For Actel Corporation:                           For Ramius LLC:

    Anna del Rosario                                 Dan Gagnier / Renee Soto
    Director, WW Corporate Marketing                 Sard Verbinnen & Co
    (650) 318-4331                                   212-687-8080

    Matthew Sherman / Eric Brielmann
    Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
    (212) 355-4449

Web site: http://www.actel.com/