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15 October 2007

International Greetings wins two major Disney awards

International Greetings (AIM: IGR), the leading designer and manufacturer of greetings products and film and television based licensed stationery, is delighted to announce that it has been awarded European Licensee of the Year and UK Licensee of the Year by Disney Consumer Products.

The European Licensee of the Year Award was presented on stage at the recent Disney Global Summit in Florida, and both Awards reflected the on-going commitment of International Greetings to excellent product development and service levels across the Group both in the UK and throughout Europe.

Nick Fisher, Joint Chief Executive of International Greetings, commented, “I am delighted that the hard work and dedication of our staff has been recognised in this way by Disney. We have been a Disney licensee for 12 years now, and together we have built a licensed products business that goes from strength to strength.”

Note to Editors:

International Greetings PLC is a leading designer and manufacturer of private label wrapping paper, greetings products and film and television character based licensed stationery. It currently has over 2,000 employees and produces gift wrapping paper, accessories, Christmas crackers, greetings cards and other stationery products.

The Group supplies wrapping paper and gift products to a number of global retailers and holds licences to produce merchandise for most of the well-known family characters, including Disney, Shrek and the Simpsons Movie.

International Greetings was founded in the UK in 1979 and, in addition to the UK and Western Europe, has successful operations in the United States, Hong Kong, China and Europe.

ENDS

 

For further information, please contact:

Nick Fisher, Joint Chief Executive

01707 630630

Jeremy Carey/Rachel Drysdale, Tavistock Communications

020 7920 3150