Kevin J. Yourman (147159)
Elizabeth P. Lin (174663)
WEISS & YOURMAN
10940 Wilshire Boulevard
24th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 208-2800

Michael D. Braun (167416)
Timothy J. Burke (181866)
STULL, STULL & BRODY
10940 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 2300
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 209-2468

Jules Brody
Aaron L. Brody
STULL STULL & BRODY
6 East 45th Street
New York, NY 10017
(212) 687-7230

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GEORGE A. BISSON and JAY C. BISSON,
On Behalf of Themselves and All Others
Similarly Situated,

                      Plaintiffs,

           v.

SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES
INC., MUKESH PAREL, AJAY SHAW,
LATA KIRSHAN, ALAN MARTIN, and
DAVID B. MULLIN,

                      Defendants.
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CASE NO. C 98 20714 JF
[filed approx. Jul. 28, 1998; no docket entry]

CLASS ACTION

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 23-1(a)

TO: AL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Local Rule 23-1(a), plaintiffs in this action have caused to be published Notice advising members of the purported class of the pendency of this action. The Notice was published in the Business Wire on July 8, 1998 and distributed on a full national circuit. A copy of the form of the Notice is attached herewith as Exhibit A.

Dated: ___ __, 1998

   Kevin J. Yourman
   Elizabeth P. Lin
   WEISS & YOURMAN

By: ___________________________
   Elizabeth P. Lin
   10940 Wilshire Boulevard
   24th Floor
   Los Angeles, CA 90024
   (310) 208-2800

   Michael D. Braun
   Timothy J. Burke
   STULL, STULL & BRODY
   10940 Wilshire Boulevard
   Suite 2300
   Los Angeles, CA 90024
   (310) 209-2468

   Jules Brody
   Aaron L. Brody
   STULL STULL & BRODY
   6 East 45th Street
   New York, NY 10017
   (212) 687-7230

   Attorneys for Plaintiffs




PROOF OF SERVICE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES    

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I am employed in the county of Los Angeles, State of California, I am over the age of 18 and not a party to the within action; my business address is 10940 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90024.

On ___ __, 1998, I served the document described as NOTICE OF RELATED CASES by placing a true copy(ies) thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope(s) addressed as follows:

SEE ATTACHED SERVICE LIST

I served the above document(s) as follows:

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BY OVERNIGHT DELIVERY via Federal Express. I am familiar with the practice at my place of business for collection and processing of correspondence for overnight delivery by Federal Express. Such correspondence will be deposited with a facility regularly maintained by Federal Express for receipt on the same day in the ordinary course of business. I placed the envelope(s) for collection and delivery by Federal Express with delivery fees paid or provided for in accordance with ordinary business practices.

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BY FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION at approximately _________ a.m./p.m. I caused a facsimile machine transmission from facsimile machine telephone number (310) 209-2087 to facsimile machine telephone number(s): Upon completion of said facsimile machine transmission(s), the transmitting machine issued a transmission report(s) showing the transmission(s) was/were complete and without error.

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BY MAIL as indicated above. I deposited such envelope(s) in the mail at Los Angeles, California. The envelope was mailed with postage thereon fully prepaid. I am familiar with the firm's practice of collection and processing correspondence for mailing. Under that practice it would be deposited with U.S. postal service on that same day with postage thereon fully prepaid at Los Angeles, California in the ordinary course of business. I am aware that on motion of the party served, service is presumed invalid if postal cancellation date or postage meter date is more than one day after date of deposit for mailing in an affidavit.

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(Federal) I declare that I am employed in the office of a member of the bar of this Court at whose discretion the service was made.

Executed on ___ __, 1998, at Los Angeles, California 90024.

YVETTE WILLIAMS
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Type or Print Name


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SERVICE LIST

William S. Lerach
Alan Schulman
MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
  HYNES & LERACH LLP
600 West Broadway
Suite 1800
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 231-1058

Martin D. Chitwood
CHITWOOD & HARLEY
2900 Promenade II
1230 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
(408) 873-3900

Reed R. Kathrein
MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
  HYNES & LERACH LLP
222 Kearney Street
10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 288-4545

WOLF POPPER
845 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(212) 759-4600

Stephen R. Basser
BARRACK RODOS & BACINE
600 West Broadway
Suite 1700
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 230-0800

Steven J. Toll
COHEN MILSTEIN HAUSFELD
  & TOLL, P.L.L.C.
999 Third Avenue
Suite 3600
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 521-0080

SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
4305 Cushing Parkway
Fremont, CA 94538
Attention: Ann Nguyen
      Associate General Counsel

Mukesh Parel
SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
4305 Cushing Parkway
Fremont, CA 94538

Ajay Shaw
SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
4305 Cushing Parkway
Fremont, CA 94538

Lata Kirshan
SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
4305 Cushing Parkway
Fremont, CA 94538

Alan Martin
SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
4305 Cushing Parkway
Fremont, CA 94538

David B. Mullin
SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
4305 Cushing Parkway
Fremont, CA 94538

Securities Class Action Clearinghouse
Stanford Law School
Crown Quadrangle
Stanford, CA 94305-8610
(Via e-mail to securities.stanford.edu at
approximately 2:30 p.m.)