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<B><FONT size="2">UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></B>
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<B><FONT size="2">SCHEDULE 14A</FONT></B>

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<FONT size="2">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities</FONT>

<DIV align="center">
<FONT size="2">Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</FONT>
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<FONT size="2">Filed by the Registrant&nbsp;
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<FONT size="2">Filed by a Party other than the Registrant&nbsp;
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Check the appropriate box:
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<FONT size="2"><FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;Preliminary
Proxy Statement</FONT></TD>
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        <FONT size="2"><FONT face="wingdings">&nbsp;</FONT>&nbsp;
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<FONT size="2"><FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Confidential,
for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</B></FONT></TD>
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        <FONT size="2"><FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;Definitive
        Proxy Statement
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        <FONT size="2"><FONT face="wingdings">&#120;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;Definitive
        Additional Materials
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        <FONT size="2"><FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting
        Material Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-11(c) or Rule&nbsp;14a-12
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<P align="center"><font size="2"><B>APPLICA INCORPORATED</B></FONT>


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<FONT size="2">(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
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<P align="center"><font size="2"><B>N/A</B></FONT>


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<FONT size="2">(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if
other than the Registrant)
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<FONT size="2">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
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        <FONT size="2">No fee required.
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        <FONT size="2">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act
        Rules&nbsp;14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11.
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left">
        <FONT size="2">Title of each class of securities to which
        transaction applies:
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        <FONT size="2">Aggregate number of securities to which
        transaction applies:
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)</FONT></TD>
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        <FONT size="2">Per unit price or other underlying value of
        transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule&nbsp;0-11
        (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and
        state how it was determined):
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        <FONT size="2">Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:
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        <FONT size="2">Total fee paid:
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        <FONT size="2">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.
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        <FONT size="2">Check box if any part of the fee is offset as
        provided by Exchange Act Rule&nbsp; 0-11(a)(2) and identify the
        filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously.
        Identify the previous filing by registration statement number,
        or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
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        <FONT size="2">Amount Previously Paid:
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        <FONT size="2">Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:
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        <FONT size="2">Filing Party:
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SCHEDULE 14D-9</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(RULE 14d-101)</B></DIV>



<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(4)<BR>
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>(Amendment No.&nbsp;9)</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Applica Incorporated</B><BR>
(Name of Subject Company)
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Applica Incorporated</B><BR>
(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Common Stock, Par Value $0.10 Per Share</B><BR>
(Title of Class of Securities)
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>03815A106</B><BR>
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Harry D. Schulman<BR>
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Applica Incorporated<BR>
3633 Flamingo Road<BR>
Miramar, Florida 33027<BR>
(954)&nbsp;883-1000</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive<BR>
Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><I>Copies To:</I><BR>
<B>Ira N. Rosner, Esq.<BR>
Barbara J. Oikle, Esq.<BR>
Greenberg Traurig, P.A.<BR>
1221 Brickell Avenue<BR>
Miami, FL 33131<BR>
Telephone: (305)&nbsp;579-0500<BR>
Facsimile: (305)&nbsp;961-5844</B>
</DIV>


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    <TD>Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the
commencement of a tender offer.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Amendment No.&nbsp;9 to Schedule&nbsp;14D-9 amends and supplements the Solicitation/Recommendation
Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14D-9 originally filed by Applica with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on December&nbsp;19, 2006, as amended by Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Schedule&nbsp;14D-9, which was filed by Applica
with the SEC on December&nbsp;21, 2006, by Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Schedule&nbsp;14D-9, which was filed by Applica
with the SEC on December&nbsp;22, 2006, by Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to Schedule&nbsp;14D-9, which was filed by Applica
with the SEC on December&nbsp;28, 2006, by Amendment No.&nbsp;4 to Schedule&nbsp;14D-9, which was also filed by
Applica with the SEC on December&nbsp;28, 2006, by Amendment No.&nbsp;5 to Schedule&nbsp;14D-9, which was filed by
Applica with the SEC on January&nbsp;4, 2007, by Amendment No.&nbsp;6 to Schedule&nbsp;14D-9, which was also filed
by Applica with the SEC on January&nbsp;4, 2007, by Amendment No.&nbsp;7 to Schedule&nbsp;14D-9, which was filed
by Applica with the SEC on January&nbsp;10, 2007, and also by Amendment No.&nbsp;8 to Schedule&nbsp;14D-9, which
was filed by Applica with the SEC on January&nbsp;12, 2007. Except as otherwise indicated, the
information set forth in the original Schedule&nbsp;14D-9 and previous amendments thereto remains
unchanged. Capitalized terms that appear herein but are not defined herein have the meanings
ascribed to such terms in the original Schedule&nbsp;14D-9.
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This document has been made available to shareholders of Applica. Investors are urged to read
the original Schedule&nbsp;14D-9, as amended by Amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 thereto and
this Amendment No.&nbsp;9, as it contains important information. The original Schedule&nbsp;14D-9, as
amended, and other public filings made from time to time by Applica with the SEC are available
without charge from the SEC&#146;s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the documents filed with the SEC
may be obtained free of charge by directing such requests to Applica Incorporated, 3633 Flamingo
Road, Miramar, Florida 33027, Attention: Investor Relations (954)&nbsp;883-1000, or from Applica&#146;s
website at www.applicainc.com.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;2. Identity and Background of Filing Person.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The first paragraph of Item 2(b) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as
follows:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;This Statement relates to the tender offer by Apex Acquisition Corporation, or NACCO Sub,
which is a newly formed Florida corporation and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of NACCO
Industries, Inc., or NACCO, which is a Delaware corporation, to purchase all of the issued and
outstanding shares of Applica&#146;s common stock at a purchase price of $8.05 per share, net to the
seller in cash, without interest. The tender offer is being made on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule&nbsp;TO and the exhibits thereto filed by
NACCO and NACCO Sub with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;15, 2006, as amended by
NACCO and NACCO Sub on December&nbsp;18, 2006, December&nbsp;21, 2006, December&nbsp;26, 2006, January&nbsp;3, 2007,
January&nbsp;9, 2007 and January&nbsp;16, 2007. The value of the consideration offered, together with all of
the terms and conditions applicable to the tender offer, is referred to in this Statement as the
NACCO offer. The Schedule&nbsp;TO states that NACCO intends, as soon as practicable after successful
completion of the NACCO offer, to seek to have NACCO Sub merge with and into Applica in accordance
with the applicable provisions of the Florida Business Corporation Act, or the FBCA.&#148;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Past Contacts, Transactions, Negotiations and Agreements.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The first paragraph of Item 3(a) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as
follows:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;Except as described in this Statement or in the excerpts from Applica&#146;s Definitive Proxy
Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A that was filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;31, 2006, which excerpts are filed
as <U>Exhibit (e)(1)</U> to this Statement, relating to Applica&#146;s annual meeting of shareholders,
or in excepts from Applica&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A that was filed with the SEC
on December&nbsp;4, 2006, as supplemented by Applica&#146;s Supplements to Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A
that were filed with the SEC on December&nbsp;15, 2006, December&nbsp;22, 2006, December&nbsp;28, 2006, January&nbsp;4,
2007 and January&nbsp;17, 2007, relating to the proposed merger with Harbinger, which excerpts are filed
as <U>Exhibit (e)(2)</U>, <U>Exhibit (e)(14)</U>, <U>Exhibit (e)(16)</U> and <U>Exhibit
(e)(17)</U> to this Statement, or as otherwise incorporated herein by reference, to the knowledge
of Applica, as of the date of this Statement, there are no material agreements, arrangements or
understandings, nor any actual or potential conflicts of interest, between Applica or its
affiliates and (i)&nbsp;Applica&#146;s executive officers, directors or affiliates or (ii)&nbsp;the NACCO Sub,
NACCO or their respective executive officers, directors or affiliates. The exhibits filed as
<U>Exhibit (e)(1)</U>, <U>Exhibit (e)(2)</U>, <U>Exhibit (e)(14)</U>, <U>Exhibit (e)(16)</U>
and <U>Exhibit (e)(17)</U> to this Statement are incorporated herein by reference, and include the
information on the following pages and with the following headings from the annual meeting proxy
statement and the Harbinger merger proxy statement:
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pages 5 and 6 of the annual meeting proxy statement, &#147;Stock Ownership&#148;;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD>Pages 8 and 9 of the annual meeting proxy statement, &#147;How are directors compensated?&#148;;</TD>
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<TR>
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    <TD>Pages 14 and 15 of the annual meeting proxy statement, &#147;Executive Compensation&#148;;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pages 15 through 17 of the annual meeting proxy statement, &#147;Report of the Compensation Committee
on Executive Compensation&#148;;</TD>
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<TR>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pages 19 and 20 of the annual meeting proxy statement, &#147;Employment Agreements&#148;;</TD>
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    <TD>Page 21 of the annual meeting proxy statement, &#147;Certain Relationships and Related Transactions&#148;;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pages 37 through 41 of the Harbinger merger proxy statement, &#147;Interests of Our Directors and
Executive Officers in the Merger;&#148; as supplemented by pages 7 and 8 of the second supplement,
page 8 of the third supplement, pages 9 and 10 of the fourth
supplement and pages 9 and 10 of
the fifth supplement, &#147;Update to Interests of Our Directors and Executive Officers in the
Merger&#148;;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Page 45 of the Harbinger merger proxy statement, &#147;Consideration To Be Received in the Merger&#148;; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pages 62 and 63 of the Harbinger merger proxy statement, &#147;Security Ownership of Certain
Beneficial Owners and Management.&#148;</TD>
</TR>

