Encore Wire Corporation

Encore Wire Corporation

PRESS RELEASE

May 20, 2015

1329 Millwood Road

McKinney, Texas 75069

Contact:

Frank J. Bilban

972-562-9473

Vice President & CFO

For Immediate Release

ENCORE WIRE PRESENTING AT EAST COAST IDEAS CONFERENCE

MCKINNEY, TX - Encore Wire Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: WIRE) announced today that the Company's Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Frank J. Bilban, will be presenting at the East Coast IDEAS Investor Conference in Boston on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, in addition to numerous one on one meetings scheduled at the conference that day.
Daniel L. Jones, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Encore Wire Corporation, said, "We are pleased to be presenting at the East Coast IDEAS Investor Conference at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. The conference will draw institutional investors from across the country." The presentation will be available via webcast for those who are unable to attend in person. The webcast link is http://wsw.com/webcast/threepa16/wire. The webcast and additional information are also available in the investor relations section of the company's website: www.encorewire.com.
The IDEAS investor conferences provide independent regional venues for quality companies to present their investment merits to an influential audience of investment professionals. Conference sponsors collectively have more than $200 Billion in assets under management. The IDEAS Investor Conferences are held annually in Boston, Chicago and Dallas and are produced by Three Part Advisors, LLC.
Encore Wire Corporation manufactures a broad range of electrical building wire for use in interior wiring in commercial and industrial buildings, homes, apartments and manufactured housing.
The matters discussed in this news release, other than the historical financial information, including statements about the copper pricing environment, profitability and shareholder value, may include forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including payment of future dividends, future purchases of stock, fluctuations in the price of copper and other raw materials, the impact of competitive pricing and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may vary materially from those anticipated.

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