JUPITER, Fla., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BabyUniverse, Inc. (NASDAQ:POSH), a leading Internet content, commerce, and new media company in the pregnancy, baby and toddler marketplace, today announced that it will release its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 before the market opens on Tuesday August 14, 2007. The Company will also host a conference call at 9:00 a.m. EDT on Tuesday August 14, 2007 to discuss the financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 and the progress of the Company's previously announced proposed merger transaction with eToys Direct, Inc.
Analysts, media representatives and the public are invited to participate by calling (800) 289-0533 (U.S. and Canada) or (913) 981-5525 (International) and referencing conference ID 3449473. An audio replay of this call will be available for five business days following the filing of a Form 8-K which will include a transcript of the call as an exhibit and can be accessed by dialing (888) 203-1112 (toll-free) or (719) 457-0820 (toll call) and referencing replay passcode 3449473. This conference call may contain forward-looking statements and other material information regarding BabyUniverse's financial and operating results.
The conference call will also be webcast live through the BabyUniverse Investor Relations website at http://investor.babyuniverse.com/events.cfm . A replay of the audio webcast will be available after the filing of a Form 8-K, which will include a transcript of the call as an exhibit, through the Investor Relations link on the BabyUniverse website, http://www.babyuniverse.com/, or directly at http://investor.babyuniverse.com/events.cfm.
About BabyUniverse, Inc.
BabyUniverse, Inc. (NASDAQ:POSH) is a leading Internet content, commerce and new media company in the pregnancy, baby and toddler marketplace. Through its web sites BabyUniverse.com and DreamtimeBaby.com, the company is a leading online retailer of brand-name baby, toddler and maternity products in the United States. Through its web sites PoshTots.com and PoshLiving.com, the company has extended its offerings in the baby and toddler market as a leading online provider of luxury furnishings to the country's most affluent female consumers. Through BabyTV.com, PoshCravings.com and ePregnancy.com, BabyUniverse has also established a recognized platform for the delivery of content and new media resources to a national audience of expectant parents. BabyUniverse is pursuing a dual strategy of organic growth and acquisition growth that is designed to establish BabyUniverse as the leader in the online baby marketplace. Beyond the baby segment, the company intends to leverage its growing platform to acquire other female-oriented content, commerce and new media companies. The overall objective of BabyUniverse is to establish a market-leading content, commerce and new media business focused on the high- growth female marketplace.
Additional Information About the Merger and Where to Find It Neither the Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to BabyUniverse's proposed merger with eToys Direct, Inc. (the "Proposed Merger") as filed with the SEC, as amended, nor this press release constitutes an offer of any securities for sale. The securities covered by the Registration Statement may not be sold nor may offers to purchase be accepted prior to the time the Registration Statement becomes effective. The Proposed Merger will be submitted to BabyUniverse's shareholders for their consideration. BABYUNIVERSE URGES YOU TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, INCLUDING THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS INCLUDED THEREIN, AS AMENDED, AND OTHER MATERIALS THAT IT HAS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT BABYUNIVERSE, ETOYS DIRECT, INC. AND THE PROPOSED MERGER. Investors may obtain free copies of the Registration Statement, including the proxy statement/prospectus included therein, as amended, as well as other filed documents containing information about BabyUniverse and the Proposed Merger at http://www.sec.gov/, the SEC's website. Free copies of BabyUniverse's SEC filings are also available on BabyUniverse's website at http://www.babyuniverse.com/.
Participants in the Solicitation BabyUniverse and its executive officers and directors may be deemed, under SEC rules, to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from BabyUniverse's shareholders with respect to the Proposed Merger. Information regarding the officers and directors of BabyUniverse is included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, filed with the SEC on April 2, 2007. More detailed information regarding the identity of potential participants, and their direct or indirect interests, by securities holdings or otherwise, is set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus, as amended, and other materials filed with the SEC in connection with the Proposed Merger.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties relating to future events or our future financial performance. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, factors detailed in our SEC filings. You are advised to consult further disclosures we may make on related subjects in our future filings with the SEC.
In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "could," "should," "expect," "plan," "intend," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential" or "continue," the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct, nor can we guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. DATASOURCE: BabyUniverse, Inc.
CONTACT: Georgianne Brown, President, Mainstream eCommerce of BabyUniverse, +1-561-277-6405, ; or Investors, John Baldissera of BPC Financial Marketing, +1-800-368-1217 Web site: http://investor.babyuniverse.com/events.cfm http://www.babyuniverse.com/
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