Ultimate Franchise Systems, Inc. Fights Corporate Identity Theft
April 15 2010 - 3:43PM
Marketwired
Ultimate Franchise Systems, Inc. (the 'Company') (PINKSHEETS: ULFS)
today announced it has changed its domicile to the state of Florida
after corporate hijackers recently attempted to unlawfully obtain
control of the Company.
Brenda Hamilton, of the firm Hamilton & Lehrer P.A. (the
Company's corporate and securities attorneys), announced today
that: "Ultimate Franchise Systems, Inc. has been the victim of an
increasing trend of corporate identity theft affecting unsuspecting
Pink Sheet and OTC Bulletin Board companies. The scheme involves
unregistered shell brokers who engage in corporate hijackings by
making a nominal market purchase of a corporation's stock and then
using that insignificant securities position to establish standing
to file sham shareholder lawsuits in Florida, Nevada, Delaware
and/or Colorado. In these lawsuits, the hijackers file pleadings
replete with misrepresentations and omissions of material facts to
obtain a Court Order that grants the hijackers the authority to
hold a meeting on behalf of the Corporation's shareholders;
however, instead of having a shareholder meeting to protect
shareholder interests, the hijackers undertake actions solely to
benefit themselves by issuing millions of shares of stock to
themselves or other third parties in reverse merger transactions
resulting in dilution or elimination of the legitimate
shareholders' interests. The hijackers then misrepresent the
authority given by the Order to transfer agents, relevant Secretary
of State, the Pink Sheets, OTC Bulletin board, unsuspecting
investors and private companies seeking to go public. The
hijackings are often accompanied by false press releases touting
mergers or acquisitions causing unsuspecting buyers to purchase the
stock."
Ms. Hamilton also stated: "Our research reveals that the
securities of as many as 100 other companies may have been affected
by schemes such as that perpetrated on the Company through
corporate hijacking or corporate identity theft over the past few
years."
Tim Murray, the Company's Chief Executive Officer stated: "We
have concluded that the worst is behind us and that we can only
progress from here. The culprits disseminated multiple false press
releases about the Company including that the Company had held a
shareholder meeting in Canada and entered into merger discussions.
Any member of the public should avoid buying or selling any shares
of our common stock based upon any the unauthorized public
information which was released in the past ninety days. This
Company's management has never authorized or been involved in any
way in any investor relations activity conducted by the hijackers.
Without expertise and diligence of our corporate and securities
attorney we would have lost control of our company."
Forward Looking Statements Some of the statements in this press
release are forward-looking statements and are based on current
expectations, assumptions and estimates. Words and phrases such as
"believe," "intend," "expect," "expansion," "anticipate,"
"initiating," "commencing," "project," "add value," "bringing into
production," "maximizing," "take advantage of," "striving to" or
similar expressions, are intended to identify "forward-looking
statements." Forward-looking statements carry certain risks
regarding an assumed set of economic conditions and courses of
action There is a significant risk that actual material results
will vary from projected results. No information provided in this
press release should be construed as a representation, or
indication in any manner, of the present or future value of the
Company or its common stock. The Company disclaims any
responsibility to update forward-looking statements made
herein.
Contact: Jess Levi 561-416-0137
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