BioTime Announces New Trading Symbols.EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- First graph, first sentence of the release should read: BioTime, Inc. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :BTX)(OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :BTIM) today announced that after July 14, 2005 its common shares will be traded under the symbol BTIM and its publicly traded warrants will be traded under the symbol BTIMW. (sted BioTime, Inc. (AMEX:BTX)(OTCBB:BTIM) today announced that after June 14, 2005 its common shares will be traded under the symbol BTIM and its publicly traded warrants will be traded under the symbol BTIMW.) The corrected release reads: BIOTIME ANNOUNCES NEW TRADING SYMBOLS BioTime, Inc. (AMEX:BTX)(OTCBB:BTIM) today announced that after July 14, 2005 its common shares will be traded under the symbol BTIM and its publicly traded warrants will be traded under the symbol BTIMW. Market makers have applied to quote BioTime stock and warrants on the OTC Bulletin Board OTC Bulletin Board An electronic quotation listing of the bid and asked prices of OTC stocks that do not meet the requirements to be listed on the NASDAQ stock-listing system. maintained by the National Association of Securities Dealers National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) Nonprofit organization formed under the joint sponsorship of the investment bankers' conference and the SEC to comply with the Maloney Act, which provides for the regulation of the OTC market. , Inc. BTIM was the trading symbol of BioTime shares for years on 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. before the shares were listed on 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. . About BioTime, Inc. BioTime, headquartered in Emeryville, California, develops blood plasma volume expanders, blood replacement solutions for hypothermic (low temperature) surgery, organ preservation solutions and technology for use in surgery, emergency trauma treatment and other applications. Information about BioTime can be found on the web at www.biotimeinc.com. Forward Looking Statements The matters discussed in this press release include forward-looking statements which are subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to the results of clinical trials of BioTime products; the ability of BioTime and its licensees to obtain additional FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. and foreign regulatory approval to market BioTime products; competition from products manufactured and sold or being developed by other companies; and the price of and demand for BioTime products. Other risk factors are discussed in BioTime's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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