R.H. Donnelley and Dex Media to Present at Credit Suisse First Boston's Leveraged Finance Media and Telecom Conference
November 15 2005 - 5:15PM
PR Newswire (US)
CARY, N.C. and ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
R.H. Donnelley Corporation (NYSE:RHD) and Dex Media, Inc.
(NYSE:DEX) announced today that the companies will be making a
joint presentation at Credit Suisse First Boston's Leveraged
Finance Media and Telecom Conference at noon Eastern Time on
Friday, November 18. The conference is being held at Credit Suisse
First Boston's New York offices at 11 Madison Avenue. The
presentation will also be available via a live audio Webcast that
can be accessed by visiting either company's Web site at
http://www.rhd.com/ or http://www.dexmedia.com/, clicking on
"Investor Relations" and following the instructions provided. An
archived version of the Webcast will also be available following
the presentation on each company's Web site. About R.H. Donnelley
R.H. Donnelley is a leading Yellow Pages publisher and local online
search company. RHD publishes directories with total distribution
of approximately 28 million serving approximately 260,000 local and
national advertisers in 19 states. RHD publishes directories under
the Sprint Yellow Pages(R) brand in 18 states with total
distribution of approximately 18 million serving approximately
160,000 local and national advertisers, with major markets
including Las Vegas, Nevada, and Orlando and Ft. Myers, Florida. In
addition, RHD publishes directories under the SBC Yellow Pages
brand in Illinois and Northwest Indiana with total distribution of
approximately 10 million serving approximately 100,000 local and
national advertisers. RHD also offers online city guides and search
websites in its major Sprint Yellow Pages markets under the Best
Red Yellow Pages(R) brand at http://www.bestredyp.com/ and in the
Chicago area at http://www.chicagolandyp.com/. For more
information, please visit R.H. Donnelley at http://www.rhd.com/.
About Dex Media Dex Media, Inc., is the leading provider of print
directories and Internet-based local search for 14 Western and
Midwestern states. As the official publisher for Qwest
Communications International Inc., Dex published 44.5 million
copies of 269 White and Yellow Page directories in 2004. Dex's
Internet-based directory, DexOnline.com(TM), has been the most used
Internet Yellow Pages local search site in the Dex region for six
consecutive quarters, with a share of the local search market that
is more than the next two competitors combined. In 2004, Dex Media
generated revenue of approximately $1.65 billion, excluding the
effects of purchase accounting related to the acquisition of Dex
Media West LLC. Safe Harbor Provision Certain statements contained
in this press release regarding RHD's future operating results or
performance or business plans or prospects and any other statements
not constituting historical fact are "forward-looking statements"
subject to the safe harbor created by the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Where possible, the words "believe,"
"expect," "anticipate," "intend," "should," "will," "planned,"
"estimated," "potential," "goal," "outlook," and similar
expressions, as they relate to RHD or its management, have been
used to identify such forward-looking statements. All
forward-looking statements reflect only RHD's and Dex's current
beliefs and assumptions with respect to future business plans,
prospects, decisions and results, and are based on information
currently available to RHD and Dex. Accordingly, the statements are
subject to significant risks, uncertainties and contingencies which
could cause RHD's actual operating results, performance or business
plans or prospects to differ materially from those expressed in, or
implied by, these statements. Such risks, uncertainties and
contingencies include, but are not limited to, statements about the
benefits of the merger between RHD and Dex, including future
financial and operating results, RHD's plans, objectives,
expectations and intentions and other statements that are not
historical facts. The following factors, among others, could cause
actual results to differ from those set forth in the
forward-looking statements: (1) the ability to obtain governmental
approvals of the merger on the proposed terms and schedule; (2) the
failure of RHD and Dex stockholders to approve the merger; (3) the
risk that the businesses will not be integrated successfully; (4)
the risk that the cost savings and any revenue synergies from the
merger may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than
expected; (5) disruption from the merger making it more difficult
to maintain relationships with customers, employees or suppliers;
and (6) general economic conditions and consumer sentiment in our
markets. Additional factors that could cause RHD's and Dex's
results to differ materially from those described in the forward-
looking statements are described in detail in the Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations in RHD's and Dex's Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2004, as well as RHD's and Dex's other
periodic filings with the SEC that are available on the SEC's
internet site (http://www.sec.gov/). Additional Information and
Where to Find It Stockholders are urged to read the joint proxy
statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction when it
becomes available, because it will contain important information.
Stockholders will be able to obtain a free copy of the joint proxy
statement/prospectus, as well as other filings containing
information about RHD and Dex, without charge, at the SEC's
internet site (http://www.sec.gov/). Copies of the joint proxy
statement/prospectus and the SEC filings that will be incorporated
by reference in the joint proxy statement/prospectus can also be
obtained, without charge, by directing a request to RHD or Dex.
Interests of Participants The respective directors and executive
officers of RHD and Dex and other persons may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the
proposed transaction. Information regarding RHD's directors and
executive officers is available in its proxy statement filed with
the SEC by RHD on March 21, 2005, and information regarding Dex's
directors and executive officers is available in its proxy
statement filed with the SEC by Dex on April 20, 2005. Copies of
these documents can be obtained, without charge, by directing a
request to RHD or Dex. Other information regarding the participants
in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and
indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be
contained the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant
materials to be filed with the SEC when they become available.
DATASOURCE: Dex Media, Inc.; R.H. Donnelley Corporation CONTACT:
Investors, Jim Gruskin of R.H. Donnelley Corporation,
+1-800-497-6329; or Investors, Brooke Martellaro of Dex Media,
+1-866-545-2900 Web site: http://www.chicagolandyp.com/ Web site:
http://www.bestredyp.com/ Web site: http://www.dexmedia.com/
http://www.rhd.com/
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