Fitch To Host Teleconf On Pensions In the Auto Sector, 10/17

    NEW YORK--Oct. 15, 2002--Fitch analysts will host a teleconference on Thursday, October 17, at 10:30AM EDT to discuss pensions in the automotive sector.
    Fitch analysts Mark Oline and Chris Struve will host the call and address the automotive industry's significant pension exposure, as it has become the center of the pension debate. A question and answer session will follow immediately after the teleconference.
    U.S. participants should call 877/897-0442 and international participants should dial 706/643-7396. All participants should dial in five minutes prior to the 10:30AM EDT start time and give the title of the call - 'Fitch'. The call leader is Mark Oline. Interested parties who are not available for the teleconference will be able to hear a replay of the call starting on October 17, 2002, 1:30PM EDT, until October 21. Domestic listeners should dial 800/642-1687 and international listeners should dial 706/645-9291 and use the access code 6179944.