EveryWare Global Agrees to Sell UK Business

LANCASTER, Ohio, Aug. 21, 2014 -- EveryWare Global, Inc. ("EveryWare" or the "Company") (EVRY), today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Oneida International has entered into an agreement to sell its United Kingdom business to HUK 54 Limited. EveryWare retains all rights to the brands ONEIDA(R), Anchor Hocking(R) and Sant' Andrea(R).

Sam Solomon, Chief Executive Officer of EveryWare, stated, "This transaction represents another step toward building a profitable future for EveryWare. We are confident that there remain long-term opportunities to build and grow our brands internationally. Our energies are currently focused on solidifying our core North American operations, and this sale ensures that our resources are dedicated to those initiatives."

Mattress Firm Reports Preliminary Sales for Second Fiscal Quarter

− Sales Increase 35.5% on 9.7% Same Store Sales Growth −
− Opened and Acquired 120 Stores –
− Raises Financial Results Guidance for Fiscal 2014 –

HOUSTON-- Mattress Firm Holding Corp. (the “Company”) (MFRM) today reported preliminary net sales and adjusted EPS for the second fiscal quarter (thirteen weeks) ended July 29, 2014. Net sales for the second fiscal quarter increased 35.5% to $410 million, reflecting comparable-store sales growth of 9.7% and the addition of new and acquired stores. The Company expects second fiscal quarter earnings per diluted share (“EPS”) on a generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) basis of $0.39 to $0.42, and EPS on a non-GAAP adjusted (“Adjusted”) basis, excluding ERP system implementation costs, acquisition-related costs and impairment and severance charges, is expected to be between $0.58 and $0.61 per diluted share for the second fiscal quarter.

EveryWare Global Amends Credit Agreements; Announces Equity Investment by Monomoy

LANCASTER, Ohio, July 30, 2014 -- EveryWare Global, Inc. ("EveryWare" or the "Company") (EVRY), announced today it amended its Term Loan Agreement and ABL Facility. The Company also announced that it entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Monomoy Capital Partners ("Monomoy"), whereby Monomoy agreed to invest $20 million in return for EveryWare's Series A Senior Redeemable Preferred Stock with a liquidation preference of $21.2 million and warrants to purchase 4,438,005 shares of the Company's common stock.