Jarden Celebrates 125th Anniversary of Ball(R) Jars on The Martha Stewart Show

Jarden Celebrates 125th Anniversary of Ball(R) Jars on The Martha Stewart Show

Jarden CEO Martin Franklin Discusses History and Use of Ball(R) Jars on Episode Airing Friday, December 12

RYE, N.Y., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jarden Corporation (NYSE:JAH) is kicking off the 125th anniversary of its hallmark Ball(R) Jar brand with an appearance by Chairman and CEO Martin Franklin on "The Martha Stewart Show" set to air nationwide on Friday, December 12. The program airs in New York on WNBC-TV at 11 AM EST.

On the show, Mr. Franklin and Martha Stewart recount the history of the famed Ball(R) Jar and explore creative uses of the jars today as Americans spend more time at home together. During the program, Ms. Stewart also notes the remarkable versatility and practicality of Ball(R) Jars in and around today's home.

The Ball(R) Jar was first introduced in 1884 by the Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company in Buffalo, NY. Known around the world as the premium brand for food preservation, the Ball(R) brand remains a vital and iconic name rooted in American history that is a popular and practical item used today. As a cornerstone of Jarden Home Brands, a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation, it remains the leader in home food preservation. Located in Daleville, Indiana, Jarden Home Brands produces a number of well recognized brands including: Ball(R), Bernardin(R), Kerr(R), Diamond(R), Forster(R), JavaLog(R) and Pine Mountain(R).

"The Martha Stewart Show" is a nationally syndicated lifestyle series hosted by Martha Stewart. Combining Martha's signature sense of humor with her love of people and projects, each hour-long episode presents inspiring ideas from cooking and entertaining to decorating and home renovating. For local airtimes and station information, please visit www.marthastewart.com.

About Jarden Corporation

Jarden Corporation is a leading provider of niche consumer products used in and around the home. Jarden operates in three primary business segments through a number of well recognized brands, including: Branded Consumables: Ball(R), Bee(R), Bicycle(R), Crawford(R), Diamond(R), Dicon(R), First Alert(R), Forster(R), Hoyle(R), Java Log(R), Kerr(R), Lehigh(R), Leslie-Locke(R), Loew-Cornell(R) and Pine Mountain(R); Consumer Solutions: Bionaire(R), Crock-Pot(R), FoodSaver(R), Harmony(R), Health o meter(R), Holmes(R), Mr. Coffee(R), Oster(R), Patton(R), Rival(R), Seal-a-Meal(R), Sunbeam(R), VillaWare(R) and White Mountain(TM); and Outdoor Solutions: Abu Garcia(R), Berkley(R), Campingaz(R), Coleman(R), Fenwick(R), Gulp!(R), JT(R), K2(R), Marker(R), Marmot(R), Mitchell(R), Penn(R), Rawlings(R), Shakespeare(R), Sevylor(R), Stearns(R), Stren(R), Trilene(R) and Volkl(R). Headquartered in Rye, N.Y., Jarden has over 25,000 employees worldwide. For more information, please visit www.jarden.com.

Source: Jarden Corporation

CONTACT: Martin E. Franklin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
+1-914-967-9400; or Evan Goetz or Melissa Kahaly, both of FD, +1-212-850-5600

Web site: http://www.jarden.com/
http://www.marthastewart.com/

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