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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission March 7, 1997
Registration Statement No. 333-______
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Dana Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
34-4361040
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
4500 Dorr Street, Toledo, Ohio 43615, 419-535-4500
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(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
Martin J. Strobel, Secretary, Dana Corporation
4500 Dorr Street, Toledo, OH 43615, 419-535-4500
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(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of agent for service)
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to
time after the effectiveness of this registration statement.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant
to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. [ ]
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a
delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box. [X]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant
to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list
the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. [ ]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under
the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [ ]
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [ ]
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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TITLE OF SHARES AMOUNT TO BE PROPOSED PROPOSED AMOUNT OF
TO BE REGISTERED REGISTERED MAXIMUM MAXIMUM REGISTRATION
AGGREGATE AGGREGATE FEE
PRICE PER UNIT OFFERING PRICE
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Common Stock 163,370 shares $30.9375(2) $5,054,259.375(2) $1,531.60(2)
(par value $1 and related
per share) Preferred Share
Purchase
Rights(1)
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(1) The amount to be registered represents the maximum number of shares that may
be offered.
(2) Based on a price of $30.9375 per share, the average of the high and low
prices per share reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions
Index on February 28, 1997.
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THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES
AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE
A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A),
MAY DETERMINE.
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PROSPECTUS
DANA CORPORATION
163,370 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
(PAR VALUE $1 PER SHARE)
This Prospectus has been prepared for use in connection with the sale by John L.
Kroha and the Flexon, Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan (the "Selling
Shareholders") of up to 163,370 shares (the "Shares") of common stock, par value
$1 per share (the "Common Stock") of Dana Corporation ("Dana" or the "Company").
The sale of the Shares is not being underwritten. The Selling Shareholders will
make offerings and/or sales from time to time pursuant to this Registration
Statement. Offerings and/or sales will be made in brokerage transactions
executed on the New York or Pacific Stock Exchanges at market prices for the
Common Stock prevailing at the time of sale. Selling brokers will be paid usual
and customary commissions. The Selling Shareholders will not sell or distribute
the Shares other than as described herein until this Prospectus has been amended
or supplemented to set forth the terms of such transactions, if required.
The average of the high and low prices of the Company's Common Stock reported on
the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions Index on February 28, 1997,
was $30.9375 per share.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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The date of this Prospectus is ____, 1997.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
Dana is subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance therewith files
reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission"). Such reports, proxy statements and other
information can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities
maintained by the Commission at Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20549 and at the Commission's regional offices at 500 West Madison Street,
Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661 and 7 World Trade Center, Suite 1300, New
York, New York 10048. Copies of such material also can be obtained from the
Public Reference Section of the Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20549 at prescribed rates. The Commission maintains a Web site that
contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information filed
electronically by the Company at (http://www.sec.gov).
In addition, reports, proxy statements and other information concerning the
Company can be inspected at the exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed:
The New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005; The
Pacific Stock Exchange, 301 Pine Street, San Francisco, California 94104; and
The International (London) Stock Exchange, London EC2N 1HP.
Copies of documents incorporated in this Prospectus by reference but not
delivered herewith (except the exhibits to such documents, unless specifically
incorporated herein by reference) may be obtained without charge upon written or
oral request, from Martin J. Strobel, Secretary, Dana Corporation, P.O. Box
1000, Toledo, Ohio 43697 (telephone number: 419-535-4500).
Dana has filed a registration statement on Form S-3 (together with all
amendments and exhibits thereto, the "Registration Statement") with the
Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
This Prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the
Registration Statement, certain parts of which are omitted in accordance with
the rules and regulations of the Commission. For further information, reference
is hereby made to the Registration Statement.
No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any
representation not contained in this Prospectus, in connection with the offers
contained in this Prospectus. This Prospectus does not constitute an offering by
any person in any state or jurisdiction in which such offering may not lawfully
be made. Neither the delivery of this Prospectus nor any sale made hereunder
shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no
change in the affairs of Dana since the respective dates as of which information
is given herein.
