EX-99.1 2 ex991form8k032105.txt PRESS RELEASE DATED MARCH 21, 2005 NEWS BULLETIN RE: Headwaters Incorporated FROM: 10653 South River Front Parkway, Suite 300 South Jordan, UT 84095 FINANCIAL (801) 984-9400 RELATIONS BOARD NASDAQ: HDWR -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AT THE COMPANY: AT FINANCIAL RELATIONS BOARD: Sharon Madden Tricia Ross Director of Investor Relations Analyst Contact (801) 984-9400 (617) 520-7064 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 21, 2005 HEADWATERS INCORPORATED TO LIST ITS COMMON STOCK ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SOUTH JORDAN, UTAH, MARCH 21, 2005 - HEADWATERS INCORPORATED (NASDAQ: HDWR), today announced that it plans to list its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Headwaters anticipates its shares will begin trading on the NYSE on April 6, 2005, under the new symbol "HW." Until that time, Headwaters' shares will continue to trade on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "HDWR." John Thain, CEO of the NYSE, commented, "The Exchange is privileged to welcome Headwaters to our family of listed companies. As both a market leader and innovator providing products, technologies and services to the energy, construction and home improvement industries, Headwaters will be a valuable addition to the New York Stock Exchange." Kirk A. Benson, Headwaters Chairman and CEO, stated, "Over the last five years Headwaters' revenue has grown from $28 million to $554 million in 2004. We have strengthened our management, diversified our business, and become a market leader in multiple product categories. It is exciting for us to now join the many fine companies that comprise the NYSE." About Headwaters Incorporated Headwaters Incorporated is a world leader in creating value through innovative advancements in the utilization of natural resources. Headwaters is a diversified growth company providing products, technologies and services to the energy, construction and home improvement industries. Through its alternative energy, coal combustion products, and building products businesses, the Company earns a growing revenue stream that provides the capital needed to expand and acquire synergistic new business opportunities. -more- Headwaters Incorporated Page 2 of 2 Forward Looking Statements Certain statements contained in this report are forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws and Headwaters intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor created thereby. Forward-looking statements include Headwaters' expectations as to the managing and marketing of coal combustion products, the production and marketing of building materials and products, the licensing of technology and chemical sales to alternative fuel facilities, the receipt of product sales, license fees and royalty revenues, the development, commercialization, and financing of new technologies and other strategic business opportunities and acquisitions, and other information about Headwaters. Such statements that are not purely historical by nature, including those statements regarding Headwaters' future business plans, the operation of facilities, the availability of tax credits, the availability of feedstocks, and the marketability of the coal combustion products, building products, and synthetic fuel, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding future events and our future results that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections about the industries in which we operate and the beliefs and assumptions of our management. Actual results may vary materially from such expectations. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "targets," "goals," "projects," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Any statements that refer to projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth and trends in our businesses, and other characterizations of future events or circumstances, are forward-looking. In addition to matters affecting the coal combustion product, alternative fuel, and building products industries or the economy generally, factors which could cause actual results to differ from expectations stated in forward-looking statements include, among others, the factors described in the captions entitled "Forward-looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in Item 7 in Headwaters' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2004, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and other periodic filings and prospectuses. Although Headwaters believes that its expectations are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its knowledge of its business and operations, there can be no assurance that our results of operations will not be adversely affected by such factors. Unless legally required, we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. Our internet address is www.headwaters.com. There we make available, free of charge, our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. Our reports can be accessed through the investor relations section of our web site.