FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., March 18, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Oakley, Inc. (NYSE:OO) said it will present at the Merrill Lynch Retailing Leaders and Household Products & Cosmetics Conference on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 at 12:00 pm Eastern Time. Chief Operating Officer Link Newcomb and Chief Financial Officer Tom George will highlight Oakley's successful product diversification strategy and ongoing new product introductions that are driving the company's growth.
There will be a live audio webcast of the presentation and accompanying slides will be available on Oakley's investor website at http://investor.oakley.com. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, an audio replay will be available on Oakley's investor web site within 24 hours of the presentation and will be archived along with the slides from March 24 through April 7, 2004.
About Oakley, Inc.
Oakley: a world brand, driven to ignite the imagination through the fusion of art and science. Building on its legacy of innovative, market-leading, premium sunglasses, the company also offers an expanding line of premium performance prescription eyewear, apparel, footwear, watches and accessories to consumers in more than 100 countries. Trailing-12-month revenues through December 31, 2003 totaled $521.5 million and generated net income of $38.2 million. Oakley, Inc. press releases, SEC filings and the company's Annual Report are available at no charge through the company's Web site at www.oakley.com.