To: StocksDATsoar who wrote (58081 ) 8/7/2000 1:57:08 PM From: Joe Copia Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 150070 FDKP Certificate Call Spurs Price Surge, Stock Split By Jack Burney Published by OTCNN.com 08/07/2000 09:11 AM CST A concerted shareholder call for stock held in street name by brokers to be delivered can have a beneficial effect on the price of the stock. Several large shareholders of Finders Keepers Inc. (OTCBB: FDKP) have requested their stock certificates from brokerage firms to be delivered in lieu of their current shares held in street name, a company press release said just before market closing Friday. As if suddenly released from bondage, FDKP rocketed on heavy volume from below 10 cents to the neighborhood of $2.25 in 3 days and it has sustained much of the gain to close Friday at just above $1.71. Finders Keepers, Inc has traded 5,616,300 shares over the last 8 trading days. “Many investors have called the company to complain about potential Market Maker shorting of the stock,” the release said. “The company is not aware of any Market Maker short positions.” The company has addressed the issue of the low number of available shares for trading by announcing on July 27 a 7:1 forward stock split for shareholders of record today with a distribution date of August 9. FDKP’s current share structure consists of 11,554,418 issued and outstanding shares with 10,062,000 restricted shares, leaving only 1,492,418 available for trading. “The Company believes that the forward split of shares is desirable to strengthen the company's flexibility and addresses the liquidity issue in increasing the available float in the market,” said Devorah Zirkind, CEO of Finders Keepers. The Certificate of Incorporation has been amended to increase the authorized capital stock of the Company to 250,000,000 shares, all of which will be common stock, she said. The company anticipates completing its 10Q for the quarter ending June 30, 2000 before the August 15 filing deadline. Finders Keepers Inc. is in the business of locating lost and abandoned assets that have been escheated to State and Federal Government agencies, which are holding billions of dollars derived from dormant bank accounts, lost or forgotten stocks and bonds, forgotten safe deposit boxes, money from health benefits and lost assets belonging to Estates. Finders Keepers' website, moneychest.com , has thousands of claims pending with government agencies for a variety of clients, both individual and corporate.