Hawk Corporation Invites You to Participate in its First Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast

CLEVELAND, April 30 -- Hawk Corporation today announced that its first quarter 2009 earnings conference call with financial analysts and investors will take place on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time and will be webcast over the internet.

The Company will release its first quarter 2009 earnings on May 6, 2009, before the market opens.

To participate, callers should dial (888) 668-1648. Participants should ask for the "Hawk Corporation Conference Call."

A simultaneous webcast will also be available through a link on the Investor Relations page of the Company's website via www.hawkcorp.com. In addition, a replay of the conference call will be archived and available online through the Investor Relations page of www.hawkcorp.com for 90 days following this earnings conference call.