VEGA-ATLANTIC CORPORATION (OTC BB-VGAA)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Denver, Colorado May 26, 2000
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VEGA-ATLANTIC CORPORATION ANNOUNCES
FRANKFURT EXCHANGE LISTING
Vega-Atlantic Corporation ("the Company") (symbol OTCBB: VGAA) is pleased to
announce that its securities are now available through the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange ("FWB") in Germany. The Company's trading symbol on the Frankfurt
exchange is "VGA". The Company is pleased that it is now able to provide
distribution of its securities to European investors.
For internet access to Frankfurt Exchange quotations, please visit the following
URL:
http://www.exchange.de/INTERNET/EXCHANGE/index_e.htm
Once at the site, select "English", then "Start Exchange", and then select
"Market Data", and enter the Company's Frankfurt Exchange trading symbol "VGA"
to obtain Vega-Atlantic Corporation securities quotation, and other exchange
data on the Company.
About the Frankfurt Stock Exchange: According to exchange data at their website,
45 percent of Europe's top 300 companies have their primary listing on the
London or Frankfurt exchanges. The Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FWB) is by far the
largest of the eight German stock exchanges. It ranks third in the world behind
NYSE and NASDAQ. Since the launch of Xetra, its electronic trading platform, it
has offered its clients not only floor trading through brokers but also
fully-electronic trading facilities, whereby orders from any point in the globe
are automatically inputted into the order book on the central computer. The FWB
was founded over four hundred years ago in 1585. The FWB is operated by Deutsche
Borse AG.
For further information contact Gary Powers at (800) 209-2260 or (303) 740-6737.
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Contact: Gary Powers, Investor Relations E-mail: [email protected]
Website: vega-atlantic.com Phone: (800) 209-2260 or (303) 740-6737
Fax: (800) 713-5349 or (303) 740-6738
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the "safe
harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties, including, without limitation, commodity prices of precious
metals and actual results differing materially from projections because of
geological factors, operation factors, government regulations or factors relied
upon from independent sources, may either negatively or positively impact
exploration or mining operations. Forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company's actual results in
the future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. The Company
assumes no obligation to update the information in this release.
