KWD Kellwood

Resale Registration Statement for Kellwood's Previously Issued Convertible Senior Debentures Declared Effective By SEC ST. LOUIS, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In June 2004, Kellwood Company (NYSE:KWD) issued $200 million of 3.50% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2034 in a private placement transaction. The company announced today that a registration statement registering for resale these debentures (and the shares of common stock of Kellwood Company issuable upon the conversion of the debentures) was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 14, 2005. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20011220/CGTH038LOGO ) The registration statement relates to the resale by selling securityholders of Kellwood's debentures and the common stock issuable upon conversion of the debentures. Kellwood will not receive any proceeds from the resale by the selling securityholders of the debentures or the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the debentures. The CUSIP number for the registered debentures is: 488044 AF 5. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor will 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. The registration statement and prospectus are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov/, as well as through Kellwood's web site at http://www.kellwood.com/ . Kellwood (NYSE:KWD) is a $2.5 billion marketer of apparel and consumer soft goods. Kellwood specializes in branded as well as private label products, and markets to all channels of distribution with product specific to a particular channel. Kellwood brands include Phat Farm(R), Baby Phat(R), Sag Harbor(R), Koret(R), Jax(R), David Dart(R), Democracy(R), Dorby(TM), My Michelle(R), Briggs New York(R), Northern Isles(R), David Brooks(R), Kelty(R), and Sierra Designs(R). Calvin Klein(R), XOXO(R), Liz Claiborne(R) Dresses and Suits, IZOD(R), Claiborne(R) Dress Shirts, Dockers(R), David Meister(TM), Gerber(R), Slates(R), Bill Burns(R) and Nautica(R) Dress Shirts are produced under licensing agreements. For more information, visit http://www.kellwood.com/ . http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20011220/CGTH038LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Kellwood Company CONTACT: Roger D. Joseph, VP Treasurer & IR of Kellwood Co., +1-314-576-3437, Fax, +1-314-576-3325, or , or W. Lee Capps III, Executive VP Finance & CFO of Kellwood Co., +1-314-576-3486, +1-314-576-3439 or Web site: http://www.kellwood.com/

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