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BRAINTREE, Mass., July 27, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Altra Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:AIMC), a global manufacturer and marketer of industrial power transmission and motion control products, today announced that Carl Christenson, CEO, and Christian Storch, CFO, will be presenting at the Jefferies 2012 Global Industrial and A&D Conference in New York City on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. ET.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available in the Events & Presentations section of Altra’s investor relations website at http://ir.altramotion.com/index.cfm. A webcast replay will be available on the website following the live presentation.

About Altra Holdings, Inc.  

Altra Holdings, Inc., through its wholly-owned subsidiary Altra Industrial Motion, Inc., is a leading global designer, producer and marketer of a wide range of electromechanical power transmission and motion control products. The company brings together strong brands covering over 40 product lines with production facilities in nine countries. Our leading brands include Boston Gear, Warner Electric, TB Wood’s, Formsprag Clutch, Wichita Clutch, Ameridrives Couplings, Kilian Manufacturing, Marland Clutch, Nuttall Gear, Stieber Clutch, Twiflex Limited, Bibby Transmissions, Matrix International, Inertia Dynamics, Huco-Dynatork, Warner Linear, Bauer Gear Motor and Lamiflex. AIMC-E

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CONTACT: Christian Storch
         Chief Financial Officer
         Altra Holdings, Inc.
         781-917-0541
         Email: christian.storch@altramotion.com