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announced that its name has been changed to "Woodbridge Holdings
Corporation." The name change was approved by the Company's shareholders
at the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 20, 2008. The
Company's Board of Directors previously approved the name change, and
recommended that the Company's shareholders approve the name change in
light of the Company's intention to expand its operations beyond its
current real estate activities. In connection with the name change, the
ticker symbol of the Company's Class A Common Stock on the New York Stock
Exchange will change from "LEV" to "WDG." (NYSE: WDG) Trading under the new
ticker symbol, "WDG," is planned to begin on Tuesday, May 27, 2008.
"We believe the new name is appropriate given the Company's current and
future business strategy, which will include acquisitions and investments
both within and outside the real estate industry," commented Alan B. Levan,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Woodbridge Holdings Corporation.
In addition to approving the name change, at the Company's Annual Meeting
of Shareholders, the Company's shareholders also re-elected the nominated
slate of directors, John E. Abdo, William Nicholson and Alan J. Levy, to
the Company's Board of Directors, in each case for a three-year term
expiring in 2011.
About Woodbridge Holdings Corporation:
Woodbridge Holdings Corporation, directly and through its wholly owned
subsidiaries, seeks to invest opportunistically within and outside the real
estate industry.
Core Communities, a wholly owned subsidiary, develops master-planned
total-living community environments throughout the Southeastern United
States, including its original and best known, St. Lucie West. The
company's
8,200-acre Tradition™ Florida community is home to more than 1,700
families, vibrant commercial areas and a 4.5-mile-long employment
corridor. The community is also home to the Florida Center for Innovation
at Tradition (FCI) Research Park, in which The Torrey Pines Institute for
Molecular Studies, Mann Research Center, Martin Memorial Health Systems and
Oregon Health & Science University's Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute
have all announced plans to locate.