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</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The first paragraph under the subheading &#147;Cash Consideration Payable Pursuant to the NACCO
Offer&#148; in Item 3(a) is hereby amended as follows:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The amount &#147;$21,756.481.50&#148; in the last line of such paragraph is replaced with the amount
&#147;$22,169,579.25&#148;.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The third paragraph under the subheading &#147;Cash Consideration Payable Pursuant to the NACCO
Offer&#148; in Item 3(a) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;As of November&nbsp;27, 2006, Applica&#146;s directors and executive officers held options to purchase
842,500 shares of Applica&#146;s common stock, 623,667 of which were vested and exercisable as of that
date. The outstanding options have exercise prices ranging from $2.86 to $31.6875 and an aggregate
weighted average exercise price of $5.08 per share. Of the total options outstanding as of
November&nbsp;27, 2006, options to purchase 772,000 shares of Applica&#146;s common stock
had exercise prices that were less than NACCO&#146;s $8.05 offer price, 549,667 of
which were vested and exercisable as of November&nbsp;27, 2006. The weighted average exercise price of
these &#147;in the money&#148; options was $4.32. All of the unvested options would
fully vest upon the consummation of the NACCO offer pursuant to the terms of Applica&#146;s 1988
Directors Stock Option Plan, 1992 Employees&#146; Incentive Stock Option Plan, 1996 Stock Option Plan,
the 1998 Stock Option Plan and the 2000 Stock Option Plan.&#148;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. The Solicitation or Recommendation.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Item&nbsp;4(a) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;As described in subsection (c)&nbsp;below, after careful consideration, the Applica board
determined at a meeting on January&nbsp;16, 2007, to recommend that Applica&#146;s shareholders reject the
NACCO offer and <U>not</U> tender their shares in the NACCO offer.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Accordingly, the Applica board recommends that Applica&#146;s shareholders reject the NACCO offer
and </B><U><B>not</B></U><B> tender their shares in the NACCO offer.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, the Applica board reaffirms the Harbinger merger and recommends that Applica&#146;s
shareholders vote &#147;FOR&#148; the adoption of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October&nbsp;19,
2006, as amended by Amendment No.&nbsp;1 thereto, dated as of December&nbsp;14, 2006, Amendment No.&nbsp;2
thereto, dated as of December&nbsp;22, 2006, Amendment No.&nbsp;3 thereto, dated as of December&nbsp;27, 2006,
Amendment No.&nbsp;4 thereto, dated as of January&nbsp;3, 2007, and Amendment No.&nbsp;5 thereto, dated as of
January&nbsp;16, 2007, among Applica and certain affiliates of Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I,
Ltd., which are collectively referred to in this Statement as
Harbinger.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A letter to Applica&#146;s shareholders and a press release communicating the Applica board&#146;s
recommendation are filed as <U>Exhibit (a)(16)</U> and <U>Exhibit
(a)(18)</U>, respectively.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Applica board also recommends that, even if a shareholder does not vote with respect to
the Harbinger merger agreement at this time, that such shareholder vote &#147;FOR&#148; the proposal to
adjourn or postpone the special meeting of Applica&#146;s shareholders, if necessary or appropriate, to
solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient shares present or represented at the meeting
to constitute a quorum or insufficient votes at the time of the meeting to adopt the Harbinger
merger agreement or because the board, in its judgment, determines that an adjournment is required
by law or is otherwise in the best interests of Applica and its shareholders. The ability to
adjourn or postpone the special meeting will give the Applica board the flexibility to preserve the
existing transaction with Harbinger should the vote not be obtained by January&nbsp;23, 2007.&#148;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Item&nbsp;4(b) is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition of the following paragraphs as
the final paragraphs thereto:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;On January&nbsp;16, 2007, NACCO publicly announced that it had increased the per share offer price
of the NACCO offer to $8.05, net to the seller in cash, without interest, and amended the Schedule
TO accordingly. In accordance with the terms of the Harbinger merger agreement, Applica promptly
notified Harbinger on January&nbsp;16, 2007 of NACCO&#146;s amended
offer price. In response, Harbinger submitted a binding offer to
enter into a fifth amendment to the Harbinger merger agreement to increase the merger
consideration to $8.25 per share in cash, without interest,
conditioned upon increases in the termination fee payable by Applica
if the merger agreement is terminated under certain circumstances to
$7&nbsp;million and Applica&#146;s corresponding expense
reimbursement obligation to up to $3.3&nbsp;million.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The fifth amendment (i)&nbsp;increases the
merger consideration payable for all outstanding shares of Applica that Harbinger does not
currently own to $8.25 per share in cash, without interest, and (ii)&nbsp;requires Applica to convene
the special meeting at 11:00&nbsp;a.m. Eastern Standard Time on January&nbsp;17, 2007, as scheduled, and
adjourn the special meeting until 11:00&nbsp;a.m. Eastern Standard Time on January&nbsp;23, 2007, without a
vote on any proposal other than an adjournment. In consideration of the increase in the per share
merger consideration, Applica acceded to Harbinger&#146;s demand for increases in the termination fee
payable by Applica if the merger agreement is terminated under certain circumstances to $7&nbsp;million
and Applica&#146;s corresponding expense reimbursement obligation to up to $3.3&nbsp;million.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On January&nbsp;16, 2007, the Applica board held a meeting and discussed the offers from NACCO and
Harbinger and its obligations under the Harbinger merger agreement. The meeting was attended by
Applica&#146;s senior management and legal and financial advisors, as well as a representative of the
Applica board&#146;s independent legal counsel. The Applica board reviewed and discussed the amended
offer from NACCO and the proposed amendment to the Harbinger merger agreement with management and
the legal and financial advisors and determined that the Harbinger merger agreement, as proposed to
be amended, is more favorable to Applica&#146;s shareholders than the amended offer made by NACCO.
After lengthy discussions and a thorough review with management and the legal and financial
advisors, the Applica board also determined (i)&nbsp;that the merger agreement, as proposed to be
amended, is advisable for, fair to and in the best interests of Applica&#146;s shareholders (other than
Harbinger and its affiliates) and voted to approve and adopt, and authorized senior management to
enter into, the amendment proposed by Harbinger and (ii)&nbsp;to recommend that Applica&#146;s shareholders
(A)&nbsp;vote &#147;FOR&#148; the adoption of the Harbinger merger agreement, as proposed to be amended and (B)
reject the NACCO offer and <U>not</U> tender their shares in the NACCO offer.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On January&nbsp;16, 2007, Applica executed Amendment No.&nbsp;5 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger with
Harbinger, as amended, and thereafter on January&nbsp;17, 2007, issued a press release announcing the
amendment. Also on January&nbsp;17, 2007, Applica filed with the SEC a supplement to the Harbinger
merger proxy statement that describes, among other things, the amendment to the Harbinger merger
agreement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Applica convened the special meeting at 11:00&nbsp;a.m. Eastern Standard Time on January&nbsp;17, 2007,
as originally scheduled, and adjourned the special meeting until 11:00&nbsp;a.m. Eastern Standard Time
on January&nbsp;23, 2007, without a vote on any proposal other than an adjournment. The proposals to be
considered at the special meeting will be submitted to a vote of Applica&#146;s shareholders at the
reconvened meeting at 11:00&nbsp;a.m. Eastern Standard Time on January&nbsp;23, 2007.&#148;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Item&nbsp;4(c) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;The Applica board based its determination to recommend that Applica&#146;s shareholders reject the
revised NACCO offer and <U>not</U> tender their shares in the revised NACCO offer on the following
reasons:
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><I>Higher Price and More Deal Certainty Offered by
Harbinger</I>. The $8.25 per share merger consideration set forth in the Harbinger merger agreement, as amended on December&nbsp;14, 2006,
December&nbsp;22, 2006, December&nbsp;27, 2006, January&nbsp;3, 2007 and January&nbsp;16, 2007 is $0.20 higher
than the per share price being offered by NACCO. In addition, Applica believes that,
subject to receipt of shareholder approval, substantially all conditions precedent to the
consummation of the Harbinger merger have been satisfied or will be satisfied at closing.
Accordingly, Applica currently anticipates that the merger with Harbinger would be
completed not later than one business day after the shareholder meeting assuming that the
requisite shareholder approval were obtained.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><I>The Revised NACCO Offer Continues to Contain Certain Significant Conditions Resulting in
Consummation Uncertainty</I>. The Applica board believes that the revised NACCO offer
continues to contain certain substantial conditions that create significant concerns as to
whether the revised NACCO offer can be completed in a reasonable time
frame, if at all.
Although to date NACCO has eliminated or revised certain conditions precedent to make such
conditions more comparable to the conditions to the Harbinger merger and further indicated
a willingness to modify to make more favorable to Applica certain of its closing
conditions in any merger agreement it might enter into with Applica, the Applica board
believes that the following conditions of the revised NACCO offer continue to present an
unacceptable risk to consummation of such offer:</TD>
</TR>

