Corgi International Limited Announces Engagement of Burr, Pilger & Mayer LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.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 GM:CRGI CRGI Capital Research Global Investors ) today reported that the Company's audit committee has engaged Burr, Pilger & Mayer LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol (BPM) as its independent registered public accounting firm, effective July 14, 2008. BPM is a regional accounting firm located in California and operating in the San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay , with four offices located in San Francisco, San Jose, Palo Alto and 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 . As previously disclosed in a press release dated May 30, 2008, the Company ceased its relationship with Eisner LLP, its independent registered accounting firm, as of May 20, 2008. The Company will continue its relationship with its statutory auditors, Baker Tilly LLP, in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. About Corgi International Corgi International Limited is a global Pop Culture company, which develops and markets innovative and high-quality licensed and non-licensed toys, gifts and collectables distributed via direct, specialty, hobby, collector and mass retail channels worldwide. Marketed under the brand names Master Replicas, PopCo and H2go, the Company's line of products range from premium entertainment prop replicas and limited edition memorabilia to traditional toys and gift merchandise. The Company holds varying licenses for many of entertainment's highest grossing franchises including Disney Classics, Harry Potter, James Bond, Star Trek, Nintendo, Halo and The Beatles, amongst others. Corgi International Limited also has partnerships with cutting edge technology innovators around the world. The Company is headquartered in Hong Kong, with operations in Walnut Creek, California, USA and in Watford and Leicester, UK. "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " Statement under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995: Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, changes in market demand for Corgi International products, changes in economic conditions, dependence on certain customers and licensing partners, and other risks described in the Company's annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. |
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