Aldila Announces Non-Binding Letter of Intent to Acquire Assets of Victory Archery
November 16 2010 - 4:15PM
Marketwired
ALDILA, INC. (OTCQX: ALDA) (PINKSHEETS: ALDA) announced today that
it has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire the assets
of the Victory arrow business ("Victory") from Miramar Strategic
Ventures, LLC ("MSV") in a cash and stock transaction targeted to
close by December 31, 2010.
"We have been interested for a number of years in the branded
carbon arrow industry because of its potential in offering unique
synergies to our business model," said Peter R. Mathewson, Chairman
and CEO of Aldila, Inc. "The Victory brand is very well regarded
and is positioned for growth. Aldila, a vertically integrated
manufacturer, will be able to apply its world class expertise in
high volume production of carbon fiber based tubular structures
with its own produced raw materials. This will be a point of
differentiation and competitive advantage. No other arrow brand
currently offers total control of the manufacturing experience,
producing its own raw material and producing arrows in its own
factory. This has been the business model we have used successfully
for many years in our market leading graphite golf shaft business,"
Mr. Mathewson said.
"For years, Victory has designed and constructed the world's
finest carbon fiber arrows," said Marty Connolly, President and CEO
of MSV, the holding company of Victory. "We look forward to
combining their expertise with our own to bring even more, high
performance products to the archery market. Aldila is a leader in
the composite industry and is the leading name in graphite golf
shafts. They stand out from most other manufacturers in that they
also produce their own composite prepreg materials. This unique
vertical integration means Aldila has complete control over
finished product quality," Mr. Connolly said.
"The Aldila acquisition of Victory will have a major impact on
the carbon arrow and archery markets," said Bill Gartland,
President of William J. Gartland & Associates, a leading sales
representative group dedicated to the archery industry. "Aldila has
been a pioneer in the composites industry for 38 years. They bring
expertise in composite part engineering and manufacturing,
including production of their own composite materials. These
advantages will provide bow hunters and archers outstanding
products now and in the future. William J. Gartland &
Associates is proud to be affiliated with Aldila and their
acquisition of Victory," Mr. Gartland said.
This press release contains forward-looking statements based on
our expectations as of the date of this press release. These
statements necessarily reflect assumptions that we make in
evaluating our expectations as to the future. Forward-looking
statements are necessarily subject to risks and uncertainties. Our
actual future performance and results could differ from that
contained in or suggested by these forward-looking statements as a
result of a variety of factors. Our filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and OTC Disclosure and News Service present a
detailed discussion of the principal risks and uncertainties
related to our future operations, in particular our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, under "Business
Risks" in Part I, Item 1, and "Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operation" in Part I, Item 7
of the Form 10-K, and reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K, all of
which can be obtained at www.sec.gov. Our future filings will be
included on the OTCQX U.S. Premier website, which can be found at
www.otcqx.com.
Aldila is a leader among manufacturers of high performance
graphite golf shafts used in clubs assembled and marketed
throughout the world by major golf club companies, component
distributors and custom clubmakers. Aldila also manufactures
composite prepreg material for its golf shaft business and external
sales.
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Financial Officer Sylvia J. Castle Investor Relations (858)
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