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Safety Components Obtains Final Bankruptcy Court Approval

27 April 2000

Safety Components International Obtains Final Bankruptcy Court Approval of Debtor-In-Possession Financing

    GREENVILLE, S.C., April 27 Safety Components
International, Inc. (Nasdaq: ABAG) and certain of its United States
subsidiaries, including Safety Components Fabric Technologies, Inc. and
Automotive Safety Components International, Inc. (collectively, "Safety
Components"), a leading, low cost supplier of automotive airbag fabric and
cushions in the United States, which commenced chapter 11 cases on April 10,
2000, obtained final bankruptcy court approval of debtor-in-possession
financing in Delaware this afternoon.
    Safety Components' motion for debtor-in-possession financing was not
objected to by any party.  The debtor-in-possession financing obtained from
Bank of America, N.A., for up to $30.6 million is expected to provide adequate
funding for all post-petition trade and employee obligations, a paydown of
prepetition secured debt, as well as the Company's ongoing operating needs
during the restructuring process.
    This press release contains forward-looking statements.  The Company
wishes to caution the reader of this press release that such forward-looking
statements are subject to various known and unknown risks and uncertainties,
including the possibilities of delays in the reorganization cases.  Additional
information on factors that could potentially affect the Company's financial
results may be found in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.