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Exhibit 99.1

Investor Relations
+1 (937) 458-6600

ROBBINS & MYERS ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2010 RESULTS

Order Levels Continue to Improve;
Cash Generation Remains Strong

DAYTON, OHIO, March 24, 2010...Robbins & Myers, Inc. (NYSE: RBN) today reported diluted net earnings per share (DEPS) of $0.13 for its fiscal second quarter ended February 28, 2010 as compared with $0.46 in the comparable prior year period. The Company also reported that second quarter orders of $156 million were 21% higher than the second quarter of 2009 and 13% higher than the first quarter of 2010, with growth noted in each of the Company’s segments.

Second quarter sales of $130 million were 21% lower than the second quarter of 2009. Lower sales volumes, combined with difficult pricing conditions in certain markets, contributed to lower earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of $7 million in the second quarter of 2010.

“We are encouraged by the growth in order levels, especially in energy markets,” said Peter C. Wallace, President and Chief Executive Officer of Robbins & Myers, Inc. “Offsetting some of the benefit from this growth are pricing pressures within our Process Solutions Group. We are actively addressing the cost structure in this business, having cut over $2 million of annualized costs in the first half of this year and implementing another restructuring initiative later this month to cut an additional $3 million of annualized costs. Our attention to operating improvements throughout Robbins & Myers also contributed to improved cash flow in the quarter.”

$18 million of cash was generated from operating activities in the second quarter of 2010, substantially higher than the $5 million in the prior year quarter. The Company’s cash balances grew to $132 million. Robbins & Myers has $31 million of debt, including $30 million of senior notes which mature on May 3, 2010. The Company’s $150 million revolving credit agreement remains undrawn.

Mr. Wallace said, “Continued customer order growth supports our projections for strengthening financial performance in the second half of fiscal 2010.” The Company initiated its third quarter DEPS forecast of $0.13-$0.23, excluding the cost of restructuring actions which are expected to be approximately $2 million. Robbins & Myers affirmed its full year 2010 DEPS forecast of $0.80-$1.00, excluding the cost of restructuring actions.

Second Quarter Results by Segment

In January, the Company announced a realignment of its businesses that included moving its Chemineer US and Asian operations from the Process Solutions Group to the Fluid Management Group. All results included in this press release have been adjusted to reflect the new operating and reporting structure. A recasting of quarterly segment

results for fiscal 2007 through 2009 can be viewed in the “Investor Relations” section of the Company’s website, www.robn.com.

The Company’s Fluid Management segment orders of $80 million represent a 20% increase over the prior year second quarter and a 17% sequential increase from the first quarter of 2010, driven primarily from strengthening energy markets. Sales of $67 million are 23% lower than the comparable prior year period, and EBIT fell 39% to $14 million.

The Process Solutions segment reported orders of $45 million, 11% higher than the prior year second quarter or 5% excluding currency translation effects. Sales of $40 million were 18% lower than the comparable prior year period or 23% excluding currency translation effects. The segment incurred an EBIT loss of $3 million in the second quarter of 2010 as a result of lower sales and pricing pressures. In the second quarter of 2009, the segment had EBIT income of $2 million.

Romaco segment orders of $31 million were 46% higher than the comparable prior year quarter or 32% excluding currency translation effects. Segment backlog also included a $9 million reduction to reflect the cancellation of an order originally booked in fiscal 2006. Sales in the quarter were $23 million, 19% less than the second quarter of 2009. Romaco EBIT of $0.3 million was similar to the amount earned in the prior year second quarter.

Conference Call to Be Held Today, March 24 at 1:30 PM (Eastern)

A conference call to discuss these results has been scheduled for 1:30 PM Eastern on Wednesday, March 24, 2010, which can be accessed at www.robn.com or by dialing 1-866-700-7477 (US/Canada) or +1-617-213-8840, using conference ID #58160159. Replays of the call can be accessed by dialing 1-888-286-8010 (U.S./Canada) or +1-617-801-6888, using replay ID #33481357.

About Robbins & Myers

Robbins & Myers, Inc. is a leading supplier of engineered equipment and systems for critical applications in global energy, industrial, chemical and pharmaceutical markets.

In this release the Company refers to EBIT, a non-GAAP measure. The Company uses this measure to evaluate its performance and believes this measure is helpful to investors in assessing its performance. A reconciliation of this measure to net income is included in our Condensed Consolidated Income Statement. EBIT is not a measure of cash available for use by the Company.

In addition to historical information, this press release contains forward-looking statements identified by use of words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” and similar expressions. These statements reflect management’s current expectations and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those stated. The most significant of these risks and uncertainties are described in our Form 10-K and Form 10-Q reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and include, but are not limited to: the cyclical nature of some of our markets; a significant decline in capital expenditures in our primary markets; a major decline in oil and natural gas prices; reduced demand due to the general worldwide economic downturn and general credit market crises; our ability to realize the benefits of our restructuring programs; increases in competition; changes in the availability and cost of our raw materials; foreign exchange rate fluctuations as well as economic or political instability in international markets and the performance of our business in hyperinflationary environments, such as Venezuela; work stoppages related to union negotiations; customer order cancellations; the possibility of product liability lawsuits that could harm our business; events or circumstances which result in an impairment of, or valuation against, assets; the potential impact of U.S. and foreign legislation, government regulations, and other governmental action, including those relating to export and import of products and materials, and changes in the interpretation and application of such laws and regulations; the outcome of audit, compliance, administrative or investigatory reviews; proposed changes in U.S. tax law which could impact our future tax expense and cash flow; and decline in the market value of our pension plans’ investment portfolios affecting our financial condition and results of operations. Except as otherwise required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.

