For Immediate Release
May 29, 2003

The Siemon Company Postpones Charity Motorcycle Ride Due to Forecasted Bad Weather

Charity Ride to Benefit the Water-Oak Youth Center Will Now be Held on July 6th

Watertown, CT — Due to impending bad weather on Sunday June 1st, The Siemon Company will postpone this weekend's Charity Motorcycle ride and Car Show until Sunday July 6th. All participants should be advised that all activities for June 1st have been cancelled and will be re-scheduled for Sunday, July 6th. The same activities will be planned and the schedule for the new date is listed below.

The motorcycle "poker run" will benefit the Water-Oak Community Youth Center, Inc. and will now be held on Sunday, July 6, 2003 at The Siemon Company's worldwide corporate headquarters in Watertown, CT. The Youth Center, established three years ago, is dedicated to fostering social development, character and community spirit in the 12-18 year old residents of Watertown and Oakville, CT.

"We regret that we have had to do this on such short notice," said Carrie Mahoney, Siemon's Manager of the event, "but to ensure the safety of all participants and to maximize attendance for this very worthy cause, we were left with no other choice."

All participants, including riders and car show exhibitors who had registered for the event this weekend, will stay registered for the new date.

Anyone who needs to make changes to an existing registration, or would like to register for the new date should call Jennifer Evon, Siemon's Event Coordinator at (860) 945-4256.

The schedule for July 6th is as follows:

9:30 A.M. — Registration of bikes. Complimentary coffee, doughnuts, and commemorative pins.

10:00 A.M. — Welcome speech by Carl Siemon, President. Mystery poker hand picked.

10:15 A.M. — Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Princeton Road officially becomes Siemon Company Drive.

10:30 A.M. — First group of bikes leave by way of Siemon Company Drive.

Noon — Food - Live Music - Prizes - Car Show

To pre-register call Jennifer Evon, Siemon's Event Coordinator at (860) 945-4256.

For over 100 years The Siemon Company, a privately held company with four generations of manufacturing excellence, has been committed to giving back to the community and preserving the environment. With offices in 16 countries throughout the world, Siemon is the recognized technology leader in the field of network cabling systems.

About Siemon
Established in 1903, Siemon is an industry leader specializing in the manufacture and innovation of high quality, high-performance network cabling solutions. Headquartered in Connecticut, USA Siemon has global offices and partners throughout the world. Siemon offers the most comprehensive suite of copper (unshielded and shielded twisted-pair) and fibre cabling systems available. With over 400 active patents specific to structured cabling, Siemon Labs invests heavily in R&D and development of industry standards, underlining the company's long-term commitment to its customers and the industry.

Siemon’s Australian head office is located in Allambie Heights, Sydney, with offices also located in Brisbane and Melbourne.

For more information about this press release, please contact:
Alana Patton
The Siemon Company
Marketing Communications Executive
Tel : (02) 8977 7500