The Colonel's International, Inc. Announces Change in Equity Position
21 October 1997
The Colonel's International, Inc. Announces Change in Equity PositionMILAN, Mich., Oct. 21 -- The Colonel's International, Inc. is correcting its press release dated October 10, 1997 where it stated that, "Donald and Patsy Williamson agreed to sell 20,817,780 shares back to the Colonel's for $5,000,000 to be paid during 1998." The correct number of shares should be 20,817,080. The sale will leave the Willliamsons with 2,750,000 shares and reduce their ownership from 97% to 82%. The Company's total outstanding shares will be reduced from 24,177,805 to 3,360,725. The Company believes that the large percentage of ownership held by Donald and Patsy Williamson has hampered the trading of its stock. In addition the Company stated that, "The restructuring will help investors better understand the Company's valuation. The Williamsons have sacrificed their equity position and dilution of ownership in an effort to make the company more attractive to additional equity interest by giving the Non-Williamson shares a higher ownership position. Even though the number of shares available in the public float has not changed, the change in equity position by the Williamsons will make these shares more valuable because they represent a larger ownership interest. The release stated that, "The Company was concerned by the over valuation of its stock ...." The fact that the Williamsons voluntarily sold their stock back to the Company for an under market price, should not be conceived that the present stock price is "over valued." With the current stock price and equity change, the Company is now extremely under valued. In fact, the Company believes that over time the stock price under the new equity structure will increase to reflect the true value of the Company. Earnings per share for the first six months of 1997 will go from $0.07 per share to $0.53 per share. The Colonel's International, Inc. is based in Milan, Michigan, and through its subsidiaries is a manufacturer and distributor of Truck Bedliners, a domestic manufacturer of plastic replacement bumpers and facias for the aftermarket industry in North America and owns and operates a multipurpose motor sports facility. SOURCE The Colonel's International, Inc.