Symmetry Medical Inc. To Report Third Quarter 2006 Financial Results On November 1, 2006

WARSAW, Ind., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Symmetry Medical Inc. , an independent provider of products to the global orthopedic device industry, today announced it will release third quarter financial results for the period ended September 30, 2006 after the market closes on Wednesday, November 1, 2006. Symmetry Medical will host an accompanying conference call at 8:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, November 2, 2006.

A live webcast of the conference call will be available online from the investor relations page of the Company's corporate Web site at http://www.symmetrymedical.com. The dial-in numbers are (866) 831-6291 for domestic callers and (617) 213-8860 for international callers. The reservation number for both is 12006750. After the live webcast, the call will remain available on Symmetry's Web site through November 31, 2006. In addition, a telephonic replay of the call will be available until November 16, 2006. The replay dial-in numbers are (888)-286-8010 for domestic callers and (617) 801-6888 for international callers. Please use reservation code 25739287.

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

Symmetry Medical Inc.

CONTACT: Investors/Media: Stephanie Carrington, +1-646-536-7017,scarrington@theruthgroup.com, or Jason Rando, +1-646-536-7025,jrando@theruthgroup.com, both for Symmetry Medical Inc.; Andrew Miclot,Senior Vice President, Marketing, Sales & Business Development, InvestorRelations Officer, Symmetry Medical Inc., +1-574-269-7390 ext. 1002

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