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Brightpoint Posts Higher Q4 Sales, Lower Profits

Indianapolis
— Brightpoint reported higher sales but lower profits in the fourth quarter,
ended Dec. 31.

Revenue was
$1.1 billion for the quarter, an increase of 24 percent compared to the prior
year.

Wireless
devices handled were 29.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, which was a
record amount of units handled in a quarter for Brightpoint. This represents an
increase of 21 percent compared with the fourth quarter of 2009. The increase
in wireless devices handled compared with the fourth quarter of 2009 was driven
by an increase in wireless devices handled through logistic services.

Wireless
devices handled through logistic services were 23.8 million for the fourth
quarter of 2010, which is also a quarterly record for Brightpoint.

Income from
continuing operations was $15.4 million compared with $21.4 million for the
fourth quarter of 2009 .

Robert J. Laikin, chairman/CEO of Brightpoint, said, “Our
comprehensive solutions offerings enabled us to handle approximately 99 million
wireless devices in 2010, which clearly demonstrates our global leadership
position. Our recent acquisition of Touchstone Wireless provides us with new
service offerings, which enhances our broad array of wireless supply-chain
solutions. We will continue to invest in new services that are critical to
support the proliferation of smartphones and tablets in the global wireless
industry. We expect the global wireless handset market to grow by approximately
10 percent in 2011.”

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