BURNABY, BC, March 27 /CNW/ - Taiga Building Products Ltd. (TSX: TBL), ("Taiga" or the "Corporation") today announced its Rights Offering, which expired at 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on March 26, 2009, received little investor support, as expected, and as a result, nominal proceeds were derived from the Rights Offering.
As previously reported in its news release dated March 23, 2009, the Corporation is actively reviewing options and working with its financial advisors to develop and review potential strategic alternatives to address its leveraged capital structure.
Forward-Looking Statements:
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These forward-looking statements reflect management's current expectations or beliefs and are based on information currently available to Taiga and although Taiga believes it has a reasonable basis for making the forward-looking statements included in this document, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking information. By its nature, the forward-looking information of Taiga involves numerous assumptions and inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, that contribute to the possibility that the predictions, forecasts and other forward-looking statements will not occur. These factors include, but are not limited to, changes in business strategies; the effects of litigation, competition and pricing pressures; changes in operational costs; changes in laws and regulations, including tax, environmental, employment, competition, anti-terrorism and trade laws; and Taiga's anticipation of and success in managing the risks associated with the foregoing. A further description of these additional factors can be found in the periodic and other reports filed by Taiga with Canadian securities commissions and available on Sedar (http://www.sedar.com). These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Taiga does not undertake, and specifically disclaims, any obligation to update or revise any forward looking information, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
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