ROMEOVILLE, Ill., March 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nanophase
Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: NANX), a technology leader in nanomaterials
and nanoengineered products, announced that Joseph Cross, Nanophase's
president & CEO, and Jess Jankowski, Nanophase's CFO, are scheduled to present
at Stephens Inc. Nanotechnology Investors Conference, April 5-6, 2005, in
Pasadena, California. Stephens states that the conference is planned to
include presentations and break-out sessions with approximately 35 leading
companies in various nanotechnology fields. Mr. Cross is scheduled to discuss
Nanophase's technologies and market strategies as one of the leaders in
nanomaterials.
Nanophase Technologies (NANX), http://www.nanophase.com , provides
nanoengineered solutions for multiple industrial product applications. Using a
platform of patented and proprietary integrated nanomaterial technologies, the
Company creates products with unique performance attributes from two ISO
9001:2000 facilities. Nanophase delivers commercial quantity and quality
nanoparticles, coated nanoparticles, and nanoparticle dispersions in a variety
of media. The Company owns or licenses 24 United States patents and patent
applications and 49 foreign patents and patent applications. Information
about Nanophase may be found in the Company's public filings or on its
website. Other information on our website is not incorporated by reference
into, and not be considered a part of, this press release.
Stephens Inc. is a full service investment banking firm headquartered in
Little Rock, Arkansas. Founded in 1933, the firm serves a broad client base
which includes corporations, state and local governments, financial
institutions, institutional investors and individual investors throughout the
United States and overseas. The firm is self-clearing and a member of the New
York Stock Exchange. Stephens' services include investment banking, money
management, wealth management, securities underwriting, equity research and
general securities brokerage and trading.
Today, Stephens maintains offices within Arkansas in Little Rock, Conway,
Hot Springs and Fayetteville, and outside Arkansas in Atlanta, Austin, Baton
Rouge, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Memphis, Nashville, New
York City, Oklahoma City, Richmond, St. Petersburg, Washington, DC and London.
For more information, please visit http://www.stephens.com .
This press release contains words such as "expects", "shall", "will",
"believes" and similar expressions that are intended to identify forward-
looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor Provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements in this
announcement are made based on the Company's current beliefs, known events and
circumstances at the time of publication, and as such, are subject in the
future to unforeseen risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's
results of operations, performance and achievements to differ materially from
current expectations expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking
statements. These risk and uncertainties include the following: a decision by
a customer to cancel a purchase order or supply agreement in light of the
Company's dependence on a limited number of key customers; uncertain demand
for, and acceptance of, the Company's nanocrystalline materials; the Company's
manufacturing capacity and product mix flexibility in light of customer
demand; the Company's limited marketing experience; changes in development and
distribution relationships; the impact of competitive products and
technologies; the Company's dependence on patents and protection of
proprietary information; the resolution of litigation in which the Company may
become involved; and other risks described in the Company's registration
statement on Form 10K filed March 15, 2005, and other filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the Company's forward-
looking statements could be affected by general industry and market conditions
and growth rates. Except as required by federal securities laws, the Company
undertakes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements
to reflect new events, uncertainties or other contingencies.
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Related links:
http://www.nanophase.com
http://www.stephens.com
CONTACT:
Joseph Cross, President, CEO,
+1-630-771-6705, or Jess Jankowski VP, CFO, +1-630-771-6702, or
Nancy Baldwin, Investor Relations, +1-630-771-6707, all of
Nanophase Technologies Corporation
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