Dan River Inc. Invites You to Join Its Third Quarter 2000 Conference Call On the Web.

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DANVILLE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2000

Dan River Inc. (NYSE: DRF) intends to release third quarter results on October 26, 2000, for the quarter ended September 30, 2000.

In conjunction with this release, you are invited to listen to a live webcast of a conference call with Joseph L. Lanier, Jr., Chairman and CEO, Richard Williams, President and COO, Barry Shea, Executive Vice President and CFO, and Denise Laussade, Vice President-Finance.

What: Dan River Inc.'s Third Quarter 2000 Earnings Conference Call

When: 10:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, October 26, 2000

Where: http://www.danriver.com/Investor/investor.htm

How: Log on to the web at the address above or go to "Announcements" on the Investor Relations page from the Dan River home page at http://www.danriver.com .

If you are unable to listen to the live webcast, a replay of the call will be available two hours following the conference on http://www.danriver.com (select "Investor Relations"-Announcements).

Dan River Inc. (NYSE: DRF) is a leading manufacturer and marketer of textile products for the home fashions, apparel fabrics and industrial textiles markets. The company designs, manufactures and markets a coordinated line of value-added home fashions products consisting of bedroom furnishings such as comforters, sheets, pillowcases, shams, bed skirts, decorative pillows, and draperies for the adult, juvenile, and institutional markets. Dan River also manufactures and markets a broad range of high quality woven cotton and cotton blend fabrics for apparel. Additionally, Dan River manufactures and markets specialty engineered textile products used in making high-pressure hoses and other industrial products.