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Harvard Industries, Inc. Reports Operating Results

25 February 1999

Harvard Industries, Inc. Reports Operating Results
    LEBANON, N.J., Feb. 24 --  Harvard Industries Inc.
, a major producer of OEM automotive parts and accessories,
today announced their operating results for the two months (pre-confirmation)
ended November 29, 1998 and one month (post-confirmation) ended January 3,
1999.
    Harvard Industries, Inc., designs, develops and manufactures a broad range
of components for automotive original equipment manufacturers, the automotive
aftermarket and industrial and construction equipment applications worldwide.
Headquartered in Lebanon, N.J., Harvard's 4,400 employees at 15 plants in the
United States and Canada produce total vehicle sealing systems, a variety of
polymer products, high-strength steel assemblies and a wide array of high-
strength aluminum, magnesium and iron products.

    Statement of operations follows:

                           HARVARD INDUSTRIES, INC.
              CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

                     One Month Ended January 3, 1999 (Post-Confirmation)
                     Three Months ended December 31, 1997
          And Two Months Ended November 29, 1998 (Pre-Confirmation)
          (In thousands of dollars, except share and per share data)

                                                                 Post
                                      Pre-confirmation      -Confirmation
                                Three Months     Two Months      One Month
                                      Ended           Ended         Ended
                              Dec. 31, 1997   Nov. 29, 1998  Jan. 3, 1999

    Sales                          $197,052         $89,050       $40,166
    Cost of sales                   191,722          79,628        35,634
    Gross profit                      5,330           9,422         4,532
    Selling, general and
     administrative expense           9,835           5,151         3,021
    Amortization of intangible
     assets                             396             264          5232
    Restructuring charges             5,000             ---           ---
    Interest expense (contractual
     interest of $12,758 in 1997
     and $6,931 for the two months
     ended November 29, 1998)         3,853           1,636           991
    Gain on sale of operations     (11,354)             ---           ---
    Other (income) expense, net           8            (34)           (7)
    (Loss) income before
     reorganization items
     and income taxes               (2,408)           2,405       (4,705)
    Reorganization items              2,942          50,384           ---
    Loss before income taxes and
     extraordinary item             (5,350)        (47,979)       (4,705)
    Provision for income taxes          169             584           292
    Loss before extraordinary item  (5,519)        (48,563)       (4,997)
    Extraordinary item --
     gain on forgiveness of debt        ---       (206,363)           ---
    Net (loss) income              $(5,519)        $157,800     $ (4,997)
    PIK Preferred Dividends
     and Accretion (contractual
     amount for the three months
     ended December 31, 1997 was
     $4,763 and for the two months
     ended November 29, 1998 was
     $3,219)                          $ ---           $ ---         $ ---
    Net (loss) income attributable
     to common shareholders        $(5,519)       $ 157,800     $ (4,997)
    Basic and diluted
     earnings per share:                ---             ---           ---
    Loss before extraordinary item  $(0.79)         $(6.91)       $(0.61)
    Income from extraordinary item      ---           29.37           ---
    Net (loss) income per share     $(0.79)          $22.46       $(0.61)
    Weighted average number of
     common shares outstanding    7,026,437       7,026,437     8,240,295