AGM Statement

Radstone Technology PLC 07 September 2006 NOT FOR RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN. For Immediate Release 07 September 2006 Radstone Technology PLC ("Radstone" or the "Company") Chairman's AGM Statement 'Strong Order Book' 'Unanimous Rejection of Eurotech's Inadequate Offer' At today's annual general meeting of Radstone Technology PLC, a leading independent supplier of high performance, embedded computer products for defence and aerospace applications, the Chairman, Rhys Williams will make the following statement: "In our preliminary announcement in July 2006 I stated my intention to retire at the AGM. Following the hostile offer from Eurotech, your Board has requested that I remain as Chairman until such time as the matter is concluded. It is therefore the intention of the Board to re-appoint me as a director and Chairman of the Company following this meeting. As is customary at this time I will now comment on current trading. Sales and Order Book Group sales in the first five months are running ahead of the same period last year. New orders have sustained the order book at a high level with an increase of 5% over the same period last year, despite a 7% reduction in the US dollar / sterling exchange rate. These new orders include the previously announced contract wins with Astronautics on the A400M Military Transport Aircraft and Thales on the Watchkeeper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle programme. Orders in hand for delivery over the next seven months amount to £28.2 million compared to £23.3 million at the same time last year. As in previous years, deliveries are very likely to be heavily biased towards the second half of the year. Contract Extensions In addition to the order book, we are expecting an increase in value, in the near term, to existing major contracts including both the Abrams M1A2 tank and the Eurofighter Typhoon, as a result of the following recent developments: •General Dynamics Land Systems announced that it has won additional contracts to upgrade M1A2 tanks. These contracts currently include an order to upgrade 72 tanks being returned from Iraq, 60 additional upgrades of US Army tanks and an order from Saudi Arabia for the upgrade of 373 tanks. •BAE Systems has announced that it has secured a contract with Saudi Arabia for the supply of 72 Eurofighter Typhoons. Radstone expects shortly to receive additional orders for the processor boards to be used on these aircraft. These contract extensions will be worth in excess of £9 million to Radstone. New Design Wins It has been a productive period for new design-wins, the most notable of which was for the central electronics unit for the US Army's non line of sight missile (NLOS) System. NLOS is part of the US Army's $118 billion future combat system ( FCS) and is planned to be one of the first parts of this system to be deployed. We expect the production contract for this programme to be our second largest contract by value, after that for the Abrams M1A2. In addition we have also received an order for development units for the US Navy, which is considering deploying the NLOS system on surface ships. Another notable design win involves Octec providing a tracking system for the recently announced first successful autonomous in-flight refuelling test (where an F/A-18 fighter aircraft under automatic control took on fuel in flight from an Omega Air Boeing 707 tanker). This capability will be most relevant in the fast growing unmanned airborne vehicle segment, where increasing mission duration is crucial. Prospects In light of the strong order book, new design wins and expected extensions to existing major contracts, your Board remains highly confident about the prospects for the current year and beyond as an independent company. Accordingly the Board unanimously continues to reject Eurotech's opportunistic offer as it undervalues your Company and is neither in the best interests of shareholders nor other stakeholders. Your Board continues to explore all options to maximise shareholder value. A more detailed response to the Eurotech offer will be sent to shareholders in due course. In the meantime, we reiterate that shareholders are strongly advised to take no action." Enquiries: Radstone plc For today: 020 7466 5000 Jeff Perrin, Chief Executive Peter Cavill, Director Close Brothers Corporate Finance Limited Tel: 020 7655 3100 Andrew Cunningham David Wardrop JPMorgan Cazenove Tel: 020 7588 2828 Julian Cazalet Shona Graham David Harvey-Evers Buchanan Communications Tel: 020 7466 5000 Tim Thompson Mob: 07710 718 649 Nicola Cronk Mob: 07973 313 365 Susanna Gale Close Brothers Corporate Finance Limited, which is regulated by The Financial Services Authority Limited in the United Kingdom, is acting for Radstone and no one else in connection with this matter and will not be responsible to anyone other than Radstone for providing the protections afforded to customers of Close Brothers Corporate Finance Limited nor for providing advice in relation to this matter. JPMorgan Cazenove, which is regulated by The Financial Services Authority Limited in the United Kingdom, is acting for Radstone and no one else in connection with this matter and will not be responsible to anyone other than Radstone for providing the protections afforded to customers of JPMorgan Cazenove nor for providing advice in relation to this matter This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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