clickNsettle.com to Explore Strategic Alternatives
July 02 2004 - 4:40PM
PR Newswire (US)
clickNsettle.com to Explore Strategic Alternatives GREAT NECK,
N.Y., July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- clickNsettle.com, Inc.
(OTC:CLIK) (BULLETIN BOARD: CLIK) , a global provider of innovative
dispute resolution solutions, today announced that its Board of
Directors has decided to explore strategic alternatives for the
Company in an effort to protect shareholder value. The Board is
open to all potential alternatives, including merger candidates, as
well as the purchase or privatization of the existing business.
There can be no assurance that these efforts will result in a
transaction or, if a transaction does take place, what terms it
will be made on and what impact it will have on the stock price.
The CEO articulated to the Board that should the existing business
be privatized, he expressed that it is probable that he would
submit a bid in such a process. Roy Israel, President and CEO,
stated, "As a result of the numerous scandals in recent years and
the passing of the Sarbanes-Oxley act to safeguard shareholders,
micro-cap companies such as ours are faced with mounting legal and
auditing fees to meet the new compliance requirements now needed to
remain public. Not only are these new requirements extremely costly
in terms of out-of-pocket expenditures, but also, are very
time-consuming and place a strain on our limited personnel
resources. While we remain optimistic about the need for the
Company's services, we believe that the unavoidability of these
escalating costs shortens the timeframe that the company needs in
order to realize revenues from many of its sales and marketing
initiatives. Therefore, the present scenario necessitates that we
look at all possible transactions which are in the best interests
of the shareholders." About clickNsettle.com Headquartered in Great
Neck, New York, clickNsettle.com, Inc. provides innovative and
highly effective dispute resolution services and solutions to
entities that seek alternatives to the traditional and often
time-consuming and expensive legal process. clickNsettle.com, the
parent company of National Arbitration and Mediation (NAM), offers
a comprehensive selection of some of the finest lawyers globally,
with more than 1,700 top-tier former judges and attorneys
worldwide. Additionally, the company has a number of inventions
designed to enhance transparency and ensure the integrity of ADR
(alternative dispute resolution) initiatives. Although the dispute
resolution industry is still relatively young, clickNsettle.com has
been recognized nationally as a leader in the field and the NAM
brand name is well established within the legal and business
communities. The statements contained in the release contain
forward-looking statements relating to such matters as anticipated
financial performance, business prospects, and similar matters. The
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe
harbor for forward-looking statements. In order to comply with the
terms of the safe harbor, the Company notes that a variety of
factors could cause the Company's actual results to differ
materially from the anticipated results or other expenditures
expressed in the Company's forward- looking statements. These
factors include changes in the insurance and legal industries; the
Company's inability to retain current or new hearing officers;
changes in the public court system; and the degree and timing of
the market's acceptance of its arbitration and mediation programs
and electronic oversight applications. DATASOURCE:
clickNsettle.com, Inc. CONTACT: Roy Israel of clickNsettle.com,
Inc., +1-516-829-4343
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