SOURCE: Western Securities
December 05, 2008 18:20 ET
Eternal Technologies Group Receiver Authorized by U.S. Federal Court to Seize, Vote and Sell 40% of Unissued Stock, Reports Western Securities
Western Reports Receiver Plans to Seek Shareholder Meeting to Elect New Board of Directors
HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - December 5, 2008) - Eternal Technologies Group, Inc. was ordered by
the U.S. Federal Court to issue and deliver to Receiver and Special Master
Peter E. Pratt, "all authorized but unissued shares of Eternal Technologies
Group, Inc. ('ETLTQ') as well as its treasury stock" and granted "the
motion for authority to sell such stock."
The Receiver will have the right to vote the approximately 40% of Eternal
Technology shares and plans to call for an immediate Shareholder Meeting to
take appropriate action and to elect a new Board of Directors.
The Court ordered that:
1. "OTC Stock Transfer, Inc. shall, within ten days of its receipt of a
copy of this Order, make a written accounting to the Receiver of all
authorized but unissued shares of ETLTQ stock in its possession, all ETLTQ
treasury stock in its possession, and all funds belonging to ETLTQ in its
possession."
2. "OTC Stock Transfer, Inc. shall, within ten days of its receipt of a
copy of this Order, issue share certificates of all authorized but unissued
shares of ETLTQ common stock and treasury stock in the name of the
Receivership Estate of Eternal Technologies Group, Inc. and then turn over
all such share certificates to the Receiver."
3. "The Receiver is authorized to sell ETLTQ's 39,310,366 shares of
authorized but unissued common stock as well as its 1,509,703 shares of
treasury stock as necessary to pay the Judgment underlying this
Receivership and all post-judgment Receiver's fees and fines for contempt
of this Court as previously Ordered."
Eternal Technologies Group was held in Contempt of U.S. Federal Court in
November for refusing to comply with the court's order to turn over assets
to pay the $961,000 USD Judgment imposed upon it. The Tianjin, China based
company was fined $10,000.00 USD per day, beginning November 20, the fine
continuing until such time as Eternal Technologies turns over its cash and
stock interests as necessary to pay the Judgment.
Eternal Technologies is a major Chinese agricultural genetics and
biopharmaceutical R&D firm operating with the support of the PRC
Government. The Company says it has become one of China's leading
institutions for biopharmaceutical and biotech research, pure breed
cultivation and breed stock production and in reports filed says that it
has $12,000,000 U.S.D. cash on hand and $37,000,000 U.S.D. in working
capital, along with equities in, and controlling interest of, several
Chinese companies.