Noble International Agrees to Purchase LWI, Inc.

WARREN, Mich., Jan. 14, 2004 -- Noble International, Inc. ("Noble") announced that it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire Laser Welding International, Inc. ("LWI"). LWI, based in Clinton Township, Michigan, is a supplier of laser-welded blanks (LWB) to General Motors. The transaction is structured as a stock purchase, subject to certain approvals and conditions, with closing expected within the next 10 days. The purchase price is not being disclosed at this time, but is expected to be initially funded by the use of borrowings under its credit facility. It is anticipated that these borrowings will be reduced by the sale of non-core assets and the use of anticipated proceeds from a federal income tax refund. The acquisition of LWI is expected to contribute approximately $35 million to revenue in 2004 and be accretive to earnings.

LWI is a leader in curvilinear welding and has produced more than one million curvilinear welds per year since 1998. Noble believes that curvilinear laser welding will become an increasingly important technology, providing substantial growth opportunities. Curvilinear laser welding is likely to increase penetration of LWBs into more vehicles due to its ability to provide a more "tailored" blank, better matching the shape of the weld to the part design and downstream processing.

Noble's Chief Operating Officer, Tim Emmitt, stated, "The acquisition of LWI provides us with advanced capabilities in curvilinear welding and significantly expands our presence with an important customer. We expect curvilinear laser welding to enable the use of laser-welded blanks for more structural components such as suspension strut towers. We plan to integrate LWI into Noble Metal Processing over the next several months and believe we have identified a number of areas in which we can substantially improve LWI's profitability."

Jay J. Hansen, Chief Financial Officer, commented on the transaction, "We believe that using non-core asset sales and the tax refund to reduce borrowings for the LWI purchase enhances shareholder value by converting non- core assets into higher-performing, accretive operations. As we have previously indicated, we will focus on reducing our debt levels in 2004. We expect a net reduction in outstanding debt this year, including the initial borrowings for this acquisition, after utilizing non-core asset sales, a tax refund and free operating cash flow."

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