Cummins Inc. Schedules Earnings Conference Call

    COLUMBUS, Ind.--April 5, 2001--Cummins Inc. announced today that it is scheduled to release first-quarter financial results on April 12, 2001.
    The company will hold a live listen-only audio webcast at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The company's news release announcing the results will be available on BusinessWire before the call. Tim Solso, Cummins' Chairman and CEO, will be a speaker on the call.
    The webcast can be accessed through Cummins' website at www.cummins.com. Access the investor home page and connect to the link to the conference call. The webcast will be available for replay at the same address approximately two hours following its conclusion.

    Information provided and statements made on the webcast that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the company's expectations, hopes, beliefs and intentions on strategies regarding the future. It is important to note that the company's actual future results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements because of a number of factors, including but not limited to general economic, business and financing conditions, labor relations, governmental action, competitor pricing activity, expense volatility, and other risks detailed from time to time in Cummins' Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

    Cummins, headquartered in Columbus, Ind., is the world's largest producer of commercial diesel engines above 50 horsepower. The company provides products and services for customers in markets worldwide for engines, power generation and filtration. Cummins reported record sales of $6.6 billion in 2000. Press releases by fax may be requested by calling News on Demand (toll free) at 888-329-2305. Cummins' home page on the Internet can be found at http://www.cummins.com.