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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Date of the Report:&#160;

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR

IMMEDIATE RELEASE</font></u></b></p>



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  <h1 style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:-.15pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">David

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  Technologies</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">, Inc.</font></p>

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<h1 align="center" style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:-.15pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Axsys

Announces Sale of Fiber Automation Division</font></u></b></h1>



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<p style="margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ROCKY HILL, CT<i><font style="font-style:italic;"> &#151; </font></i></font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">November 5, 2002<b><font style="font-weight:bold;"> &#151;</font></b>Axsys Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: AXYS)

today announced that it has sold substantially all of the assets of its Fiber

Automation division to Palomar Technologies, Inc.</font></p>



<p style="margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Axsys&#146;

Fiber Automation division was part of Axsys&#146; Automation Group, which Axsys

discontinued in the third quarter of 2002.&#160;

Palomar Technologies, a leading manufacturer of automated high-precision

assembly systems for broadband communications, has advised Axsys that it

intends to continue to operate the business and support all ongoing customer

relationships.</font></p>



<p style="margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Axsys Technologies Inc. is a vertically integrated

supplier of precision optical and motion control components and assemblies for

high-technology applications, serving the aerospace, defense, semiconductor and

graphic arts markets. For more information, contact Axsys Technologies Inc., at

</font><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">www.axsys.com</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>



<p style="margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This press release contains forward-looking

statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of

1934, as amended. One can identify these forward-looking statements by the use

of the words such as &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;may,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;estimate&#148;

or other similar expressions.&#160; Because

such statements apply to future events, they are subject to risks and

uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially.&#160; Important factors, which could cause actual

results to differ materially, are described in Axsys&#146; reports on Form 10-K and

10-Q on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</font></p>



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