AMI DODUCO Honored by Two Major Customers.

EXPORT, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 1999--

AMI DODUCO recently received performance awards from operating units of Siemens AG in the United States and Alstom, S.A. in Europe.

Alstom Vakuumschalttechnik GmbH, formerly AEG, in Ulm, Germany, has named AMI DODUCO 1998 Supplier of the Year. AMI DODUCO supplies this unit of Alstom with copper/chrome contact rings for use in high-voltage switchgear. The award recognizes outstanding performance in product quality, delivery, service and partnership efforts.

Siemens' Power Transmission and Distribution unit in Raleigh, North Carolina recently certified AMI DODUCO as a "Dock To Stock" supplier for refractory contacts for high-voltage applications. This certification recognizes that AMI DODUCO products have met the rigorous standards of Siemens' Quality Assurance program such that they do not require incoming material inspection.

"We are honored to receive these quality awards from two important, longstanding customers," said James J. Rafferty, Jr., President of AMI DODUCO. "They are a credit to our Total Manufacturing Excellence System that has made us a global quality leader in electrical contacts."

Headquartered in Export, Pennsylvania, AMI DODUCO, a Technitrol Company (NYSE: TNL), supplies electrical contacts and assemblies, contact materials, thermostatic and laminated metal products, electroplating and surface treatment services, and precious metal recovery and recycling to more than 3,000 customers. The company operates from 11 locations worldwide. Its Web site is http://www.amidoduco.com.