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Carlisle Companies Increases Dividend

5 August 1999

Carlisle Companies Increases Dividend

    SYRACUSE, N.Y.--August 4, 1999--The Board of Directors of Carlisle Companies Incorporated increased the quarterly dividend on common stock by 12.5% to $.18 per share.
    Stephen P. Munn, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "this marks the twenty third consecutive year of dividend increases."
    The new dividend will be payable September 1, 1999 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 17, 1999.
    Carlisle is a diversified manufacturer of products serving four major markets: construction materials, industrial components, automotive components and general industry.

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