Flow International Prices Offering of Common Shares

KENT, Wash., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Flow International Corporation (Nasdaq: FLOW), the world's leading developer and manufacturer of industrial waterjet machines for cutting and cleaning applications, today announced the pricing of its public offering of 7,825,000 of its common shares at $2.10 per share. Gross proceeds from the offering are expected to be approximately $16.4 million. Flow has granted the underwriter an option to purchase up to an additional 1,173,750 shares of common stock at the public offering price, less the underwriting commission, within 30 days following pricing. The offering is expected to close on or around September 8, 2009.

Flow intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for the repayment of debt under its credit facility and for general corporate purposes.

Roth Capital Partners, LLC acted as the sole underwriter for the offering.

The common stock was offered pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Offers and sales of the common stock will be made only by the related prospectus and prospectus supplement. Copies of the prospectus and prospectus supplement relating to this offering may be obtained, when available, from Roth Capital Partners, LLC by e-mail to rothecm@roth.com, by fax to (949) 720-7227 or by mail to 24 Corporate Plaza Drive, Newport Beach, CA, 92660, Attention: Equity Capital Markets.

About Flow International

Flow International Corporation is the world's leading developer and manufacturer of ultrahigh-pressure waterjet cutting technology to industries including automotive, aerospace, job shop, surface preparation, and more. For more information, visit www.flowcorp.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to future events or future financial performance that involve risks and uncertainties. The words "believe," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," variations of such words, and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements but their absence does not mean that the statement is not forward-looking. These statements are only predictions and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these statements based on a number of risk factors, including those set forth in the April 30, 2009 Flow International Corporation Form 10-K Report, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward- looking statements in this press release include, without limitation, statements regarding the closing of the offering. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date of this announcement.

SOURCE Flow International Corporation