BUYINS.NET: KPPC, LPHI, MBRK, MIDD, MVIS, MXWL Have Also Been On BUYINS.NET Naked Short List For 13 Consecutive Trading Days

Jul 28, 2008 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- MIDD | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced today that these select companies have been on the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE naked short threshold list for 13 consecutive trading days: KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. (NASDAQ: KPPC), Life Partners Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LPHI), MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: MBRK), Middleby Corp. (NASDAQ: MIDD), Microvision Inc. (NASDAQ: MVIS), Maxwell Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: MXWL). For a complete list of companies on the naked short list please visit our web site. To find the SqueezeTrigger Price before a short squeeze starts in any stock, go to www.buyins.net.

Regulation SHO took effect January 3, 2005, and provides a new regulatory framework governing short selling of securities. It was designed with the objective of simplifying and modernizing short sale regulation and providing controls where they are most needed. At the conclusion of each settlement day, data is provided on securities in which: 1) there are at least 10,000 shares in aggregate failed deliveries for the security for five consecutive settlement days, and 2) these failures constitute at least 0.5% of the issuer's total shares outstanding. Regulation SHO mandates that, if a clearing agent has had a fail-to-deliver position for 13 consecutive settlement days, that clearing agent, and the broker/dealer it clears for, must purchase securities to close out its fail to deliver position.

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. (NASDAQ: KPPC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) produces and sells unbleached kraft paper and lightweight linerboard, and dunnage bags in the United States. The company offers a portfolio of paper grades to convert paper into various products, including multiwall bags for agricultural products, pet food, cement, and chemicals; grocery bags; and specialty conversion products, such as wrapping paper products and rollwrap. The linerboard grades are primarily produced for manufacturing corrugated containers for packaging products. Its products are sold to manufacturers, less-than-trailer-load distributors, and retail regional distribution centers. The company was founded in 1907. It was formerly known as Stone Arcade Acquisition Corporation. KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation is headquartered in Northfield, Illinois. With 25.28 million shares outstanding and 967,600 shares declared short as of July 2008, the failure to deliver in shares of KPPC has not been resolved and a buy-in is imminent. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 53,007 shares of KPPC that were failing-to-deliver as of September 28, 2007.

Life Partners Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LPHI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) through its subsidiary, Life Partners, Inc., operates as a financial services company that provides purchasing services for life settlements in the United States. The company facilitates life settlement transactions by identifying, examining, and purchasing the policies as an agent. Its financial transactions involve the purchase of life insurance policies at a discount to their face value for investment purposes. The purchasers of life settlements include high net worth individuals and institutional purchasers. The company was founded in 1971 and is based in Waco, Texas. With 11.89 million shares outstanding and 1.06 million shares declared short as of July 2008, the failure to deliver in shares of LPHI has not been resolved and a buy-in is imminent. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 295,544 shares of LPHI that were failing-to-deliver as of September 28, 2007.

MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: MBRK | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) develops and commercializes anti-infective drug products for the treatment of infectious diseases. It develops a proprietary, once-a-day pulsatile delivery technology called PULSYS. The company is developing anti-infective drugs based on its novel biological finding that bacteria exposed to antibiotics in front- loaded staccato bursts than those under standard treatment regimens. Its pulsatile product candidates include MOXATAG, based on the antibiotic amoxicillin, for the treatment of pharyngitis/tonsillitis (strep throat) for adults and pediatric patients age 12 and older; and Keflex PULSYS product candidate, based on the antibiotic cephalexin, which is in Phase I clinical trials for skin and skin structure infections. In addition, MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals sells its Keflex products in both capsule and powder formulations for the treatment of skin and skin structure infections, and upper respiratory tract infections primarily through pharmaceutical distributors and wholesalers to physicians, hospitals, and pharmacies in the United States. The company was founded in 1999. It was formerly known as Advancis Pharmaceutical Corporation and changed its name to MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in 2007. MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals is headquartered in Germantown, Maryland. With 56.01 million shares outstanding and 4.88 million shares declared short as of July 2008, the failure to deliver in shares of MBRK has not been resolved and a buy-in is imminent. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 17,491 shares of MBRK that were failing-to-deliver as of September 28, 2007.

Middleby Corp. (NASDAQ: MIDD | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of commercial foodservice and food processing equipment. It offers commercial foodservice equipment, including convection ovens, conveyor ovens, baking ovens, proofers, broilers, fryers, combi-ovens, charbroilers, steam equipment, pop-up and conveyor toasters, steam cooking equipment, food warming equipment, griddles, ventless cooking systems, coffee brewers, tea brewers, and beverage dispensing equipment. The company offers its commercial foodservice equipment to various foodservice operations, such as quick-service restaurants, full-service restaurants, convenience stores, retail outlets, hotels, and other institutions. The Middleby Corporation also provides food processing equipment, such as breading, battering, mixing, forming, and slicing machines, which are marketed under the MP Equipment brand name; cooking equipment, including batch ovens, belt ovens, and conveyorized cooking systems that are marketed under the Alkar brand name; and packaging and food safety equipment product line, which are marketed under the Rapidpak brand name. It offers its food processing equipment to the large international food processing companies. In addition, the company provides sales, technical service, and distribution services for the commercial foodservice industry. The Middleby Corporation sells and supports its foodservice equipment products primarily in Asia, Europe, Latin America, China, India, Lebanon, Mexico, the Philippines, Russia, Spain, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1888 under the name Middleby Marshall Oven Company and changed its name to The Middleby Corporation in 1985. The Middleby Corporation is based in Elgin, Illinois. With 16.96 million shares outstanding and 5.41 million shares declared short as of July 2008, the failure to deliver in shares of MIDD has not been resolved and a buy-in is imminent. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 17,355 shares of MIDD that were failing-to-deliver as of August 30, 2007.

Microvision Inc. (NASDAQ: MVIS | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) develops miniature display and imaging engines based on integrated photonics module (IPM) in the United States. The IPM utilizes two dimensional micro-electrical mechanical system (MEMS) light scanning technologies, lasers, optics, and electronics to create video or still image from a small form factor. It principally offers Flic Scanner, a hand-held bar code scanner and bar code scanner enabled enterprise solutions. The company also produces various demonstration units for commercial enterprises and the United States government. Microvision serves automotive, defense, industrial, military, medical, and consumer markets. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington. With 56.75 million shares outstanding and 5.97 million shares declared short as of July 2008, the failure to deliver in shares of MVIS has not been resolved and a buy-in is imminent. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 90,599 shares of MVIS that were failing-to-deliver as of September 28, 2007.

Maxwell Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: MXWL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of energy storage and power delivery products. It offers BOOSTCAP ultracapacitor cells, and multi-cell packs and modules for applications in multiple industries, including transportation, automotive, telecommunications, energy, consumer, and industrial electronics; and CONDIS high-voltage capacitors comprising grading and coupling capacitors, and capacitive voltage dividers that are used to ensure the safety and reliability of electric utility infrastructure and other applications involving transport, distribution, and measurement of high-voltage electrical energy. The company also offers radiation-mitigated microelectronic products, including power modules, memory modules, and single board computers for space and satellite applications. Maxwell Technologies markets and sells its products through direct and indirect sales organizations in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company was founded in 1965. It was formerly known as Maxwell Laboratories, Inc. and changed its name to Maxwell Technologies, Inc. in 1996. The company is headquartered in San Diego, California. With 20.82 million shares outstanding and 1.89 million shares declared short as of July 2008, the failure to deliver in shares of MXWL has not been resolved and a buy-in is imminent. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 81,580 shares of MXWL that were failing-to-deliver as of September 28, 2007.

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