CLEVELAND, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE: AIT) today said it expects to report fiscal 2010 second quarter earnings before market opens on the morning of Wednesday, January 20. The company's fiscal 2010 second quarter ended December 31, 2009.

The quarterly conference call for investors and analysts will begin at 4 p.m. ET on January 20. The call will be conducted by Chairman & CEO David L. Pugh, President & COO Benjamin J. Mondics and Vice President & CFO Mark O. Eisele. To join the call, dial 1-866-352-2112 (for US/Canada callers) or 1-630-691-2779 (for International callers) prior to the scheduled start using passcode 6506299. 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 6506299.

With approximately 460 facilities and 4,600 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. Applied also offers maintenance training, plus solutions to meet inventory and storeroom management needs that help provide enhanced value to its customers. 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.

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