22nd April 2008 - Federal-Mogul Corporation Reports Record First Quarter Sales Combined with Solid Operating Performance

Federal-Mogul Corporation today reported its first quarter 2008 financial results with record quarterly sales of $1.86 billion, an increase of eight percent over the same period of the prior year. During the first quarter, the company recorded a one-time, non-cash charge of $68 million relating to re-valuation of inventory, as required by fresh-start reporting following emergence from Chapter 11 in December 2007. The company reported a net loss of $(32) million as compared to net income of $5 million in the first quarter of 2007. Without the inventory charge and the associated tax impact, net income would have been $32 million, or two percent of sales. Federal-Mogul’s Operational EBITDA1 was $206 million or 11 percent for Q1 2008, up from the same period in 2007 when the company reported Operational EBITDA of $199 million.

During the quarter, sales were $1.86 billion, up $143 million, or eight percent above the same period in 2007. The sales results were impacted by favorable currency exchange of $120 million and increased sales of $23 million, principally to European original equipment vehicle manufacturers. The company continues to benefit from strong new business bookings with balanced regional sales and a globally diverse customer base with no single customer accounting for more than seven percent of global sales as of December 31, 2007.

Federal-Mogul realized a gross margin of $266 million or 14.3 percent of sales in the first quarter of 2008, versus $308 million or 17.9 percent of sales in the first quarter of 2007. The gross margin was unfavorably impacted by a $68 million, non-cash inventory adjustment previously discussed. Without the inventory adjustment, gross margin for the quarter would have been $335 million, or nine percent above the prior year and at 18 percent of sales. This improvement shows that the company maintained its operating performance in spite of ongoing raw materials, energy and other general industry cost pressure.

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expense for the quarter was $209 million, in comparison to $207 million in the same period in 2007. SG&A as a percentage of sales was favorably reduced in the first quarter of 2008 to 11.2 percent compared to 12.1 percent in the same period a year ago. The change in SG&A comprised a reduction of $8 million offset by unfavorable currency exchange of $10 million during the quarter.

Federal-Mogul reported cash flow4 for the first quarter of 2008 of $49 million, which compares favorably to $12 million in the same period of 2007.

On April 7, Federal-Mogul announced it will list its Class A Common Stock on the NASDAQ Global Market on April 23, 2008, and will trade under the symbol “FDML.”

“We are pleased to report a strong quarter, which shows the benefits of our solid operating performance, combined with our customer, regional and product line diversification. More than 60 percent of our revenue in the quarter was generated outside the U.S.,” said President and Chief Executive Officer José Maria Alapont. “The Operational EBITDA is improved as a result of our restructuring and cost-reduction efforts as outlined in our strategy for sustainable global profitable growth.”

1 Operational EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and certain items such as restructuring and impairment charges, Chapter 11 related reorganization expenses, gains or losses on the sales of businesses, and the impact on gross margin of the fresh-start reporting valuation of inventory.

2 Adjusted gross margin is equal to reported gross margin excluding the $68 million impact on gross margin of the fresh-start reporting valuation of inventory.

3 Adjusted net income is equal to reported net income excluding the $68 million impact on gross margin on the fresh-start reporting of inventory adjusted for the tax benefit on the inventory adjustment of $5 million.

4 Cash flow is equal to net cash provided by operating activities less net cash used by investing per the attached statement of cash flows.

About Federal-Mogul

Federal-Mogul Corporation is a leading global supplier of powertrain and safety technologies, serving the world’s foremost original equipment manufacturers of automotive, light commercial, heavy-duty, agricultural, marine, rail, off-road and industrial vehicles, as well as the worldwide aftermarket. The company’s leading technology and innovation, lean manufacturing expertise, as well as marketing and distribution deliver world-class products, brands and services with quality excellence at a competitive cost. Federal-Mogul is focused on its global profitable growth strategy, creating value and satisfaction for its customers, shareholders and employees. Federal-Mogul was founded in Detroit in 1899. The company is headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, and employs 50,000 people in 35 countries. Visit the company’s Web site at www.federal-mogul.com