APPROVED BY: Mark E. Maddocks Chief Financial Officer Dataram Corporation (609) 799-0071 CONTACT: Investor Relations: Cheryl Schneider/John Blackwell Press: Michael McMullan Morgen-Walke Associates, Inc. (212) 850-5600 DATARAM REPORTS RECORD FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS PRINCETON, NJ, August 12, 1999 -- Dataram Corporation (AMEX: DTM) today reported record earnings for its first quarter ended July 31, 1999. For the fiscal 2000 first quarter, net earnings increased to $1,531,000, or $0.25 per diluted share, versus $1,417,000, or $0.23 per diluted share for the first quarter of fiscal 1999. Revenues of $21.2 million were up 19% versus $17.8 million in the prior year's first quarter. The Company noted that volume, measured in gigabytes shipped, increased 60% in the first quarter compared to the prior year period. The volume increase was mitigated by a 25% reduction in average selling prices due to lower average DRAM prices. Robert V. Tarantino, Dataram's president and chief executive officer, commented, "We are pleased to have once again achieved record earnings marking our seventh consecutive quarter of year-over-year earnings improvement. The market for high capacity memory products remains strong and we continue to play an important role in meeting the needs of the Internet server and workstation markets." Mr. Tarantino added, "We are on track to achieve our current year goal of 20% annual earnings growth as the market for faster more complex computer memory products continues to expand. DRAM prices have recently stabilized and we are anticipating continued pricing stability for the upcoming quarter. We have built a strong brand name in the computer memory industry by producing quality products and providing superior service and we will continue to stay focused on using this strong brand recognition to further penetrate the gigabyte memory market with high quality memory products." -more- DATARAM REPORTS RECORD FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS Page: 2 Mr. Tarantino continued, "We are making progress in expanding our market presence with existing customers such as Access Graphics, America Online and Wal-Mart as well as securing important new customers such as Bell Microproducts, Nortel and Philips Semiconductors. We have maintained our first to market advantage with new product introductions, including recently, the highly promising two gigabyte memory option for Sun Microsystems Inc.'s flagship Enterprise server line." "In addition to expanding our core business, we continued to foster new relationships with channel assemblers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) during the first quarter. This market segment offers substantial growth opportunities and, as we build volume, will provide us with significant operating leverage allowing us to maximize our manufacturing capabilities." Mr. Tarantino concluded, "In another important development this quarter, we entered into a licensing agreement with Dense-Pac Microsystems allowing us to stack DRAMs (which doubles the amount of memory we can place on a board) in our manufacturing facility versus subcontracting this process. This action improves our competitiveness by reducing the cost of these assemblies and increasing our ability to respond to large OEM opportunities." During the first quarter of fiscal 1999, the Company increased its share repurchase program. The Company purchased 69,700 shares of its common stock in the first quarter bringing the total number of shares purchased under the current program to 407,700 shares. Dataram Corporation is a leading provider of gigabyte memory upgrades for workstations and network servers. The Company specializes in the manufacture of large-capacity memory boards for Compaq/Digital, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Silicon Graphics and Sun Microsystems computers. The information provided in this press release may include forward- looking statements relating to future events, such as the development of new products, the commencement of production, or the future financial performance of the Company. Actual results may differ from such projections and are subject to certain risks including, without limitation, risks arising from: changes in the price of memory chips, changes in the demand for memory systems for workstations and servers, increased competition in the memory systems industry, delays in developing and commercializing new products and other factors described in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission which can be reviewed at http://www.sec.gov. (Financial Tables To Follow) DATARAM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (in thousands, except per share amounts) Three Months Ended 7/31/99 7/31/98 _________ _________ (Unaudited) Revenues $ 21,165 $ 17,750 Costs and expenses: Cost of sales 15,415 12,270 Engineering and development 333 331 Selling, general and administrative 3,050 2,937 _________ _________ 18,798 15,538 Earnings from operations 2,367 2,212 Interest income, net 108 116 Earnings before income taxes 2,475 2,328 Income taxes 944 911 _________ _________ Net earnings $ 1,531 $ 1,417 ========= ========= Net earnings per share Basic $ 0.29 $ 0.25 ========= ========= Diluted $ 0.25 $ 0.23 ========= ========= Average number of shares outstanding Basic 5,218 5,563 ========= ========= Diluted 6,176 6,126 ========= ========= -more- DATARAM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands) July 31, 1999 April 30, 1999 _____________ ______________ (Unaudited) (Audited) ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 9,508 $ 8,093 Trade receivables, net 9,782 12,016 Inventories 4,303 3,290 Other current assets 646 475 _____________ ______________ Total current assets 24,239 23,874 Property and equipment, net 3,698 3,491 Other assets 9 9 _____________ ______________ $ 27,946 $ 27,374 ============= ============== LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 4,203 $ 4,344 Accrued liabilities 1,477 2,092 _____________ ______________ Total current liabilities 5,680 6,436 Deferred income taxes 919 919 Stockholders' equity 21,347 20,019 _____________ ______________ $ 27,946 $ 27,374 ============= ============== # # #