New York, August 5, 2005 — The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) today announced the trading halt status in Host America Corporation (NASDAQ: CAFE;CAFEW) was changed to "additional information requested" from the company. Trading in the company had been halted pursuant to an SEC suspension effective on Friday, July 22, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Trading will remain halted until Host America Corporation has fully satisfied NASDAQ's request for additional information.
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