Columbia Sportswear Company to Announce First Quarter 2005 Results on

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    PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2005--Columbia Sportswear Company(R) (Nasdaq:COLM) will release financial results for its first quarter 2005 on Thursday April 28, 2005 after the market closes.
    The Company's senior management will host a telephone conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET that same day, Thursday April 28, 2005. The call will include discussions regarding the Company's first quarter performance in general, a review of the Company's geographic and merchandise category performance, and guidance for future periods.
    To participate, please dial 800-257-6566 in the United States (outside the United States, please dial 303-262-2140) five minutes prior to the call. The call will also be web cast live on the investor information section of the Company's website at www.columbia.com.
    The web cast can be accessed on the investor information section of the Company's website at www.columbia.com until Thursday May 12, 2005.

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CONTACT: Columbia Sportswear Company David Kiser (Investor Relations), 503-985-4000 dkiser@columbia.com

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