Denver (ots/PRNewswire)

SAMSONITE CORPORATION(OTC Bulletin
Board: SAMC) today announced that it will release year-end earnings
results on Tuesday, April 12, after market close. A conference call
with securities analysts to discuss fourth quarter and annual
operating results for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2005, will be
held at 9:00 a.m.Eastern Daylight Time on Wednesday, April 13.
Investors and interested members of the public are invited to listen
to the discussion.

The dial-in phone numbers are +1-877-809-7599 in the U.S. and
Canada and +1-706-679-6135 for international calls, the conference
name is Samsonite and the conference ID # is 5460037. The leader of
the call is Marcello Bottoli. If you cannot attend this call, it will
be played back through Friday, April 29, 2005. The playback numbers
are +1-800-642-1687 in the U.S. and Canada and +1-706-645-9291 for
international calls, and the conference ID # is 5460037.

Samsonite is one of the world's largest manufacturers and
distributors of luggage and markets luggage, casual bags, backpacks,
business cases and travel-related products under brands such as
SAMSONITE(R), AMERICAN TOURISTER(R), LARK(R), HEDGREN(R), LACOSTE(R)
and SAMSONITE(R) BLACK LABEL. For more information about Samsonite,
please visit our website at www.samsonite.com.

Web site: http://www.samsonite.com

Contact:

Richard H. Wiley of Samsonite Corporation, +1-303-373-6373