(Nasdaq: RBIN)
announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire The
Automotive Edge/Hermoff ("Hermoff"). Richard Berman, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
R+B, stated, "We are very excited about building a strong base in Canada to
launch our products through the acquisition of Hermoff.

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A hole in one by golfer Bill Lamar was a highlight of this year's
tournament and auction at Mid Pines and Pine Needles Resort in Southern
Pines. In Hermoff and their management
team, we believe we have found just the right partner to build a strong
Canadian market for our Dorman OE exclusive parts .

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Lamar won a new Chrysler 300 automobile compliments of Farris
Motors of Rocky Mount at the fall event that included the participation of
218 golfers from across the country. R+B's
products are marketed under more than thirty proprietary brand names, through
its Motormite, Dorman, Allparts , Scan-Tech, MPI and Pik-A-Nut businesses.streetevents.

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Anyone unable to listen to the webcast live or an archive of the
webcast can access a replay beginning March 2, 2005 at 1:00 p.

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"This year -- as for decades -- Nick and Mayo Boddie and other members of
their family have done amazing things in support of Scouting," said Mike
Johnson, council executive for the East Carolina Council, based in Kinston.

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With this year's proceeds, more than $1., R+B, Inc."

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is a leading supplier of OE Dealer "Exclusive" automotive
replacement parts , automotive hardware and brake products to the automotive
aftermarket and household hardware to the general merchandise markets. The call will also be
archived at the above two sites for replay.

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The BSA Classic was initiated by Boddie-Noell Enterprises, Inc., the Rocky
Mount-based franchise owner of more than 300 Hardee's restaurants, to
provide support to the East Carolina Council which serves more than 11,000
young people in local Scouting programs.

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Mr. AE also operates via its Web business, ae.

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Boddie-Noell
Enterprises also supports Scouting outside the BSA Classic, holding seats
on the Council's Board and providing in-kind services for both the Council
and its area camps.
The company also has a land development subsidiary that includes the
Currituck Club on North Carolina's Outer Banks coast.
To listen to the February sales call, please dial 800-642-1687 ,
conference code #3282124.m.

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In addition to its support of scouting, Boddie-Noell is also involved in
numerous community endeavors and provides support to many non-profit
organizations through its Hardee's Donation Dollar program which is
available to groups through their local Hardee 's restaurant. Headquartered in Ontario, Canada,
Hermoff is a privately held company which manufactures and distributes exhaust
manifolds, catalytic converters and related exhaust components throughout
Canada and the United States. (EST).
American Eagle Outfitters will webcast its fourth quarter earnings
conference call live.com, which offers
additional sizes and styles of favorite AE merchandise .

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Support of the Council is
important to Mayo Boddie, Sr.

The family-owned Boddie-Noell Enterprises now operates 316 Hardee's
restaurants (the largest Hardee's franchisee in the U.

Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.m. AE's collection includes modern
basics like jeans, surplus, and graphic Ts as well as a stylish
assortment of cool accessories, outerwear, footwear and swimwear.

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8 million has been
provided to the East Carolina Council of the BSA since the inception of the
BSA Classic golf event in 1988. COLMAR, Pa.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements which speak only as of the date hereof.

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(EST).

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PRESS RELEASE East Carolina Council Boy Scouts Receive $144 860 From Golf Tournament

S. The existing
distribution system of Hermoff, along with its experienced management team,
will allow us to quickly reach major Canadian customers with many of our
existing products."
Mr.m.

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The addition of catalytic converters will permit us to
further enhance the breadth of our product lines - creating even greater
opportunities for our customers.
Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.----American Eagle
Outfitters (NASDAQ:AEOS) will have its recorded February sales call
available on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 at 7:30 a.

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) and employs more
than 11,000 people. The transaction is scheduled to be completed in
June 2005, subject to certain pre-closing conditions and post-closing
adjustments."
R+B, Inc.

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The call can be accessed at the Company's web
site at www. (EST)
through March 16, 2005 by dialing (800) 642-1687 and referencing
confirmation code #3521324.

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American Eagle Outfitters Invites you to Listen to its February Sales Call and Fourth Quarter Earnings Call

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The East Carolina Council Boy Scouts of America
(BSA) Council, which represents 20 eastern North Carolina counties, has
received $144,860 from the 17th annual Hardee's/RBC Centura BSA Classic
Golf Tournament., Chairman, and Nick Boddie, Vice-Chairman, of
Boddie-Noell Enterprises, because they believe the program helps young
people grow in character, citizenship, physical fitness and recognition of
their duty to God and Country.

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American Eagle Outfitters (NASDAQ:AEOS) is a leading lifestyle
retailer that designs, markets, and sells its own brand of casual,
fashion -right clothing for 15-25 year olds, providing high-quality
merchandise at affordable prices.

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"Again this year, the tournament was a success which means it will continue
to help thousands of young people who learned Scouting values as I did,"
said Nick Boddie, who earned his Eagle Scout rank in 1944.

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Berman added, "We have been interested in expanding our Canadian
opportunities for some time, but never were able to find the right combination
of people, product focus and distribution . Factors that cause actual
results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, those factors
discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K under "Business - Risk
Factors.

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The East Carolina Council of the BSA also receives a portion of its annual
operating dollars from 9 different United Way partners and affiliates,
including the United Way of Rocky Mount - Nash; Lenoir Greene; Pitt County;
Beaufort County; Martin County; Roanoke Valley; Edgecombe County; Onslow
County; Coastal Carolina; Washington County and designations only from
Wilson United Way.

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WARRENDALE, Pa. The Company
will also hold its fourth quarter 2004 earnings conference call on
Wednesday, March 2, 2005, at 9:00 a. In addition, the call can
be accessed by dialing (877) 601-0864 five to seven minutes prior to
the scheduled start time.
American Eagle Outfitters currently operates 777 AE stores in 49
states and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and 69 AE stores
in Canada.

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The company also owns all 34 Texas Steakhouse
restaurants, 4 BBQ & Ribs Company restaurants, six Moe's Southwest Grill
restaurants, and six Caf Carolina and Bakery specialty bread/bakery cafes.