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NAVARRE ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO SELL ITS INDEPENDENT MUSIC
DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS TO KOCH ENTERTAINMENT

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — May 14, 2007 — Navarre Corporation (NASDAQ: NAVR) a publisher and distributor of physical and digital home entertainment and multimedia products, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its independent music distribution business to KOCH Entertainment for $6.5 million in cash. In addition, the Company will retain certain trade receivables associated with the business, from which it expects to generate additional cash. The Company expects to recognize a gain from the transaction, the amount of which will depend on the closing balance sheet, and anticipates this transaction to be slightly accretive on a go forward basis.

Under the terms of the agreement, KOCH Entertainment has agreed to purchase all outstanding equity in Navarre Entertainment Media. The transaction is contingent upon certain conditions and is currently anticipated to close on May 31, 2007.

Navarre’s independent music distribution business has exclusive distribution agreements with independent music labels and generates approximately $50 million in annual net revenue.

Commenting on the sale of the independent music distribution business, Cary Deacon, Navarre Chief Executive Officer, stated, “The sale of Navarre Entertainment Media is a continuation of our strategy to assess all parts of the company that are in business sectors that are in decline to allow us to redeploy assets in stable and growth businesses. We realized that consolidation was inevitable in the Independent music sector in order to serve both, labels and their artists and the retail customers. We are proud of the accomplishments of our associates in Navarre Entertainment Media group. We believe KOCH Entertainment is a perfect fit for all of our constituents going forward.”

Michael Koch, Chief Executive Officer of KOCH Entertainment, commenting on the acquisition, stated, “I am delighted that after twenty years of steady organic growth we are now making a significant acquisition that will further enhance our leadership position in independent music distribution. We are now the only true independent distributor with scale and our market share has gone from 1.8 to around 2.7 percent. Needless to say, we at KOCH continue to believe in the future of music and retail.”

About Navarre Corporation
Navarre Corporation (NASDAQ: NAVR) is a publisher and distributor of physical and digital home entertainment and multimedia products, including PC software, CD audio, DVD video, video games and accessories. Since its founding in 1983, the Company has established distribution relationships with customers across a wide spectrum of retail channels which includes mass merchants, discount, wholesale club, office and music superstores, military and e-tailers nationwide. The Company currently provides its products to over 19,000 retail and distribution center locations throughout the United States and Canada. Navarre has expanded its business to include the licensing and publishing of home entertainment and multimedia content, primarily through the acquisitions of Encore, BCI, and FUNimation. For more information, please visit the Company’s web site at http://www.navarre.com.

About KOCH Entertainment
KOCH Entertainment, founded in 1987 and now in its twentieth year, is the leading and fastest-growing independent music company in the U.S. KOCH’s operations encompass record and video labels as well as distribution companies in the U.S. and Canada. KOCH Entertainment is the market leader among independent labels and distributors in both the U.S. and Canada and its record label KOCH Records had the largest number of Billboard charting albums among independents for six years in a row (2001 — 2006). KOCH Entertainment is owned by Entertainment One Ltd. which has been recently listed on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market (ticker symbol “ETO”).

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