DESOTO, Texas, April 6, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- eTelcharge.com (Pink Sheets:ETLC) www.eTelcharge.com announced today that its previously reported four shares for one share forward stock split was effective on April 5, 2005, and, accordingly, the Company's common stock commenced trading on that date on the basis of the subject split. Therefore, the Company's stockholders as of April 5, 2005 now own four times as many shares as prior to the split and the stock price on the same date is 1/4 the stock price just prior to the forward split. Split adjusted total shares outstanding as of April 5, 2005 were 115,859,760.
About eTelcharge.com
eTelcharge.com (ETLC) offers the traditional credit card merchant services, checks and other existing financial infrastructure offered by banks, as well as the proprietary new online currency that provides online shoppers the exclusive choice to charge items to their telephone bill. Designed to reduce the risk of identity fraud and identity theft by providing an Internet credit option for online shoppers to charge items sold over the Internet. This payment option is a perfect match for the 70 million Americans who do not own a credit card. eTelcharge.com is currently the only company with the ability to charge a category of products to the home phone bill. Clearly, past electronic commerce solutions have not employed effective security and privacy techniques that adequately address consumer concerns about privacy and security on the Internet today. The release of the latest version of the proprietary phone billing option is scheduled to be launched summer 2005. For more information, go to http://www.eTelcharge.com.
This news release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The statements involve a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause eTelcharge.com, Inc. and actual results or outcomes to be materially different from those anticipated and discussed herein. These include its historical lack of profitability, the need for additional capital, end-use customers' acceptance of new products and actual demand, which may differ significantly from expectance of new products and actual demand, which may differ significantly from expectations, the need for eTelcharge.com, Inc. to manage its growth, and other risks associated.