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February 10, 2009
Lintelle to Exhibit at Pacific Design and Manufacturing Show in Anaheim February 10-12 

Join Lintelle Engineering at the West's largest and most powerful design and manufacturing show — we'll be in booth 3377.

Firmly established as the primary OEM resource for California's manufacturers, Pacific Design & Manufacturing provides the full spectrum of design, manufacturing, and process solutions, and the 11th annual edition will feature more than 350 exhibiting companies. Pacific Design & Manfucaturing exhibitors provide the software, raw materials, manufacturing equipment, components, subassemblies, and contract services used to design a and producte finished OEM products.

We hope to see you in Anaheim this winter! For more information, visit http://www.pacdesignshow.com/.

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July 30, 2008
Lintelle Engineering Appoints VP of Business Development to Grow Solar, HB-LED Industry Relationship

Scotts Valley, Calif., July 30, 2008 — Lintelle Engineering Inc., a leading contract manufacturer for emerging solar and high-brightness LED (HB-LED) technology developers, announced today the appointment of Erik Iseman as Vice President of Business Development. Mr. Iseman has extensive experience in the US and Asia-Pacific region building market presence and generating significant business increases in highly competitive markets.

“I am delighted to have the opportunity to join this very successful team,” said Mr. Iseman. “Lintelle truly understands the challenges of production scaling in these emerging solar and HB-LED sectors, and they have built tremendous market momentum with their engineering, design, and manufacturing expertise.”

Most recently, Mr. Iseman was VP of Business Development at Integrated Manufacturing Group LLC (IMG), formerly Niles Machine and Tool Works. At IMG, Mr. Iseman was responsible for more than doubling the company’s non-semiconductor revenues in less than a year. Prior to IMG, Mr. Iseman served as Director of New Business Development at Sanmina-SCI where he contributed to substantial revenue growth in his division. He has considerable experience as a sales management consultant in the engineering and manufacturing sector and has also worked at Niles, Marshall Engineering, K&K Manufacturing, and Advalloy.

About Lintelle Engineering
Lintelle’s design, engineering, and manufacturing capabilities ensure the on-time, cost-effective delivery of precision subsystems and systems. From building prototypes to quickly ramping up high-volume manufacturing, Lintelle solves production-scaling challenges at any point in the concept-to-finished product spectrum. A Creo Capital Partners company, Lintelle teams with industry leading providers such as Siemens, Watlow, Schneider Electric, and Phoenix Contacts to deliver particular expertise in the solar and high-brightness LED sectors. For more information, visit www.Lintelle.com.

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February 7, 2007
Creo Capital Partners, LLC Completes Acquisition of Equipment Design and Manufacturing Firm Lintelle

Scotts Valley, CA, February 7, 2007 – Creo Capital Partners (“Creo”) announced today that it has acquired a majority stake in Lintelle Engineering, Inc. (“Lintelle” or the “Company”), a California-based design, engineering, and manufacturing firm with customers nationwide. The Company’s founder, Bill Turner, who retains a significant minority stake in the Company, will assume the role of Chief Technology Officer. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The acquisition represents Creo’s first investment in the engineering and contract manufacturing industry.

Nick Sternberg, a partner at Creo, said, “Lintelle is a first-class engineering and technology company with a strong customer base and a best-in-class team of dedicated and highly experienced engineers and professionals. We look forward to working with the Lintelle management team to continue the strong growth the Company has experienced since its inception in 1989.”

Based in Scotts Valley, California, Lintelle designs and manufactures integrated capital equipment, automation control systems, power distribution units, and other electromechanical systems supplied to a wide variety of industries worldwide. Lintelle’s products are used to manufacture a wide range of products including flat panel displays, semi-conductors, hard disks, building materials and medical imaging devices. The Company also has a vertically integrated metal fabrication division based in Turlock, California. Lintelle employs a team of highly- skilled engineers and works actively with customers to develop new products and technology solutions.

Greg Bortz, Creo’s managing partner, said, “This transaction represents the exact mission around which Creo was formed – partnering with first-class management teams to create value in industries that we fundamentally believe in. We expect this to be the first of many transactions we complete in the design and manufacturing space, and Bill Turner, Levon Billups and the Lintelle team are the perfect group to help lead this charge.”

Levon Billups, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer will also assume the role of President. Timothy Hoefer, a Creo operating partner, will complement the existing management team. Rob Holland, a partner at Creo, said, “The existing team at Lintelle has built a tremendous business with customers who appreciate and value its products and services. Complemented by the capital, expertise, and strategic guidance that Creo and its team of professionals bring, this Company is well poised for growth.”

Nixon Peabody, LLP served as legal advisors to Creo Capital Partners on the transaction.

Creo Capital Partners, LLC is a Los Angeles-based private equity firm specializing in organizing, structuring and sponsoring recapitalizations, restructurings and acquisitions of mid-market companies. Creo Capital Partners focuses on partnering with management to create superior returns for all stakeholders. Established in early 2005, Creo Capital Partners has quickly built a portfolio of investments that now include companies in a wide range of industries including the frozen food, seafood, construction supply, and transportation, engineering and manufacturing, and apparel sectors.

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