Dura Automotive Systems, Inc.
Ticker: DRRA 4508 IDS Center
Exchange: NASDAQ-National Market Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
Industry: Manufacturing (612) 332-2335

Type of Shares:Class A Common Shares Filing Date:6/24/96
U.S. Shares:3,300,000 Offer Date:8/15/96
Non-U.S. Shares:0 Filing Range:$14.00 - $16.00
Primary Shares:3,300,000 Offer Price:$14.50
Secondary Shares:0 Gross Spread:$1.01
Offering Amount: $49,500,000 Selling:$0.61
Expenses:$600,000 Reallowance:$0.10
Shares Out After:7,698,254
Spin out parent firm: Onex Corporation

ManagerTierPhone
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp.Lead Manager (212) 504-4525
Morgan Stanley & Co. IncorporatedCo-manager (212) 703-4797
Robert W. Baird & CompanyCo-manager (414) 765-3500

Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
Prior
Unaudited
Income
Balance
Sheet
12/31/95 3/31/96 3/31/95 3/31/96
Revenue:$253.73$59.30$80.71Assets:$142.58
Net Income:$10.13$1.35$2.44Liabilities:$113.55
EPS:$2.03$0.27$0.50Equity:$29.03

Note: Dollar amounts are in U.S. millions; Audited figures expressed as full year,
unaudited figures are partial year

Business Description
The company is a leading designer and manufacturer of mechanical assemblies and integrated systems for the global automotive industry. The company believes that it is the largest supplier of both parking brake mechanisms and parking brake cables to original equipment manufacturers in North America, with market shares of over 60% and over 40% respectively. The company supplies both parking brake mechanisms and cables, as well as complete parking brake systems, which consist of parking brake mechanisms and the cables that connect the brake mechanism to the brake drum. In addition, the company designs and manufactures a variety of automotive cables, latches, transmission shifter mechanisms and other mechanical assemblies. The company's products are sold to almost every major North American automotive OEM, including Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corp. and Chrysler Corp., as well as to foreign OEMs such as Toyota Motor Corp. On a pro forma basis, the company had revenues of $239.6 million, operating income of $17.2 million and net income of $7.6 million in 1995.

Use of Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used to reduce the company's existing debt.

Last updated: 10/28/96

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