| Chase Packaging Corporation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chase Packaging Declares
10% Stock Dividend on its Preferred Stock Fair Haven, New
Jersey - November 19, 2015 - Chase Packaging Corporation, which
trades over-the-counter under the symbol "CPKA" ("Pink Sheets"), today
announced that its Board of Directors declared a ten percent (10%) stock
dividend on its outstanding Series A 10% Convertible Preferred Stock
("Preferred Stock"). Shareholders of record as of November 15, 2015,
will receive the stock dividend for each share of Preferred Stock owned
on that date, payable on December 1, 2015. The dividend will be paid in
kind (i.e., in additional shares of Preferred Stock) based on the stated
value of $100 per share.
The Board's declaration is in accordance with the provisions of the Statement of Resolution
Establishing the Preferred Stock which provides that the Board of
Directors may, in the exercise of its sole discretion, declare and pay a
ten percent (10%) annual dividend on the stated value, such dividend
payable either in cash or in kind, or any combination thereof. The
Board of Directors approved the declaration and payment of this ten
percent 10% stock dividend by unanimous written consent of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation dated October 30, 2015.
Fractional shares will be accumulated until whole shares can be issued.
As of November 19, 2015, Chase Packaging had 27,466 Preferred Stock
outstanding. Chase ceased its prior specialty packaging business
operations as of December 31, 1997, and since that time the Company's
existence has been as a publicly traded development stage shell
corporation. Management of the Company is seeking to secure a suitable
merger partner wishing to go public or to acquire private companies to
create investment value for the Company. However, there is no assurance
that a transaction will be concluded. This press
release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward
looking statements are based on our current expectations and projections
about future events. All statements other than statements of historical
fact included in this press release regarding the Company are forward
looking statements. There can be no assurance that those expectations
and projections will prove to be correct. CONTACT:
Chase Packaging Corporation Ann C.W. Green (732) 741-1500
Chief Financial Officer |