Janex International, Inc.

Janex International, Inc. and its subsidiaries engage in the business of development, marketing, and selling toys and functional children's products, which are manufactured by subcontractors. The company sells its products primarily to U.S. based retailers. It focuses on five categories of about 200 toy and gift products designed for the specialty toy, museum, zoos, aquariums, and gift markets: Puzzles/Brainteasers, Glow-In-The-Dark, Activity Kits, Gizmos, and Games. The company’s products are distributed to a nationwide customer base of 4,000 retailers and internationally distributed to approximately 20 countries. Its primary competitors are Binary Arts, Great Explorations and Illuminations, Creativity for Kids and Curiosity Kits, Wild Planet, Action Products International, University Games, and Briarpatch. As of December 11, 1998, Janex International, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Futech Interactive Products Inc..