Hardinge to Hold Fourth Quarter 2004 Conference Call on Wednesday, February 16 ELMIRA, N.Y., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hardinge Inc. (NASDAQ: HDNG), a leading producer of advanced material-cutting solutions, today announced that it will release fourth quarter and year-end results for the periods ended December 31, 2004 on Wednesday, February 16, 2005. Management will hold a conference call at 10:00 a.m. ET that day to review the company's results for the three month and full year periods. The call can be accessed via the Internet live or as a replay. Investors may access the webcast through http://www.fulldisclosure.com/. The conference call will be archived for replay on the above website for 14 days following the call. Hardinge Inc., founded more than 100 years ago, is an international leader in providing the latest industrial technology to companies requiring material- cutting solutions. The Company designs and manufactures computer-numerically controlled metal-cutting lathes, machining centers, grinding machines, collets, chucks, indexing fixtures, and other industrial products. The Company has manufacturing operations in the United States, Switzerland, Taiwan and China and distributes machines in all major industrialized countries of the world. Hardinge's common stock trades on NASDAQ under the symbol "HDNG." For more information, please visit the Company's website at http://www.hardinge.com/. DATASOURCE: Hardinge Inc. CONTACT: Richard L. Simons, Exec VP & CFO, Hardinge Inc., +1-607-378-4202; or John McNamara, Financial Relations Board, +1-212-827-3771, for Hardinge Inc. Web site: http://www.hardinge.com/ http://www.fulldisclosure.com/

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