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Benchmark Electronics, Inc. today announced the pricing of a public offering of 3,750,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $27.00 per share under its currently effective shelf registration statement. The Company has also granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 562,500 shares to cover over-allotments, if any. Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and Robertson Stephens, Inc. are the underwriters for the offering.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which the offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities law of any such state. Any offering will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and related prospectus.

A prospectus related to the offering may be obtained from Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, Prospectus Department, Eleven Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., 277 Park Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10017; Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., 383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10179; or Robertson Stephens, Inc., 555 California Street, Suite 2600, San Francisco, CA 94104. This document has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is available over the Internet at the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov/ .

Benchmark Electronics, Inc. is in the business of manufacturing electronics and provides its services to original equipment manufacturers of telecommunication equipment, computers and related products for business enterprises, video/audio/entertainment products, industrial control equipment, testing and instrumentation products and medical devices. Benchmark's global operations include facilities in six countries. Benchmark's Common Stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BHE.

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SOURCE: Benchmark Electronics, Inc.