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Oilgear Declares Quarterly Dividend

16 June 2000

Oilgear Declares Quarterly Dividend

    MILWAUKEE - Directors of The Oilgear Company declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable July 10, 2000, to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 30, 2000.

    A leader in the fluid power industry, The Oilgear Company provides advanced technology in the design and production of unique fluid power components, systems and electronic controls. The company serves customers in the primary metals, machine tool, automobile, petroleum, construction equipment, chemical, plastic, glass, lumber, rubber and food industries. Its products are sold as individual components or integrated into high performance systems.