Rogers Corporation (NYSE:ROG) today held its annual meeting of
shareholders in Hartford, Connecticut. Shareholders voted to elect all
of the nominees to the Board of Directors. They are: Walter E. Boomer,
Charles M. Brennan, III, Gregory B. Howey, J. Carl Hsu, Carol R. Jensen,
Eileen S. Kraus, William E. Mitchell, Robert G. Paul, and Robert D.
Wachob.
The shareholders also approved the third amendment to the Rogers
Corporation 2005 Equity Compensation Plan.
In addition, the shareholders ratified Ernst & Young LLP as Rogers'
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
December 28, 2008.
Robert D. Wachob, President and CEO, reviewed the year’s
results with a presentation covering Rogers’
sales, key market segments, global operations, customers, and share
price performance.
Rogers Corporation (NYSE:ROG), headquartered in Rogers, CT, is a global
technology leader in the development and manufacture of high
performance, specialty-material-based products for a variety of
applications in diverse markets including: portable communications,
communications infrastructure, computer and office equipment, consumer
products, ground transportation, aerospace and defense. Rogers operates
manufacturing facilities in the United States (Arizona, Connecticut and
Illinois), Europe (Ghent, Belgium) and Asia (Suzhou, China). In Asia,
the Company maintains sales offices in Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea and
Singapore. Rogers has joint ventures in Japan and China with INOAC
Corporation, in Taiwan with Chang Chun Plastics Co., Ltd. and in the
U.S. with Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
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Safe Harbor Statement
Statements in this news release that are not strictly historical may be
deemed to be “forward-looking”
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on
management’s current expectations and are
subject to the many uncertainties that exist in the Company’s
operations and environment. These uncertainties, which include economic
conditions, market demand and pricing, competitive and cost factors,
rapid technological change, new product introductions, legal
proceedings, and the like, are incorporated by reference in the Rogers
Corporation 2007 Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Such factors could cause actual results to differ materially
from those in the forward-looking statements. All information in this
press release is as of May 9, 2008, and Rogers undertakes no duty to
update this information unless required by law.
Rogers Corporation
Financial News Contact:
Dennis M.
Loughran, 860-779-5508
Vice President Finance and Chief Financial
Officer
FAX: 860-779-4714
or
Investor Contact:
William
J. Tryon, 860-779-4037
Manager of Investor and Public Relations
FAX:
860-779-5509
william.tryon@rogerscorporation.com