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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B><I>Minimum Condition</I></B>. <I>Applica&#146;s shareholders shall have validly tendered and not
properly withdrawn prior to the expiration of the revised NACCO offer a number of shares
of common stock that constitute a majority of the outstanding shares of Applica&#146;s common
stock, calculated on a fully diluted basis as of the date the shares are accepted for
payment pursuant to the revised NACCO offer.</I></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Applica&#146;s board believes that the Minimum Condition, which requires a majority of
Applica&#146;s outstanding shares of common stock on a fully diluted basis to be tendered,
presents a significant risk that the revised NACCO offer will not be consummated,
especially in light of Harbinger&#146;s ownership of approximately 39% of Applica&#146;s
outstanding common stock. Assuming that Harbinger does not tender the shares of common
stock that it currently owns, the Minimum Condition will not be satisfied unless
approximately 81% to 86% percent of the remaining currently outstanding shares of
Applica&#146;s common stock are validly tendered and not subsequently withdrawn. While
acknowledging that tender offer response rates are transaction specific and necessarily
dependent on a number of factors, including the nature of the target&#146;s shareholder base,
based on information made available by Applica&#146;s proxy solicitation advisor, the Applica
board noted that tender offer response rates rarely exceed the low to mid 90% range, and
that such response rates are significantly lower where a
large portion of the shareholders are non-institutional (in excess of
40%). The Applica board noted that the voting
response rate to the current Applica proxy solicitation appears to be
approximately 65%  of the shares not owned by Harbinger (on a fully
diluted basis). The Board also believes, based on the information
available, that
non-institutional shareholders hold in excess of 40% of the shares not
owned by Harbinger. Accordingly, the Applica board believes that there is a considerable
risk that the Minimum Condition will not be satisfied.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B><I>No Adverse Change Condition</I></B>. <I>No event, circumstance, change or effect shall have
occurred since October&nbsp;19, 2006 that, individually or in the aggregate, with all other
events, circumstances, changes and effects, is or could reasonably be expected to be
materially adverse to the business, financial condition, assets, liabilities or results
of operations of Applica and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that
the foregoing shall not include any event, circumstance, change or effect resulting from
(A)&nbsp;changes in general economic conditions or (B)&nbsp;general changes in the industry of
designing, marketing and distributing small electronic kitchen and household appliances
in which Applica and its subsidiaries operate that do not have a disproportionate effect
(relative to overall industry performance) on Applica and its subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.</I></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The No Adverse Change Condition does not exclude effects arising out of the announcement
or pendency of a potential transaction with NACCO. The Applica board believes that the
announcement of a potential transaction with NACCO may result in a substantial loss of
key employees and other adverse effects on Applica&#146;s business. Although it is impossible
to assess whether such adverse effects will occur, such potential risks have not yet been
identified as risks to consummation of the Harbinger merger. If such an adverse impact
did occur after the announcement of a potential transaction with NACCO, NACCO could
assert that the No Adverse Change Condition was not satisfied and, as a result, not
consummate the revised NACCO offer. Applica requested that NACCO revise the No Adverse
Change Condition such that adverse changes resulting from the transaction itself cannot
be asserted to avoid completion of the NACCO offer. NACCO indicated a willingness to
make certain changes in this condition in the context of a merger agreement, but
indicated that it would require a &#147;reasonable level of specificity&#148; with respect to the
exclusions. &#147;Material adverse</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #textcolor#; background: #bgcolor#">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>change&#148; provisions are highly negotiated contractual provisions, and it is uncertain
whether Applica and NACCO would be able to reach a mutually acceptable agreement with
respect to the scope of the requested exclusions. Accordingly, the Applica board
believes that this condition poses a potential risk to consummation of the NACCO offer
that is not present with respect to the Harbinger merger.</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B><I>Recommendation Condition. </I></B><I>The Applica board shall have either recommended that
the holders of shares accept the NACCO offer and tender their shares in the NACCO offer,
taken a neutral position with respect to the NACCO offer or not recommended against the
NACCO offer.</I></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Applica board believes that modifying its position with respect to the revised NACCO
offer would be inconsistent with its obligations under the Harbinger merger agreement
because the revised NACCO offer does not constitute a &#147;superior proposal&#148; as defined
therein. Accordingly, the Applica board is prohibited from satisfying this condition.
Moreover, if the Applica board modifies or withdraws its recommendation that Applica&#146;s
shareholders vote for the Harbinger merger, Harbinger has the right to terminate the
merger agreement and Applica must, under the amended Harbinger merger agreement, pay APN
Mergersub, Inc., or Harbinger Buyer, a termination fee equal to $7.0&nbsp;million plus up to
$3.3&nbsp;million of reasonable, documented, third party, out-of-pocket expenses.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B><I>Termination of Harbinger Merger Condition. </I></B><I>The Harbinger merger agreement shall
have been terminated, or a court of competent jurisdiction shall have entered an order
satisfactory to NACCO Sub that the Harbinger merger agreement is not legally valid and
binding on the parties thereto.</I></TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Applica may only terminate the Harbinger merger agreement in connection with a superior
proposal. Because the board concluded that the revised NACCO offer does not constitute a
superior proposal, this condition cannot be satisfied.</TD>
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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><I>Uncertainty Harmful to Applica&#146;s Business. </I>The uncertainty regarding the
control of Applica has strained Applica&#146;s relationships with certain of its significant
customers, adversely affected Applica&#146;s ability to operate its business in the ordinary
course and has had a negative impact upon Applica&#146;s ability to attract new employees and to
fill vacant employment positions. In light of these threats to Applica&#146;s business caused by
such uncertainty, the Applica board believes that it is imperative to consummate a
transaction offering a substantial premium to Applica&#146;s pre-transaction stock price with
the highest likelihood of consummation as promptly as practicable. The Applica board
believes that NACCO continues to insist upon conditions that are not likely to be
satisfied. In an attempt to terminate the now protracted period of uncertainly regarding
the control of Applica, during which period the original $6.00 per share price to be
offered to Applica&#146;s shareholders by Harbinger has increased to $8.25 under the Harbinger
merger agreement, Applica reiterated to NACCO the Applica board&#146;s determination that the
Minimum Condition, as currently drafted, presents a significant risk that the NACCO offer
will not be consummated. NACCO has been afforded numerous opportunities to amend the
Minimum Condition to increase the likelihood that such condition could be satisfied and has
refused to do so. There is significantly less uncertainty associated with the consummation
of the Harbinger merger.</TD>
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</TABLE>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Given (i)&nbsp;the higher $8.25 price per share in cash being offered by the Harbinger merger
agreement, as amended (as opposed to $8.05 being offered in the amended NACCO offer), (ii)&nbsp;the
risks to Applica associated with terminating the Harbinger merger agreement or the Applica board
changing its recommendation with respect to the Harbinger merger agreement absent a superior
proposal, (iii)&nbsp;the continuing uncertainty as to whether certain of the conditions precedent to the
revised NACCO offer, in particular the Minimum Condition, can be satisfied and (iv)&nbsp;the risks to
Applica&#146;s business inherent in not consummating a transaction as promptly as practicable, the
Applica board believes it serves the best interests of Applica&#146;s shareholders to reject the revised
NACCO offer.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Harbinger is offering $0.20 more per share than NACCO. In addition, Applica believes that,
subject to receipt of shareholder approval, substantially all conditions precedent to the
consummation of the Harbinger merger have been satisfied or will be satisfied at closing and the
merger with Harbinger will be completed not later than one business day after the shareholder
meeting. On the other hand, NACCO is offering a lower per share purchase price, and the Applica
board is considerably less confident that certain conditions to the
NACCO offer can be satisfied.
Applica has communicated its concerns regarding consummation certainty to NACCO. NACCO, however,
has refused to adequately address these concerns, particularly the Minimum Condition, after being
given numerous opportunities to do so. This presents, in the Applica board&#146;s view, an unacceptable
risk that NACCO&#146;s offer cannot be completed. To avoid the increasing risk of harm to Applica&#146;s
business and the attendant risks to the completion of a sale of Applica, and to maximize
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">the merger consideration to be received by Applica&#146;s shareholders in a transaction offering
the highest likelihood of consummation, Applica acceded to Harbinger&#146;s demand for increases in the
termination fee payable by Applica if the merger agreement is terminated under certain
circumstances to $7&nbsp;million and Applica&#146;s corresponding expense reimbursement obligation to up to
$3.3&nbsp;million in consideration of Harbinger&#146;s increase in the per share merger consideration by
$0.50. The Applica board determined that its failure to agree to such
increase would have resulted in Harbinger refusing to raise its offered merger consideration.
Faced with NACCO&#146;s repeated refusal to remedy the higher conditionality of its offer, the Applica
board decided not to jeopardize Harbinger&#146;s offer to increase to $8.25 the price per share to be
received by Applica&#146;s shareholders. Moreover, the Applica board believes that the increased
termination fee would likely not discourage material increases by
NACCO or any other bidder. The Applica board also considered the size
of the increased termination fee and
maximum expense reimbursement relative to the
implied enterprise and equity values of Applica.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For the foregoing reasons, the Applica board recommends that Applica&#146;s shareholders reject the
revised NACCO offer and <U>not</U> tender their shares pursuant to the NACCO offer.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The preceding discussion of the reasons for the Applica board&#146;s recommendation includes all
material factors and information considered by the Applica board in making its recommendation, but
is not, and is not intended to be, exhaustive. In light of the variety of factors considered in
connection with its evaluation of the revised NACCO offer and the complexity of these matters, the
Applica board did not find it practicable to, and did not, quantify or otherwise attempt to assign
relative weights to the various factors considered in reaching its determination, and individual
directors may have given different weight to different factors.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Applica board reserves the right to revise this recommendation in the event of changed
circumstances, if any. Any such change in the recommendation of the Applica board will be
communicated to shareholders as promptly as practicable in the event that such a determination is
reached.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Applica shareholders who have voted &#147;FOR&#148; adoption of the Harbinger merger agreement can
change their vote at any time prior to the special meeting on January&nbsp;23, 2007 by:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Delivering a written notice to the corporate secretary of Applica before such special
meeting that states that he or she revokes his or her proxy;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. Delivering a signed and later dated new proxy card before such special meeting in
accordance with the instructions included with the proxy card; or
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. Attending the special meeting and voting in person.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Applica shareholders retain the ability to tender their shares into the NACCO offer
irrespective of whether or not they choose to revoke a previously executed proxy until January&nbsp;29,
2007.&#148;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Exhibits.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Item&nbsp;9 is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>No.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Document</B></TD>
</TR>

