News Release

Standex to Broadcast Third-Quarter Fiscal 2002 Financial Results Conference Call Live Over the Internet
SALEM, N.H., Apr 16, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- In conjunction with its regularly scheduled third-quarter financial results news release, Standex International (NYSE: SXI) plans to host its quarterly conference call for investors at 10:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 25, 2002. The call will be broadcast live over the Internet. Investors interested in listening to the Webcast should log onto the "Investor Relations" section of Standex's Web site, located at www.standex.com, at least 15 minutes prior to the event's broadcast to download the necessary software.

About Standex.

Standex International Corporation, with sales of $600 million in fiscal 2001, and operations in the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia, Singapore and Mexico, is a multi-industry manufacturer in three broad business segments: Food Service, Industrial and Consumer.

CONTACT: Standex Daniel C. Potter, (603) 893-9701