Company Profile For Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc.

Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. (Eddie Bauer) is a specialty retailer that sells mens’ and womens’ outerwear, apparel and accessories for the modern outdoor lifestyle. Its primary target customers are women and men who are 30-54 years old. It sells its products through three interdependent sales channels that share product sourcing, design and marketing resources: retail stores, which sell its Eddie Bauer merchandise; outlet stores, which sell Eddie Bauer merchandise and inventory overstocks at value or clearance price points, and direct, which consists of its Eddie Bauer catalogs and its Website www.eddiebauer.com. In June 2009, the Company initiated proceedings under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court in Delaware and under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act in Canada in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. In August 2009, the Company completed the previously announced sale of its assets and operations to Golden Gate Capital.

BRIEF: For the three months ended 4 April 2009, Eddie BauerHoldings, Inc.'s revenues decreased 16% to $179.8M. Net loss totaled $44.5M, up from $19.3M. Revenues reflect lower sales from comparable stores. Net loss also reflects a decline in the gross & operating profit margins and the presence of other expenses (income)-net. Eddie Bauer Holding, Inc is engaged in the selling of men's & women's outerwear, apparel and accessories.