Columbia Sportswear Company to Announce Fourth Quarter 2004 Results on

    Business Editors

    PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2005--Columbia Sportswear Company(R) (Nasdaq:COLM) will release financial results for its fourth quarter 2004 on Thursday January 27, 2005 after the market closes.
    The Company's senior management will host a telephone conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET that same day, Thursday January 27, 2005. The call will include discussions regarding the Company's fourth quarter performance in general, a review of the Company's geographic and merchandise category performance, and guidance for future periods.
    To participate, please dial 800-257-6566 in the United States (outside the United States, please dial 303-262-2140) five minutes prior to the call. The call will also be web cast live on the investor information section of the Company's website at www.columbia.com.
    The web cast can be accessed on the investor information section of the Company's website at www.columbia.com until Thursday February 10, 2005.

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CONTACT: Columbia Sportswear Company David Kiser, 503-985-4000 dkiser@columbia.com

KEYWORD: OREGON INDUSTRY KEYWORD: SPORTS CONSUMER/HOUSEHOLD APPAREL/TEXTILES RETAIL EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALLS SOURCE: Columbia Sportswear Company

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