KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Italian Pasta Company (Pink Sheets: AITP), the largest producer of dry pasta in North America, announced today that the company has been approved for listing on the NASDAQ Global Market. Trading is expected to commence on Friday, November 14, 2008 under the symbol "AIPC". Since December 2006, American Italian Pasta Company has been quoted on the Pink Sheets, an electronic quotation service for securities traded over-the-counter, under the symbol "AITP".
"Our listing on NASDAQ represents a significant event as we continue to grow value for the shareholders, employees, and customers of AIPC," said Jack Kelly, President and CEO of American Italian Pasta Company. "Our NASDAQ listing provides an additional avenue to market visibility for our Company."
ABOUT AIPC
Founded in 1988 and based in Kansas City, Missouri, American Italian Pasta Company is the largest producer of dry pasta in North America. The Company has four plants that are located in Excelsior Springs, Missouri; Columbia, South Carolina; Tolleson, Arizona and Verolanuova, Italy. The Company has approximately 600 employees located in the United States and Italy.
When used in this release, the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," and "expect" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying these statements. The statements by the Company regarding its anticipated listing on NASDAQ are forward-looking. Actual results or events could differ materially. The Company will not update any forward-looking statements in this press release to reflect future events.
