Sports Entertainment Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a CKX, Inc. Approved for Listing on Nasdaq National Market System
February 28 2005 - 8:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
Sports Entertainment Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a CKX, Inc. Approved for
Listing on Nasdaq National Market System Company Will Trade under
Ticker 'CKXE' Effective March 1, 2005 NEW YORK, Feb. 28
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sports Entertainment Enterprises, Inc.
d/b/a CKX, Inc. (OTC:SPEA) (BULLETIN BOARD: SPEA) announced today
that it has been approved for listing on the Nasdaq National Market
System (NMS). The Company will begin trading on the NMS on March 1,
2005 under the ticker symbol "CKXE." To celebrate the occasion,
Robert F.X. Sillerman, the company's Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer will ring the opening bell that morning. "We are
extremely excited to be listed on the Nasdaq National Market," said
Mr. Sillerman. "We believe this listing makes tremendous sense, as
Nasdaq is home to some of the most creative and innovative
companies in the world." The Company is engaged in the ownership,
development and commercial utilization of entertainment content and
plans to make strategic acquisitions of, or partner or align with,
individuals or companies that control various forms of pre-existing
content, whether or not such content has been fully developed or
all revenue streams have been fully explored. The Company recently
completed the acquisition of an 85% interest in entities which own
the name, image and likeness of Elvis Presley and own or have the
right to use and benefit from assets and revenue streams associated
with the Presley name and assets. The Company is presently
conducting business under the name "CKX" and intends to seek
shareholder approval to change its name to "CKX, Inc." DATASOURCE:
Sports Entertainment Enterprises, Inc. CONTACT: Sean Cassidy,
+1-212-981-5233, or Ed Tagliaferri, +1-212-981-5182, both of Sports
Entertainment Enterprises, Inc.
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