Hughes Supply to Webcast Presentation at Baird Industrial Conference

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 2  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hughes Supply, Inc. (NYSE:HUG) announced today that Tom Morgan, President and Chief Executive Officer, and David Bearman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, are scheduled to present at the Robert W. Baird 2005 Industrial Conference on Tuesday, November 8, at 2:30 p.m. Central Time. The presentation will be broadcast live on Hughes' website at http://www.hughessupply.com/ .

Interested parties are invited to listen to the live presentation by logging onto the website and clicking on the Investors tab. Listeners should log on to the site at least 10 minutes prior to the presentation to register, download and install any necessary software.

About Hughes Supply, Inc.

Hughes Supply, Inc., founded in 1928, is one of the nation's largest diversified wholesale distributors of construction, repair and maintenance- related products, with over 500 locations in 40 states. Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Hughes employs approximately 9,400 associates and generated annual revenues of $4.4 billion in its last fiscal year. Hughes is a Fortune 500 company and was named the #1 Most Admired Company in America in the Wholesalers: Diversified Industry segment by FORTUNE Magazine. For additional information on Hughes Supply, you may visit http://www.hughessupply.com/ . 

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