Majesco to Officially Change Corporate Name and NASDAQ Ticker Symbol
April 08 2005 - 12:16PM
PR Newswire (US)
Majesco to Officially Change Corporate Name and NASDAQ Ticker
Symbol Majesco CEO to Open NASDAQ Stock Market to Celebrate New
Name and Ticker Symbol EDISON, N.J., April 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- Majesco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MJES), an innovative provider of
diversified products and content for digital entertainment
platforms, today announced that it will officially change its name
and ticker symbol on April 11, 2005. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050408/NYF060LOGO ) The
company will thereafter be known as Majesco Entertainment Company
and trade under the ticker symbol "COOL." The name and ticker
changes are designed to more accurately reflect the Company's
identity as a diversified digital entertainment company. At the
commencement of trading on April 11, 2005, the Company's common
stock, which is traded on The NASDAQ National Market, will begin
trading under the symbol "COOL." To inaugurate this change, Majesco
management will be on hand at the NASDAQ Market Site on April 13,
2005 to ring the opening bell. Shares of the Company's common stock
will no longer be traded under the symbol "MJES." Stockholders are
not required to take any further action with respect to the name
change. Carl Yankowski, Majesco's Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, commented, "We believe that the name Majesco Entertainment
Company is indicative of our strategy to provide innovative and
appealing digital entertainment products to the consumer.
Furthermore, we believe our new ticker symbol COOL represents the
unique culture and innovative spirit of Majesco." About Majesco
Headquartered in Edison, NJ, Majesco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MJES) is
an innovative provider of diversified products and content for
digital entertainment platforms. The Company's three main product
lines include Games, which includes highly anticipated titles such
as Advent Rising and Psychonauts; Videos, which highlights the
Company's platform-independent video compression technology; and
Gadgets, which includes innovative digital entertainment products
like Frogger TV Arcade Plug and Play. More information about the
Company can be found online at http://www.majescogames.com/ . Safe
Harbor Certain statements contained herein are "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. These forward-looking statements may be identified by
reference to a future period(s) or by the use of forward- looking
terminology, such as "may," "will," "intend," "should," "expect,"
"anticipate," "estimate" or "continue" or the negatives thereof or
other comparable terminology. The Company's actual results could
differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking
statements due to a variety of factors. These factors include but
are not limited to, the demand for our products; timely development
and release of our products; the ability to secure licenses to
valuable entertainment properties on favorable terms; continued
consumer acceptance of the gaming platforms on which our products
operate and our products; competitive factors in the businesses in
which we compete; fulfillment of orders preliminarily made by
customers; the ability to attract and retain key personnel; adverse
changes in the securities markets; and the availability of and
costs associated with sources of liquidity. The Company does not
undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to release
publicly the results of any revisions that may be made to any
forward- looking statements to reflect the occurrence of
anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date
of such statements. All trademarks are properties of their
respective owners.
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Majesco Holdings Inc.
CONTACT: Mary Magnani, Director, Investor Relations, MAJESCO
HOLDINGS INC., +1-732-225-8910 Web site:
http://www.majescogames.com/
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