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Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) today announced phase two of its Print Art Educational Program underscoring the company's commitment to education and its philanthropic vision to contribute to local communities.

Through an exclusive partnership with the Kentucky Horse Park's "All the Queen's Horses" exhibit, Lexmark is offering a computer printer and a CD-ROM containing 100 art and artifact images that take students through British history by way of the horse. Similar to the first phase of the program, the CD includes descriptions of the art it contains and is completely indexed to aid in classroom instruction. The CD also comes with lesson plans, a glossary of terms and narratives translated into French and Spanish. The phase two CD lesson plans apply virtually every educational discipline, from art to social studies, to language arts to math and science.

"Lexmark's Print Art Educational Program leverages our core printing expertise in a way that has immediate impact on today’s classrooms," said Najib Bahous, Lexmark vice president and president of the company's Consumer Printer Division. "Lexmark's goal is to help supplement art education materials at schools across the nation and to offer children the added benefit of being able to use technology in the classroom."

The first phase of Lexmark's Print Art Educational Program consists of the donation of a Lexmark award-winning inkjet printer, a CD-ROM featuring high-resolution art masterpieces from the Réunion des Musées Nationaux (a consortium of Europe’s leading museums including the Louvre and Orsay museums in Paris), and a Teacher's Guide including sample lesson plans.

After schools participate in Lexmark's Print Art Educational Program for one year, they automatically receive the phase two materials.

In 2000, The Print Art Educational Program was piloted in Fayette County, Ky., where Lexmark is headquartered. The resounding success of the pilot program convinced Lexmark to expand the program nationwide. Currently, the program is in more than 9,000 schools. Lexmark plans to expand to 25,000 schools by the end of the current school year. More information about Lexmark's Print Art Educational Program may be found at http://printart.lexmark.com.

About Lexmark
Lexmark International, Inc. is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of printing solutions — including laser and inkjet printers, multifunction products, associated supplies and services — for offices and homes in more than 150 countries. Founded in 1991, Lexmark reported more than $4.4 billion in revenue in 2002, and can be found on the Internet at www.lexmark.com.

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