22 Dec 2005 07:00
e2v technologies PLC22 December 2005 22nd December 2005 e2v secures contract wins worth £10.7m e2v technologies announces three key contracts wins worth a total of £10.7m. The contracts span e2v's sensors and electronic tubes businesses. The largest contract, worth £6.1m, is to supply vital defence electronicsubsystems, utilising e2v's electronic tube technology, to the UK Ministry ofDefence. Delivery is required within a 6-month timescale, with opportunities forfurther orders from future contract phases. e2v also won a £1.5m contract to supply sensors for the second tranche of theEurofighter-Typhoon missile approach warning system. The order comes via EADSDeutschland and follows e2v's successful completion of the programme's firsttranche. e2v's third contract win is worth £3.1m and covers the ongoing supply of marineradar electronic tubes and sensor components to Alphatron Electronic Parts BV.Headquartered in Holland, Alphatron is a global distributor for e2v and suppliese2v's marine products to the after-sales market through offices in everycontinent. Keith Attwood, Chief Executive of e2v said: "With these contracts we remain confident that we can meet our existingexpectations of a traditionally stronger second half across both our electronictube and sensors product groups." 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 TO EDITORSFor further information on e2v: www.e2v.com POSITIONING STATEMENT - e2v technologies e2v technologies' (LSE: E2V) skills in materials science and expertise inadvanced technology form the basis of the design and manufacture of itselectronic tube and sensor based components and sub systems. Headquartered in Chelmsford and employing approximately 1,300 staff, e2vsupplies into niche markets in the medical and scientific, aerospace and defenceand commercial and industrial sectors. e2v's mission is to provide a competitiveadvantage for our customers through innovative products providing discriminatinglevels of performance. e2v technologies plc was admitted to the Official List of the UK ListingAuthority on 23 July 2004. e2v has sales subsidiaries in the UK, USA, Germany and France, a presence inChina through the China Britain Business Council and a network of distributorscovering other key territories. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange