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Exhibit 99.1

Preformed Line Products Announces Third Quarter And First Nine Months 2016 Results

MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio, Nov. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Preformed Line Products Company (Nasdaq: PLPC) today reported financial results for its third quarter and first nine months of 2016.

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Net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 was $4,742,000, or $.92 per diluted share, compared to $206,000, or $.04 per diluted share, for the comparable period in 2015.

Net sales in the third quarter of 2016 were $88,299,000, compared to $89,046,000 in the third quarter of 2015.

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $10,154,000, or $1.95 per diluted share, compared to $3,630,000, or $.67 per diluted share, for the comparable period in 2015.

Net sales were $250,202,000 for the first nine months of 2016 compared to $262,705,000 in the first nine months of 2015.

Currency translation rates unfavorably impacted net sales by $1,011,000 for the quarter and $11,667,000 for the first nine months of 2016, and had an unfavorable impact on net income of $236,000 for the quarter and $1,148,000 for the first nine months of 2016.

Rob Ruhlman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "While worldwide economies have been unpredictable with sluggish growth, our third quarter sales remained constant in local currencies as we expanded our product margins for the third consecutive quarter. We continue to focus on increasing cash flows and have generated over $21 million in cash flow from operations in 2016 providing us capital for continued investment in our strategic initiatives."

Founded in 1947, Preformed Line Products is an international designer and manufacturer of products and systems employed in the construction and maintenance of overhead and underground networks for energy, communications and broadband network companies.

Preformed's world headquarters are in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Company operates two domestic manufacturing centers located in Rogers, Arkansas and Albemarle, North Carolina. The Company serves its worldwide market through international operations in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England, France, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain and Thailand.

This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 regarding the Company, including those statements regarding the Company's and management's beliefs and expectations concerning the Company's future performance or anticipated financial results, among others. Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties which may cause results to differ materially from those set forth in those statements. Among other things, factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements include the strength of the economy and demand for the Company's products, the Company's ability to continue to develop proprietary technology and maintain high quality products and customer service to meet or exceed new industry performance standards and individual customer expectations, the Company's ability to strengthen and retain relationships with the Company's customers and expand geographically, the Company's ability to identify, complete and integrate acquisitions for profitable growth, and other factors described under the headings "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in the Company's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 11, 2016 and subsequent filings with the SEC. The Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Company's other filings with the SEC can be found on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.

PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)















(In thousands, except per share data)



Three Months Ended September 30


Nine Months Ended September 30







2016


2015


2016


2015




























Net sales



$                   88,299


$               89,046


$             250,202


$               262,705


Cost of products sold



59,444


62,887


170,252


185,342




GROSS PROFIT



28,855


26,159


79,950


77,363















Costs and expenses












Selling



8,022


7,893


23,836


22,852



General and administrative



10,579


8,010


31,628


27,596



Research and engineering



3,433


3,745


10,778


11,320



Other operating expense (income) - net



196


4,425


(683)


8,410







22,230


24,073


65,559


70,178

















OPERATING INCOME



6,625


2,086


14,391


7,185















Other income (expense)












Interest income



63


103


206


317



Interest expense



(264)


(141)


(588)


(423)



Other income (expense)  - net



110


93


(46)


(531)







(91)


55


(428)


(637)

















INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 



6,534


2,141


13,963


6,548















Income taxes



1,792


1,935


3,809


2,918

















NET INCOME



$                     4,742


$                    206


$               10,154


$                   3,630















BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE












Net Income



$                       0.92


$                   0.04


$                   1.96


$                     0.67















DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE












Net Income



$                       0.92


$                   0.04


$                   1.95


$                     0.67















Cash dividends declared per share



$                       0.20


$                   0.20


$                   0.60


$                     0.60















Weighted-average number of shares outstanding - basic



5,146


5,356


5,180


5,381















Weighted-average number of shares outstanding - diluted



5,169


5,372


5,200


5,397

PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS





















September 30,


December 31,

(Thousands of dollars, except share and per share data)




2016


2015









(Unaudited)



ASSETS










Cash and cash equivalents





$              32,940


$              30,393

Accounts receivable, less allowances of $3,149 ($2,326 in 2015)




69,473


63,626

Inventories - net






73,665


69,912

Prepaids







9,944


9,615

Other current assets






6,203


6,343


TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS





192,225


179,889












Property, plant and equipment - net





107,327


91,965

Other intangibles - net






11,245


11,288

Goodwill







16,556


15,821

Deferred income taxes 






13,910


12,704

Other assets






11,355


11,703













TOTAL ASSETS





$            352,618


$            323,370












LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY


















Notes payable to banks






$                   324


$                   413

Current portion of long-term debt





1,569


110

Trade accounts payable






26,373


20,377

Accrued compensation and amounts withheld from employees




12,717


9,306

Accrued expenses and other liabilities





21,835


21,462


TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES




62,818


51,668












Long-term debt, less current portion





44,227


31,754

Other noncurrent liabilities and deferred income taxes




19,107


20,964












SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY








PLPC shareholders' equity:









Common shares - $2 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 5,125,849 and 5,221,062





    issued and outstanding, as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively

12,498


12,478


Common shares issued to Rabbi Trust, 297,281 and 296,635 shares at







     September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively




(12,054)


(12,052)


Deferred Compensation Liability





12,054


12,052


Paid-in capital






24,200


22,916


Retained earnings






299,351


292,311


Treasury shares, at cost, 1,122,290 and 1,018,013 shares at 








     September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively




(58,974)


(54,570)


Accumulated other comprehensive loss




(50,609)


(54,151)



TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY




226,466


218,984














TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY




$            352,618


$            323,370

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CONTACT: Eric R. Graef, Preformed Line Products, (440) 473-9249