Oxford Completes Sale of Oxford Apparel Group

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ATLANTA, Jan. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Oxford Industries, Inc. (NYSE: OXM) announced today that on January 3, 2011 it consummated its previously announced sale of substantially all of Oxford Apparel, one of its operating groups, to LF USA, a subsidiary of Li & Fung Limited.  The net cash proceeds are expected to be in excess of $95 million after the collection of retained accounts receivable, the sale of in-transit inventory to LF USA and the payment of retained liabilities, transaction expenses and income taxes.  The Company's Oxford Golf business and a distribution center in Lyons, GA, which were part of Oxford Apparel, were not included in the transaction and will continue to be operated by the Company.

About Oxford:

Oxford Industries, Inc. is an international apparel design, sourcing and marketing company featuring a diverse portfolio of owned and licensed brands and a collection of private label apparel businesses.  Oxford's brands include Tommy Bahama^®, Ben Sherman^®, Lilly Pulitzer^®, Oxford Golf^®, Arnold Brant^® and Billy London^®.  The Company also holds exclusive licenses to produce and sell certain product categories under the Kenneth Cole^®, Geoffrey Beene^® and Dockers^® labels.  Oxford's wholesale customers are found in every major channel of distribution, including national chains, specialty catalogs, mass merchants, department stores, specialty stores and Internet retailers.  The Company operates retail stores, restaurants and Internet websites for some of its brands.  The Company also has license arrangements with select third parties to produce and sell certain product categories under its Tommy Bahama, Ben Sherman and/or Lilly Pulitzer brands.  Oxford's stock has traded on the New York Stock Exchange since 1964 under the symbol OXM.  For more information, please visit Oxford's website at www.oxfordinc.com.

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