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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
New York, New York (April 10, 2007)—Movie Star,
Inc. (AMEX: MSI) (“Company”) today announced that Peter Cole, currently one
of the Company’s directors, has agreed to act as the lead member of the
Company’s board of directors to facilitate the timely and successful completion
of the Frederick’s of Hollywood merger.
Mr. Cole also has agreed to serve as the Executive Chairman of the
combined company, subject to approval by the Movie Star shareholders of the
transactions contemplated by the merger agreement and the closing of the merger
in accordance with its terms, which is expected to occur in the third calendar
quarter of 2007. As Executive Chairman, Mr.
Cole will be primarily responsible for post-merger operations integration and
strategic planning initiatives.
As a result of
Mr. Cole accepting this new role, he no longer qualifies as an “independent”
director under American Stock Exchange rules.
The American Stock Exchange requires, among
other things, that the board of each listed company be comprised of a majority
of independent directors and that its committees be comprised solely of
independent directors. In order
for the Company to remain in compliance with American Stock Exchange rules,
effective immediately, Saul Pomerantz, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer,
and Thomas Rende, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, have resigned from the
board and Mr. Cole has resigned from the nominating and compensation
committees. Both Mr. Pomerantz and Mr.
Rende will continue to serve in their current positions as officers of the
Company through the closing of the merger.
It is anticipated that Mr. Rende will become Chief Financial Officer of
the combined company and that he will return to the board of directors in
connection with the closing of the merger.
Mr. Pomerantz will serve as the Chief Operating Officer of the Movie
Star division following the closing of the merger.
MOVIE STAR,
INC. designs, manufactures (through independent contractors), imports, markets
and distributes women’s intimate apparel, including sleepwear, robes,
leisurewear and daywear, to mass merchandisers, specialty and department
stores, discount retailers, national and regional chains and direct mail
catalog marketers throughout the United States.
Current collections include the Cinema
Etoile premium line of intimate apparel and the Movie Star line of apparel sold as private label programs.
Certain of
the matters set forth in this press release are forward-looking and involve a
number of risks and uncertainties. Among
the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the
following: business conditions and growth in the industry; general economic
conditions; addition or loss of significant customers; the loss of key
personnel; product development; competition; risks of doing business abroad;
foreign government regulations; fluctuations in foreign rates; rising costs for
raw materials and the unavailability of sources of supply; the timing of orders
booked; failure to realize the merger’s anticipated synergies; approval of the
transactions by Movie Star’s shareholders and satisfaction of various other
conditions to the closing of the merger contemplated by the merger agreement;
and the other risks that are described from time to time in Movie Star’s SEC
reports.
CONTACT:
INVESTOR
RELATIONS:
Movie
Star, Inc.
-or- SM Berger & Company, Inc.
Thomas
Rende, CFO Stanley Berger
(212)
798-4700 (216) 464-6400