Applied Industrial Technologies to Report First Quarter Earnings, Hold Annual Meeting on October 20, 2009

Applied Industrial Technologies to Report First Quarter Earnings, Hold Annual
Meeting on October 20, 2009

CLEVELAND, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Applied Industrial Technologies
(NYSE: AIT) today said it expects to report fiscal 2010 first quarter earnings
before market opens on the morning of Tuesday, October 20, 2009. The
company's fiscal 2010 first quarter ended September 30, 2009.

Also on that date, the company will hold its Annual Meeting of Shareholders at
10 a.m. ET at the company's World Headquarters in Cleveland.

The quarterly conference call for investors and analysts will begin at 4 p.m.
ET on October 20, 2009. To join the call, dial 1-800-697-5978 or
1-630-691-2750 (for International callers) using passcode 8983558. The call
will be conducted by Chairman & CEO Dave Pugh, President & COO Ben Mondics,
and CFO Mark Eisele. A live audio webcast can be accessed online at
www.Applied.com. A replay of the call will be available for two weeks by
dialing 1-888-843-8996 or 1-630-652-3044 (International) using passcode
8983558.

With approximately 460 facilities and 4,700 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, 2009, Applied posted
sales of $1.9 billion. Applied can be visited on the Internet at
http://www.applied.com.

SOURCE Applied Industrial Technologies

Mark O. Eisele, Vice President - Chief Financial Officer, +1-216-426-4417, or
Richard C. Shaw, Vice President - Communications, +1-216-426-4343