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Sheldahl Names Burchill Vice President, CFO

12 March 1999

Sheldahl Names Burchill Vice President, CFO; Former Imation Executive Brings Global Financial Management Expertise to Company

    NORTHFIELD, Minn., March 11 -- Sheldahl, Inc. ,
today said that it had named Jill D. Burchill as Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer. Previously, she had held the position of Chief Financial
Officer at St. Paul, Minn.-based Imation Corporation, a $2 billion global
technology company and spin-off of 3M Company's data storage and imaging
businesses. At Imation, Burchill was responsible for all global financial
operations and strategy, as well as investor relations.
    Burchill also served in various senior financial management positions at
3M Company within the Information, Imaging and Electronic Sector, including
Sector Controller, Group Controller, and Division Financial Manager. In
addition, she was Asia Pacific Financial Manager and International Tax
Manager. Burchill began her career as an Audit Professional at Peat, Marwick,
Mitchell & Company. She is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.S. in
Accounting from the University of North Dakota.
    Edward L. Lundstrom, Sheldahl's President and Chief Executive Officer,
said, "We're extremely pleased to have a person of Jill's caliber as a member
of our executive management team. She is highly regarded in the industry as a
financial executive skilled in strategically managing assets for
profitability, executing innovative financing instruments, and maximizing
shareholder value. She also has firsthand knowledge of global financial
markets and optimizing local financial return. Jill's expertise and experience
will serve us well in attaining our corporate business goals and moving our
organization to the next stages in its development." Lundstrom concluded, "The
addition of Jill, together with John McManus, Vice President, Finance, gives
Sheldahl the benefit of a world-class financial management team."
    Sheldahl is a leading producer of high-density substrates, high-quality
flexible printed circuitry, and flexible laminates primarily for sale to the
automotive electronics and datacommunications markets. The Company, which is
headquartered in Northfield, Minn., has operations in Northfield; Longmont,
Colo.; Detroit, Mich.; South Dakota; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and Chihuahua,
Chih., Mexico. Its sales offices are located in Hong Kong, China; Singapore;
and Mainz, Germany. Sheldahl's common stock trades on the Nasdaq National
Market tier of the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol:  SHEL. Sheldahl news
and information can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.sheldahl.com
    Statements contained here, other than historical data, may be
forward-looking and subject to risks and uncertainties including, but not
limited to, those set forth in the Company's annual report, 10K, 10Q, and
other SEC filings.