Neptune Announces Stock Ticker Symbol Change to NEPT on the TSX
(firmenpresse) - LAVAL, QUEBEC -- (Marketwired) -- 11/04/16 -- Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. (NASDAQ: NEPT)(TSX: NTB), today announced that as a result of the recent recent introduction of four-letter root symbols on Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX"), the company applied and received authorization to change its stock ticker symbol to "NEPT" (TSX.NEPT) on TSX, effective November 8, 2016.
At market opening on that date, Neptune''s common shares will start trading under the ticker "NEPT", on both TSX and the NASDAQ Stock Market. This root symbol change does not require any action by current shareholders. There is no change in the company''s name, no change in its CUSIP number and no consolidation of capital.
About Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc.
Neptune is a nutrition products company focused on the business of customized unique nutrition solutions, specialty ingredients and consumer brands. The company develops turnkey solutions available in various unique delivery forms. Neptune also offers a variety of specialty ingredients, including premium krill oil manufactured in our state-of-the art facility and a variety of other marine oils, seed oils and specialty ingredients. Neptune also offers its premium krill oil under the OCEANO3® brand directly to consumers in Canada and the United States through web sales at . Oceano3 brand is also sold in bulk to unbranded distributors. The Company''s head office is located in Laval, Quebec.
Neptune is also pursuing opportunities in the prescription drug markets, through its approximately 48% owned subsidiary Acasti Pharma Inc. ("Acasti"). Acasti focuses on the research, development and commercialization of new krill oil-based forms of omega-3 phospholipid therapies for the treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical or current fact constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. securities laws and Canadian securities laws. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other unknown factors that could cause the actual results of Neptune to be materially different from historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to statements which explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements labeled with the terms "believes," "belief," "expects," "intends," "anticipates," "will," or "plans" to be uncertain and forward-looking. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release.
The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement and the "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information" section contained in Neptune''s latest Annual Information Form (the "AIF"), which also forms part of Neptune''s latest annual report on Form 40-F, and which is available on SEDAR at , on EDGAR at and on the investor section of Neptune''s website at . All forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date of this press release. Neptune does not undertake to update any such forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. The forward-looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in Neptune public securities filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Canadian securities commissions. Additional information about these assumptions and risks and uncertainties is contained in the AIF under "Risk Factors".
Neither NASDAQ nor the Toronto Stock Exchange accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc.
Mario Paradis
VP & CFO
1.450.687.2262
neptunecorp.com
James Carbonara
Hayden IR
1.646.755.4712
Pierre Boucher
MaisonBrison
1.514.731.0000
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