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May 22, 2013

Dialight LED Lighting Fixture Family Receive ABS Certification for Marine Applications

Full Line of Industry Leading Area Light, High Bay, Linear and Bulkhead Fixtures Certified for Use on Marine Vessels, Off-shore Rigs and Platforms Farmingdale, NJ (May 22nd, 2013) – Dialight (LSE: DIA.L), the innovative global leader in LED lighting technology, today announced that four of its industry leading LED fixture lines have achieved Design Assessment Certification by the American Bureau of Shipping for compliant use in ABS classified marine vessels, offshore drilling rigs, platforms and other marine applications. Dialight is among the first in the industry to have such a broad line of products achieve this certification for use in both U.S. and international waters. Dialight’s industry leading LED lighting fixtures now certified with ABS Steel Vessel Rules and ABS MODU Rules for Marine Offshore Drilling Units (MODU) include various lumen and Wattage packages for their High Bay, Area Light, Linear and Wallpack/Bulkhead fixture types.  Within the available line of certified products includes fixtures certified for: •    UL1598/A •    Class I, Div 1 •    Class I, Div 2 •    Class II, Div 1 •    Class II, Div 2 •    ATEX/IECEx Zone 1 •    ATEX/IECEx Zone 2 “ABS certification is the standard of design excellence for marine and off-shore classified vessels,” said Roy Burton, Dialight’s Group Chief Executive. “Dialight’s ability to offer a comprehensive line of lighting solutions to meet ABS requirements not only validates the technical superiority of our products, but also gives our customers a broader line of the industry’s most dependable LED lighting to choose from and work a single supplier to streamline procurement.” For more information about Dialight’s growing line of ABS certified products, visit www.dialight.com. Dialight’s products are listed on the U.S. federal government’s GSA Schedule 56, contract number GS-07F-0664X.