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NACCO INDUSTRIES, INC. ANNOUNCES DATES OF 2012 FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS RELEASE AND CONFERENCE CALL

Cleveland, Ohio, Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - NACCO Industries, Inc. (NYSE:NC) will release 2012 First Quarter financial results and will file its 2012 First Quarter 10-Q after the close of the market on Wednesday, May 2, 2012.

The Company will also hold a conference call on Thursday, May 3, 2012 to discuss its results for the 2012 first quarter.

Alfred M. Rankin, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of NACCO Industries will host the conference call.

Conference Call:         Thursday, May 3, 2012

Time:                           11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Telephone:                  (888) 713-4216 (Toll Free) or (617) 213-4868 (International)
                                    Pass code: 20936459
                                    Pre-register or call in at least five minutes before start time)

For Replay Call:          (888) 286-8010 or (617) 801-6888 (International)
                                    Pass code: 61447063

This call will also be broadcast live and available for replay over the Internet. To access the call, go to www.nacco.com. Please use the following link to pre-register and view important information about this conference call. Pre-registering is not mandatory but is recommended as it will provide you immediate entry into the call and will facilitate the timely start of the conference. Pre-registration only takes a few moments and you may pre-register at anytime, including up to and after the call start time. To pre-register, please go to https://www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/key.process?key=PFLDTQ6RF. Alternatively, if you would rather be placed into the call by an operator, please call the number above and allow 15 minutes to register, download and install any necessary software.

NACCO Industries, Inc. is an operating holding company with subsidiaries in the following principal industries: lift trucks, small appliances, specialty retail and mining. NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc. designs, engineers, manufactures, sells and services a comprehensive line of lift trucks and aftermarket parts marketed globally primarily under the Hyster® and Yale® brand names. Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. is a leading designer, marketer and distributor of small electric household appliances, as well as commercial products for restaurants, bars and hotels. The Kitchen Collection, LLC is a national specialty retailer of kitchenware and gourmet foods operating under the Kitchen Collection® and Le Gourmet Chef® store names in outlet and traditional malls throughout the United States. The North American Coal Corporation mines and markets coal primarily as fuel for power generation and provides selected value-added mining services for other natural resources companies. For more information about NACCO Industries, visit the Company’s website at www.nacco.com.