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91722_CVR:Layout 1 9/26/08 3:07 PM Page 1 91722_CVR:Layout 1 9/26/08 3:07 PM Page 2 CORPORATE AND INVESTOR INFORMATION Directors E. Scott Beattie Corporate Offices Transfer Agent Chairman, President 2400 S.W. 145 Avenue and Registrar and Chief Executive Officer Miramar, Florida 33027 American Stock Transfer Elizabeth Arden, Inc. 954-364-6900 and Trust Company Fred Berens(1)Chairperson (2)Chairperson 200 Park Avenue South 59 Maiden Lane “I want firmer, New York, New York 10038 smoother looking Managing Director - Investments New York, New York 10003 skin with no sign of stretch marks or 800-937-5449 age spots.” Wachovia Securities, Inc. 212-261-1000 Maura J. Clark(1, 3) 200 First Stamford Place Independent Registered President, Direct Energy Business Stamford, Connecticut 06902 Public Accounting Firm Direct Energy Services, LLC 203-462-5700 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 300 Madison Avenue Richard C.W.Mauran(3)Chairperson 28, chemin de Joinville 1216 Cointrin-Geneva New York, New York 10017 NEW Private Investor 41-22-791-8711 Common Stock William M. Tatham(1, 2) Find out how PREVAGE® Body can help. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Information Introducing NexJ Systems, Inc. Investor Relations Our common stock is traded For investor information, on the NASDAQ Global Select J.W. Nevil Thomas(2, 3) including filings with the Market under the symbol “RDEN.” President and Chief Executive Officer Securities and Exchange Nevcorp Commission and other financial Annual Meeting Paul West literature, please visit our website Our annual meeting of at www.elizabetharden.com shareholders will be held on AB. Vice Chairman GANT of Elizabeth Arden, Inc. or write to us at: November 12, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. trademark a is Elizabeth Arden, Inc. local time, at our executive GANT Co. Investor Relations offices located at: Fragrances EA (1) Audit Committee ©2008 www.gantsilver.com the fragrance for men (2) Compensation Committee 200 Park Avenue South 2400 S.W. 145 Avenue (3) Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Fresh Ground. New York, NY 10003 Miramar, Florida 33027 The fragrance for men. NEW Pure Finish Mineral Powder Foundation Discover the night. SPF 20 CO. NIGHTS FRAGRANCES EA 2008 © 5th avenue Elegance is timeless. Award Winning The new fragrance. 2008 Holiday Shopping Bag Designed by Chen Lin He, a student in the IJ7O ED >;H C?D: new Master of Arts major at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), this award winning design will be the featured shopping bag for the 2008 Learn more at whitegloveskincare.com holiday season at the Elizabeth Arden Global Flagship Store, 691 5th Avenue in New York. Florida The competition was conceived by Elizabeth J>; D;M C;DÊI THE GLOWING NEW FRAGRANCE. <H7=H7D9; EMBRACE THE ETHEREAL. Miami, Arden and FIT as an opportunity for design students to execute real-world projects with Donnelley, an iconic company. This partnership is one of RR many endeavors that represent Elizabeth Arden’s by Elizabeth Arden commitment to community involvement Skincare Prevage® Color Fragrance and enrichment. Global Flagship Store 691 5th Avenue www.elizabetharden.com produced and Fragrance Portfolio Designed Elizabeth Taylor Mariah Carey Britney Spears Hilary Duff Danielle Steel Usher Alberta Ferretti Alfred Sung Badgley Mischka Bob Mackie GANT Geoffrey Beene Halston Juicy Couture Liz Claiborne Lucky Brand Nanette Lepore Rocawear Curve Giorgio Beverly Hills PS Fine Cologne 91722_TXT:Layout 1 10/1/08 4:17 PM Page 2 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Proforma twelve (a) in thousands, except per share data Fiscal year ended Fiscal year ended monthsended All information audited unless otherwise noted June 30, 2008 June 30, 2007 June 30, 2006 June 30, 2005 June 30, 2004 (Unaudited) Net sales $1,141,075 $ 1,127,476 $ 954,550 $ 920,538 $ 832,003 Gross profit 466,118 461,319 404,072 411,364 349,200 Net income, as reported 19,901 37,334 32,794 37,604 2,928 E (c) (d) (e) (f) Net income, as adjusted (unaudited) 38,119(b) 39,078 34,231 39,072 27,922 l i z Diluted earnings (loss) per share, a as reported $ 0.68 $ 1.30 $ 1.10 $ 1.25 $ (1.66) b e Diluted earnings per share, t h as adjusted (unaudited) 1.31(b) 1.36(c) 1.15(d) 1.30(e) 1.01(f) A *Diluted earnings per share, r as adjusted (unaudited) 1.44(b) 1.50(c) 1.29(d) 1.30(e) 1.01(f) d e Shareholders’ equity $ 336,601 $ 320,927 $ 277,847 $ 259,200 $ 202,060 n EBITDA, as reported(g) $ 73,798 $ 98,524 $ 89,608 $ 100,038 $ 51,358 EBITDA, as adjusted(g) 103,798(b) 100,618(c) 91,539(d) 102,194(e) 93,702(f) *EBITDA, as adjusted(g) 108,014(b) 105,333(c) 97,291(d) 102,194(e) 93,702(f) 1 For additional