[JARDEN CORPORATION LETTERHEAD]


                                           FOR:  Jarden Corporation

                                       CONTACT:  Martin E. Franklin
                                                 Chairman and
                                                 Chief Executive Officer
                                                 914-967-9400

                                                 Investor Relations:
                                                 Cara O'Brien/Melissa Myron
                                                 Press: Evan Goetz/Alecia Pulman
                                                 Financial Dynamics
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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          JARDEN CORPORATION COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF THE HOLMES GROUP,

RYE, NEW YORK - JULY 18, 2005 - JARDEN CORPORATION (NYSE:JAH) announced today
that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of The Holmes Group,
Inc ("Holmes") from Berkshire Partners LLC. The acquisition solidifies and
strengthens Jarden's Consumer Solutions business with an expanded portfolio of
leading products and brands to provide to retailers and consumers.

Privately-held Holmes supplies consumer products for the home environment and
kitchen markets and will be included within Jarden's Consumer Solutions segment.
Holmes' established relationships with major customers and its new product
development expertise has enabled it to secure leading market positions across
major product categories on a global basis, with market leading brands such as
Bionaire(R), Crock-Pot(R), Holmes(R), Patton(R), Rival(R) and White Mountain(R).

The merger consideration includes approximately $420 million in cash and 6.2
million shares of Jarden common stock. Holmes adds approximately $700 million in
annual sales, bringing Jarden's total annualized sales to approximately $3.4
billion.

Commenting on the transaction, Martin E. Franklin, Jarden's Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, said, "Holmes' premier brands, complementary product mix,
solid margins, dedicated management team, and outstanding international presence
will immediately add to our bottom line while also providing additional
opportunities for future growth. By leveraging our combined strengths, we will
build a stronger, more robust



organization capable of delivering additional value to our shareholders. We are
very excited about this acquisition and look forward to updating you on our
progress."

Berkshire Partners has invested in mid-sized private companies for the past
twenty years through six investment funds with aggregate capital commitments of
approximately $3.5 billion. The firm's investment strategy is to seek companies
that have strong growth prospects and to partner with talented management teams
who are interested in being owners of the companies they operate. Berkshire has
developed specific industry experience in several areas including consumer
products, industrial manufacturing, transportation, communications, business
services, and retailing and related services. Berkshire has been an investor in
over 80 operating companies with more than $12.0 billion of acquisition value
and combined revenues in excess of $15.0 billion. Additional information may be
found at www.berkshirepartners.com.

Jarden Corporation is a leading provider of niche consumer products used in and
around the home, under well-known brand names including Ball(R), Bee(R),
Bicycle(R), Bionaire(R), Campingaz(R), Coleman(R), Crawford(R), Crock-Pot(R),
Diamond(R), First Alert(R), FoodSaver(R), Forster(R), Harmony(R), Health o
meter(R), Holmes(R), Hoyle(R), Kerr(R), Lehigh(R), Leslie-Locke(R),
Loew-Cornell(R), Mr. Coffee(R), Oster(R), Patton(R), Rival(R), Seal-a-Meal(R),
Sunbeam(R), VillaWare(R) and White Mountain(TM). Jarden operates through four
business segments: Branded Consumables, Consumer Solutions, Outdoor Solutions
and Other. Headquartered in Rye, N.Y., Jarden has over 16,000 employees
worldwide. For more information, please visit www.jarden.com.


Note: This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of the federal securities laws and is intended to qualify for the Safe Harbor
from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, including statements regarding the outlook for Jarden's markets and the
demand for its products, future cash flows from operations, Jarden's future
revenues and margin requirements, growth in costs and expenses and the impact of
acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings and other unusual items, including
our ability to integrate and obtain the anticipated results from our acquisition
of The Holmes Group, Inc. and American Household, Inc. These projections and
statements are based on management's estimates and assumptions with respect to
future events and financial performance and are believed to be reasonable,
though are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. Actual results could
differ materially from those projected as a result of certain factors. A
discussion of factors that could cause results to vary is included in the
Company's periodic and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

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