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</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(1)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Letter to Applica&#146;s shareholders dated December&nbsp;19, 2006
(incorporated by reference to exhibit (a)(1) of Applica&#146;s
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14D-9
filed with the SEC on December&nbsp;19, 2006)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(2)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Press release issued by Applica on December&nbsp;19, 2006
(incorporated by reference to exhibit (a)(2) of Applica&#146;s
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14D-9
filed with the SEC on December&nbsp;19, 2006)*</DIV></TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>No.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Document</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(3)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Applica&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A
relating to the Special Meeting of Shareholders to consider
the Harbinger merger, as supplemented on December&nbsp;15, 2006,
December&nbsp;22, 2006, December&nbsp;28, 2006 and January&nbsp;5, 2007
(filed with the SEC on December&nbsp;4, 2006, as supplemented on
December&nbsp;15, 2006, December&nbsp;22, 2006, December&nbsp;28, 2006 and
January&nbsp;5, 2007, and incorporated by reference)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(4)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Press release issued by Applica on December&nbsp;21, 2006
(incorporated by reference to exhibit 99.1 of Applica&#146;s
Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the SEC on December
21, 2006)*</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(5)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Letter to Applica&#146;s shareholders dated December&nbsp;22, 2006
(incorporated by reference to exhibit (a)(5) of Amendment
No.&nbsp;2 to Applica&#146;s Solicitation/ Recommendation Statement on
Schedule&nbsp;14D-9/A filed with the SEC on December&nbsp;22, 2006)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(6)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Press release issued by Applica on December&nbsp;22, 2006
(incorporated by reference to exhibit 99.1 of Applica&#146;s
Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the SEC December&nbsp;22,
2006)*</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(7)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Letter to Applica&#146;s shareholders dated December&nbsp;28, 2006
(incorporated by reference to exhibit (a)(7) of Amendment
No.&nbsp;3 to Applica&#146;s Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on
Schedule&nbsp;14D-9/A filed with the SEC on December&nbsp;28, 2006)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(8)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Press release issued by Applica on December&nbsp;27, 2006
(incorporated by reference to exhibit 99.1 of Applica&#146;s
Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed December&nbsp;27, 2006)*</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(9)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Press release issued by Applica on December&nbsp;28, 2006
(incorporated by reference to Applica&#146;s Schedule&nbsp;14A filed
with the SEC on December&nbsp;28, 2006)*</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(10)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Press release issued by Applica on January&nbsp;3, 2007
(incorporated by reference to exhibit 99.1 of Applica&#146;s
Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the SEC on January&nbsp;3,
2007)*</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(11)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Letter to Applica&#146;s shareholders dated January&nbsp;4, 2007
(incorporated by reference to exhibit (a)(11) of Amendment
No.&nbsp;6 to Applica&#146;s Solicitation/ Recommendation Statement on
Schedule&nbsp;14D-9/A filed with the SEC on January&nbsp;4, 2007)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(12)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Press release issued by Applica on January&nbsp;4, 2007
(incorporated by reference to Applica&#146;s Schedule&nbsp;14A filed
with the SEC on January&nbsp;4, 2007)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(13)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Press release issued by Applica on January&nbsp;9, 2007
(incorporated by reference to exhibit (a)(13) of Amendment
No.&nbsp;7 to Applica&#146;s Solicitation/ Recommendation Statement on
Schedule&nbsp;14D-9/A filed with the SEC on January&nbsp;10, 2007)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(14)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Press release issued by Applica on January&nbsp;10, 2007
(incorporated by reference to exhibit (a)(13) of Amendment
No.&nbsp;7 to Applica&#146;s Solicitation/ Recommendation Statement on
Schedule&nbsp;14D-9/A filed with the SEC on January&nbsp;10, 2007)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(15)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Press release issued by Applica on January&nbsp;12, 2007
(incorporated by reference to exhibit (a)(15) of Amendment
No.&nbsp;8 to Applica&#146;s Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on
Schedule&nbsp;14D-9/A filed with the SEC on January&nbsp;12, 2007)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(16)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Letter to Applica&#146;s shareholders dated January&nbsp;17, 2007&#043;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(17)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Press release issued by Applica on January&nbsp;17, 2007&#043;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(18)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Press release issued by Applica on January&nbsp;17, 2007&#043;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(1)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Excerpts from Applica&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on
Schedule&nbsp;14A filed March&nbsp;31, 2006 relating to the Applica
2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (incorporated by
reference to exhibit (e)(1) of Applica&#146;s
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14D-9
filed with the SEC on December&nbsp;19, 2006)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(2)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Excerpts from Applica&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on
Schedule&nbsp;14A filed relating to the Special Meeting of
Shareholders to consider Applica&#146;s proposed merger with
Harbinger Capital Partners (incorporated by reference to
exhibit (e)(2) of Applica&#146;s Solicitation/Recommendation
Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14D-9 filed with the SEC on December
19, 2006)</DIV></TD>
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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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    <TD width="7%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="88%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>No.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Document</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(3)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Employment Agreement dated May&nbsp;1, 2004 between Applica and
Harry D. Schulman (incorporated by reference to Applica&#146;s
Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the SEC on October&nbsp;15,
2004)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(4)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">First Amendment to Employment Agreement dated August&nbsp;2, 1999
between Applica and Harry D. Schulman (incorporated by
reference to exhibit 10.1 of Applica&#146;s Current Report on
Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the SEC on October&nbsp;15, 2004)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(5)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Employment Agreement dated July&nbsp;1, 2000 between Applica and
Terry Polistina (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.9
of Applica&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter
ended September&nbsp;30, 2000 filed with the SEC on November&nbsp;14,
2000)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(6)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">First Amendment to Employment Agreement dated July&nbsp;1, 2000
between Applica and Terry Polistina (incorporated by
reference to exhibit 10.2 of Applica&#146;s Current Report on
Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;19, 2006)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(7)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Employment Agreement dated September&nbsp;16, 2004 between
Applica and Brian Guptill (incorporated by reference to
exhibit 10.4 of Applica&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K filed
with the SEC on March&nbsp;16, 2005)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(8)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">First Amendment to Employment Agreement dated September&nbsp;16,
2004 between Applica and Brian Guptill (incorporated by
reference to exhibit 10.1 to Applica&#146;s Current Report on
Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;19, 2006)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(9)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between HB-PS Holding
Company, Inc. and Applica Incorporated and joined in by
NACCO Industries, Inc. dated July&nbsp;23, 2006 (incorporated by
reference to exhibit 2.1 of Applica&#146;s Current Report on Form
8-K filed with the SEC on July&nbsp;26, 2006)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(10)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October&nbsp;19, 2006
by and among APN Holding Company, Inc., APN Mergersub, Inc.,
and Applica Incorporated (incorporated by reference to
exhibit 2.1 of Applica&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed
with the SEC on October&nbsp;20, 2006)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(11)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amendment No.&nbsp;1, dated December&nbsp;14, 2006, to Agreement and
Plan of Merger, dated as of October&nbsp;19, 2006 by and among
APN Holding Company, Inc., APN Mergersub, Inc., and Applica
Incorporated (incorporated by reference to exhibit 2.1 of
Applica&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the SEC on
December&nbsp;15, 2006)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(12)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amendment No.&nbsp;2, dated December&nbsp;22, 2006, to Agreement and
Plan of Merger, dated as of October&nbsp;19, 2006 by and among
APN Holding Company, Inc., APN Mergersub, Inc., and Applica
Incorporated (incorporated by reference to exhibit 2.1 of
Applica&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the SEC on
December&nbsp;22, 2006)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(13)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amendment No.&nbsp;3, dated December&nbsp;27, 2006, to Agreement and
Plan of Merger, dated as of October&nbsp;19, 2006 by and among
APN Holding Company, Inc., APN Mergersub, Inc., and Applica
Incorporated (incorporated by reference to exhibit 2.1 of
Applica&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the SEC on
December&nbsp;27, 2006)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(14)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Excerpts from the Third Supplement to Applica&#146;s Definitive
Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A filed with the SEC on
December&nbsp;28, 2006 (incorporated by reference to exhibit
(e)(14) of Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to Applica&#146;s
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14D-9
filed with the SEC on December&nbsp;28, 2006)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(15)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amendment No.&nbsp;4, dated January&nbsp;3, 2007, to Agreement and
Plan of Merger, dated as of October&nbsp;19, 2006 by and among
APN Holding Company, Inc., APN Mergersub, Inc., and Applica
Incorporated (incorporated by reference to exhibit 2.1 of
Applica&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the SEC on
January&nbsp;3, 2007)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(16)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Excerpts from the Fourth Supplement to Applica&#146;s Definitive
Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A filed with the SEC on
January&nbsp;5, 2007 (incorporated by reference to exhibit
(e)(16) of Amendment No.&nbsp;6 to Applica&#146;s Solicitation/Recommendation
Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14D-9/A filed with the
SEC on January&nbsp;5, 2007)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(17)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Excerpts from the Fifth Supplement to Applica&#146;s Definitive
Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A filed with the SEC on
January&nbsp;17, 2007&#043;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(18)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amendment No.&nbsp;5, dated January&nbsp;16, 2007, to Agreement and
Plan of Merger, dated as of October&nbsp;19, 2006 by and among
APN Holding Company, Inc., APN Mergersub, Inc., and Applica
Incorporated (incorporated by reference to exhibit 2.1 of
Applica&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the SEC on
January&nbsp;17, 2007)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(g)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Inapplicable</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>This press release contains a legend that makes reference to the protections afforded by the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Please note that the protections afforded by
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 do not extend to &#147;forward-looking
statements&#148; made in connection with the NACCO offer.</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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    <TD nowrap align="left">&#043;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Filed as an exhibit hereto and included in the Amendment No.&nbsp;9 to Schedule&nbsp;14D-9 mailed to
Applica&#146;s shareholders.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURE</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information
set forth in this Amendment No.&nbsp;9 is true, complete and correct.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">January&nbsp;17, 2007
</DIV>


