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EX-4.2 - EX-4.2 - CLAIRES STORES INC | g26386exv4w2.htm |
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EX-10.3 - EX-10.3 - CLAIRES STORES INC | g26386exv10w3.htm |
EX-10.2 - EX-10.2 - CLAIRES STORES INC | g26386exv10w2.htm |
EX-10.1 - EX-10.1 - CLAIRES STORES INC | g26386exv10w1.htm |
Exhibit 99.1
NEWS BULLETIN
RE: CLAIRES STORES, INC.
2400 WEST CENTRAL ROAD, HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILLINOIS 60192
Claires Stores, Inc. Announces Issuance
of $450 Million of 8.875% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes Due 2019
of $450 Million of 8.875% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes Due 2019
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 4, 2011 Claires Stores, Inc. (the Company) today announced the
closing of its previously-announced offering of $450 million aggregate principal amount of 8.875%
senior secured second lien notes due 2019 (the Notes). The Notes were issued at par. The Notes
were initially issued by Claires Escrow Corporation (the Escrow Issuer), a wholly-owned
first-tier subsidiary of the Company, created solely to issue the Notes. Immediately subsequent to
the issuance, the escrow conditions were met, the funds were released and the Escrow Issuer merged
with and into the Company.
The Notes are guaranteed by all of the Companys direct or indirect wholly-owned domestic
restricted subsidiaries which guarantee the Companys senior secured credit facility and secured on
a second-priority basis by all assets of the Company and the guarantors that are pledged as
collateral to secure the Companys senior secured credit facility.
The Company used the net proceeds of the offering of the Notes to reduce outstanding indebtedness
under the Companys current credit facility.
The Notes were offered only to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and outside the United States only to
non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes have not been
registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in
the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements
of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor
shall there be any sale of any of the Notes in any jurisdiction in which such an offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities
laws of any such jurisdiction.
Forward-looking Statements:
This press release contains various forward-looking statements which represent the Companys
current expectations or beliefs with respect to future events. Statements that are not historical
are considered forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on the
information available to, and the expectations and assumptions deemed reasonable by the Company at
the time this press release is issued. Although the Company believes that the assumptions
underlying such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that any future results or
events discussed in these statements will be achieved. These forward-looking statements are
subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those anticipated. A description of such risks are included in the Companys Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2010 filed with the SEC on April 13, 2010, and the
Companys other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or
circumstances.
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