Ponte Nossa Post-Split Shares Assigned New Symbol Business Editors
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2001--Ponte Nossa Acquisition Corp. (OTCBB:PNSA) today announced that its stock symbol will be modified to (OTCBB:PNSO) to reflect new post-split shares. Shares resulting from the company's 26-1 split that became effective July 26, 2001 will have the new symbol for clarification and tracking. Thomas DiMele, president of Ponte Nossa Acquisition Corp., indicated that the symbol reassignment was due to the type of split transaction that occurred. "The shares are `payable upon surrender' which means that the original stock is physically turned in and replaced by the newly issued post-split shares," he explained. Individual investors can turn in shares, although a brokerage house generally completes the transaction. In addition to the recent stock split, Ponte Nossa also just successfully negotiated the acquisition of Visijet Inc., a privately held ophthalmic medical device company located in Irvine. Visijet, founded in 1996, is the developer of an exciting new technology that uses a high pressure micro beam of water to perform surgical cuts for ocular procedures -- similarly to how a laser uses light to dissect tissue. The company's first product, approved by the FDA in October 2000 is the Hydrokeratome(R), an innovative, patented device that offers "bladeless" surgery to perform the cutting of the cornea that is required in LASIK surgery. LASIK surgery is a procedure growing in popularity that allows individuals to have corrected visual acuity without glasses or contact lenses. It is estimated that more than 3 million LASIK surgeries were performed last year worldwide. Visijet's second product, the Pulsatome(R), is a device that uses the waterjet technology to remove cataracts -- the most performed surgical procedure in the world. The Pulsatome(R) will provide entry into an estimated $8 billion cataract market worldwide. FDA approval for the device is anticipated in early 2002. In addition, Visijet has several ophthalmic devices utilizing the waterjet technology under development. The new Ponte Nossa symbol is effective Aug. 1, 2001.
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