Auto-Graphics Inc. Announces Voting Results of 2001 Annual Shareholder's Meeting.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers POMONA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2002 Auto-Graphics Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :AUGR) today announced the results of the shareholder vote taken at its annual meeting on Feb. 27, 2002. Prior to April 26, 2002, the company was restricted from announcing the results of its shareholder vote by an order of the United States District Court United States District Court In the U.S., any of the 94 trial courts of general jurisdiction in the federal judicial system. Each state, as well as the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, has at least one federal district court. in Case No. CV 01-5891 CAS, while the Court was deciding whether to issue a preliminary injunction A temporary order made by a court at the request of one party that prevents the other party from pursuing a particular course of conduct until the conclusion of a trial on the merits. A preliminary injunction is regarded as extraordinary relief. to prevent the results from being implemented based on allegations made by the company's former legal counsel and former board member, Robert H. Bretz that the company had violated the Securities and Exchange Act and other related statutes in connection with the solicitation solicitation In criminal law, the act of asking, inducing, or directing someone to commit a crime. The person soliciting another becomes an accomplice to the crime. The term also refers to the act of obtaining bribes, as well as to the crime of a prostitute who offers sexual of written shareholder consents for the election of new members to the board. On April 26, 2002, the United States District Court released its Order re Preliminary Injunction in which it denied the request for preliminary injunction and ordered that the company could release and implement the results of the shareholder votes taken at the annual meeting on Feb. 27, 2002. Robert S. Cope, James R. Yarter and Robert L. Lovett were elected as directors of the company effective Feb. 27, 2002 by a vote of the shareholders present in person and by proxy at the shareholders meeting. Lovett has since resigned his position, and the two present members of the board are seeking a suitable candidate to fill the third seat on the board. Auto-Graphics provides applications software and Web hosting services A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to provide their own websites accessible via the World Wide Web. Web hosts are companies that provide space on a server they own for use by their clients as well as providing to clients who create, manage, publish and access information using the Internet. The company's systems are used by more than 10,000 libraries in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada. |
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