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To: Rande Is who wrote (3607)2/18/1999 6:17:00 PM
From: Kevin Shea  Respond to of 57584
 
ROSI fact sheet; initial data collection

Summary
Consolidation of 8 existing flower distribution companies
Added more through ongoing acquisition
Merger with largest European firm to become the WORLD's largest flower distribution company.
Revenue run-rate $1B after 18 months as a business
$40-60B key country industry

CEO from 1800 FLOWERS/FTD
Supported by COO from WalMart
Others with consumer market and flower business experience

Recent wholesale board change. Out with the old boy flower guys and in with AOL. WFMI, USAIRWAYS, Established internet e-commerce efforts and relationships.

Q398 .01 vs -.03
Q298 .34 vs .24
Q198 .31 vs ??
Q497 .05 vs -.04 and beat analysts est. of .02

BT credit line of $250M
Book 12.61 2/18 price 12.0

Financials hard to follow exactly since they keep changing due to acquisitions
Expansion through acquisition, most recent Florimex (Biggest European flower distr,)
FEDX connected distribution center
RobSteveBB analyst BUY

Support at 12?

More tomorrow.