Court Dates for Motions Set for Gouveia, Perryman and Vickery

TORONTO – At an appearance November 29, 2004, at the Ontario Court of Justice at Old City Hall, the proceedings commenced by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) against former senior officers of Atlas Cold Storage were adjourned to March 7 and 8, 2005 for the hearing of pre-trial motions.

On June 3, 2004, the OSC commenced proceedings against Patrick Gouveia, Ronald Perryman and Paul Vickery for violations of the Ontario Securities Act.

Information on the proceedings is summarized in an OSC news release issued on June 3, 2004 available on the OSC website (www.osc.gov.on.ca).

The Commission also issued a Notice of Hearing and Staff filed a Statement of Allegations with the Commission in relation to the filing of misleading financial statements as alleged in the quasi-criminal proceedings. These documents are also available on the OSC website.

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