Adaptec Announces Stock Repurchase Program

MILPITAS, CA, Jul 31 (MARKET WIRE) --
Adaptec, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADPT), a global leader in storage solutions,
announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock
repurchase program of up to $40 million of the Company's common stock.

"The Board's decision to support a stock repurchase program underscores
our commitment to delivering stockholder value and managing our balance
sheet for the benefit of our stockholders," said Sundi Sundaresh,
Adaptec's chief executive officer.

Shares may be repurchased under the program from time to time in the open
market, in privately negotiated transactions or in such other manner as is
selected by the Company, and any such purchases will be at times and in
amounts as the Company deems appropriate, based on market conditions and
other relevant considerations.

About Adaptec

Adaptec, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADPT) provides trusted storage solutions that
reliably move, manage, and protect critical data and digital content.
Adaptec's software and hardware-based solutions are delivered through
leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and channel partners to
provide storage connectivity, data protection, and networked storage to
enterprises, government organizations, medium and small businesses
worldwide. More information is available at www.adaptec.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This news release may include forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Forward-looking statements are statements regarding future events or the
future performance of Adaptec, and include statements regarding Adaptec's
proposed stock repurchase program and the anticipated benefits such
program will provide to Adaptec and its stockholders. These
forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, forecasts
and assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by
these forward-looking statements. These risks include: uncertainties
regarding the price per share Adaptec may repurchase its common stock
under the proposed stock repurchase program, price and volume
fluctuations in Adaptec's common stock and the stock markets generally;
achieving necessary support from the contract manufacturers to which we
have outsourced manufacturing, assembly and packaging of our products;
retaining key management; reduced demand in the server, network storage
and desktop computer markets; our target markets' failure to accept, or
delay in accepting, network storage and other advanced storage solutions,
including our SAS, SATA and iSCSI lines of products; decline in consumer
acceptance of our current products; and the adverse effects of the
intense competition we face in our business. For a more complete
discussion of risks related to our business, reference is made to the
section titled "Risk Factors" included in our Annual Report on Form
10-K/A for the year ended March 31, 2008 on file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Adaptec assumes no obligation to update any
forward-looking information that is included in this release.

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