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| Boomerang Tracking Inc. announces its intention to renew its normal course issuer bid
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Boomerang Tracking Inc.
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Press Release
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Sylvain Dunn, Genevieve Foster
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5/2/2003
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Boomerang Tracking Inc. (the "Company") (TSX: BMG) announced today that it has filed a notice of its intention to renew for an additional twelve-month period the normal course issuer bid made between May 1, 2002 and April 30, 2003 through the facilities of The Toronto Stock Exchange.
Pursuant to this normal course issuer bid, the Company intends to purchase for cancellation up to a maximum of 1,093,155 Class A Shares. This represents approximately 5% of the Company''s 21,863,100 issued and outstanding Class A Shares as at April 30, 2003. The renewed issuer bid will take effect on May 6, 2003 and expire no later than May 5, 2004. The Company believes that its performance and underlying value have not been fully reflected in the trading prices for its Class A Shares.
The Company commenced a normal course issuer bid on May 1, 2002 which expired on April 30, 2003. As at April 30, 2003, the Company had purchased for cancellation 466,900 Class A Shares, through the facilities of The Toronto Stock Exchange, at an average price of $1.43 per Class A Share.
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| Boomerang
Tracking Inc. markets and distributes the Boomerang®
tracking devices, proprietary products using technology
patented by the Company. The Boomerang, Boomerang2
and GSM-based units are the central devices in
a system that uses the wireless networks of major
regional telecommunications companies for tracking
stolen assets. The Boomerang Tracking System is
capable of locating stolen automobiles, heavy
equipment and valuable assets. As a result of
its success, the Company has received the endorsement
of members of the insurance industry. The Boomerang
devices are available and installed through a
network of authorized dealers in Quebec and Ontario.
The Company's head office, research and development
centre and manufacturing facilities are located
in Montreal, Quebec, with regional facilities
located in Mississauga, Ontario and Orange County,
California. Boomerang is a registered trademark
and Boomerang2 is a trademark of Boomerang Tracking
Inc. The shares of Boomerang Tracking Inc. trade
on The Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol
BMG. |
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