STATESVILLE, N.C., JULY 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (Nasdaq: KEQU) announced today that it has been named to Fortune Small Business magazine's ninth "FSB 100" list of America's fastest-growing small public companies. Kewaunee Scientific ranked 96th on the list and was the only North Carolina company selected.

According to Fortune Small Business, "the FSB 100 constitutes an elite group of small public companies: the best of the best." The candidates, all with annual revenues of less than $200 million and a stock price greater than $1, were judged according to their stock performance and revenue growth over the past three years, with a new requirement in 2009 of no negative growth in any of the most recent four quarters. The complete FSB 100 list appears in the July/August issue of Fortune Small Business, available online today at http://money.cnn.com/fsb100 .

Kewaunee Scientific recently reported record sales and earnings for its fiscal year ended April 30, 2009. Net earnings for the year increased 36% over the prior year to $4,247,000, or $1.66 per diluted share, and sales increased 16% to $103,978,000.

For over 103 years, Kewaunee Scientific Corporation has been a recognized leader in the design, manufacture, and installation of laboratory and technical furniture products. Kewaunee's corporate headquarters are located in Statesville, North Carolina. The Company's manufacturing facilities are located in Statesville and Bangalore, India. The Company has subsidiaries in Singapore and Bangalore that serve the Asian and Middle East markets.

Certain statements in this release constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could significantly impact results or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, economic, competitive, governmental, and technological factors affecting the Company's operations, markets, products, services, and prices.

    Contact:  D. Michael Parker
              704/871-3290

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