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THE COMPANY
Dana's principal executive offices are at 4500 Dorr Street, Toledo, Ohio 43615.
The mailing address is P.O. Box 1000, Toledo, Ohio 43697. The telephone number
is 419-535-4500.
THE SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
This Prospectus covers the resale of up to 163,370 Shares which were issued to
the Selling Shareholders as follows pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger
made as of December 3, 1996 (the "Merger Agreement") whereby the Company
acquired Flexon, Inc. ("Flexon") on December 18, 1996.
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SHARES TO BE
SELLING SHAREHOLDER OFFERED CURRENTLY SHARES IN ESCROW
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John L. Kroha 99,954 11,105
Flexon, Inc. Employees 47,080 5,231
Stock Ownership Trust
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The Shares in escrow are subject to transfer back to the Company on or before
December 17, 1997, in satisfaction of certain indemnification obligations of the
Selling Shareholders under the Merger Agreement. Any Shares remaining in escrow
after that date will be released to the Selling Shareholders and offered for
sale under this Prospectus.
After the Shares covered by this Prospectus have been sold, the Selling
Shareholders will not own any Dana Common Stock.
Flexon is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and Mr. Kroha is
currently the President of Flexon. There are no other relationships between the
Company and the Selling Shareholders.
Under the Merger Agreement, the Company's acquisition of Flexon was accounted
for as a "pooling of interests" in accordance with Accounting Principles Board
Opinion 16 and as provided in Accounting Series Releases Nos. 130 and 135. The
results of operations and financial condition of the pre-merger Flexon were not
material to the Company's consolidated financial statements and, accordingly,
the Company's financial statements were not restated for the pooling of
interests. Due to the "pooling" treatment, the Selling Shareholders may not sell
their Shares until the Company has published financial results covering at least
30 days of postmerger combined operations. The Company expects to publish these
results on or about April 21, 1997.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The sale of the Shares is not being underwritten. The Selling Shareholders will
make offerings and/or sales from time to time pursuant to this Registration
Statement. Offerings and/or sales will be made in brokerage transactions
executed on the New York or Pacific Stock Exchanges at market prices for the
Common Stock prevailing at the time of sale. Selling brokers will be paid usual
and customary commissions. The Selling Shareholders will not sell or distribute
the Shares other than as described herein until this Prospectus has been amended
or supplemented to set forth the terms of such transactions, if required.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Dana will receive no part of the proceeds of the sale of the Shares.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the Shares will be passed upon for Dana by Hunton & Williams,
Riverfront Plaza, East Tower, 951 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
The following documents are hereby incorporated into this Prospectus by
reference:
(1) Dana's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 1996; and
(2) The material under the captions "Description of Registrant's
Securities to be Registered" in Dana's Application for
Registration of Certain Classes of Securities Pursuant to
Section 12(b) or (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on
Form 8-A, dated on or about July 12, 1946, as amended by the
Company's Amendment to Application or Report on Form 8, dated
August 8, 1991, and "Description of Capital Stock" in the
Company's registration statement on Form S-3 filed on May 13,
1992.
All documents subsequently filed by Dana pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act from the date hereof to the termination of the
offering of the securities covered hereby shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of
such documents.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
Dana's direct expenses in connection with the issuance and distribution of the
securities to be registered hereunder are Commission filing fees of $1,531.60,
listing fees for the New York, Pacific and International (London) Stock
Exchanges estimated at approximately $5,300; legal expenses estimated at
approximately $3,000; and accounting expenses estimated at approximately
$2,500. The Selling Shareholders will not pay any of these expenses.
ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Article 10 of the Virginia Stock Corporation Act (Section 13.1-1 of the Code of
Virginia, as amended) authorizes the indemnification of Dana's directors and
officers. Pursuant to such authority, the Company's shareholders have approved
the SIXTH Article of the Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation, which
provides as follows:
"SIXTH: 1. In this Article:
'applicant' means the person seeking indemnification pursuant
to this Article.
