Rogers Corporation Announces Agreement to Settle Dispute with CalAmp Corp.

Rogers Corporation (NYSE: ROG) today announced an agreement with CalAmp Corp. (Nasdaq: CAMP) to settle the previously disclosed May 16, 2007 lawsuit filed by CalAmp alleging performance issues with one type of Rogers’ printed circuit board laminate material used by CalAmp.

Both parties acknowledged that Rogers admitted no wrongdoing or liability for any claim made by CalAmp. Rogers agreed to settle this litigation solely to avoid the time, expense and inconvenience of continued litigation.

Under the settlement reached through mediation mandated by the U.S. District court for the Central District of California, Rogers will pay CalAmp $9 million.

"Rogers is pleased to conclude this litigation” said Robert D. Wachob, Rogers’ President and CEO. "This settlement does not impact our customers or current products and we are looking forward to being able to now concentrate all of our resources on our ongoing business.”

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 and in the U.S. with Mitsui Chemicals.

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