FILED A FORM 12b-25 NOTIFICATION OF LATE
FILING
New York, NY, March 16,
2004...... Standard Motor Products, Inc.
(NYSE:SMP), an automotive replacement parts manufacturer and distributor, today
filed a Form 12b-25 Notification of Late Filing with respect to our Annual
Report on Form10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003. The reason for such filing is because our auditors require additional
time to verify the opening balance
sheet valuation at June 30, 2003 of Dana Corporation's Engine Management Group, which we acquired on
June 30, 2003.
Under the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Standard
Motor Products cautions investors that any forward-looking statements made by
the company, including those that may be made in this press release, are based
on management's expectations at the time they are made, but they are subject to
risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, events or performance to
differ materially from those contemplated by such forward looking statements.
Among the factors that could cause actual results, events or performance to
differ materially from those risks and uncertainties discussed in this press
release, and detailed from time-to-time in prior press releases and in the
company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the
company's annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. By making these forward looking statements,
Standard Motor Products undertakes no obligation or intention to update these
statements after the date of this release.
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