'expenses' includes counsel fees.
'liability' means the obligation to pay a judgment,
settlement, penalty, fine, including any excise tax assessed with
respect to an employee benefit plan, or reasonable expenses incurred
with respect to a proceeding.
'party' includes an individual who was, is, or is threatened
to be made a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding.
'proceeding' means any threatened, pending, or completed
action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative and whether formal or informal.
"2. In any proceeding brought by a shareholder of the
Corporation in the right of the Corporation or brought by or on behalf
of shareholders of the Corporation, no director or officer of the
Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation or its shareholders for
monetary damages in excess of $50,000.00 with respect to any
transaction, occurrence or course of conduct, whether prior or
subsequent to the effective date of this Article, except for liability
resulting from such person's having engaged in willful misconduct or a
knowing violation of the criminal law or any federal or state
securities law.
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"3. The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a
party to any proceeding, including a proceeding brought by a
shareholder in the right of the Corporation or brought by or on behalf
of shareholders of the Corporation, by reason of the fact that he is or
was a director or officer of the Corporation against any liability
incurred by him in connection with such proceeding unless he engaged in
willful misconduct or a knowing violation of the criminal law.
"4. The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to all
proceedings commenced on or after the effective date hereof, arising
from any act or omission, whether occurring before or after such
effective date. The effective date of this Article shall be the date on
which the State Corporation Commission of the Commonwealth of Virginia
issues a Certificate of Amendment with respect hereto. No amendment or
repeal of this Article shall have any effect on the rights provided
under this Article with respect to any act or omission occurring prior
to such amendment or repeal. The Corporation shall promptly take all
such actions, and make all such determinations, as shall be necessary
or appropriate to comply with its obligation to make any indemnity
under this Article and shall promptly pay or reimburse all reasonable
expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by any such director,
officer, employee or agent in connection with such actions and
determinations or proceedings of any kind arising therefrom.
"5. The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order,
settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of NOLO CONTENDERE or its
equivalent, shall not of itself create a presumption that the applicant
did not meet the standard of conduct described in Section 2 or 3 of
this Article.
"6. Any indemnification under Section 3 of this Article
(unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation in
accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 13.1-701 of the
Virginia Stock Corporation Act as in effect from time to time, except
that in the event there has been a change in the composition of a
majority of the Board of Directors after the date of (i) the alleged
act or omission or (ii) commencement of a continuing act or omission
with respect to which indemnification is claimed, any determination as
to indemnification and advancement of expenses with respect to any
claim for indemnification made pursuant to this Article shall be made
exclusively by special legal counsel agreed upon by the Board of
Directors and the applicant. If the Board of Directors and the
applicant are unable to agree upon such special legal counsel, the
Board of Directors and the applicant each shall select a nominee, and
the nominees shall select such special legal counsel.
"7. (a) The Corporation shall pay for or reimburse the
reasonable expenses incurred by any applicant who is a party to a
proceeding in advance of final disposition of the proceeding or the
making of any determination under Section 3 if the applicant furnishes
the Corporation:
(i) a written statement of his good faith belief that he
has met the standard of conduct described in Section 3; and
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(ii) a written undertaking, executed personally or on
his behalf, to repay the advance if it is ultimately determined that he
did not meet such standard of conduct.
(b) The undertaking required by paragraph (ii) of
subsection (a) of this section shall be an unlimited general obligation
of the applicant but need not be secured and may be accepted without
reference to financial ability to make repayment.
(c) Authorizations of payments under this section shall be
made in accordance with the procedure specified in Section 6.
"8. The Board of Directors is hereby empowered, by majority
vote of a quorum consisting of disinterested Directors, to cause the
Corporation to indemnify, or to agree in advance to indemnify, by Bylaw
provision or agreement any person who was, is or may become a party to
any proceeding, by reason of the fact that he is or was an employee or
agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
Corporation as director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, Selling Shareholders, employee
benefit plan or other enterprise, to the same extent as if such person
were specified as one to whom indemnification is granted in Section 3.
