Allied Healthcare Commences Trading on the London Stock Exchange AIM.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Allied Healthcare International Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : AHCI AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI Art and Humanities Index ), one of the United Kingdom's leading providers of flexible healthcare staffing services, has been listed on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market (AIM), effective December 30, 2005. The Company trades under ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors AIM:AHI. This admission creates a dual listing for Allied on Nasdaq and AIM. "We are pleased that the Company has now completed the listing on AIM," said Tim Aitken, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "This dual listing will benefit shareholders on both sides of the Atlantic and will give the Company greater access to those U.K. institutional investors who are currently unable to hold U.S. listed stocks Listed stocks Stocks that are traded on an exchange. ." About the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) The AIM is the London Stock Exchange's global market for smaller, growing companies. Since its launch in 1995, more than 1,900 companies have chosen to join the Market from all over the world, creating a uniquely innovative and entrepreneurial community. AIM's success is built on a simplified regulatory environment, which has been specifically designed for smaller companies' needs. ABOUT ALLIED HEALTHCARE INTERNATIONAL INC. Allied Healthcare International Inc. (http://www.alliedhealthcare.com) is a leading provider of flexible healthcare staffing services in the United Kingdom. Allied operates a community-based network of more than 100 branches, with the capacity to dispatch nurses and carers (known as home health aides in the U.S.) and specialized medical personnel to locations covering approximately 90% of the U.K. population. Allied meets the needs of Private Patients, Community Care, Nursing Homes and Hospitals. The Company also supplies medical-grade oxygen for use in respiratory therapy respiratory therapy Medical profession concerned with assisting the respiratory function of individuals who have severe lung disorders. Practices include suctioning to clear secretions from the airway, use of aerosol mists (sometimes medicated) or gases to ease breathing, in the U.K. pharmacy market, and in private practices in Northern Ireland. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Certain statements contained in this news release may be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and projections about future events. Actual results could differ materially from those discussed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those implied by the forward-looking statements include: Allied's ability to continue to recruit and retain qualified flexible healthcare staff; ability to enter into contracts with hospitals and other healthcare facility customers on terms attractive to Allied; the general level of patient occupancy at hospital and healthcare facilities of Allied's customers; the ability to successfully implement acquisition and integration strategies; dependence on the proper functioning of Allied's information systems; the effect of existing or future government regulation of the healthcare industry, and ability to comply with these regulations; the impact of medical malpractice Improper, unskilled, or negligent treatment of a patient by a physician, dentist, nurse, pharmacist, or other health care professional. and other claims asserted against Allied; the effect of regulatory change that may apply to Allied and that may increase costs and reduce revenue and profitability; the ability to use net operating loss operating loss The excess of operating expenses over revenue. As with operating income, operating losses exclude revenues and expenses from operations that are not considered a regular part of the business. Also called deficit. Compare operating income. carry forwards to offset net income; and the impairment of goodwill, of which Allied has a substantial amount on the balance sheet, may have the effect of decreasing earnings or increasing losses. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those implied by the forward-looking statements in this press release include those described in Allied's most recently filed SEC documents, such as its most recent annual report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. , all quarterly reports on form 10-Q and any current reports on Form 8-K filed since the date of the last Form 10-K. Allied undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. |
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