DANBURY, Conn., Mar 25, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, "Ethan
Allen" or the "Company") (NYSE:ETH) today announced it has amended its
senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (the "Amended
Facility"). Changes to the facility include:
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extended expiration by approximately four years to March 25, 2016, or
June 26, 2015 if the Company's 5.375% long term bonds have not been
refinanced,
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reduced the costs of the facility, and
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revised the borrowing capacity to up to $50 million with expansion
potential to raise the total capacity to up to $100 million.
"We are pleased to structure a facility that makes sense for our
business," commented Farooq Kathwari, Chairman and CEO. "Not only will
this modification reduce the carrying costs of the facility, the
opportunity for expansion to $100 million provides flexibility for
future business opportunities."
The Amended Facility is provided by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells
Fargo Bank, National Association. The security supporting the Amended
Facility continues to exclude the Company's real property but includes
the Company's other assets in the United States.
About Ethan Allen
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. is a leading interior design company and
manufacturer and retailer of quality home furnishings. The Company
offers free interior design service to its clients and sells a full
range of furniture products and decorative accessories through ethanallen.com
and a network of approximately 280 Design Centers in the United States
and abroad. Ethan Allen owns and operates seven manufacturing facilities
in North America, including five manufacturing plants and one sawmill in
the United States and one manufacturing plant in Mexico. Approximately
seventy-five percent of its products are made in its United States
plants. For more information on Ethan Allen's products and services,
visit ethanallen.com.

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