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Ohmite Honors Newark with 2007 Chairman's Award third consecutive year

CHICAGO-FEBRUARY 20, 2008 - Newark (http://www.newark.com), part of the global Premier Farnell Group, and a leading multi-channel, high-service electronics distributor supporting millions of engineers and purchasing professionals across the Americas, is please to announce that it has received Ohmite Manufacturing Company's highest distribution award for outstanding sales, progressive partnership and performance within the channel. This is the third consecutive year that Newark has been awarded this distinction.

Ohmite has been a leading manufacturer of resistors for high current, high voltage and high energy applications for over 80 years. Greg Pace, VP of Global Sales, Ohmite, comments: "Newark is our largest global distributor, and we are committed to working together with the customer from the design-in phase to the sample and short run phase and through production. We work closely with their field representatives and corporate managers to provide workable solutions for our mutual customers."

"Our long-term partnership with Ohmite exemplifies the strength of our global network and multi-channel model in the Americas," said Paul Buckley, Senior VP, Product & Supplier Management, Newark. "We have continued to provide new market opportunities for Ohmite in Canada, Mexico and mostly recently in Europe, helping them to implement a franchise agreement with our sister distributor, Farnell."

The distribution channel's largest selection of Ohmite products is available for same-day shipping at www.newark.com/ohmite