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                                LADISH CO., INC.
                (Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


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          LADISH ANNOUNCES RECORD DATE FOR JUNE 6, 2003 ANNUAL MEETING

Cudahy, WI, May 2, 2003 - As previously announced, Ladish Co., Inc.'s
(www.ladishco.com) (Nasdaq: LDSH) Annual Meeting of Shareholders, originally
scheduled to be held on Wednesday, May 14, 2003, has been postponed to Friday,
June 6, 2003. Ladish shareholders of record as of the close of business on May
12, 2003 will be entitled to vote at the company's Annual Meeting.

The company and certain other persons may be deemed participants in the
solicitation of proxies from shareholders in connection with the company's 2003
Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Information concerning such participants is
available in the company's Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on April 2, 2003. Shareholders are advised to read the
company's Proxy Statement and other relevant documents when they become
available, because they contain or will contain important information.
Shareholders may obtain, free of charge, copies of the company's Proxy
Statement and any other documents filed by the company with the SEC in
connection with the 2003 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at the SEC's website at
(http://www.sec.gov) or by contacting the company at the number listed below.

Ladish Co., Inc. is a leading producer of highly engineered, technically
advanced components for the jet engine, aerospace and general industrial
markets. Ladish is headquartered in Cudahy, Wisconsin with operations in
Wisconsin, Oregon and Connecticut. Ladish common stock trades on Nasdaq under
the symbol LDSH.

Contacts:

Ladish Co., Inc.
Wayne E. Larsen
(414) 747-2935

Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
Judy Wilkinson/Barrett Godsey
(212) 355-4449