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Johnson Controls Declares Cash Dividend, Appoints New Officer

27 January 2000

Johnson Controls Declares Cash Dividend, Appoints New Officer

    MILWAUKEE, Jan. 26 -- The Directors of
Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) today authorized a regular quarterly
cash dividend of $.28 per common share.  The dividend is payable March 31,
2000 to shareholders of record March 10, 2000.
    Johnson Controls has paid consecutive dividends since 1885.
    The Directors also elected Bob Velanovich, 63, a Corporate Vice President
and Officer.  Velanovich also serves as Group Vice President - Manufacturing
Technology and Quality for the Automotive Systems Group.  He holds bachelor
and master's degrees from Wayne State University in Detroit, and joined
Johnson Controls in 1991.
    Johnson Controls, Inc., 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 1999
totaled $16.1 billion.