Challenger Powerboats Divests Sugar Sand Line of Jet Boats for $5 Million
2007年9月4日 - 11:35PM
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Company retains exclusive right to supply and market Sugar Sand
line WASHINGTON, Mo., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Challenger
Powerboats, Inc. (OTC:CPWB) (BULLETIN BOARD: CPWB) today announced
that it has divested the Sugar Sand jet boat line of its wholly
owned subsidiary, IMAR, Inc., to action water sports company
Execute Sports, Inc. ('Execute') (OTC:EXCS) (BULLETIN BOARD: EXCS)
, a company engaged in the design, manufacturing and sale of water
sports products, for $5 million in cash. In conjunction with the
transaction, Challenger and Execute entered into an Agreement for
Exclusive Right of Supply, through which Challenger will
manufacture and sell Sugar Sand boats to Execute, and an Exclusive
Sales and Marketing Agreement, through which Challenger will market
Sugar Sand boats on behalf of Execute. These agreements are for
periods of ten years each, with similar renewal terms. Challenger
will retain its other two lines of boats, the high performance
"Challenger" line and the ski and tow boat "Gekko" line. Challenger
CEO Laurie Phillips stated, "One of our main goals this year was to
strengthen our balance without sacrificing top line growth. The
divestiture of Sugar Sands will enable us to eliminate
approximately $5 million in liabilities and $300,000 in monthly
debt servicing. While we will no longer own the Sugar Sand asset,
the ancillary agreements will provide Challenger the right to
continue to produce and market the line for Execute, making it
possible for Challenger to benefit from its sales and participate
in its gross margin contribution. We look forward to a fruitful
partnership with Execute and believe we can further exploit other
potential opportunities between the two companies in the marine
sport sector." Geno Apicella, CEO of Execute Sports, added, "We
have been aggressively seeking to grow our organization through
synergistic acquisitions. By acquiring the Sugar Sand franchise, we
expand our product offering without the added responsibilities and
complexities of the manufacturing process, while positioning the
company to capitalize on existing sales and marketing
relationships. We believe we are now on pace to approach
approximately $10 million in sales for 2008 and will continue to
search for other acquisition opportunities." About Challenger
Powerboats, Inc. Challenger Powerboats, Inc. designs and
manufactures high performance 'go fast' offshore racing boats,
family sport cruisers, jet boats and water ski tow boats under the
brands 'Challenger Powerboats', 'Sugar Sand' and 'Gekko', which
target the recreational boating market. Proven world-class
technology is incorporated into the manufacturing of our award
winning boats at the Company's 65,000 sq. ft. facility located on
our 12 acre complex in Washington, Missouri and 80,000 sq. ft
facility in Fargo, North Dakota. The Company's boats are sold
through our dealer network in the United States, Canada, Mexico,
Europe, Australia, the Middle East and Japan. In 2006, Gekko was
selected as an official tow boat for the World Barefooting
Championships, and the European Barefooting Championships in 2005.
To find out more about Challenger Powerboats, Inc. (OTC: CPWB)
(BULLETIN BOARD: CPWB) please visit
http://www.challengerpowerboats.com/, http://www.sugarsand.com/,
http://www.gekkosports.com/ or http://www.sec.gov/ to view the
Company's public financial information and filings. About Execute
Sports, Inc. Based in Torrance, California, Execute Sports, Inc.
develops performance products including wetsuits, vests, and rash
guards for the action sports industry. The Company's brands include
Execute Wetsuits, Vests, Accessories and Wakeskates. For more
information, go to http://www.executesports.com/. Forward - Looking
Statements This release contains forward-looking statements,
including, without limitation, statements concerning our business
and possible or assumed future results of operations. Our actual
results could differ materially from those anticipated in the
forward-looking statements for many reasons including: our ability
to continue as a going concern, adverse economic changes affecting
markets we serve; competition in our markets and industry segments;
our timing and the profitability of entering new markets; greater
than expected costs, customer acceptance of our products or
difficulties related to our integration of the businesses we may
acquire; and other risks and uncertainties as may be detailed from
time to time in our public announcements and SEC filings. Although
we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking
statements are reasonable, they relate only to events as of the
date on which the statements are made, and our future results,
levels of activity, performance or achievements may not meet these
expectations. We do not intend to update any of the forward-looking
statements after the date of this document to conform these
statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations,
except as required by law. Contact: Michael Novielli Malcolm
McGuire Chairman, Challenger Powerboats, Inc. CCRI Financial Group
Ph (845) 575-6770 x202 Ph (800) 828-0406 DATASOURCE: Challenger
Powerboats, Inc. CONTACT: Michael Novielli, Chairman of Challenger
Powerboats, Inc., +1-845-575-6770, ext. 202; or Malcolm McGuire of
CCRI Financial Group, 1-800-828-0406, for Challenger Powerboats,
Inc. Web site: http://www.challengerpowerboats.com/
http://www.sugarsand.com/ http://www.gekkosports.com/
http://www.executesports.com/
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