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New York, N.Y., May 15, 2008 - Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) announced today that its stockholders elected Lawrence K. Fish and Peter W. May to its Board of Directors. They join seven incumbent directors who were re-elected. Mr. Fish, 63, is Chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland America and Chairman of Citizens Financial Group, Inc. Mr. May, 65, is President and a founding partner of Trian Partners, a New York-based investment management firm. They are replacing William R. Chaney and James E. Quinn. Mr. Chaney is retiring as a director of the Company. Mr. Quinn continues to serve as president of the Company.
Voting on two other matters at the Annual Meeting, stockholders approved the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company's consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2008 and approved the adoption of the 2008 Directors Equity Compensation Plan.
Tiffany & Co. operates jewelry and specialty retail stores and manufactures products through its subsidiary corporations. Its principal subsidiary is Tiffany and Company. The Company operates TIFFANY & CO. retail stores and boutiques in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe and engages in direct selling through Internet, catalog and business gift operations. Other operations include consolidated results from ventures operated under trademarks or trade names other than TIFFANY & CO. For additional information, please visit www.tiffany.com or call our shareholder information line at 800-TIF-0110.
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James N. Fernandez
212) 230-5315
Mark L. Aaron
(212) 230-5301
