Meade Instruments Corp. to Speak at Roth Capital Partners 16th Annual Growth Stock Conference

IRVINE, Calif.--Feb. 1, 20042, 2004--Meade Instruments Corp. will appear at the Roth Capital Partners 16th Annual Growth Stock Conference being held February 16-19, 2004, at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort and Spa in Dana Point, California.

Steven G. Murdock, president and chief executive officer of Meade Instruments, will discuss the Company's current operations, as well as branding and marketing strategies and business initiatives for 2004. He will be joined by Brent W. Christensen, senior vice president-finance and chief financial officer.

Meade's presentation, scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. PST on Tuesday, February 17 and expected to last approximately 20 minutes, will be broadcast live on the Internet and can be accessed through the Investor Relations link at www.meade.com, where it will be archived.

Meade is a leading designer and manufacturer of optical products including telescopes and accessories for the beginning to serious amateur astronomer. Meade offers a complete line of binoculars that address the needs of everyone from the casual observer to the serious sporting or birding observer, as well as a complete line of rifle scopes under the Simmons(R), Weaver(R) and Redfield(R) brand names. The Company distributes its products worldwide through a network of specialty retailers, mass merchandisers and domestic and foreign distributors. Additional information on Meade is available at www.meade.com.

About the Roth Capital Partners 16th Annual Growth Stock Conference:

This annual event is the largest in the nation for emerging growth companies. It provides a concentrated forum where institutional investors can meet the executives of growth companies hand picked by Roth Capital's research team. The conference will highlight approximately 225 companies from industry groups including Health Care, Consumer Products, Technology and Financial Services. This year, as a result of numerous client requests, Roth has extended the conference to three working days, including a Discovery Day, which will highlight companies "undiscovered" by Wall Street. For more information about the conference, visit http://www.apgweb.com/roth/danapoint/.