Owens-Illinois, Inc. will hold a conference call on Wednesday, October 24, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss its third quarter 2001 financial results. A live webcast and a replay of the conference call will be available at the Owens-Illinois web site,http://www.o-i.com. The conference call also may be accessed by dialing (888) 733-1701 (U.S. and Canada) or (706) 634-4943 (international) by 9:50 a.m. (Eastern Time) on October 24 and asking for the Owens-Illinois conference call. A replay of the call will be available from approximately 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on October 24 through November 2. In addition to the Owens- Illinois web site, the replay also may be accessed by dialing (800) 642-1687 (U.S. and Canada) or (706) 645-9291 (international). The conference ID number to access the replay is 1958134.