Blugreen Corporation Announces Rights Offering
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Bluegreen Corporation (NYSE: BXG), a leading provider of Colorful
Places to Live and Play®, today announced that
it intends to pursue a rights offering to its shareholders of up to $100
million of its common stock. Bluegreen intends to file a registration
statement relating to the rights offering in March. While Bluegreen had
$125.5 million of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents at December 31,
2007, the purpose of the rights offering is to further strengthen
Bluegreen’s balance sheet in light of its $55
million of senior secured notes maturing in April 2008 and to support
growth, including growth through strategic acquisitions, all with a view
to maximizing shareholder value.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. Securities may not be
sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the effectiveness of a
registration statement nor shall there be any sale of the securities in
any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful
prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any
state.
ABOUT BLUEGREEN CORPORATION
Bluegreen Corporation (NYSE:BXG) is a leading provider of Colorful
Places to Live and Play® through two principal
operating divisions. With more than 185,000 owners, Bluegreen Resorts
markets a flexible, real estate-based vacation ownership plan that
provides access to over 40 resorts and an exchange network of over 4,000
resorts and other vacation experiences such as cruises and hotel stays.
Bluegreen Communities has sold over 55,000 planned residential and golf
community homesites in 32 states since 1985. Founded in 1966, Bluegreen
is headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla., and currently employs over 6,000
associates. In 2005, Bluegreen ranked No. 57 on Forbes' list of The 200
Best Small Companies and No. 48 on FORTUNE'S list of America's 100
Fastest Growing Companies. More information about Bluegreen is available
at www.bluegreencorp.com.
Matters discussed in this press release contain forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act”)
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended the ("Exchange
Act”), that involve substantial risks and
uncertainties, including but not limited to the risk that a registration
statement relating to Bluegreen’s rights
offering may not be filed or declared effective by the Securities and
Exchange Commission, that because of business, economic or market
conditions Bluegreen may decide not to pursue the rights offering and
that the rights offering may not be consummated in the amounts
contemplated, if at all. In addition to the risks and uncertainties
identified above, reference is also made to other risks and
uncertainties detailed in reports filed by Bluegreen with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. The Company cautions that the foregoing factors
are not exclusive.