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| | Avoca, Incorporated No Longer Traded Over-The-Counter |
 | | The filing of the Certification and Notice with the Securities and Exchange Commission completed Avoca's going-private transaction, and as a result the trading of shares of Avoca's stock will no longer be reported on the Over-the-Counter Electronic Bulletin Board, but will be traded through the "pink sheets". |
 | | Avoca also announced that it has declared an annual dividend of $350 per post-split share, payable January 31, 2005, to shareholders of record January 14, 2005, on its no-par-value common capital stock. |
 | | Avoca, Incorporated owns most of Avoca Island south of Morgan City, Louisiana, which contains approximately 16,000 acres of land used for mineral and surface operations. |
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