LAS VEGAS, June 6, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Status Wines Of Tuscany, Inc. (Other OTC:SWNE), a Nevada Corporation, recently completed a reverse merger with Mariner's Choice of Jacksonville, Florida, changing its name to Mariner's Choice International, Inc. (Pink Sheets:MCII), upon completion of the merger as filed with the Nevada Secretary of State. Mariner's is a manufacturer of ecologically based products that are sold across multiple verticals in the marine industry. Mariner's is traded on OTC Pink Sheets under the symbol MCII (Pink Sheets:MCII).
A majority of SWNE shareholders ratified the action of directors approving the merger between Status Wines and Mariner's at its annual meeting of shareholders on May 7, 2007. In conjunction with the merger, the shareholders also approved a 500:1 reverse split of issued and outstanding common shares held as of March 19, 2007, and the rounding up of all fractional post-split shares wherein beneficial holders holding less than 500 shares as a result of the reverse split, would be rounded up to a minimum of 500 post-split shares per each pre-split beneficial holder. In conjunction with the reorganization of the Company, shareholders elected new management of the Company with Amie Hingston and Stanley Snopek to serve as member(s) of the board of directors
Mariner's Choice management will be sharing upcoming news regarding its business activities as they stay on course in executing their strategies to increase shareholder value.
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