Johnson Controls Declares Quarterly Dividend; Elects New Director

MILWAUKEE, July 27 -- Directors of Johnson Controls today authorized a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.25 per common share. The dividend is payable September 30, 2005 to shareholders of record September 9, 2005. Johnson Controls has paid consecutive dividends since 1887.

The company today also announced the election of Eugenio Clariond Reyes- Retana to the company's Board of Directors. Mr. Clariond, 61, is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Grupo IMSA S.A., an industrial conglomerate specializing in steel, aluminum and plastic products. His election increases the size of the Johnson Controls Board of Directors to 13 members.

Mr. Clariond serves as a director of Grupo Industrial Saltillo S.A., Chaparral Steel, Navistar (International) Corp., Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A., The Mexico Fund and Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones (BLADEX).

Mr. Clariond is well known for his personal commitment to sustainable development and serves as vice chairman of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, along with a number of other global conservancy organizations. He is a member of the Governing Board of Monterrey Tech (ITESM) and the Advisory Board of the College of Business Administration at the University of Texas at Austin.

Johnson Controls is a global market leader in automotive systems and facility management and control. In the automotive market, it is a major supplier of integrated seating and interior systems, and batteries. For nonresidential facilities, Johnson Controls provides control systems and services including comfort, energy and security management. Johnson Controls , founded in 1885, has headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its sales for 2004 (continuing operations) totaled $25.4 billion.