Exhibit 99.13
Computer Products, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is hereby made to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated
September 2, 1997 ("Merger Agreement") by and among Zytec Corporation, a
Minnesota corporation ("Zytec"), Computer Products, Inc., a Florida corporation
("CPI"), and CPI Acquisition Corp., a Minnesota corporation and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of CPI. Reference is also made to that certain Registration Statement
on Form S-4 ("Registration Statement") filed on September 25, 1997 by CPI with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. The undersigned hereby consents to
becoming a member of CPI's Board of Directors following the Merger (as such term
is defined in the Merger Agreement) as provided in Section 7.11 of the Merger
Agreement and as disclosed in the Prospectus portion of the Registration
Statement entitled "The Merger -- CPI Board of Directors Following the Merger."
Dated: October 30, 1997.
/s/ XXXX X. STEEL
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Xxxx X. Steel
