Dialight Regulatory News (DIA)

9 May 2007 11:30

Dialight PLC09 May 2007 Date: Embargoed until 11:30 am Wednesday 9 May 2007 Contacts: Roy Burton - Group Chief Executive Cathy Buckley - Finance Director Dialight PLC Tel: 01480 447490 Alistair Mackinnon-Musson Nicola Savage Hudson Sandler Tel: 020 7796 4133 Email: dialight@hspr.com Mark Ashurst - Managing Director Canaccord Adams Limited Tel: 020 7050 6500 DIALIGHT PLC AGM Statement Mr. Harry Tee, Chairman of Dialight plc, the UK based leader in Applied LEDTechnology, will today make the following statement at the Group's AnnualGeneral Meeting: "We are pleased to report demand for our Component products has stabilised andwe anticipate that current levels of demand will continue throughout theremainder of the year. Our expectations for the current year remain unchangedfrom our trading update issued on 20 April 2007. We believe, however, the real value growth potential for Dialight lies in theSignals and Illumination markets as these develop with the continuousimprovements in performance of high brightness LEDs, making Solid State Lightinga reality. In order to provide greater focus within Dialight on the Lightingsector, Gordon Routledge, currently Managing Director of Dialight Lumidrives,will assume full responsibility for Dialight's Lighting Business worldwide. Inthis enhanced role, Gordon will report directly to the Chief Executive, RoyBurton and will be responsible for all Dialight's Lighting Product Development,Sales and Marketing around the world. As Dialight positions itself in Solid State Lighting, the Board has decided toappoint Canaccord Adams as Broker to the Company. This appointment brings withit access to a team which is recognised as one of the world's leadingauthorities in the technological and commercial changes that are taking place inthe emerging Solid State lighting space. Close Brothers will continue asFinancial Adviser to the Company. Jeff Hewitt has served on the Board of The Roxboro Group, now Dialight, foralmost six years, the last eighteen months as Deputy Chairman. Jeff hasexpressed a wish to retire from the Board at the end of his six year term on 31August 2007. Jeff has been a very active Board Member and has made an extremelyvaluable contribution to a Board that has created significant shareholder valueover the past five years. We are now seeking to appoint a Non-Executive Directorwith knowledge and experience of the Lighting Industry. The Board remains confident in the Company's strategy of driving for growth inthe Solid State Lighting and Signals sectors. The well documented volatility inthe Components sector creates difficulties from time to time, but it remains acore part of Dialight." - ENDS - NOTE TO EDITORS: Dialight plc, the UK based leader in Applied LED Technology, consists of twobusiness segments: • Components comprising indication products and electromagnetic disconnects • Signals / Illumination which includes Traffic and Rail Signals, Obstruction Lights and the new Solid State Lighting products of the Group This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange