Metalico CEO to Speak at Canaccord Adams Global Growth Conference

Carlos E. Agüero, Chairman and CEO of Metalico, Inc. (AMEX: MEA), will present at the 28th Annual Canaccord Adams Global Growth Conference in Boston on August 13, 2008. Mr. Agüero's presentation, which will begin at 11:00 a.m., will include a corporate overview and growth strategies.

Interested parties may access the presentation slides on the Investors Relations section of Metalico's website at http://www.metalico.com beginning August 13, 2008.

Metalico, Inc. is a rapidly growing holding company with operations in two principal business segments: ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal recycling, and fabrication of lead-based products. The Company operates twenty recycling facilities in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Texas, Mississippi, and West Virginia and five lead fabrication plants in Alabama, Illinois, Nevada, and California. Metalico's common stock is traded on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol MEA.

Contact: Metalico, Inc. Carlos E. Agüero Michael J. Drury Email Contact 186 North Avenue East Cranford, NJ 07016 (908) 497-9610 FAX: (908) 497-1097 www.metalico.com