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Park Electrochemical Corp.Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Results

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^{Published in Science and Technology on Monday, May 2nd 2011 at 4:00 GMT by Market Wire}  

MELVILLE, N.Y.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE: PKE) reported net sales of $51,201,000 for the fourth quarter ended February 27, 2011 compared to net sales of $50,383,000 for the fourth quarter ended February 28, 2010. Parka™s net sales for the fiscal year ended February 27, 2011 were $211,652,000 compared to net sales of $175,686,000 for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2010.

Park reported net earnings of $8,285,000 for the fourth quarter ended February 27, 2011 compared to net earnings before special items of $8,206,000 for the fourth quarter of last year. In the fourth quarter ended February 28, 2010, the Company recorded a net income tax benefit of $2,155,000 related to certain one-time items. Accordingly, net earnings were $10,361,000 for the quarter ended February 28, 2010.

For the year ended February 27, 2011, Park reported net earnings before special items of $33,933,000 compared to net earnings before special items of $23,204,000 for the prior fiscal year. During the 2011 fiscal year, the Company recorded an additional charge of $1,312,000 in connection with the closure, in January 2009, of its Neltec Europe SAS business unit in Mirebeau, France. In the year ended February 28, 2010, the Company recorded the net income tax benefit of $2,155,000 mentioned above.

Accordingly, net earnings were $32,621,000 for the year ended February 27, 2011 compared to net earnings of $25,359,000 for the year ended February 28, 2010.

Park reported diluted earnings per share of $0.40 for the fourth quarter ended February 27, 2011 compared to diluted earnings per share before special items of $0.40 for last yeara™s fourth quarter. Diluted earnings per share after special items were $0.50 for the quarter ended February 28, 2010.

For the fiscal year ended February 27, 2011, Park reported diluted earnings per share before special items of $1.64 compared to diluted earnings per share before special items of $1.13 for the prior fiscal year. Diluted earnings per share were $1.58 for the year ended February 27, 2011 compared to diluted earnings per share of $1.23 for the prior fiscal year.

The Company will conduct a conference call to discuss its financial results at 11:00 a.m. EDT today. Forward-looking and other material information may be discussed in this conference call. The conference call dial-in number is (866) 804-6928 in the United States and Canada and (857) 350-1647 in other countries and the required passcode is 30502261.

For those unable to listen to the call live, a conference call replay will be available from approximately 2:00 p.m. EDT today through 11:59 p.m. EDT on Sunday, May 8, 2011. The conference call replay can be accessed by dialing (888) 286-8010 in the United States and Canada and (617) 801-6888 in other countries and entering passcode 74586483 or on the Company's web site at [ www.parkelectro.com/investor/investor.html ].

Any additional material financial or statistical data disclosed in the conference call will also be available at the time of the conference call on the Company's web site at [ www.parkelectro.com/investor/investor.html ].

Park believes that an evaluation of its ongoing operations would be difficult if the disclosure of its financial results were limited to generally accepted accounting principles (aGAAPa) financial measures, which include special items, such as income tax benefits and restructuring charges. Accordingly, in addition to disclosing its financial results determined in accordance with GAAP, Park discloses non-GAAP operating results that exclude special items in order to assist its shareholders and other readers in assessing the Companya™s operating performance, since the Companya™s on-going, normal business operations do not include such special items. The detailed operating information presented below reconciles the non-GAAP operating results before special items to earnings determined in accordance with GAAP. Such non-GAAP financial measures are provided to supplement the results provided in accordance with GAAP.

Park Electrochemical Corp. is a global advanced materials company which develops and manufactures high-technology digital and RF/microwave printed circuit materials principally for the telecommunications and internet infrastructure and high-end computing markets and advanced composite materials, parts and assemblies for the aerospace markets. Parka™s core capabilities are in the areas of polymer chemistry formulation and coating technology. The Companya™s manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, China, France, Connecticut, Kansas, Arizona, California and Washington.

Additional corporate information is available on the Companya™s website at [ www.parkelectro.com ].

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