QUEBEC CITY, Dec. 16 /CNW Telbec/ - EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. (NASDAQ: EXFO, TSX: EXF) announced today upcoming events on its investor relations calendar.

Etienne Gagnon, Vice-President of Product Development and Marketing, will make a presentation at the Needham & Company Growth Stock Conference on January 7, 2009, 4 p.m. Eastern time, in New York.

Germain Lamonde, Chairman, President and CEO, and Pierre Plamondon, CA, Vice-President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, will review EXFO's first-quarter results for fiscal 2009 on January 13, 2009. The conference call will be held at 5 p.m. Eastern time, one hour after the release of financial results. To listen to the conference call and participate in the question period via telephone, dial (416) 620-2416. An audio replay of the conference call will be available one hour after the end of the event until 7 p.m. on January 20, 2009. The replay number is (402) 977-9141 and the reservation number is 21405504.

On January 14, 2009, EXFO will hold its 2008 Annual General Meeting (AGM), 10 a.m., at the Hilton Toronto, Casson Meeting Room (Convention Level) in Toronto. The conference call for the AGM, which will be available in listen-only mode, can be accessed by dialing (416) 620-2013. An audio replay of the conference call will be available one hour after the end of the event until 11:30 a.m. on January 21, 2009. The replay number is (402) 977-9141 and the reservation number is 21405510.

Audio Webcasts of these IR events will be available live at www.EXFO.com, under the Investors section. They will also be archived for a limited period.

IR Calendar

- Needham & Company Growth Stock Conference, January 7, 2009, 4 p.m.
  Eastern time, New York (Audio Webcast: www.EXFO.com/investors)
- First-Quarter Results for Fiscal 2009, January 13, 2009, 5 p.m. Eastern
  time, Toronto (Telephone: (416) 620-2416 or Audio Webcast:
  www.EXFO.com/investors)
- 2008 Annual General Meeting, January 14, 2009, 10 a.m. Eastern time,
  Toronto (Telephone: (416) 620-2013 or Audio Webcast:
  www.EXFO.com/investors)

About EXFO

EXFO is a leading provider of test and service assurance solutions for network service providers and equipment manufacturers in the global telecommunications industry. The Telecom Division offers a wide range of innovative solutions extending across the full technology lifecycle ? from design to technology deployment and onto service assurance ? and covering all layers on a network infrastructure to enable triple-play services and next-generation, converged IP networking. The Life Sciences and Industrial Division offers solutions in medical device and opto-electronics assembly, fluorescence microscopy and other life science sectors. For more information, visit www.EXFO.com.