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Insilco Holding Co. Reports Q4 and FY2001 Results

    COLUMBUS, Ohio--March 25, 2002--Insilco Holding Co. (OTCBB:INSL) today reported sales and operating results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2001.
    The Company reported the following results on a pro forma EBITDA basis to include the results of acquisitions and exclude the results of divestitures as if they occurred at the beginning of the relevant period and to exclude impairment and amortization of goodwill, depreciation, interest, taxes, and nonrecurring items in an effort to provide a better understanding of the changes in its operating results. A complete bridge to reported results is provided in the attached supplemental financial tables.
    The Company reported pro forma fourth quarter sales of $51.2 million compared with $103.6 million recorded in last year's fourth quarter. The decline reflects continued weak demand from the Company's primary markets, in particular the telecommunications market. Pro forma EBITDA from ongoing operations for the current quarter was $0.3 million compared with $23.2 million recorded last year, reflecting the weak sales volume.
    For the year 2001, the Company reported pro forma EBITDA of $10.1 million, on pro forma sales of $246.1 million, compared to pro forma EBITDA of $90.6 million, on pro forma sales of $433.9 million, reported in the year 2000.

    REPORTED RESULTS
    The net loss for the Company's current quarter was ($73.3) million compared to a net loss of ($2.9) million recorded a year ago in the fourth quarter. The current fourth quarter results included a goodwill impairment charge of $53.0 million, in accordance with GAAP accounting rule FAS 121 related to asset impairment. The loss available to common shareholders for the fourth quarter of 2001 was ($75.4) million or ($50.33) per diluted share, versus a loss of ($4.7) million, or ($3.14) per diluted share, available to common shareholders for the 2000 fourth quarter.
    The net loss for the Company's current full year was ($208.9) million, compared to net income of $57.7 million recorded in 2000. The loss available to common shareholders for full year 2001 was ($217.0) million or ($144.72) per diluted share, versus net income of $50.7 million, or $33.41 per diluted share, available to common shareholders for the year 2000.The year ago full year results included after tax income and gains of $69.5 million from discontinued operations. Full year 2001 results also included the goodwill impairment charge of $150.3 million related to FAS 121.

    Insilco Holding Co., through its wholly-owned subsidiary Insilco Technologies, Inc., is a leading global manufacturer and developer of a broad range of magnetic interface products, cable assemblies, wire harnesses, high-speed data transmission connectors, power transformers and planar magnetic products, and highly engineered, precision stamped metal components.
    Insilco maintains more than 1.5 million square feet of manufacturing space and has 21 locations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Northern Ireland, Ireland and the Dominican Republic serving the telecommunications, networking, computer, electronics, automotive and medical markets. For more information visit our sites at www.insilco.com or www.insilcotechnologies.com.

    The statements made in this press release which are not historical facts may be deemed forward looking statements, and, as such, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including statements with respect to: the formation of an ad hoc committee of note holders, discussions with the note holders and senior secured lenders regarding the Company's strategic alternatives, current business operations and financial resources, future projects, and the development of an appropriate capital structure. It is important to note that results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Factors which could cause results to differ materially include, but are not limited to the following: the Company's ability to obtain a consensual agreement among the stakeholders to a restructuring of its capital structure, and the timing thereof, the market conditions for our business, and other factors which could negatively impact our operating results. Further information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are contained from time to time in the Company's SEC filings, including but not limited to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 and subsequent reports on Form 10-Q. Copies of these filings may be obtained by contacting the Company or the SEC.


                     -- THREE TABLES TO FOLLOW --



                          INSILCO HOLDING CO.
            Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
                              (Unaudited)
        (Amounts in millions, except share and per share data)

                                Actual

                              Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended
                                  December 31,         December 31,
                              -------------------  -------------------
                                 2001     2000        2001     2000
                              --------- ---------  --------- ---------

Sales                         $   51.2    100.7       246.1    370.8
Cost of sales,
 excluding depreciation           44.4     72.6       206.3    266.9
Selling, general and
 administrative expenses,
 excluding depreciation and
 amortization                      6.5     13.2        33.1     49.7
Depreciation and
 amortization expense              5.0      4.4        20.4     14.8
Goodwill impairment charge        53.0      -         150.3      -
Significant legal and
 professional fees                 0.1      0.2         0.2      0.5
Severance and other                3.0      0.6         6.2      1.4
Restructuring charge               0.4      -           1.3      -
                              --------- ---------  --------- ---------
   Operating income (loss)       (61.2)     9.7      (171.7)    37.5
Interest expense, net            (14.8)   (12.0)      (50.5)   (50.5)
Other expense, net                (0.3)    (0.7)       (0.3)    (1.0)
                              --------- ---------  --------- ---------
   Loss before income taxes,
    extraordinary item and
    discontinued operations      (76.3)    (3.0)     (222.5)   (14.0)
Income tax benefit                 3.0      0.3        13.6      5.2
                              --------- ---------  --------- ---------
   Net loss before
    extraordinary item and
    discontinued operations      (73.3)    (2.7)     (208.9)    (8.8)
Extraordinary item                 -       (0.2)        -       (3.0)
                              --------- ---------  --------- ---------
   Loss before
    discontinued operations      (73.3)    (2.9)     (208.9)   (11.8)
Discontinued operations,
 net of tax:
  Income from operations           -        -           -        5.9
  Gain on disposal                 -        -           -       63.6
                              --------- ---------  --------- ---------
Income from discontinued
 operations                        -        -           -       69.5
   Net income (loss)             (73.3)    (2.9)     (208.9)    57.7
                              --------- ---------  --------- ---------
Preferred stock dividend          (2.1)    (1.8)       (8.1)    (7.0)
                              --------- ---------  --------- ---------
   Net income (loss)
    available to common       $  (75.4)    (4.7)     (217.0)    50.7
                              ========= =========  ========= =========
Earnings (loss) before other
 income, interest, taxes,
 depreciation, amortization,
 and one-time items           $    0.3     14.9         6.7     54.2
                              ========= =========  ========= =========
Capital expenditures          $   (1.0)    (3.8)       (6.2)    (9.9)
                              ========= =========  ========= =========
Basic Shares                     1,499    1,499       1,499    1,517
                              ========= =========  ========= =========
Basic income (loss) per
 share available to common:
Loss from continuing
 operations                   $ (50.33)   (3.05)    (144.72)  (10.41)
                              ========= =========  ========= =========
Basic income (loss)
 per share                    $ (50.33)   (3.14)    (144.72)   33.41
                              ========= =========  ========= =========
Diluted Shares                   1,499    1,499       1,499    1,517
                              ========= =========  ========= =========
Diluted income (loss) per
 share available to common:
Loss from continuing
 operations                   $ (50.33)   (3.05)    (144.72)  (10.41)
                              ========= =========  ========= =========
Diluted income (loss)
 per share                    $ (50.33)   (3.14)    (144.72)   33.41
                              ========= =========  ========= =========



