Peter Puccetti

VANCOUVER, BC—The fireworks surrounding Robert Burton's bid to wrest control of Creo Inc. from Amos Michelson and the current board of directors will have to wait until February. Creo's board has chosen Feb. 10, 2005, as the date for the annual shareholder meeting, as well as for the special meeting requisitioned by Burton's Capital Management and Toronto hedge fund Goodwood. The pair, which represent 5.96 percent of Creo's outstanding shares, seek to remove Michelson and the current board while naming Burton to head the printing technology company. Burton has made a name for himself on the printer side, having held the top posts for printers