AlliedSignal Purchases 20 Million Shares Pursuant To Tender Offer.

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 1998--

72% Of AMP Shares Have Been Tendered

AlliedSignal Inc. (NYSE:ALD) announced today that it is purchasing 20 million shares of AMP Incorporated (NYSE:AMP) common stock at $44.50 per share in cash pursuant to the tender offer that expired at midnight last night.

As of that time, 156,555,508 shares had been tendered to AlliedSignal and not withdrawn. Payment will be made promptly after the proration factor has been determined, and the shares not purchased will be returned to shareowners. "AlliedSignal remains committed to a combination with AMP, as demonstrated by its $890 million investment," said Lawrence A. Bossidy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AlliedSignal Inc.

AlliedSignal also announced that it expects to comply early next week with yesterday's ruling by Judge James T. Giles of the United States District Court for Eastern District of Pennsylvania. AlliedSignal will then continue with its consent solicitation to elect its nominees to the AMP Board of Directors.

CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING PARTICIPANTS

AlliedSignal Inc. ("AlliedSignal"), PMA Acquisition Corporation ("Acquisition Subsidiary") and certain other persons named below may solicit the consent of shareholders (a) to elect seventeen nominees (the "Nominees") as directors of AMP Incorporated ("AMP") pursuant to a shareholder action by written consent (the "Consent Solicitation") and (b) in favor of the adoption of five proposals to amend the By-laws of AMP. The participants in this solicitation may include the directors of AlliedSignal (Hans W. Becherer, Lawrence A. Bossidy (Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer), Ann M. Fudge, Paul X. Kelley, Robert P. Luciano, Robert B. Palmer, Russell E. Palmer, Frederic M. Poses (President and Chief Operating Officer), Ivan G. Seidenberg, Andrew C. Sigler, John R. Stafford, Thomas P. Stafford, Robert C. Winters and Henry T. Yang), each of whom is a Nominee; and the following executive officers and employees of AlliedSignal: Peter M. Kreindler (Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary), Donald J. Redlinger (Senior Vice President - Human Resources and Communications), and Richard F. Wallman (Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer), each of whom is a Nominee, and Terrance L. Carlson (Deputy General Counsel), Robert F. Friel (Vice President and Treasurer), John W. Gamble, Jr., (Assistant Treasurer), Mark E. Greenberg (Vice President, Communications), John L. Stauch (Director, Investor Relations), Robert J. Buckley (Manager, Investor Relations), G. Peter D'Aloia (Vice President, Planning & Development) Mary Elizabeth Pratt (Assistant General Counsel) and James V. Gelly (Vice President, Finance, Aerospace Marketing, Sales & Service).

As of the date of this communication, AlliedSignal is the beneficial owner of 100 shares of common stock of AMP. Mr. Greenberg is the beneficial owner of 100 shares of common stock of AMP. Other than set forth herein, as of the date of this communication, neither AlliedSignal, Acquisition Subsidiary nor any of their respective directors, executive officers or other representatives or employees of AlliedSignal, any Nominees or other persons known to AlliedSignal who may solicit proxies has any security holdings in AMP. AlliedSignal disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities of AMP held by any pension plan or other employee benefits plan of AlliedSignal or by any affiliate of AlliedSignal.

Although neither Lazard Freres & Co. LLC ("Lazard Freres") nor Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs"), the financial advisors to AlliedSignal, admits that it or any of its members, partners, directors, officers, employees or affiliates is a "participant" as defined in Schedule 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or that Schedule 14A requires the disclosure of certain information concerning Lazard Freres or Goldman Sachs, Steven J. Golub and Mark T. McMaster (each a Managing Director) and Yasushi Hatakeyama (a Director) of Lazard Freres, and Robert S. Harrison and Wayne L. Moore (each a Managing Director) and Peter Gross and Peter Labbat (each a Vice President) of Goldman Sachs, may assist AlliedSignal in the solicitation of consents of shareholders. Both Lazard Freres and Goldman Sachs engage in a full range of investment banking, securities trading, market-making and brokerage services for institutional and individual clients. In the normal course of its business Lazard Freres and Goldman Sachs may trade securities of AMP for its own account and the accounts of its customers, and accordingly, may at any time hold a long or short position in such securities. Lazard Freres has informed AlliedSignal that as of August 6, 1998, Lazard Freres held a net long position of approximately 20,861 shares of common stock of AMP, and Goldman Sachs has informed AlliedSignal that as of August 7, 1998, Goldman Sachs held a net long position of approximately 800,000 shares of common stock of AMP.

Except as disclosed above, to the knowledge of AlliedSignal, none of AlliedSignal, the directors or executive officers of AlliedSignal, the employees or other representatives of AlliedSignal or the Nominees named above has any interest, direct or indirect, by security holdings or otherwise, in AMP.