HOUSTON, March 10, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Coastal Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets:CSJJ), a leading edge global technology holding company, announced today that it has retired 2 billion shares to the Company's treasury, thereby reducing the total number of issued and outstanding shares. The restricted shares were originally issued to fund one of the Company's major investments in lieu of cash. CSJJ is pleased to report that it has accumulated the required cash to fund the investment and has financed the transaction as such in place of the original restricted shares. CEO Andrea Cortellazzi stated, "The retiring of these restricted shares is definitely a positive development for the company that will add significant shareholder value. We are pleased to report that over the past 2 months we have retired about 3.6 billion shares."
For more information please contact CEO Andrea Cortellazzi at (514) 288-9699 or visit the Company website at www.coastalholdings.com.
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