Genrad Announces Third Quarter Earnings Release Date.

WESTFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 1997--GenRad, Inc. (NYSE:GEN) today announced that its earnings information for Q3 1997 will be released after the close of the market on October 21, followed by a Teleconference at 8:30 AM EDT on October 22.

Walter Shephard, GenRad's Vice President, Investor Relations stated, "We believe the release of earnings the evening before the teleconference will afford our investors the opportunity to review GenRad's performance before discussions with Company management on Wednesday morning."

GenRad Background

GenRad, Inc. provides electronics OEMs and their customers with the hardware, software and services to optimize manufacturing and after-market service productivity through increased yields and lower life cycle costs. GenRad employs approximately 1,400 people worldwide, of whom 35 percent are applications, software and hardware engineers.

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GenRad's most current shareholder information is available by visiting our Website at http://www.genrad.com or calling our Fax On Demand Service at [phone].

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Statements made in this press release which are not historical, including statements regarding product demonstration, product capabilities and markets are forward looking statements and as such are subject to a number of risks. Please see the Company's 1996 Annual Report and other reports filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for additional disclosure regarding such risk factors.

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