Meridian Holdings, Inc. Announces Results of Shareholder Vote LOS ANGELES, March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At the annual meeting of Meridian Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB: MRDH), which was held on Saturday, March 6, 2004, the following individuals were elected to serve as directors of the company until the next annual meeting: Randy Simpson, James Truher, Michael Muldavin and Marcellina Offoha. Additionally, shareholders ratified the reappointment of Andrew Smith, CPA, as the independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2003 and approved the Company's 2001 revised Joint Incentive and Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan for fiscal year 2004. A copy of the company's Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement, which details each of the aforementioned approved proposals, may be viewed on the SEC's EDGAR System at http://www.sec.gov/. Meridian Holdings, Inc. is a healthcare services and technology company. Meridian's network of affiliated companies is designed to encourage maximum leverage of information technology, operational excellence, industry expertise, and synergistic business opportunities. Meridian is committed to building shareholder value by positioning affiliated companies as independent business entities in which Meridian shareholders enjoy equity participation. For more information about the company and its affiliated group of companies, visit http://www.meho.com/. NOTE: Statements in this news release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and any amendments thereto. Material that is forward-looking may contain statements about expected future events and/or financial results that are forward-looking in nature. Editors and investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements invoke risk and uncertainties that may cause the company's results to differ from such forward-looking statements. These include, but are not limited to, economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors discussed in the statements and/or in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. DATASOURCE: Meridian Holdings, Inc. CONTACT: Anthony C. Dike, Chairman/CEO of Meridian Holdings, Inc., +1-213-627-8878 Web site: http://www.meho.com/

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