BIB Holdings, Ltd. Addresses Unauthorized Listing on the Berlin Stock Exchange.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 27, 2004 BIB Holdings, Ltd. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : BIBO BIBO Bounded Input, Bounded Output BIBO Beer In, Beer Out BIBO Blood in - Blood Out (gangs) BiBo Bulk In, Bags Out (shipping) ) announced today it learned that it is one of many publicly traded companies whose stock has been listed on the Berlin-Bremen Stock Exchange without the company's prior knowledge, consent or authorization. The company has directed its counsel to immediately contact officials at the Berlin-Bremen Stock Exchange to demand its immediate delisting, and is now considering its options to pursue appropriate remedies against the domestic and foreign brokerage firms responsible for this unauthorized listing. According to various accounts in the media, the listings appear to be part of an effort by domestic and foreign brokers to circumvent the recent NASD NASD See: National Association of Securities Dealers NASD See National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). and SEC restrictions against "naked short selling Naked short selling, or naked shorting refers to the practice of selling a stock short without first borrowing the shares or making an "affirmative determination" that the shares can be borrowed. ." Short selling Short Selling The selling of a security that the seller does not own, or any sale that is completed by the delivery of a security borrowed by the seller. Short sellers assume that they will be able to buy the stock at a lower amount than the price at which they sold short. is a trading practice whereby investors borrow stock from a broker to sell with the hope that the stock price will decline before they have to return the shares back to cover their position. Naked shorting Naked Shorting The illegal practice of short selling shares that have not been affirmatively determined to exist. Ordinarily, traders must borrow a stock, or determine that it can be borrowed, before they sell it short. involves groups of people working together to manipulate the market by selling fictitious shares of stock in an effort to force a company's share price to go down. By listing the company's common stock on the Berlin-Bremen Stock Exchange, market manipulators may have sought the benefit of an "arbitrage" loophole that none of the present regulations are designed to close. BIB Holdings 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. Gail Binder stated, "Recent trading activity in our company's stock caused our management, counsel, and consultants to investigate market trading activity. We were shocked and dismayed to learn that our company's stock was listed for trading on Berlin-Bremen Stock Exchange without our prior knowledge or consent. Based on media accounts, there are hundreds of companies in the same situation as we are, and we believe that an explanation for this is that individuals are using the arbitrage loophole illegally to engage in naked short selling, which may have had significant negative repercussions repercussions npl → répercussions fpl repercussions npl → Auswirkungen pl on the market price of our stock. "We intend to follow the lead of other companies listed on the Berlin-Bremen Stock Exchange, all without prior authorization prior authorization, n See predetermination. prior authorization Health insurance A cost containment measure that provides full payment of health benefits only if the hospitalization or medical treatment has been , in demanding both delisting and evidence of the individuals and firms that were ultimately behind the unauthorized listings," Binder added. "Investors interested in purchasing shares of BIBO should only purchase their shares from the NASD Over The Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB) under the symbol, BIBO, as shares traded on the Berlin-Bremen Stock Exchange or any other foreign exchange are not currently recognized by BIB Holdings, Ltd." About BIB Holdings BIB Holdings, Ltd. designs, manufactures, imports, sells and markets branded and non-branded apparel. The company has a showroom in New York, a distribution center in Pennsylvania and a distribution center in Las Vegas, within a Foreign Trade Zone. The company designs, sources and markets a brand of high-quality jeanswear and apparel under the mSasson, Home Turf and New Terrain labels as well as private label. Product lines have included jeanswear, sportswear, underwear, loungewear lounge·wear n. Clothing suitable for relaxing. Noun 1. loungewear - clothing suitable for relaxation article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wearable, vesture, wear - a covering designed to be worn on a person's and outerwear, as well as accessories such as suspenders, ties, hats, scarves, gloves, jewelry, backpacks and small leather goods. BIB Holdings, Ltd. distributes its clothing via leading retailers throughout the United States and abroad. BIB has an exclusive multiyear license agreement with MARK TM, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control to design, manufacture, promote and sell apparel under the mSasson brand name throughout the United States. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.msasson.com. This press release contains statements, which may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of BIB Holdings, Ltd., and members of their management as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Important factors currently known to management that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include fluctuation of operating results, the ability to compete successfully, the ability to complete before-mentioned transactions and other risk factors detailed in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results. |
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