Anthony & Sylvan Pools Corporation Announces Expiration of Odd-Lot Tender Offer

Anthony & Sylvan Pools Corporation Announces Expiration of Odd-Lot Tender Offer



MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio, Dec. 12  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anthony & Sylvan
Pools Corporation (Pink Sheets: SWIM) today announced that its odd-lot tender
offer for the purchase of all shares of its common stock held by persons owning
99 or fewer shares as of the close of business on October 23, 2003, expired at
5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on Thursday, December 11, 2003.

As announced previously, the Company has fewer than 300 shareholders of record
and filed to terminate the registration of its common shares with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on November 21, 2003.  Accordingly, the Company's common
shares ceased to be listed on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market as of the close of
business on November 21, 2003, and are now being quoted on the pink sheets.

Anthony & Sylvan operates in the leisure industry, offering in-ground, concrete
residential swimming pools, spas and related products to its customers.  The
Company serves its customers through a network of 39 sales design centers in 22
geographic markets in 16 states.  It also sells pool-related consumables,
replacement parts, equipment and supplies through retail service centers. 

DATASOURCE: Anthony & Sylvan Pools Corporation



CONTACT:  William J. Evanson, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial

Officer of Anthony & Sylvan Pools Corporation, [phone]



Web site:  http://www.anthonysylvan.com/ 

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