Copart Acquires New Facility in San Antonio, Texas.Business Editors BENICIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2000 Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : CPRT CPRT Copart Inc. (stock symbol) CPRT Citizens for Personal Rapid Transit CPRT Client Perceived Response Time CPRT Coprocessor Register Transfer CPRT Cancer Prevention Research Trust CPRT Classic Professional Racquetball Tour ) today announced the acquisition of Texas Alamo Alamo Eighteenth-century mission in San Antonio, Texas, site of a historic siege of a small group of Texans by a Mexican army (1836) during the Texas war for independence from Mexico. Salvage salvage, in maritime law, the compensation that the owner must pay for having his vessel or cargo saved from peril, such as shipwreck, fire, or capture by an enemy. Salvage is awarded only when the party making the rescue was under no legal obligation to do so. Pool, Inc. of San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. . The acquisition expands Copart's national network of vehicle auction and storage locations to 75 sites in 35 states. The new facility serves the Southern Texas area and is Copart's ninth facility in the state of Texas. The new Copart facility includes 40 acres of property and facilities for storage, preparation and sale of salvage and other auction vehicles. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Since June of 1999, Copart has acquired or opened 13 new locations. The new facilities include start-up sites in West Palm Beach, Fl; Denver, CO and Graham, WA. Acquisitions include McAllen, TX; Huntsville, AL; Chesapeake, VA; Wichita, KS; Peoria, IL; North Boston, MA; Boise, ID; Pasco, WA; Abilene, TX; and San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. , TX. Founded in 1982, Copart provides vehicle suppliers -- primarily insurance companies -- with a full menu of services to process and sell salvage vehicles through auctions, principally to licensed dismantlers, rebuilders and used vehicle dealers. Salvage vehicles are either damaged vehicles deemed a total loss for insurance or business purposes, or recovered stolen vehicles for which an insurance settlement with the vehicle's owner has been made. Operating 75 facilities in 35 states, Copart also provides services to other geographic areas through its national network of independent salvage vehicle suppliers. NOTE: Certain statements in this release may be 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 Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of risk factors and/or factors affecting future results detailed in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission reports, including variations in the company's operating results, the inability to continue to increase service fees, slowdowns in the timing or reduced size of future acquisitions and facility openings, the loss of vehicle suppliers or buyers, the announcement of new vehicle supply agreements by the company or its competitors, changes in regulations governing the company's operations or its vehicle suppliers, environmental problems or litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . |
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