Competitive Technologies Annual Meeting of Stockholders Adjourned to February 2, 2007.Election of Directors Did Not Take Place FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Competitive Technologies, Inc.-(AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange : CTT CTT Correios (Portuguese Postal Service) CTT Certified Technical Trainer CTT Charity Technology Trust CTT Cholesterol Treatment Trialists' (collaboration) CTT Common Task Training ), a full service technology transfer and licensing provider, announced that IVS ivs - INRIA Videoconferencing System. A video-conferencing tool for the Internet based on the H.261 video compression standard. http://zenon.inria.fr:8003/rodeo/personnel/Thierry.Turletti/ivs.html. Associates, Inc., the independent Inspectors of Election ("Inspectors") has preliminarily confirmed that 39.9% of CTT's outstanding shares were present in person or by proxy at the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders which was convened yesterday. CTT's by-laws require that a quorum A majority of an entire body; e.g., a quorum of a legislative assembly. A quorum is the minimum number of people who must be present to pass a law, make a judgment, or conduct business. of a majority of the shares of stock outstanding and entitled to vote be present in order to conduct business, therefore, the election of directors did not take place since CTT did not believe that a quorum was present. In addition, based upon the preliminary results provided by IVS Associates, Inc., the Company has determined that the motion to adjourn adjourn v. the final closing of a meeting, such as a convention, a meeting of the board of directors, or any official gathering. It should not be confused with a recess, meaning the meeting will break and then continue at a later time. (See: recess, session) the Annual Meeting until February 2, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time at 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. , 86 Trinity Place, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY, was approved. The dissident group has claimed today that a quorum was present. Based upon the report from the Inspectors, CTT believes that their claim is inaccurate. "We urge our stockholders to vote their shares in support of the Company nominees as soon as possible," said D.J. Freed, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Competitive Technologies, Inc. "We are looking forward to moving beyond this proxy contest Proxy contest A battle for the control of a firm in which a dissident group seeks, from the firm's other shareholders, the right to vote those shareholders' shares in favor of the dissident group's slate of directors. Also called proxy fights. and focusing all of our efforts on growing the business." [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] Stockholders also may vote by attending the reconvened Annual Meeting in person. Any CTT stockholder of record as of the close of business on November 20, 2006, who has not yet returned a proxy card A proxy card is an easily-acquired or home-made substitute for a collectible card. A proxy is used when a collectible card game player does not own a card, and it would be impractical for such purposes to acquire the card. , or voted by Internet or by telephone is strongly encouraged to contact Morrow & Co., Inc., a proxy solicitation firm that is assisting us in the solicitation of proxies, at 1-800-267-0201. Any stockholder who held shares in "street name" through their broker, bank or other custodian as of the close of business on November 20, 2006, may also contact such broker, bank or other custodian to receive proxy materials Proxy Materials Documents regulated by the Securities & Exchange Commission in which a public company outlines its methods and procedures. These documents are used to inform shareholders and solicit votes for corporate decisions, such as the election of directors and other and vote their shares. If any stockholder has any questions or needs assistance in voting its shares, they are advised to call Morrow & Co., Inc., at 1-800-267-0201. The Company has engaged an independent firm to verify the voting results. About Competitive Technologies, Inc. Competitive Technologies, established in 1968, is a full service technology transfer and licensing provider, focused on bringing the intellectual property assets of its clients to the marketplace. CTT specializes in identifying, developing and commercializing innovative technologies in a variety of areas, including life and physical sciences, electronics, and nanotechnologies. Through its global distribution platform, CTT maximizes the value of its clients' intellectual property assets. For more information, please visit: www.competitivetech.net. Statements about our future expectations, including development and regulatory plans, and all other statements in this press release, other than historical facts, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Federal Securities Laws, and are not guarantees of future performance. If and when used herein, the words "may," "will," "should," "anticipate," "believe," "appear," "intend," "plan," "expect," "estimate," "approximate," and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our business or management, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks and uncertainties related to our ability to obtain rights to market technologies, market acceptance of and competition for our licensed technologies, growth strategies and strategic plans, operating performance and financing of our operations, industry trends, and other risks and uncertainties inherent in our business, including those set forth in Item 1A under the caption "Risk Factors," in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended July 31, 2006, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on October 30, 2006, and other factors that may be described in our other filings with the SEC, and are subject to change at any time. Our actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement. |
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