H&E Equipment Services Announces 2009 First Quarter Earnings and Conference Call Date

BATON ROUGE, La. April 27, 2009: H&E Equipment Services, Inc. today announced that it will release its 2009 first quarter financial results before the market on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. The Company will also hold a conference call to discuss first quarter results on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time). To listen to the call, participants should dial 913-312-1380 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. A telephonic replay will become available after 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, and will continue through May 14, 2009, by dialing 719-457-0820 and entering the confirmation code 8019346.

The live broadcast of H&E Equipment Services’ quarterly conference call will be available online at H&E or www.earnings.com on May 6, 2009, beginning at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) and will continue to be available for 30 days. Related presentation materials will be posted to the “Investor Relations” section of the Company’s web site at www.he-equipment.com prior to the call. The presentation materials will be in Adobe Acrobat format.