IN FOCUS

Quarterly Operating Income Up 75 Percent, Excluding Integration Expenses;

Maintains 2001 Earnings Forecast at $1.70 to $1.90 a Share, Excluding Integration Expenses

At the 87th Annual General Meeting of Sulzer Limited, Winterthur on April 19, 2001, all the resolutions proposed by the Sulzer Board were approved and all the resolutions proposed by InCentive Capital were not approved. 40.5% of the share capital was represented at the AGM, 1696 shareholders were present at the meeting.

Fluid Handling sales declined $1.2 million, or 1%, to $116.4 million for the first quarter of 2001 compared with the first quarter of 2000. Operating profit decreased $.9 million to $7.0 million in the first quarter of 2001 versus $7.9 million in the first quarter of 2000.

ST. PAUL, Minn., April 12 /PRNewswire/ — Pentair, Inc. (NYSE: PNR) announced its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 17 cents per share payable May 11, 2001, to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 27, 2001.

Consolidated order intake by the Sulzer Corporation for the first quarter 2001 rose by 6% to CHF 1532 million, equivalent to a 7% increase adjusted for acquisitions, divestitures and currency effects. This encouraging growth is mainly attributable to the Sulzer Industries core businesses on which Sulzer will be based in future.

In conjunction with Flowserve’s (NYSE: FLS) First Quarter earnings release, you are invited to listen to its conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on Tuesday, April 24, 2001 at 11:00am in Eastern Time with Scott Greer, CEO; Renee Hornbaker, CFO; and Michael Conley, Director of Investor Relations of Flowserve.

NORTHBROOK, Ill., April 5 — IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX) today announced that diluted earnings per share before restructuring charges for the first quarter are on track with earlier estimates of 32 to 37 cents.

In accordance with the proposal put forward by the board of directors

and president, the meeting declared a dividend of SEK 7.00 per share.

Thursday, April 5 2001 was established as the day of record for

dividend, and payment is expected to be distributed by VPC (the

Swedish Securities Register Center) starting Tuesday, April 10 2001.

Bogart, Georgia, March 21, 2001 … Roper Industries, Inc. (NYSE: ROP) announced that its Board of Directors has approved a dividend of $.075 per share payable on April 30, 2001 to stockholders of record on April 13, 2001.

Sulzer Pumps sales increased by 21% (11% adjusted for acquisitions) to CHF 855 million (prior year: CHF 709 million). This is attributable to the improved market situation in the second half of the year, particularly in oil and gas, power generation as well as pulp and paper markets.