GENERAL

The Company believes that it is one of the six largest full-line lighting companies in the world, offering lamps and fixtures. Primarily through its acquisition-based growth strategy, the Company has developed from a specialized U.S. manufacturer and supplier of miniature lighting products into one of the world's largest vertically integrated manufacturer and supplier of lighting products and systems to the industrial, commercial and consumer markets.

The Company offers a complete range of lighting products throughout the world. The Company's product categories include lamps, fixtures and miniature lighting assemblies. The lamp products...