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Text Box: Murray Inc Plans to manufacture a new line of riding mowers this spring designed to appeal to the urban market. “Hip hop culture has gone mainstream, and our research shows that a lot of young homeowners are rap fans.” says Thomas Savage, an executive vice president at Briggs and Stratton and, Murray’s parent company. “We want to appeal to that younger market and make them our customers for life” Rapper Young Buck will be appearing in an ad titled “Mow Like a G” along with the new Murray Lawn Thug Model, customized with a chain steering wheel, oversized chrome exhaust pipes, and neon undercarriage lights. The ad will be appearing in Vibe and other hip hop magazines as well as Rolling Stone and House and Garden . If the Lawn Thug is a hit this spring Savage says that Murray plans to expand the line with Lawn Thug Weed Killa and Dirty South Mulch and Sod. “We are seeing mowers become less utilitarian and more expressions of personal style, kind of a “pimp my mower” thing, and we want to be at the forefront of that” Savage said.

Text Box: March 7th has seen the ousted chairman of the board at Tecumseh Products Company file a lawsuit in Lenawee County Circuit Court to keep his job. Todd Herrick and the Herrick Foundation filed suit seeking an injunction to stop Tecumseh from naming David Risley as the new chairman of the board of directors and nominating three other members. The filing calls for a judge to declare that Tecumseh Products shareholders be able to elect members of the board without any interference. Tecumseh is also expanding its board from five to seven directors at their annual meeting. **************************************** WANT TO KEEP UP ON THE LATEST SCOOPS? SUBSCRIBE TO OPEESA’S NEWS LETTER...Send name, title, company name, and e-mail address to opeintheknow@yahoo.com

Text Box: ...And the Tecumseh Board Story/Saga Continues

Text Box: New Murray “Urban” Hip Hop Mower

Text Box: As of March 2nd, 2007 there appears to be a battle of control over the board of directors at Tecumseh Power P:roducts Company. This will all come to a head at the annual meeting in April. Tecumseh Products announced that member David Risley has been named chairman of the board of directors, replacing Todd Herrick, effective immediately. Officials nominated four directors, Peter Banks, Albert Koch, Kevin Sheehan, and David Risley, to stand for re-election at the shareholders meeting.
Todd Herric’s term expires April 25th, and he plans to stand for election to the board along with Raymond Gunn and Stephen Lebowski. But the board has not included these three men on the election slate. Tecumseh plans to mail the Company’s Proxy Statement, which contains the nominees for election on or about March 13th.