P-Com Demands Immediate Delisting From Berlin Stock Exchange
18 Juin 2004 - 8:57PM
PR Newswire (US)
P-Com Demands Immediate Delisting From Berlin Stock Exchange
CAMPBELL, Calif., June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- P-Com, Inc.
(OTC:PCOM) (BULLETIN BOARD: PCOM) , a worldwide provider of
wireless telecom products and services, today announced that it has
taken immediate steps to de-list its common stock from trading on
the Berlin Stock Exchange. The Company's shares were listed on the
Berlin Stock Exchange without the Company's prior knowledge,
consent or authorization. "P-Com acted immediately upon learning
that its shares were listed for trading on the Berlin Stock
Exchange," said Dan Rumsey, Acting Chief Financial Officer and
General Counsel. "We believe this practice could have had a
negative impact on our share price, and we believe that delisting
from the Berlin Stock Exchange will protect our shareholders from
any impact caused by naked short selling, which could occur as a
result of the unauthorized listing of our shares on the Berlin
Stock Exchange." The listing appears to be part of an effort by
domestic and foreign brokers to circumvent the recent restrictions
by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) and
Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) against naked short selling.
Naked short selling occurs when traders borrow stock and sell it
with the hope that the stock price will decline before they have to
return the shares to cover their position. Naked short selling
involves groups of people actively working together to drive down a
company's share price. More than 200 U.S. publicly traded companies
are estimated to have been targeted by brokers to circumvent NASD
and SEC restrictions against naked short selling. About P-Com, Inc.
P-Com, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets point-to-point,
spread spectrum and point-to-multipoint, wireless access systems to
the worldwide telecommunications market. P-Com broadband wireless
access systems are designed to satisfy the high-speed, integrated
network requirements of Internet access associated with Business to
Business and E-Commerce business processes. Cellular and personal
communications service (PCS) providers utilize P-Com point-to-point
systems to provide backhaul between base stations and mobile
switching centers. Government, utility, and business entities use
P-Com systems in public and private network applications. For more
information visit http://www.p-com.com/ or call 408-866-3660. Safe
Harbor Statement Statements in this release that are forward
looking involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which
may cause P-Com's actual results in future periods to be materially
different from any future performance that may be suggested in this
news release. Such factors may include, but are not limited to: the
ability to achieve positive cash flow given the Company's existing
and anticipated operating and other costs, and current sales
trends; the Company's deteriorating cash position and its need to
raise additional capital, and whether that capital is available on
acceptable terms, if at all; the Company's ability to negotiate
repayment terms with many of its creditors, and settle outstanding
litigation; a continued severe worldwide slowdown in the
telecommunications equipment and services sector; fluctuations in
customer demand, pricing and competition; reliance upon
subcontractors; the ability of P-Com's customers to finance their
purchases; the timing of new technology and product introductions;
and the risk of early obsolescence. Many of these risks and
uncertainties are beyond P-Com's control. Reference is made to the
discussion of risk factors detailed in P-Com's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including its reports on Form
10-K and 10-Q. Media Contact: Investor Contact: Greg Berardi Dan
Rumsey, General Counsel and Acting CFO 415-239-7826 408-866-3666
DATASOURCE: P-Com, Inc. CONTACT: media, Greg Berardi,
+1-415-239-7826, or , for P-Com, Inc.; or investors, Dan Rumsey,
General Counsel and Acting CFO of P-Com, Inc., +1-408-866-3666, or
Web site: http://www.p-com.com/
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