January 7, 2008
Prospector
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08.0023
 
The Bombay Company, Inc. NAICS 523220
550 Bailey Avenue Fort Worth, TX 76107 Description Home Furnishing Wholesalers
(817) 347-8200 Employees 4500
http://www.bombaycompany.com/ Revenue (mil) 536.3300
  Income (mil) -52.7800
  Assets (mil) 238.1200
  Liability (mil) 153.9300
  (for the year ended 2007-02-03)
 
Category: IP Asset Sale
 
Event: The Bombay Company Inc. has agreed to sell its intellectual property, which includes the Bombay brand name, to Bombay Brands LLC, a joint venture of Hilco Consumer Capital and Gordon Brothers Group. In a transaction structure, The Bombay Company bankruptcy estate retains a 25% interest in Bombay Brands. The acquisition is subject to approval by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division.
 
Intellectual Property: The Company owns a number of the trademarks, service marks, copyright registrations and design patents used in its business, including federal trademark registrations for the marks The Bombay Company, Bombay, the palm tree logo and BombayKIDS. The trademarks are also registered or are the subject of pending applications in a number of foreign countries. [SEC Filing 10-K 05-04-07]
 
Description: The Company designs, sources, and markets home furnishings, wall decor products, and decorative accessories in the U.S and Canada. The Bombay Company Inc. and its debtor-affiliates filed for Chapter 11 protection on September 20, 2007 with the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, case number 07-44084, before Judge D. Michael Lynn.
 
Officers: David B. Stewart (CEO); Steve C. Woodward (EVP); Elaine D. Crowley (SVP, CFO & Treas.); Donald V. Roach (SVP); Michael J. Weitenheimer (SVP, Sec. & Gen. Counsel); Scott L. Binger (VP); Paul Myrick (VP); Steven G. Sherlock (VP); Linda G. Stephenson (VP); Stephen Duchelle (VP)
 
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
Attorneys: Haynes & Boone LLP; 901 Main Street, Dallas, TX 75202; (214) 651-5626 Jason B. Binford, Esq. Robert Dew Albergotti, Esq.
 
Securities: Common Stock Symbol BBAO.PK; Other OTC; 36,880,885 common shares outstanding as of June 13, 2007.
 
 
 
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