TriMas Corporation Schedules Fourth Quarter 2002 Earnings Teleconference Date for Tuesday, March 11

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., March 7 -- TriMas Corporation has rescheduled its conference call with investors to Tuesday, March 11 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern. The company will discuss its fourth quarter and year-end results, provide a general business update and respond to investor questions. TriMas Corporation President and CEO Grant H. Beard and Executive Vice President and CFO Todd R. Peters will co-host the call.

To participate by phone, please dial: (800) 621-5340. Callers should ask to be connected to the TriMas fourth quarter earnings conference call. Participants can download a corresponding presentation from the TriMas web site at www.trimascorp.com . The presentation can be found beginning March 11 by clicking the "Fourth Quarter Conference Call" link on the homepage.

If you are unable to participate during the live teleconference, a replay of the conference call will be available March 11-15, 2003. To access the replay, please dial: (800) 633-8284 and use reservation number 21128970.

About TriMas

Headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., TriMas is a diversified growth company of high-end, specialty niche businesses manufacturing a variety of products for the commercial, industrial and consumer markets worldwide. TriMas consists of 10 companies and employs nearly 5,000 employees at 80 different facilities in 10 countries. TriMas is organized into four strategic business groups: Cequent, Rieke Packaging Systems, Fastening Systems and Industrial Specialties.

For more information, please visit http://www.trimascorp.com/ .