NORTH PLAINS, Ore., Nov. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Jewett-Cameron Trading Company Ltd. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: JCTCF) today is announcing the completion of its 10b5-1 share repurchase plan previously announced on April 9, 2014. Between April 9, 2014 and November 14, 2014, the Company repurchased and is in the process of cancelling a total of 235,782 shares of its common stock. The total cost was $2,494,654 at an average share price of $10.58 per share. Once the remaining repurchased shares are cancelled, the Company will have a total of 2,585,661 common shares outstanding. As part of its ongoing consideration of alternative ways to leverage the Company's strong cash position, the Company's Board of Directors is currently evaluating the implementation of another 10b5-1 share repurchase plan.
About Jewett-Cameron Trading Company Ltd.
Jewett-Cameron Trading Company Ltd. was incorporated in British Columbia on July 8, 1987 as a holding company for Jewett-Cameron Lumber Corporation ("JCLC"), incorporated September 1953. Jewett-Cameron Trading Company, Ltd. acquired all the shares of JCLC through a stock-for-stock exchange on July 13, 1987, and at that time JCLC became a wholly owned subsidiary. Effective September 1, 2013, Jewett-Cameron reorganized certain of its subsidiaries. JCLC's name was changed to JC USA Inc. ("JC USA"), and a new subsidiary, Jewett-Cameron Company ("JCC"), was incorporated. JC USA has the following wholly owned subsidiaries: MSI-PRO Co. ("MSI"), incorporated April 1996, Jewett-Cameron Seed Company, ("JCSC"), incorporated October 2000, Greenwood Products, Inc. ("Greenwood"), incorporated February 2002, and Jewett-Cameron Company ("JCC"), incorporated September 2013. Jewett-Cameron Trading Company, Ltd. and its subsidiaries (the "Company") have no significant assets in Canada.
The Company, through its subsidiaries, operates out of facilities located in North Plains, Oregon. JCC's business consists of the manufacturing and distribution of specialty metal products and wholesale distribution of wood products to home centers and other retailers located primarily in the United States. Greenwood is a processor and distributor of industrial wood products used in a variety of markets and applications, including the marine and transportation markets. MSI is an importer and distributor of pneumatic air tools and industrial clamps in the United States. JCSC is a processor and distributor of agricultural seeds in the United States. JC USA provides professional and administrative services, including accounting and credit services, to its subsidiary companies.
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For further information, contact:
Donald Boone
President/CEO, Jewett-Cameron Trading Company Ltd.
(503) 647-0110
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