Exercise of Options

Advanced Power Components plc

Exercise of Options

Advanced Power Components, the UK specialist distributor and manufacturers' representative of electronic components, announces the issue of 25,000 new ordinary shares of 2p each pursuant to the exercise of employee share options, at an exercise price of 9p per share.

The shares issued rank pari passu with existing ordinary shares in issue.

Application has been made for the new shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and this is expected to take place on 16 June 2010.

Immediately following the issue of these shares, the Company will have 24,463,508 ordinary shares in issue.

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About Advanced Power Components

APC plc is a leading specialist distributor of electronic components, comprising eight areas of activity:

¡ APC Hi-Rel distributes a variety of specialist electronic components into applications where component reliability is of paramount importance. Hi-Rel's franchised product lines include power semiconductors, power supplies, memory, wound and high voltage components.

¡ APC Locator is the number one solutions provider for obsolete and hard-to-find parts, with 25 years' experience in the industrial and defence/aerospace markets across Europe.

¡ APC Hero has a specialist team of Product Managers ready to assist with your next design, our key areas include LEDS/LAMPS, drivers, wireless devices and modules, Zigbee, specialist sensors and crystals (plus fast turn around on programming).

¡ APC Go! provides a kitting and materials management service to companies wanting to outsource non core activities, offering services ranging from material procurement to full production management.

¡ APC Displays+ provides dedicated technical and commercial support for a wide range of LCD`s, standard, custom, TFT, e-signage, character, graphics, driver boards, IC`s, single board computers and all related connectivity.

¡ APC Novacom is a distributor and manufacturers' representative for RF and microwave frequency electronic components. The business is managed by a team of technical specialists with many years experience in the RF and Microwave industry.

¡ APC Contech is a distributor of specialist data input devices for industrial, broadcasting and medical sectors providing technically advanced solutions for specific application areas.

¡ APC KVAR is a manufacturer and distributor of power saving equipment which optimises the performance of electrical motors, leading to reduced energy consumption and cost savings.