Jason Lindsey Resigns as Director, President, and COO of Overstock.com
Lindsey to Remain in Part-time Role working on Special Projects
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Overstock.com, Inc.
(Nasdaq: OSTK) today announced that Jason Lindsey has resigned from the board
of directors of Overstock.com and as the company's president and chief
operating officer effective December 31, 2007.
"Jason co-founded the company and helped build it before retiring the
first time. When I screwed it up a couple years ago, he came out of
retirement and has played a decisive role getting it back on track," said
Overstock chairman and chief executive officer Patrick Byrne. "He's done a
superb job. Now that it is back in a solid trailing twelve month
cash-flow-positive position, he wishes to return to our previous arrangement.
While Jason won't be as involved in the day-to-day operations of the company,
he will still oversee special projects in a part-time capacity."
"I'm extremely gratified by the progress Overstock has made over the past
two years," said Jason Lindsey. "But I'm ready to take a less active role in
order to spend time on some outside ventures."
Mr. Lindsey has been a director since October 2005 and president and chief
operating officer since April 2006.
About Overstock.com
Overstock.com, Inc. is an online "closeout" retailer offering discount,
brand-name merchandise for sale over the Internet. The company offers its
customers an opportunity to shop for bargains conveniently, while offering its
suppliers an alternative inventory liquidation distribution channel.
Overstock.com, headquartered in Salt Lake City, is a publicly traded company
listed on the NASDAQ Global Market System and can be found online at
http://www.overstock.com.
Overstock.com(R) is a registered trademark of Overstock.com, Inc.
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, but
are not limited to, statements regarding the company being back on track and
Mr. Lindsey's future role with the company. Our Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006, our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and our
other subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission identify
important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially
from those contained in our projections, estimates or forward-looking
statements.
SOURCE Overstock.com, Inc.
CONTACT: media, Kirstie Burden, +1-801-947-3172, kburden@overstock.com,
or investors, Kevin Moon, +1-801-947-3282, kmoon@overstock.com, both of
Overstock.com, Inc.
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