Litigation Update
19 Juni 2013 - 5:21PM
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Information:
The Stephan Co.
1850 W. McNab Rd.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309
email: steverolle@thestephanco.com
Steve Rolle, Chief Financial Officer
954-971-0600
The Stephan Co. Announces
Successful Conclusion to Litigation brought against it by Shaheen
& Co.
On June 12, 2013 the trial
court in Shaheen & Co., Inc. v. The Stephan Co. entered a
judgment for The Stephan Co., ruling that The Stephan Co. did not
breach its lease with Shaheen & Co., when The Stephan Co.
vacated the premises it leased from Shaheen & Co, after giving
three months written notice. The Company successfully defended
itself against the claim of Shaheen & Co. for approximately,
$1,400,000 in damages due to the alleged breach of the
lease. Shaheen &
Co. has the right to appeal the verdict, which it is not yet
exercised.
Shaheen & Co., Inc.,
instituted litigation against the Company in July 6, 2005, by a
case styled Shaheen & Co., Inc. v. The Stephan Co., (Case No.
05-15175) filed in the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit
in and for Broward County, Florida. In the litigation, Shaheen &
Co., the owner of a building formerly leased by the Company in
Danville, Illinois, sought damages of approximately $1,400,000,
consisting of rent due through the expiration of the lease that
Shaheen & Co. alleged was wrongfully terminated by the The
Stephan Co. The trial
court ruled in favor of the Company's position that the Company had
a right to terminate the lease on 90 days notice and the
cancellation right was not deleted from the lease (as asserted by
Shaheen & Co.) by a second amendment to the
lease.
The trial court did award Shaheen & Co. the
sum of $105,476.54 related to the condition of the leased premises
when vacated by the Stephan Co. The amount awarded represented
the trial court's determination of the costs incurred by Shaheen
& Co. in correcting conditions in the leased premises that
violated Stephan Co.'s obligations with respect to the condition
the leased premises was to be in at the time the lease was
terminated.
Mr. Shouky A. Shaheen, the
controlling person of Shaheen & Co., Inc. was formerly a member
of the Company's Board of Directors and is a significant
shareholder of the Company. The Company has the resources to
satisfy the award against it.
Michael Smith, President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, further stated: ?The Company is
happy to have the litigation behind it."
About The Stephan Co.
The Stephan Co. (OTCPink
Market: STPCO) is the manufacturer of beauty and grooming products
and has been serving beauty and barber industry since
1897. The Company?s
web site is www.thestephanco.com.
Certain statements and information included in this press release
constitute ?forward-looking statements? within the meaning of the
Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used
in this press release, the words or phrases ?will likely result,?
?are expected to,? ?will continue,? ?is anticipated,? ?estimate,?
?projected,? ?intend to? or similar expressions are intended to
identify ?forward-looking statements? within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements
are subject to certain risks, known and unknown, and uncertainties,
including but not limited to economic conditions, dependence on
management, our ability to compete with competitors, dilution to
shareholders, and limited capital resources.
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