Action Products to Collect Litigation Judgment

 Action Products International, Inc. (NASDAQ: APII), the global
manufacturer and distributor of brand-focused educational toys and
products, today announced the filing of a joint motion petitioning
the Circuit Court to release the funds held in escrow pending
completion of appeals related to the judgment for $5.1M awarded to
Action Products on November 20, 2006.
 

 Including interest earned for the period November 20, 2006 through
February 8, 2008 the company expects to receive gross proceeds of
approximately $5.66M in late February. "We are very pleased with the
outcome and look forward to using the proceeds to further our efforts
in enhancing shareholder value," stated Rob Burrows, CFO.
 

 About Action Products International, Inc.
 

 Action Products International, Inc. is a global manufacturer and
distributor of brand-focused educational toys and products serving
the non-violent children's toys market for over thirty years.
Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, the Company's product line
includes premium wooden toys, action figures, play-sets and activity
kits that emphasizes on educational fun within the themes of arts and
crafts, nature and science. The Company's products are distributed
and sold by more than two thousand retail stores in the US, Canada
and the UK. For more information about Action Products International,
Inc., please visit our website at www.apii.com.
 

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include but are not limited to demand for the Company's products and
services, our ability to continue to develop markets, general
economic conditions, our ability to secure additional financing for
the Company and other factors that may be more fully described in
reports to shareholders and periodic filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
 

 
Contact:
Billie Anne Dinkel
PR Manager
Action Products
bdinkel@apii.com


 

 SOURCE: Action Products International, Inc.
 

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