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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">APPLICA INCORPORATED<BR><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Harry D. Schulman
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Harry D. Schulman&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Chairman of the Board, President and<BR>
Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>No.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Document</B></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(1)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Letter to Applica&#146;s shareholders dated December&nbsp;19,
2006 (incorporated by reference to exhibit (a)(1) of
Applica&#146;s Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on
Schedule&nbsp;14D-9 filed with the SEC on December&nbsp;19, 2006)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(2)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Press release issued by Applica on December&nbsp;19, 2006
(incorporated by reference to exhibit (a)(2) of
Applica&#146;s Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on
Schedule&nbsp;14D-9 filed with the SEC on December&nbsp;19,
2006)*</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(3)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Applica&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A
relating to the Special Meeting of Shareholders to
consider the Harbinger merger, as supplemented on
December&nbsp;15, 2006, December&nbsp;22, 2006, December&nbsp;28, 2006
and January&nbsp;5, 2007 (filed with the SEC on December&nbsp;4,
2006, as supplemented on December&nbsp;15, 2006, December
22, 2006, December&nbsp;28, 2006 and January&nbsp;5, 2007, and
incorporated by reference)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(4)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Press release issued by Applica on December&nbsp;21, 2006
(incorporated by reference to exhibit 99.1 of Applica&#146;s
Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the SEC on
December&nbsp;21, 2006)*</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(5)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Letter to Applica&#146;s shareholders dated December&nbsp;22,
2006 (incorporated by reference to exhibit (a)(5) of
Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Applica&#146;s Solicitation/Recommendation
Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14D-9/A filed with
the SEC on December&nbsp;22, 2006)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(6)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Press release issued by Applica on December&nbsp;22, 2006
(incorporated by reference to exhibit 99.1 of Applica&#146;s
Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the SEC December
22, 2006)*</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(7)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Letter to Applica&#146;s shareholders dated December&nbsp;28,
2006 (incorporated by reference to exhibit (a)(7) of
Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to Applica&#146;s
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule
14D-9/A filed with the SEC on December&nbsp;28, 2006)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(8)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Press release issued by Applica on December&nbsp;27, 2006
(incorporated by reference to exhibit 99.1 of Applica&#146;s
Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed December&nbsp;27, 2006)*</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(9)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Press release issued by Applica on December&nbsp;28, 2006
(incorporated by reference to Applica&#146;s Schedule&nbsp;14A
filed with the SEC on December&nbsp;28, 2006)*</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(10)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Press release issued by Applica on January&nbsp;3, 2007
(incorporated by reference to exhibit 99.1 of Applica&#146;s
Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the SEC on
January&nbsp;3, 2007)*</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(11)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Letter to Applica&#146;s shareholders dated January&nbsp;4, 2007
(incorporated by reference to exhibit (a)(11) of
Amendment No.&nbsp;6 to Applica&#146;s Solicitation/Recommendation
Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14D-9/A filed with
the SEC on January&nbsp;4, 2007)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(12)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Press release issued by Applica on January&nbsp;4, 2007
(incorporated by reference to Applica&#146;s Schedule&nbsp;14A
filed with the SEC on January&nbsp;4, 2007)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(13)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Press release issued by Applica on January&nbsp;9, 2007
(incorporated by reference to exhibit (a)(13) of
Amendment No.&nbsp;7 to Applica&#146;s Solicitation/Recommendation
Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14D-9/A filed with
the SEC on January&nbsp;10, 2007)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(14)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Press release issued by Applica on January&nbsp;10, 2007
(incorporated by reference to exhibit (a)(13) of
Amendment No.&nbsp;7 to Applica&#146;s Solicitation/Recommendation
Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14D-9/A filed with
the SEC on January&nbsp;10, 2007)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(15)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Press release issued by Applica on January&nbsp;12, 2007
(incorporated by reference to exhibit (a)(15) of
Amendment No.&nbsp;8 to Applica&#146;s
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule
14D-9/A filed with the SEC on January&nbsp;12, 2007)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(16)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Letter to Applica&#146;s shareholders dated January&nbsp;17, 2007&#043;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD width="7%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="88%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>No.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Document</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(17)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Press release issued by Applica on January&nbsp;17, 2007&#043;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a)(18)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Press release issued by Applica on January&nbsp;17, 2007&#043;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(1)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Excerpts from Applica&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on
Schedule&nbsp;14A filed March&nbsp;31, 2006 relating to the
Applica 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
(incorporated by reference to exhibit (e)(1) of
Applica&#146;s Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on
Schedule&nbsp;14D-9 filed with the SEC on December&nbsp;19, 2006)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(2)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Excerpts from Applica&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on
Schedule&nbsp;14A filed relating to the Special Meeting of
Shareholders to consider Applica&#146;s proposed merger with
Harbinger Capital Partners (incorporated by reference
to exhibit (e)(2) of Applica&#146;s
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14D-9
filed with the SEC on December&nbsp;19, 2006)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(3)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Employment Agreement dated May&nbsp;1, 2004 between Applica
and Harry D. Schulman (incorporated by reference to
Applica&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the SEC
on October&nbsp;15, 2004)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(4)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">First Amendment to Employment Agreement dated August&nbsp;2,
1999 between Applica and Harry D. Schulman
(incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 of Applica&#146;s
Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the SEC on
October&nbsp;15, 2004)</DIV></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(5)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Employment Agreement dated July&nbsp;1, 2000 between Applica
and Terry Polistina (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;10.9 of Applica&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q
for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2000 filed with the
SEC on November&nbsp;14, 2000)</DIV></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(6)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">First Amendment to Employment Agreement dated July&nbsp;1,
2000 between Applica and Terry Polistina (incorporated
by reference to exhibit 10.2 of Applica&#146;s Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;19,
2006)</DIV></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(7)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Employment Agreement dated September&nbsp;16, 2004 between
Applica and Brian Guptill (incorporated by reference to
exhibit 10.4 of Applica&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K
filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;16, 2005)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(8)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">First Amendment to Employment Agreement dated September
16, 2004 between Applica and Brian Guptill
(incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to Applica&#146;s
Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the SEC on April
19, 2006)</DIV></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(9)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between HB-PS
Holding Company, Inc. and Applica Incorporated and
joined in by NACCO Industries, Inc. dated July&nbsp;23, 2006
(incorporated by reference to exhibit 2.1 of Applica&#146;s
Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the SEC on July
26, 2006)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(10)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October&nbsp;19,
2006 by and among APN Holding Company, Inc., APN
Mergersub, Inc., and Applica Incorporated (incorporated
by reference to exhibit 2.1 of Applica&#146;s Current Report
on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the SEC on October&nbsp;20, 2006)</DIV></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(11)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amendment No.&nbsp;1, dated December&nbsp;14, 2006, to Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated as of October&nbsp;19, 2006 by and
among APN Holding Company, Inc., APN Mergersub, Inc.,
and Applica Incorporated (incorporated by reference to
exhibit 2.1 of Applica&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
filed with the SEC on December&nbsp;15, 2006)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(12)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amendment No.&nbsp;2, dated December&nbsp;22, 2006, to Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated as of October&nbsp;19, 2006 by and
among APN Holding Company, Inc., APN Mergersub, Inc.,
and Applica Incorporated (incorporated by reference to
exhibit 2.1 of Applica&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
filed with the SEC on December&nbsp;22, 2006)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(13)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amendment No.&nbsp;3, dated December&nbsp;27, 2006, to Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated as of October&nbsp;19, 2006 by and
among APN Holding Company, Inc., APN Mergersub, Inc.,
and Applica Incorporated (incorporated by reference to
exhibit 2.1 of Applica&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
filed with the SEC on December&nbsp;27, 2006)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(14)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Excerpts from the Third Supplement to Applica&#146;s
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A filed with
the SEC on December&nbsp;28, 2006 (incorporated by reference
to exhibit (e)(14) of Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to Applica&#146;s
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14D-9
filed with the SEC on December&nbsp;28, 2006)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amendment No.&nbsp;4, dated January&nbsp;3, 2007, to Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated as of October&nbsp;19, 2006 by and
among APN Holding Company, Inc., APN Mergersub, Inc.,
and Applica Incorporated (incorporated by reference to
exhibit 2.1 of Applica&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
filed with the SEC on January&nbsp;3, 2007)</DIV></TD>
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</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Excerpts from the Fourth Supplement to Applica&#146;s
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A filed with
the SEC on January&nbsp;5, 2007 (incorporated by reference
to exhibit (e)(16) of Amendment No.&nbsp;6 to Applica&#146;s
Solicitation/ Recommendation Statement on Schedule
14D-9/A filed with the SEC on January&nbsp;5, 2007)</DIV></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(17)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Excerpts from the Fifth Supplement to Applica&#146;s
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A filed with
the SEC on January&nbsp;17, 2007&#043;</DIV></TD>
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</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(e)(18)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amendment No.&nbsp;5, dated January&nbsp;16, 2007, to Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated as of October&nbsp;19, 2006 by and
among APN Holding Company, Inc., APN Mergersub, Inc.,
and Applica Incorporated (incorporated by reference to
exhibit 2.1 of Applica&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
filed with the SEC on January&nbsp;17, 2007)</DIV></TD>
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</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD>This press release contains a legend that makes reference to the protections afforded by the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Please note that the protections afforded by
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 do not extend to &#147;forward-looking
statements&#148; made in connection with the NACCO offer.</TD>
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    <TD>Filed as an exhibit hereto and included in the Amendment No.&nbsp;9 to Schedule&nbsp;14D-9 mailed to
Applica&#146;s shareholders.</TD>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Exhibit (a)(16)</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>APPLICA INCORPORATED</B><BR>
3633 Flamingo Road<BR>
Miramar, Florida 33027
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Dear Fellow Shareholder: January&nbsp;17, 2007
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I am writing today to ensure that you are aware of several recent developments, as well as the
specific steps you should take to protect and maximize the value of your investment in Applica.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On October&nbsp;19, 2006, we entered into a definitive merger agreement with APN Holding Company,
Inc. and APN Mergersub, Inc. (which are subsidiaries of Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I,
Ltd. and Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P., and which we refer to, along
with such funds, as Harbinger) under which Harbinger agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of
Applica that it does not currently own for $6.00 per share in cash. Harbinger is our largest
shareholder, with ownership of approximately 40% of the common stock of Applica.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On December&nbsp;14, 2006, Harbinger submitted a definitive binding offer to enter into an
amendment to its merger agreement that provides for our shareholders to receive $6.50 in cash per
share, without interest, if the merger is completed. Our board of directors accepted Harbinger&#146;s
increased offer of $6.50 per share, and, on December&nbsp;14, 2006, we entered into an amendment to the
merger agreement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The increased offer and amendment followed our receipt on December&nbsp;13, 2006 of an unsolicited
offer by NACCO Industries, Inc. to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Applica for $6.50 per
share in cash. On the morning of December&nbsp;15, 2006, Apex Acquisition Corporation, which is a newly
formed Florida corporation and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of NACCO, purportedly commenced
a tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of our common stock at a purchase price of $6.50
per share.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On December&nbsp;21, 2006, NACCO publicly announced that it had increased the per share offer price
of its tender offer to $7.00. Subsequently, Harbinger submitted to us a definitive binding offer to
enter into a second amendment to its merger agreement that provides for shareholders to receive
$7.00 in cash per share, without interest, if the Harbinger merger is completed. Our board of
directors accepted Harbinger&#146;s increased offer of $7.00 per share, and, on December&nbsp;22, 2006, we
entered into a second amendment to the merger agreement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On December&nbsp;26, 2006, NACCO publicly announced that it had increased the per share offer price
of its tender offer to $7.50. Subsequently, Harbinger submitted to us a definitive binding offer to
enter into a third amendment to its merger agreement that provides for shareholders to receive
$7.50 in cash per share, without interest, if the Harbinger merger is completed. Our board of
directors accepted Harbinger&#146;s increased offer of $7.50 per share, and, on December&nbsp;27, 2006, we
entered into a third amendment to the merger agreement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On January&nbsp;3, 2007, NACCO publicly announced that it had increased the per share offer price
of its tender offer to $7.75. Subsequently, Harbinger submitted to us a definitive binding offer to
enter into a fourth amendment to its merger agreement that provides for shareholders to receive
$7.75 in cash per share, without interest, if the Harbinger merger is completed. Our board of
directors accepted Harbinger&#146;s increased offer of $7.75 per share, and, on January&nbsp;3, 2007, we
entered into a fourth amendment to the merger agreement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On January&nbsp;16, 2007, the parties to the merger agreement amended the original merger agreement
for a fifth time to provide for an additional increase of $0.50 in cash per share over the $7.75 in
cash per share provided in
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">the amended merger agreement, such that upon completion of the merger, each outstanding share
of our common stock (other than shares owned by Applica or Harbinger) will be converted into the
right to receive $8.25 in cash, without interest.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The fifth amendment followed an increase to $8.05 per share of the price of the unsolicited
tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of our common stock that was commenced by Apex
Acquisition Corporation, a newly formed Florida corporation and an indirect, wholly owned
subsidiary of NACCO Industries, Inc.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It is important that you know our board&#146;s position on these matters. In particular, after
careful consideration, the board:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>(i)&nbsp;recommends that our shareholders reject the NACCO offer and </B><U><B>not</B></U><B> tender their
shares in the NACCO offer; and</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>(ii)&nbsp;reaffirms the Harbinger merger and recommends that our shareholders vote &#147;FOR&#148; the
adoption of the amended merger agreement between Applica and
Harbinger as amended by the fifth amendment.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The board also recommends that, even if a shareholder does not vote with respect to the
Harbinger merger agreement at this time, that such shareholder vote &#147;FOR&#148; the proposal to adjourn
or postpone the special meeting of our shareholders, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit
additional proxies if there are insufficient shares present or represented at the meeting to
constitute a quorum or insufficient votes at the time of the meeting to adopt the Harbinger merger
agreement or because the board, in its judgment, determines that an adjournment is required by law
or is otherwise in the best interests of us and its shareholders. The ability to adjourn or
postpone the special meeting will give the board the flexibility to preserve the existing
transaction with Harbinger should the vote not be obtained by January&nbsp;23, 2007.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In evaluating NACCO&#146;s revised offer, the board noted that other than the increase in the per
share offer price to $8.05, there were no other material changes made to the terms and conditions
of the revised NACCO offer. The board based its determination to recommend that Applica&#146;s
shareholders reject the NACCO offer and <U>not</U> tender their shares in the revised NACCO offer
on the following reasons:
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    <TD><I>Higher Price and More Deal Certainty Offered by Harbinger</I>.
The $8.25 per share merger consideration set forth in the Harbinger
merger agreement, as amended, is $0.20 higher than the per
share price being offered by NACCO. In addition, we
believe that, subject to receipt of shareholder approval,
substantially all conditions precedent to the consummation
of the Harbinger merger have been satisfied or will be satisfied at
closing.
Accordingly, we currently anticipate that the merger with
Harbinger would be completed not later than one business
day after the shareholder meeting, assuming that the
requisite shareholder approval is obtained.</TD>
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    <TD><I>The Revised NACCO Offer Continues to Contain Certain
Significant Conditions Resulting in Consummation
Uncertainty</I>. Our board believes that the revised NACCO
offer continues to contain certain substantial conditions
that create significant concerns as to whether the revised
NACCO offer can be completed in a reasonable time frame, if
at all. Although to date NACCO has eliminated or revised
certain conditions precedent to make such conditions more
comparable to the conditions to the Harbinger merger and
further indicated a willingness to modify to make more
favorable to us certain of its closing conditions in any
merger agreement it might enter into with us, our board
believes that certain conditions of the revised NACCO
offer, particularly the &#147;minimum condition&#148; (which requires
a majority of our outstanding shares of common stock on a
fully diluted basis to be tendered), continue to present an
unacceptable risk to consummation of such offer.
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><I>Uncertainty Harmful to Applica&#146;s Business. </I>The uncertainty
regarding the control of our business has strained our
relationships with certain of our significant customers, has
adversely affected our ability to operate our business in
the ordinary course and has had a negative impact upon our
ability to attract new employees and to fill vacant
employment positions. In light of the these threats to our
business caused by such uncertainty, our board believes
that it is imperative to consummate a transaction offering
a substantial premium to our pre-transaction stock price
with the highest likelihood of consummation as promptly as
practicable. Our board believes that NACCO continues to
insist upon conditions that are not likely to be satisfied.
NACCO has been afforded numerous opportunities to amend
the minimum condition to increase the likelihood that such
condition could be satisfied and has refused to do so.
There is significantly less uncertainty associated with the
consummation of the Harbinger merger.</TD>
</TR>

