NAPERVILLE, Ill., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Calamos Asset Management, Inc. will announce earnings for the fourth quarter of 2009 after the U.S. financial markets close on Tuesday, January 26. An investor conference call is scheduled that day at 4 p.m. Central time.

A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of the company's website at http://investors.calamos.com . To listen to the live conference via telephone, several minutes before the start time dial 888.529.1786 if calling from within the U.S. or 706.679.5623 if calling from outside the U.S. Reference Conference ID # 50689532 to be connected.

In addition, the webcast call will be distributed via the Thomson StreetEvents Network: http://www.earnings.com for individual investors and http://www.streetevents.com, a password-protected event management site, for institutional investors.

A replay of the call will be available until the end of the day on February 3, 2010 by dialing 800.642.1687 inside the U.S. or 706.645.9291 outside the U.S., then entering conference ID #50689532. The webcast will be available on http://investors.calamos.com for 90 days following the date of the call.

Additional information about Calamos Asset Management, Inc. is also available on the Investor Relations section of the company's website at http://investors.calamos.com. This information includes corporate governance documents, SEC filings and assets under management reports. We encourage shareholders and investors to visit and review the company's website.

About Calamos Asset Management

Calamos Asset Management, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLMS) is a diversified investment firm offering equity, fixed income, convertible and alternative investment strategies, among others. The firm serves institutions and individuals via separately managed accounts and a family of open-end and closed-end funds, offering a risk-managed approach to capital appreciation and income-producing strategies. For more information, visit http://www.calamos.com.

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