Exhibit 99.1
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| For Immediate Release
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December 24, 2007 |
Crown Crafts Announces Final Purchase Price for Springs Infant and Toddler Product Line
Gonzales, Louisiana Crown Crafts, Inc. (Crown Crafts or the Company) (NASDAQ-CM: CRWS) today
announced the final purchase price for its acquisition, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Crown
Crafts Infant Products, Inc., of the infant and toddler product line of Springs Global US, Inc.
(Springs).
At closing, the Company paid approximately $12.4 million for the inventory, intellectual property
and certain other assets associated with the Springs infant and toddler product line and assumed
certain liabilities. The final purchase price, which was subject to adjustment pending the
completion of the final inventory valuation, was $11.0 million, a reduction of $1.4 million.
The Company is very excited about the future of this product category, said E. Randall Chestnut,
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. As we reported earlier, a
projected future EBITDA (Earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation) of approximately $4.4
million annually after the effects of the shared services agreement versus a final purchase price
of $11.0 million presents a significant opportunity for the Company.
About Crown Crafts
Crown Crafts, Inc. designs, markets and distributes infant consumer products, including bedding,
blankets, bibs, bath items and accessories. Its subsidiaries include Hamco, Inc. in Louisiana and
Crown Crafts Infant Products, Inc. in California. Crown Crafts is Americas largest distributor of
infant bedding, bibs and bath items. The Companys products include licensed and branded
collections as well as exclusive private label programs for certain of its customers.
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933,
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
statements are based upon managements current expectations, projections, estimates and
assumptions. Words such as expects, believes, anticipates and variations of such words and
similar expressions identify such forward-
looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties
that may cause future results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking
statements. These risks include, among others, general economic conditions, including changes in
interest rates, in the overall level of consumer spending and in the price of oil, cotton and other
raw materials used in the Companys products, changing competition, changes in the retail
environment, the level and pricing of future orders from the Companys customers, the Companys
dependence upon third-party suppliers, including some located in foreign countries, customer
acceptance of both new designs and newly-introduced product lines, actions of competitors that may
impact the Companys business, disruptions to transportation systems or shipping lanes used by the
Company or its suppliers, and the Companys dependence upon licenses from third parties. Reference
is also made to the Companys periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
additional factors that may impact the Companys results of operations and financial condition.
The Company does not undertake to update the forward-looking statements contained herein to conform
to actual results or changes in our expectations, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
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Olivia Elliott, Secretary Treasurer
(225) 647-9124
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Halliburton Investor Relations
(972) 458-8000 |