MILWAUKEE, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Commerce Group Corp. (Commerce) (OTC:CGCO.OB) (BULLETIN BOARD: CGCO.OB) announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to merge with privately held Voter Communications Inc., known as VoteComm (http://www.votecomm.com/).
Consideration would consist solely of shares of Commerce and result in a newly organized and renamed company in which VoteComm will represent the majority of the board and shares. Upon reorganization, current Commerce shareholders shall retain an "undiluted" position in the gold mining assets of Commerce.
The deal is subject to a definitive purchase agreement, certain balance sheet requirements, and any required approvals by each company's board, shareholders and the SEC. Closing is targeted for the fourth quarter 2008.
Commerce CEO Edward A. Machulak stated, "We are excited to be entering the political media and consulting industry, which we believe offers our shareholders the opportunity to benefit from a marketplace that has historically shown strong growth even through recessionary times. The VoteComm business plans would create a platform for greatly increasing value for the shareholders of both companies." Stephen J. Denari, CEO of VoteComm, noted, "We are truly thrilled to have come to an agreement to merge with Commerce and thus enter the public marketplace. Having known Commerce and the Machulak family for some 40 years, I am certain there will be a smooth transition and great partnership going forward." For the past 40 years Commerce has had an extensive gold and silver interest in the Republic of El Salvador. Its common shares are traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board (CGCO.OB) and on the Berlin-Bremen Stock Exchange (C9G).
For more information, please visit Commerce's website at http://www.commercegroupcorp.com/news.html Contact:
Commerce Group Corp. Voter Communications, Inc. Edward A. Machulak Christine Bosco
(414) 462-5310 (312) 643-2423
DATASOURCE: Commerce Group Corp.
CONTACT: Edward A. Machulak of Commerce Group Corp, +1-414-462-5310, ; or Christine Bosco of Voter Communications, Inc., +1-847-508-8591, Web site: http://www.votecomm.com/ http://www.commercegroupcorp.com/news.html
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