Corgi International Limited Announces $39.3 Million of Debt and Equity Financings
09 Gennaio 2008 - 3:11PM
Business Wire
Corgi International Limited (NASDAQ GM:CRGI), a leader in pop
culture collectibles, gifts and toys, announced today the
completion of approximately $39.3 million in debt and equity
financings. Michael Cookson, Chief Executive Officer for Corgi
International Limited, stated: �We are extremely pleased to have
completed these financings, which we believe positions us well to
execute our growth plans for the future and leverage the combined
channels and assets of our merged companies. Our investors and
financial institutions have been responsive in supporting the
Company at this time.� On Tuesday, January 8, 2008, Corgi finalized
arrangements for a three-year asset based credit facility with
Burdale Financial Limited (�Burdale�), a member of Bank of Ireland
Group for a maximum credit availability of approximately $30
million. Commenting on the financing, Dennis Levine, Chief
Executive Officer at Burdale said: �We have put together a tailored
and complete financial funding program, working with Corgi�s
existing lenders and investors. Burdale looks forward to working
with the Corgi management team as they execute their expansion
plans.� Alongside the Burdale financing, the Company's existing
lenders, Barclays Bank PLC, Ropart Asset Management Fund LLC
("RAM") and Gateway Trade Finance LLC each agreed to extend the
maturity of their existing credit facilities with the Company and
Gateway agreed to provide up to $3.3 million of inventory financing
for at least one year. In connection with the RAM extension, the
Company granted RAM a warrant to purchase 200,000 American
Depositary Shares ("ADSs") with an exercise price at par value or
$3.00 Hong Kong dollars (or approximately $0.38 per ADS). Also, on
Tuesday, January 8, 2008, Corgi closed a $2.2 million equity
financing in a private placement of its ADSs to existing investors
for $1.00 per ADS for a total of 2.2 million ADSs of which $200,000
was in exchange of existing bridge indebtedness. The Company agreed
to register the ADSs for resale with the SEC within 90 days. In
addition, pursuant to an exchange agreement dated December 21,
2007, in a private placement, Corgi converted approximately
$469,854 of existing bridge indebtedness into approximately 231,445
ADSs at $2.03 per ADS (the closing NASDAQ per share price for our
ADSs on December 20, 2007). On November 9, 2007, the Company
secured approximately $974,172 of bridge financing with an interest
rate of 15% per annum. The Company also issued in connection with
the bridge financing an aggregate of 97,417 warrants with an
exercise price of par value or $3.00 Hong Kong dollars (or
approximately $0.38 per ADS). As described above, Corgi converted
approximately $469,854 of the bridge financing into ADSs at $2.03
per ADS and $200,000 at $1.00 per ADS. The remaining bridge loan
will be repaid in full. About Corgi International Corgi
International is a global Pop Culture company, which develops and
markets innovative and high-quality licensed and unlicensed toys,
gifts and collectables with broad appeal to a consumer demographic
ranging from 8 to 88 years of age via direct, specialty, hobby,
collector and mass retail channels worldwide. The Company�s line of
products range from premium entertainment prop replicas and limited
edition adult memorabilia to traditional toys and gift merchandise
for young adults. The company holds varying licenses for many of
entertainment�s highest grossing franchises including Disney
Classics, Harry Potter, James Bond, Star Trek, Nintendo, Halo and
The Beatles, amongst others. Corgi International also has
partnerships with cutting edge technology innovators around the
world. The Company was formed in December 2006 through the merger
of Master Replicas, Corgi Classics, and Cards Inc, with its
headquarters in Hong Kong, and operations in Walnut Creek and
Chicago, USA, and in Watford and Leicester, UK. About Burdale
Financial Limited Burdale Financial Limited, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Bank of Ireland, is a leader in Comprehensive
Asset-Based Lending ("CABL") operating in the UK, Europe and the
US. CABL is one of the most advanced forms of asset-based
commercial finance and a powerful way of leveraging a company's
underlying assets. Burdale has a strong track record of providing
innovative and flexible tailored funding structures to businesses
implementing turnaround and restructuring plans. Burdale also
provides transactional funding to support MBO/MBIs, corporate
acquisitions, full or partial VC exits and cash-outs. These
businesses may be capital-intensive, asset-backed, rapidly
expanding, highly leveraged or underperforming. 44 professionals
are employed at offices located in London, Manchester and
Birmingham in the UK and Stamford, Connecticut in the US.
www.burdale.co.uk Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this release are forward-looking. These
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Such
risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, changes in
market demand for Corgi International Limited�s products, changes
in economic conditions, dependence on certain customers and
licensing partners and loss of such licensing partners, and other
risks described in the Company's annual report on Form 20-F for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on October 15, 2007. The Company undertakes no
obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect
subsequent events or circumstances.
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