ATSN Artesyn Technologies (MM)

BOCA RATON, Fla., April 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Artesyn Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATSN) will announce its first quarter 2006 financial results on Monday, April 24, 2006 at approximately 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050117/FLMLOGO ) In light of the special meeting of shareholders on April 28, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, to vote on the proposal to approve and adopt the merger agreement providing for the acquisition via merger of Artesyn by Emerson Electric Co., the Company will not be hosting a teleconference. About Artesyn Technologies, Inc. Artesyn Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Boca Raton, FL., is a world leader in the design, manufacture and sale of power conversion and embedded board solutions for infrastructure applications in server and storage, networking, wireless and telecommunications systems. The Company's products are used in middle to high-end servers, data storage devices, routers, hubs, high-speed modems, RF amplification systems, base station controllers and transceivers. The Company has a global sales reach with design and manufacturing facilities in Asia, Europe and North America. Artesyn is a public company whose common stock is traded on the Nasdaq stock market under the symbol ATSN. For more information, please visit the Company's web site at http://www.artesyn.com/. Proxy Information On March 22, 2006, Artesyn filed a proxy statement and other documents with the SEC regarding the proposed acquisition via merger of Artesyn by Emerson Electric Co. A definitive proxy statement was sent to each of Artesyn's stockholders on or about March 24, 2006, seeking their approval of the merger and the merger agreement. A special meeting of the shareholders of Artesyn will be held on April 28, 2006 to consider and vote on a proposal to approve and adopt the merger and the merger agreement. A copy of the proxy statement and any other relevant documents filed by Artesyn with the SEC are available free of charge at the SEC's website, http://www.sec.gov/ and at the Investor Relations page of Artesyn's website, http://www.artesyn.com/. Artesyn stockholders are urged to read the proxy statement because it contains important information. Artesyn and its directors, officers and certain of its employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of Artesyn stockholders. These individuals may have an interest in the merger, including as a result of holding options or shares of Artesyn common stock. A list of the names, affiliations and interests of the participants in the solicitation are contained in the proxy statement relating to these transactions that has been filed with the SEC. This news release is not intended to be a proxy solicitation. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050117/FLMLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Artesyn Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: Pamela Rembaum, Director, Investor Relations of Artesyn Technologies, Inc., +1-561-451-1028 Web site: http://www.artesyn.com/

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