Symmetry Medical Inc. To Report Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2006 Financial Results On February 8, 2007

WARSAW, Ind., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Symmetry Medical Inc. , an independent provider of products to the global orthopedic device industry, today announced it will release fourth quarter and full year financial results for the period ended December 30, 2006 before the market opens on Thursday, February 8, 2007. Symmetry Medical will host an accompanying conference call at 8:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, February 8, 2007.

A live Web cast of the conference call will be available online from the investor relations page of the Company's corporate Web site at www.symmetrymedical.com. The dial-in numbers are (866) 362-4829 for domestic callers and (617) 597-5346 for international callers. The reservation number for both is 31251629. After the live Web cast, the call will remain available on Symmetry's Web site through March 8, 2007. In addition, a telephonic replay of the call will be available until February 15, 2007. The replay dial-in numbers are (888) 286-8010 for domestic callers and (617) 801-6888 for international callers. Please use reservation code 58877836.

About Symmetry Medical Inc.

Symmetry Medical Inc. is an independent provider of implants and related instruments and cases to the orthopedic device industry. The Company also designs, develops and produces these products for companies in other segments of the medical device market, including dental, 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," "will," "should," "expect," "believe," "estimate," "intend," and similar words indicating possible future expectations, events or actions. Such predictive statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results could differ materially from our current expectations. Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the loss of one or more customers; the development of new products or product innovations by our competitors; product liability; changes in management; changes in conditions effecting the economy, orthopedic device manufacturers or the medical device industry generally; and changes in government regulation of medical devices and third-party reimbursement practices. 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 www.sec.gov.

Investors/Media: The Ruth Group Stephanie Carrington / Jason Rando 646-536-7017/7025 scarrington@theruthgroup.com / jrando@theruthgroup.com Contact: Symmetry Medical Inc. Andrew Miclot Senior Vice President Marketing, Sales & Business Development Investor Relations Officer 574-269-7390 ext. 1002

Symmetry Medical Inc.

CONTACT: Stephanie Carrington, scarrington@theruthgroup.com,+1-646-536-7017, or Jason Rando, jrando@theruthgroup.com, +1-646-536-7025,both of The Ruth Group, for Symmetry Medical Inc.; Andrew Miclot, SeniorVice President, Marketing, Sales & Business Development, Investor RelationsOfficer, Symmetry Medical Inc., +1-574-269-7390 ext. 1002

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