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www.PicksThatMove.com: "Picks that move" Alerts, December 16, 2009: FACT, LSBX, AMAC, JBLU and ARTG
(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Picksthatmove.com Alerts include Facet Biotech Corporation (NASDAQ: FACT); LSB Corporation (NASDAQ: LSBX); AAmerican Medical Alert Corp. (NASDAQ: AMAC); JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) and Art Technology Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ARTG)
-- December 16, 2009 DFacet Biotech Corporation (NASDAQ: FACT) trading at $16.07 on a volume of 742,804 shares
In a press release on December 16, Facet Biotech Enters Agreement With The Baupost Group to Allow Purchase of Additional Shares
REDWOOD CITY, CA, Dec 16, 2009 Facet Biotech Corporation (NASDAQ: FACT) today announced that in response to a request from The Baupost Group, L.L.C., the Company has agreed to amend its Rights Agreement to permit Baupost to purchase a number of additional shares without the rights under the Rights Agreement becoming exercisable. Baupost beneficially owned 3,506,875 shares of Facet Biotech common stock on December 16, 2009, which represents approximately 14.0 percent of the total shares outstanding. The amendment will increase the ownership limit for Baupost from 15 percent to 20 percent of the total outstanding shares of Facet Biotech common stock. As part of this arrangement, Baupost has agreed that it will vote any shares it owns in excess of 15 percent of the outstanding common stock either in the same proportion as other Facet stockholders or in accordance with the recommendation of Facet's board, at Baupost's election.
About Facet Biotech
Facet Biotech is a biotechnology company dedicated to advancing its pipeline of five clinical-stage products, leveraging its research and development capabilities to identify and develop new oncology drugs and applying its proprietary next-generation protein engineering technologies to potentially improve the clinical performance of protein therapeutics.
-- December 16, 2009 LSB Corporation (NASDAQ: LSBX) trading at $10.52 on a volume of 100 shares
In a press release on December 16, LSB Corporation Repurchases U.S. Treasury's Warrant as Part of the Capital Purchase Program Redemption
NORTH ANDOVER, MA, Dec 16, 2009 LSB Corporation (NASDAQ: LSBX) (the "Company") today announced that it repurchased for $560,000 the warrant for 209,497 shares of the Company's common stock sold to the U.S. Treasury in connection with the Treasury's preferred stock investment made under the Capital Purchase Program on December 12, 2008. The warrant had an exercise price of $10.74 per share. The Company redeemed the Treasury's preferred stock investment on November 18, 2009.
About LSB Corporation
LSB Corporation is a bank-holding company conducting business through its subsidiary, River Bank (the Bank). The Bank offers various financial products to the general public. These products include loans for residential real estate, commercial real estate, construction, consumer and commercial businesses. The Bank offers various deposit accounts including savings, checking, money market, certificates of deposit and individual retirement accounts. The Bank invests a portion of its funds in federal funds and investment securities. The Bank has three wholly-owned subsidiaries, Shawsheen Security Corporation and Shawsheen Security Corporation II, which are engaged in buying, selling, dealing in and holding securities for their own accounts. Spruce Wood Realty Trust holds real estate used in the ordinary course of the Bank's business. The Bank's primary market area is northeastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. It operates seven banking offices in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
-- December 16, 2009 American Medical Alert Corp. (NASDAQ: AMAC) trading at $6.02 on a volume of 14,769 shares.
In a press release out on December 16, AMAC Declares First Ever- Cash Dividend of $0.10 per Common Share
OCEANSIDE, N.Y., Dec 16, 2009 American Medical Alert Corp. (NASDAQ: AMAC) a healthcare communications solutions provider, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the payment of a special cash dividend of $0.10 (ten cents) per common share. The dividend will be paid on or about January 15, 2010 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 28, 2009.
About American Medical Alert Corp.
American Medical Alert Corp. (AMAC) is engaged in the provision of healthcare communication and monitoring services. These services are reported through two operating segments. Health Safety and Monitoring Services (HSMS) and Telephony Based Communication Services (TBCS). The HSMS segment consists of the development and marketing of healthcare solutions and remote patient monitoring systems that include personal emergency response systems, telehealth/health management and medication management systems, and safety monitoring systems to pharmacies. The TBCS segment includes the provision of telephone answering services primarily to the healthcare community including traditional after hours services, Daytime Services applications, and clinical trial recruitment call center services and administration.
-- December 16, 2009 JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) trading at $5.67 on a volume of 2.26M shares.
In a press release out on December 16, JetBlue Airways to launch two new services to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Dec 16, 2009 JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) announced on Wednesday that it has applied to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for authority to operate new services from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Boston's Logan International Airport to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Should JetBlue receive this authority, it plans to launch a non-stop daily service from New York JFK to Aeropuerto Internacional de Punta Cana on 6 May 2010 and a non-stop weekly service, operating on Saturdays, from Boston to Punta Cana on 8 May 2010.
About JetBlue Corporation
JetBlue Airways Corporation (JetBlue) is a passenger airline that provides customer service primarily on point-to-point routes. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company served 52 destinations in 19 states, Puerto Rico, and five countries in the Caribbean and Latin America, and operated over 600 flights a day with a fleet of 107 Airbus A320 aircraft and 35 EMBRAER 190 aircraft. Most of its flights have, as an origin or destination, one of its focus cities: Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles/Long Beach, New York/JFK, or Orlando. During 2008, its operations primarily consisted of transporting passengers on its aircraft, with domestic United States operations, including Puerto Rico, accounting for 92.5% of its capacity. In January 2009, JetBlue began service to Bogota, Colombia. JetBlue's aircrafts are equipped with leather seats in a single class layout. The Airbus A320 aircraft, with 150 seats, has a wide cabin. The EMBRAER 190 aircraft has 100 seats.
-- December 16, 2009 Art Technology Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ARTG) last at $4.35 on a volume of 362,429 shares
In a press release out on December 16, ATG Releases ATG Commerce Reference Store, a Template for Implementing Enterprise-Class, Personalized Shopping Sites
Web storefront reference application enables rapid deployment of sophisticated, scalable e-commerce sites with lower implementation costs
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec 16, 2009 ATG (Art Technology Group Inc., NASDAQ: ARTG), the premier provider of cross-channel and e-commerce solutions, today introduced ATG Commerce Reference Store(TM), a fully documented reference application, sample Web storefront, and framework built with ATG Commerce 9.1 that reduces implementation costs for companies creating personalized e-commerce sites. ATG Commerce Reference Store combines technology and best practices in Web site design, navigation, shopping, check-out, content management, and merchandising to provide a foundation for partners and retailers to build functionally rich cross-channel commerce initiatives.
About Art Technology Group, Inc.
Art Technology Group, Inc. (ATG) develops and markets a suite of e-commerce software products and software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions, as well as provide related services, including support and maintenance, professional services, application hosting, e-commerce optimization services for enhancing online sales, and education. Its solutions are designed to provide an e-commerce Website for its customers to create an online customer base. Its ATG Commerce Suite consists of solutions delivered through perpetual software licenses or delivered as recurring SAAS solutions. The Company's products suite include The ATG Commerce Suite, The ATG Adaptive Scenario Engine, ATG Commerce Search, ATG Merchandising, ATG Content Administration, ATG Outreach, ATG Self-Service, ATG Commerce Service and ATG Knowledge. In February 2008, the Company acquired eShopperTools.com, Inc. (CleverSet). Its subsidiaries include Primus Knowledge Solutions, Inc., eStara, Inc., and CleverSet.
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