Applied Industrial Technologies Changes Starting Time of Year-End Investor Conference...

Applied Industrial Technologies Changes Starting Time of Year-End Investor
Conference Call

CLEVELAND, July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Applied Industrial
Technologies (NYSE: AIT) will announce its fourth quarter and year-end results
on the morning of Friday, August 8, 2008, and will also host its conference
call for investors and analysts at 3 p.m. ET that same day. The conference
call had previously been set to start at 2 p.m.
To join in the call, dial 1-888-581-9259, passcode 54843171. The call will
be conducted by Chairman & CEO David L. Pugh, President & COO Ben Mondics, and
CFO Mark O. Eisele. The call will also be webcast and can be accessed live
online at http://www.applied.com and will be archived there for 14 days. A
replay of the teleconference will be available for two weeks at 1-800-642-1687
(passcode 54843171).
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 .
SOURCE Applied Industrial Technologies

Investor Relations, Mark O. Eisele, Vice President -- Chief Financial Officer,
+1-216-426-4417; or Richard C. Shaw, Vice President -- Communications,
+1-216-426-4343, both of Applied Industrial Technologies