Business Editors

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2004--ProQuest Company, (NYSE:PQE), one of the world's largest providers of content to the library, classroom, automotive and powersports markets, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2003 results on Thursday, February 19, 2004 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time.

This call is being webcast by CCBN and can be accessed at ProQuest Company's web site at www.proquestcompany.com.

The webcast is also being distributed over CCBN's Investor Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call through CCBN's individual investor center at www.companyboardroom.com or by visiting any of the investor sites in CCBN's Individual Investor Network. Institutional investors can access the call via CCBN's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com).

About PQE

ProQuest Company (NYSE:PQE) is based in Ann Arbor, Mich., and is a leading provider of value-added information and content to the library, classroom, automotive and powersports markets. We provide products and services to our customers through two business segments: Information & Learning and Business Solutions. Through our Information & Learning segment, which primarily serves the library and classroom markets, we aggregate and publish value-added content from a wide range of sources including newspapers, periodicals and books. Our Business Solutions segment is primarily engaged in the delivery in electronic form of comprehensive parts and service information to the automotive market. It also provides dealers in the powersports (motorcycle, marine, RV and outdoor power) markets with management systems that enable them to manage their inventory, customer service and other aspects of their businesses.

    CONTACT: ProQuest Company
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