COLLECTORS
UNIVERSE
ANNOUNCES FINAL RESULTS OF TENDER OFFER
NEWPORT BEACH, CA – July 10, 2009 –
Collectors Universe, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLCT), a leading provider of
value-added authentication and grading services to dealers and collectors of
high-value collectibles, today announced
the final results of its
previously announced modified “Dutch Auction” tender offer to purchase for cash
up to 1,750,000 shares of its common stock, $.001 par value (including
associated preferred share purchase rights), at a price per share of not less
than $5.00 and not greater than $5.40. The tender offer expired at
12:00 Midnight, Eastern Time, on July 2, 2009.
The
Company has accepted for purchase 1,749,828 shares in the tender offer, at a
price of $5.00 per share, for a total cost of approximately $8,749,140,
excluding fees and expenses related to the tender offer. With completion of the
tender offer, the Company has approximately 7,408,516 shares
outstanding.
Based on
a final count by the Depositary for the tender offer, 4,691,743 shares were
properly tendered and not withdrawn, including 3,948,248 shares at a purchase
price of $5.00 per share. The Depositary has advised the Company that
the final proration factor was approximately 43% for the tender offer. Any
"small lot" shares of common stock properly tendered and not withdrawn will not
be subject to proration.
The
Depositary will promptly issue payment for the shares validly tendered and
accepted for purchase and will return all other shares tendered and not accepted
for purchase due to the proration or conditional tender provisions of the tender
offer.
B. Riley
& Co., LLC served as the Company’s financial advisor and information agent
for the offering. StockTrans, Inc. served as the
Depositary.
About Collectors
Universe
Collectors
Universe, Inc. is a leading provider of value added services to the high-value
collectibles markets. The Company authenticates and grades
collectible coins, sports cards, autographs and stamps. The Company also
compiles and publishes authoritative information about United States and world
coins, collectible trading cards and sports memorabilia and collectible stamps
and operates its CCE dealer-to-dealer Internet bid-ask market for certified
coins and its Expos trade show and conventions business. This information is
accessible to collectors and dealers at the Company's website,
http://www.collectors.com, and is also published in print.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This news
release contains statements regarding our expectations, beliefs or views about
our future financial performance, which constitute "forward-looking statements"
as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as
"believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," "project," or
future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," or
"may."
Due to a
number of risks and uncertainties to which our business is subject, our future
financial performance may differ, possibly significantly, from our expected
financial performance as set forth in the forward looking statements contained
in this news release. Information regarding those risks and
uncertainties, and their possible impact on our future financial performance,
include, but are not limited to, the risk that economic conditions in the United
States will not improve for some time and may even deteriorate further, which
could result in further reductions in the demand for our collectible grading
services and, consequently, in our revenues; the risk that our strategy to offer
new services in our continuing markets will not be successful in enabling us to
improve our profitability or may even cause us to incur significant losses; and
the risk that the commercial real estate market in New York City will
deteriorate further, in which case we may not be able to sublease the offices
and laboratory facilities in New York City within the time period and for the
rents currently expected, causing our rental payment obligations to be
significantly higher than currently expected.
Additional
information regarding these risks and information regarding other risks and
uncertainties to which our business is subject is contained in our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 and our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Due to these risks and uncertainties, readers
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements
contained in this news release or in that Annual Report, which speak only as of
their respective dates. We also disclaim any obligation to update or
revise any of the forward-looking statements as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law or NASDAQ
rules.
Contact:
Joseph
Wallace
Chief
Financial Officer
Collectors
Universe
949-567-1245
Email:
jwallace@collectors.com