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MUSKEGON, MI – October 5, 2001 – SPX Corporation (NYSE: SPW) today announced that it will release its third quarter 2001 results the morning of Friday, October 19, 2001. John B. Blystone, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer will host a conference call at 9:00 a.m. EDT that same day.

TECUMSEH, Mich., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ — President and CEO Todd W. Herrick

announced the appointment of John H. Ferguson to Group Vice President North

American Compressor Group.

On September 28, 2001, during the General Assembly of Assopompe, the Italian association of pump manufacturers, Paolo Marinovich was elected president and Alberto Caprari vice-president for the next two years.

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ — IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX), today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 14 cents per common share.

Gallatin, Tennessee

Linatex Corporation of America announces the sale of its process technology product line to McLanahan Corp., Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. Linatex will continue to manufacture and distribute its signature product line, premium natural rubber sheet and fabricated products.

ABS Pumps Strengthens its Position within the Service Area in the US.

CLEVELAND, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ — Hawk Corporation (NYSE: HWK) announced today the appointment of Michael Corkran as President of its Powder Metal Group.

MUSKEGON, Mich., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ — SPX Corporation (NYSE: SPW) today announced that its Lightnin business has acquired the assets and the ongoing business operations of the Plenty Group from Smiths Group plc.

PEWAUKEE, Wis., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ — Waukesha Bearings Corporation, a subsidiary of Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV) today announced that it has acquired Federal-Mogul RPB, formerly known as Glacier Rotating Plant Bearings, from Federal Mogul Corporation. The acquired business is a UK-based specialist engineering company providing hydrodynamic and magnetic bearing products and services tailored to customers’ needs in the power generation, oil/gas, chemical and industrial markets.

QUINCY, Ill., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ — Gardner Denver, Inc. (NYSE: GDI) reported today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hoffman Air and Filtration Systems (“Hoffman”) from Invensys plc. Hoffman, headquartered in Syracuse, New York, is a supplier of multistage centrifugal blowers and vacuum systems, primarily for wastewater treatment and industrial applications.