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Secom General Expects to Report 8 to 12 Cent Operating Profit For Fiscal Q3

23 June 1999

Secom General Expects to Report Eight to Twelve Cent Operating Profit For Fiscal Third Quarter Ending Jun. 30, 1999
    NOVI, Mich., June 23 -- Secom General Corporation
today announced it expects to earn from eight to twelve cents
per share from operations for its third quarter ending Jun. 30, 1999, compared
to a net loss of $0.90 per share, in the same quarter last year.
    "The improvement in operating results is principally due to continued
improvement at our Uniflow unit," said Paul D. Clemente, Secom's vice
president.  He also added the Company anticipates positive results from
operations in future quarters.
    Separately, the company said the Nasdaq has approved the company's
application to be listed on The Nasdaq SmallCap Market under its old trading
symbol of SECM.
    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.