The provisions of Sections 4 through 7 of this Article shall be
applicable to any indemnification provided hereafter pursuant to this
Section 8.
"9. Every reference herein to directors, officers, employees
or agents shall include former directors, officers, employees and
agents and their respective heirs, executors and administrators. The
indemnification hereby provided and provided hereafter pursuant to the
power hereby conferred by this Article on the Board of Directors shall
not be exclusive of any other rights to which any person may be
entitled, including any right under policies of insurance that may be
purchased and maintained by the Corporation or others, with respect to
claims, issues or matters in relation to which the Corporation would
not have the power to indemnify such person under the provisions of
this Article. Such rights shall not prevent or restrict the power of
the Corporation to make or provide for any further indemnity, or
provisions for determining entitlement to indemnity, pursuant to one or
more indemnification agreements, bylaws, or other arrangements
(including, without limitation, creation of Selling Shareholders funds
or security interests funded by letters of credit or other means)
approved by the Board of Directors (whether or not any of the directors
of the Corporation shall be a party to or beneficiary of any such
agreements, bylaws or arrangements); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any
provision of such agreements, bylaws or other arrangements shall not be
effective if and to the extent that it is determined to be contrary to
this Article or applicable laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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"10. Each provision of this Article shall be severable, and an
adverse determination as to any such provision shall in no way affect
the validity of any other provision."
Dana carries a primary Directors and Officers Liability insurance policy with
the Federal Insurance Company, a member of the Chubb Group of Insurance
Companies, and an excess policy with X. L. Insurance Company, Ltd.
Collectively, these policies provide an annual liability limit of $50 million
with a deductible of $5 million per loss for executive indemnification. The
policies cover, among other persons, directors, elected officers, and certain
appointed officers of the Company and its subsidiaries, either on a direct
basis or to reimburse the Company and its subsidiaries for amounts they expend
in indemnification of such covered individuals where permitted or required by
law. Subject to the deductible, the insurers will pay, on behalf of the covered
persons or the Company and its subsidiaries, all covered costs incurred up to
$50 million as a result of any error, misstatement, misleading statement, act,
omission, neglect, or breach of duty by the covered persons. There is no
coverage for certain acts, such as purchases or sales of securities in
violation of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act, deliberately
fraudulent or willful violations of any statute or regulation, illegal personal
gain, or acts involving bodily injury or death of a person.
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.
4-A* Restated Articles of Incorporation (filed by reference to
Exhibit 4 to Registrant's Form 8-A/A, Amendment No. 3, dated
October 4, 1994)
4-B* Single Denomination Stock Certificate (filed by reference to
Exhibit 4-B to Registrant's Form S-3, Registration No.
333-18403, filed December 20, 1996)
5 Opinion of Hunton & Williams (at page II-9)
23-A Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP (at page II-10)
23-B Consent of Hunton & Williams (included in Exhibit 5)
24 Power of Attorney (at page II-11)
* Incorporated by reference.
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement to include any material information with respect to
the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement.
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(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in this registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Toledo, State of Ohio, on March 4, 1997.
DANA CORPORATION (Registrant)
By: /s/ Martin J. Strobel
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Martin J. Strobel
Vice President and Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration
statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
Chief Executive Officer and Director:
/s/ Southwood J. Morcott March 4, 1997
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Southwood J. Morcott
Chief Financial Officer:
/s/ John S. Simpson March 4, 1997
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John S. Simpson
Chief Accounting Officer:
/s/ Charles W. Hinde March 4, 1997
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Charles W. Hinde
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Directors:
* /s/ Benjamin F. Bailar March 4, 1997
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Benjamin F. Bailar
* /s/ Edmund M. Carpenter March 4, 1997
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Edmund M. Carpenter
* /s/ Eric Clark March 4, 1997
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Eric Clark
* /s/ Glen H. Hiner March 4, 1997
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Glen H. Hiner
* /s/ Marilyn R. Marks March 4, 1997
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Marilyn R. Marks
* /s/ John D. Stevenson March 4, 1997
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John D. Stevenson
* /s/ Theodore B. Sumner, Jr. March 4, 1997
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Theodore B. Sumner, Jr.
