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Johnson Controls Elects New Officer

23 July 1998

Johnson Controls Elects New Officer

    MILWAUKEE, July 23 -- Johnson Controls, Inc.
today announced the election of Lou Kincaid, 51, as a corporate officer.  Mr.
Kincaid is the Vice President and General Manager of Product Engineering
Worldwide, with responsibility for both automotive seating and interior
systems.
    Prior to his current position, Mr. Kincaid served as Group Vice President
of Technical Operations for Prince Corporation, where he had responsibility
for engineering, industrial design, advance manufacturing and product
planning.  Prince, an automotive interior systems supplier, was acquired by
Johnson Controls in 1997.  Earlier in his career, Mr. Kincaid worked in
several engineering and management positions with the Chrysler Corporation.
    Mr. Kincaid holds an MBA from Michigan State University and an MSME from
the University of Michigan.
    Johnson Controls, Inc., with headquarters in Milwaukee, Wis., is a global
market leader in automotive systems and building controls.  Through its
Automotive Systems Group, it supplies seating systems, interior systems and
batteries to the automotive original equipment and replacement markets.  The
Controls Group serves the nonresidential buildings market with control systems
and services, and integrated facility management.  Founded in 1885, it
operates in more than 500 locations worldwide. Johnson Controls securities
(JCI) are listed on the NYSE.