Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. to Be Added to the Russell 2000 Index.ST. LOUIS -- Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BBW BBW Big Beautiful Women BBW Big Black Women BBW Beautiful Black Women BBW Broadband Wireless BBW Bath & Body Works BBW Big Bad Wolf BBW Buyer Beware BBW Broken Bow, Nebraska (Airport Code) BBW Brake-By-Wire ), which completed its initial public offering ("IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. ") on October 28, 2004, today announced that the Russell Investment Group Russell Investment Group is an investment firm with global reach, providing investment products and services to individuals and institutions in 44 countries. A pioneer in multi-manager investing, and the creator of Russell Indexes, Russell manages more than US$200 billion in assets has reported that Build-A-Bear Workshop(R) will be added to the Russell 2000(R) Index. The addition of Build-A-Bear Workshop to the index will occur when the Russell Investment Group reconstitutes its family of 21 U.S. indexes on Friday, December 17, 2004. Produced by the Frank Russell Company, the Russell 2000 index Russell 2000 Index An index measuring the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which is made up of 3,000 of the biggest U.S. stocks. The Russell 2000 serves as a benchmark for small-cap stocks in the United States. is a subset of the Russell 3000(R), which measures the performance of the 3000 largest U.S.-based companies ranked by market capitalization. The Russell 2000 is an index of the 2000 smallest companies on the Russell 3000 list, offering investors access to the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. About Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. Build-A-Bear Workshop, with fiscal 2003 revenues of $214 million, is the leading and only national, company providing a "make your own stuffed animal" interactive retail-entertainment experience. As of December 10, 2004, the company operated 170 stores in 40 states and Canada and had 12 franchised stores internationally, all under the Build-A-Bear Workshop brand. In November 2004, the company opened two Friends 2B Made(R) stores, the newest concept launch from Build-A-Bear Workshop. For more information about our company and its products call (888) 560-BEAR (2327) or visit the company website at www.buildabear.com. |
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