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Secom General Expects to Report One to Three Cent Operating Profit

9 April 1999

Secom General Expects to Report One to Three Cent Operating Profit for Fiscal Second Quarter Ended Mar. 31, 1999

    NOVI, Mich., April 9 -- Secom General Corporation
today announced it expects to earn from one to three cents per
share for its second quarter ended Mar. 31, 1999, compared to a net loss of
$0.73 per share in the same quarter last year.
    "The improvement in operating results is principally due to our Uniflow
unit continuing to benefit from price increases and shop-floor cost
containment steps, as well as consolidating two tooling units, Micanol into
L&H Die," said Paul D. Clemente, Secom's vice president.

    Secom is a leading supplier of various metal parts and tooling for
primarily the automotive and trucking industries.  Secom operates in two
business segments: (1) metal parts forming, and (2) tooling for the cold/hot
forming industry.  Sales and manufacturing are completed through four
subsidiaries located in the metropolitan Detroit area.

    This management's press release includes a number of forward-looking
statements, which reflect the company's current views with respect to future
events and financial performance.  These forward-looking statements are
subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ
materially from historical results or those anticipated.  In this release, the
words "expects", "anticipates", "believes" and similar expressions identify
forward-looking statements, which speak only as to the date hereof.