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Dura Automotive Announces Dividend on Trust Preferred Securities

3 March 2000

Dura Automotive Announces Dividend on Trust Preferred Securities

    MINNEAPOLIS, March 2 --
Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. , announced today that a quarterly
dividend of $0.47 per share will be paid on the 71/2% convertible trust
preferred securities issued by the Dura Automotive Capital Trust.  The
dividend will be payable on March 31, 2000, to stockholders of record on March
15, 2000.  The dividend will be paid on 2,210,000 shares outstanding.  The
convertible trust preferred securities are traded on the Nasdaq National
Market under the symbol DRRAP.
    Dura Automotive Systems, Inc., is the world's largest independent designer
and manufacturer of driver control systems and a leading global supplier of
door systems, window systems and engineered mechanical components for the
global automotive industry.  The company is also a leading supplier of similar
products to the North American recreational vehicle, mass transit and heavy
truck market.  The company's products include door modules, parking brake
systems, automotive cables, transmission shifter systems, encapsulated and
sliding windows, window regulators, hinges, latches, seating systems, engine
control products, underbody tire carriers, jacks, brake, clutch and
accelerator pedals and other mechanical assemblies.  The company's products
are sold to every North American, European and Japanese original equipment
manufacturers, including Ford, General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, Volkswagen,
BMW, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, PSA (Peugeot and Citroen) and Renault.