Finning International Inc.TSX: FTT

Finning Investor Day - 2009 Outlook - Wednesday, December 17, 2008

· Issued by Finning International Inc. via CNW

VANCOUVER, Dec. 2 /CNW/ - Finning International Inc. will host its Investor Day - 2009 Outlook meeting on Wednesday, December 17 in Toronto. The Investor Day presentations will be webcast live from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Eastern Time on the Finning website at http://www.finning.com/investors/investors.aspx.

The presentation slides will accompany the live audio webcast. The webcast with the supporting presentations will be archived on the Finning website. The presentations will be also available in PDF on the Finning website as soon as possible after the event.

The Investor Day will include a strategic overview, an update on each of Finning's country operations and outlook for 2009. Presentations will be delivered by Mike Waites, President & CEO; Dave Parker, President, Finning (Canada); Juan Carlos Villegas, President, Finning South America and Andy Fraser, Managing Director, Finning UK Group. There will be time set aside for Q&A. During the live webcast, questions can be submitted by email to Tom Merinsky at tmerinsky@finning.ca.

Finning International Inc. is one of the world's largest Caterpillar equipment dealers. The Company sells, rents and provides customer support services for Caterpillar equipment and engines in Western Canada, the U.K., and parts of South America. Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Finning International Inc. is a widely held, publicly traded corporation, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol FTT). For additional information please visit www.finning.com.

This release may contain forward-looking statements and information, which reflect the current view of Finning International Inc. with respect to future events and financial performance. Any such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and Finning's actual results of operations could differ materially from historical results or current expectations. Finning assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied therein do not materialize.

Refer to Finning's annual report, management information circular, annual information form and other filings with the Ontario Securities Commission and Toronto Stock Exchange for further information on risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements contained in this report.