MELVILLE, NEW YORK, December 23, 2005 - FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ-FONR) has received written notification from The Nasdaq Stock Market on December 22, 2005 that the bid price of its common stock for the last 30 consecutive trading days had closed below the minimum $1.00 per share required for continued listing under Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4) (the "Rule"). Pursuant to Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(8)(D), the Company has been provided an initial period of 180 calendar days, or until June 20, 2006, to regain compliance. The notice states the Nasdaq staff (the "Staff") will provide written notification that the Company has achieved compliance with the Rule if at any time before June 20, 2006 the bid price of the Company's common stock closes at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days.

If the Company cannot demonstrate compliance with the Rule by June 20, 2006, the Staff will determine whether the Company meets the Nasdaq Capital Market initial listing criteria as set forth in Marketplace Rule 4310(c), except for the bid price requirement. If the Company meets the initial listing criteria, the Staff will notify the Company that it has been granted an additional 180 calendar days compliance period. FONAR currently complies with the requirements for initial listing on the The Nasdaq Capital Market, except for the $1.00 minimum closing bid price. If the Company is not eligible for an additional compliance period, the Staff will provide written notice that the Company's securities will be delisted. At that time, the company may appeal the Staff's determination to delist its securities to a Listing Qualifications Panel.

About FONAR
FONAR was incorporated in 1978, making it the first, oldest and most experienced MRI manufacturer in the industry. FONAR introduced the world's first commercial MRI in 1980, and went public in 1981. Since its inception, it has installed nearly 300 MRI scanners worldwide. FONAR's stellar product line includes the Upright MRI (also known as the Stand-Up MRI), the only whole-body MRI that performs Position imaging (pMRI) and scans patients in numerous weight-bearing positions, i.e. standing, sitting, in flexion and extension, as well as the conventional lie-down position. The FONAR Upright MRI often sees the patient's problem that other scanners cannot because they are lie-down only. With over 100,000 patients scanned, the patient-friendly Upright MRI has a near zero claustrophobic rejection rate by patients. As a FONAR customer states, "If the patient is claustrophobic in this scanner, they'll be claustrophobic in my parking lot." Approximately 85% of patients are scanned sitting while they watch a 42" flat screen TV. Our latest MRI scanner is the FONAR 360, a room-size recumbent scanner that optimizes openness while facilitating physician access to the patient. FONAR is headquartered on Long Island, New York, and has approximately 500 employees.

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