UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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CROWN CRAFTS, INC.
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July 30, 2007 |
Crown Crafts Clarifies Issues on Proxy Cards
Gonzales, Louisiana Crown Crafts, Inc. (NASDAQ-CM: CRWS) announced today that the Company has
sent a letter to its stockholders in conjunction with its annual meeting of stockholders to be held
in Gonzales, Louisiana on August 14, 2007. The letter clarifies certain irregularities on the
dissident Gold proxy card. The Company stressed the importance of this vote and asked stockholders
to vote their shares on the WHITE proxy card that they will receive by mail. The body of the
letter sent to stockholders is as follows:
ONLY A VOTE ON THE WHITE PROXY CARD IS A VOTE
FOR MANAGEMENT AND YOUR BOARD
July 27, 2007
Dear Fellow Crown Crafts Stockholder:
As you know, Crown Crafts will hold its annual meeting of stockholders on August 14, 2007. At
that meeting, stockholders will choose between a slate of directors nominated for re-election by
your Board William T. Deyo, Jr., Steven E. Fox and myself and a slate of directors nominated
by the Wynnefield Group.
Recently, I received a Gold proxy card that had been mailed on behalf of Wynnefield in
connection with their solicitation. To my disbelief, the slate of directors listed on this Gold
proxy card specifically included me by name, unlike the proxy card that Wynnefield had previously
filed with the SEC. This was done without my consent in clear violation of the federal proxy
rules.
What Wynnefield did creates confusion and could make you think that I supported their position
and had lent my name, stature and reputation to the election of their slate of nominees, which
could not be any further from the truth. I would never give permission for Wynnefield to associate
me with any of their nominees.
I urge all stockholders to carefully review any proxy card before voting it and to vote only
the WHITE proxy card sent to you by the Company. I urge you not to vote a Gold proxy card
and to discard all Gold proxy cards that you may have received. A vote on a Gold proxy card, even
though it may list me as a named nominee, is not a vote for management. Only your latest dated
proxy will be counted, so if you have previously voted a Gold proxy card, believing it to be a vote
for management, please vote again as soon as possible on the WHITE proxy card.
Thank you for your continued support.
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E. Randall Chestnut |
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Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
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About Crown Crafts
Crown Crafts, Inc. designs, markets and distributes infant and juvenile 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 producer 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 document 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. Reference is made to the Companys periodic
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for 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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Chris Hayden
Georgeson Inc.
(212) 440-9850
or
Olivia Elliott
Secretary Treasurer
(225) 647-9124 |
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