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Brooke Corporation Releases Subsidiary Results for November 2004
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Robert D. Orr, CEO of
Brooke Corporation (AMEX:BXX), announced selected November results for the
Company's franchise and finance subsidiaries.
Orr announced that the Company's franchise subsidiary, Brooke Franchise
Corporation, consulted with franchisees and others in the acquisition of
businesses in the states of California, Louisiana, Virginia, Michigan, Arizona,
Ohio, Texas, Wisconsin, Oregon, and North Carolina. Orr stated, "As a result of
converting these acquisitions into franchises and the start up of new
franchises, Brooke Franchise Corporation added twenty-one new franchise
locations and received approximately $2,900,000 in consulting fees from these
new franchisees."
To help observers put the November expansion into perspective, Orr noted that a
total of five new franchise locations were added in October resulting in over
$1,500,000 in consulting fees. Twenty-one new franchise locations were added in
September resulting in over $2,600,000 in consulting fees. Consulting fees
exclude fees paid by sister companies.
Orr also announced that loan portfolio balances of the Company's finance
subsidiary, Brooke Credit Corporation, totaled over $179,000,000 on November
30, 2004, as compared to loan portfolio balances of approximately $174,000,000
on October 31, 2004, and approximately $168,000,000 on September 30, 2004.
Portfolio balances exclude loan balances of sister companies.
About our company ... Brooke Corporation is listed on the American Stock
Exchange under the symbol of BXX. Brooke Corporation is a holding company with
three primary subsidiaries. Brooke Franchise Corporation is a subsidiary that
distributes insurance and financial services through a network of more than 380
franchise locations. The Brooke organization was founded on the belief that
local business owners distribute insurance and financial services more
efficiently than others if supported by a franchise system. Brooke Credit
Corporation is a subsidiary that originates loans to insurance agencies,
financial services practices, funeral homes and other local businesses,
including Brooke franchises. Loan portfolio balances currently exceed
$179,000,000 and have been mostly sold as individual loans to participating
lenders or as pooled loans to investors through asset backed securitizations.
CJD & Associates, LLC is a subsidiary that sells insurance on a wholesale basis
primarily through locally owned insurance agencies, including Brooke
franchises. Through Bermuda based subsidiaries, underwriting risks are shared
by CJD & Associates with insurance companies on selected policies.
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This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Investors are
cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties,
and several factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those
in the forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could
cause actual results to differ from those indicated in the forward-looking
statements: uncertainties associated with market acceptance of and demand for
the Company's products and services, impact of competitive products and
pricing, dependence on third party suppliers and their pricing, ability to meet
product demand, exposure to market risks, uncertainties associated with the
development of technology, changes in the law and in economic, political and
regulatory environments, the dependence on intellectual property rights, and
the effectiveness of internal controls. Investors are directed to the
Company's most recent annual and quarterly reports, which are available from
the Company without charge or at http://www.sec.gov/ , for a more complete
description of the Company's business.
DATASOURCE: Brooke Corporation
CONTACT: Anita Larson of Brooke Corporation, +1-913-661-0123,
Web site: http://www.brookecorp.com/