News Release
| Jarden Announces Operation Careers for Veterans |
RYE, N.Y., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jarden Corporation (NYSE: JAH) today announced the initiation of Operation Careers for Veterans. As part of Jarden's ongoing support of our troops serving domestically and abroad, Operation Careers for Veterans will seek to identify, consider and hire qualified veterans. In addition to contacting military bases located near our domestic manufacturing facilities, Jarden is partnering with the military branches as well as "HireVetsFirst" (a veteran employment program administered by the One Stop Career Centers located in more than 3,500 cities across the nation) to carry out this initiative. Operation Careers for Veterans will complement Jarden's other armed service-friendly policies, including providing reservists with equivalent full pay during their time of active duty and providing medical/dental benefits for their dependents while they serve in the military. Currently, approximately 5% of Jarden's domestic workforce is comprised of veterans of the United States military. If you are interested in receiving additional information on this program please contact Kim Ligon at kligon@jarden.com. Jarden Corporation is a leading provider of niche consumer products used in and around the home. Jarden operates in three primary business segments through a number of well recognized brands, including: Branded Consumables: Ball(R), Bee(R), Bicycle(R), Crawford(R), Diamond(R), First Alert(R), Forster(R), Hoyle(R), Kerr(R), Lehigh(R), Leslie-Locke(R), Loew-Cornell(R) and Pine Mountain(R); Consumer Solutions: Bionaire(R), Crock-Pot(R), FoodSaver(R), Harmony(R), Health o meter(R), Holmes(R), Mr. Coffee(R), Oster(R), Patton(R), Rival(R), Seal-a-Meal(R), Sunbeam(R), VillaWare(R) and White Mountain(TM); and Outdoor Solutions: Campingaz(R) and Coleman(R). Headquartered in Rye, N.Y., Jarden has over 20,000 employees worldwide. Note: This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws and is intended to qualify for the Safe Harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the outlook for Jarden's markets and the demand for its products, earnings per share, future cash flows from operations, future revenues and margin requirement and expansion, the success of new product introductions, growth in costs and expenses and the impact of acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings and other unusual items, including Jarden's ability to integrate and obtain the anticipated results and synergies from its acquisitions. These projections and statements are based on management's estimates and assumptions with respect to future events and financial performance and are believed to be reasonable, though are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially from those projected as a result of certain factors. A discussion of factors that could cause results to vary is included in the Company's periodic and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Jarden is providing this information as of the date of this press release and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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