Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. Announces Filing of Registration Statement

ANAHEIM, Calif., May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSUN) announced today the filing of a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with a public offering of 700,000 shares of its Common Stock, all of which are being offered by Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. The offering is being managed by an underwriting group led by Robertson, Stephens & Company LLC, Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated and The Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc.

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. is a leading mall-based specialty retailer of everyday, casual apparel, accessories and footwear designed to meet the lifestyle needs of active teens and young adults. The Company's customers are primarily young men aged 12 to 22, as well as young women of the same age who generally prefer a casual look. The Company operates 221 stores in 33 states.

A preliminary prospectus relating to these securities may be obtained from Robertson, Stephens & Company LLC at 555 California Street, Suite 2600, San Francisco, California 94104, (415) 781-9700; or Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated at 1 South Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, (410) 727-1700; or The Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc. at 3333 Peachtree Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30326, (404) 266-6000.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These Securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

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SOURCE Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.

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/CONTACT: Greg Weaver, Chief Executive Officer, 714-701-4000, or Carl Womack, Chief Financial Officer, 714-701-4003, both of Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.; or James K. White, Investor Relations, 562-437-0655/

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