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D&M Holdings Inc. Completes Acquisition of Philips Sound Solutions


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TOKYO--January 5, 2007--D&M Holdings Inc. (TSE I: 6735) announced today that it has completed the purchase of Philips Sound Solutions (PSS) from Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG, AEX:PHI).

D&M Holdings has re-named the company “D&M Premium Sound Solutions.” D&M Holdings, based in Kawasaki, Japan, owns the Denon, Marantz, McIntosh Laboratory, Boston Acoustics®, Snell Acoustics, D&M Professional, Denon DJ, ReplayTV® and Escient® brands.

The acquisition of PSS broadens D&M’s automotive OEM business. Boston Acoustics, another D&M Holdings company, currently provides its premium audio systems for use in 10 DaimlerChrysler vehicles in partnership with Visteon Corporation.

Philips Sound Solutions, headquartered in Dendermonde, Belgium, is known for high-quality, Hi-Fi audio products for the B2B automotive and consumer electronics markets. Key automotive customers include: BMW, Volkswagen, Toyota (Europe), Seat and Jaguar, and key consumer customers include Philips, Dell and Nokia.

“We are very pleased to welcome the team from Philips Sound Solutions to the D&M family,” said Eric C. Evans, chairman of D&M Holdings. "This acquisition enhances our position as a supplier in the automotive audio industry and creates a stronger platform for D&M to expand its branded segment of this business,” he said.

About D&M Holdings Inc.
D&M Holdings Inc. (TSE I: 6735) is based in Kawasaki, Japan and owns the Denon, Marantz, McIntosh Laboratory, Boston Acoustics, Snell Acoustics, D&M Professional, Denon DJ, ReplayTV® and Escient® brands. Denon, Marantz, McIntosh and D&M Professional are global industry leaders in the specialist home theater, audio/video consumer electronics or professional audio markets, with a strong and long-standing heritage of manufacturing and marketing high-performance audio and video components. Boston Acoustics, with its signature The Boston Sound, is a leader in premium loudspeakers for home and audio markets. Snell is a super premium speaker brand. The ReplayTV and Escient brands represent award-winning technologies in digital home entertainment. Additional information is available at www.dm-holdings.com.

Denon and Marantz are registered trademarks of D&M Holdings Inc.; McIntosh is a registered trademark of McIntosh Laboratory, Inc.; Boston Acoustics is a registered trademark of Boston Acoustics, Inc. and ReplayTV and Escient are registered trademarks of Digital Networks North America, Inc.

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