Core-Mark to Trade on NASDAQ National Market
02 December 2005 - 10:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:CORE), one of the largest
North American distributors to the convenience retail industry,
announced today that its shares of common stock have been approved
for listing on the NASDAQ National Market, effective December 2,
2005. The Company will trade under the symbol CORE. "We are very
excited about our listing on the NASDAQ National Market." said Mike
Walsh, CEO of Core-Mark. "We view this as an important milestone
event in Core-Mark's evolution. We believe that this listing will
be of significant benefit to our customers and our shareholders as
we continue to grow our business." Core-Mark's Form 10 Registration
Statement was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange
Commission on November 7, 2005. About Core-Mark Core-Mark is one of
the largest broad-line, full-service wholesale distributors of
packaged consumer products to the convenience retail industry in
North America. Founded in 1888, the Core-Mark provides distribution
and logistics services as well as marketing programs to over 20,000
retail locations in 38 states and five Canadian provinces through
24 distribution centers. Core-Mark services traditional convenience
retailers, grocers, mass merchandisers, drug, liquor and specialty
stores, and other stores that carry consumer packaged goods. For
more information, please visit http://www.core-mark.com/. Safe
Harbor This press release contains disclosures which are
"forward-looking statements." Forward-looking statements include
all statements that do not relate solely to historical or current
facts, and can generally be identified by the use of words such as
"may," "believe," "will," "expect," "project," "estimate,"
"anticipate," "plan" or "continue." These forward-looking
statements are based on the current plans and expectations of our
management and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from historical
results or those anticipated. These factors include, but are not
limited to: economic conditions affecting the cigarette and
consumable goods industry; adverse effect of legislation and other
matters affecting the cigarette industry; increased competition in
the distribution industry; our inability to retain and attract
customers; the negative affects of product liability claims;
failure of our suppliers to provide products; increases in fuel
prices; the loss of key personnel or our inability to attract and
retain new qualified personnel; currency exchange rate
fluctuations; and the negative effects of our reorganization on our
customer, supplier and employee relationships. These
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press
release. Except as provided by law, we undertake no obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
DATASOURCE: Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. CONTACT: Investors, Ms.
Milton Draper of Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc., +1-650-589-9445,
ext. 3027 Web site: http://www.core-mark.com/
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