Symmetry Medical Reports Third Quarter 2008 Financi... (orthopaedic device industry. TheCompany ...)

Symmetry Medical Reports Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Date:11/12/2008

orthopaedic device industry. The Company also designs, develops and produces these products for companies in other segments of the medical device market, including arthroscopy, dental, laparoscopy, osteobiologic and endoscopy sectors and provides limited specialized products and services to non-healthcare markets, such as the aerospace market.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in the press release regarding Symmetry Medical Inc.'s business, which are not historical facts, may be "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties, within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are predictive in nature and are frequently identified by the use of terms such as "may," "might," "will," "should," "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "plan," "estimate," "intend," and similar words indicating possible future expectations, events or actions. Such predictive statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual outcomes and results could differ materially from our current expectations. We refer you to the "Risk Factors" and "Forward Looking-Statements" sections in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as the Company's other filings with the SEC, which are available on the SEC's Web site at http://www.sec.gov.

Investors/Media:

The Ruth Group

Nick Laudico/Jason Rando

646-536-7030/7025

nlaudico@theruthgroup.com

jrando@theruthgroup.com

Contact:

Symmetry Medical Inc.

Fred Hite

Senior Vice President

Chief Financial Officer

(574) 371-2218