CHARLES A. JAMES AND TIMOTHY J. MURIS TO HOLD PEN AND PAD BRIEFING

The following press release was published by the US Department of Justice on March 5, 2002. It is reproduced in full below.

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY–NOT FOR RELEASE TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Assistant Attorney General Charles A. James and Timothy J. Muris, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, will hold a pen and pad briefing regarding the new clearance procedures for antitrust matters TODAY, Tuesday, March 5 at 12:00 p.m.

WHAT: Pen and Pad Briefing WHEN: TODAY, Monday, March 5, 12:00 p.m.

WHERE: Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Room3744 Washington, DC 20530 Reporters interested in attending should arrive no earlier than 11:30 a.m. and should enter the Department through the main entrance on Pennsylvania Ave. 02-120

Source: US Department of Justice