Applica Incorporated to Release and Webcast Its Third-Quarter Financial Results on November 7, 2002.

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MIAMI LAKES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2002

Applica Incorporated (NYSE: APN) will issue its third-quarter financial results before the market opens on Thursday, November 7, 2002.

The conference call is scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, on the same day. David Friedson, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Harry Schulman, President and Chief Operating Officer, Terry Polistina, Chief Financial Officer, and Michael Michienzi, Senior Vice President - Global Business Development, will host the call.

Live audio of the conference call will be simultaneously broadcast over the Internet and will be available to members of the news media, investors and the general public. Broadcast of the event can be accessed on the Company's website, www.applicainc.com, by clicking on the Investor Relations page. You may also access the call via CCBN at www.streetevents.com. The event will be archived and available for replay through Thursday, November 14, 2002.

Applica Incorporated and its subsidiaries are manufacturers, marketers and distributors of a broad range of branded and private-label small electric consumer goods. The Company manufactures and distributes small household appliances, pest control products, home environment products, pet care products and professional personal care products. Applica markets products under licensed brand names, such as Black & Decker(R), its own brand names, such as Windmere(R), LitterMaid(R) and Applica(TM), and other private-label brand names. Applica's customers include mass merchandisers, specialty retailers and appliance distributors primarily in North America, Latin America and the Caribbean. The Company operates manufacturing facilities in China and Mexico. Applica also manufactures products for other consumer products companies. Additional information regarding the Company is available at www.applicainc.com.