

| Merit Enterprises provides metal finishing services that assist our customers in leading their field. We are dedicated to continuous improvement and delivering world class finishes on time, every time. |
| ISO 9000 We are very proud that our Reel-to-Reel, Barrel & Immersion Tin plating operations have been assessed and certified to the ISO quality standard. The Reel-to-Reel plating operations have been certified since November 2004 and the Barrel & Immersion Tin plating operations since November 2008. We are dedicated to using this quality standard to continuously improve our processes. This quality management system helps us to meet our goals of delivering world class quality parts on time to our customers. Currently, only our Reel-to-Reel, Barrel & Immersion Tin plating operations are certified to this quality standard. As a result, only parts plated by the processes in the Reel-to-Reel, Barrel & Immersion Tin operations are within the scope of the certification. We are currently striving to bring the remainder of our operations under the scope of this certification. The Rack plating operation is scheduled to be certified in November of 2009. At which time our entire operations will be ISO 9000 certified. Our registrar is SGS Systems & Services Certification - Division of SGS US Testing Company Inc. Meadows Office Complex 201 Route 17 North Rutherford, NJ 07070 Phone (201) 935-1500 www.sgs.com Our certification number is US04/3841and contains the following statement: "Merit Enterprises has been assessed and certified as meeting the requirements of ISO 9001:2000 for the following activities: Provide Reel to Reel, Barrel & Immersion Tin Plating Service" |