TBC Corporation to Webcast 2002 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results Conference Call

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 29 -- One of the nation's
largest marketers of automotive replacement tires,
TBC Corporation invites you to listen to the webcast of the
Company's fourth quarter and year-end earnings conference call, which has been
scheduled for Wednesday, February 12, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time and
9:00 a.m. Central time.
    The conference call will be Webcast (with no interactive questioning) at
TBC's Web site at http://www.tbccorp.com.  The Webcast will be archived at
TBC's Web site until March 12, 2003.

    About TBC: TBC Corporation is one of the nation's largest marketers of
automotive replacement tires through a multi-channel 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.