CRDN Ceradyne, Inc. (MM)

Ceradyne, Inc. (Nasdaq:CRDN) Chief Executive Officer Joel Moskowitz will speak at Needham & Company's Eighth Annual Growth Conference to be held January 10-13, 2006, at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City. Moskowitz will discuss Ceradyne's business, growth strategy and outlook during a 30-minute presentation scheduled for Wednesday, January 11, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern. The presentation will be web cast live at www.ceradyne.com and http://www.wsw.com/webcast/needham13/crdn/ and archived for 60 days on those sites. Ceradyne develops, manufactures and markets advanced technical ceramic products and components for defense, industrial, automotive/diesel and commercial applications. Additional information about the Company can be found at www.ceradyne.com. Except for the historical information contained therein, the presentation contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future performance of Ceradyne that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Words such as "anticipates," "believes," "plans," "expects," "intends," "future," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's supplemental prospectuses, dated December 13, 2005, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and the documents included or incorporated by reference therein.