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Big Dog Holdings, Inc.
121 Gray Avenue
Santa Barbara, California 93101
www.bigdogs.com
www.thewalkingcompany.com
Contact:
Andrew Feshbach
(805) 963-8727
THE WALKING COMPANY COMPLETES FOOTWORKS ACQUISITION
Santa Barbara, CA, September 1, 2005: Big Dog Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BDOG; www.bigdogs.com; www.thewalkingcompany.com), today announced that its subsidiary The
Walking Company ("TWC") has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Footworks, a division of the privately held shoe retailer Bianca of Nevada, Inc.
The total purchase price was $10,094,750 which included the payment and issuance of cash and notes by TWC and the Company pursuant to the definitive agreement.
The acquisition includes a chain of 7 retail stores selling comfort shoes and accessories. Footworks' operations have historically focused on high-visibility stores in Las Vegas, Nevada.
TWC is the leading specialty retailer of high-quality, technically designed comfort shoes and accessories. TWC intends to convert the majority of the acquired stores into "The
Walking Company" stores.
Big Dog Holdings, Inc. consists of Big Dogs and The Walking Company. Big Dogs develops, markets and retails a branded, lifestyle collection of unique, high-quality, popular-priced
consumer products, including activewear, casual sportswear, accessories and gifts. The BIG DOGSŪ brand image is one of quality, value and fun. The BIG DOGSŪ brand is designed
to appeal to people of all ages and demographics, particularly baby boomers and their kids, big and tall customers, and pet owners. In addition to its approximately 181 retail stores,
Big Dogs markets its products through its catalog, internet and corporate sales accounts. The Walking Company is a leading independent specialty retailer of high quality, technically
designed comfort shoes and accessories that features premium brands such as ECCO, Mephisto, Dansko, Birkenstock and Merrell among many others. These products have particular
appeal to one of the largest and most rapidly growing demographics in the nation. The Walking Company operates 77 stores in premium malls across the nation.
Statements contained herein that relate to the Company's future performance, including the satisfaction of contingencies and closing of the acquisition, are forward-looking
statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based on current expectations only, and are subject to
certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may
vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected. Other factors affecting the Company's operations, markets, products, services and prices as are set forth in its 2004
Annual Report on Form 10-K, including those described under "Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors." The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