detail and information, including a discussion of EBITDA, please refer to Part II, Item 6, Selected Financial Data in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is included in this Annual Report. (a) On June 2, 2004, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a fiscal year-end change from January 31 to June 30. The pro forma presentation reflects the unaudited consolidated selected financial data for the equivalent prior-year period based on the new fiscal year end, consistent with the presentation on our corporate website at A www.elizabetharden.com. n (b) Adjusted to exclude expenses related to the Liz Claiborne license agreement, including product discontinuation charges, of $27.0 million and restructuring charges n of $3.0 million. u (c) Adusted to exclude restructuring charges of $2.1 million. a (d) Adjusted to exclude debt extinguishment charges associated with long-term debt redemption and restructuring charges of $0.8 million and $1.2 million, respectively. l (e) Adjusted to exclude impairment charge related to the sale of the Miami Lakes facility of $2.2 million. R (f) Adjusted to exclude debt extinguishment charges associated with long-term debt redemption and restructuring charges of $38.8 million and $3.5 million, respectively, and the accelerated accretion on converted preferred stock. e p (g) EBITDA (unaudited) is defined as net income plus the provision for income taxes, plus interest expense, plus depreciation and amortization. o Adjusted to exclude share-based payment expenses resulting from the application of SFAS 123R, which was adopted on July 1, 2005 for the year ended June 30, * r 2006 and subsequent periods, of $4.2 million, $4.7 million and $5.8 million for the years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. This information is being t presented for comparison purposes. 2 (1) 0 NET SALES FISCAL 2008 NET SALES 0 in millions By Reportable Segment 8 in millions $1,200 $54.8 $1,100 $1,000 $400.7 $688.8 $900 $800 $700 North America Fragrance International $600 6.30.04 6.30.05 6.30.06 6.30.07 6.30.08 Other Twelve months ended (a) (1) Excludes $3.2 million of unallocated sales allowances related to the Liz Claiborne license agreement. 91722_TXT:Layout 1 10/1/08 4:18 PM Page 3 DEAR 8 0 FELLOW 0 2 SHAREHOLDERS: t r o p e R Elizabeth Arden – A Truly Global Beauty l Brand with a Strong Heritage a u Nearly 100 years ago, Ms. Elizabeth Arden began n her skin care and cosmetics business and launched n the iconic Elizabeth Arden brand. By the 1930’s, A it was said that there were only three American names known in every corner of the globe: Singer e accomplished a great Sewing Machines, Coca-Cola and Elizabeth Arden. deal in fiscal 2008, making By the time of her death in 1966, the Elizabeth significant progress towards Arden brand had achieved gross sales estimated many of our key corporate at $60 million per year. Since that time, billions of 2 initiatives. We accelerated dollars in advertising and marketing support have our extended supply chain been spent on the Elizabeth Arden brand, and today, andW business processes re-engineering initiative, Elizabeth Arden-branded products are sold in over entered into an exclusive global licensing agreement for n 90 countries with estimated annual global retail sales e the Liz Claiborne fragrance portfolio, increased sales in excess of $1.0 billion. Recognition of the Elizabeth d of Elizabeth Arden-branded products and expanded r our penetration in fast-growing beauty markets. A We were pleased to be able to advance our goals in h fiscal 2008 despite operating in a difficult economic t environment in the U.S. and certain European markets. e b As we begin fiscal 2009, we believe that we are well a z positioned for increased sales and profitability. Our i recent license for the Liz Claiborne fragrances adds l Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport E several strong and complementary fragrance brands to our portfolio and provides the opportunity for Arden brand name remains strong. In Europe’s new brand launches associated with Claiborne largest countries, Elizabeth Arden ranked 6th among apparel brands. We are launching a number of new global beauty brands for brand-aided awareness, brands in fall 2008 and spring 2009 to further expand and in Asia, Elizabeth Arden ranked 5th overall and our fragrance business, including new fragrances ranked 4th among women 25 to 44 years old.(i) under our licenses for Juicy Couture, Rocawear, Usher, Growth of the Elizabeth Arden skin care, color cos- Mariah Carey and Giorgio Beverly Hills, among others, metics and fragrance business continues to outpace (ii) as well as a new Elizabeth Arden fragrance. Our fiscal worldwide sales growth for this combined category.