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Short Interest Information Available for Pink Sheet Securities on July 26th


New York, NY, July 5, 2006 -- Changes to NASD short interest reporting rules were effective July 3, 2006. These changes expand short interest reporting requirements to over-the-counter (OTC) equity securities, including those quoted on Pink Sheets. The first short interest information for OTC securities will be available on July 26, 2006, per Nasdaq’s short interest publication schedule, available on line at: http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/trader/defincludes/nasdshortint_def.stm#pubnew. Each month, on the publication date, Pink Sheets will publish short interest information for each OTC equity stock on pinksheets.com.