UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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EQUIDYNE CORPORATION
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MFC BANCORP LTD.
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NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 8, 2003
ISS RECOMENDS THAT EQUIDYNE SHAREHOLDERS VOTE FOR MFC NOMINEES
NEW YORK CITY (September 8, 2003) - - - MFC Bancorp Ltd. (Nasdaq: MXBIF and
Frankfurt Stock Exchange: MFC GR) today announced that Institutional Shareholder
Services, Inc. ('ISS') has recommended that shareholders of Equidyne
Corporation (AMEX: IJX) vote in favor of MFC's nominees to Equidyne's Board of
Directors. Equidyne's shareholder meeting is scheduled for September 9, 2003.
MFC has nominated a slate of four nominees for election at the meeting.
ISS, based in Rockville, MD, is the world's-largest provider of proxy voting and
corporate governance services. It serves more than 700 institutional and
corporate clients throughout North America and Europe. ISS analyzes proxy
proposals and issues vote recommendations for more than 10,000 U.S. and 10,000
non-U.S. shareholder meetings each year.
Equidyne shareholders wishing to vote for MFC's nominees should instruct their
broker to vote their shares in favor of MFC's nominees. For further information
on how to vote at the shareholders meeting, please call Georgeson Shareholder
Communications, Inc. toll free at (877) 668-1646. For information about MFC,
please contact Rene Randall at (604) 683 8286.
About MFC Bancorp Ltd.
MFC Bancorp Ltd. owns companies that operate in the financial services industry,
specializing in merchant banking internationally. To obtain further information
on the Company, please visit its web site at www.mfcbancorp.com.
Certain statements included herein are "forward-looking statements" as defined
in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Management of MFC
cautions that forward-looking statements are not guarantees and that actual
results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the
forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause the actual
results of operations or financial condition of MFC to differ include, but are
not necessarily limited to, the risks and uncertainties discussed in documents
filed by MFC with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contact: Allen & Caron Inc. Rene Randall
Joseph Allen (investors) (604) 683-8286
(212) 691-8087 rrandall@bmgmt.com
joe@allencaron.com
or
Kari Paskewicz (media)
(630) 759-9640
kari@allencaron.com