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PACIFIC SCIENTIFIC REPUDIATES KOLLMORGEN'S LEGAL PLOY
NEWPORT BEACH, CA, January 22, 1998 - Pacific Scientific Company (NYSE: PSX)
today issued the following statement in response to Kollmorgen Corporation's
(NYSE: KOL) allegations of patent infringements by certain Pacific Scientific
motion control products:
"We believe Kollmorgen's saber-rattling is a `red herring' and entirely without
merit. Kollmorgen has adopted a spurious legal position in an attempt to create
confusion in the market and deflect attention away from the inadequacy of its
offer for Pacific Scientific. It will not work.
"The Pacific Scientific Board of Directors will continue to act in the best
interests of Pacific Scientific shareholders, as we have done since the
beginning of this process. The Board and management are continuing to work with
our financial advisor, BancAmerica Robertson Stephens, to explore various
strategic and other alternatives for maximizing shareholder value, which may
include the sale of the company or other extraordinary transaction involving the
company."
Pacific Scientific Company is an international business that designs,
manufactures and markets motion control, process control and safety equipment.
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