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Donnelly Corporation Announces Dividend

8 November 1999

Donnelly Corporation Announces Dividend

    HOLLAND, Mich., Nov. 5 -- Donnelly Corporation
announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of
10 cents ($0.10) per share on its Class A Common Stock.  The dividend will be
paid on January 1, 2000 to shareholders of record at the close of business on
December 15, 1999.
    Donnelly Corporation is an international automotive supplier dedicated to
serving customers around the globe with industry-leading components and
systems in automotive mirrors, windows and door handles.  Through its various
product lines, Donnelly is a supplier to every major automotive manufacturer
in the world.  The company has been based in Holland, Michigan, since 1905,
and today has more than 6,000 employees in 12 countries worldwide.  Donnelly
has been named by the Society of Automotive Engineers as a model company in
lean manufacturing practices.  In addition, Donnelly is nationally recognized
as a leader in the application of participative management principles and
systems.