BEIQ Bei Technologies (MM)

BEI Technologies Announces Fiscal 2004 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Release Date and Conference Call SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BEI Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:BEIQ) today announced that it will release fiscal 2004 fourth quarter and year end financial results after the close of market on Wednesday, November 10, 2004. The Company will follow this release by hosting a conference call and webcast on Thursday, November 11 at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time (11:00 a.m. ET) to discuss fiscal 2004 fourth quarter and year end results including Q&A. The conference call ID is "BEI Technologies." What: BEI Technologies will release fiscal 2004 fourth quarter and year end results, followed by a teleconference. When: Teleconference to begin on Thursday, November 11, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time (11:00 a.m. Eastern Time). Who: Charles Crocker, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Asad Madni, President and Chief Operating Officer and John LaBoskey, Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. How: Dial 800-795-1259 (domestic) or 785-832-0326 (international) to listen to the call. A live webcast will also be made available at http://www.bei-tech.com/. Please RSVP to Jim Byers at 415-439-4504 or . A phone replay will be available following the call's conclusion and remain in effect through Thursday, November 18th, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. To access the replay, dial 800-938-1603 (domestic) or 402-220-1549 (international). No passcode is required. An archive of the webcast will also be available at http://www.bei-tech.com/. BEI Technologies, Inc. (the "Company" or "Technologies") is an established manufacturer of electronic sensors, motors, actuators, rotary optical encoders, linear encoders with associated Digital Readouts (DROs), and motion control products used for factory and office automation, medical equipment, military, aviation and space systems. In addition, sales to manufacturers of transportation equipment including automobiles, trucks and off-road equipment have become a significant addition to the Company's business in recent years. The Company's micromachined quartz rate sensors are being used in advanced vehicle stability control systems and a significant increase in the production of those sensors had been in progress from the middle of 1998 to FY 2004 except for a decrease in production in fiscal 2002 due to increased competition. The Company is currently transitioning to its next generation of automotive inertial quartz based sensor products, remotely mounted multi-sensor clusters with CAN Bus and a multi rate sensor package suitable for incorporation into electronic systems modules. The Company also manufactures electronic steering wheel position sensors, seat-memory modules, throttle position sensors, inertial navigation systems, and other devices used in transportation systems. DATASOURCE: BEI Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: John LaBoskey, Chief Financial Officer of BEI Technologies, Inc., +1-415-956-4477; or investors, Jim Byers of Financial Dynamics, +1-415-439-4504, for BEI Web site: http://www.bei-tech.com/

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