Methode Electronics to Present at B. Riley & Co. 13th Annual Investor Conference

May 17, 2012

CHICAGO, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 05/17/12 -- Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: MEI), a global developer of custom engineered and application specific products and solutions, will present at the B. Riley & Co. 13th Annual Investor Conference in Santa Monica, Calif. on Wednesday, May 23 at 10:30 a.m. Pacific time (12:30 p.m. Central time).

The Company invites you to listen to the webcast and view the sides of this presentation by accessing the following link: http://www.webcastregister.com/briley/2012/register/MEI.

The webcast will be archived for 90 days at http://www.webcastregister.com/briley/2012/register/MEI.

About Methode Electronics, Inc.Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: MEI) is a global developer of custom engineered and application specific products and solutions with manufacturing, design and testing facilities in China, Germany, India, Lebanon, Malta, Mexico, the Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. We design, manufacture and market devices employing electrical, electronic, wireless, safety radio remote control, sensing and optical technologies to control and convey signals through sensors, interconnections and controls. Our business is managed on a segment basis, with those segments being Automotive, Interconnect, Power Products and Other. Our components are in the primary end markets of the automobile, computer, information processing and networking equipment, voice and data communication systems, consumer electronics, appliances, aerospace vehicles and industrial equipment industries. Further information can be found on Methode's Web site www.methode.com.

For Methode Electronics Inc. - Investor Contacts:Kristine Walczak
Dresner Corporate Services
312-780-7205
kwalczak@dresnerco.com

Philip Kranz
Dresner Corporate Services
312-780-7240
pkranz@dresnerco.com