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Gateway CFO to Speak at Investor Conference Presentation Will Focus on Performance, AOL Stock Repurchase IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gateway, Inc. today announced that Rod Sherwood, the company's senior vice president and CFO, will present at an upcoming investor conference. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020930/LAM050LOGO) On Thurs., Nov. 4, Mr. Sherwood will present at the annual FTN Midwest Research Business Services and Technology Conference in New York City. Mr. Sherwood's presentation will be webcast live at 10:20 a.m. EDT/ 7:20 a.m. PDT on http://www.gateway.com/, where a replay will be available approximately 24 hours after the presentation for 30 days. Mr. Sherwood will discuss Gateway's performance and its recent agreement with America Online, Inc., a subsidiary of Time Warner, Inc., to repurchase the Gateway Series A and Series C preferred stock and up to 2.7 million shares of common stock currently held by AOL for an aggregate purchase price of $315.6 million. About Gateway Since its founding in 1985, Gateway (NYSE:GTW) has been a technology pioneer, offering award-winning PCs and related products to consumers, businesses, government offices and schools. With its acquisition of eMachines now complete, Gateway is the third-largest PC company in the U.S. and among the top ten worldwide. Its products under both brands received more than 150 awards and honors last year. Gateway products are offered at major retailers, over the web and phone, and through its direct and indirect sales force. eMachines products are sold by major retailers. See http://www.gateway.com/ for more information. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020930/LAM050LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Gateway, Inc. CONTACT: media, David Hallisey, +1-949-471-7703, , or investors, Marlys Johnson, +1-605-232-2709, , both of Gateway, Inc. Web site: http://www.gateway.com/

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