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Johnson Controls Declares Cash Dividend

19 May 1999

Johnson Controls Declares Cash Dividend

    MILWAUKEE, May 19 -- The Board of Directors of Johnson
Controls, Inc. today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of
$0.25 per common share.  The dividend is payable June 30, 1999 to shareholders
of record June 11, 1999.
    Johnson Controls has paid consecutive dividends since 1885.
    Johnson Controls is a global market leader in automotive systems and
facility management and control.  In the automotive market, it is a major
supplier of seating and interior systems, and batteries.  For nonresidential
facilities, Johnson Controls provides building control systems and  services,
energy management and integrated facility management.  Johnson Controls,
founded in 1885, has headquarters in Milwaukee, Wis.  Its sales for 1998
totaled $12.6 billion.