Allied Electronics and Abracon Corporation Sign Distribution Agreement

Fort Worth, TX – Allied Electronics, a subsidiary of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), has signed a distribution partnership agreement with Abracon Corporation.

"Allied is excited to offer our customers the Abracon Corporation product line, which will greatly expand our current offering of crystals, resonators and oscillators." said Lee Davidson, president of Allied Electronics. "Customers buying Abracon products from Allied will get a wide range of devices in stock and in the quantities our they need."

"Abracon Corporation is very pleased to announce our partnership with Allied Electronics," said Christopher Polley, President of Abracon Corporation. "Allied Electronics has been in business for over 75 years and I am confident that Allied’s customers will greatly appreciate the increased product offering of Abracon Frequency Control and Silicon Timing IC’s that will be offered in stock ready for immediate shipment."

Allied Electronics stocks more than 135,000 electronic components and electromechanical products from over 300 world-class manufacturers. For more information on Allied Electronics, visit www.alliedelec.com.

About Allied Electronics
Allied Electronics’ headquarters are located in Fort Worth, Texas with 57 sales branches across the United States and Canada. Allied is a subsidiary of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), the world leading catalog component distributor. Electrocomponents has operations in six continents and headquarters in Oxford, England.

About Abracon Corporation
Abracon Corporation, founded in 1992, is a privately held California corporation and a worldwide leading supplier of electronic components. Abracon offers a wide selection of crystal oscillators, quartz crystals, ceramic resonators, Silicon oscillators, SAW filters and resonators, inductors, and transformers. The company is ISO9001/2000 and QS9000 certified with design engineering and sales offices in California, China, Taiwan, Singapore, and Germany. The companies’ headquarters are located in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA. www.abracon.com

###