CyberGuard to Begin Trading on NASDAQ National Market.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 2, 2003 CyberGuard Corporation (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :CFW CFW Custom Firmware CFW Call Forward CFW Cystic Fibrosis Worldwide CFW Cache Fast Write CFW Citizens for Florida's Waterways CFW Center for Writing (education) CFW Continuous Fillet Weld (engineering) ), the technology leader in network security, today announced that 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. has approved its application to list the company's securities on The 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 National Market. Approval is based upon information provided by CyberGuard or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and contingent upon the company being in compliance with the applicable listing standards on the date it begins trading on the exchange. The company anticipates its securities will begin trading on the exchange July 8, 2003, under the new ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors CGFW. CyberGuard shares have been trading 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. since June 11, 2002. Mike Matte, chief financial officer of CyberGuard, stated, "Moving to NASDAQ is another indication of the progress we've achieved at this company over the past two and a half years. Our business has shown significant growth; we've had six consecutive quarters of profitability and we're in the strongest cash position in our history. We feel this is significant since this progress has taken place during a very challenging economic period. We have begun getting our story out to the financial community and are finding growing interest. Listing on NASDAQ should bring added visibility and allow us to reach out to institutional investors, attract analyst coverage, improve liquidity and gain additional exposure." Matte added that as a technology company, there is also a benefit to being traded on a major exchange where so many other technology companies are also traded. About CyberGuard Corporation CyberGuard Corporation, the technology leader in network security, provides enterprise and electronic commerce security solutions to Fortune 1000 companies and governments worldwide. CyberGuard's award-winning firewall/VPN products and services protect the integrity of data and applications from unauthorized access. CyberGuard's appliances, which include SL, KS, FS and LX models, hold Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level The Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL1 through EAL7) of an IT product or system is a numerical grade assigned following the completion of a Common Criteria security evaluation, an international standard in effect since 1999. 4+ (EAL EAL English as an Additional Language EAL Evaluation Assurance Level EAL Eastern Airlines EAL Emergency Action Level EAL Environmental Analysis Laboratory EAL Evidence Analysis Library (American Dietetic Association) 4+) certification, the most prestigious and rigorous IT security evaluation available. The company has world headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale, known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive and intricate canal system, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city's population is described as metropolitan, where diverse culture is commonplace. According to 2006 U.S. , and branch offices worldwide. More information on CyberGuard Corporation can be found at http://www.cyberguard.com. Forward-Looking Statements Statements regarding estimates, expectations and future prospects contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. These statements are based upon assumptions and analyses made by the Company in light of current conditions, future developments, and other factors the Company believes are appropriate in the circumstances, or information obtained from third parties, and are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees and that actual results might differ materially from those suggested in the forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that might cause future actual events to differ from those predicted or assumed include: future advances in technologies and computer security; the Company's history of losses; the Company's ability to execute on its business plans; the Company's dependence on outside parties such as its key customers and alliance partners; competition from major computer hardware, software, and networking companies; uncertainties in availability of expansion capital in the future and other risks associated with capital markets; overall network security spending; global economic conditions; and the outcome of a class action lawsuit class action lawsuit A lawsuit in which one party or a limited number of parties sue on behalf of a larger group to which the parties belong. For example, investors may bring a class action lawsuit against a brokerage firm that has actively promoted a tax against the Company. For a more complete discussion regarding forward-looking statements, the reader is referred to the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including the 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 fiscal year ended June 30, 2002, and other information filed with the Commission. |
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