BOARD OF DIRECTORS Walter J. Aspatore Stephen F. Gates Isabelle C. Goossen Warren L. Batts Dr. J. Edward Colgate Christopher J. Hornung Vice Chairman and Chief Executive  Officer, Next Testing, Inc.  Director since 2004 Chairman of the Board,  Methode Electronics, Inc. Retired Chairman and Chief Executive  Officer, Tupperware Corporation Director since 2001 Allen and Johnnie Breed University  Professor of Design,  Northwestern University Director since 2004 Retired Vice President and Chief  Financial Officer, FleetPride, Inc. Director since 2004 Audit committee Compensation committee* McQueen Quattlebaum Professor,  Holcombe Department of Electrical  and Computer Engineering, Clemson University Director since 2004 Compensation committee Technology committee*  Retired Executive Vice President and  Chief Financial Officer, BorgWarner, Inc. Director since 2004 Nominating and Governance committee Audit committee* Compensation committee Nominating and Governance committee* Nominating and Governance committee Technology committee Nominating and Governance committee Compensation committee Chief Financial Officer for the Chicago  Symphony Orchestra Association Director since 2004 Audit committee Technology committee Compensation committee Audit committee Nominating and Governance committee Senior Counsel, Mayer Brown LLP Director since 2010 Chairman Emeritus of  Amherst Partners, LLC  Director since 2008 Audit committee Technology committee Technology committee Paul G. Shelton Lawrence B. Skatoff Dr. Darren M. Dawson Donald W. Duda President and Chief Executive Officer, Methode Electronics, Inc. Director since 2001 *Committee Chairperson CORPORATE EXECUTIVES Theodore P. Kill Donald W. Duda  Timothy R. Glandon Douglas A. Koman Joseph E. Khoury Ronald L. G. Tsoumas Thomas D. Reynolds Senior Vice President and  Chief Operating Officer Treasurer and Controller Vice President, Corporate Finance and Chief Financial Officer Vice President,  Worldwide Automotive Sales President and Chief Executive Officer Vice President and General  Manager, North American  Automotive Operations Vice President, Methode Europe Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Co. 17 Battery Place 8th Floor New York, NY 10004 212-509-4000 Toll-Free 800-509-5586  www.continentalstock.com Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP 111 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 Ernst & Young LLP 155 North Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 Methode Electronics, Inc. 7401 West Wilson Avenue Chicago, IL 60706 708-867-6777 Toll-Free 877-316-7700 www.methode.com Corporate Counsel Independent Auditors Corporate Headquarters Transfer Agent and Registrar SHAREHOLDER  INFORMATION Annual Meeting Market The shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MEI. The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 11:00 A .M. Central Time  on September 13, 2012, at: Methode Electronics, Inc.  7401 West Wilson Avenue  Chicago, IL 60706