REGIONAL BRANDS

Regional Brands is a publicly traded holding company seeking to acquire substantial ownership in regional companies with strong brand recognition, stable revenues and profitability. The management team believes that for years the public markets have given premium valuations to large branded companies due to their strategic advantages and customer loyalty. However, they believe a number of privately held, smaller companies have similar brand characteristics but within smaller geographic markets. They believe a public company with a roster of such regionally branded companies as investments may receive a similar premium valuation in the marketplace.