AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, April 12, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Head N.V. (NYSE:HED) (VSX:HEAD), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of sports equipment, announces date of the Annual General Meeting of shareholders and the filing of its annual report. The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Head N.V. will be held on Wednesday, 24th May at 13:00 hours (local time) at the Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel, Schiphol Boulevard 101, 1118 BG Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Details concerning the agenda, the right to attend, and how to exercise rights at the Annual General Meeting will be available on Tuesday 2nd May. The Annual General Meeting will not be open to members of the general public.
Head N.V. files its annual report (form 20-F) for the year ended 31st December 2005 with the SEC on April 12th. The report will be available on the SEC's EDGAR database, or by visiting our website at www.head.com and downloading it from the investor relations web page.
About Head
Head N.V. is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of premium sports equipment.
Head N.V.'s ordinary shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("HED") and the Vienna Stock Exchange ("HEAD").
Our business is organized into four divisions: Winter Sports, Racquet Sports, Diving and Licensing. We sell products under the Head (tennis, squash and racquetball racquets, alpine skis and ski boots, snowboards, bindings and boots), Penn (tennis and racquetball balls), Tyrolia (ski bindings), and Mares/Dacor (diving equipment) brands.
We hold leading positions in all of our product markets and our products are endorsed by some of the world's top athletes including Andre Agassi, Marat Safin, Swetlana Kusnezowa, Johann Grugger, Maria Riesch and Marco Buchel.
For more information, please visit our website: www.head.com