giardina is also a director of National Holdings Corporation where he has served since 2012 and has been the chairman of its Audit Committee since 2013. Mr. Giardina is a certified public accountant and is Series 24 and Series 27 registered.

 

About FORM Holdings Corp.

FORM Holdings Corp. is a diversified holding company that specializes in identifying, investing in and developing companies with superior growth potential. FORM's current holdings include Group Mobile, Fli Charge, Infomedia and Intellectual Property Assets. Group Mobile is a provider of rugged, mobile and field-use computing products, serving customers worldwide. Fli Charge designs, develops, licenses, manufactures and markets wire-free conductive power and charging solutions. Infomedia is a leading provider of customer relationship management and monetization technologies to mobile carriers and device manufacturers. The Intellectual Property division is engaged in the innovation, development and monetization of intellectual property. To learn more about Form Holdings Corp., visit: www.FormHoldings.com.

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