NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Sep 24, 2012) - Millennium India Acquisition Company Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: [ SMCG ]) announced that it has moved its listing from Nasdaq to OTC Markets' OTCQB marketplace ("OTCQB"). The Company expects that the stock will begin trading on the OTCQB under its ticker symbol "SMCG" commencing on October 4, 2012. Investors will be able to view the Real Time Level II stock quotes for SMCG at [ http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/SMCG/quote ].

The Company has traded below the Nasdaq bid price requirement of $1 for an extended period of time. After carefully evaluating its options to maintain its listing on Nasdaq, the Company decided that it was in the best interest of its shareholders to transition to the OTCQB marketplace.

F. Jacob Cherian, Chairman and CEO, said, "We carefully evaluated our options to maintain listing on Nasdaq, including whether to effect a reverse split to satisfy the $1 minimum bid price per share requirement, and concluded that it was in the best interest of shareholders to transition to OTCQB. We believe the transition to OTC Markets will be relatively seamless and will continue to provide shareholders a marketplace to trade our stock."

The move to OTC Markets does not change the Company's reporting obligations with the SEC under applicable federal securities laws.

About OTC Markets Group Inc.

OTC Markets Group Inc. ("OTCM") operates open, transparent and connected financial marketplaces for investors to easily trade almost 10,000 equity and debt securities through the broker of their choice. OTCM organizes these securities into tiered marketplaces to inform investors of opportunities and risks. OTCM data-driven platform enables efficient trading through any broker at the best possible price, and empowers a broad range of companies to improve the quality and availability of information for their investors.

About Millennium India Acquisition Company Inc.

Millennium India Acquisition Company Inc. is a closed-end investment fund, whole principal asset is a significant holding in SMC Global, one of the largest and fastest growing retail financial services companies in India. More information regarding Millennium India Acquisition Company Inc. can be found at [ www.milcapital.com ].

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