Lenox Group Completes $275 Million Refinancing Package
20 Abril 2007 - 3:17PM
Business Wire
Lenox Group Inc. (NYSE:LNX), a leading tabletop, collectible and
giftware company, today announced that it has completed the
refinancing of its $275 million revolving credit and term loans.
The new financing package includes a $100 million secured term
loan, which bears interest at LIBOR plus 450 basis points and has a
final maturity date of April 20, 2013, and a $175 million revolving
credit facility, which initially bears interest at LIBOR plus 200
basis points and has a final maturity date of April 20, 2012. Marc
L. Pfefferle, interim Chief Executive Officer, said, �We are
pleased to have completed this new financing package, which
provides us with increased flexibility to finance our Company�s
ongoing operations. Together with the new business plan we have
already begun executing, this refinancing is an important step in
positioning the Company to move forward with a stable financial
platform for growth and sustained profitability.� Lenox Group will
host a conference call on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at 9:00 a.m.
Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. Central Time) to discuss with shareholders
and the financial community the Company�s new business plan and
progress to date on its implementation. The Company plans to
announce first quarter 2007 financial results in early May.
Investors will have the opportunity to listen to a live Webcast of
the conference call over the Internet at www.earnings.com. To
participate, please go to the Web site at least 15 minutes prior to
the start time to register and download and install any necessary
software. A replay will be available at the same location after the
call concludes for those who cannot listen to the live broadcast.
About Lenox Group Inc. Lenox Group Inc. is a market leader in
quality tabletop, collectible and giftware products sold under the
Lenox, Department 56, Dansk and Gorham brand names. The company
sells its products through wholesale customers who operate gift,
specialty and department stores in the United States and Canada,
company-operated retail stores, and direct-to-the-consumer through
catalogs, direct mail, and the Internet. Forward-looking statements
This release contains forward-looking statements about the
Company�s performance. These statements are based on management�s
estimates, assumptions and projections as of today and are not
guarantees of future performance. Any conclusions or expectations
expressed in, or drawn from, the statements in this press release
concerning matters that are not historical corporate financial
results are forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. Such risk and uncertainties that could affect
performance include, but are not limited to, the ability of Lenox
Group Inc. to: (1) integrate certain Lenox and Department 56
operations ; (2) achieve revenue or cost synergies; (3) generate
cash flow to pay off outstanding debt and remain in compliance with
the terms of its new credit facilities; (4) successfully complete
its operational improvements, including improving inventory
management and making the supply chain more efficient; (5) retain
key employees; (6) maintain and develop cost effective
relationships with foreign manufacturing sources; (7) maintain the
confidence of and service effectively key wholesale customers; (8)
manage currency exchange risk and interest rate changes on the
Company�s variable debt; (9) identify, hire and retain quality
designers, sculptors and artistic talent to design and develop
products which appeal to changing consumer preferences; and (10)
manage litigation risk in a cost effective manner. Actual results
may vary materially from forward-looking statements and the
assumptions on which they are based. The Company undertakes no
obligation to update or publish in the future any forward-looking
statements. Also, please read the bases, assumptions and factors
set out in Item 1A in the Company�s Form 10-K for 2006 dated March
15, 2007 and filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, all
of which is incorporated herein by reference and applicable to the
forward-looking statements set forth herein.
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