Corporate News Releases
Fedders Corporation Sells Polenz GmbH to ACE Klimatechnik
CONTACT:
Robert L. Laurent
Fedders Corporation
(908) 604-8686
http://www.fedders.com
LIBERTY CORNER, New Jersey -- December 22, 2006 -- Fedders Corporation (Pink Sheets: FJCC), a leading global manufacturer of air treatment products, announced that the sale of its German distribution company, Polenz GmbH, to ACE Klimatechnik, a subsidiary of Electra Consumer Products Ltd., was completed today. As previously announced, the purchase price was 5.5 million Euros in cash. The divestiture is in keeping with Fedders' plan to focus on its core markets in North America and Asia.
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