CAO Cigars Chosen For NBA Annual Summer Meeting Nashville, June 25, 2007: CAO, one of the world’s foremost premium cigar manufacturers, has been selected to provide cigars for the NBA Players Association Annual Summer Meeting, to be held at the illustrious Atlantis Resort & Casino in The Bahamas, June 25-29. The important meeting draws over 200 of the NBA’s elite players, their families, NBA executives and associated VIPs. NBA VIP Gift Bags will include a sampler of CAO’s finest cigars along with headwear provided by CAO M.E.R.C.H. “We’re excited to be a part of this NBA function,” said CAO Chief Marketing Officer, Jon Huber. “This is an excellent opportunity to bring the CAO brand to the attention of some of the sports world’s most recognized athletes and high-powered executives.” CAO was awarded the distinguished honor of being among “The Best of the Best” Cigars, according to Robb Report, the magazine dedicate to the luxury lifestyle. ------------------------------------------------- CAO International, Inc. is the producer of one of the country’s top lines of premium cigars, Meerschaum pipes and pipe tobaccos. Founded by Cano A. Ozgener in Nashville as a labor of love thirty-nine years ago, today CAO products can be found in every continent in the world with the exception of Antarctica. CAO produces nine cigar lines that have all been rated ‘90’ (“OUTSTANDING”) or above, by Cigar Aficionado and Cigar Insider.