Mueller Water Products Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2008 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

ATLANTA, Oct. 15  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE:MWA.BNYSE:MWA) will release financial results for its fourth quarter and full-year ended September 30, 2008 on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 after market close, the Company announced today.

Gregory E. Hyland, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Mueller Water Products, and other members of the Company's leadership team will hold a conference call to discuss the financial results on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. (EST). A live webcast of the conference call will be accessible on the Mueller Water Products Web site, http://www.muellerwaterproducts.com/ , and also will be archived for approximately 90 days.

Safe Harbor Statement

Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this presentation are forward-looking and made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results of Mueller Water Products, Inc. in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. Those risks include, among others, changes in customer orders and demand for our products; changes in raw material prices, labor, equipment and transportation costs; pricing actions by the Company and its competitors; changes in law; the ability to attract and retain management and employees; the inability to successfully execute management strategies with respect to cost containment, production increases or decreases, inventory control, the integration of acquired businesses, and the commencement of operations at our new manufacturing plant; and general changes in economic and financial conditions, residential construction or municipal spending. Risks associated with forward-looking statements are more fully described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mueller Water Products assumes no duty to update its forward-looking statements as of any future date.

About Mueller Water Products

Mueller Water Products is a leading North American manufacturer and marketer of infrastructure and flow control products for use in water distribution networks and treatment facilities. Its broad product portfolio includes engineered valves, hydrants, ductile iron pipe and pipe fittings, which are utilized by municipalities, as well as the commercial and residential construction, oil and gas, HVAC and fire protection industries. With annual net sales of approximately $1.8 billion, the Company is comprised of three main operating segments: Mueller Co., U.S. Pipe and Anvil. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the Company employs approximately 6,500 people. Mueller Water Products Series B common stock and Series A common stock trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols MWA.B and MWA, respectively. For more information about Mueller Water Products, please visit the Company's Web site at http://www.muellerwaterproducts.com/ .

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  Investor Contact: Martie Edmunds Zakas
  Sr. Vice President - Strategic Planning & Investor Relations
  770-206-4237
  

  Media Contact: John Pensec
  Director - Corporate Communications and Public Affairs
  770-206-4240
  

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Web site:  http://www.muellerwaterproducts.com/

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