MARKET WIRE) -- 02/15/08 -- Fortress Financial Group, Inc.
(PINKSHEETS: FFGO) can now confirm that the Transfer Agent to Hunt
Gold Corporation has confirmed that all stock registered to "Cede &
Co." has been sent to themselves for distribution to the various
Brokers for their eligible client accounts.
This affects all stockholders in Fortress Financial Group, Inc.
(formerly Great West Gold, Inc.) who held their stock, in brokerage
accounts"; on the three stock dividend dates in respect of Golden
Eagle Mining Holdings plc, Sentinel Resource Holdings, plc and in
Ambassador Gold Holdings plc.
All of their stock is registered in the name of "Cede & Co.", the DTC
clearing company.
"Cede & Co." is responsible for the allocation of these shares in
Hunt Gold Corporation to the various eligible Brokers (for clients
who were eligible for these Stock Dividends upon the three "Record
Dates". The Brokers are responsible for the allocation of these
shares in Hunt Gold Corporation to their eligible client accounts in
respect of the aforesaid Stock Dividend Dates.
Cede & Co. and Brokers are solely responsible for the allocation of
these shares to eligible stockholders.
The Transfer Agent to Hunt Gold Corporation, Fortress Financial
Group, Inc. and Hunt Gold Corporation has absolutely no control over
any part of this process whatsoever.
We ask that stockholders affected by this are to request that their
Brokers request their stock in Hunt Gold Corporation, from "Cede &
Co." without delay. These shares are "free trading" and in theory;
should be electronically transferred to client accounts without
delay. However, we strongly urge eligible and affected stockholders
to request that their Brokers expedite this transfer process
with "Cede & Co.".
This does not apply to stockholders who held their stock in
certificate form in Great West Gold, Inc. (now Fortress Financial
Group, Inc.) on those three Stock Dividend Record Dates. These
stockholders will receive their stock certificates in Hunt Gold
Corporation by mail, directly from the Transfer Agent, in and during
the next few days.
About Fortress Financial Group, Inc.
Fortress Financial Group, Inc. is now primarily engaged in the
issuing and marketing of prepaid debit and credit card and related
payment solution activities. It has just announced the acquisition of
Moneyworx, Inc., a reseller of MasterCard prepaid USA Domestic and
International Prepaid Debit Cards. Fortress Financial Group, Inc.
will be launching its own label "Fortress" International Debit Card
in the first quarter of 2008.
Fortress Financial Group, Inc. has secured a "non recourse" initial
long term loan facility in the amount of US$5 million and intends to
immediately embark upon a very aggressive acquisition strategy of
synergistic companies. These acquisitions are to be funded through
cash, vendor financing and the issue of the Company's restricted
shares of Common Stock. The Company's strategy is to immediately
build a strong Group of financial services companies with strong
earnings and cash flow.
Fortress Financial Group, Inc. (formerly Great West Gold, Inc.), was
a gold mining exploration stage company, engaged in the acquisition
and exploration of mining properties in the United States. The
Company retained these Gold Mining Exploration interests as portfolio
assets; as it intended to extract value from these assets through a
future "spin off" or a sale. The Company has disposed of its
interests in the "Ambassador" , "Golden Eagle" and "Mockingbird" Gold
Mining Exploration properties to Hunt Gold Corporation and holds
approximately 48% of Hunt Gold Corporation shares of outstanding
Common Stock, as an investment.
The Company retains it interest in the "South Copperstone" ,
and "Bouse" Gold Mining Exploration properties, at this time. It is
expected that these two remaining interests will be exchanged for
shares of Common Stock in a USA Gold Mining & Exploration Company,
very shortly.
This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section
21E the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and such forward-
looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. "Forward-
looking statements" describe future expectations, plans, results, or
strategies and are generally preceded by words such
as "may", "future", "plan" or "planned", "will"
or "should", "expected," "anticipates" , "draft", "eventually"
or "projected". You are cautioned that such statements are subject to
a multitude of risks and uncertainties that could cause future
circumstances, events, or results to differ materially from those
projected in the forward-looking statements, including the risks that
actual results may differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, and other
risks identified in a companies' annual report on Form 10-K or 10-KSB
and other filings made by such company with the SEC.
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----------Contact:
Fortress Financial Group, Inc.
Alan Santini
Chief Executive Officer
Email Contact
Tel: (954) 840-6961
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