Centrex, Inc. Signs Agreement to Acquire MicroCars International and to Market MicroCars Manufacturing Technology Internationally.SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- Centrex, Inc. (Pink Sheets:CTXI) today announced that a final agreement has been reached with MicroCars, Pvt Ltd., a Sri Lankan company, to handle the international license and business development for the automobile assembly operations that has been developed in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (srē läng`kə) [Sinhalese,=resplendent land], formerly Ceylon, ancient Taprobane, officially Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, island republic (2005 est. pop. . Centrex will acquire 51% interest and assume control of MicroCars International, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of MicroCars. This acquisition gives Centrex the rights to represent the MicroCars technology and manufacturing systems in all markets outside Sri Lanka. The Company already has inquiries from several nations, including Nepal, Bhutan, Syria and Sudan. Stated Jeffrey Flannery, 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. of Centrex, "We have long been very impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: with the capabilities that have been developed at MicroCars in Sri Lanka and our involvement is really a result of the success MicroCars has already demonstrated to the world. We will immediately begin discussions with interested parties to explore the feasibility of creating assembly operations in these developing countries." Centrex will offer the MicroCars system on a license basis. MicroCars will provide support in design and engineering of the physical plant, training of workers, assistance in materials procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. and management, training in the use of special manufacturing, assembly and quality control technologies, as well as assistance in marketing and government relations. Centrex will receive a percentage of the license agreements it is able to negotiate with parties in other countries, as well as a percentage of royalties or other fees that are associated with each new transaction for a term of three years. This term is renewable for another three years. License fees, royalties and other fees are still being negotiated and most likely will be determined on a case by case basis. MicroCars was established in 2001 by Dr. Lawrence Perera, a veteran automotive designer and engineer who had previously worked with BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. , Volkswagen and other major automobile manufacturers. Dr. Lawrence developed the concept to create a car manufacturing system that is far less capital intensive so that smaller, developing nations can use the labor force to manufacture and assemble quality, economical cars, vans and pickup Pickup A gain in yield made by selling one bond and buying another. Also referred to as "yield pickup." Notes: When the present yield is relatively low compared to the longer-term yields, pickups will be done by investors trying to increase the yield and duration of their trucks. More information on Centrex, Inc. can be found at www.centrexglobal.com. Information on MicroCars, Ltd. can be found at www.microcars.lk. Investors are cautioned that certain statements contained in this document as well as some statements in periodic press releases and some oral statements of CTXI are "Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. " within the meaning of 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 (the "Act"). Forward-looking statements include statements which are predictive in nature, which depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, which include words such as "believes," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "expects," and similar expressions. In addition, any statements concerning future financial performance (including future revenues, earnings or growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. ), ongoing business strategies or prospects, and possible future CTXI actions, which may be provided by management, are also forward-looking statements as defined by the Act. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to materially differ from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and to vary significantly from reporting period to reporting period. Although management believes that the assumptions made and expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, there is no assurance that the underlying assumptions will, in fact, prove to be correct or that actual future results will not be different from the expectations expressed in this report. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and CTXI has no specific intention to update these statements. |
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