Tranche Update on Libbey Inc. (OTCPK:LBYY.Q)'s Equity Buyback Plan announced on December 11, 2002.

Libbey Inc. is engaged in the design, production and sale of tableware and other products. The Company's segments are U.S. & Canada; Latin America; Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Other. The U.S. & Canada segment includes sales of manufactured and sourced tableware having an end market destination in the United States and Canada, excluding glass products for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), which remain in the Latin America segment. The Latin America segment includes primarily sales of manufactured and sourced glass tableware having an end market destination in Latin America, including glass products for OEMs that have an end market destination outside of Latin America. The EMEA segment includes primarily sales of manufactured and sourced glass tableware having an end market destination in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Other segment includes primarily sales of manufactured and sourced glass tableware having an end market destination in Asia Pacific.