Cooper Tire prepares financial results

Jan. 24, 2003

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will release its fourth-quarter and year-end financial results before the market opens on Thursday, February 6. A conference call discussing the financial results will follow at 11 a.m. (EST).

Individuals can access a Web-casting of the conference call at two Web locations:

* Cooper Tire's Web page, www.coopertire.com ("investor relations"), or

* PR Newswire's Web page, http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz372942511gf12.html.

A replay of the conference call will be available at the previously listed Web addresses until Thursday, February 20.

Cooper's per-share stock price closed at $15.01 on Jan. 23, compared to a 52-week high of $26.10 and low of $12.25.

Michelin will announce its 2002 net sales and financial results on February 5.