ACE Cash Express Elects Joseph M. Haggar, III to Board of Directors
November 16 2004 - 9:25AM
PR Newswire (US)
ACE Cash Express Elects Joseph M. Haggar, III to Board of Directors
DALLAS, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ACE Cash Express, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AACE) today announced that Joseph M. Haggar, III has been
elected as a new member of its Board of Directors. Mr. Haggar is
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Haggar
Clothing Company, a leading marketer of men's casual and dress
apparel and women's sportswear, with global headquarters in Dallas,
TX. He also served as President of the Company from 1990 to 1994
and as President of the Menswear Division from 1985 to 1990. During
the course of his career with the Company, Mr. Haggar has
participated in virtually every aspect of the business, including
three years in the Manufacturing Division, two years as the Dallas
Service Center Manager, one year in the Sales Division and six
years in the Marketing and Merchandising Division. "We look forward
to working with Joe and welcome him to ACE's Board of Directors,"
stated Raymond C. Hemmig, Chairman of the Board. "His retail and
management expertise with the Haggar Clothing Company will
certainly be an asset to our board." Mr. Haggar will serve as an
independent director. About ACE ACE Cash Express, Inc. is a leading
retailer of financial services, including check cashing, short-term
consumer loans and bill payment services, and the largest owner,
operator and franchisor of check cashing stores in the United
States. As of September 30, 2004, ACE had a network of 1,257 stores
in 37 states and the District of Columbia, consisting of 1,055
company-owned stores and 202 franchised stores. ACE focuses on
serving unbanked and underbanked consumers, many of whom seek
alternatives to traditional banking relationships in order to gain
convenient and immediate access to check cashing services and
short-term consumer loans. ACE's website is found at
http://www.acecashexpress.com/ . Forward Looking Statements This
release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
These statements are generally identified by the use of words such
as "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "intend," "plan,"
"target," "goal," "should," "would," and terms with similar
meanings. Although the Company believes that the current views and
expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are
reasonable, these views and expectations, and the related
statements, are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties, and
other factors, many of which are not under the Company's control
and may not even be predictable. Any inaccuracy in the assumptions,
as well as those risks, uncertainties and other factors, could
cause the actual results to differ materially from these in the
forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties, and factors
include, but are not limited to, matters described in the Company's
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as:
* the Company's relationships with Republic Bank & Trust
Company, with Travelers Express and its affiliates and with its
bank lenders; * the Company's relationships with providers of
services or products offered by the Company or property used in its
operations; * federal and state governmental regulation of check
cashing, short-term consumer lending and related financial services
businesses; * any litigation regarding the Company's short-term
consumer lending activities; * theft and employee errors; * the
availability of adequate financing, suitable locations, acquisition
opportunities and experienced management employees to implement the
Company's growth strategy; * increases in interest rates, which
would increase the Company's borrowing costs; * the fragmentation
of the check cashing industry and competition from various other
sources, such as banks, savings and loans, short-term consumer
lenders, and other similar financial services entities, as well as
retail businesses that offer services offered by the Company; * the
terms and performance of third-party services offered at the
Company's stores; and * customer demand and response to services
offered at the Company's stores. The Company expressly disclaims
any obligation to update or revise any of these forward-looking
statements, whether because of future events, new information, a
change in the Company's views or expectations, or otherwise. The
Company makes no prediction or statement about the performance of
its Common Stock. DATASOURCE: ACE Cash Express, Inc. CONTACT: Jay
B. Shipowitz, President & CEO, +1-972-550-5030, or , or William
S. McCalmont, Executive Vice President & CFO, +1-972-753-2314,
or , both of ACE Cash Express, Inc. Web site:
http://www.acecashexpress.com/
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