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Consolidated Container Company Agrees to Purchase the Assets of The MAB Group
October 12, 2006, Consolidated Container Company (CCC) today announced
its intent to acquire substantially all of the assets of The MAB Group, a
Louisville-based blow molding operation that recently filed for bankruptcy
relief. Once the sale is approved by MAB's bankruptcy court, CCC plans to expand
the plant and will initially employ 20-25 workers and service a number of
established customer locations in the Southeast. This plant will be the 60th
manufacturing site for CCC, which recently announced the acquisition of the Salt
Lake City assets of the Quintex Corporation and the pending acquisition of the
Spokane assets of the Quintex Corporation. Although a definitive agreement has
been finalized, the MAB transaction is subject to the approval of the United
States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky, and no assurances
can be given as to whether the acquisition will close. CCC hopes to close the
transaction in the next several weeks.
Consolidated Container Company, which was formed in 1999, is a leading North
American developer, manufacturer and marketer of rigid plastic containers for
many of the largest branded consumer products and beverage companies in the
world. CCC has long-term customer relationships with many blue-chip companies
including Dean Foods, DS Waters of America, The Kroger Company, Nestle Waters
North America, The Procter & Gamble Company, Exxon Mobil, Scotts and Colgate-
Palmolive. CCC serves its customers with a wide range of manufacturing
capabilities and services through a nationwide network of 56 strategically
located manufacturing facilities and a research, development and engineering
center located in Atlanta, Georgia. Additionally, the company has 3
international manufacturing facilities in Canada and Mexico.
This document may contain statements that constitute forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All
statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be
deemed forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements, particularly
those statements regarding the timing and effects of the acquisition, reflect
CCC's current expectations and beliefs, are not guarantees of performance of CCC
and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
described in the forward-looking statements. For example, such risks,
uncertainties, assumptions and other factors include, without limitation, the
possibility that (1) the transaction may not receive the approval of the
Bankruptcy Court, (2) the companies may be unable to satisfy all conditions
precedent to closing; (3) problems may arise in successfully integrating the
businesses of the two companies; (4) the acquisition may involve unexpected
costs; (5) the combined company may be unable to achieve cost-cutting synergies;
and (6) the businesses may suffer as a result of uncertainty surrounding the
acquisition. For a further discussion of other risks, uncertainties, assumptions
and other factors, see CCC's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. CCC undertakes no duty to update forward-looking statements.
Contact: Suja Katarya, 678-742-4688
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