Exhibit
99.1
ROCKY
BRANDS, INC.
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Company
Contact:
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Jim
McDonald
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Chief
Financial Officer
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(740)
753-1951
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Investor
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ICR,
Inc.
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Brendon
Frey
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(203)
682-8200
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ROCKY
BRANDS, INC. ANNOUNCES PRICING OF COMMON STOCK OFFERING
NELSONVILLE,
Ohio – May 11, 2010 – Rocky Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCKY) announced today that it
priced a firm commitment underwritten public offering of 1,800,000 shares of
common stock at a public offering price of $8.40 per share. The
Company has granted the underwriters in the offering an option to purchase up to
270,000 additional shares of common stock at the same price per share to cover
any overallotments. The offering of shares is expected to close on
May 14, 2010.
Assuming
no exercise of the overallotment option, the Company expects to receive net
proceeds from the offering of approximately $14.1 million after deducting
underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated expenses of the
offering. The Company will use the net proceeds from the offering for
the repayment of long-term debt.
The
securities described above are being offered by the Company pursuant to a shelf
registration statement which was filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) and became effective on May 6, 2010.
Robert W.
Baird & Co. acted as the sole book-running manager for the
offering. D.A. Davidson & Co. acted as co-manager for the
offering. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and the
accompanying base prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained from the
SEC’s website, www.sec.gov, or from
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, 777 East Wisconsin Avenue, 28th Floor,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-5391, or by calling 1-800-792-2413.
This
press release does not constitute an offer to sell these securities or a
solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of
these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Rocky
Brands, Inc.
Rocky Brands, Inc. is a leading
designer, manufacturer and marketer of premium quality footwear and apparel
marketed under a portfolio of well recognized brand names including Rocky®,
Georgia Boot®, Durango®, Lehigh®, and the licensed brands Michelin® and Mossy
Oak®.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This press release contains certain
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created
thereby. Those statements include, but may not be limited to, all statements
regarding intent, beliefs, expectations, projections, forecasts, and plans of
the Company and its management. These forward-looking statements
involve numerous risks and uncertainties, including, without
limitation, the various risks inherent in the
Company’s business as set forth in periodic reports filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2009 (filed March 2, 2010) and quarterly report on
Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2020 (filed May 3,
2010). One or more of these factors have affected historical results,
and could in the future affect the Company’s businesses and financial results in
future periods and could cause actual results to differ materially from plans
and projections. Therefore there can be no assurance that the forward-looking
statements included in this press release will prove to be accurate. In light of
the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements
included herein, the Company, or any other person should not regard the
inclusion of such information as a representation that the objectives and plans
of the Company will be achieved. All forward-looking statements made in this
press release are based on information presently available to the management of
the Company. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statements.