IEC (IEC) Announces Solid Second Quarter Revenue for Fiscal 2011 Investor Call May 3, 2011

NEWARK, NY — (Marketwire) — 04/15/11 — IEC Electronics Corp. (NYSE Amex: IEC) announced today that on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 it will release its financial results for the second quarter ended April 1, 2011 and host a conference call to discuss those results with investors.

The Company expects to report revenue of approximately $35 million for the quarter, up 22% from revenue of $28.6 million in the first quarter ended December 31, 2010 and almost 40% from the second quarter of 2010.

W. Barry Gilbert, Chairman of the Board and CEO, stated, “We are pleased with the preliminary results for our second quarter and look forward to sharing our full results with shareholders.”

Mr. Gilbert will lead the call and invites all interested parties to join management’s discussion of the Company’s financial results and other meaningful developments at 10:00am EDT on Tuesday, May 3, 2011.

The conference call may be accessed in the U.S. and Canada by dialing toll-free 1-877-407-9210. International callers may access the call by dialing 1-201-689-8049.

A replay of the teleconference will be available for 30 days after the call and may be accessed domestically by dialing 1-877-660-6853 and international callers may dial 1-201-612-7415. Callers must enter account number 286 and conference number 371226.

To access the live webcast, log onto the IEC website at http://www.iec-electronics.com. The webcast can also be accessed at http://www.InvestorCalendar.com. An online replay will be available shortly after the call.

About IEC Electronics
IEC Electronics Corporation is a premier provider of electronic manufacturing services (“EMS”) to advanced technology companies primarily in the military and aerospace, medical, industrial and computing sectors. The Company specializes in the custom manufacture of high reliability, complex circuit cards, system level assemblies, a wide array of custom cable and wire harness assemblies, and precision sheet metal products. As a full service EMS provider, IEC is a world-class ISO 9001:2008, AS9100 and ISO13485 certified company. The AS9100 certification enables IEC to serve the military and commercial aerospace markets. The ISO13485 certification supports the quality requirements of medical device markets. The Company is also ITAR registered and NSA approved under the COMSEC standard. IEC Electronics is headquartered in Newark, NY (outside of Rochester) and also has operations in Victor, NY, Rochester, NY, and Albuquerque, NM and Bell Gardens, CA. Additional information about IEC can be found on its web site at www.iec-electronics.com.

The foregoing, including any discussion regarding the Company’s future prospects, contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including uncertainties associated with economic conditions in the electronics industry, particularly in the principal industry sectors served by the Company, changes in customer requirements and in the volume of sales to principal customers, competition and technological change, the ability of the Company to control manufacturing and operating costs, the ability of the Company to develop and maintain satisfactory relationships with vendors, and the ability of the Company to efficiently integrate acquired companies into its business. The Company’s actual results of operations may differ significantly from those contemplated by any forward-looking statements as a result of these and other factors, including factors set forth in the Company’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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