Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. Announces Additional Authorization To Repurchase Stock And An Agreement To Sell Property In
04 Dicembre 2003 - 10:12PM
PR Newswire (US)
Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. Announces Additional
Authorization To Repurchase Stock And An Agreement To Sell Property
In Florida JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. today announced that its Board
of Directors has authorized an additional $3,000,000 for the
repurchase of the Company's common stock from time to time as
opportunities arise. This brings the total authorization to
$6,000,000. The Company also announced that a subsidiary has agreed
to sell a parcel of land containing approximately 6,321 acres in
Suwannee and Columbia Counties, near Lake City, Florida, to Florida
Rock Industries, Inc., a related party, for $13,000,000 in cash.
The sale is subject to a definitive agreement and the closing date
is to be determined. The sales price was approved by the Company's
Audit Committee which is composed of independent Directors of the
Company after considering among other factors, an independent
appraisal, the current use of the property and consultation with
management. If the transaction closes, the Company will recognize a
gain of approximately $5,287,000, net of income taxes or $1.78 per
diluted common share. The Company expects to ultimately redeploy
the cash proceeds into commercial warehouse/office rental
properties. Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. is engaged in the
transportation and real estate businesses. The Company's
transportation business is conducted through two wholly owned
subsidiaries. Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc. is a Southeastern
transportation company concentrating in the hauling by motor
carrier of petroleum products and other liquid and dry bulk
commodities. SunBelt Transport, Inc. serves the flatbed portion of
the trucking industry in the Southeast, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic
States, hauling primarily construction materials. The Company's
real estate group, through subsidiaries, acquires, constructs,
leases, operates and manages land and buildings to generate both
current cash flows and long-term capital appreciation. The real
estate group also owns real estate which is leased under mining
royalty agreements or held for investment. Investors are cautioned
that any statements in this press release which relate to the
future are, by their nature, subject to risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results and events to differ materially
from those indicated in such forward-looking statements. These
include general business conditions; competitive factors;
political, economic, regulatory and climatic conditions; driver
availability and cost; regulations regarding driver qualifications
and hours of service; freight demand for petroleum products and for
building and construction materials in the Company's markets; risk
insurance markets; demand for flexible warehouse/office facilities;
interest rates; levels of mining activity; pricing; energy costs
and technological changes. Additional information regarding these
and other risk factors and uncertainties may be found in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
DATASOURCE: Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. CONTACT: John E.
Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, Patriot Transportation Holding,
Inc., +1-904-396-5733, Ext. 3215
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