EMJ Data Systems to Hold Annual and Special Meeting

Business Wire, Oct 21, 2004

GUELPH, Ontario -- EMJ Data Systems Ltd. (TSX:EMJ) announced today that it has mailed to shareholders its management information circular for the annual and special meeting of shareholders to be held on November 17, 2004. At the meeting, shareholders will be asked to consider, and if deemed advisable, approve, among other things, a subsequent acquisition transaction involving an amalgamation of EMJ and SYNNEX Canada Acquisition Limited. Pursuant to the amalgamation, SYNNEX Canada Limited will become the sole holder of EMJ common shares and the holders of EMJ common shares that were not acquired by SYNNEX Acquisition on September 18, 2004 under its Offer dated August 9, 2004, will receive Cdn. $6.60 per common share in cash, the same price per share paid under the Offer. SYNNEX Acquisition owns a sufficient number of EMJ common shares to approve such a transaction.

About EMJ Data Systems Ltd.:

EMJ Data Systems Ltd., headquartered in Guelph, Ontario, is a Canadian, publicly owned distributor of computer products and peripherals. EMJ specializes in niche market products for Apple, Bar Coding/Auto -ID/Point-of-Sale, Build-To-Order, Digital Video, Networking and Security applications. EMJ has Canadian branch offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Montreal, and Halifax, as well as one office in the United States. EMJ's common shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol EMJ. For more information about EMJ, visit www.emj.ca.

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