Meridian Holdings Extends Subscription Period for InterCare.com Meridian Holdings Extends Subscription Period for InterCare.com-dx, Inc. Offering, as Dividend Distribution of CGICS Subsidiary Commences LOS ANGELES, March 6. /PRNewswire/ -- Meridian Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MEHO), announced today that the deadline for the receipt of subscription agreements, together with the applicable funds from Meridian's shareholders interested in purchasing InterCare.com-dx, Inc. shares has been extended through and including March 21, 2001. The purpose of this extension is to meet certain logistical needs of the company and its shareholders. The company expects that it will permit interested parties who are not Meridian shareholders to subscribe for shares of InterCare.com-dx, Inc., starting on March 22, 2001. InterCare.com-dx, Inc., reserves the right to modify, postpone, or cancel the offering of its shares at any time prior to the consummation of the sale of such shares. This offering of shares of InterCare.com-dx, Inc is subject to the relevant securities laws of the states in which Meridian's shareholders reside or are domiciled and to the securities laws of such other states where other interested parties may reside or are domiciled. This announcement is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy InterCare.com-dx, Inc.'s common stock, nor shall there be any sale thereof in any state in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any state. Such offer will be made only through a prospectus, a copy of which is available from Meridian or from InterCare.com-dx, Inc. Meridian also announced today that its transfer agent, Corporate Stock Transfer (Denver, Colo.), is initiating the processing of the previously announced and approved dividend distribution to the company's shareholders of the common stock of its CGI Communications Services, Inc. subsidiary (CGICS). This dividend distribution had been delayed to allow Corporate Stock Transfer sufficient time to process the InterCare.com-dx, Inc., prospectuses. About Meridian Holdings, Inc., InterCare.com-dx, Inc., and CGI Communications Services, Inc. Meridian Holdings, Inc. is an acquisition-oriented business enterprise focused on building, operating and managing a portfolio of business-to- business companies. Meridian seeks to acquire majority or controlling interests in companies engaged in e-commerce, e-communication, and e-business services, which will allow the holding company to actively participate in management, operations and finances. Meridian's network of affiliated companies is designed to encourage maximum leverage of information technology, operational excellence, industry expertise and synergistic business opportunity. Meridian is committed to building shareholder value by positioning affiliated companies as independent business entities in which Meridian shareholders enjoy equity participation. The company's InterCare.com-dx, Inc. subsidiary is an FDA-registered internet-based health care management software developer and solutions provider. CGI Communications Services (CGICS) is a specialized, single-source applications services provider (ASP) subsidiary of Meridian Holdings, Inc. For more information, visit Meridian's web site at www.meho.com, InterCare's web site at www.intercare.com, and the CGICS web site at www.cgics.com. NOTE: Statements in this news release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and any amendments thereto. Material that is forward-looking may contain statements about expected future events and/or financial results that are forward-looking in nature. Editors and investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements invoke risk and uncertainties that may cause the company's results to differ from such forward-looking statements. These include, but are not limited to, economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors discussed in the statements and/or in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. SOURCE Meridian Holdings, Inc. -0- 03/06/2001 /CONTACT: Anthony C. Dike, Chairman/CEO of Meridian Holdings, Inc., 213-627-8878; or Madeleine Franco of Jordan Richard Assoc., 801-268-8610, ir@jordanrichard.com, for Meridian Holdings, Inc./ /Web site: cgics.com /Web site: intercare.com /Web site: meho.com (MEHO) CO: Meridian Holdings, Inc.; InterCare.com-dx, Inc.; CGI Communications Services |