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Ascential Software Corporation
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At the 2003 annual meeting of stockholders of Ascential Software Corporation (the “Corporation”), a proposal to effect a one-for-four reverse split of the Corporation’s common stock will be submitted to the Corporation’s stockholders.
In response to questions from the Corporation’s stockholders, on June 13, 2003, the Board of Directors of the Corporation resolved that, if the reverse stock split is approved by the Corporation’s stockholders, then a proposal to proportionately reduce the Corporation’s authorized shares of common stock, from 500,000,000 to 125,000,000 shares, would be submitted to stockholders at the Corporation’s 2004 annual meeting.
In addition, if the reverse stock split is approved by the Corporation’s stockholders, the Corporation would ensure that the number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock would not exceed 125,000,000 prior to the 2004 annual meeting of stockholders, unless otherwise approved by the Corporation’s stockholders.