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ESCO Management Will Present at Canaccord Adams Conference

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE) announced today that Victor L. Richey, Chairman and CEO, will make a presentation on Thursday, August 10, at the Canaccord Adams 26th Annual Summer Seminar in Boston. The presentation will highlight the Company's operations.

A live audio webcast of Mr. Richey's remarks will be available on the Company's web site ( http://www.escotechnologies.com ) at approximately 9:30 a.m. Central Time. A replay will remain on the site through August 17. A copy of the visuals presented will also be available on the Company's web site.

ESCO, headquartered in St. Louis, is a proven supplier of special purpose communications systems for electric, gas and water utilities, including hardware and software to support advanced metering applications. In addition, the Company provides engineered filtration products to the transportation, health care and process markets worldwide and is the industry leader in RF shielding and EMC test products. Further information regarding ESCO and its subsidiaries is available on the Company's web site at http://www.escotechnologies.com .

SOURCE ESCO Technologies Inc.

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Patricia K. Moore
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314-213-7277
or
David P. Garino
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