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Ceradyne, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRDN) Chief Executive Officer Joel P.

Moskowitz is scheduled to speak at ThinkEquity’s 6th Annual Growth Conference, to be held at the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco on September 15-17, 2009.

Mr. Moskowitz’s presentation is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. PDT on Wednesday, September 16. The presentation will include a discussion of the Company’s business fundamentals, growth strategies, and outlook for 2010. The presentation will be webcast live and made available on the Event Calendar page of the Investor Relations section of Ceradyne’s website, www.ceradyne.com : , where it will be archived.

Ceradyne develops, manufactures, and markets advanced technical ceramic products and components for defense, industrial, automotive/diesel, and commercial applications. Additional information about the Company

can be found at www.ceradyne.com : .

Except for the historical information contained therein, the presentation contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future performance of Ceradyne that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “plans,” “expects,” “intends,” “future,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties are described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.



Ceradyne, Inc.Joel P. MoskowitzChief Executive Officer714-549-0421
ext. 8261orSilverman Heller AssociatesPhil

Bourdillon/Gene Heller310-208-2550