Encore Wire Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: WIRE) announced today that Frank J. Bilban, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, will present at the Southwest IDEAS Investor Conference on Thursday, November 15, 2012. The conference is being held at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel by the Galleria in Dallas, Texas. Encore Wire's presentation is scheduled to begin at 10:55 a.m. CST (11:55 a.m. EST). A live and archived webcast of the presentation may be accessed at the conference website, www.SWIDEAS.com.

Daniel L. Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer of Encore Wire Corporation, said, "We are pleased to be presenting at the Southwest IDEAS Investor Conference at the Sheraton Hotel by the Galleria in Dallas, Texas. The conference continues to draw institutional investors from across the country. The presentation will be webcast live or replay for those who are unable to attend in person. The webcast may be accessed using the following link http://wsw.com/webcast/threepa9/wire/, or under the investor relations section of the company's website, www.encorewire.com."

The mission of the IDEAS Conferences is to provide independent regional venues for quality companies to present their investment merits to an influential audience of investment professionals. Unlike traditional bank-sponsored events, IDEAS Investor Conferences are sponsored directly by money management firms for the benefit of regional investment communities. Conference sponsors collectively have more than $100 Billion in assets under management and include: Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Straus, Keeley Asset Management, Hodges Capital Management, Luther King Capital Management, Allianz Global Investors: NFJ Investment Group, RENN Capital, Great Lakes Advisors, Ironwood Investment Management, and Perritt Capital 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 copper electrical building wire for 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