Astec Industries, Inc. To Present At Sidoti & Company, LLC Twelfth Annual New York Emerging Growth Institutional Investor Forum

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (March 21, 2008) - Astec Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTE) announces today that it will participate in the Sidoti & Company, LLC Twelfth Annual New York Emerging Growth Institutional Investor Forum in New York, New York, on Tuesday, March 25, 2008. The meeting will include a presentation by Dr. J. Don Brock, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Stephen C. Anderson, Corporate Secretary and Director of Investor Relations.

Astec Industries, Inc. is a manufacturer of specialized equipment for building and restoring the world’s infrastructure. Astec’s manufacturing operations are divided into four primary business segments: aggregate processing and mining equipment, asphalt production equipment, mobile asphalt paving equipment, and underground boring, directional drilling and trenching equipment. Additionally, one subsidiary manufactures equipment used for wood processing, recycling and landscaping.

For Additional Information Contact:

Stephen C. Anderson
Corporate Secretary and Director of Investor Relations
Phone: (423) 553-5934
Fax: (423) 899-4456
E-mail: sanderson@astecindustries.com