Flooring America Strengthens Board of Directors; IBM Marketing Veteran Buck Rodgers Joins

Business Wire, Feb 9, 2000

Business Editors

KENNESAW, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2000

Flooring America, Inc. (NYSE:FRA) today announced the appointment of F.G. Buck Rodgers to its board of directors. Mr. Rodgers retired from the IBM Corporation after a 34-year career. For a 10-year period, Mr. Rodgers served IBM as the Vice President of Marketing where he was responsible for marketing activities in the U.S and 131 countries.

Mr. Rodgers has authored several marketing and motivational books including the bestseller, THE IBM WAY and GETTING THE BEST OUT OF YOURSELF AND OTHERS. He was named Marketing Statesman of the Year by Sales and Marketing Executives International in 1987 and holds honorary Doctor of Law degrees from Miami University and Hartwick College, as well as a Doctor of Letters degree from Mount Union College.

A.J. Nassar, Flooring America's CEO stated, &uot;We are very proud to have such a respected, national figure join the board. Buck's experience with one of the world's leading companies and marketing savvy will undoubtedly prove to be an invaluable resource for the management team.&uot;

Mr. Rodgers stated, &uot;I am pleased to join Flooring America's board of directors. It is my hope that I can assist the company in building on its considerable market share and its excellent competitive position.&uot;

Buck Rodgers is also a Director of Bergen Brunswig Corporation, Protegrity, Inc., Response Logic Inc. and Milliken &Company.

Statements included in this press release which are not historical in nature, are intended to be, and are hereby identified as &uot;forward looking statements &uot; for the purposes of the safe harbor provided by Section 21 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Flooring America cautions readers that actual results or events may differ from those indicated in forward-looking statements.

Based in the Atlanta suburb of Kennesaw, Flooring America is a leading specialty retailer of floorcovering and the nation's only publicly traded franchisor. Flooring America's network incorporates approximately 1,050 storefronts including 325 company owned operations. Flooring America supplies its network with leading floorcovering products such as carpet, ceramic tile, hardwood, vinyl and resilant surfaces all from the industry's leading manufacturers.