HDNG Hardinge Inc. (delisted)

Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation announces that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Hardinge Inc. ("Hardinge" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: HDNG) during the period between February 22, 2007 and February 21, 2008, inclusive (the "Class Period").

The complaint charges Hardinge and certain of its executive officers with violations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. No class has yet been certified in the above action. Members of the Class will be represented by the lead plaintiff and counsel chosen by the lead plaintiff. If you wish to choose counsel to represent you and the Class, you must apply to be appointed lead plaintiff no later than December 29, 2008 and be selected by the Court. The lead plaintiff will direct the litigation and participate in important decisions including whether to accept a settlement and how much of a settlement to accept for the Class in the action. The lead plaintiff will be selected from among applicants claiming the largest loss from investment in the Company during the Class Period. You may contact Brower Piven (through hoffman@browerpiven.com or 410/332-0030) to answer any questions you may have in that regard.

The Complaint charges that defendants misled or failed to inform the investing public with regard to the fact that orders and sales were slowing, thus causing Hardinge's inventory of outdated machinery to grow and causing an undisclosed impairment in the value of inventory. The complaint further alleges that this undisclosed information materially inflated the financial results of the Company and demonstrated that the Company lacked adequate internal controls. According to the complaint, after the Company announced on February 21, 2008, that in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, Hardinge experienced a combination of prior period accounting adjustments and the negative impact of operational initiatives to reduce inventory which contributed to an unexpected loss in the fourth quarter of 2007 and that the Company planned to lower inventory by $20 million and to discount inventory of older product lines, the value of Hardinge's shares declined significantly.

If you have suffered a net loss for all transactions in Hardinge Inc. securities during the Class Period (including shares or possibly calls purchased during, but retained after, the Class Period or possibly put options sold but not covered until after the Class Period), you may obtain additional information about this lawsuit and your ability to become a lead plaintiff by contacting Brower Piven at www.browerpiven.com, by email at hoffman@browerpiven.com, by calling 410-332-0030, or at Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, The World Trade Center-Baltimore, 401 East Pratt Street, Suite 2525, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. Attorneys at Brower Piven have combined experience litigating securities and class action cases of over 40 years. If you choose to retain counsel, you may retain Brower Piven without financial obligation or cost to you, or you may retain other counsel of your choice. You need take no action at this time to be a member of the class.

CONTACT: Charles J. Piven Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation Baltimore, Maryland 410/332-0030 Email Contact