Aerovox withdraws from NASDAQ

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Aerovox Incorporated has announced that it has voluntarily
withdrawn trading of its common stock from the Nasdaq National Market. Trading
of Aerovox’s securities on the Nasdaq National Market had been halted since June
7, 2001, after the company announced its filing of Chapter 11-bankruptcy protection.
Aerovox does not expect to meet the listing requirements for the Nasdaq National
Market in the near term.