Applied Industrial Technologies to Report Third Quarter Earnings and Conduct Investor Teleconference

CLEVELAND, April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Applied Industrial Technologies today said it expects to report fiscal 2008 third quarter earnings before market opens on the morning of Thursday, April 24. The company's fiscal 2008 third quarter ended March 31, 2008.

The quarterly conference call for investors and analysts will begin at 4 p.m. ET on April 24. The call will be conducted by Chairman & CEO Dave Pugh, President & COO Ben Mondics and Vice President & CFO Mark Eisele. To join the call, dial 1-888-581-9259 (for US/Canada callers) or 1-706-679-2792 (for International callers) prior to the scheduled start using passcode 39989871. A live audio webcast can be accessed online at http://www.applied.com/. A replay of the teleconference will be available for two weeks by dialing 1-800-642-1687 (US/Canada) or 1-706-645-9291 (International) using passcode 39989871.

With more than 445 facilities and 4,600 employee associates across North America, Applied Industrial Technologies is an industrial distributor that offers more than 3 million parts critical to the operations of MRO and OEM customers in virtually every industry. In addition, Applied provides engineering, design and systems integration for industrial and fluid power applications, as well as customized mechanical, fabricated rubber and fluid power shop services. For its fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, Applied posted sales of $2.0 billion. Applied can be visited on the Internet at http://www.applied.com/.