FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynn Bostrom
Director, Marketing Communications
Magnetek, Inc.                                                                          
262-252-2903
lbostrom@magnetek.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Menomonee Falls, Wis. - October 12, 2009 - On November 6, 2009, before commencement of trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Magnetek, Inc. (“Magnetek” or “the Company”) (NYSE: MAG) will announce the results of its fiscal 2010 first quarter, which ended on September 27, 2009.  A conference call with Magnetek management will follow at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

The conference call will be webcast on the Investor Relations page of Magnetek’s Web site at www.magnetek.com. Management’s presentations will be supplemented by slides appearing on the Company’s Web site. Listeners are encouraged to view these materials in conjunction with the call. Replays of the call will be available on the Web site for a limited period of time.

The webcast is also being distributed through the Thomson Reuters StreetEvents Network.  Individual investors can listen to the call at www.earnings.com, Thomson Reuters’ individual investor portal.  Institutional investors can access the call at www.streetevents.com, Thomson Reuters’ password-protected event management site.

Magnetek manufactures digital power and motion control systems used in material handling, people moving and energy delivery.  The Company is headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wis. in the greater Milwaukee area and operates manufacturing facilities in Pittsburgh, Pa.; Canonsburg, Pa.; and Mississauga, Ontario, Canada as well as Menomonee Falls. On August 12, 2009, the Company reported revenues of $98.2 million for its 2009 fiscal year, which ended June 28, 2009.

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This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including the timing of the Company’s announcement of fiscal 2010 first quarter results.  These forward-looking statements are based on the Company's expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that cannot be predicted or quantified and are beyond the Company's control. Future events and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying these forward-looking statements. Other factors that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from expectations are described in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.