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October 8, 1997
To the Shareholders of Unit Instruments, Inc.
On September 3, 1997, A. Wade Blackman resigned from the Registrant's Board
of Directors. Mr. Blackman had not been nominated for reelection to the Board
at the Registrant's next Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be held on October
24, 1997. In his letter of resignation, Mr. Blackman stated that the reason for
his resignation was that the Board of Directors of the Company had adopted
certain policies regarding the strategic direction of the Company which are
incompatible with Mr. Blackman's belief that the Company should be sold at
auction immediately. Mr. Blackman further asserted that the Company's Board of
Directors had approved the sale of the Company, but that this approval was not
reflected correctly in the minutes of the meetings of the Company's Board of
Directors.
The Company believes that Mr. Blackman's contentions are misleading and
factually inaccurate, and its election to not respond to each such contention
should not be construed as agreement therewith. The Company believes that the
minutes of the meetings of its Board of Directors accurately set forth all
actions taken therein, and all such minutes have been duly approved as to form
and content by the Company's Board of Directors. As previously reported, the
management of the Company, as well as a majority of the Company's Board of
Directors, favor the ongoing examination of all strategic alternatives to
maximize shareholder value, rather than the immediate sale of the Company at
auction.
If you have any questions regarding the foregoing, please feel free to call
me or Gary Patten, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, at (714) 921-2640.
Sincerely,
/s/Michael J. Doyle
Michael J. Doyle
President and Chief Executive Officer
