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Coronavirus Third Update

Riverside, Calif., February 9, 2020

Dear Customer,
As we reported on January 29, 2020, our manufacturing facilities in the City of Xiamen and in the City of Dongguan are expected to re-open on February 10, 2020 after the end of the extended Chinese government-mandated shut-down due to the 2019 Coronavirus.

The City of Xiamen governmental authority has recently issued a new restriction for workers returning from outside of Fujian Province. These workers must remain at home in isolation for 14 days commencing from the day of return to the City of Xiamen. This new restriction is expected to substantially affect Bourns' ability to restart production at its Xiamen manufacturing plant and make shipments from that facility.

As of this date, the City of Dongguan has not issued similar restrictions to Xiamen on workers returning from outside of Guangdong Province and our Dongguan manufacturing facility is expected to reopen on February 10, 2020. However, we nevertheless expect that some employees may not be able to return to the Dongguan plant on the reopening date because of restrictions imposed by other locations, such as Hubei Province, and difficulties with transportation.

Bourns is evaluating whether to declare a force majeure event for performance dependent upon its People's Republic of China based facilities due to the impact of the 2019 Coronavirus.

Bourns will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as required. For further information, customers should contact their local Bourns representative.

Yours truly,
BOURNS, INC.
J. Kelly Vogt
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales

About Bourns

Bourns, Inc., is a leading manufacturer and supplier of position and speed sensors, circuit protection solutions, magnetic components, microelectronic modules, panel controls and resistive products. Headquartered in Riverside, California, USA, Bourns serves a broad range of markets, including automotive, industrial, consumer, communications, non-critical life support medical (low/medium risk), audio and various other market segments. Additional company and product information is available at www.bourns.com.

Bourns® and the Bourns logo are registered trademarks of Bourns, Inc. and may be used only with the permission of Bourns and proper acknowledgement. Other listed names and brands are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Bourns® products have not been designed for and are not intended for use in "lifesaving," "life-critical" or "life-sustaining" applications nor any other applications where failure or malfunction of the Bourns® product may result in personal injury or death. See Legal Disclaimer Notice www.bourns.com/docs/legal/disclaimer.pdf

Agency Contact:
Annette Keller
Keller Communication
annettekeller1984@gmail.com
Company Contact:
David Scofield
Bourns, Inc.
(951) 781-5054
david.scofield@bourns.com