Rewards Network Inc. Announces Switch to The NASDAQ Stock Market
May 12 2008 - 4:30PM
Business Wire
Rewards Network Inc. (AMEX:IRN), a leading provider of marketing
services and frequent dining programs to the restaurant industry,
today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the
decision to switch the listing of its common stock from the
American Stock Exchange to The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC�. Effective
on or about May 26, 2008, the company will trade under the symbol
NASDAQ:DINE. �This decision was reached after careful consideration
of capital market alternatives,� said Ron Blake, President and CEO
of Rewards Network. �We believe that NASDAQ�s electronic multiple
market maker structure will provide our company with enhanced
exposure and liquidity, while at the same time providing investors
with the best prices, the fastest execution, and the lowest cost
per trade. As we work to grow Rewards Network, we have worked to
better serve our partners, members and restaurants. We believe the
switch to NASDAQ is a way to better serve our investors. We are
proud to be a part of The NASDAQ Stock Market.� Added Mr. Blake,
�We extend our appreciation to the American Stock Exchange and
Cohen Specialists, LLC for the services and support provided during
our years on the American Stock Exchange.� About Rewards Network
Rewards Network (AMEX:IRN), headquartered in Chicago, IL, operates
the leading frequent dining programs in North America. Thousands of
restaurants and other merchants benefit from the company's
restaurant marketing efforts including email, and frequent dining
Web sites. Rewards Network also provides restaurant ratings and
other business intelligence as well as access to capital. In
conjunction with major airline frequent flyer programs and other
affinity organizations, Rewards Network provides over three million
members with incentives to dine at participating restaurants. These
incentives include airline miles, college savings rewards, reward
program points, and Cashback Rewards(SM). For additional
information about Rewards Network, visit www.rewardsnetwork.com or
call 1-877-491-3463. About NASDAQ NASDAQ� is the largest U.S.
electronic stock market. With approximately 3,200 companies, it
lists more companies and, on average, its systems trade more shares
per day than any other U.S. market. NASDAQ is home to companies
that are leaders across all areas of business including technology,
retail, communications, financial services, transportation, media
and biotechnology. NASDAQ is the primary market for trading
NASDAQ-listed stocks. For more information about NASDAQ, visit the
NASDAQ Web site at http://www.nasdaq.com or the NASDAQ NewsroomSM
http://www.nasdaq.com/newsroom. Safe Harbor Statement Statements in
this release that are not strictly historical are "forward-looking"
statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
statements are based on management's current expectation or
beliefs, and are subject to risks, trends and uncertainties. Actual
results, performance or achievements may differ materially from
those expressed or implied by the statements herein due to factors
that include, but are not limited to, the following: (i)�our
inability to attract and retain merchants, (ii)�our inability to
obtain sufficient cash and refinance the repurchase of our
convertible subordinated debentures, (iii)�our dependence upon our
relationships with payment card issuers, transaction processors,
presenters and aggregators, (iv)�changes to payment card
association rules and practices, (v)�economic changes, (vi)�our
susceptibility to restaurant credit risk and the risk that our
allowance for losses related to restaurant credit risk in
connection with dining credits may prove inadequate, (vii)�our
dependence on our relationships with airlines and other reward
program partners for a significant number of members, (viii)�the
concentration of a significant amount of our rewards currency in
one industry group, the airline industry, (ix)�our inability to
attract and retain active members, (x)�the filing of class action
lawsuits against us, (xi)�changes in our programs that affect the
rate of rewards, (xii)�our inability to maintain an
adequately-staffed sales force, (xiii)�our inability to maintain an
appropriate balance between the number of members and the number of
participating merchants in each market, (xiv)�our minimum purchase
obligations and performance requirements, (xv)�network
interruptions, processing interruptions or processing errors,
(xvi)�susceptibility to a changing regulatory environment,
(xvii)�increased operating costs or loss of members due to privacy
concerns of our program partners, payment card processors and the
public, (xviii)�the failure of our security measures, (xix)�the
loss of key personnel, (xx)�increasing competition, and (xxi)�a
shift toward Marketing Services Program that may cause revenues to
decline. A more detailed description of the factors that, among
others, should be considered in evaluating our outlook can be found
in the company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. We undertake no obligation to, and expressly disclaim
any such obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking
statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of
anticipated or unanticipated events, changes to future results over
time or otherwise, except as required by law.
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