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Defiance, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

24 April 1998

Defiance, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

    CLEVELAND, April 24 -- Directors of Defiance, Inc.
today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.04 per share,
payable June 5, 1998 to shareholders of record May 15, 1998.
    Defiance, headquartered in Cleveland, is a supplier of tooling systems,
testing services, and specialty anti-friction bearings and precision-machined
components to the U.S. motor vehicle industry.  The Internet address for
Defiance is http://www.defiance-inc.com.

SOURCE  Defiance, Inc.