FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BankAtlantic
Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BBX), the parent company of BankAtlantic, Ryan Beck &
Co., and Levitt Corporation, today announced that guests from BankAtlantic
Bancorp will visit the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, November 18, 2003
and will participate in the Closing Bell(TM) Ceremony.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Alan B. Levan and members of
BankAtlantic's executive management team will ring The Closing Bell at 4:00
p.m.
About BankAtlantic Bancorp:
BankAtlantic Bancorp (NYSE: BBX) is a diversified financial services
holding company and the parent company of BankAtlantic, Ryan Beck & Co., and
Levitt Corporation. Through these subsidiaries, BankAtlantic Bancorp provides
a full line of products and services encompassing consumer and commercial
banking, brokerage and investment banking, and real estate development.
BankAtlantic, "Florida's Most Convenient Bank," is one of the largest
financial institutions headquartered in Florida and provides a comprehensive
offering of banking services and products via its broad network of community
branches throughout Florida and its online banking division --
BankAtlantic.com. BankAtlantic has 73 branch locations and operates more than
190 conveniently located ATMs. BankAtlantic is open 7 days a week and offers
holiday hours, extended weekday hours, Totally Free Change Exchange coin
counters, 24/7 call center service, and free retail and business checking with
a free gift.
Seven-Day Branch Banking -- Monday through Sunday
-- Extended branch lobby hours are 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Wednesday, and 8:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Thursday and Friday.
-- Extended drive-thru hours are 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday. Saturday branch lobby hours are 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., and drive-thru
hours are 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
-- Sunday branch lobby hours are 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., and drive-thru
hours are 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Ryan Beck & Co. is a full-service broker dealer engaging in underwriting,
market making, distribution, and trading of equity and debt securities. The
firm also provides money management services, general securities brokerage,
including financial planning for the individual investor, consulting and
financial advisory services to financial institutions and middle market
companies. Ryan Beck & Co. also provides independent research in the
financial institutions, healthcare, technology, and consumer product
industries. Ryan Beck & Co. has approximately 500 financial consultants
located in 33 offices nationwide
Levitt Corporation is the parent company of Levitt and Sons(TM), Core
Communities, and Levitt Commercial. Levitt Corporation and BankAtlantic
Bancorp also hold an aggregate 40% ownership interest in Bluegreen
Corporation. BankAtlantic Bancorp has announced plans to spin off Levitt
Corporation to shareholders at year-end, 2003, subject to receipt of a
favorable private letter ruling from the IRS.
Levitt and Sons(TM), America's first builder of planned suburban
communities, is best known for creating New York's Levittown, Long Island and
Levittown, PA. After building approximately 200,000 homes in over 74 years,
Levitt and Sons(TM) currently develops single and multi-family homes for
active adults and families throughout Florida.
Core Communities develops master-planned communities in Florida, including
its original and best known, St. Lucie West. St. Lucie West, the fastest
growing community on Florida's Treasure Coast for the last 7 years, is a
4,600-acre community with 4,000 built and occupied homes, 150 businesses
employing 5,000 people and a university campus. Core Communities' newest
master-planned community is "Tradition." Now under development on Florida's
Treasure Coast in St. Lucie County, Tradition features 5,600 residences, a
commercial town center and a world-class corporate park.
Levitt Commercial specializes in development, re-development, and joint
venture opportunities in industrial and retail properties.
Bluegreen Corporation (NYSE: BXG) engages in the acquisition, development,
marketing and sale of drive-to vacation resorts, golf communities and
residential land. The Company's resorts are located in a variety of popular
vacation destinations including the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee; Myrtle Beach
and Charleston, South Carolina; Branson, Missouri; Wisconsin Dells and
Gordonsville, Wisconsin; Aruba and throughout Florida. Bluegreen Corp.'s land
operations are predominantly located in the Southeastern and Southwestern
United States.
For further information, please visit our websites:
http://www.BankAtlanticBancorp.com
http://www.BankAtlantic.com
http://www.RyanBeck.com
http://www.LevittCorporation.com
http://www.LevittandSons.com
http://www.CoreCommunities.com
http://www.LevittCommercial.com
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http://www.BankAtlanticBancorp.com
BankAtlantic Bancorp Contact Info:
Investor Relations:
Contact: Leo Hinkley, Vice President
Phone: (954) 760-5317
Fax: (954) 760-5415
Email: InvestorRelations@BankAtlanticBancorp.com.
Mailing Address: BankAtlantic Bancorp, Investor Relations
1750 East Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Corporate Communications:
Sharon Lyn, Assistant Vice President
Phone: (954) 760-5402
Fax: (954) 760-5415
CorpComm@BankAtlanticBancorp.com
BankAtlantic, "Florida's Most Convenient Bank," Contact Info:
Public Relations: Hattie Harvey
Tel: (954) 760-5383
Fax: (954) 760-5108
hharvey@BankAtlantic.com.
Public Relations for BankAtlantic:
Boardroom Communications, Caren Berg
Phone: (954) 370-8999
Fax (954) 370-8892
caren@boardroompr.com
New York Stock Exchange Media Contact:
Annmarie Gioia, Tel: (212) 656-5437
Statements in this release may constitute forward-looking statements and
are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provision of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based largely
on expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties
affecting the Company, and other factors detailed in the Company's SEC
filings.
SOURCE BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Investor Relations, Leo Hinkley, Vice
President, +1-954-760-5317, or email,
InvestorRelations@BankAtlanticBancorp.com, or Corporate
Communications, Sharon Lyn, Assistant Vice President,
+1-954-760-5402, or email, CorpComm@BankAtlanticBancorp.com, both
of BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc., fax, +1-954-760-5415; or Hattie
Harvey, Public Relations, BankAtlantic, +1-954-760-5383, or fax,
+1-954-760-5108, or email, hharvey@BankAtlantic.com; or Caren
Berg of Boardroom Communications, +1-954-370-8999, or fax,
+1-954-370-8892, or email, caren@boardroompr.com, for
BankAtlantic; or Annmarie Gioia, +1-212-656-5437, for New York
Stock Exchange
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