Rob Hudspeth Director of Sales SEI Electronics, Inc. 919-875-2453 rhudspeth@seielect.com

Wisconsin Rep Firm Achieves Top Sales Honor...

SEI ELECTRONICS, INC. NAMES SELECTIVE SALES, INC. 2005 SALES REPRESENTATIVE OF THE YEAR

RALEIGH, NC (June 15, 2004)- Resistor manufacturer Stackpole Electronics, Inc. recently awarded Selective Sales the distinguished honor of 2005 Sales Representative of the Year.

Based in Hartland, Wisconsin Selective Sales is an 18 year-old manufacturer’s sales representative with extensive experience in the design and sales of electronic and electro-mechanical components. Selective Sales sales’ territory for Stackpole is the state of Wisconsin.

Stackpole’s Director of Sales & Marketing Rob Hudspeth commented favorably on the award saying, “Stackpole appreciates Selective Sales efforts in the promotion and sales of our products. They have done an outstanding job for us over the past year.”

Selection of the 2004 Sales Representative of the Year award is based upon a number of criteria including; year over year sales growth, identification and pursuit of new business opportunities and percentage increase in the number of designs wins for Stackpole focus products.

For more information about Stackpole products, contact Stackpole Electronics Inc. at 3261 Atlantic Avenue, Raleigh, N.C. 27604; phone 919-850-9500; fax 919-850-9504; email marketing@seielect.com; or visit the Web site at www.seielect.com.

Stackpole Electronics Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of resistors supplying to the world’s largest OEMs, contract manufacturers and distributors. Headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., the privately held company began manufacturing in 1928 as part of Stackpole Carbon Company in St. Mary’s, Pennsylvania. Now affiliated with Akahane Electronics, Stackpole has manufacturing facilities in Japan, Taiwan, China and Mexico; warehousing facilities in El Paso, Guadalajara, Hong Kong and Japan; and sales offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Taiwan.