Press Release Details

Revenue Up 14%; Operating Income Up 55%; Net Income Up 71%

Fremont, CA; Romanel-sur-Morges, Switzerland - July 23, 2002 -- Logitech International (Switzerland: LOGN, LOGZ) (Nasdaq: LOGI) today announced its best first quarter ever, posting sales of $195 million, an increase of 14 percent over the same quarter last year. Operating income was $12.6 million, an increase of 55 percent over the first quarter of the previous year. Net income of $10.8 million ($0.22 per share) was 71 percent higher. Gross margin of 34 percent was 267 basis points higher than the same quarter last year.

Retail sales grew by 16 percent and represent 81 percent of the total revenue in the quarter. Key retail growth drivers for the quarter were the Company's keyboard and desktop (mouse + keyboard) businesses, as well as retail video products, especially the dualcam category, which combines webcam communication with the functionality of a digital still camera. At the same time, sales to OEM customers grew by eight percent, outpacing the underlying growth of the PC market.

Highlights for the first quarter included:

• Cash flow from operations at a positive $28.3 million, contributing to all-time high of $161 million in cash net of short-term debt.
• 84 percent growth in sales of cordless desktops.
• 61 percent growth in sales of dualcams.
• Continuing strong demand for the Z-series multimedia speakers, with well over 100,000 units shipped during the quarter.
• Successful launch of new products for the mobile market, including two PDA keyboards
• Launch of Logitech's first Bluetooth controller for the PC
• Introduction of a new ultra-small form factor for digital still cameras: the Logitech® Pocket Digital? Camera.

"We have delivered strong results in a quarter that is historically the low point in our yearly cycle, thanks to positive consumer response to our wide range of offerings and effective cost management," said Guerrino De Luca, president and chief executive officer. "Our business model continues to carry us through a period of tremendous market pressure, and allows us to pave the way for sustained growth in our core business and in a variety of new areas while continuing to improve our profit margins. We look forward with optimism to the coming holiday selling season as we introduce the broadest multi-platform product portfolio in the Company's history."

The Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program pursuant to which up to CHF 75 million (approximately $50 million) of the Company's outstanding registered shares may be repurchased from time to time over the next twelve months.

The Company confirmed its growth targets for fiscal year 2003, stating that it expects to reach $1.1 billion in revenue (an increase of 16 percent over fiscal 2002) and operating income of $120 million (an increase of 23 percent).

For the current quarter, the second quarter of fiscal year 2003, the Company expects revenue of around $250 million (an increase of approximately 15 percent over the same quarter last year), and operating income of around $23 million (an increase of approximately 25 percent).

There will be an earnings teleconference today at 9:00 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time/12:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time/18:00 Central European Time to discuss these results and the Company's outlook for the current quarter and Fiscal Year 2003. In addition, a live webcast of the teleconference will be accessible at http://www.logitech.com. A replay of this teleconference will be made available through August 3, 2002 on the Logitech corporate web site.

About Logitech

Founded in 1981, Logitech designs, manufactures and markets personal interface products that provide people with easy access to the digital world. The Company's product family includes Internet video cameras, mice and trackballs, keyboards, audio and telephony products, interactive gaming devices and 3D controllers.

With operational headquarters through its U.S. subsidiary in Fremont, California, and regional headquarters through local subsidiaries in Switzerland, Taiwan and Hong Kong, Logitech International is a Swiss public company traded in Switzerland on the Swiss Stock Exchange (LOGN and LOGZ) and in the U.S. on the Nasdaq National Market System (LOGI). The Company has manufacturing facilities in Asia and offices in major cities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

This press release contains forward-looking statements with respect to future results, including statements regarding expected revenue and operating income for the second quarter and full FY2003, growth of the Company's business and future profit margins. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual performance could differ materially from that anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including the timing of new product introductions by the Company and its competitors and their acceptance by the market, timely availability and pricing of products and components, the successful distribution of our products to customers, price protection charges and product returns from customers, the impact of competition on the Company's average selling prices and operating expenses, inventory management and exposures, the outcome of ongoing intellectual property disputes, technological changes and their acceptance by the market, fluctuations in exchange rates, general economic conditions, as well as generally those additional factors set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F dated June 11, 2002, and subsequent filings available from the SEC, online from the Edgar database at www.sec.gov, or upon request from Logitech by calling (510) 713-4220. Logitech does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements.

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