Oshkosh Corporation Appoints Craig P. Omtvedt to Board of Directors

Business Wire,  May 20, 2008  

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OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) announced today that Craig P. Omtvedt has been elected to the company's Board of Directors.

Omtvedt currently serves as senior vice president and chief financial officer for Fortune Brands, Inc., a leading consumer products company with annual revenues of approximately $8.6 billion. He has been with Fortune Brands since 1989. Omtvedt previously served in financial positions of increased responsibility at both The Pillsbury Company and Sears, Roebuck & Company.

"We're pleased to welcome Craig to our Board. We expect that his substantial financial expertise, along with his Board and Audit committee experience will enhance the direction our Board provides for the corporation and our shareholders," said Robert G. Bohn, Oshkosh Corporation chairman and chief executive officer.

In addition to serving as audit committee chair for General Cable Corp., Omtvedt is a member of the Standard & Poor's CFO Advisory Council. He is also actively involved with the Boys & Girls Club of America, serving as a National Trustee.

Omtvedt received a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota - Duluth.

About Oshkosh Corporation

Oshkosh Corporation is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of specialty access equipment, commercial, fire & emergency and military vehicles and vehicle bodies. Oshkosh Corp. manufactures, distributes and services products under the brands of Oshkosh([R]), JLG([R]), Pierce([R]), McNeilus([R]), Medtec([R]), Jerr-Dan([R]), BAI([TM]), Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles, Frontline([TM]), SMIT([TM]), Geesink([TM]), Norba([TM]), Kiggen([TM]), CON-E-CO([R]), London([R]) and IMT([R]). The Oshkosh brands are valued worldwide in businesses where high quality, superior performance, rugged reliability and long-term value are paramount. For more information, log on to www.oshkoshcorporation.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that the Company believes are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding the Company's future financial position, business strategy, targets, projected sales, costs, earnings, capital spending and debt levels, and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, words such as "expects," "intends," "estimates," "anticipates," or "believes" and similar expressions are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, some of which are beyond the Company's control that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include the cyclical nature of the Company's access equipment, commercial and fire & emergency markets, especially during a recession, which many believe the U.S. economy has already entered; risks related to reductions in government expenditures and the uncertainty of government contracts; and the Company's ability to turnaround its Geesink Norba Group business. Additional information concerning these and other factors is contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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