                          INSILCO HOLDING CO.
     Reconciliation of EBITDA to Reported Operating Income (Loss)
                              (Unaudited)
                         (Amounts in millions)

                               Three Months Ended  Twelve Months Ended
                                   December 31,        December 31,
                               ------------------- -------------------
                                  2001      2000      2001      2000
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------
Pro Forma Sales
Custom Assemblies               $  19.9      55.8     108.4     240.9
Precision Stampings                13.1      17.9      58.9      78.2
Passive Components                 18.2      29.9      78.8     114.8
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------
 Total proforma sales              51.2     103.6     246.1     433.9
Pro forma cost of sales,
 excluding depreciation            44.4      71.4     204.5     305.8
Pro forma selling, general and
 administrative expenses,
 excluding depreciation and
 amortization                       6.5       9.0      31.5      37.5
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------
Proforma EBITDA (a) (b)             0.3      23.2      10.1      90.6
 Acquisition related charges        -        (6.2)     (3.4)    (18.2)
 Depreciation and
  amortization expense             (5.0)     (4.4)    (20.4)    (14.8)
 Goodwill impairment charge       (53.0)      -      (150.3)      -
 Significant legal and
  professional fees                (0.1)     (0.2)     (0.2)     (0.5)
 Severance and other               (3.0)     (0.6)     (6.2)     (1.4)
 Restructuring charges             (0.4)      -        (1.3)      -
 Acquired businesses
  pre-acquisition EBITDA            -        (2.1)      -       (18.2)
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------
Reported operating
 income (loss)                  $ (61.2)      9.7    (171.7)     37.5
                               ========= ========= ========= =========

(a) Pro forma results reflect (i) the acquisitions of TAT (February,
2000), Precision Cable (August, 2000) and InNet Technologies (January
2001) and the divestitures of Taylor Publishing and the Automotive
Segment, in each case, as if they occurred at the beginning of the
relevant period, and (ii) the exclusion of certain non-recurring,
non-operating expense items, such as severence and asset writedowns
and incentive expenses associated with the acquisitions noted in (i)
above.

(b) "EBITDA", which is defined as earnings before interest expense
(net), income taxes, depreciation and amortization and non-operating
items, is not intended to represent and should not be considered more
meaningful than, or an alternative to, operating income, cash flows
from operating activities or other measures of performance in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. EBITDA data
are included because we understand that such information is used by
certain investors as one measure of an issuer's historical ability to
service debt. While EBITDA is frequently used as a measure of
operations and the ability to meet debt service requirements, it is
not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other
companies, or used in the Company's debentures, credit or other
similar agreements, due to potential inconsistencies in the method of
calculation.



                          INSILCO HOLDING CO.
                 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                              (Unaudited)
                         (Amounts in millions)

                                          December 31,   December 31,
                                              2001           2000
                                          ------------   ------------
                 Assets
                 ------
Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents                  $   27.2           28.1
 Receivables, net                               35.4           63.4
 Inventories, net                               40.5           58.8
 Current portion of deferred taxes               -              2.4
 Prepaid expenses                                2.2            5.4
                                          ------------   ------------
   Total current assets                        105.3          158.1

Property, plant and equipment, net              52.4           58.3
Goodwill, net                                    0.6          121.3
Deferred taxes                                   -              1.1
Other assets and deferred charges               16.3           17.7
                                          ------------   ------------
   Total assets                             $  174.6          356.5
                                          ============   ============

    Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit
    -------------------------------------
Current liabilities:
 Accounts payable                           $   15.4           28.7
 Accrued expenses and other                     19.3           34.4
 Accrued interest payable                        6.4            6.5
 Estimated income taxes                          3.5            6.9
 Current portion of long-term debt               5.6            5.2
 Current portion of long-term obligations        0.9            0.9
                                          ------------   ------------
   Total current liabilities                    51.1           82.6

Senior Bank Debt                               220.9          159.5
12% Senior Subordinated Notes                  119.8          119.8
14% Senior Discount Notes                      109.4           95.1
Other long-term debt                             0.3            0.5
                                          ------------   ------------
 Total long term debt                          450.4          374.9
Other long-term obligations                     24.7           38.1
Preferred stock                                 55.2           47.1
Stockholders' deficit                         (406.8)        (186.2)
                                          ------------   ------------
   Total liabilities and
    stockholders' deficit                    $ 174.6          356.5
                                          ============   ============