Article: PC Mall Sets Date for eCOST.com Spin-Off.

TORRANCE, Calif. -- PC Mall, Inc. (NASDAQ:MALL) today announced that its board of directors has declared a special stock dividend of the 14,000,000 shares of common stock of its subsidiary eCOST.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECST) held by PC Mall. The planned distribution will be payable on a pro rata basis on April 11, 2005 to PC Mall stockholders of record as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on March 28, 2005, and will mark the completion of eCOST.com's spin-off from PC Mall. Following the planned distribution, eCOST.com will no longer be a subsidiary of PC Mall.

PC Mall expects the distribution to qualify as a tax-free dividend for federal income tax purposes to PC Mall and its ...

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