BUTLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY TO LIST ON NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.KANSAS CITY Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 1996--Butler Manufacturing Company today announced that it has applied for listing of its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. . The company expects that its securities will be listed and begin trading on the Big Board under the new stock symbol BBR BBR Bureau of Business Research BBR Broadbandreports.com (website) BBR Bending Beam Rheometer BBR Burnt Beyond Repair BBR Black Body Radiation (quantum physics) BBR Baby Back Ribs BBR Back Bone Ring by early November 1996. Butler Manufacturing has approximately 7.6 million shares outstanding which currently are traded on Nasdaq. "We believe that listing on the New York Stock Exchange," Robert H. West, chairman and chief executive officer, said, "will provide a broader market for our shares and afford the company the opportunity for a more diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s shareholder base. In addition we expect our stock will benefit from the increased visibility and liquidity afforded by a NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange listing." Butler Manufacturing Company is the leading supplier of building systems, specialty components and construction services for the nonresidential construction market. CONTACT: John Holland Vice President - Finance (816) 968- 3255 |
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