Management to Hold Conference Call at 9 a.m. ET

WESTPORT, Conn., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Compass DiversifiedHoldings (Nasdaq: CODI) announced today that it plans to release financialresults for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008, on Monday, May 12, 2008,during pre-market hours, and has scheduled a conference call to discuss theresults at 9:00 a.m. ET that morning.

The conference call will feature remarks by I. Joseph Massoud, ChiefExecutive Officer, and James J. Bottiglieri, Chief Financial Officer. Toparticipate in the call, please dial (877) 627-6585 (domestic) or (719) 325-4881 (international). Please dial into the call at least five minutes beforethe scheduled start time.

The conference call will also be available via a live listen-only webcastand can be accessed through the Investor Relations section of CODI's website,www.compassdiversifiedholdings.com. Please allow extra time prior to the callto visit the site and download any necessary software that may be needed tolisten to the Internet broadcast.

For interested individuals unable to join the live conference call, areplay of the call will be available through May 25, 2008, at (888) 203-1112(domestic) or (719) 457-0820 (international). The passcode for the call is7893429. An online archive of the webcast will be available on the Company'swebsite for 30 days following the call.

About Compass Diversified Holdings ('CODI')

CODI was formed to acquire and manage a group of middle market businessesthat are headquartered in North America. CODI provides public investors withan opportunity to participate in the ownership and growth of companies whichhave historically been owned by private equity firms, wealthy individuals orfamilies. CODI's disciplined approach to its target market providesopportunities to methodically purchase attractive businesses at values thatare accretive to its shareholders. For sellers of businesses, CODI's uniquestructure allows CODI to acquire businesses efficiently with no financingcontingencies and, following acquisition, to provide its companies withsubstantial access to growth capital.

Upon acquisition, CODI works with the executive teams of its subsidiarycompanies to identify and capitalize on opportunities to grow those companies'earnings and cash flows. These cash flows support distributions to CODIshareholders.

Subsidiary Businesses

Aeroglide Holdings, Inc.