BXXX Brooke Corp (MM)

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ:BXXX) today announced that Mitch Holthus and Shawn Lowry were elected to its board of directors at yesterday's annual meeting of shareholders held in Overland Park. They become the seventh and eighth members of the board. "Shawn and Mitch have been vital to Brooke Franchise Corporation's growth and success and we are excited to have them bring their experience and expertise to the parent board," said Robert D. Orr, chairman and chief executive officer of Brooke Corporation. Mitch Holthus has served as a director of Brooke Franchise Corporation, the Company's franchise subsidiary, since 2003. He has been the "Voice of the Kansas City Chiefs" NFL football team since 1994 and was the play-by-play voice of the Kansas State Wildcats from 1983 until 1996. He has also been a play-by-play sportscaster of Missouri Valley Conference collegiate basketball games since 1996. Holthus has served as the President of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association since 2004, has been named "Kansas Sportscaster of the Year" eight times in his career, has been named top play-by-play sportscaster in Kansas nine times, and was awarded the Hod Humiston Award by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters. He was the sales manager for the Wildcat Sports Network for ten years and currently owns his own business featuring talent, marketing and motivational programs and services. Shawn Lowry has served as president and a director of Brooke Franchise Corporation since 2003. Brooke Franchise has seen extensive growth under Lowry's leadership, adding more than 350 locations to its franchise network since he became president. He joined Brooke Corporation in 1996 as Corporate Sales Representative and thereafter served as its Missouri State Manager, Regional Manager, and National Sales Manager before assuming his current role with Brooke Franchise. Lowry was also elected yesterday by the board of directors as a vice president of Brooke Corporation. About our company ... Brooke Corporation is listed on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "BXXX". Brooke Corporation is a holding company with three operating subsidiaries. Brooke Franchise Corporation is a subsidiary that distributes insurance and financial services through a network of more than 580 franchise locations. Brooke Credit Corporation is a subsidiary that originates loans to insurance agencies and other businesses that sell insurance or financial services, including Brooke franchisees. Brooke Brokerage Corporation is a subsidiary that brokers hard-to-place insurance and brokers loans for general insurance agencies specializing in hard-to-place insurance sales. For more information, visit http://www.brookecorp.com/ . E-mail Distribution ... To receive electronic press alerts, visit the "Investor Relations" section of Brooke Corporation's Web site at http://www.brookecorp.com/ and subscribe to our "E-mail Alerts" online. This press release contains forward-looking statements. All forward- looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and several factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ from those indicated in the forward-looking statements: the uncertainty that the Company will achieve its short-term and long-term profitability and growth goals, uncertainties associated with market acceptance of and demand for the Company's products and services, the impact of competitive products and pricing, the dependence on third-party suppliers and their pricing, its ability to meet product demand, the availability of funding sources, the exposure to market risks, uncertainties associated with the development of technology, changes in the law and in economic, political and regulatory environments, changes in management, the dependence on intellectual property rights, the effectiveness of internal controls, and risks and factors described from time to time in reports and registration statements filed by Brooke Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A more complete description of Brooke's business is provided in Brooke Corporation's most recent annual, quarter and current reports, which are available from Brooke Corporation without charge or at http://www.sec.gov/ . DATASOURCE: Brooke Corporation CONTACT: Anita Larson of Brooke Corporation, , or +1-913-661-0123 Web site: http://www.brookecorp.com/

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