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SAN DIEGO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/25/07 -- Today Nitches, Inc. (NASDAQ: NICH) announced
that the Company has entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Sojitz
Corporation of Japan under which Sojitz has agreed to purchase $1,500,000
of Nitches' common stock. Nitches and Sojitz also entered into a
Manufacturing Agreement through which Nitches will also begin sourcing
certain products through Sojitz's well-developed network of manufacturing
resources.
Sojitz Corporation is a Japanese trading company, publicly traded on the
Tokyo Stock Exchange, with over $42 billion in annual revenue and over a
century of trading history. Sojitz operates in approximately 50 countries
around the world through roughly 500 subsidiaries and affiliated companies.
Sojitz's business activities are wide-ranging, from machinery and aerospace
to textiles and food. Sojitz Corporation is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan
with eight offices across the U.S. More about Sojitz can be found at their
website http://www.sojitz.com/en/index.html.
The investment by Sojitz will improve Nitches' cash position and reduce the
company's reliance on its factoring agreement with CIT for working capital
financing. Steve Wyandt, Chairman and CEO of Nitches, remarked, "This cash
infusion will allow us to reduce our borrowings from CIT and make
infrastructure investments that will have lasting benefits across the
organization. We are pleased to be aligned with an equity partner in
Sojitz who has financial strength and demonstrated capabilities in apparel
sourcing and distribution."
With respect to the Manufacturing Agreement, Mr. Wyandt continued, "By
partnering with Sojitz, we will have the resources of a $42 billion trading
company at our disposal to assist us in improving our unit costs and
thereby our gross margins for a broad range of product offerings, including
intimate apparel, sportswear and home décor. The well-developed sourcing
infrastructure of Sojitz will also enable us to streamline our
production-related overhead expenses here in the U.S., creating greater
efficiencies that should further enhance our bottom line."
Victor H. Lee, President of Nitches' subsidiary NAP, Inc., observed,
"Regarding increasing Nitches' top line, our partnership contemplates the
sales and distribution of Nitches' brands and products to Japan. Asia
presents an enormous opportunity to increase sales and awareness of our
stable of brands. Japan is presently the largest consumer market in Asia
and China is growing at a rapid rate. We are very pleased that Sojitz will
work with us to develop our sales in Asia."
The investment will be in the form of a private placement of Nitches'
common stock. The number of shares of common stock issuable under the
agreement is determined by (i) dividing $1,500,000 by the average of the
closing prices of a share of Nitches' common stock on the NASDAQ Capital
Market for the 10 trading days that immediately precede the closing date,
(ii) plus an additional number of shares determined by multiplying that
number of shares by 5%. The closing date is to occur on or before May 31,
2007. Under the terms of the stock purchase agreement, Nitches also agreed
to register the shares for resale with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Nitches, Inc. has been designing and marketing quality apparel for niche
markets since 1971. The Company's women's product lines include sleepwear
and loungewear by Body Drama®, women's western wear and outerwear by
Adobe Rose®, Saguaro® and Southwest Canyon®. The Company's menswear
offerings include Nat Nast®, Dockers® and Newport Blue® swimwear and
graphic t-shirts, The Skins Game golf apparel®, and ZOIC® performance
cycling apparel. The Company's Designer Intimates subsidiary markets
sleepwear, robes, loungewear, and daywear under the following brands:
Gossard®, Derek Rose®, Princesse tam tam®, Crabtree & Evelyn®, Anne
Lewin®, Dockers® and Claire Murray®. The Company also distributes
candles and home accessories under the Bill Blass® Home Décor brand and
recently secured the license for developing and distributing similar
categories of home décor items under the Gail Pittman® brand. The
Company's products are sold to better department stores, specialty
boutiques, moderate department stores, and national and regional discount
department stores and chains. Additionally, the Company develops and
manufactures private label products for many leading retailers and
multi-channel marketers.
Nitches, Inc. is headquartered in San Diego, California with offices in Los
Angeles, New York City, Dallas, and Hong Kong. The Company's shares are
traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol NICH. Visit our web
site at http://www.nitches.com.
Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this
release are forward-looking and made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause
the Company's actual results in future periods to differ materially from
forecasted results. Those risks include a softening of retailer or
consumer acceptance of the Company's products, pricing pressures and other
competitive factors, or the unanticipated loss of a major customer. These
and other risks are more fully described in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.