Published: November 03, 2005
CNE Issues Preferred Stock and Will Change Its Board of Directors
CNE Group, Inc. (OTC BB: CNEI), announced that
it has issued 10 million shares of its Series AAA Preferred Stock (the
"Preferred Stock") in connection with the acquisition by CNE's wholly owned
subsidiary, Arrow Resources Development Ltd., ("Arrow") of a marketing and
distribution agreement with Arrow Pacific Resources' (APR). The Preferred
Stock grants the holders thereof the right to cast 96% of all votes on any
matter brought before CNE's stockholders for a vote.
APR and its affiliates, represented by its merchant banker, Empire
Advisory, LLC ("Empire"), to whom the Preferred Stock has been issued, plan
to change CNE's Board of Directors. In accordance with the provisions of
Section 14(F) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 14f-1, CNE is
filing an Information Statement on or about November 4, 2005 with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and sending this Statement to all of its
stockholders of record to reflect this change, which will take place at a
meeting of CNE's board of directors to be held on or about November 14,
2005. At this meeting George Benoit, Anthony S. Conigliaro, Charles W.
Currie, and David W. Dube, who comprise all of CNE's current directors,
will resign and will be replaced by Rudolph Karundeng, Peter J. Frugone,
John E. McConnaughy, Jr. and John W. Allen, the designees of the Preferred
Stock holders. Mr. Frugone is Empire's founder and Managing Director.
APR and its affiliated companies have initiated the commercial development
of timber resources and a eucalyptus plantation operation in Papua, New
Guinea. APR has been granted a license by the government of Papua, New
Guinea for the development of plantation operations on more than 100,000
hectares of land and has entered into land leases with the owners of this
property. Pursuant to the Marketing Agreement, which terminates in 2103,
Arrow will act as APR's exclusive worldwide marketer and distributor for
all of APR's timber and derivative products. The Marketing Agreement
provides for Arrow to retain 10% of the gross sales generated by all
plantation operations from all resources and all derivative products, such
as paper, pulp and chips. Arrow will also operate as the publicly listed
management, financial and corporate operations arm for all of APR's timber
activities.
APR plans to capitalize on the increasing demand for paper and timber
products in developing international markets, most notably China, where it
believes that increasing standards of living have created a demand for
larger quantities of printed material, packaging, personal care paper
products, and industrial paper supplies. APR believes that the proximity
of its operations to this principal Asian market should provide Arrow with
a competitive advantage in supplying that market.
APR anticipates that over a seven-year period, all sections of its
plantation operations will be harvested, replanted and fertilized on a
cyclical basis to perpetuate the renewable supply of eucalyptus trees for
the production of paper. It believes that the application of a proprietary
agro-biotechnology should enable the new trees to achieve a harvestable
size within only 3-4 years.
The new board plans to elect Mr. Frugone as President and Chief Executive
Officer and Rudolph Karundeng as Chairman of the Board and Senior Vice
President and to retain Hans Karundeng as Senior Advisor. Hans Karundeng
is APR's sole stockholder and Rudolph Karundeng's father. CNE plans to
change its name to Arrow Resources Development Ltd.
Forward-looking Statement
Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking
statements" relating to CNE Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All
statements regarding future events, our financial performance and operating
results, our business strategy and our financing plans are forward-looking
statements. These statements are only predictions. Known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors could cause actual results to differ
materially from those contemplated by the statements. In evaluating these
statements, you should specifically consider various factors that may cause
our actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking
statements.
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