Qualstar Corporation Comments on BKF Capital's Latest Attempt to Obtain Control of Qualstar Without Paying Shareholders a Control Premium

Qualstar Corporation

, a manufacturer of data storage solutions and high-efficiency power supplies, today commented on the latest attempt by BKF Capital Group, Inc., an entity controlled by Steven N. Bronson, to seek control of Qualstar without paying shareholders an appropriate control premium. On May 28, 2013, BKF Capital Group issued a press release confirming that it once again intends to pursue a proxy contest to replace the entire membership of the Qualstar board of directors with its "hand-picked" nominees at this year's annual shareholder meeting. As such, shareholders can expect to be faced with a third attempt by BKF Capital and Mr. Bronson to take control of Qualstar. In the weeks ahead, Qualstar intends to communicate further with its shareholders with respect to the choices that will be before them at this year's annual shareholders meeting. The previous failed attempts of BKF Capital and Mr. Bronson to take control of Qualstar without paying shareholders an appropriate control premium included: BKF Capital's failure to take control of Qualstar through a special meeting of shareholders - Last June, Qualstar's shareholders voted down BKF Capital's attempt to replace the entire membership of the Qualstar board at a special meeting of shareholders with BKF Capital's "handpicked" nominees. BKF Capital's unsolicited, coercive and inadequate partial tender offer - This past January, BKF Capital and Mr. Bronson commenced and then abruptly terminated an unsolicited partial tender offer to purchase up to 3,000,000 shares of Qualstar's common stock for $1.65 per share, which if completed and fully subscribed would have increased their collective ownership to approximately 43.2% of Qualstar's outstanding shares. It was the unanimous view of the Qualstar Board that BKF Capital's unsolicited partial tender offer was inadequate and was not in the best interests of Qualstar and all of its shareholders. Lawrence D. Firestone, Qualstar President and Chief Executive Officer said, "As we continue to execute our strategic turnaround plan for Qualstar, Mr. Bronson and BKF Capital, in pursuing their proxy contest for control of Qualstar despite our numerous attempts to reach an amicable settlement, are once again inflicting a needless and wasteful distraction upon us. The previous failed attempts by Mr. Bronson and BKF Capital to take control of Qualstar have forced our Board and management team to devote significant resources -- including management time and shareholder money -- to protect the interests of ALL shareholders, when these resources could have been better devoted to our ongoing efforts to transform Qualstar. We remain committed to transforming and refocusing Qualstar on its growing core storage and power supply businesses and, accordingly, driving sustainable revenue, profitable growth and increasing returns for ALL shareholders." About Qualstar Corporation Qualstar, founded in 1984, is a diversified electronics manufacturer specializing in data storage and power supplies. Qualstar's products are known throughout the world for high quality and Simply Reliable designs that provide years of trouble-free service. More information is available at www.qualstar.com or www.n2power.com or by phone at 805-583-7744. Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to expectations, plans or prospects for Qualstar Corporation that are based upon the current expectations and beliefs of Qualstar's management and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Notwithstanding changes that may occur with respect to matters relating to any forward looking statements, Qualstar does not expect to, and disclaims any obligation to, publicly update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Qualstar, however, reserves the right to update such statements or any portion thereof at any time for any reason. In particular, the following factors, among others, could cause actual or future results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements: Qualstar's ability to successfully execute on its strategic plan and meet its long-term financial goals; Qualstar's ability to successfully implement and recognize cost savings; Qualstar's ability to develop and commercialize new products; industry and customer adoption and acceptance of Qualstar's new products; Qualstar's ability to increase sales of its products; the rescheduling or cancellation of customer orders; unexpected shortages of critical components; unexpected product design or quality problems; adverse changes in market demand for Qualstar's products; increased global competition and pricing pressure on Qualstar's products; and the risks related to actions of activist shareholders, including the amount of related costs. For further information on these and other and other cautionary statements, please refer to the risk factors discussed in Qualstar's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission including, but not limited to, Qualstar's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of such Form 10-K, and any subsequently filed reports. All documents also are available without charge through the SEC's website (www.sec.gov) or from Qualstar's website (www.qualstar.com).