MAY-15-2008

Valspar To Present At The Goldman Sachs Basic Materials Conference, New York

MINNEAPOLIS, May 15, 2008 - Valspar's William L. Mansfield, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will address financial analysts at an investment conference sponsored by Goldman Sachs on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at 10:35 A.M., Eastern. Valspar will provide a live webcast of Mr. Mansfield's presentation. Details for the webcast are as follows:

TIME: 10:35 A.M., Eastern
DATE: Thursday, May 22, 2008
DURATION: Approximately 30 minutes
LOCATION: http://www.valsparglobal.com
ARCHIVE: Approximately 24 hours after the presentation, a replay of the webcast will be available from a link on the Valspar site at: www.ValsparGlobal.com
Click on "Investor Relations" and then "Web Casts."
This link will remain active for 30 days.

Investor Contact: Tyler Treat, (612) 375-7358

Media Contact: Mike Dougherty, (612) 375-7802