Engage Receives Delisting Letter from Nasdaq; Requests Hearing.Business/Technology Editors ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2002 Engage, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENGA), a leading provider of software solutions and services for advertisers, marketers and publishers, today announced that on May 16, 2002, Engage received a letter from Nasdaq stating that the Company had failed to comply with the $1.00 minimum bid price required for continued listing by Marketplace Rule 4450(a)(5) and that its common stock is subject to delisting Delisting When the stock of a company is removed from a stock exchange. Notes: Reasons for delisting include violating regulations and/or failure to meet financial specifications set out by the stock exchange. from the Nasdaq National Market. Engage has also been informed by Nasdaq that it is not in compliance with the minimum $10,000,000 stockholders' equity Stockholders' Equity The portion of the balance sheet that includes capital received from investors in exchange for stock (paid-in capital), donated capital, and retained earnings. This is equal to total assets minus liabilities, preferred stock and intangible assets. requirement set in Marketplace Rule 4450 and that it has until June 14 to regain compliance with this requirement. The Company has requested a hearing before a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel and its common stock will continue to trade on the Nasdaq National Market pending the outcome of the hearing. A hearing date has not been set. "We are taking action in an attempt to rectify this situation, and remain focused on building our position in the Digital Asset Management and Internet Advertising Delivering ads to Internet users via Web sites, e-mail, ad-supported software and Internet-enabled cellphones. Also called an "ad network," Internet advertising organizations act as a middleman between the advertiser and the Web sites and software publishers that display the ads. markets," said Christopher Cuddy cud·dy 1 n. pl. cud·dies 1. Nautical A small cabin or the cook's galley on a ship. 2. A small room, cupboard, or closet. [Origin unknown. , president and 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 Engage. By written consent dated February 28, 2002, CMGI CMGI Commonly Maintained Grounds Infrastructures CMGI College Marketing Group Information (Services) , the Company's majority stockholder, authorized Engage's Board of Directors to amend the Company's Certificate of Incorporation certificate of incorporation n. some states issue a certificate to prove a corporation's existence upon the filing of Articles of Incorporation. In most states the Articles are sufficient proof. to effect either a 1-for-5, 1-for-10 or 1-for-15 reverse stock split of the issued and outstanding shares of Engage's common stock. Accordingly, the Board of Directors may effect any one of the approved reverse stock splits based on its determination of which reverse stock split will result in the greatest marketability and liquidity of the Company's common stock. About Engage, Inc. Engage, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENGA) is a leading provider of software solutions and services for advertisers, marketers and publishers. Engage's digital asset management and workflow automation See workflow. software enables the creation, production and delivery of marketing and advertising content more quickly and efficiently, increasing time-to-market advantages, boosting productivity and ultimately driving higher ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). from marketing programs and advertising campaigns. The company's Internet ad management business platform powers the effective and efficient design and delivery of online campaigns for web publishers who are competing for advertising revenue in a rapidly evolving medium. A majority-owned operating company operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. of CMGI, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMGI), Engage is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, with European headquarters in London and offices worldwide. For more information on Engage, please call 877-U ENGAGE or visit www.engage.com. Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements and include statements regarding our ability to maintain a listing on Nasdaq. Such statements are based on our current expectations and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Such factors and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, that the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel will decline to grant our request for a hearing and, even if such a hearing is granted, that the Company will not be successful in its request for continued listing. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no duty or obligation to update any forward-looking statements in light of new information or future events, unless required by law. |
|
||||||||||||||||||

Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion