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Press release

Presteigne, UK
19th December 2008

LABTECH MICROWAVE SECURES MAJOR NEW ORDERS

INTELEK plc

Intelek plc (AIM: ITK), whose activities include the design and manufacture of electronic systems and components for the satellite, wireless communications and defence sectors, is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Labtech Microwave, one of the UK’s leading designers and manufacturers of microwave solutions and bespoke microwave component technology, has secured the first tranche of new orders from two European based customers with a combined initial value of £790,000.

The first major award is for complex, mixed di-electric multilayer PCBs (printed circuits boards) for use on a new generation AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) radar system and the second is from a microwave radio link manufacturer for the assembly of PCB based transmit/receive (tx/rx) modules.

Labtech Microwave’s two manufacturing facilities will be involved in fulfilling these orders; PCB production will take place at Presteigne, Wales and full procurement of components and assembly including automatic chip and wire bonding at the company’s Milton Keynes, England facility.

Ian Brodie, CEO of Intelek, said: "These significant awards, the total value of which should exceed £1.0 million in total during 2009, reinforce Labtech’s role as a leading company in the production of complex microwave PCBs, with the added value of a full assembly service. The synergy of Labtech Microwave’s wide range of capabilities now enables a turnkey manufacturing service to be offered to Europe’s leading microwave OEMs providing a firm platform for Labtech's future growth."

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About Labtech Microwave
Established in 1984, Labtech Microwave provides a total microwave solution with specialist capabilities in design, manufacture, assembly and testing. Highly engineered microwave components and build-to-print microwave manufacturing services are available to the defence, telecommunications and satellite communication sectors. The company is located at two manufacturing centres in the UK: Milton Keynes, specialising in microwave component manufacture including MIC (microwave integrated circuits) assembly and Presteigne, which is dedicated to microwave printed circuit board manufacture.

For further information, contact:
INTELEK
Ian Brodie, Chief Executive
Kevin Edwards, Finance Director
Tel: +44 (0)1793 827000

ALTIUM (NOMAD)
Mike Fletcher, Paul Lines
Tel: +44 (0)161 831 9133

BUCHANAN COMMUNICATIONS
Charles Ryland/Isabel Podda
Tel: +44 (0)20 7466 5000

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