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HARLEYSVILLE, Pa., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ — William L. Kacin, Chairman and

Chief Executive Officer of Met-Pro Corporation (NYSE: MPR), announced today

that James G. Board has been named Vice President and General Manager of the

Company’s Dean Pump and Fybroc Divisions, replacing Raymond J. De Hont, who

has continued as Acting Vice President and General Manager since his

appointment as Chief Operating Officer of Met-Pro Corporation in June 2000.

CHARLOTTE, NC (Dec. 22, 2000) United Dominion Industries Ltd. (NYSE, TSE:UDI) today announced that, in accordance with his earlier plans, William R. Holland will retire as chief executive officer immediately and as chairman of the company at the time his successor is named, but not later than the 2001 annual shareholders meeting scheduled to be held on April 24. A search for a successor is underway.

Roper Industries, Inc. (NYSE: ROP)

announced record earnings for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2000 of

$1.58 per share (diluted), within the range of previous estimates, and a

3% increase over fiscal 1999.

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 15, 2000–National-Oilwell, Inc. (NYSE:NOI) today announced that Merrill A. “Pete” Miller, Jr., president of the Company’s Products and Technology Group, has been named president and chief operating officer of National-Oilwell, Inc.

Our Company that is part of ITT group, has been selected as a component of the DJSGI.

01-11-2000

Grundfos recently completed another company purchase this year, taking over the motor production of Italian pump manufacturer, Aturia Pompe S.p.a.

As of mid November 2000, Markus Niederhäuser will take over as press officer for the Sulzer Corporation. He will be supported in this task by Daniel Wirz, so far managing editor of the customer magazine “Sulzer Technical Review”. Hans-Caspar Ryser, who has been corporate press officer for the last twelve years, is leaving Sulzer in November 2000 at his own request in order to take up a new challenge in the corporate communications field.

– Invoiced sales: SEK 6,851 million (6,748)

– Operating earnings: SEK 529 million (441)

– Earnings after financial items and minority share: SEK 438 million
(367)

– Earnings per share after full tax: SEK 10.47 (8.72)

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ — ITT Industries, Inc.
(NYSE: ITT) today announced the appointment of James D. Fowler, Jr. to the position of Senior Vice President and Director, Human Resources for the corporation. In this role, reporting to Chairman and Chief Executive Travis Engen, Fowler will be responsible for global leadership and coordination of human resources policy and initiatives, and will serve on the company’s Executive Council.

DALLAS, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ — Kathy Giddings has assumed newresponsibilities as Vice President and Controller for Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS). Giddings had been the Vice President and Controller for the company’s Pump Division since July 1997.