Regal Beloit Corporation Announces Expiration of HSR Waiting Period

BELOIT, Wis., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Regal Beloit Corporation today announced that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended ("HSR"), in connection with its pending acquisition of the Fasco electric motor and blower businesses from Tecumseh Products Company expired at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on August 13, 2007. Expiration of the HSR waiting period is a condition to completion of the acquisition. The consummation of the acquisition remains subject to other customary conditions. Regal Beloit continues to expect that the acquisition will close in the third calendar quarter of 2007, as previously announced.

About Regal Beloit Corporation:

Regal Beloit Corporation is a leading manufacturer of mechanical and electrical motion control and power generation products serving markets throughout the world. Regal Beloit is headquartered in Beloit, Wisconsin, and has manufacturing, sales, and service facilities throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Asia.

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