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, May 15, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

Daniel L. Jones, 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 Metro Meeting Center 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://www.wsw.com/webcast/threepa10/wire.

IDEAS Investor Conferences are sponsored directly by money management firms for the benefit of regional investment communities. The IDEAS investor conferences are annual independent venues allowing quality public companies to present their investment merits to an influential audience of investment professionals. Conference sponsors collectively have more than $100 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. Additional information about the events can be located at www.IDEASconferences.com.

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.

Encore Wire Corporation
Frank J. Bilban, 972-562-9473
Vice President & CFO