Norsat Shareholders Elect New Members to Board of Directors.

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BURNABY, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 2002

Norsat International Inc. (NASDAQ:NSAT) (TSX:NII.TO) a provider of microwave products and open satellite networks, announced today that its shareholders have elected three new directors:

New Board Members

Dr. John MacDonald

Dr. MacDonald has served previously on Norsat's Board from August 1998 to June 2001. He is a co-founder of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., and continues to provide management consulting services to technology companies around the world. He currently serves as a member of APEC Business Advisory Council, representing Canada and the Advisory Council to the Canadian Space Agency.

Mr. Gaetano Manti

Mr. Manti is an Italian entrepreneur with extensive international marketing experience. He has provided leadership and marketing consulting services for Italy's Cartier group, the New York Times Magazine division, and the multinational group AMF. Mr. Manti is currently President of an Italian group of companies operating in consumer magazines, real estate development, and other technology companies.

Mr. Troy Bullock

Mr. Bullock joined Norsat in July 2000, and was appointed Vice President of Corporate Services with responsibility for finance, accounting, administration, and MIS. He is a Chartered Accountant and was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Company in March 2002.

"I am very pleased to welcome our new board members. Their experience, expertise, and worldwide business contacts will be extremely valuable to Norsat achieving success," stated Mark Ahrens-Townsend, President and CEO of Norsat.

"I would also like to thank our departing board members, Dr. Moe Barakat, Mr. John Goldsmith, and Mr. Harris Liontas, for their significant contributions to Norsat."

About Norsat

Norsat International Inc. designs and markets infrastructure products and open standard satellite networks for high-speed data transmission. With over 1.8 million microwave products shipped and open standard networks installed worldwide, Norsat is a recognized market leader.

Statements in this release relating to matters that are not historical fact are forward-looking statements based on current expectations, forecasts, and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to general economic conditions, changes in technology, reliance on third party manufacturing, managing rapid growth, global sales risks, limited intellectual property protection, and other risks and uncertainties described in Norsat's public filings with securities regulatory authorities.