PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP. ANNOUNCES DATE OF SECOND QUARTER EARNINGS RELEASE AND CONFERENCE CALL

Melville, New York, Tuesday, September 22, 2009….Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE – PKE) announced that it plans to release its financial results for its 2010 fiscal year second quarter ended August 30, 2009 before the New York Stock Exchange opens on Friday, September 25, 2009. The Company will conduct a conference call to discuss such results at 11:00 a.m. EDT on the same day. Forward-looking and other material information may be discussed in this conference call. The conference call dial-in number is (877) 685-2329 in the United States and Canada and (706) 634-2174 in other countries and the required passcode is 31843659.

For those unable to listen to the call live, a conference call replay will be available from approximately 2:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, September 25, 2009 through 11:59 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, September 30, 2009. The conference call replay can be accessed by dialing (800) 642-1687 in the United States and Canada and (706) 645-9291 in other countries and entering passcode 31843659 and will be available on the Company’s web site at www.parkelectro.com/investor/investor.html.

Any additional material financial or statistical data disclosed in the conference call will also be available at the time of the conference call on the Company’s web site at www.parkelectro.com/investor/investor.html.

Park Electrochemical Corp. is a global advanced materials company which develops and manufactures high-technology digital and RF/microwave printed circuit materials principally for the telecommunications and internet infrastructure and high-end computing markets and advanced composite materials, parts and assemblies principally for the aerospace markets. Park’s core capabilities are in the areas of polymer chemistry formulation and coating technology. Park also specializes in the manufacture of complex composite aircraft and space vehicle parts. The Company’s manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, China, France, Connecticut, Kansas, Arizona, California and Washington.