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Donnelly Corporation Announces Dividend

17 October 1997

Donnelly Corporation Announces Dividend

    HOLLAND, Mich., Oct. 17 -- Donnelly Corporation
announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of
10 cents ($.10) per share on its Class A Common Stock.  The dividend will be
paid on January 1, 1998 to shareholders of record at the close of business on
December 15,1997.
    Donnelly Corporation is an international automotive supplier dedicated to
serving customers around the globe with high-quality fabricated, molded and
coated glass products.  The company has been based in Holland, Michigan since
1905, and today employs nearly 5000 people in 11 countries around the world.
Donnelly is also recognized as a leader in the application of participative
management, and was named one of the "Top Ten" in the book, The 100 Best
Companies to Work for in America.

SOURCE  Donnelly Corporation