Stoneridge, Inc. to Broadcast Its Third-Quarter Conference Call on the Web

WARREN, Ohio, Oct. 4, 2004 -- Stoneridge, Inc. will broadcast its 2004 third-quarter earnings conference call live over the Internet on Thursday, October 21, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time with President and CEO, Gerald Pisani and CFO, Joseph Mallak.

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

   When:     Thursday, October 21, 2004, 11:00 a.m.

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

   Contact:  Joseph Mallak, CFO, (330) 856-2443

This webcast can be accessed through the Company's Web site, http://www.stoneridge.com/ . The webcast is also being distributed over CCBN's Investor Distribution Network. Individual investors can listen to the webcast at http://www.fulldisclosure.com/ . Institutional investors can access the webcast via CCBN's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents ( http://www.streetevents.com/ ).

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 2003 were $607 million.