Astec Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTE) Announces Its Second Quarter Conference Call...

Astec Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTE) Announces Its Second Quarter Conference
Call July 20, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., July 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- You are invited by
Astec Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTE) to participate in a conference call to
review its Second Quarter 2009 financial results.

Astec Industries, Inc. will be releasing its Second Quarter 2009 financial
results to the wire services on Monday, July 20, 2009 at approximately 7:00
A.M. Eastern Time.

The live call will begin on Monday, July 20, 2009 at 10:00 A.M., Eastern Time.
J. Don Brock, Chairman of the Board and CEO, F. McKamy Hall, Chief Financial
Officer, and Stephen C. Anderson, Secretary and Director of Investor Relations
will host the call.

To access the call, dial (877) 407-9210 on Monday, July 20, 2009 at least 10
minutes prior to the scheduled time for the call. International callers should
dial (201) 689-8049. You may also access a live webcast of the call by
visiting www.astecindustries.com/www/docs/100. You will need to give your
name and company affiliation and reference Astec. An archived web cast will be
available for ninety days at www.astecindustries.com.

A replay of the call can be accessed through midnight on Monday, August 3,
2009, by dialing (877) 660-6853, or (201) 612-7415 for international callers,
Account #286, Conference ID #328263. A transcript of the conference call will
be made available under the Investor Relations section of the Astec
Industries, Inc. website within 5 business days after the call.

Astec Industries, Inc., (www.astecindustries.com) is a manufacturer of
specialized equipment for building and restoring the world's infrastructure.
Astec's manufacturing operations are divided into four primary business
segments: asphalt production equipment, mobile asphalt paving equipment,
aggregate processing and mining equipment, and underground boring, directional
drilling and trenching equipment. Additionally, the Other Group contains one
subsidiary that manufactures equipment used for wood processing and recycling
and one that is a company-owned dealership located in Australia.

If you have any questions about the call schedule, please contact Linda
Foreman at (423) 899-5898 or lforeman@astecindustries.com. Conference call
information is also located on the website at www.astecindustries.com.

SOURCE Astec Industries, Inc.

Linda Foreman of Astec Industries, Inc., +1-423-899-5898,
lforeman@astecindustries.com