Meade Instruments Announces Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Meade Instruments Corp. (Nasdaq:MEAD) today announced that it has elected to change the date of its Annual Meeting of Stockholders, originally scheduled for July 9, 2009. The new date of the Annual Meeting is August 6, 2009, and the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof, is June 21, 2009. The Annual Meeting will be held at 10:00 A.M., local time, at the offices of the Company, 27 Hubble, Irvine, California 92618.

ABOUT MEADE INSTRUMENTS

Meade Instruments is a leading designer and manufacturer of optical products including telescopes and accessories for the beginning to serious amateur astronomer. Meade offers a complete line of binoculars that address the needs of everyone from the casual observer to the serious sporting or birding observer. The Company distributes its products worldwide through a network of specialty retailers, mass merchandisers and domestic and foreign distributors. Additional information on Meade is available at www.meade.com.

"Safe-Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This news release may contain comments and forward-looking statements based on current plans, expectations, events, and financial and industry trends that may affect the Company's future operating results and financial position. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties which cannot be predicted or quantified and which may cause future activities and results of operations to differ materially from those discussed above. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation: whether the new credit facility is sufficient for the Company's future business; as well as the other risks and uncertainties previously set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For additional information, please refer to the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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SOURCE: Meade Instruments Corporation

Meade Instruments Corp.
          John A. Elwood, Senior Vice President - Finance &  
           Administration and Chief Financial Officer
          949-451-1450 
          Fax: 949-748-1604
          John.elwood@meade.com

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