Press Release
View printer-friendly version << BackSALT LAKE CITY,
|
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/e8f06cc2-c3d5-43a9-a2b9-d4e2ec5932da
“Dear Owners,
‘I myself never surrendered. But they got my horse, and it surrendered.’
– Chief Dan George in Outlaw Josey Wales
I must take an indefinite medical leave of absence. The proximate cause is that for over a year I have been gutting it out through a Stage IV diagnosis of Hepatitis C, contracted (to save awkward questions) in 1984 in Xinjiang when a barefoot doctor sewed up a head wound under less-than-ideal conditions. I have finished treatment and think I have it beat but only time will tell.
Your firm is doing and will do well: I believe that in 2016 we will make
I have recommended Mitch Edwards as Acting CEO. Mitch is an outstanding full-spectrum entrepreneur who has serving as our general counsel for six months and has learned our business, and understands our t0 efforts to revolutionize the capital markets.
I am intensely proud of my nearly 2,000 colleagues for having built a consistently profitable
Selah,
Patrick M. Byrne”
Edwards, has served as senior vice president and general counsel of Overstock.com since
About Overstock.com
Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSTK) is an online retailer based in Salt Lake City, Utah that sells a broad range of products at low prices, including furniture, rugs, bedding, electronics, clothing, and jewelry. Additional stores within Overstock include Worldstock.com, dedicated to selling artisan-crafted products to help developing nations around the world, and Main Street Revolution, supporting small-scale entrepreneurs in the U.S. by providing them with a national customer base. Other community-focused initiatives include Farmers Market and pet adoptions. Forbes ranked Overstock in its list of the Top 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in 2014. Overstock sells internationally under the name O.co and regularly posts information about the company and other related matters under Investor Relations on its websites (http://www.overstock.com and http://www.o.co).
O, Overstock.com, O.com, O.co, Club O, Main Street Revolution, Worldstock and OVillage are registered trademarks of Overstock.com, Inc. t0.com, O.biz and Space Shift, are also trademarks of Overstock.com, Inc. Other service marks, trademarks and trade names which may be referred to herein are the property of their respective owners.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements include all statements other than statements of historical fact. Additional information regarding factors that could materially affect results and the accuracy of the forward-looking statements contained herein may be found in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended
SOURCE Overstock.com, Inc.
Read: http://investors.overstock.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=131091&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1784200
Media Contact: Kirstie Burden, Overstock.com, Inc. (801) 947-5352 pr@overstock.com Investor Contact: Mark Harden, Overstock.com, Inc. (801) 947-5409 ir@overstock.com