ROBBINS & MYERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited)


(in thousands)	February 28, 2010		August 31, 2009
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	132,420	$	108,169
Accounts receivable		104,655		114,191
Inventories		103,929		105,772
Other current assets		14,619		11,573
Deferred taxes		11,304		12,519

Total Current Assets		366,927		352,224

Goodwill & Other Intangible Assets		269,737		273,476
Deferred Taxes		25,698		26,477
Other Assets		8,985		9,490
Property, Plant & Equipment		127,966		135,187

	$	799,313	$	796,854

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	46,658	$	55,918
Accrued expenses		77,054		68,059
Current portion of long-term debt		30,853		30,194

Total Current Liabilities		154,565		154,171

Long-Term Debt — Less Current Portion		176		265
Deferred Taxes		44,106		44,194
Other Long-Term Liabilities		114,411		115,113
Shareholders’ Equity		486,055		483,111

	$	799,313	$	796,854

ROBBINS & MYERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

February 28,

(in thousands, except per share data)

2010

2009

2010

2009

Sales

129,919

163,825

259,332

341,796

Cost of sales

87,989

107,049

174,368

217,044

Gross profit

41,930

56,776

84,964

124,752

SG&A expenses

35,384

35,941

68,682

77,523

Income before interest and income taxes

6,546

20,835

16,282

47,229

Interest expense, net

161

304

143

Income before income taxes

6,385

20,745

15,978

47,086

Income tax expense

1,932

5,290

5,299

14,247

Net income including noncontrolling interest

4,453

15,455

10,679

32,839

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

260

392

456

568

Net income attributable to Robbins & Myers, Inc.

4,193

15,063

10,223

32,271

Net income per share:

Basic

0.13

0.46

0.31

0.96

Diluted

0.13

0.46

0.31

0.96

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

Basic

32,927

32,802

32,899

33,620

Diluted

32,966

32,804

32,949

33,679

ROBBINS & MYERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

February 28,

(in thousands)

2010

2009

2010

2009

Customer Sales

Fluid Management

66,970

86,871

135,158

187,401

Process Solutions

39,867

48,503

83,400

102,527

Romaco

23,082

28,451

40,774

51,868

Total

129,919

163,825

259,332

341,796

Income Before Interest and Income Taxes (EBIT)

Fluid Management

13,633

22,283

30,367

50,507

Process Solutions

(2,538

)

1,937

(4,189

)

5,222

Romaco

340

442

(418

)

(1,001

)

Corporate and Eliminations

(4,889

)

(3,827

)

(9,478

)

(7,499

)

Total

6,546

20,835

16,282

47,229

Depreciation and Amortization

Fluid Management

1,969

2,023

4,016

4,086

Process Solutions

1,419

1,400

2,902

2,818

Romaco

572

500

1,150

982

Corporate and Eliminations

132

157

262

Total

4,031

4,055

8,225

8,148

Orders

Fluid Management

79,860

66,688

147,967

167,018

Process Solutions

44,800

40,489

86,714

98,267

Romaco

30,843

21,119

57,977

47,844

Total

155,503

128,296

292,658

313,129

Backlog

Fluid Management

46,937

66,441

46,937

66,441

Process Solutions

63,013

78,428

63,013

78,428

Romaco

43,879

40,558

43,879

40,558

Total

153,829

185,427

153,829

185,427

Note: EBIT is a non-GAAP measure. The Company uses this measure to evaluate its performance and believes this measure is helpful to investors in assessing its performance. A reconciliation of this measure to net income is included in our Condensed Consolidated Income Statement. EBIT is not a measure of cash available for use by the Company.

ROBBINS & MYERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

February 28,

(in thousands)

2010

2009

2010

2009

Operating activities:

Net income including noncontrolling interest

4,453

15,455

10,679

32,839

Depreciation and amortization

4,031

4,055

8,225

8,148

Other, net

9,729

(14,287

)

10,599

(36,062

)

Cash provided by operating activities

18,213

5,223

29,503

4,925

Investing activities:

Capital expenditures

(1,265

)

(3,667

)

(3,447

)

(7,044

)

Proceeds from asset sales

1,094

—

1,094

—

Cash used by investing activities

(171

)

(3,667

)

(2,353

)

(7,044

)

Financing activities:

(Payments) proceeds of long-term debt, net

(716

)

(1,213

)

570

(2,195

)

Share buyback program

—

(39,114

)

Dividends paid

(1,399

)

(1,314

)

(2,713

)

(2,616

)

Other, net

255

288

366

859

Cash used by financing activities

(1,860

)

(2,239

)

(1,777

)

(43,066

)

Exchange rate impact on cash

(2,872

)

(1,529

)

(1,122

)

(6,095

)

Increase (decrease) in cash

13,310

(2,212

)

24,251

(51,280

)

Cash at beginning of period

119,110

74,337

108,169

123,405

Cash at end of period

132,420

72,125

132,420

72,125