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Pentair Executives Present at R.W. Baird and Banc of America Securities Conferences

November 7, 2005

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pentair, Inc. (NYSE: PNR) today announced that Randall J. Hogan, Pentair chairman and chief executive officer, and Richard J. Cathcart, vice chairman, will present at the Robert W. Baird & Company Industrial Conference in Chicago, Ill. on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 at 1:20 p.m. CST.

The audio portion of the presentation is being web cast and can be accessed at the Baird 2005 Industrial Conference website: http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rwbaird12/pnr/ . The web cast will be archived on the Baird site for 90 days following the event. In addition, a copy of the conference presentation will be archived on Pentair's web site at http://www.pentair.com under the "Financial Information" page.

In addition, David D. Harrison, Pentair chief financial officer, and Michael V. Schrock, chief operating officer of Enclosures and Filtration, will present at the Banc of America Securities Multi-Sector Mid-Cap Conference in London, England on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 at 11:30 a.m. GMT. A copy of the conference presentation will be archived on Pentair's web site at http://www.pentair.com under the "Financial Information" page.

About Pentair, Inc.

Pentair ( http://www.pentair.com ) is a diversified operating company headquartered in Minnesota. Its Water Group is a global leader in providing innovative products and systems used worldwide in the movement, treatment, storage and enjoyment of water. Pentair's Enclosures Group is a leader in the global enclosures market, designing and manufacturing standard, modified and custom enclosures that house and protect sensitive electronics and electrical components. With 2004 revenues of $2.28 billion, or $2.76 billion on a pro forma basis, Pentair has approximately 13,000 employees worldwide.

SOURCE Pentair, Inc.

Pentair Contacts:

Rachael Jarosh, Communications, +1-763-656-5280, [email protected] , or Mark Cain, Investor Relations, +1-763-656-5278, [email protected] , both of Pentair, Inc.