Baldor Electric Company 2nd Quarter 2009 Earnings Release and Conference Call Dates

Baldor Electric Company 2nd Quarter 2009 Earnings Release and Conference Call
Dates

FORT SMITH, Ark., July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Baldor Electric Company
(NYSE: BEZ) markets, designs, and manufactures industrial electric motors,
mechanical power transmission products, drives, and generators and is based in
Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Baldor will report its 2nd quarter 2009 financial results after the market
closes on Thursday, July 30, 2009.

A conference call to discuss the results will be held on Friday, July 31,
2009, at 10:00 a.m. CT (11:00 a.m. ET). This call can be heard live on
Baldor's website at www.baldor.com.

Interested parties may call in by dialing 877-591-4952. An audio replay of
the call will be available through Friday, August 7, 2009 at 888-203-1112
(passcode 5293645).

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SOURCE Baldor Electric Company

Tracy Long, Vice President Investor Relations of Baldor Electric Company,
+1-479-648-5769