Stoneridge, Inc. To Broadcast Its First-Quarter Conference Call on the Web

WARREN, Ohio, April 3 -- Stoneridge, Inc. will broadcast its 2003 first-quarter earnings conference call live over the Internet on Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time with President and CEO, Cloyd Abruzzo and Vice President and CFO, Kevin Bagby.

  What:        Stoneridge, Inc. First-Quarter Earnings Conference Call

  When:        Thursday, April 24, 2003, 11:00 a.m.

  Where:       Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to www.stoneridge.com
               or www.vcall.com

  Contact:     Kevin Bagby, Vice President & CFO, (330) 856-2443

If you are unable to listen to the live webcast, a replay of the webcast will be archived on the Web sites www.stoneridge.com and www.vcall.com .

(Minimum Requirements to listen to the Internet broadcast: The RealPlayer software, downloadable free from www.real.com/products/player/index.html , and at least a 14.4Kbps connection to the Internet.)

Stoneridge, Inc., headquartered in Warren, Ohio, is a leading independent designer and manufacturer of engineered electrical and electronic components, modules and systems principally for the automotive, medium and heavy-duty truck and agricultural vehicle markets. Sales in 2002 were $637 million.