BEI Technologies Announces Fiscal 2005 First Quarter Release Date and Conference Call

BEI Technologies Announces Fiscal 2005 First Quarter Release Date
and Conference Call 


SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BEI Technologies, Inc.
(NASDAQ:BEIQ) today announced that it will release fiscal 2005 first quarter
financial results after the close of market on Wednesday, February 2, 2005. The
Company will follow this release by hosting a conference call and webcast on
Thursday, February 3 at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time (11:00 a.m. ET) to discuss
fiscal 2005 first quarter results including Q&A. The conference call ID is "BEI
Technologies."

  What:  BEI Technologies will release fiscal 2005 first quarter results,
         followed by a teleconference.

  When:  Teleconference to begin on Thursday, February 3, at 8:00 a.m.
         Pacific Time (11:00 a.m. Eastern Time).

  Who:   Charles Crocker, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
         Dr. Asad Madni, President and Chief Operating Officer and
         John LaBoskey, Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

  How:   Dial 800-795-1259 (domestic) or 785-832-0326 (international) to
         listen to the call. A live webcast will also be made available at
         http://www.bei-tech.com/. You may RSVP to Jim Byers at 415-439-4504 or
         .

         A phone replay will be available following the call's conclusion
         and remain in effect through Thursday, February 10th, at 11:59 p.m.
         Eastern Time. To access the replay, dial 800-839-6136 (domestic) or
         402-220-2572 (international). No passcode is required. An archive
         of the webcast will also be available at http://www.bei-tech.com/.



BEI Technologies, Inc. (the "Company" or "Technologies") is an established
manufacturer of electronic sensors, motors, actuators, rotary optical encoders,
linear encoders with associated Digital Readouts (DROs), and motion control
products used for factory and office automation, medical equipment, military,
aviation and space systems. In addition, sales to manufacturers of
transportation equipment including automobiles, trucks and off-road equipment
have become a significant addition to the Company's business in recent years.
The Company's micromachined quartz rate sensors are being used in advanced
vehicle stability control systems and a significant increase in the production
of those sensors had been in progress from the middle of 1998 to FY 2004 except
for a decrease in production in fiscal 2002 due to increased competition. The
Company is currently transitioning to its next generation of automotive
inertial quartz based sensor products, remotely mounted multi-sensor clusters
with CAN Bus and a multi rate sensor package suitable for incorporation into
electronic systems modules. The Company also manufactures electronic steering
wheel position sensors, seat-memory modules, throttle position sensors,
inertial navigation systems, and other devices used in transportation systems. 

DATASOURCE: BEI Technologies, Inc.



CONTACT:  John LaBoskey, Chief Financial Officer, of BEI Technologies,

Inc., [phone]; or investors, Jim Byers of Financial Dynamics,

[phone], for BEI Technologies, Inc.



Web site:  http://www.bei-tech.com/

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