World Heart Completes Planned Reincorporation in Delaware
</pre> <p><location>SALT LAKE CITY</location>, <chron>Jan. 4</chron> /CNW/ -- World Heart Corporation ("World Heart"; Nasdaq: WHRT), a developer of mechanical circulatory support systems, today announced that effective <chron>January 1, 2010</chron>, it has changed its jurisdiction of incorporation from the federal jurisdiction of <location>Canada</location> to the State of Delaware in the <location>United States</location> of America through a plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement").</p> <p/> <p>The Arrangement, including the reincorporation, was approved by the shareholders of World Heart at the special meeting of shareholders held on <chron>September 17, 2009</chron> and the final order approving the Arrangement was issued by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on <chron>September 23, 2009</chron>. The reincorporation did not result in any change to World Heart's name, ticker symbol, CUSIP number, business, management, executive officers, assets, liabilities or net worth.</p> <pre> About World Heart Corporation </pre> <p>World Heart is a developer of mechanical circulatory support systems in <location>Salt Lake City</location>, Utah with additional facilities in <location>Oakland</location>, California, USA and Herkenbosch, The <location>Netherlands</location>. World Heart's registered office is in Delaware, USA.</p> <pre> www.worldheart.com
For further information: Mr. Morgan R. Brown, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of World Heart Corporation, +1-801-303-4361 Web Site: http://www.worldheart.com
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