Encore Wire Presenting at Southwest Ideas Investor Conference

Encore Wire Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: WIRE) announced today that the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Frank J Bilban, will be presenting at the Southwest IDEAS Investor Conference on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 10:45 a.m. CST.

Daniel L. Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer of Encore Wire Corporation, said, “We are pleased to be presenting at the Southwest IDEAS Investor Conference at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas. The conference draws institutional investors from across the country. In addition, the presentation will be available via webcast for those who are unable to attend in person. The webcast link is www.wsw.com/webcast/threepa/wire.”

Encore Wire Corporation manufactures a broad range of copper electrical wire for interior wiring in homes, apartments, manufactured housing and commercial and industrial buildings.

The matters discussed in this news release, other than the historical financial information, including statements about the copper pricing environment, profitability and shareholder value, may include forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including payment of future dividends, future purchases of stock, fluctuations in the price of copper and other raw materials, the impact of competitive pricing and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may vary materially from those anticipated.