Angelica Announces Election of Westbrook as New Director.

Business Editors

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2001

Angelica Corporation (NYSE:AGL) announced today that Kelvin R. Westbrook has been elected a member of its Board of Directors, expanding the number of Directors to nine.

Mr. Westbrook, 45, is President, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Millennium Digital Media, LLC, a St. Louis-based, privately-held provider of cable television, high-speed Internet access and other broadband telecommunications services. Prior to founding Millennium Digital Media, in 1993 Mr. Westbrook founded LEB Communications, Inc., an operator of cable television systems in various parts of the United States and affiliated with Charter Communications. Previously, he was a Partner of the national law firm of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, New York, specializing in corporate law.

Mr. Westbrook is a Director of Commerce Bank, St. Louis; the National Cable Television Association; BJC Health System, St. Louis; and serves on the Business Program Advisory Council of Harris Stowe State College in St. Louis. He holds an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington and a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School.

Don Hubble, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Angelica said, "We are pleased that Kelvin is joining our Board. He brings to us a strong entrepreneurial background and keen knowledge of basic business principles, both of which can be expected to aid in our efforts to improve shareholder value."

Angelica Corporation, traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AGL, provides textile rental and laundry services to health care institutions, manufactures and markets uniforms for institutions and businesses, and operates a national chain of retail uniform and shoe stores.