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PHILADELPHIA----CSS Industries,
Inc.Award Winning Children's Book Series Available for the First Time Ever on Game
Boy(R) Advance

SANTA CLARA, Calif. consumer division of Namco Limited, a
Tokyo-based world leader in the high-tech entertainment industry.

(TM), (R) and Game Boy Advance are trademarks of Nintendo.

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Payment for shares accepted for purchase, and the return of all
other shares tendered but not accepted for payment, will be made
promptly by American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, the depositary
for the tender offer. Cartoon graphics inspired by the
books and unique skills for each bear create the most interactive Berenstain
Bears experience yet!
The Berenstain Bears series of books and TV specials has delighted
youngsters around the world for more than four decades.berenstainbears. Dead to Rights(TM) is a
trademark or registered trademark of Namco Hometek Inc.

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PHILADELPHIA----Richard L .

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CSS Industries Inc. Appoints Richard L. Morris as Chief Information Officer

In this position, Mr . Healthcare, Fidelity Bank, Combustion Engineering
and Pitney Bowes.

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CSS Industries Inc. Announces Final Results of Tender Offer

CSS is a consumer products company primarily engaged in the
manufacture and sale to mass market retailers of seasonal, social
expression products, including gift wrap, gift bags, boxed greeting
cards, gift tags, tissue paper, paper and vinyl decorations, classroom
exchange Valentines, decorative ribbons and bows, Halloween masks,
costumes, make-ups and novelties, educational products and Easter egg
dyes and novelties.

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For more information about the Berenstain Bears please visit
http://www.

This category is for sites describing, or providing ideas , instructions, and hints for decorations and props that can be used for the Halloween season.

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(NYSE:CSS ) announced today the final results of its modified
Dutch auction tender offer, which expired at 5:00 p.00 per
share include shares tendered by those persons who indicated, in their
letter of transmittal , that they are willing to accept the price
determined in the offer.

2 million copies worldwide
since 1978, the game is an exciting nighttime adventure featuring crocodiles
and spiders. (NYSE:CSS ) as a Vice President and
Chief Information Officer. M.

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Morris
has joined CSS Industries, Inc.

Morris reports to
David J.

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Challenge terrible crocs and creepy creepycrawlies;
* Vivid cartoon graphics modeled on Stan and Jan Berenstain's classic
illustrations. (C) 2001
Nintendo.

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All shares purchased in the tender offer will
receive the same price. Erskine, President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company.S.

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S. Based in
Santa Clara, CA, Namco Hometek Inc. Over his career , he served as
Chief Information Officer for Exide Corporation, Wellspring Resources,
BetzDearborn and Perkin Elmer and held information technology
positions at U.
CSS is a consumer products company primarily engaged in the
manufacture and sale to mass market retailers of seasonal, social
expression products, including gift wrap, gift bags, boxed greeting
cards, gift tags, tissue paper, paper and vinyl decorations, classroom
exchange Valentines, decorative ribbons and bows, Halloween masks,
costumes , make-ups and novelties, educational products and Easter egg
dyes and novelties.

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As a result of the completion of the tender
offer and immediately following payment of the tendered shares, CSS
will have approximately 10,384,534 shares issued and outstanding.
For more information about Namco and its products log onto http://www.

TEKKEN(R), SOULCALIBUR(R), PAC-MAN WORLD(TM), Ridge Racer(R), Time
Crisis(R) and ACECOMBAT(TM) are trademarks or registered trademarks of Namco
Limited in the United States and/or other countries.

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announced today
that their ghostly adventure, The Berenstain Bears(TM) and the Spooky Old
Tree, has shipped exclusively for the Game Boy(R) Advance.

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m.
Subject to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, CSS may, from time to time at management's discretion,
repurchase up to approximately 509,724 additional shares of its common
stock on the open market under its previously authorized share buyback
program. For more information about The Berenstain
Bears and the Spooky Old Tree, please visit http://www. Morris was Managing Director
for Xernon Technology Solutions, an information technology strategy
and oversight consulting organization.

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00 per share is
approximately 86.

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Lost and caught in
a thunderous storm, Brother Bear, Sister Bear and Cousin Freddy have taken
shelter in a looming, crooked old oak tree in the heart of a dark wood. Now, with the
blessing of creators Stan and Jan Berenstain, Brother Bear, Sister Bear and
Cousin Freddy have made the leap to the Game Boy Advance platform. is an award-winning video games publisher
for next generation game consoles. in the United States
and/or other countries .

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For this purpose, shares tendered at $35. Based on the
classic children's book that is full of spiders, surprises and scary moments,
the platform adventure game itself will be packaged with a treat -- a bonus
book of The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat. Based on
the best-selling book that has sold more than 1. is the U.

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Due to over-subscription, the final
proration factor for shares tendered at or below $35.58%."

About The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree
The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree brings to life the classic
bestselling tale of three little bears in a peck of peril.

FEATURES:
* Based on the celebrated, award-winning book, The Berenstain Bears and
the Spooky Old Tree;
* Play as Brother Bear, Sister Bear or loyal Cousin Freddy.

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About Namco Hometek Inc.com.

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"We look forward to introducing the thrill of the
Bears' tale to a whole new generation, through a new medium -- and the
enclosed book will ensure that the adventures continue right through until
bedtime. Use each
Bear 's unique skills to escape the Old Tree and find the way home;
* Chilling confrontations lurk in every corner of the game's expansive
levels. Namco has created some of the industry's
greatest video game franchises: Tekken(R), SOULCALIBUR(R), Dead to Rights(R),
Pac-Man World(TM), Ridge Racer (R), Time Crisis(R) and ACECOMBAT(TM).

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The 1,739,760 shares to be purchased are comprised of the
1 ,500,000 shares CSS offered to purchase and 239,760 shares to be
purchased pursuant to CSS' right to purchase up to an additional 2
percent of the shares outstanding immediately prior to the
commencement of the tender offer.

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CSS will purchase 1,739,760 shares of its
Common Stock at a purchase price of $35.namco.
Namco Hometek Inc.

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00 per share, or a total of
$60,891,600.

Namco Ships the Timeless Classic Story of 'The Berenstain Bears(TM) and the Spooky Old Tree'

Prior to joining CSS Industries, Mr.

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"It has been an honor to transform this treasured story into a nonstop
action experience for the Game Boy Advance," said Jeff Lujan, business
director, Namco Hometek Inc.

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, New York City
time, on March 4, 2005., After years of captivating
children with their book series and TV specials, The Berenstain Bears now have
their paws on the video game industry as Namco Hometek Inc.
Players must help the Bears work together to confront the many frightful
beasts dwelling within The Spooky Old Tree.com.namco.