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Littelfuse Authorizes Increased Purchases Under Stock Repurchase Program

2 November 2000

Littelfuse Authorizes Increased Purchases Under Stock Repurchase Program

    DES PLAINES, Ill.--Nov. 2, 2000--Littelfuse, Inc. , today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of an additional one million shares of the company's common stock and/or warrants to purchase shares of the company's common stock, or any combination of shares and warrants not exceeding one million, from time to time depending upon market conditions. This increases authorization for the total number of shares or warrants that may be repurchased under the Stock Repurchase Program to two million shares/warrants during the 12-month period ending April 30, 2001. At the end of the third quarter of this year, Littelfuse had approximately 20.1 million shares and 2.0 million warrants outstanding.