Blount International, Inc. Conference Call

PORTLAND, Ore., April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blount International, Inc. NYSE: BLT will announce 1st Quarter 2008 earnings Wednesday afternoon, April 30, 2008 at approximately 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time ("EDT"). You are invited to participate in a conference call on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. To participate, please call 1-888-301-8871 any time between 12:30 p.m. and 12:55 p.m. EDT so that we may begin the conference call on schedule.

The conference call will also be webcast. To listen in, you will need to log into our website at http://www.blount.com and register. The replay will also be available afterwards on our website.

The replay will be available two hours after the conference call is completed. You can listen to it by dialing 1-800-642-1687, conference ID #: 44188536. It will be available through May 15, 2008.