$LTRX Preliminary Q2 Data Ahead of 19th Annual #NeedhamGrowthConference

Company Will Report Results for Second Quarter of Fiscal 2017 on Thursday, January 26, 2017

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 11, 2017  — Lantronix, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ:LTRX), a global provider of secure data access and management solutions for Internet of Things (IoT) and information technology (IT) assets, today announced preliminary net revenue for its second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2016.

The Company estimates net revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2017 to be in the range of $10.9 -$11.1 million, representing year-over-year revenue growth in the range of 14-16%, compared with net revenue of $9.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2016.

“We experienced continued momentum with preliminary results showing year-over-year growth in sales in both our IoT and IT management product lines in the December quarter,” said Lantronix CEO Jeff Benck. “I’m grateful to our team for finishing the calendar year strong and demonstrating continued operational execution.”

Lantronix management will be presenting this week at the 19^th Annual Needham Growth Conference in New York City. A webcast of the Company’s presentation will be available live on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 9:20 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (6:20AM Pacific Standard Time) in the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.lantronix.com.

The Company also announced that it will report its financial results for the fiscal year 2017 second quarter ended December 31, 2016 on January 26, 2017 after the close of the market. Management will host an investor conference call and audio webcast at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time) on Thursday, January 26, 2017 to discuss the Company’s fiscal year 2017 second quarter results.

To access the live conference call, investors should dial 1-844-802-2442 (US) or 1-412-317-5135 (international) and indicate that they are participating in the Lantronix Q2 FY 2017 call. The webcast will be available simultaneously via the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.lantronix.com.

Investors can access a replay of the conference call starting at approximately 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at www.lantronix.com. A telephonic replay will also be available through February 2, 2017 by dialing 1-877-344-7529 (US) or 1-412-317-0088 (international) and entering passcode 10099548.

About Lantronix 
Lantronix, Inc. is a global provider of secure data access and management solutions for Internet of Things (IoT) and information technology (IT) assets. Our mission is to be the leading supplier of IoT gateways that enable companies to dramatically simplify the creation, deployment, and management of IoT projects while providing secure access to data for applications and people.

With more than two decades of experience in creating robust machine to machine (M2M) technologies, Lantronix is an innovator in enabling our customers to build new business models and realize the possibilities of the Internet of Things. Our connectivity solutions are deployed inside millions of machines serving a wide range of industries, including data center, medical, security, industrial, transportation, retail, financial, environmental and government.

Lantronix is headquartered in Irvine, California, with offices in Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.lantronix.com.

Learn more at the Lantronix blog, www.lantronix.com/blog, featuring industry discussion and updates. To follow Lantronix on Twitter, please visit www.twitter.com/Lantronix. View our video library on YouTube at www.youtube.com/user/LantronixInc or connect with us on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/lantronix.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Lantronix Contact:        
E.E. Wang
Director, Corporate Marketing and Investor Relations
investors@lantronix.com
ee.wang@lantronix.com 
949-614-5879

Jeremy Whitaker
Chief Financial Officer
investors@lantronix.com