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Frank E. Emery (Watkins-Johnson) 650-813-2752
Judy Brennan (Sard Verbinnen & Co) 212-687-8080
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WATKINS-JOHNSON DECLARES DIVIDEND
PALO ALTO, CALIF., May 24, 1999. Watkins-Johnson Company (NYSE:WJ), today
announced its one hundred second consecutive quarterly cash dividend.
The company's Board of Directors declared a dividend of 12 cents per share,
payable on June 24, 1999, on all shares of record as of the close of business on
June 10, 1999.
Watkins-Johnson Company, headquartered in Palo Alto, California, specializes in
two high-technology business areas. WJ's wireless-communications units produce
radio-frequency components, subassemblies and equipment for fixed and mobile
networks worldwide. The company's Semiconductor Equipment Group produces APCVD
systems for high-volume integrated-circuit manufacturing.
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