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Collins & Aikman Corporation, Heartland Investment To Hold Fourth Quarter Update Conference Call

16 January 2001

Collins & Aikman Corporation, Heartland Investment To Hold Fourth Quarter Update Conference Call

    TROY, Mich.--Jan. 16, 2001--Collins & Aikman Corporation

    
                     COLLINS & AIKMAN CORPORATION
                       HEARTLAND INVESTMENT AND
                         FOURTH QUARTER UPDATE
                            CONFERENCE CALL

                                  AT

                     11:00 A.M. EASTERN TIME TODAY

                          DIAL (973) 628-9554
            NO EARLIER THAN 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO START TIME

                                  OR

                            VIA WEBCAST AT
               WWW.COLLINSAIKMAN.COM/INVESTORCENTER.CGI
                 COLLINS & AIKMAN CONFERENCE CALL ICON

                         REPLAY (402) 220-2919
                       CONFIRMATION CODE: 22121