Hadco Corporation - Pre Sanmina Corporation Merger

Beautifully engraved specimen certificate from the Hadco Corporation dated in 2000. This historic document was printed by the American Banknote Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of an allegorical woman holding a torch in the air. This item has the printed signatures of the company’s president and treasurer.

Combination Positions Sanmina as Global Leader in Printed Circuit Fabrication Technology

SAN JOSE, Calif. (June 26, 2000) - Sanmina Corporation (Nasdaq NM: SANM), a leading electronics contract manufacturer, today announced that the company has completed its merger with Hadco Corporation, a major manufacturer of advanced electronic interconnect products in North America.

As a result of the transaction, Hadco is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Sanmina and each outstanding share of Hadco Common Stock will be converted into 1.40 shares of Sanmina Common Stock.

"We are very excited about this merger as we believe it will provide us with a dynamic platform for continued rapid growth," said Jure Sola, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sanmina. "The combined company offers customers a number of advantages, including cost effective new product development capabilities, increased advanced circuit fabrication technology and capacity, and the addition of a talented workforce. We look forward to working with our new colleagues."

Commenting further, Andrew E. Lietz, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hadco, said, "We are pleased this transaction has been approved and are proud that Hadco shareholders and employees will have an opportunity to share in Sanmina's significant growth opportunities in the robust electronics manufacturing services (EMS) market."

About Sanmina Corporation Sanmina Corporation is a leading electronics contract manufacturing services company providing a full spectrum of integrated, value-added electronic manufacturing services. Services include the manufacture of complex printed circuit board assemblies, custom-designed backplane assemblies and subassemblies, multi-layered printed circuit boards, custom cable and wire harness assemblies, enclosures and the testing and assembly of electronic subsystems and systems. The company provides these services to a diversified base of leading OEMs in the communications, industrial and medical instrumentation and computer sectors of the electronics industry. Sanmina common stock trades on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol: SANM. Information regarding Sanmina can be found on its World Wide Web page located at http://www.sanmina.com.