Ultramar Diamond Shamrock to Broadcast Analyst Presentation Live, via the Internet

8 November 2000

Ultramar Diamond Shamrock to Broadcast Analyst Presentation Live, via the Internet

    SAN ANTONIO--Nov. 8, 2000--Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corp. will broadcast live, via the Internet, a presentation to industry analysts as part of its annual Joint Analyst Conference in San Antonio, Texas.
    The public is invited to take part in the hour-long webcast scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. CST, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2000. Interested parties can access the presentation and associated slides by logging-on to Ultramar Diamond Shamrock's Internet site at http://www.udscorp.com and selecting the "Live Webcast" link.
    Individuals wishing to access this presentation from Ultramar Diamond Shamrock's Internet site will need RealPlayer G2, which can be downloaded free of charge from http://www.real.com. Please allow at least fifteen minutes to complete the download.
    The slides and audio feed will be archived on the company's Web site shortly after the completion of the live event.
    Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corp. , with about $14.0 billion in annual revenues and more than 20,000 employees, is one of the largest independent refining and marketing companies in North America. The company operates seven refineries in the United States and Canada with a total throughput capacity of 850,000 barrels per day and has over 5,000 branded retail gasoline/convenience merchandise stores, the majority of which are branded Diamond Shamrock, Ultramar, Beacon or Total. The corporation also has growing petrochemicals and home heating oil businesses. Please visit our Web site at http://www.udscorp.com for more information including annual reports, press releases, SEC forms 10-K and 10-Q, indicative refinery spreads, and audio archives of recent conference calls.