TBC Corporation Revises Time for Earnings Conference Call

    MEMPHIS, Tenn.--July 10, 2002--One of the nation's largest marketers of automotive replacement tires, TBC Corporation , announced today that the time of its second quarter earnings conference call and web cast has been changed to Thursday, July 25, 2002, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. Central Time).
    This call is being web cast by CCBN and can be accessed at TBC Corporation's web site at http://www.tbccorp.com (with no interactive questioning possible). The web cast will be archived at TBC's website until August 25, 2002.

    About TBC Corporation:

    TBC Corporation is one of the nation's largest marketers of automotive replacement tires through a multi-channel marketing strategy. The Company's retail operations include company-operated retail centers under the Tire Kingdom brand and franchised retail tire stores under the Big O Tires brand. TBC also markets on a wholesale basis to regional tire chains and regional distributors serving independent tire dealers throughout the United States and in Canada and Mexico.