Andrew Names New SatCom Group President

January 13, 2005 ORLAND PARK, Ill.

Andrew Corporation, a global communications equipment and systems supplier, has named Jude Panetta group president of Satellite Communications.

Panetta, formerly vice president and general manager, RF power amplifiers, for Andrew's Base Station Subsystems Group, replaces Paul Cox, who has resigned to become president of Smiths Interconnect, a business within the specialty engineering division of UK-based Smiths Group.

In his new role with satellite communications, Panetta will oversee a product group that had fiscal 2004 sales of $209 million and has an addressable market exceeding $1 billion. Its products include consumer DBS (direct broadcast satellite), professional VSAT (very small aperture terminal), earth station satellite, and systems for various government and military applications. Panetta joined Andrew in June 2002 from Celiant Corporation, where he was vice president of engineering and operations. He also has held executive and managerial roles at Adtran, Exide Electronics and General Electric.

About Andrew Corporation

Andrew Corporation (NASDAQ:ANDW) designs, manufactures, and delivers innovative and essential equipment and solutions for the global communications infrastructure market. The company serves operators and original equipment manufacturers from facilities in 35 countries. Andrew (www.andrew.com), headquartered in Orland Park, IL, is an S&P 500 company founded in 1937.

Forward Looking Statements

Some of the statements in this news release are forward looking statements and we caution our stockholders and others that these statements involve certain risks and uncertainties. Factors that may cause actual results to differ from expected results include the company's ability to integrate acquisitions and to realize the anticipated synergies and cost savings, the effects of competitive products and pricing, economic and political conditions that may impact customers' ability to fund purchases of our products and services, the company's ability to achieve the cost savings anticipated from cost reduction programs, fluctuations in international exchange rates, the timing of cash payments and receipts, end use demands for wireless communication services, the loss of one or more significant customers, and other business factors. Investors should also review other risks and uncertainties discussed in company documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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