Cutter & Buck to Participate in Needham & Company Fourth Annual Growth Conference.

Business Editors

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2002

Cutter & Buck Inc. (Nasdaq:CBUK) announced today that Harvey Jones, Chairman and CEO, Marty Marks, President and COO and Steve Lowber, Vice President and CFO, will deliver a presentation on behalf of the Company at the Needham & Company Fourth Annual Growth Conference.

The presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, January 9, 2002, at 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time, and will last approximately thirty minutes. The presentation will be webcast at http://www.twst.com/econf/mm/needham/cbuk.html. The presentation will be archived at this location shortly after its completion, and will be available until January 23, 2002.

Statements made in this referenced call that are not historical facts are forward-looking information. Actual results or events may differ materially from those projected or described in any forward-looking information. Specifically, there are a number of important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated by any forward-looking information. Those factors include, but are not limited to, style changes and product acceptance, relations with and performance of suppliers and independent sales representatives, the ability of the Company to control costs and expenses through the referenced initiatives, the ability of the company to manage inventory, the ability of the Company to carry out successful design and planned product and brand messaging/extension activities and to penetrate its chosen distribution channels, competition, access to capital, foreign currency risks, the efficacy of the warehouse management system as it relates to the Company's operations, technological change, political and trade relations and general economic conditions particularly in the U.S. and Europe. Additional information on these and other factors, which could affect the Company's financial results, are included in its Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Finally, there may be other factors not mentioned above or included in the Company's SEC filings that may cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking information.

Cutter and Buck designs and markets upscale sportswear and outerwear under the Cutter & Buck brand. The Company is committed to achieving commercial success in a way that respects people, communities and the environment. The Company sells its products primarily through golf pro shops and resorts, corporate sales accounts and better specialty stores. Cutter & Buck products feature distinctive, comfortable designs, high quality materials and manufacturing and rich detailing.