Atlantis Plastics Switches to The Nasdaq Stock Market; NEW NASDAQ SYMBOL: ``ATPL''.ATLANTA -- Atlantis Plastics, Inc. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :AGH AGH Akademia Gorniczo-Hutnicza AGH Allegheny General Hospital (Pittsburgh, PA, USA) AGH Alpena General Hospital (Michigan) AGH Helsingborg, Sweden - Angelholm/Helsingborg (Airport Code) ) today announced its board of directors has approved the decision to switch the listing of its Class A common stock from the American Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange (AMEX) Stock exchange in the U.S. Originally known as “the Curb,” it began as an outdoor marketplace in New York City c. 1850. It moved indoors to its present location in the Wall Street area in 1921. to The Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. . Effective Wednesday, March 9, 2005, the Company's Class A Common Stock will trade under the symbol NASDAQ:ATPL ATPL Airline Transport Pilot's Licence ATPL Acme Tele Power Limited (Haryana, India) . "This decision was reached after careful consideration of capital market alternatives and analysis of the ongoing technological revolution that is affecting market structures throughout the world," said Paul G. Saari, Chief Financial Officer of Atlantis Plastics. "We believe that Nasdaq's multiple market maker structure will provide our company with enhanced visibility and liquidity, while at the same time providing investors with the best prices, the fastest execution, and the lowest cost per trade. Through its international alliances and use of the Internet, Nasdaq is building a truly global network. We are proud to be a part of The Nasdaq Stock Market." About Atlantis Atlantis Plastics, Inc. is a leading U.S. manufacturer of high quality specialty plastic films and custom molded mold 1 n. 1. A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance. 2. A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped. 3. Something that is made in or shaped on a mold. and extruded plastic products used for storage and transportation, food service, appliance, automotive, commercial and consumer applications. Stretch films are used to wrap pallets of materials for shipping or storage. Custom films are made-to-order specialty film products used in the industrial and packaging markets. Atlantis' injection molded and profile extruded plastic products are used primarily in the appliance, automotive, agricultural, building supply, and recreational vehicle industries. |
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