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</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
light of the above reasons, the board determined that the NACCO offer is not in the best
interests of Applica and our shareholders. <B>Accordingly, the board recommends that our shareholders
(i)&nbsp;reject the NACCO offer and </B><U><B>not</B></U><B> tender
their shares pursuant to the NACCO offer and (ii)&nbsp;vote
&#147;<U>FOR</U>&#148; the adoption of the amended Harbinger merger
agreement.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Harbinger transaction is not subject to any financing condition. The &#147;purchasing&#148;
affiliates of Harbinger Capital Partners received equity funding letters from Harbinger Capital
Partners that, subject to the conditions therein, provide for an aggregate amount sufficient to
complete the transaction. Completion of the transaction is subject only to standard regulatory
approvals and other customary closing conditions.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Applica convened the special meeting at 11:00&nbsp;a.m. Eastern Standard Time on January&nbsp;17, 2007,
as originally scheduled, and adjourned the special meeting until 11:00&nbsp;a.m. Eastern Standard Time
on January&nbsp;23, 2007, without a vote on any proposal other than an adjournment. The proposals to be
considered at the special meeting will be submitted to a vote of Applica&#146;s shareholders at the
reconvened meeting at 11:00&nbsp;a.m. Eastern Standard Time on January&nbsp;23, 2007. The record date for the
reconvened meeting is November&nbsp;27, 2006.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>TO VOTE YOUR SHARES IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDED HARBINGER MERGER AGREEMENT, PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE,
SIGN AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD ENCLOSED WITH THE PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Please contact our proxy solicitor, Georgeson Inc. at 17 State Street, New
York, New York 10004 or call them toll-free at (866)&nbsp;857-2624 if you have any questions about the
board&#146;s recommendation, the amendments thereto, the definitive proxy statement, the proxy
supplements or the merger or need assistance with the voting procedures.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We look forward to your support as we work to complete this transaction.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Sincerely,<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Harry D. Schulman
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Harry D. Schulman&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Chairman of the Board, President
and<BR>
Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</B>
</DIV>

