Brush Engineered Materials Inc. Conference Call Scheduled

    Business Editors

    CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 2005--Brush Engineered Materials Inc. (NYSE:BW) will hold its quarterly conference call on Wednesday, February 2, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time to review fourth quarter and year-end 2004 results.
    Gordon Harnett, President, Chairman and CEO; John Grampa, Vice President and CFO; Michael Hasychak, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary; and James Marrotte, Vice President, Controller, will represent Brush Engineered Materials on the call.
    To participate, please dial (719) 457-2655 five to ten minutes prior to start time and reference Confirmation Code No. 650940.
    A recorded playback will be available for 15 days at (719) 457-0820, passcode 650940. An archive of the call will also be available on the Company's website (www.beminc.com). To access the replay, click on Quarterly Earnings Conference Call under the Investors page. The broadcast requires RealPlayer software, which is available as a free download from the icon as indicated.
    Brush Engineered Materials Inc. is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, supplies worldwide markets with beryllium products, alloy products, electronic products, precious metal products, and engineered material systems.

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CONTACT: Brush Engineered Materials Inc. Michael C. Hasychak, 216-383-6823 http://www.beminc.com

KEYWORD: OHIO INDUSTRY KEYWORD: HARDWARE COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING MINING/METALS EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALLS SOURCE: Brush Engineered Materials Inc.

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