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Walbro Corporation Declares Preferred Stock Dividend

12 April 1999

Walbro Corporation Declares Preferred Stock Dividend

    CASS CITY, Mich., April 9 -- The Board of Directors of Walbro
Corporation has declared a first quarter dividend of $.50 per
share of the Company's convertible trust preferred securities, payable April
30, 1999, to stockholders of record April 15, 1999.  The dividend will be paid
on 2,760,000 shares outstanding.
    Walbro Corporation is a designer and manufacturer of precision fuel
systems and products for automotive and small engine markets.  Walbro
Corporation has subsidiaries and joint ventures throughout the world,
including North and South America, Europe and Asia.  Walbro common stock is
traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol WALB.