Walter Industries, Inc. Announces Annual Meeting Date

TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 5  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Walter Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WLT), a leading producer and exporter of U.S. metallurgical coal for the global steel industry, announced today that the Company's annual shareholder meeting will be held April 23, 2009 at the Tampa Airport Marriott on the grounds of the Tampa International Airport.

Shareholders of record as of March 2, 2009 will be entitled to receive notice of, and vote at, the shareholders' meeting. In addition to this announcement, Walter Industries will send a meeting notice, proxy statement and annual report to all such shareholders. Any shareholder of record as of that date that does not receive the meeting notice and proxy by April 7, 2009 should contact Walter Industries' investor relations department at 813.871.4811 or by e-mail at .

About Walter Industries

Walter Industries, Inc., based in Tampa, Fla., is a leading producer and exporter of metallurgical coal for the global steel industry and also produces steam coal, coal bed methane gas, furnace and foundry coke and other related products. The Company also operates a mortgage financing business. The Company has annual revenues of approximately $1.4 billion and employs approximately 2,400 people. For more information about Walter Industries, please visit the Company Web site at http://www.walterind.com/. 

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CONTACT:  Media Contact: Michael A. Monahan, Director - Corporate

Communications, [phone], ; or Investor Contact:

Mark Tubb, Vice President - Investor Relations, [phone],

, both of Walter Industries, Inc.



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

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