For Immediate Release
Patrick Industries Announces Sale of California Facility
ELKHART, Ind., June 16, 2008 Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: PATK) announced it completed the sale of its idle Fontana, Calif. facility. As a result of the sale, Patrick expects to report a pre-tax gain of approximately $4.1 million in its second quarter 2008 results. The Company will use the estimated net proceeds from the sale of approximately $5.6 million to reduce borrowings under its senior credit facility.
The building that was sold formerly housed Patricks west coast molding division. In 2007, Patrick consolidated the molding division into its custom vinyls facility, which is also located in Fontana. The consolidation was part of Patricks multi-phase integration effort following the acquisition of Adorn, LLC in May 2007.
About Patrick Industries
Patrick Industries, Inc. (www.patrickind.com) is a major manufacturer of component products and a distributor of building products serving the Manufactured Housing, Recreational Vehicle, kitchen cabinet, home and office furniture, fixture and commercial furnishings, marine, and other Industrial markets and operates coast-to-coast through locations in 14 states. Patricks major manufactured products include cabinet and wall components, countertops, adhesives, and aluminum extrusions. The Company also distributes drywall and drywall finishing products, interior passage doors, flooring, vinyl and cement siding, ceramic tile, high-pressure laminates, and other miscellaneous products. In May 2007, Patrick acquired Adorn, LLC, a manufacturer and supplier of interior components to the recreational vehicle and manufactured housing industries.
Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to financial condition, results of operations, business strategies, operating efficiencies or synergies, competitive position, growth opportunities for existing products, plans and objectives of management, markets for the Companys common stock and other matters. Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements for the purpose of the safe harbor provided by Section 21E of the Exchange Act and Section 27A of the Securities Act. Forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, those relating to our future business prospects, revenues and income, wherever they occur in this press release, are necessarily estimates reflecting the best judgment of our senior management at the time such statements were made, and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made. You should consider forward-looking statements, therefore, in light of various important factors, including those set forth in this press release. There are a number of factors, many of which are beyond the Companys control, which could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These factors include pricing pressures due to competition, costs and availability of raw materials, availability of retail and wholesale financing for manufactured homes, availability and costs of labor, inventory levels of retailers and manufacturers, levels of repossessed manufactured homes, the financial condition of our customers, interest rates, oil and gasoline prices, the outcome of litigation, volume of orders related to hurricane damage and operating margins on such business, and adverse weather conditions impacting retail sales. In addition, national and regional economic conditions and consumer confidence may affect the retail sale of recreational vehicles and manufactured homes.
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Contact:
Ryan McGrath
Lambert, Edwards & Associates, Inc.
616-233-0500 / rmcgrath@lambert-edwards.com