Columbia Sportswear Purchases New Facility for Headquarters.

Business Editors

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2000

International outdoor apparel and footwear manufacturer Columbia Sportswear Company(R) (Nasdaq:COLM) announced today that it has purchased a new facility for its corporate headquarters from Minneapolis-based ADC Telecommunications, Inc. The transaction closed October 31, 2000.

Columbia paid $13 million for the 188,500 square foot structure, which is located in Washington County in the State of Oregon. The new headquarters complex, which is comprised of three adjoining buildings, is situated on 7.82 acres and will house Columbia's corporate headquarters and the Company's research, design and development facilities.

"Columbia Sportswear has experienced dramatic growth in the past five years, and we're finding that the space we have occupied for decades no longer meets our needs," said Tim Boyle, Columbia's President and Chief Executive Officer. "We plan to slightly renovate the new buildings and anticipate that we will move to the new location within one year."

One of the buildings is currently occupied by ADC's Access Products Division, which plans to lease that space back from Columbia Sportswear until July 2001. ADC will then move to its new facility in the Tanasbourne Corporate Park.

Founded in 1938 in Portland, Ore., Columbia Sportswear Company is a global leader in the design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of active outdoor apparel and footwear. As one of the largest outerwear manufacturers in the world and the leading seller of skiwear in the United States, the Company has developed an international reputation for quality, performance, functionality and value. To learn more about Columbia Sportswear, please visit the Company's Web site at www.columbia.com.