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Lear Announces Resignation of Board Member

22 August 1997

Lear Announces Resignation of Board Member

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 22 -- Lear Corporation
announced today that Alan Washkowitz has resigned as a member of Lear's Board
of Directors.
    Mr. Washkowitz, Managing Director of Lehman Brothers and Head of the
Lehman Brothers Merchant Fund, has served on Lear's Board since 1994.  Mr.
Washkowitz's guidance has been instrumental in the company's rapid growth and
global expansion, helping to position Lear as one of the world's largest
independent supplier of automotive interiors.
    Mr. Washkowitz's resignation follows the recent successful offering of
10,284,854 shares of Lear common stock by certain affiliates of Lehman
Brothers Holdings Inc., ending their ownership in Lear Corporation.
    Kenneth L. Way, Lear's Chairman and CEO, said, "Alan has made significant
contributions to Lear over the past few years.  All of us at Lear are grateful
for his contributions and wish him success in his future endeavors."
    A Fortune 250 Company, Lear Corporation is one of the world's largest
independent automotive suppliers, with 1996 sales of over $6.2 billion.  The
Company's world class products are manufactured by more than 47,000 employees
in over 150 facilities located in 23 countries.
    Information about Lear and its products is available on the Internet at
 http://www.lear.com.

SOURCE  Lear Corporation