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E-centives Announces Approval of One-for-Ten Reverse Stock Split and Name Change

E-centives, Inc. (SWX: ECEN), a leading
provider of interactive marketing technologies and services, today
announced that it has filed an Information Statement on Schedule 14C
announcing that its Board of Directors has approved an amendment to the
Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to implement a one-for-ten
reverse stock split of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock and
a name change to Invenda Corporation. The Board of Directors also approved
the adoption of a new 2007 Stock Incentive Plan. In addition, the
Company's majority stockholders have, by written consent without a meeting,
approved the reverse stock split, the name change and the new 2007 Stock
Incentive Plan. These changes are expected to be effective in mid-May
2007.
The purpose of the reverse stock split is to reduce the number of shares of
the Company's outstanding common stock. The Board of Directors believes
that a decrease in the number of shares outstanding is likely to increase
the marketability of the Company. As a result of the reverse stock split,
each ten shares of common stock will be combined into one share of common
stock and the total number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding
will be reduced from approximately 62,572,506 shares to approximately
6,257,250 shares. Stockholders will receive cash in lieu of any fraction
of a share that any stockholder would otherwise be entitled to receive as a
result of the reverse stock split.
The purpose of the name change to Invenda Corporation is to establish a
brand identity that more accurately reflects the current businesses of the
Company, as well as enable capitalizing on important industry trends via
new business ventures the Company may enter. The name E-centives was
reflective of the Company's first product line which powers electronic
incentives (hence "E-centives") and had commenced in 1996. Since then, the
Company's offerings have evolved and expanded, both through internal
development and corporate acquisitions of four different businesses.
Therefore, the name E-centives no longer accurately represents the
Company's broad range of offerings.
The name Invenda fuses the words Invent and Vendo, which is the Latin word
meaning to sell, recommend and/or advertise. Both of the Company's current
operating divisions provide technology and services in the fields of online
marketing and advertising. The Company's E-centives Interactive Database
Marketing division provides online consumer relationship marketing
technologies and services to leading global marketers, enabling clients to
manage interactive relationships with their consumers. The Company's
ConsumerREVIEW.com is a leading provider of consumer-generated reviews and
content, as well as in-depth editorial reviews, discussion forums, photo
galleries and classified ads, all related to a variety of products and
services through its network of 10 web sites that include MTBR.com,
PhotographyREVIEW.com, CarREVIEW.com, and many others. In connection with
its name change to Invenda Corporation, the Company also intends to change
its trading symbol to "INVN" on the SWX Swiss Exchange.
The new 2007 Stock Incentive Plan will serve as a tool to attract and to
encourage the continued employment and service of, and maximum efforts by,
officers, key employees and other key individuals by offering those persons
an opportunity to acquire or increase a direct proprietary interest in the
operations and future success of the Company. In the judgment of the Board
of Directors, an initial or increased grant under the 2007 Stock Incentive
Plan will be a valuable incentive and will serve to the ultimate benefit of
shareholders by aligning more closely the interests of 2007 Stock Incentive
Plan participants with those of our shareholders.
ABOUT E-CENTIVES, INC.
E-centives, Inc. is a leading provider of digital marketing technologies,
services and online media properties that enable more efficient and
effective marketing. The Company's interactive database marketing (or
"IDBM") division provides marketing and CRM technologies as a hosted ASP
model, optionally combined with expert services, enabling clients to manage
interactive relationships with their customers. The Company's
ConsumerREVIEW.com division consists of a network of web sites that provide
user generated content for product reviews and buying advice, discussion
forums, photo galleries and classifieds. Headquartered outside Washington
D.C. with offices in the San Francisco Bay area, E-centives, Inc. is traded
on the Swiss Exchange (SWX) under the symbol "ECEN."
Under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, E-centives cautions investors that any forward-looking
statements or projections made by the company, including those that may be
made in this press release, are based on management's expectations at the
time they are made, but they are subject to risks and uncertainties that
may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.
Specifically, E-centives forecasts of revenue growth, customer growth and
EBITDA are forward looking in nature, and could differ materially from
current expectations. E-centives' future results may be impacted by factors
such as technological changes, market acceptance of the company's services,
E-centives ability to grow its customer base, and competitive market
pressures, among other things. E-centives' future results also may be
impacted by other risk factors detailed from time to time in the company's
registration statements and Forms 10-K and 10-Q filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. By making these forward-looking statements,
E-centives undertakes no obligation or intention to update these statements
after the date of this release.
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