PLEASANTON, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: SSD) announced today that its Chairman, Barclay Simpson, will make presentations at two conferences in November. Following is the schedule for the conferences:

    9:45am PST (12:45pm EST), Wednesday, November 11, 2009
    D.A. Davidson & Co.- "The Housing Recovery - What will it take?"
     Conference
    Ritz-Carlton Hotel, San Francisco, CA
    Webcast at:  http://www.wsw.com/webcast/dadco18/ssd

    8:30am EST, Tuesday, November 17, 2009
    Stephens Inc. Fall Investment Conference
    New York Palace Hotel, New York, NY
    Webcast at:  http://www.wsw.com/webcast/stph13/ssd

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc., headquartered in Pleasanton, California, through its subsidiary, Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc., designs, engineers and is a leading manufacturer of wood-to-wood, wood-to-concrete and wood-to-masonry connectors and fastening systems, stainless steel fasteners and pre-fabricated shearwalls. Simpson Strong-Tie also offers a full line of adhesives, mechanical anchors and powder actuated tools for concrete, masonry and steel. The Company's other subsidiary, Simpson Dura-Vent Company, Inc., designs, engineers and manufactures venting systems for gas and wood burning appliances. The Company's common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SSD."

For further information, contact Barclay Simpson at (925) 560-9032.

SOURCE Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

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