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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. )
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ERLY Industries Inc.
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CONTACTS:
Gerald D. Murphy, Chairman Eugene G. Heller/Philip Bourdillon
Richard N. McCombs - CFO Silverman Heller Associates
(213) 879-1480 (310) 208-2550
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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ERLY INDUSTRIES RESCHEDULES
ANNUAL MEETING
LOS ANGELES, California (September 17, 1997) -- ERLY Industries Inc. (Nasdaq
NM: ERLY) today announced that it has rescheduled its annual meeting of
shareholders.
Previously scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on September 26, 1997, the meeting is now
scheduled to take place at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 17, 1997.
The location of the meeting has been changed to: Summit Hotel Bel-Air, 11461
Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90049. Only stockholders of record
at the close of business on August 22, 1997 will be entitled to vote in person
or by proxy at the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
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