Lake Success, New York, March 20, 2002... Effective immediately, Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE - PKE) announced that it has expanded its agreement with Matrix Electronics to include stocking and distribution of Park's N9000 RF/Microwave substrates throughout Canada. The N9000 materials will be manufactured at Park's Neltec, Inc. facility in Tempe, Arizona and Lannemezan, France.

The N9000 series of laminate materials is a next generation system designed for critical microwave components, antennas, power amplifiers and subassemblies. This family of products offers 50% better foil adhesion and improved critical speed and signal integrity over woven and non-woven traditional PTFE laminates currently available.

Park Electrochemical Corp. is a leading global designer and producer of electronic materials used to fabricate complex multilayer printed circuit boards and interconnection systems. Park specializes in advanced materials for high layer count circuit boards and high speed digital broadband telecommunications, internet and networking applications. Park's electronic materials business operates through fully integrated business units in Asia, Europe and North America. The Company's manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, China, Germany, France, England, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Arizona and California. Park's electronic materials business operates under the "Nelco" name.

Matrix Electronics has been servicing the Canadian printed circuit board industry with quality laminate materials and for over 25 years. For additional information, refer to the company's home page www.matrixelectronics.com.

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