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Borg-Warner Receives Clearance from German Antitrust Regulators

17 February 1999

Borg-Warner Automotive Receives Clearance from German Antitrust Regulators To Proceed With Kuhlman Acquisition

    CHICAGO, Feb. 16 -- Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc.
announced it has received approval from the German merger control authority,
the Bundeskartellamt, to proceed with the company's acquisition of Kuhlman
Corporation.  With the German clearance, the company has now received all
required antitrust approvals for the acquisition of Kuhlman.
    Kuhlman stockholders of record on January 19 will be entitled to vote on
the merger at a special meeting of Kuhlman stockholders to be held on
March 1.
    Chicago-based Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. is a product leader in highly
engineered components and systems primarily for automotive drivetrain
applications.  The company operates manufacturing facilities in 12 countries
serving automakers in North America, Europe and Asia.