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AlliedSignal Names John H. Weber President Of Friction Materials Business

16 March 1999

AlliedSignal Names John H. Weber President Of Friction Materials Business

    TROY, Mich.--March 16, 1999--AlliedSignal Inc. announced today that John H. Weber has been named President of the company's Friction Materials business.
    Weber, 43, had been serving as President and Chief Operating Officer of KN Energy Inc., a Denver, Colorado-based integrated energy services company and natural gas provider. He joined KN Energy in 1998 and has been credited with the company's successful restructuring initiatives.
    "John Weber has a proven track record of turning around global businesses and enabling them to grow and perform to their full potential," said Lawrence A. Bossidy, AlliedSignal's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Our Friction Materials business is a strong organization with state-of-the-art products, and we're confident that with John's leadership the business will be able to significantly accelerate its growth and profitability."
    Before joining KN Energy, Weber was with Aeroquip-Vickers, Inc., Toledo, Ohio, a developer and manufacturer of engineered components and systems for industrial, aerospace and automotive markets. He served from 1996 to 1998 as President of Vickers Inc., one of the company's two main operating units, and as Executive Vice President of the parent company. He was Group Vice President of the Vickers Industrial Group from 1994 to 1996.
    Weber also held a variety of business leadership positions with General Electric Company and Baxter International. His posts at GE included general manager of international business development for GE International in London, England.
    Weber holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Toronto and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.
    AlliedSignal Friction Materials is a major global supplier of disc brake pads, drum brake linings and other brake-related products, primarily for automotive original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket customers around the world. AlliedSignal markets these products under the Bendix(R) brand name globally, and under the Jurid(R) brand name in Europe and Asia.
    AlliedSignal Inc. is an advanced technology and manufacturing company serving customers worldwide with aerospace and automotive products, chemicals, fibers, plastics and advanced materials. It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. The company employs 70,400 people in some 40 countries.
    AlliedSignal was named the best diversified company by Forbes Global magazine; the most admired aerospace company by Fortune magazine, both globally and in the U.S.; and one of the 100 best companies to work for by Fortune. Additional information on the company is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.alliedsignal.com.
    This release contains forward-looking statements as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements about future business operations, financial performance and market conditions. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties inherent in business forecasts.