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EFJ, Inc. Announces Manufacturing Agreement with CalAmp EFJohnson Subsidiary Chooses CalAmp for RF Module Production WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EFJ, Inc. (NASDAQ:EFJI) announced today that its EFJohnson subsidiary has entered into a manufacturing agreement with CalAmp Corp (NASDAQ:CAMP), a leading provider of breakthrough communications solutions. The agreement follows a recent design and prototype development engagement begun by CalAmp's Solutions Division, formerly known as Vytek, to manufacture Radio Frequency (RF) modules for the company. "By working with companies such as CalAmp, we can deliver high performance, reliable products that meet the growing needs of our customers now and into the future," said Michael E. Jalbert, chairman and chief executive officer of EFJ, Inc. "We look forward to our engagement with CalAmp as we fulfill our mission to ensure that the public safety community is equipped with the most advanced and reliable tools available today." Under the agreement, CalAmp expects to produce a range of RF modules to be incorporated into EFJohnson's next generation handheld radios for police, fire and homeland security. "This agreement underscores CalAmp's comprehensive efforts to develop breakthrough products for our customers based on the latest emerging technologies and performance standards," said Fred Sturm, President and Chief Executive Officer of CalAmp. "In addition, the EFJohnson contract represents a significant step in fulfilling our corporate strategy to leverage the capabilities of the Solutions Division into production opportunities. We established an initial relationship with EFJohnson through a design and development project, and we are pleased to now expand that engagement into the production realm with the agreement announced today." EFJohnson provides digital Project 25 compliant interoperable wireless communications systems solutions for federal, state and local agencies involved with homeland security and public safety. EFJohnson, founded in 1923, was one of the first developers of wireless communications products to be fully compliant with federal government interoperability specifications. The company designs, manufactures, and markets conventional and trunked radio systems, land mobile radio repeaters, and mobile and portable radios. For more information, visit http://www.efjohnson.com/. EFJ, Inc. is the Washington, DC based parent company to industry-leading wireless telecommunications solutions businesses. EFJ, Inc. is home to the EFJohnson Company, one of the first developers of Project 25 mobile communications products compliant with federal government interoperability standards, and Transcrypt International, a leader in secure voice communication solutions. EFJohnson and Transcrypt International are wholly owned subsidiaries of EFJ, Inc. For more information, visit http://www.efji.com/. CalAmp is a leading provider of breakthrough wireless and content delivery solutions, services and products. With comprehensive capabilities ranging from product inception through production, CalAmp is a trusted partner delivering cost-effective high quality solutions to a broad array of customers and markets. CalAmp is one of the largest suppliers of direct broadcast satellite (DBS) outdoor customer premise equipment to the U.S. satellite television market and offers solutions for digital multimedia delivery, residential broadband data delivery, healthcare, retailing applications, public safety markets and wireless enterprise connectivity. The company is headquartered in Oxnard, California and has approximately 600 employees. Founded in 1981, CalAmp has been publicly traded since 1983 as Nasdaq: CAMP. Certain matters discussed in this press release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other matters, anticipated sales growth. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed, suggested or implied by the forward-looking statements due to a number of risk factors including, but not limited to, the level of demand for EFJ's and CalAmp's products and services, the timely procurement of necessary manufacturing components, dependence on continued funding of governmental agency programs, CalAmp's ability to successfully complete the process of integrating the Vytek acquisition, and other risks detailed in EFJ's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 and CalAmp's reports filed with the SEC, including its Annual its registration statement on Form S- 4 filed with the SEC on February 13, 2004. EFJ and CalAmp undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. DATASOURCE: EFJ, Inc. CONTACT: For investor relations information: Jim Stark of EFJ, Inc., +1-800-295-1772, or Crocker Coulson of CCGIR, +1-818-789-0100, , for CalAmp Corp.; or for trade press information: Kevin Nolan of EFJohnson Company, +1-202-772-5441, or Lee Douglass of CalAmp Corp., +1-858-947-1683, Web site: http://www.efji.com/ http://www.efjohnson.com/

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