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Announces Termination of Employment of its President and CEO, Mark A.
Fla - September 24, 2007 - Dyadic International, Inc. (AMEX: DIL) announced
today that on September 20, 2007, a special committee (the "Special Committee")
of the board of directors (the "Board") of Dyadic International, Inc. (the
"Company"), acting upon the recommendation of the audit committee (the "Audit
Committee") of the Board, authorized the termination for cause by the Company
the employment of Mark A. Emalfarb as the Company's Chief Executive Officer
President under his employment agreement dated as of April 1, 2001, as amended
by the first amendment to employment agreement dated as of March 16, 2006.
termination was effectuated on September 24, 2007. Mr. Emalfarb previously
terminated his voluntary leave of absence from the Board on September 5, 2007,
and remains a director of the Company, although the Company now has requested
that Mr. Emalfarb voluntarily resign from the Board immediately.
Company's action was taken based upon initial information discovered by
management and after an independent investigation was conducted at the
direction, and under the supervision, of the Audit Committee (the
"Investigation"). The Investigation, carried out by independent legal counsel,
revealed that Mr. Emalfarb had willfully concealed facts relating to
material operational and financial improprieties at the Company's Asian
Special Committee determined, based on the Investigation, that (i) there were
improprieties on the part of any other member of the Company's current active
management; and (ii) current active management had made appropriate inquiry
regarding the Asian subsidiaries. Therefore, the current senior management
consisting of Wayne Moor, interim Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Glenn E. Nedwin,
the Company's Chief Scientific Officer and interim President, Lisa De La Pointe,
interim Chief Financial Officer, and Alexander (Sasha) Bondar, Vice President,
Strategy & Corporate Development, continue to serve as senior management of
September 7, 2007, Harry Z. Rosengart was elected as Chairman of the Board,
replacing Mr. Emalfarb who had previously been on a leave of absence. Mr.
Rosengart has been on the Board since April 2005.
reported in the Company's previously filed Current Reports on Form 8-K dated
April 23, 2007 and May 17, 2007, the Company became aware of material
operational and financial improprieties at its Asian subsidiaries, through
its Hong Kong and mainland China operations were conducted, following the death
of the managing director of its Asian subsidiaries. As a result of the
completion of the Investigation into the operations of the Company's Asian
subsidiaries, it has been concluded that the Asian subsidiaries' largest
purported customer was secretly controlled by the Asian subsidiaries'
management, including the deceased managing director. It was determined, among
other things, that this purported customer purchased products from the Company's
Asian subsidiaries which the purported customer subsequently re-sold on a cash
basis to businesses in mainland China, apparently allowing certain of these
businesses to avoid Chinese reporting and VAT requirements. The Investigation
revealed that certain members of the former management of the Company and the
management of the Asian subsidiaries had willfully concealed facts relating
these material operational and financial improprieties by the Company's Asian
subsidiaries. The Company has abandoned its Asian operations because of its
concerns over these material operational and financial improprieties.
previously reported, the Company's financial statements, including those
contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, as previously filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), should not be relied upon.
Company is currently in the process of determining the proper accounting
treatment to record the effect of abandoning the Asian operations and to be
to issue its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB for the quarters ended March
June 30 and September 30, 2007, although there can be no assurances in this
regard as to the timing of or the Company's ability to achieve same.
Company has had discussions and shared the foregoing information with the SEC's
Miami Division of Enforcement.
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.
(Sasha) Bondar, 561-743-8333
Berkman, 310-826-5051