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<DIV>Hey Folks,</DIV>
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<DIV> I was authorized by Alan at Magnum to
share this with the list.</DIV>
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<DIV><EM>Hello Bill,<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></EM></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><EM><o:p> </o:p>Recently you wrote:
<SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">How
sad you'll have to be taking down the "made in USA" flag waving (good-bye) on
your website.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></EM></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><EM> <o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><EM>This is
simply untrue. What is true is that Magnum is<SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">
now</SPAN> a wholly owned subsidiary and business unit of Sensata
Technologies. Our business will remain in Everett, WA and we will continue
to employ<SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"> and hire</SPAN> Americans to design and
buil<SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">d</SPAN> our American made products.
Dimensions, another <SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">business unit of Sensata and a
</SPAN>U.S. manufacturer of mobile inverters<SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">
located in St. Paul, MN., </SPAN>is integrating with our facility and will
eventually move some of their production here to Everett. As <SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d">always</SPAN>, most all of our parts and components are
made and sourced from American businesses. Here at Magnum, it is
business as usual, except that we have now greater resources to accelerate our
new product portfolio, improve our infrastructure and continue to provide our
customers with <SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">the </SPAN>excellent technical
support<SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"> you have come to
expect</SPAN>.<o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p><EM> </EM></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><EM>The American
Flag will remain on our website<SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">, for many years to
come</SPAN>.<o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><EM>Respectfully,<o:p></o:p></EM></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><EM><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Alan
Santos-Buch<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #404040; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Renewable
Energy Sales & Applications</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></EM></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #595959; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><EM>Magnum
| Dimensions<o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><EM><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #595959; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">2211
West Casino Road | Everett, WA 98204 </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #002060; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></EM></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #44546a; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><EM>Office
425-353-8833| Fax 425-353-8390 <o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #002060; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p><EM> </EM></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0070c0; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><A
href=""><EM>asantosbuch@sensata.com</EM></A><EM> | </EM><A
href=""><EM>www.magnumenergy.com</EM></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0070c0; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><EM>
<o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #0070c0; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><o:p><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><EM><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #595959; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">A
Sensata Technologies Business Unit</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></EM></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><EM>Proudly Made in
the USA<o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>