Kemet Announces New Trading Symbol for the OTC
Greenville, South Carolina (January 9, 2009) - KEMET Corporation (Other
OTC:KEME) announced today that Nasdaq has issued the following new symbol for KEMET to be used for trading over-the-counter: KEME. As of Friday, January 9, 2009, the Company's stock will be traded OTC.
The Company's move to the OTC securities market does not represent any change in the Company's current strategic plan. The Company will continue to file periodic and other reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission under applicable federal securities laws.
KEMET Corporation (KEME) applies world-class service and quality to deliver industry-leading, high-performance capacitance solutions to its customers around the world. KEMET offers the world's most complete line of surface-mount and through-hole capacitor technologies across tantalum, ceramic, film, aluminum, electrolytic, and paper dielectrics. Additional information about KEMET can be found at www.kemet.com.
Contact:
William M. Lowe, Jr.
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
864-963-6484
billlowe@kemet.com
Dean W. Dimke
Director of Corporate and
Investor Communications
954-766-2806
deandimke@kemet.com
