Corporate Profile for Ortronics Inc., dated Feb. 26, 1999

Business Wire, Feb 26, 1999

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Published Date:   Feb. 26, 1999

Company Name:     Ortronics Inc.

Address:          595 Greenhaven Road
                  Pawcatuck, CT 06379

Main Telephone
 Number:          860/599-1760

Internet Home
 Page Address
  (URL)           www.ortronics.com

Chief Executive
 Officer:         Howard Odom

Chief Financial
 Officer:         Bill Benevides

Public Relations
 Contact:         Arlene Franchini
 Business number: 860/599-5555 ext.140

Trading Symbol/
 Exchange:        Legrand, Limoges, France (French exchange)

Industry:         Manufacturer of value-added network solutions for
                  high performance structural cabling systems

Company description: Ortronics Inc., headquartered in Pawcatuck, Connecticut, USA is known throughout the world as the performance and flexibility people, providing value-added network solutions for high performance structured cabling systems that support today's multimedia environments and emerging technologies. Ortronics offers the world's most extensive range of standard and custom connectivity products including patch panels, interface cords, workstation outlets, raceway system, cable management systems, 110 cross-connect system, media converters, fiber optic systems and residential and SOHO structured cabling systems. Ortronics also offers engineering and technical support, systems planning, training programs and a 25-year extended products warranty and applications assurance warranty program.

Ortronics Inc. has sales offices in the USA, Central/South America, Europe and Asia, and production facilities in the USA, Central America and Asia.

Ortronics Inc. is part of the Pass & Seymour/Legrand group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Legrand of Limoges, France, a leading producer of electrical wiring devices in North America. Legrand is the world's leading producer of wiring devices with sales of more than $2.2 billion in 1997, operations in 40 countries and 22,000 employees worldwide.