罗克韦尔自动化计划出售道奇和瑞恩电气部分业务

Rockwell Automation to sell parts of Dodge and Reliance Electric

罗克韦尔自动化计划出售道奇和瑞恩电气部分业务

MILWAUKEE--June 21, 2006--Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) today announced its plan to sell the company's Dodge® mechanical and Reliance Electric™ motors and motor repair services businesses. These are leading producers of mechanical power transmission products and industrial motors, and are the principal businesses of the company's Power Systems reporting segment.

密尔沃基6月21日消息——罗克韦尔自动化公司今天公布了出售旗下道奇的机械和瑞恩电气的马达及马达维修业务的计划。这些都是领先的机械动力传输产品和工业马达生产商，同时也是公司动力系统部的主要业务。

Rockwell Automation will retain the Reliance Electric and Reliance branded drives and related parts and services as an integral part of its global drives and customer service businesses.

罗克韦尔自动化将保留瑞恩电气及瑞恩品牌的驱动和相关部分及服务业务，作为其全球驱动和顾客服务业务的一个完整部分。

The Dodge and Reliance Electric businesses, headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, contribute substantially all of the revenue generated by Power Systems. For fiscal year 2006, this segment is forecasted to generate about $1 billion in revenue and segment operating margins of around 15%.

总部位于南卡罗莱纳州格里维尔市的道奇和瑞恩电气事业部，是动力系统部的所有收入来源。2006财年，这一块预计收入大约是10亿美元，利润大约是10% 。

Keith D. Nosbusch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rockwell Automation, said, "Power Systems is a great business with an outstanding management team, strong domain expertise, and leading market positions. It has contributed substantially to Rockwell Automation's growth and success. In their areas of strength, the Dodge and Reliance Electric businesses are unbeatable. We believe that they will benefit from ownership dedicated to investing and globalizing to sustain their growth as the premier providers of power transmission and conversion solutions."

罗克韦尔自动化主席兼首席执行官Keith D. Nosbusch表示：“动力系统部是一个伟大的事业部，拥有杰出的管理团队，强大的领域专业技术，以及领先的市场地位。她为罗克韦尔自动化的发展和成功做出了重大的贡献。以她们在各自领域的实力，道奇和瑞恩电气是无敌手的。我们相信她们将受益于其所有者的投资和全球化努力，以持续她们作为首要动力传输和转换解决方案供应商的发展。”

Joseph D. Swann, President of Rockwell Automation Power Systems, said, "We are enthusiastic about the road ahead, and remain intensely focused on serving our customers, both directly and with the support of our distribution partners. We are proud of what our team at Power Systems has accomplished, and look forward to the continued growth and evolution of our business."

罗克韦尔自动化动力系统部总裁Joseph D. Swann表示：“我们对前景充满信心，而且，通过我们直接地或者我们的分销伙伴的支持，我们仍热情专注服务于我们的客户。我们为我们团队在动力系统部所取得的成就而自豪，期待着我们业务的继续增长和发展。”

This transaction stems from Rockwell Automation's ongoing efforts to enhance shareowner value. The company does not expect this transaction to change its priorities for cash deployment, but will create an even greater focus on power and integrated control and information solutions to meet customers' business needs.

本次出售源于罗克韦尔自动化正在进行的致力增加股东价值的努力。公司并没有期待这一次的出售可以改变其现金调度的优先权，而是建立一个重点，更集中于动力和完整控制及信息解决方案，以满足客户的业务需求。

Rockwell Automation has retained Sagent Advisors Inc. to advise on the sale process.

罗克韦尔自动化已经聘请Sagent顾问有限公司指导本次出售过程。

The company will host a brief webcast today at 8:00 am CDT to discuss this announcement. Both the webcast and the replay of the live webcast may be accessed at the Rockwell Automation website.

公司将在美国中央时区今天早上8时召开一个简短的网络会议，讨论本公告。而这个网络会议及其实况重播均可以访问罗克韦尔自动化网站观看。

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK), is a leading global provider of industrial automation power, control and information solutions that help customers meet their manufacturing productivity objectives. The company brings together leading brands in industrial automation for Complete Automation solutions, including Allen-Bradley controls and services, Dodge mechanical power transmission products, Reliance motors and drives, and Rockwell Software factory management software. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisc., the company employs about 21,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.

罗克韦尔自动化是全球领先的自动化、电力、控制和信息解决方案供应商，致力于帮助生产商实现其生产目标。公司在工业自动化领域拥有完整自动化解决方案的领先品牌，包括艾伦—布拉德利控制和服务，道奇机械动力传输产品，瑞恩马达和驱动，以及罗克韦尔软件的工厂管理软件。公司总部位于美国威斯康星州密尔沃基市，公司雇员大约2万1千人，业务遍及全球超过80个国家。