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MascoTech, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend

3 January 2000

MascoTech, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend

    TAYLOR, Mich., Jan. 3 -- MascoTech, Inc. announced that its
Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.08 per common
share.  The dividend is payable on February 14, 2000 to shareholders of record
on January 13, 2000.
    MascoTech, Inc. is a diversified industrial products company
with world-leading metal forming process capabilities committed to creating
value for our shareholders and customers.  MascoTech believes they are one of
the premier industrial growth companies in the world with annual sales of
$1.6 billion.   MascoTech's vision is to accelerate balanced growth while
achieving superior profits and exceptional cash flow.
    Press releases are available through Company News on-Call by fax,
800-758-5804, extension 535375, or http://www.prnewswire.com .  MascoTech's
press releases and other information are available through their new toll-free
number, 800-474-8324.  Visit MascoTech's website at http://www.mascotech.com