New York, N.Y. June 15, 2004 — Bombardier Transportation has awarded Cox & Company a contract for the design, development and supply of Heating System Components for the New Jersey Transit Bi-Level Car Program.

Cox & Company, Inc will be supplying a variety of custom heater products used for passenger comfort and door system freeze protection applications including electrical air heaters with integrated fans, baseboard heaters, door pocket heaters and water tank innerline (immersion) heaters. In addition, Cox will also be supplying threshold heaters through a teaming partnership with Hudson Machine Works of Brewster, New York.

The NJT Bi-Level Program is the latest Cox contract award for custom heating system components on new car and fleet retrofit programs. Since the inception of this latest Cox product line in 1995, the company has produced over 50,000 individual custom heating components for the transit industry.

Cox & Company, Inc. is a global supplier of systems and services to aerospace, defense and transportation markets specializing in ice protection, temperature control and freeze protection system applications. In-house testing capabilities include the LeClerc Icing Research facility, which is one of the most advanced privately owned icing wind tunnels in the world. Cox is a 100% employee owned company located in New York City. For more information visit www.coxandco.com or contact Steve Landry, VP Marketing, at slandry@coxandco.com.