Forecross Corporation
Amends Stock Options
June 19, 1998
Contact: Pat Dittmar (Pat@forecross.com)
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| SAN FRANCISCO, CA: Forecross® Corporation
(VSE-FRX.U), a leading legacy Migration and year 2000 solution company, announced today
that, subject to regulatory approval, the Board of Directors has resolved to amend certain
outstanding incentive stock options granted to employees of Forecross between February 2,
1997, and April 6, 1998. These incentive stock options were granted at exercise prices per
share ranging from US$9.70 to US$12.70. Forecross intends to amend the current exercise
per share of these stock options to US$8.02 per share (representing the average closing
price for the 10 days preceding the date of the amendment as reported in the Vancouver
Stock Exchange). The amended stock options are subject to the approval of the Vancouver
Stock Exchange. The purpose of the amendment is
to ensure that incentive stock options granted by Forecross continue to provide a suitable
incentive to its employees to provide services which benefit Forecross and its
shareholders and to further ensure that Forecross is able to retain its highly qualified
employees in the current competitive labor market.
Founded in 1982 as a high-technology software development
laboratory, Forecross Corporation is dedicated to the design and development of innovative
conversion software. Clients have included such leading corporations as Aetna Life
Insurance Company, Brown Brothers Harriman & Company, Charles Schwab & Co., BDM
Technologies, Inc., IBM Corporation and Bank of America NTSA for its Migration software
services. AASKI Technologies, Ltd., TRW, Inc. (BDM International), CIBER, Inc.,
Information Sciences Group, Inc., SCB Computer Technology, Inc. are among the teaming
partners of Forecross Corporation for its Complete/2000® offerings. |
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On Behalf of the Board of Directors,
Bernadette C. Castello
Senior Vice President and CFO
Forecross Corporation
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Except for historical information contained herein,
the matters set forth in this release are forward-looking statements that are dependent on
certain risks and uncertainties, including such factors, among others, as market
acceptance, market demand, pricing, changing regulatory environment, changing economic
conditions, risks in new product and service development, the effect of the companys
accounting policies and other risk factors detailed in the Companys SEC and BCSC
filings.
The Vancouver Stock Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this News Release, which has been prepared
by the Company. |
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