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Announces Senior Management Changes and Other Events
Fla - October 1, 2007 - Dyadic International, Inc. (AMEX: DIL) announced today
that on September 27, 2007, Dr. Glenn E. Nedwin resigned from all positions
Dyadic International, Inc. (the "Company"), including his positions as a member
of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board of Directors") and Executive
Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Executive Committee"), interim
President, Chief Scientific Officer and Executive Vice President of the Company
and President of the Company's BioPharma Business. The Company has been advised
that Dr. Nedwin has accepted a position with Danisco A/S.
Company intends to commence a search to fill the position of Chief Scientific
Officer and President of the Company's BioPharma Business, although no assurance
can be given that the Company will be successful in the search, or the timing
any successful search, to replace Dr. Nedwin with a person of equal
September 29, 2007, the Executive Committee took the following personnel
business experience of Mr. Moor, Ms. De La Pointe and Mr. Bondar is summarized
on the Company's website at www.dyadic.com.
September 26, 2007, the Board of Directors expanded the membership of the
Executive Committee to include all of the directors of the Company other than
Mark Emalfarb. After the resignation of Dr. Nedwin on September 27, 2007, the
Executive Committee is comprised of Harry Rosengart, Stephen Warner, Richard
Berman and Wayne Moor. The Executive Committee, which had previously been
created by the Board of Directors on April 23, 2007, was authorized by the
of Directors to exercise all of the powers and authorities of the Board of
Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Company to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Company's by-laws.
September 25, 2007, Mark Emalfarb submitted an arbitration demand to the
American Arbitration Association against the Company pursuant to the terms
his employment agreement dated as of April 1, 2001 as amended by the first
amendment to employment agreement dated as of March 16, 2006. The arbitration
demand contests the Company's termination for cause of Mr. Emalfarb's employment
as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, as described in the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 24, 2007.
Company also announced today that it intends to engage an investment banker
assist it in exploring strategic alternatives for the Company in order to
maximize shareholder value. While the Company will commence exploring strategic
alternatives, no timetable has been established and no assurance can be given
to the ultimate outcome of this initiative.
International, Inc. is a biotechnology company that uses its patented and
proprietary technologies to conduct research and development activities for
discovery, development, and manufacture of products and enabling solutions
the bioenergy, industrial enzyme and pharmaceutical industries.
Statement for Forward-Looking Statements
statements contained in this press release are "forward-looking statements."
These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could
cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different
from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements. For a discussion of these risks and
uncertainties, please see our filings from time to time with the Securities
Exchange Commission, which are available free of charge on the SEC's web site
http://www.sec.gov, including our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year
ended December 31, 2006, and our subsequent filings with the SEC. Except as
required by law, we expressly disclaim any intent or obligation to update any
forward-looking statements.
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