On July 23, 2015, Randall M. Ruhlman resigned from the Board of Directors of Preformed Line
Products Company. Mr. Randall M. Ruhlman has served on the Board since 1998 and elected to
resign for personal reasons and not as the result of any disagreement with the Board or with the Company's
management. On July 29, 2015, the Board appointed J. Ryan Ruhlman to the Board to fill the vacancy. Mr. Ryan Ruhlman, age 32, has worked for the Company for over ten years, recently being promoted to the role of Director, Marketing and Business Development. Mr. Ryan Ruhlman received compensation for employment during 2014, in line with the Company's compensation for mid-level managers as disclosed in the Company's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 5, 2015. Mr. Ryan Ruhlman is the son of Robert G. Ruhlman, President and CEO of the Company, and grandson of Barbara P. Ruhlman, a director of the Company. Mr. Ryan Ruhlman will serve in the vacancy created by Mr. Randall M. Ruhlman's resignation in the 2016 class of directors, which class will stand for re-election at the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders.