E2V.L Regulatory News (E2V)

7 Feb 2006 07:00

e2v technologies PLC07 February 2006 7 February 2006 e2v secures two contract renewals worth £21m e2v technologies announces it has won two contract renewals worth a total of£21m. Both contracts are for existing OEM customers and are for products within e2v'selectronic tubes product group for use within radiotherapy cancer treatmentsystems. These products generate and deliver the exceptional levels of microwave powerrequired to drive the linear accelerator within radiotherapy systems, whichconvert the microwave power to X-rays used both in the imaging and radiationtreatment of tumours. e2v has been supporting this important application for inexcess of 30 years and works closely with OEM customers to improve theperformance and reliability of their systems. The largest of the contracts, worth £17m, and with delivery over a 3 yearperiod, is to supply Elekta, headquartered in Sweden with manufacturingfacilities in the UK and China. The second contract, worth $7m (£4m), is with TomoTherapy(R) Inc, based inWisconsin, USA. Delivery is scheduled over a 12 month period. Keith Attwood, Chief Executive of e2v said: "The renewal of these two contracts reinforces our position as a strategicsupplier into the radiotherapy equipment market and is entirely consistent withguidance given in our Interim Report and Accounts issued in December 2005." For further information: e2v technologies plc Tel: 01245 493493Keith Attwood/Mike Hannantwww.e2v.com Gavin Anderson & Company Tel: 020 7554 1400Charlotte Stone/Keith Brookbank NOTES FOR EDITORS e2v technologies plc e2v technologies delivers the radio frequency and sensing technology thatenables some of the world's most innovative medical and science, aerospace anddefence, and industrial and commercial systems. For the year ended 31 March2005, e2v achieved sales of £100.5m. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange(e2v.l). e2v is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-technology electroniccomponents and subsystems, which it supplies into three core areas: •Medical & Science : Sensor technology includes Dental X-ray, Mammography, life science applications and X-ray microscopy. Electronic Tubes are the enabling technology behind radiotherapy cancer treatments, microwave medical therapy and high-energy physics. •Aerospace & Defence : Sensor technology includes military surveillance, targeting and guidance; space-based imaging and astronomy and radar & electronic warfare. Electronic tubes provide the enabling technology behind radars, electronic countermeasures (ECM), electronic warfare and satellite communications. •Commercial & Industrial : Sensor technology includes marine radars, industrial safety sensors, automotive radars and alarms and thermal imaging cameras used by fire fighters. Electronic tubes provide enabling technology behind TV broadcast, satellite communications, marine radar and food & industrial processing. e2v has 1,300 employees worldwide with offices in UK, USA, Germany, France,Canada and a presence in China through the China Britain Business Council, aswell as a network of distributors covering other key territories. Further information on e2v technologies plc is available from its website,www.e2v.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange