ZERO Corp. Acquires Assets of EG&G Birtcher Inc

Business Wire, Sept 24, 1997

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 1997--ZERO Corp. (NYSE/PSE:ZRO) Wednesday announced that it has acquired the assets of EG&G Birtcher Inc. of El Monte, Calif., from EG&G Inc.

EG&G Birtcher is a leading manufacturer of locking printed circuit card guides and printed circuit card extractors, which are used both to secure printed circuit cards in their enclosures and to improve the overall thermal performance of electronic assemblies. EG&G Birtcher also supplies custom heatsinks to industrial markets.

Birtcher was founded in 1936, and was acquired by EG&G in 1984, becoming EG&G Birtcher. Its calendar 1997 revenues are expected to be approximately $8.5 million. EG&G Birtcher will become part of ZERO's system packaging operations and will move to ZERO's existing El Monte facility.

Wilford D. Godbold Jr., president and chief executive officer of ZERO, said: ``We are pleased to complete today the acquisition of EG&G Birtcher. Birtcher broadens our system packaging product offerings to the electronics industry with an increased spectrum of printed circuit card guides, extractors and related accessories.

``We expect Birtcher to be accretive to earnings in the fourth quarter of our fiscal year. We continue to actively pursue acquisitions that will broaden ZERO's participation in the electronics industry.''

ZERO's primary business is protecting electronics. ZERO's system packaging, thermal management and engineered cases primarily serve the telecommunications, instrumentation and data-processing markets.

ZERO also produces the famous line of ZERO Halliburton cases for consumers worldwide. More information on ZERO is available at www.zerocorp.com

CONTACT: ZERO Corp., Los Angeles

G.A. Daniels, 213/629-7000