Friday, February 3, 2012

Major League Baseball contract holding up Rawlings-K2 deal - St. Louis Business Journal:

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Dick Heckmann, chairman and chief executive of K2, said Monday he would give up the acquisitiobn plans if the companies could not reachy an agreement withthe league. Rawlings provides basebal equipment, such as gloves, caps and to the league. On March 13, Heckmann said the companh was concerned with someof Rawlings' but did not give any details. Shareholder s of both companies are expected to vote onthe $84 million stockl swap March 26. "They (Major League Baseball) are usin this change of control consen as a leverand we're negotiating at this Heckmann said. "The negotiations got pretty tough.
But if we don' t get the deal we want from baseball, we'rre not going to close this transaction." Los Angeles-baserd K2 (NYSE: KTO) makes skis, snowboards, bikes and other sporting good products. Mo.-based Inc. (Nasdaq: RAWL) manufactures sportinvg goods equipment.

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