Joy Global Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Earnings Release and Conference Call Information

MILWAUKEE, Dec 03, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) —

Joy Global Inc. (NASDAQ: JOYG) announced today that it will release fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008 earnings results prior to the opening of business on Wednesday, December 17, 2008. A conference call is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. EST that same day to discuss the financial results.

Interested parties can listen to the call by dialing 800-649-5127 in the United States or 706-679-0637 outside of the United States, access code #75533544, at least 15 minutes prior to the 11:00 a.m. EST start time of the call. A rebroadcast of the call will be available until the close of business on January 23, 2009 by dialing 800-642-1687 or 706-645-9291, access code #75533544.

Alternatively, interested parties can listen to a live webcast of the call on the Joy Global Inc. web site at http://www.joyglobal.com/investorrelations/confcalls.jsp. To listen, please register and download audio software on the site at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call. A replay of the webcast will be available until the close of business on January 23, 2009.

Joy Global Inc. is a worldwide leader in manufacturing, servicing and distributing equipment for surface mining through P&H Mining Equipment, underground mining through Joy Mining Machinery and bulk material conveyor systems through Continental Crushing & Conveying.
SOURCE: Joy Global Inc.

Joy Global Inc.
Sara Leuchter Wilkins
Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
414-319-8513