Ceradyne, Inc. CEO To Speak at B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference

    COSTA MESA, Calif.--March 10, 2003--Ceradyne, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Joel Moskowitz will speak at B. Riley & Co.'s Fourth Annual Investor Conference to be held at the Marriott Hotel at the Los Angeles Airport on Thursday, March 13, 2003.
    Scheduled to begin at 1:30 pm Pacific, Moskowitz will present Ceradyne's business, growth strategy, and outlook to institutional investors in small-cap growth companies.
    Ceradyne develops, manufactures and markets advanced technical ceramics for defense, industrial, electronic, and consumer applications. Additional information about the Company can be found at www.ceradyne.com.
    The presentation may contain forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future performance of Ceradyne that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.