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ITT Industries Declares Q4 Dividend

14 October 1997

ITT Industries Declares $0.15 Per Share Fourth Quarter Dividend

    WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Oct. 14 -- ITT Industries, Inc.
, a global, diversified manufacturing company, today declared a
cash dividend of $0.15 per share for the fourth quarter of 1997, payable
January 1, 1998 to shareholders of record on November 28, 1997.
    ITT Industries is a leading global diversified manufacturing company, with
1996 sales of $8.4 billion dollars from its three primary business segments:
Automotive, Defense & Electronics, and Fluid Technology.  ITT Automotive is
one of  the  largest independent suppliers of systems and components to
automotive manufacturers.  ITT Defense & Electronics is a leader in the
design, manufacture and support of high technology electronic systems and
components for defense and commercial markets.  ITT Fluid Technology is one of
the world's leading manufacturers of products, systems and services for the
movement, measurement, and control of fluids.
    ITT Industries' stock (IIN) is traded on the New York, Midwest, Pacific,
London, Frankfurt and Paris exchanges.

SOURCE  ITT Industries, Inc.