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Donnelly Corporation Announces Dividend

13 February 1998

Donnelly Corporation Announces Dividend

    HOLLAND, Mich., Feb. 13 -- Donnelly Corporation
announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of
10 cents ($0.10) per share on its Class A Common Stock.  The dividend will be
paid on April 1, 1998 to shareholders of record at the close of business on
March 13, 1998.
    Donnelly Corporation is an international automotive supplier dedicated to
serving customers around the globe with industry-leading components and
systems in automotive mirrors, windows and interior lighting and overhead
trim.  Through its various product lines, Donnelly is a supplier to every
major automotive manufacturer in the world.  The company has been based in
Holland, Michigan since 1905, and today has approximately 5,000 employees
operating in 11 countries worldwide.  Donnelly is recognized as a leader in
the application of participative management, and has been named to Fortune
magazine's list of the "100 Best Companies to Work for in America."

SOURCE  Donnelly Corporation