Madison Dearborn Partners

SOUTH DEERFIELD, Mass., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Yankee Holding Corp. and The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. (collectively, "Yankee Candle" or the "Company") today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.  Yankee Holding Corp., a direct subsidiary of YCC Holdings LLC, is a holding company formed in connection with the Company's Merger with an affiliate of Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC on February 6, 2007 (the "Merger"), and is the parent company of The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101110/YANKEECANDLELOGO) Sales for the first quarter of 2012 were $155.1 million, an increase of $11.0 million or 7.6% from the prior year first quarter.  Retail sales were $81.0 million, an increase of $6.2 million or 8.3% from the prior year quarter. Sales in the Company's Wholesale segment were $50.2 million, an increase of $2.7 million or 5.7% versus the prior year first quarter.  Sales in the Company's ...