The 2004
year-class scallops are approximately 40% larger at the beginning
of the
season when compared to the 2003 year-class. The Company expects to begin harvesting these
2006
year-class scallops during the late fall 2007 provided adequate financing
is available for
ear-hanging and harvesting the full 30 million. ISL has
developed proprietary hatchery technology
for the hybridization of Pacific
scallops and production of juvenile blackcod. Sussman and
trusts
for the benefit of Mr.
attain apiculture
The benefits of
five years of selective breeding are also starting to show
benefits with
the 2004 year-class, displaying a higher weight to shell ratio.
The Company
is the predominant producers of live "in the shell" scallop
products in North America. Five British
Columbia joint venture farmers are
currently farming scallops and receive scallop seed, technology
, and
support in an arrangement with Island Scallops.
8
million of equity value), (2) amending
the terms of the
post-redemption redemption price adjustment set forth in the
certificate of incorporation
of the Company (A) from an amount payable
upon the occurrence of certain capital stock transactions
determined
with respect to the value of the Company upon the occurrence of such
capital stock
transaction, to a liquidated amount of $4 million,
payable only after the occurrence of certain capital
stock
transactions and the receipt by the current stockholders of PAHC
Holdings, on a cumulative
basis, of an aggregate of $24 million of
dividends and distributions in respect of such capital stock
transactions, and (B) to remove the one-year time period for such
adjustment of the redemption
price, and (3) eliminating the backstop
indemnification obligation of the Company to the Palladium
investors
of up to $4 million incurred in connection with the sale by the
Company to the Palladium
investors in December 2003 of The Prince
Manufacturing Company. These risks and uncertainties include
, but are not limited
to, the Company's substantial leverage and potential inability to
service
its debt; the Company's dependence on distributions from its
subsidiaries; risks associated with
the Company's international
operations and significant foreign assets; the Company's dependence on
its Israeli operations; competition in each of the Company's markets;
potential environmental
liability; potential legislation affecting the
use of medicated feed additives; extensive regulation
by numerous
government authorities in the United States and other countries; the
Company's reliance
on the continued operation and sufficiency of our
manufacturing facilities; the Company's reliance
upon unpatented trade
secrets; the risks of legal proceedings and general litigation
expenses;
potential operating hazards and uninsured risks; the risk of
work stoppages; the Company's dependence
on key personnel; and other
factors discussed in the Company's filings with the U.pasture snails
The use of
DNA
based family analysis started in 2005 will continue through 2006, with
the goal of breeding high
meat yield scallops. ISL was established in 1989 and for over 15 years has
successfully operated
a scallop farming and marine hatchery business. In the case of blackcod,
there were a number of
technical difficulties associated with spawning that
ISL has solved with its technological innovations
.edgewaterfoods.----Phibro
Animal Health Corporation (the "Company"), announced today the
consummation
of the redemption of its Series C Preferred Stock, all of
which was held by Palladium Equity Partners
II LP and certain of its
affiliates, for $26.hatchery promising
ISL is dedicated to the farming, processing
and marketing of high quality,
high value marine species: scallops and sablefish (or blackcod). The
unique hatchery technologies held by Edgewater give it
the advantage of being a "Green" environmentally
friendly business.J. Bendheim, Mr.phytoplankton commercially
The Company intends to produce 800 million to 1 billion
scallop
larvae, which are anticipated to mature into approximately 30
million seed scallops.
Forward
-Looking Statements
This news release contains statements that, to the extent that
they are
not recitations of historical fact, constitute
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act
of 1934.consume promising
Edgewater Foods International
The scallop produced by the Company is a hybrid of the imported Japanese
scallop (Patinopecten
Mizuhopecten Yessoensis) and the local weathervane
scallop (Patinopecten Caurinus), which was developed
by Island Scallops in
the 1990s.4 million. The Company is not
obligated on the HoldCo Notes. Such
forward-looking information
involves risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ
materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking
statements.larval microlivestock
As such, there are no
existing
competitors that produce and/or harvest both scallops and
blackcod.6 million of liquidation preference
and $6. MFAs are used preventively
and therapeutically in animal feed to produce healthy livestock
.posieux promising
The early start to the harvest was attributed to improved scallop growth
rates as a result of
selective breeding and use of "ear-hanging" farming
techniques.1 pounds.
As distribution is expanded
, the Company will continue to focus on
specialty wholesalers with strong ties to major restaurants
.
Edgewater is the parent company of Island Scallops Ltd. These new husbandry
techniques significantly
increase growth yields, while strengthening the
selected strain's ability to resist disease. The
Company is also a specialty chemicals manufacturer and marketer,
serving numerous markets.deserts spawning
Bendheim
's family own the same number and class of shares of PAHC
Holdings as they previously owned of the
Company, and having the same
designations, relative rights, privileges and limitations as the
Company
's shares of such class.husbandry attain
(OTC BB: EDWT) announced today it has commenced the harvesting of its
year
-class 2004 sea scallops, The 2004 year-class scallop harvest started
approximately one month sooner
than the Company originally anticipated. This unique scallop, marketed as the "Pacific scallop," is
one
of the largest scallops in the world, reaching 15 cm in size and weighing
up to approximately
1.
snails hatchery
The Company anticipates harvesting approximately 2 million
scallops between now and October
2006.
