Corgi Announces Agreements to Acquire Cards Inc and to Merge with Master Replicas.HONG KONG Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. -- Corgi corgi: see Cardigan Welsh corgi; Pembroke Welsh corgi. International Limited (Nasdaq: CRGI CRGI Capital Research Global Investors ) has entered into a letter of intent to acquire the outstanding shares of Cards Inc. Limited and an agreement to merge with Master Replicas Master Replicas (sometimes just MR) is a company that makes replicas for various licenses. They started making replicas of lightsabers from Star Wars Product Lines Inc. in a stock-for-stock merger transaction. The closings of the acquisitions are expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2006, after receipt of shareholder approval and satisfaction of other closing conditions. The company, which will retain the Corgi name, will produce a wide variety of product categories, and will feature collectible products from licenses, on a combined basis, for nine of the ten highest grossing film franchises of all time, including Batman, James Bond, Disney Classics, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean This article is about the franchise. For other, more specific uses, see Pirates of the Caribbean (disambiguation). For real pirates, see Piracy in the Caribbean. Pirates of the Caribbean , Star Trek  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. , Star Wars, and Spiderman. Cards Inc., headquartered in Watford, England, specializes in creating licensed collectibles, gifts and toys. Master Replicas Inc., with headquarters in Walnut Creek, California Walnut Creek is a largely affluent suburb several miles east of Oakland in Contra Costa County, California, USA, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. While not as large as the neighboring Concord, Walnut Creek serves as the business and entertainment hub for the , develops and markets movie replicas and high-end pop culture collectibles. For more information about the companies, please visit www.Corgi-International.com, www.MasterReplicas.com and www.CardsInc.com. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of offers to buy, any Corgi securities. The securities to be issued by Corgi in connection with such acquisitions have not been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 and absent such registration or an applicable exemption, may not be offered or sold in the United States. About Corgi International Corgi International, based in Hong Kong, sells die-cast collectible products under its own brand. In the U.S., the company is known as Corgi USA. Corgi also produces high quality die-cast and plastic products for multi-national companies that market collectible or gift items worldwide. Corgi has a high-volume manufacturing operation in China and sales offices worldwide. |
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