Oct. 26, 2009 (PR Newswire) --
ELMIRA, N.Y., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hardinge Inc. (Nasdaq: HDNG) invites you to participate in a conference call to discuss the Company's financial and operating performance for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.
Event: Earnings Conference Call - Third Quarter 2009
When: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time
How: By conference call or from a simultaneous web cast
Access: Conference Call - 866-790-1863
Outside the U.S. & Canada - 904-520-5759
Web Cast - http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=63120
Richard Simons, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Edward Gaio, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will discuss the Company's third quarter performance. The management presentation is expected to last approximately 20 minutes, followed by investor questions and discussion.
The Company's third quarter results will be released before the market opens on November 5, 2009 and will also be available in the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's website at www.hardinge.com.
Anyone wanting to access an audio recording of the call will be able to do so approximately one hour after its completion by dialing 888-284-7564 (or 904-596-3174 outside the U.S. & Canada), and entering the reference number: 2392531. This recording will be available through December 31, 2009. The call will be archived on the Company's website for one year and can be accessed any time at no cost during this period.
Hardinge is a global designer, manufacturer and distributor of machine tools, specializing in SUPER PRECISION(TM) and precision CNC Lathes, high performance Machining Centers, high-end cylindrical and jig Grinding Machines, and technologically advanced Workholding & Rotary Products. The Company's products are distributed to most of the industrialized markets around the world with approximately 69% of the 2008 sales outside of North America. Hardinge has a very diverse international customer base and serves a wide variety of end-user markets. This customer base includes metalworking manufacturers which make parts for a variety of industries, as well as a wide range of end users in the aerospace, agricultural, transportation, basic consumer goods, communications and electronics, construction, defense, energy, pharmaceutical and medical equipment, and recreation industries, among others. The Company has manufacturing operations in the United States, Switzerland, Taiwan, and China. Hardinge's common stock trades on NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol, "HDNG." For more information, please visit http://www.hardinge.com.
For further information contact:
Edward Gaio
Vice President and CFO
(607) 378-4207
SOURCE Hardinge Inc.
