ELMIRA, N.Y., July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hardinge Inc. (NASDAQ: HDNG) invites you to participate in a conference call to discuss its financial and operating performance for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. What: Hardinge Inc. 2009 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call When: Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time Where: http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=60917 How: Live over the Internet at the Web address listed above or by phone at the number listed below Dial-In: 866-796-3865; Outside the U.S. & Canada: 904-520-5761 The call is expected to last approximately 40 minutes, with a brief presentation followed by questions from call participants. Richard Simons, President and Chief Executive Officer and Edward Gaio, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will lead the discussion. The Company's second quarter earnings will be released before the market opens on August 6, 2009 and will also be available in the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's website at http://www.hardinge.com/. If you are unable to participate at the scheduled time, you may access an audio recording approximately one hour after the call's completion by dialing 888-284-7564 (or 904-596-3174 outside the U.S. & Canada), and entering the reference number: 2368901. This recording will be available through September 30, 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 DATASOURCE: Hardinge Inc. CONTACT: Edward Gaio, Vice President and CFO, +1-607-378-4207 Web Site: http://www.hardinge.com/

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