*By /s/ Martin J. Strobel
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Martin J. Strobel
Attorney-in-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION PAGE
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4-A* Restated Articles of Incorporation (filed by reference to
Exhibit 4 to Registrant's Form 8-A/A, Amendment No. 3,
dated October 4, 1994)
4-B* Single Denomination Stock Certificate (filed by reference
to Exhibit 4-B to Registrant's Form S-3, Registration No.
333-18403, filed on December 20, 1996)
5 Opinion of Hunton & Williams II-9
23-A Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP II-10
23-B Consent of Hunton & Williams (included in Exhibit 5)
24 Power of Attorney II-11
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* Incorporated by reference.
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Exhibit 5
OPINION OF HUNTON & WILLIAMS
Hunton & Williams
Riverfront Plaza, East Tower
951 East Byrd Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219-4074
March 3, 1997
Dana Corporation
P.O. Box 1000
Toledo, Ohio 43697
Gentlemen:
We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") relating to 163,370 shares
of Common Stock, $1 par value (the "Shares"), of Dana Corporation (the
"Company") that have been or will be issued by the Company in connection with
the acquisition of Flexon, Inc., and to the reference to us under "Legal
Matters" in the Registration Statement.
We have examined such certificates of the Company's officers and such evidence
of corporate action as we consider relevant as the basis for this opinion, and
are of the opinion that the issuance of the Shares has been duly and validly
authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company, no other corporate action
being necessary, and that when the Shares are issued as provided in the
Registration Statement, they will be legally issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, and no individual or personal liability for the obligations of
the Company will attach to the ownership of the Shares.
Very truly yours,
HUNTON & WILLIAMS
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Exhibit 23-A
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated
January 21, 1997, which appears on page 22 of the 1996 Annual Report to
Shareholders of Dana Corporation, which is incorporated by reference in Dana
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.
We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on the Financial
Statement Schedule, which appears on page 15 of such Annual Report on Form
10-K.
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Toledo, Ohio
March 3, 1997
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Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned directors and/or officers of Dana Corporation ("Dana") hereby
appoint James E. Ayers, Sue A. Griffin, Charles W. Hinde, Southwood J. Morcott
and Martin J. Strobel, and each of them severally, their true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact to execute, in their names and their capacities as directors
and/or officers of Dana, a registration statement on Form S-3 and any and all
amendments thereto for the Common Shares, $1 par value, of Dana which are or
have been issued by Dana in connection with the acquisition of Flexon, Inc.
pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger Among Flexon, Inc. and Dana
Corporation and Wix Acquisition Company, Inc. (dated December 3, 1996) for an
aggregate value not to exceed $10 million (pursuant to the "small acquisition"
resolutions approved by Dana's Board of Directors on December 11, 1995), and to
file the same, on behalf of Dana, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
This Power of Attorney automatically ends as to each appointee upon the
termination of his or her service with Dana.
In witness whereof, the undersigned have executed this instrument on December
18, 1996.
/s/ B. F. Bailar /s/ J. D. Stevenson
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B. F. Bailar J. D. Stevenson
/s/ E. M. Carpenter /s/ T. B. Sumner, Jr.
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E. M. Carpenter T. B. Sumner, Jr.
/s/ E. Clark /s/ C. W. Hinde
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E. Clark C. W. Hinde
/s/ G. H. Hiner /s/ S. A. Griffin
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G. H. Hiner S. A. Griffin
/s/ M. R. Marks /s/ M. J. Strobel
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M. R. Marks M. J. Strobel
/s/ S. J. Morcott
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S. J. Morcott
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