American Power Conversion to Present at the Salomon Smith Barney Distributed Generation & Power Technology Conference

Live Webcast of Presentation on Wednesday, February 6 at 7:45 AM Eastern Time

WEST KINGSTON, R.I. -- February 1, 2002 -- American Power Conversion (Nasdaq:APCC) (APC) will be presenting at Salomon Smith Barney's Distributed Generation & Power Technology Conference on Wednesday, February 6 at 7:45 AM. The conference is being held at Le Parker Meridien Hotel on February 5 and 6 in New York, NY.

A live Webcast of APC's presentation will be available via APC's Web site at www.apcc.com/corporate/investor/ or via the conference's Webcasting site at http://www.veracast.com/ssb/2002/distributed-generation/24208141.cfm

An archive of the session will be available for thirty days following the conference. For further information visit APC's Web site or contact APC investor relations at 401-789-5735 ext. 2994 or investorrelations@apcc.com.

About American Power Conversion Founded in 1981, American Power Conversion (Nasdaq: APCC) is a leading provider of global, end-to-end availability enhancement solutions which include surge suppressors, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), DC-based power systems, precision cooling equipment, cabling and connectivity solutions, power conditioning equipment, related software, professional and consulting services for Nonstop Networking™, as well as power purchasing solutions through energyOn.com, The World's Online Energy Store(SM). APC's comprehensive products, services and accessory offering, which is designed for both home and corporate environments, improves the availability, manageability and performance of sensitive electronic, network, communication and industrial equipment of all sizes. APC, which is headquartered in West Kingston, Rhode Island, reported sales of $1.43 billion for the year ended December 31, 2001 and is a Fortune 1000 and S&P 500 company.

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