Media Contact:Donna Shaults Enesco Group, Inc. 630-875-5464 dshaults@enesco.com
ENESCO GROUP, INC. ANNOUNCES AMENDMENT TO U.S. CREDIT FACILITY Borrowing Availability Increased Until September 15, 2006
Itasca, Ill. – July 20, 2006– Enesco Group, Inc., a leader in the giftware, and home and garden décor industries, today announced the Company signed a twelfth amendment to its current U.S. credit facility with Bank of America, N.A. and LaSalle Bank N.A., effective as of July 20, 2006, to increase its borrowing availability in amounts from $9 million to $15 million. With the signing of the twelfth amendment, the facility now has a termination date of September 15, 2006.
The amendment replaces most of the previous financial covenants with covenants requiring compliance (subject to permitted variances) with budgeted cash receipts, cash disbursements and loan formulas. The amendment also provides for a waiver of existing events of default under the credit agreement as of the date of the twelfth amendment and requires that the Company obtain commitments for new financing.
“The twelfth amendment to our current credit facility provides Enesco with the appropriate financing to meet the Company’s seasonal needs, as well as allows us to pursue and complete new long-term financing,” stated Marie Meisenbach Graul, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. “The amendment maintains the $70 million ceiling on our credit facility while providing us with expanded financial flexibility over the next two months.We remain focused on implementing initiatives to improve and better manage the Company’s cash flow. Managing our expenses remains our critical priority and we continue to evaluate additional opportunities for operating expense reductions.”
Further information can be found in Enesco’s Form 8-K, which is expected to be filed tomorrow with the Securities and Exchange Commission onwww.sec.gov, or visitwww.enesco.com under Investor Relations.
About Enesco Group, Inc. Enesco Group, Inc. is a world leader in the giftware, and home and garden décor industries. Serving more than 44,000 customers worldwide, Enesco distributes products to a wide variety of specialty card and gift retailers, home décor boutiques, as well as mass-market chains and direct mail retailers. Internationally, Enesco serves markets operating in the United Kingdom, Canada, Europe, Mexico, Australia and Asia. With subsidiaries located in Europe and Canada, and a business unit in Hong Kong, Enesco’s international distribution network is a leader in the industry. Enesco’s product lines include some of the world’s most recognizable brands, including Border Fine Arts, Bratz, Circle of Love, Foundations, Halcyon Days, Jim Shore Designs, Lilliput Lane, Pooh & Friends, Walt Disney Classics Collection, and Walt Disney Company, among others. Further information is available on Enesco’s web site atwww.enesco.com.
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