QEPC Q E P Company Inc (QX)

-0- *T Thursday, January 12, 2006 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time *T If you would like to participate in this conference call, the dial-in number is 800-922-0755. Please call at least five minutes prior to 10:00 a.m. (Eastern). An operator will greet you. Please inform the operator that you would like to be connected to the Q.E.P. Co., Inc., Earnings Conference Call. The conference call will be led by Lewis Gould, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and will be a forum to discuss Q.E.P.'s financial results for the fiscal 2006 third quarter, which ended November 31, 2005. The earnings report is scheduled to be released before the market opens on Thursday, January 12, 2006. We look forward to your participation.