Article: WestPoint Stevens Inc. Terminates Recapitalization Plan; Declares Special Dividend; And Hires Senior Vice President - Investor Relations.

WEST POINT, Ga., May 19 /PRNewswire/ --

WestPoint Stevens Inc. (NYSE: WXS) (www.westpointstevens.com ) announced today that its Board of Directors has determined to terminate its plan of recapitalization approved by the Company on March 24, 2000, pursuant to which stockholders were to receive $22 per share for their WestPoint Stevens stock. "The significant increase in the cost of debt financing since March 24, 2000, made the transaction less favorable and less attractive for the Company's proposed new equity investors, leading the principal new equity investor to withdraw its investment commitment. I and the rest of our management team are optimistic about the ...

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