Company Description
The Company is a leading diversified global manufacturer and
marketer of a broad range of animal health and nutrition products,
specifically medicated feed
additives ("MFAs") and nutritional feed
additives, which the Company sells throughout the world predominantly
to the poultry, swine and cattle markets.S.phytoplankton bivalve
PRESS RELEASE Edgewater Foods Announces Better Than Expected
Results for Its Current Scallop Harvest
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The 2005 year-class scallops are currently maturing
in the Company's
tenured growing sites and joint venture locations. ISL's
scallop farms are situated
along both the east and west coasts of Vancouver
Island. These facilities represent the largest private
marine research
hatchery and the first fully integrated shellfish producer in Canada. Edgewater
seeks to become a leader in the highly profitable
niche seafood industry. For
additional information
on Edgewater Foods International Inc., please visit
http://www.agroscope commercially
The Company anticipates
commencing
harvesting up to approximately 9 million 2005
year-class scallops during the 1st quarter of fiscal
year 2007, which
begins September 2006.
Through ISL, Edgewater is an aquaculture and marine
hatchery that provides
consumers with healthy, environmentally friendly alternatives to the
current
market.snails bivalve
There are no known direct competitors in the
scallop farming business in British Columbia
and the Company's wholly owned
subsidiary, Island Scallops Ltd ("ISL") is the only hatchery producing
the
Pacific scallop. These statements involve a number of
important risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ
materially including, but not limited to, the performance of
joint venture
partners, as well as other economic, competitive and technological factors
involving
the Company's operations, markets, services, products and prices.
The HoldCo Notes are secured by
all of PAHC Holding's assets (now
consisting substantially of all of the outstanding capital stock
of
the Company).apiculture tidal
PAHC Holdings
now owns all of the outstanding capital stock of all classes of
the
Company, and Mr.Websites concerned with the science and practices involved in raising animals
under agricultural conditions, for meat, dairy or draft.
husbandry agroscope
The use of the "ear-hanging"
method allows
greater water flow around the scallop, thereby increasing the
availability of phytoplankton, resulting
in faster growth. Our
six-step process typically takes a total of 18 months from start to finish
,
with initial harvesting of any year-class beginning in the 10th month. Bendheim and his family.
spawning agroscope
ISL currently distributes the scallops through specialty wholesalers with
particular expertise
in selling to restaurants, and has developed a market
for whole live scallops that exceeds 5,000
lbs.Phibro Animal Health Corporation Announces Redemption of Series C Preferred Stock from Palladium
Sussman and trusts for the benefit of
Mr.hatchery deserts
Business Editors
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N. Interest
on the HoldCo Notes is payable at the option of
PAHC Holdings in cash or pay-in-kind HoldCo Notes
.
In connection with the redemption, the Company, PAHC Holdings, the
Palladium investors and the
principal stockholders of PAHC Holdings
entered into an agreement with respect to (1) the redemption
price
(consisting of $19. Securities
and Exchange Commission.gezondheidsdienst gd
Edgewater Foods International
, Inc. Each
new year-class typically begins in early December, which follows the
natural scallop
spawning period. The HoldCo Notes and such security interest are
effectively subordinated to all
liabilities, including the Company's
and its subsidiaries' trade payables, as well the Company's
indenture
indebtedness.commercially snails
per week into Vancouver.
With respect to Edgewater, except for the historical
information contained
herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking
statements
involving risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those
in such forward-looking statements. The funds used for such redemption were
contributed to the capital
of the Company by PAHC Holdings Corporation
("PAHC Holdings"), a holding company for the capital
stock of the
Company recently formed by certain of the shareholders of the Company.invertebrate tidal
Potential
risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to,
Edgewater's extremely limited operating
history, uncertainties related to
the Company's access to additional capital, competition and dependence
on
key management.
PAHC Holdings was formed by Jack Bendheim, Marvin S.pasture swine
The Company does sell
scallop seed to a number of small
independents scallop growers, who sell their products into the
same
marketplace; however, production from these growers' totals less than
300,000 scallops per
year., a Vancouver Island
aquaculture company.com or call (800) 793-0087.
On February 10, 2005
, PAHC Holdings successfully completed a private
offering of $29 million of its senior secured notes
due 2010 ("HoldCo
Notes").swine pasture
The 2006 year-class scallop spawning season is anticipated to commence
in
mid-February and scallop brood-stock has been conditioning since
mid-December 2005.
Our
unique Scallop Growing Process has seven distinct phases that include:
Brood Stock Conditioning,
Larvae Development, Nursery Growth Phase, Mass
Growing in Nets, Transferred to Ear Hanging and finally
Harvesting.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995:
The statements contained in this news release include certain
predictions and projections that may
be considered forward-looking
statements under securities law. The proceeds from the sale of the
HoldCo Notes have been held
in escrow to finance the redemption.
bivalve hatchery
Farmed
scallops
are relatively new to North America and ISL is the only producer
of both live-farmed Pacific scallops
and live sablefish.larval gd
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