Director Share Dealings

22 January 2013

Advanced Power Components Plc

("APC" or the "Group")

Director Share Dealings

Advanced Power Components plc (AIM: PLC), has been informed that three directors have purchased shares in the Group.

On 21 January 2013, Mark Robinson bought 300,000 ordinary shares at a price of 13.25p per share, and is therefore now interested in a total of 880,020 ordinary shares, representing 2.90 per cent. of the Group's issued ordinary share capital.

On the same date, Rob Smith bought 40,000 ordinary shares at a price of 13.25p per share and is therefore now interested in a total of 90,000 ordinary shares, representing 0.30 per cent. of the Group's issued ordinary share capital.

On the same date, John (Ian) Davidson bought 40,000 ordinary shares at a price of 13.25p per share and is therefore now interested in a total of 40,000 ordinary shares, representing 0.13 per cent. of the Group's issued ordinary share capital.

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About Advanced Power Components

Advanced Power Components plc (APC) is one of the UK's leading distributors of specialist electronic components and a provider of technologies developed to reduce energy consumption or generate electricity more sustainably.

Since incorporation in 1982, APC has developed long-standing relationships with manufacturers of specialist electronic components and with customers who put significant value on our deep understanding of the challenges of their individual markets, technical expertise and attention to detail. Markets include defence, aerospace, space, transportation, medical and industrial sectors. Products are wide ranging in their complexity and in their application and are sold through a number of semi-autonomous teams. Each team focuses on specific technologies or markets but are true to the Group's central business strategy of adding value in the supply chain.

Through Minimise Energy, the Group promotes a range of technologies developed to reduce energy consumption and associated carbon emissions associated with traditional offerings. These products are either sold individually, through subsidiaries Minimise Limited and QV Controls Limited or may be combined to provide an integrated, multi technology solution to the challenge of improving the energy efficiency of an entire organisation.

Sales teams:

§ APC-Contech - Custom Keyboards and Data Input Devices

§ APC-Displays+ - Displays and Embedded Systems

§ APC-Hero - Sensors, Optoelectronics, Semiconductors

§ APC-HiRel - Electronic Components for High Reliability Applications

§ APC-Locator - Obsolescence and Allocation Specialists

§ APC-Novacom - Microwave and RF Components

§ APC-Time - Timing Systems, Time and Frequency Generators

Subsidiaries:

§ Minimise Energy Limited - integrated, multi technology energy efficiency solutions including financing options

§ Minimise Limited - LED lighting, imop™, air-conditioning optimisation technologies

§ QV Controls Limited - Energy efficient energy monitoring and control systems