Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to conference call time changing from 10:00 a.m. Eastern time to 8:30 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday, October 29, 2009.

The corrected release reads:

KAYDON CORPORATION ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2009 EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL (REVISED)

Kaydon Corporation (NYSE: KDN) will hold its conference call for third quarter 2009 earnings on Thursday, October 29, 2009. The conference call will begin at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time and will follow the Company's release of third quarter 2009 earnings prior to the call on that same day. The call was previously scheduled for 10:00 a.m.

The conference call can be accessed telephonically in a listen-only mode by dialing 1-888-218-8176 and providing the following passcode number: 800500. Participants are asked to dial in 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time of the call.

Alternatively, interested parties are invited to listen to the conference call via the internet by logging on the web at the following address:

http://webcast.premiereglobal.com/view/wl/r.htm?e=168605&s=1&k=D580923F67D44E8A915C3888BE9A756E

or by logging on the Kaydon Corporation website at:

http://www.kaydon.com

and accessing the conference call at the "Third Quarter 2009 Conference Call" icon.

To accommodate those that are unable to listen at the scheduled start time, a replay of the conference call will be available telephonically beginning on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time through Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time. The replay is accessible by dialing 1-888-203-1112 and providing the following passcode number: 4558850.

Additionally, interested parties can access an archive of the conference call on the Kaydon Corporation website at http://www.kaydon.com.

Kaydon Corporation is a leading designer and manufacturer of custom-engineered, performance-critical products, supplying a broad and diverse group of alternative-energy, industrial, aerospace, medical and electronic equipment, and aftermarket customers.

SOURCE: Kaydon Corporation

Kaydon Corporation James O'Leary Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (734) 747-7025 ext. 2025 Peter C. DeChants Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (734) 680-2009