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    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Contact:</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Investor Relations Department</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(954) 883-1000</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">investor.relations@applicamail.com</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Special Meeting of Applica&#146;s Shareholders to<BR>
Reconvene on January&nbsp;23, 2007</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Miramar, Florida </B>(January&nbsp;17, 2007) &#151; Applica Incorporated (NYSE: APN) today announced that,
as previously planned and announced, its special meeting of shareholders scheduled to be held at
11:00&nbsp;a.m. Eastern Standard Time today to vote on the merger agreement with affiliates of Harbinger
Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd. and Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P.
(together, &#147;Harbinger Capital Partners&#148;) was convened and adjourned until 11:00&nbsp;a.m. Eastern
Standard Time on January&nbsp;23, 2007, without a vote on any proposal other than the adjournment. The
proposal to adopt the Harbinger Capital Partners merger agreement, under which Harbinger Capital
Partners would acquire all outstanding shares of Applica that it does not currently own for $8.25
per share in cash, without interest, will be submitted to a vote of Applica&#146;s shareholders at the
reconvened meeting at 11:00&nbsp;a.m. Eastern Standard Time on January&nbsp;23, 2007, subject to any further
adjournment. The record date for the reconvened meeting will remain November&nbsp;27, 2006.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Applica Board of Directors continues to recommend that Applica shareholders (i)&nbsp;vote &#147;FOR&#148;
the adoption of the amended merger agreement between Applica and affiliates of Harbinger Capital
Partners and (ii)&nbsp;reject the NACCO tender offer and NOT tender their shares in the NACCO tender
offer.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shareholders may submit their proxies to vote their shares on the proposals until 11:00&nbsp;a.m.
Eastern Standard Time on January&nbsp;23, 2007. In order to vote their shares in favor of the Harbinger
Capital Partners agreement, shareholders should complete, date, sign and return the proxy card
enclosed with the previously distributed definitive proxy statement as soon as possible.
Shareholders who have any questions about the definitive proxy statement, the proxy supplements
thereto, the Schedule&nbsp;14d-9 recommendation statement, the amendments thereto, the amended merger
agreement or the merger, or who need assistance with the voting procedures, should contact
Applica&#146;s proxy solicitor, Georgeson Inc., at 17 State Street, New York, New York 10004 or call
toll-free at (866)&nbsp;857-2624.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>About Applica Incorporated:</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Applica and its subsidiaries are marketers and distributors of a broad range of branded and
private-label small household appliances. Applica markets and distributes kitchen products, home
products, pest control products, pet care products and personal care products. Applica
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">markets products under licensed brand names, such as Black &#038; Decker<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">&#174;</SUP>; its own brand
names, such as Windmere<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">&#174;</SUP>, LitterMaid<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">&#174;</SUP>, Belson<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">&#174;</SUP> and
Applica<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">&#174;</SUP>; and other private-label brand names. Applica&#146;s customers include mass
merchandisers, specialty retailers and appliance distributors primarily in North America, Mexico,
Latin America and the Caribbean. Additional information about Applica is available at
www.applicainc.com.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>About Harbinger Capital Partners:</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Harbinger Capital Partners investment team located in New York City manages in excess of
$5&nbsp;billion in capital through two complementary strategies. Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund
I, Ltd. is focused on restructurings, liquidations, event-driven situations, turnarounds and
capital structure arbitrage, including both long and short positions in highly leveraged and
financially distressed companies. Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P. is
focused on distressed debt securities, special situation equities and private loans/notes in a
predominantly long-only strategy.
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">* * * * *
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts are
&#147;forward-looking statements&#148;. These forward-looking statements are made subject to certain risks
and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those presented in
these forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Applica undertakes no
obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances
that arise after the date hereof. Among the factors that could cause plans, actions and results to
differ materially from current expectations are, without limitation:
</DIV>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>the failure to obtain approval of the merger from Applica shareholders;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>disruption from the merger making it more difficult to maintain relationships
with customers, employees or suppliers;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>claims by NACCO Industries, Inc. and HB-PS Holding Company, Inc. related to
the termination of their merger agreement with Applica;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>changes in the sales prices, product mix or levels of consumer purchases of
small household appliances;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>bankruptcy of or loss of major retail customers or suppliers;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>changes in costs, including transportation costs, of raw materials, key
component parts or sourced products;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>fluctuation of the Chinese currency;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>delays in delivery or the unavailability of raw materials, key component
parts or sourced products;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>changes in suppliers;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>exchange rate fluctuations, changes in the foreign import tariffs and
monetary policies, and other changes in the regulatory climate in the foreign
countries in which Applica buys, operates and/or sell products;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>product liability, regulatory actions or other litigation, warranty claims or
returns of products;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>customer acceptance of changes in costs of, or delays in the development of
new products;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>increased competition, including consolidation within the industry; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in Applica&#146;s Securities
and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) filings.</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In connection with the proposed transaction with affiliates of Harbinger Capital Partners,
Applica has filed a definitive proxy statement, proxy supplements, a Schedule&nbsp;14d-9 recommendation
statement and amendments thereto with the SEC. <B>Investors and security holders are urged to read the
definitive proxy statement, the proxy supplements, the Schedule&nbsp;14d-9 recommendation statement, the
amendments thereto and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC in connection with the
proposed transaction because they contain important information about Applica, the proposed
transaction with affiliates of Harbinger Capital Partners, the NACCO tender offer and related
matters</B>. The definitive proxy statement, several proxy supplements, the Schedule&nbsp;14d-9
recommendation statement and several amendments thereto have been mailed to Applica shareholders
and a supplement and an amended Schedule&nbsp;14d-9 recommendation statement will be mailed to Applica&#146;s
shareholders.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents as they become
available through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, the documents
filed with the SEC may be obtained free of charge by directing such requests to Applica
Incorporated, 3633 Flamingo Road, Miramar, Florida 33027, Attention: Investor Relations ((954)
883-1000), or from Applica Incorporated&#146;s website at www.applicainc.com.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Applica Incorporated and its directors, executive officers and certain other members of
Applica management may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Applica
shareholders with respect to the proposed transaction. Information regarding the interests of these
officers and directors in the proposed transaction has been included in the proxy statement filed
with the SEC. In addition, information about Applica&#146;s directors, executive officers and members of
management is contained in Applica&#146;s most recent proxy statement and annual report on Form 10-K,
which are available on Applica&#146;s website and at www.sec.gov.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><DIV align="left"><DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 13pt; width: 18%; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV>
Black &#038; Decker<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">&#174;</SUP> is a trademark of The Black &#038; Decker Corporation, Towson, Maryland.

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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Exhibit (a)(18)</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</B>
</DIV>

