Patriot Motorcycles Corp. Reduces Outstanding Shares By 2,160,000
IRVINE, Calif.--June 9, 2004--Michel Attias, CEO of Patriot Motorcycles Corp. (Pink Sheets:PMCY), announced today that he has cancelled 216,000 shares of Preferred stock.Attias had converted his outstanding personal loans to Patriot Motorcycles into 216,000 preferred shares with a conversion ratio of 1 for 10 (every 1 share of preferred converts into 10 shares of common). Based on conversion into common shares, the cancellation of the preferred stock reduced the fully diluted common stock from 7,103,425 to 4,943,425 (a reduction of 30.41 percent).
Attias stated, "I made this decision based on new business developments at Patriot Motorcycles and my desire to structure the company to raise additional capital from outside investors, and to increase the shareholder value for current and future shareholders."
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