Gregory Kinder Joins Modine in Newly Created Position, as Vice President, Global Purchasing

RACINE, Wis.--Feb. 2, 20062, 2006--Modine Manufacturing Company , a diversified global leader in developing thermal management technologies and solutions announced today that Gregory T. Kinder, 45, has joined the company in the newly created position of Vice President, Global Purchasing, reporting to the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Kinder is a seasoned global purchasing executive with more than 21 years of experience, 19 years of which he spent with Johnson Controls, Inc., where he held international assignments in Belgium, Singapore and China.

"Greg is an outstanding executive with a wealth of global supply chain management experience," said Brad Richardson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "As we continue to grow the company into more diverse geographies and markets, and as we are faced with an increasingly challenging global cost environment, it will be critical to have someone with Greg's experience on our team to help us leverage our supplier relationships and better serve customers."

Kinder was most recently Vice President Purchasing, Asia Pacific and Japan at Johnson Controls, located in Shanghai, China. He was responsible for $1.8 billion in purchased materials, and for developing regional and global commodity and supplier strategies. The position was originally based in Michigan, but Kinder moved to Shanghai in 2003 to increase exports from Asia to Johnson Controls' worldwide facilities. Before that, Kinder was Director, Purchasing, Asia Pacific based in Singapore, and prior to that Group Purchasing Manager based in Michigan.

Before Johnson Controls, Kinder worked at Leggett & Platt, Inc. in Whittier, California. He holds a degree in business from Bowling Green State University. He and his family will be relocating to the Racine area later this year.

Founded in 1916, with projected fiscal 2006 revenues from continuing operations of approximately $1.6 billion, Modine specializes in thermal management systems and components, bringing highly engineered heating and cooling technology and solutions to diversified global markets. Modine products are used in light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles, HVAC (heating, ventilating, air conditioning) equipment, industrial equipment, refrigeration systems, fuel cells, and electronics. Based in Racine, Wisconsin, the company has more than 8,200 employees at 35 facilities in 15 countries worldwide. For information about Modine, visit www.modine.com.