News Release

SALEM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 2008--Standex International Corporation (NYSE:SXI) today announced its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 21 cents a share, which is payable November 25, 2008 to stockholders of record November 7, 2008.

The dividend is the 177th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. Standex has paid dividends each quarter since it became a public corporation in November 1964. During this 44-year period the Company has increased its dividend rate 35 times.

About Standex

Standex International Corporation is a multi-industry manufacturer in five broad business segments: Food Service Equipment Group, Air Distribution Products Group, Engineered Products Group, Engraving Group and Hydraulics Products Group and with operations in the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Mexico, Brazil and China. For additional information, visit the Company's website at www.standex.com.

    CONTACT: Standex International Corporation
             Thomas D. DeByle, CFO, 603-893-9701
             Investorrelations@Standex.com

    SOURCE: Standex International Corporation