BCI: Amendment to Class Action Lawsuit Filed by a BCI Common Shareholder.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 2003 Bell Canada International Inc. ("BCI BCI Bat Conservation International BCI Brain-Computer Interface BCI Business Continuity Institute BCI Business Cycle Indicators BCI Banco de Credito e Inversiones (Chilean bank) BCI Bell Canada International ") today announced that Mr. Wilfred Shaw has filed an amended statement of claim in connection with the $1 billion lawsuit originally filed on September 27, 2002, against BCE BCE abbr. 1. Bachelor of Chemical Engineering 2. Bachelor of Civil Engineering BCE Abbreviation for before the Common Era. Inc. and BCI. This follows the decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice The Superior Court of Justice for Ontario, Canada is the successor to the former Ontario Court of Justice (General Division), and was created on April 19 1999. Its predecessor, the Ontario Court (General Division) was the result of the 1990 merger and discontinuance of the previous , on May 9, 2003, dismissing Mr. Shaw's original motion for certification of the lawsuit as a class action and striking out the original statement of claim as disclosing no reasonable cause of action. The plaintiff again seeks Court approval to proceed by way of class action, on behalf of all persons who owned BCI common shares on December 3, 2001, in connection with the issuance of BCI common shares on February 15, 2002 pursuant to BCI's Recapitalization Plan and the implementation of BCI's Plan of Arrangement approved by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on July 17, 2002. BCI remains of the view that the allegations contained in the lawsuit are without merit and intends to take all appropriate actions to vigorously defend its position. BCI is operating under a court supervised Plan of Arrangement, pursuant to which BCI intends to monetize its assets in an orderly fashion and resolve outstanding claims against it in an expeditious ex·pe·di·tious adj. Acting or done with speed and efficiency. See Synonyms at fast1. ex manner with the ultimate objective of distributing the net proceeds Net Proceeds The amount received after all costs are deducted from the sale of a piece of property or security. Notes: In the case of an investor selling a security, net proceeds represent the proceeds from the sale minus any trading costs (i.e. commissions). to its shareholders and dissolving the company. BCI is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. under the symbol BI and on the 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 National Market under the symbol BCICF. Visit our Web site at www.bci.ca. Certain statements made in this press release describing BCI's intentions, expectations or predictions are forward-looking and are subject to important risks and uncertainties. The results or events predicted in these statements may differ materially from actual results or events. For additional information with respect to risk factors relevant to BCI, see the reports on Forms 6-K and 40-F filed by BCI with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as the Annual Information Form filed with Canadian securities commissions. BCI disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. |
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