Cree, Inc. to Webcast 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 28, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq:CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, today announced it will webcast its 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Thursday, October 29, 2009.

Date:	October 29, 2009
Time:	10:00 AM ET

Listen via Internet: http://www.cree.com/investor/calendar.asp/

Schedule this webcast into MS-Outlook calendar (click open when prompted):http://apps.shareholder.com/PNWOutlook/t.aspx?m=39362&k=0A523DE4

The webcast will be available live and by replay. To access both the live and archived webcasts, as well as the slide presentation used during the conference, please go to www.cree.com and click on the Investor Relations link. The archived replay will be available 24 hours after the live presentation.

Cree is leading the LED lighting revolution and setting the stage to obsolete the incandescent light bulb through the use of energy-efficient, environmentally friendly LED lighting. Cree is a market-leading innovator of lighting-class LEDs, LED lighting, and semiconductor solutions for wireless and power applications.

Cree's product families include LED fixtures and bulbs, blue and green LED chips, high-brightness LEDs, lighting-class power LEDs, power-switching devices and radio-frequency/wireless devices. Cree solutions are driving improvements in applications such as general illumination, backlighting, electronic signs and signals, variable-speed motors, and wireless communications.

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CONTACT: Cree, Inc.
         Raiford Garrabrant, Director Investor Relations
         (919) 313-5397