Berg Electronics Announces Availability of VRM-8 Header Featuring Retentive Legs

Business Wire, March 23, 1998

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 1998--Berg Electronics announces the availability of Berg's patented retentive legs on the VRM-8, Voltage Regulator Module header.

The retentive legs provide a secure hold down without mechanical hardware during solder operations. This in turn allows for a lower applied cost.

Berg's VRM-8 header is used on Pentium Mother boards in personal computers.

Lead time is six weeks. Pricing is set at $.03/line at 10,000 pieces.

To receive additional information about the VRM-8 header and other Berg products:

o Customer Service: 1-800/237-2374; 717/938-7200

o Berg Fax(TM)

In North America, 1-800/237-2374, extension 7212

Outside North America, 717/938-7212

Berg Electronics Group, Inc. is one of the world's four largest suppliers of connector, socket and cable assembly products with 1997 sales of $785 million. The company's broad range of products serve high-end data processing, personal computing, all segments of telecommunications, and industrial and instrumentation markets. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, USA BERG employs over 7,000 people worldwide at its 22 manufacturing and assembly facilities and three product development and engineering facilities located around the world in the USA, Mexico, the Netherlands, France, Ireland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Korea, China, and India. The company's stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BEI.

CONTACT: Berg Electronics Group, Inc., St. Louis

Ellie Rovai, 314/746-2201