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ADI COMBINES EIGHT BRANCH TERRITORIES
263 Old Country Road, Melville, NY 11747
March 2000

MELVILLE, NY-June 7, 2001-ADI, North America's largest wholesale distributor of security and low voltage products and part of Honeywell's Home and Building Control Business, has announced the merging of eight locations into larger, existing branches. This change will allow ADI to optimize its distribution network to provide more effective customer service.
Customers who are affected by the change will be served by another nearby branch. The territories being combined are:

Merging Location New Supporting Branch
Kenilworth, NJ South Plainfield, NJ
Blackwood, NJ Pennsauken, NJ
Springfield, MA Hartford, CT and Allston, MA
Baldwin, NY Plainview, NY and Fresh Meadows, NY
Dallas (Litecomm), TX ADI-Dallas, TX
Kansas City, MO Lenexa, KS
Roanoke, VA Greensboro, NC
Charleston, WV Greensboro, NC

"We recognize that the needs of the market are changing and we are positioning ourselves to support our customers now and into the future," explains ADI President Joe Cappelletti. "We are working very closely with our family of leading manufacturers to ensure that we continue to provide our customers with the highest quality service in this industry."

With 111 locations in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and Mexico, ADI is North America's largest wholesale distributor of security and low voltage products and part of Honeywell's Home and Building Control Business. You can learn more about ADI on the web at www.adilink.com. If you have any questions or suggestions, please e-mail us at [e-mail]

Honeywell Home & Building Control is a US$5-billion business that provides products and services to create efficient, safe, comfortable environments. The business offers controls for heating, ventilation, humidification and air-conditioning equipment, security and fire alarm systems, home automation systems, energy-efficient lighting controls and building management systems and services.

Honeywell is a US$25-billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; power generation systems; specialty chemicals; fibers; plastics; and electronic and advanced materials. The company is a leading provider of software and solutions and Internet e-hubs including MyPlant.com and MyFacilities.com, and it is a founding member of Cordiem, LLC, an aerospace industry business-to-business Internet exchange and applications service provider. Honeywell employs approximately 125,000 people in 95 countries and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol HON, as well as on the London, Chicago and Pacific Stock Exchanges. It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Additional information on the company is available on the Internet at www.honeywell.com.

This release contains forward-looking statements as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements about future business operations, financial performance and market conditions. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties inherent in business forecasts as further described in our filings under the Securities Exchange Act.

Editorial Contact:
Cliff O'Shea
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You can learn more about ADI on the web at www.adilink.com. If you have any questions/suggestions regarding any or all pertinent ADI issues, contact Media Specialist, John Fischer at EMail: [e-mail]