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Morris Industries Ltd. Sold

June 8, 2007

SASKATOON, SK – June 8, 2007 – Wendy Morris, President and CEO, is pleased to advise that effective today, there has been a change in the ownership of Morris Industries Ltd. Wendy stated that, “After seventy-eight years of operation as a Morris family held business, Casey Davis has taken over the ownership and management of Morris Industries Ltd. and Morris Sales & Service Ltd.”

Wendy further stated, “It has been a difficult decision for me to sell Morris Industries Ltd. There have been many opportunities for my family to sell the Morris business but we always wanted the business to remain Canadian and I am pleased that with this sale, I am able to accomplish this goal and now the time has come. Casey’s previous experience as CEO and President of Morris and his in depth knowledge of the Morris business ensures a seamless change in management and ownership and bodes well for the future of the Company.”

Casey Davis stated, “I am very excited about the opportunity in front of me. My past experience with Morris puts me in a good position to move this company forward. Morris has a strong product base, an excellent work force and distribution network and I am looking forward to working with the Morris staff, dealers and distributors to continue to serve and provide quality products for farmers throughout the world.”

No terms of the sale were disclosed.

Morris Industries Ltd., headquartered in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, delivers practical, simple, easy to use farming solutions to agricultural producers around the world. Morris offers an extensive line of seeding, tillage and haying equipment through a network of independent dealers and distributors worldwide.

For more information contact:

Graham Gardner
Communications Manager
Morris Industries Ltd.
306.933.8585
ggardner@morris-industries.com

 



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