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EarthColor Announces Acquisition of L. P. Thebault Company

Press release from the issuing company

West Orange, NJ – July 9, 2007 – EarthColor, Inc. announced today that it has acquired L. P. Thebault Company, one of North America’s premier commercial printers, founded in 1954 by Louis P. Thebault and led by Brian Thebault during the last 25 years.  The transaction creates the country’s largest privately held graphic communications facility solely dedicated to serving the high end commercial printing market with the broadest range of solutions and services available in the industry. 
Brian Thebault will remain Chairman of L. P. Thebault Company, which will become an EarthColor division.
Robert Kashan, CEO of EarthColor, said “The Thebault family has built one of the nation’s most recognized printing and service organizations.  With over 50 years of experience, L. P. Thebault Company has an unmatched team of seasoned professionals working with state of the art equipment and technology - a perfect addition to EarthColor.” 
“There’s an extraordinary fit between our two organizations,” said Brian Thebault. “This transaction creates an entity with unmatched services and capacity, driven by talented people who are entirely client focused.”
Throughout its 25 year history, EarthColor has enjoyed a continuous record of growth, always remaining focused on building capacity and capabilities in ways that enhance its ability to perform for its customers.  “We are dedicated to providing the industry’s most effective platform to manage the entire range of graphic communications needs for corporations, advertising agencies and designers” said Robert Kashan. 
In closing, Mr Kashan added: “Ours is a customer-driven operation and the addition of L. P. Thebault Company will only enhance that customer focus. We are and will always remain a company run by people who truly understand printing.”