Ameristock Corporation Announces Closure of Ameristock/Ryan Treasury ETFs
29 May 2008 - 8:46AM
PR Newswire (US)
ALAMEDA, Calif., May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Ameristock Corporation, the
investment adviser for the Ameristock ETF Trust (the "Trust"),
announced today that it intends to liquidate each of the five
series of the Trust. Such series are the Ameristock/Ryan 1 Year
Treasury ETF (AMEX:GKA), the Ameristock/Ryan 2 Year Treasury ETF
(GKB), the Ameristock/Ryan 5 Year Treasury ETF (GKC), the
Ameristock/Ryan 10 Year Treasury ETF (GKD), and the Ameristock/Ryan
20 Year Treasury ETF (GKE) (collectively, the "Funds"). The Trust's
Board of Trustees determined that closing the Funds was in the best
interests of the Funds and their shareholders because the Funds
have not gathered sufficient assets to continue their business and
operations in an economically viable manner. June 10, 2008 will be
the last day of trading in the Funds on the American Stock
Exchange, and the last day on which creation unit aggregations of
Fund shares may be purchased or redeemed. The American Stock
Exchange will halt trading in the Funds before the open of trading
on June 11, 2008. From June 11, 2008 until June 19, 2008, the Funds
will be in the process of closing down and liquidating their
portfolios. This process will likely result in each Fund not
meeting its investment objective of tracking its underlying index
during this period. Shareholders may sell their holdings on or
prior to June 10, 2008, incurring a transaction fee from their
broker-dealer. From June 11, 2008 through June 19, 2008,
shareholders may not be able to sell their shares, although it is
possible that certain broker-dealers will be willing to purchase
them. The transfer agent books of the Funds will close as of the
close of business on June 19, 2008, and on June 20, 2008 the Funds'
assets will be distributed for payment to shareholders.
Shareholders of record remaining on June 19, 2008 will receive cash
at the net asset value of their shares as of June 19, 2008, which
will include income (including capital gains, if any) recognized by
a Fund up to this date. While Fund shareholders remaining on June
19, 2008 will not incur transaction fees to sell their shares, the
net asset value of each Fund will reflect the transaction costs
incurred by the Fund in liquidating its portfolio. Other costs of
closing the Funds will be borne by Ameristock Corporation.
Shareholders will generally recognize a short-term capital gain or
loss equal to the amount received for their shares over their
adjusted basis in such shares. For additional information about the
liquidation, shareholders of the Funds may call the Trust at (866)
821-5592. Information regarding Ameristock's other products is
available on the Fund's Internet site at
http://www.ameristock.com/. DATASOURCE: Ameristock Corporation
CONTACT: Katie Rooney, +1-818-398-4203, for Ameristock Corporation
Web site: http://www.ameristock.com/
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