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    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Contact:</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Investor Relations Department</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(954) 883-1000</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">investor.relations@applicamail.com</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>APPLICA
ENTERS INTO FIFTH AMENDMENT TO MERGER AGREEMENT WITH<BR>
HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Harbinger Increases Consideration For Shares It Does Not Currently<BR>
Own To $8.25 Per Share in Cash</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Shareholder Meeting to Approve Merger Agreement to be Adjourned and<BR>
Reconvened on January&nbsp;23, 2007</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Applica Board Recommends that Shareholders Reject NACCO Revised Tender Offer</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Miramar, Florida </B>(January&nbsp;17, 2007) &#151; Applica Incorporated (NYSE: APN) today announced that
it has entered into a fifth amendment to its merger agreement with affiliates of Harbinger Capital
Partners Master Fund I, Ltd. and Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P.
(together, &#147;Harbinger Capital Partners&#148;) after receipt of an offer by Harbinger Capital Partners to
increase the merger consideration payable for all outstanding shares of Applica that it does not
currently own to $8.25 per share in cash.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Applica Board of Directors recommends that Applica shareholders vote &#147;FOR&#148; the adoption of
the amended merger agreement between Applica and affiliates of Harbinger Capital Partners.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The offer and amendment followed an increase to $8.05 per share of the price of the
unsolicited tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of Applica&#146;s common stock that was
commenced by Apex Acquisition Corporation, a newly formed Florida corporation and an indirect,
wholly owned subsidiary of NACCO Industries, Inc.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Applica&#146;s Board has once again recommended that shareholders reject the revised NACCO offer
and NOT tender their shares in the NACCO offer. The Board reached its determination based, among
other factors, on the higher price being offered by Harbinger Capital Partners and the Board&#146;s
belief that, subject to the receipt of shareholder approval, all conditions to the consummation of
the Harbinger merger have been satisfied or will be satisfied at closing.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; text-indent: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Accordingly, the Board currently expects that the Harbinger merger will be completed within
one business day after the receipt of shareholder approval. The Board also believes that the
revised NACCO offer includes a number of conditions that create significant concerns as to whether
the revised NACCO offer can be completed. In particular, the Board believes that NACCO&#146;s minimum
tender condition, which requires that a majority of Applica&#146;s outstanding shares of common stock on
a fully diluted basis be tendered, presents a significant risk that the NACCO tender offer will not
be consummated, especially in light of Harbinger Capital Partners&#146; ownership of approximately 39%
of Applica&#146;s outstanding common stock and its existing merger agreement with Applica</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As a condition to obtaining the increased merger consideration from affiliates of Harbinger
Capital Partners, Applica agreed to increase the termination fee payable if the Harbinger merger
agreement is terminated under certain circumstances to $7.0&nbsp;million plus up to $3.3&nbsp;million of
reasonable, documented, third party, out-of-pocket expenses.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Applica intends to convene the special meeting of shareholders at 11:00&nbsp;a.m. Eastern Standard
Time on January&nbsp;17, 2007, as previously scheduled, and adjourn the special meeting until 11:00&nbsp;a.m.
Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, January&nbsp;23, 2007, without a vote on any proposal other than an
adjournment. The proposals to be considered at the special meeting will be submitted to a vote of
Applica&#146;s shareholders at the reconvened meeting at 11:00&nbsp;a.m. Eastern Standard Time on January&nbsp;23,
2007. The record date for the reconvened meeting will remain November&nbsp;27, 2006. Completion of the
transaction, which is expected to occur following the January&nbsp;23, 2007 meeting, is subject to
customary closing conditions. The transaction is not subject to any financing condition.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In order to vote their shares in favor of the Harbinger Capital Partners agreement,
shareholders should complete, date, sign and return the proxy card enclosed with the previously
distributed definitive proxy statement as soon as possible. Shareholders who have any questions
about the recommendation statement, the definitive proxy statement, the proxy supplement or the
merger or need assistance with the voting procedures, should contact Applica&#146;s proxy solicitor,
Georgeson Inc., at 17 State Street, New York, New York 10004 or call toll-free at (866)&nbsp;857-2624.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>About Applica Incorporated:</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Applica and its subsidiaries are marketers and distributors of a broad range of branded and
private-label small household appliances. Applica markets and distributes kitchen products, home
products, pest control products, pet care products and personal care products. Applica markets
products under licensed brand names, such as Black &#038; Decker<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">&#174;</SUP>; its own brand names, such
as Windmere<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">&#174;</SUP>, LitterMaid<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">&#174;</SUP>, Belson<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">&#174;</SUP> and Applica<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">&#174;</SUP>; and
other private-label brand names. Applica&#146;s customers include mass merchandisers, specialty
retailers and appliance distributors primarily in North America, Mexico, Latin America and the
Caribbean. Additional information about Applica is available at www.applicainc.com.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>About Harbinger Capital Partners:</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Harbinger Capital Partners investment team located in New York City manages in excess of
$5&nbsp;billion in capital through two complementary strategies. Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund
I, Ltd. is focused on restructurings, liquidations, event-driven situations, turnarounds and
capital structure arbitrage, including both long and short positions in highly leveraged and
financially distressed companies. Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P. is
focused on distressed debt securities, special situation equities and private loans/notes in a
predominantly long-only strategy.
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">* * * * *
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts are
&#147;forward-looking statements&#148;. These forward-looking statements are made subject to certain risks
and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those presented in
these forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Applica undertakes no
obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances
that arise after the date hereof. Among the factors that could cause plans, actions and results to
differ materially from current expectations are, without limitation:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>the failure to obtain approval of the merger from Applica shareholders;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>disruption from the merger making it more difficult to maintain relationships
with customers, employees or suppliers;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>claims by NACCO Industries, Inc. and HB-PS Holding Company, Inc. related to
the termination of their merger agreement with Applica;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>changes in the sales prices, product mix or levels of consumer purchases of
small household appliances;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>bankruptcy of or loss of major retail customers or suppliers;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>changes in costs, including transportation costs, of raw materials, key
component parts or sourced products;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>fluctuation of the Chinese currency;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>delays in delivery or the unavailability of raw materials, key component
parts or sourced products;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>changes in suppliers;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>exchange rate fluctuations, changes in the foreign import tariffs and
monetary policies, and other changes in the regulatory climate in the foreign
countries in which Applica buys, operates and/or sell products;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>product liability, regulatory actions or other litigation, warranty claims or
returns of products;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>customer acceptance of changes in costs of, or delays in the development of
new products;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>increased competition, including consolidation within the industry; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in Applica&#146;s
Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) filings.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
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</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In connection with the proposed transaction with affiliates of Harbinger Capital Partners,
Applica has filed a definitive proxy statement, proxy supplements, a Schedule&nbsp;14d-9 recommendation
statement and amendments thereto with the SEC. <B>Investors and security holders are urged to read the
definitive proxy statement, the proxy supplements, the Schedule&nbsp;14d-9 recommendation statement, the
amendments thereto and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC in connection with the
proposed transaction because they contain important information about Applica, the proposed
transaction with affiliates of Harbinger Capital Partners, the NACCO tender offer and related
matters</B>. The definitive proxy statement, several proxy supplements, the Schedule&nbsp;14d-9
recommendation statement and several amendments thereto have been mailed to Applica shareholders
and a supplement explaining the increase in the purchase price and termination fee in the Harbinger
merger agreement described in this press release and an amended Schedule&nbsp;14d-9 recommendation
statement will be mailed to Applica&#146;s shareholders.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents as they become
available through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, the documents
filed with the SEC may be obtained free of charge by directing such requests to Applica
Incorporated, 3633 Flamingo Road, Miramar, Florida 33027, Attention: Investor Relations ((954)
883-1000), or from Applica Incorporated&#146;s website at www.applicainc.com.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Applica Incorporated and its directors, executive officers and certain other members of
Applica management may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Applica
shareholders with respect to the proposed transaction. Information regarding the interests of these
officers and directors in the proposed transaction has been included in the proxy statement filed
with the SEC. In addition, information about Applica&#146;s directors, executive officers and members of
management is contained in Applica&#146;s most recent proxy statement and annual report on Form 10-K,
which are available on Applica&#146;s website and at www.sec.gov.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><DIV align="left"><DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 13pt; width: 18%; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV>
Black &#038; Decker<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">&#174;</SUP> is a trademark of The Black &#038; Decker Corporation, Towson, Maryland.

</DIV>


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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Exhibit (e)(17)</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXCERPTS
FROM THE FIFTH SUPPLEMENT TO APPLICA&#146;S<BR>
DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 14A<BR>
(FILED WITH THE SEC ON JANUARY 17, 2007)</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>UPDATE TO INTERESTS OF OUR DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS IN THE MERGER</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In considering the recommendation of the board to vote in favor of the adoption of the merger
agreement, our shareholders should be aware that members of the board of directors and certain of
our executive officers have interests in the merger that are different from, or are in addition to,
the interests of Applica shareholders generally and that may create potential conflicts of
interest. During its deliberations in determining to recommend to its shareholders that they vote
in favor of the merger proposal, the board was aware of these interests. This section updates
certain information contained in the definitive proxy statement regarding the interests of our
directors and executive officers in the merger to reflect the revised per share purchase price set
forth in the amended merger agreement. Otherwise the information in the definitive proxy statement
under the heading &#147;Interests of our Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger&#148; remains
unchanged. Please refer to the more detailed information regarding such interests contained in the
definitive proxy statement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><I>Treatment of Stock Options</I></B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As of the record date, there were 772,000 shares of our common stock subject to outstanding
stock options granted under our equity incentive plans to our current executive officers and
directors with a per share exercise price of less than $8.25. As of the effective time of the
merger, all options to acquire Applica common stock outstanding immediately prior to the effective
time of the merger, whether or not then exercisable or vested, shall become:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>fully exercisable and vested; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>shall be cancelled, retired and extinguished and shall no longer be outstanding
following the effective time of the merger.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the merger, each director and executive officer holding stock options that have an exercise
price of less than $8.25 per share will receive an amount in cash, without interest, less any
required withholding taxes, equal to the excess of $8.25 over the applicable per share exercise
price for each stock option held, multiplied by the aggregate number of shares of our common stock
into which the applicable stock option was exercisable immediately prior to the effective time of
the merger. Options with a per share exercise price equal to or in excess of $8.25 will be
terminated and cancelled without any consideration therefore if not exercised prior to the
effective time of the merger.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following table summarizes the outstanding vested and unvested options held by our
executive officers and directors as of the record date, and the consideration that each of them
will receive pursuant to the amended merger agreement in connection with the cancellation of their
options:
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="70%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Weighted Average</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>No. of Shares</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Exercise Price of</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Underlying In-The-</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>In-The-Money Vested</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Money Vested and</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>and Unvested</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Resulting</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Name</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Options</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Susan J. Ganz</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">4,500</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">4.3533</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">17,535</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Leonard Glazer</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">4,500</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">4.3533</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">17,535</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Ware H. Grove</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">3,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">3.48</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">14,310</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Brian Guptill</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">42,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">4.7124</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">148,579</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">J. Maurice Hopkins</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">4,500</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">4.3533</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">17,535</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Thomas J. Kane</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">4,500</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">4.3533</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">17,535</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Christopher B.
Madison</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">&#151;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">&#151;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">&#151;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Terry L. Polistina</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">150,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">4.553</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">554,550</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">4,500</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">4.3533</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">17,535</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">550,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">4.227</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">2,212,650</TD>
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    <TD align="right">4,500</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">4.3533</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">17,535</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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