Teradata CorporationDan Conway, Copyright Business Wire 2009. SIGA Technologies to Announce First Quarter 2009 Results of Operations On May14, 2009NEW YORK, May 8, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SIGA Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:SIGA),a company specializing in the development of pharmaceutical agents to fightbio-warfare pathogens, plans to announce its first quarter 2009 results in apress release that will be issued on Thursday, May 14, 2009 before the marketopen. The Company has scheduled a conference call and simultaneous webcast todiscuss the results at 9:30 am EDT on Thursday, May 14, 2009.Participants should call 877-879-6174 (United States/Canada) or 719-325-4761(International) and request the SIGA Technologies call or utilize theconfirmation code 8844376.
A live broadcast of the earnings conference call willalso be available via the Internet at During the call, there willbe a question-and-answer session open to analysts and institutional investors.The Company will also take a limited number of questions by email . The deadline for submitting questions is Wednesday, May 13, 2009at 12:00 pm EDT.If you are unable to participate, an audio replay of the call will be availablebeginning two hours after the call and will be available until 11:59 p.m. onThursday, May 21, 2009, by dialing 888-203-1112 (domestic) or 719-457-0820(international) using replay pass code 8844376. The webcast of the event willalso be archived on the Company’s website for one year.About SIGA Technologies, Inc.SIGA Technologies is applying viral and bacterial genomics and sophisticatedcomputational modeling in the design and development of novel products for theprevention and treatment of serious infectious diseases, with an emphasis onproducts for biological warfare defense. SIGA believes that it is a leader inthe development of pharmaceutical agents to fight potential bio-warfarepathogens.
SIGA has antiviral programs targeting smallpox and other Category Apathogens, including arenaviruses (Lassa fever, Junin, Machupo, Guanarito,Sabia, and lymphocytic choriomeningitis), dengue virus, and the filoviruses(Ebola and Marburg). For more information about SIGA, please visit SIGA’s Website at http:// SIGA Technologies, Inc. logo is available at http:// Strategic CommunicationsTodd Marybeth . VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, May 08 (MARKET WIRE) — MAG Silver Corp. (TSX: MAG)(NYSE Amex: MVG) (“MAG”), announced today thatit has delivered a formal application for a hearing before the OntarioSecurities Commission to compel Fresnillo to produce the criticalinformation that relates to Fresnillo’s publicly disclosed plans todevelop the Juanicipio joint venture property, owned jointly by MAG (44%)and Fresnillo (56%), as part of its Fresnillo II regional minedevelopment plan. The failure of Fresnillo to provide this informationresulted in the February 1, 2009 suspension by MAG’s IndependentCommittee of the valuation that was being prepared in connection with atakeover bid for MAG proposed by insider Fresbal Investments, Ltd.
(awholly-owned subsidiary of Fresnillo plc).Following the valuation suspension, both MAG and Fresnillo have hadextensive discussions regarding the valuation with staff of the OntarioSecurities Commission. Following those discussions, Fresnillo wasrequested to provide important additional information to MAG’sIndependent Committee and the Independent Valuator to allow the valuationprocess to recommence. Instead, Fresnillo has taken the position thatcritical documents relating to its regional mine development program donot exist and has signaled to MAG that Fresnillo intends to provide onlya narrow set of documents that reflect what the Juanicipio property wouldlook like if it were developed on an isolated, stand-alone basis. InMAG’s view, Fresnillo’s position that regional development programdocuments do not exist is not supportable, and providing documents for ahypothetical stand-alone project that would not be built if Fresnilloacquired MAG is a transparent attempt to hide from the IndependentCommittee, the Independent Valuator and MAG’s minority shareholderscritical information that will demonstrate the true value of MAG’s worldclass silver assets.In light of the inability of MAG and Fresnillo to resolve this criticalissue, MAG is now asking the Ontario Securities Commission to issue anorder compelling Fresnillo to provide the requested information. MAGbelieves that this information is critical in order to allow theIndependent Valuator to complete a reliable valuation in accordance withapplicable regulatory requirements. MAG is seeking urgent relief on thegrounds that Fresnillo is attempting to acquire control of MAG on ahostile basis in breach of the standstill provisions contained in theshareholders agreement governing the Juanicipio joint venture.
MAG isalso seeking relief in relation to other alleged violations by Fresnilloas operator under the shareholders agreement.MAG’s Board and senior officers are taking these actions to ensure thatFresnillo is required to comply with the applicable minority protectionsunder Canadian securities laws and under the Juanicipio shareholdersagreement. MAG’s Board reiterates that its actions are directed at oneand only one objective – to compel Fresnillo to pay fair value to theminority shareholders of MAG if Fresnillo chooses to proceed with anoffer to acquire control of the company.MAG’s CEO, Dan MacInnis, commented: “We are extremely troubled thatFresnillo has made no attempt to comply with its legal and contractualobligations to MAG and its minority shareholders. Those requirementsexist for one reason – to ensure fair and equitable treatment in a changeof control transaction As managers and as shareholders, we arecompletely fed up. If Fresnillo wants control of MAG and its world classsilver assets, and is prepared to pay fair value, fine We have noproblems with that. But if Fresnillo persists in its attempt to stealvalue from our minority shareholders, we will oppose them in every waylegally possible.”Said Mr. MacInnis: “This proposed “take-under” bid has dragged on far toolong. It has been damaging to all of our stakeholders including ourminority shareholders.