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Bentley Communications Corp. Reaffirms it Extends 20% Stock Dividend to Shareholders of Record as of November 5, 2003
Wednesday October 22, 8:46 am ET
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2003--In light of an erroneous ex-dividend date published by one of the online news services, Bentley Communications Corp. (OTCBB:BTLY - News), the emerging leader in the online trade and barter industry, today reaffirmed that its board of directors on October 17, 2003 extended its 20% stock dividend to shareholders of record as of November 5, 2003.
"We have extended the dividend date beyond our annual meeting," said Bentley chairman and CEO Gordon Lee, "to give our shareholders the opportunity to meet our new executive team at the meeting and get an in-depth understanding about Bentley's plans to establish a new marketplace and distribution channel for the multi-billion dollar barter industry." Bentley's annual meeting of shareholders will be held at 2:00 p.m., Pacific Time on Thursday, October 30th, 2003, at 11301 Olympic Boulevard, Second Floor Conference Center, Los Angeles, California.
As a result of the dividend, all shareholders of record on November 5, 2003 will receive 1 (one) additional share of Bentley Communications Corp. common stock for every five (5) shares they currently hold. Fractional shares will be rounded up. Dividend shares will be distributed on or about December 1, 2003 by Bentley's office at 11301 Olympic Boulevard, Suite 680, Los Angeles, California 90064, phone 310-445-2599. The transfer agent for Bentley Communications Corp. is Florida Atlantic Stock Transfer, Inc.
About Bentley Communications Corporation:
Bentley is a business-to-business, Internet e-commerce company that seeks to establish a new marketplace and distribution channel for worldwide barter and trade. Bentley is working towards becoming the online "market maker" for the barter industry -- a neutral intermediary that brings together fragmented multiple groups of buyers and sellers online. Through the development of a seamlessly integrated family of online barter services, it envisions that most barter transactions can be handled in real time, with proprietary software. Bentley intends to serve as a clearinghouse for barter trades for fortune 500 trading partners, scores of existing retail barter exchanges that serve companies of all sizes, corporate barter companies that serve large multinational corporations, trade associations and their member companies, as well as media and travel agencies.
Forward-Looking Statements:
With the exception of historical information, this news release and accompanying information may include forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated as a result of various risks. There are numerous factors that could contribute to such differences, therefore such projected events and anticipated results are not warranties or guaranties that such events will occur or that the Company will achieve such results. For more information about this corporation and risks involved in the investment of their publicly traded shares, please see the company's website(s), and/or documents filed with the SEC, which are easily accessible in the EDGAR database system.
