Empire Financial Holding Company Changing its Name to Jesup & Lamont, Inc.
December 28 2007 - 8:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
LONGWOOD, Fla., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Empire Financial
Holding Company (AMEX:EFH) today announced that on January 2, 2008
it will change its name to Jesup & Lamont, Inc., assuming the
name of one of America's oldest investment banks. Commencing on
that date its Common Stock will trade on the American Stock
Exchange under the Jesup & Lamont name with the symbol "JLI".
"Our new name reflects the increasing emphasis that we are placing
on our investment banking, corporate advisory and money management
services," said Donald A. Wojnowski, Jr., Empire Financial Holding
Company President and CEO. "Jesup & Lamont, one of the oldest
investment bankers in the United States, has well recognized
capabilities and an established reputation in these areas. We look
forward to further expanding the Jesup & Lamont business and
building on its traditions and reputations as part of our overall
strategic growth plan." About Empire Financial Holding Company
Empire Financial Holding Company, through its wholly owned
subsidiaries, Empire Financial Group, Inc. and Jesup & Lamont,
provides full-service retail brokerage services through its network
of independently owned and operated and Company owned and operated
offices. Through its market-making and trading division, the
Company offers securities order execution services for unaffiliated
broker dealers and makes markets in domestic and international
securities. Empire Financial also provides Investment Banking
services for clients as well as turn-key fee based investment
advisory and registered advisor custodial services through its
wholly owned subsidiaries, Empire Investment Advisors, Inc. and
Jesup & Lamont. Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer This press
release contains "forward looking statements" within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risk,
uncertainties or other factors which may cause actual results,
performance or achievements of the Company to be materially
different from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors
that might cause such a difference include, without limitation,
fluctuations in the volume of transactional services provided by
the Company, competition with respect to financial services
commission rates, the effect of general economic and market
conditions, factors affecting the securities brokerage industry as
well as other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in
the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The
company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward
looking statement. DATASOURCE: Empire Financial Holding Company
CONTACT: Donald A. Wojnowski, Jr., President of Empire Financial
Holding Company, +1-407-551-1841, ext. 1141, fax, +1-407-830-5078,
Web site: http://www.empirenow.com/
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