FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP /DE/
10-Q, 1999-11-12
MOTOR VEHICLES & PASSENGER CAR BODIES
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                                   FORM 10-Q

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            Washington, D.C. 20549

(Mark One)

x   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

               For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1999

                                      OR

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________ to ___________

Commission file number: 1-6003

                          Federal Signal Corporation
            (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware                            36-1063330
(State or other jurisdiction of     (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)      Identification No.)

1415 West 22nd Street
Oak Brook, IL   60523-9945
(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip code)

                                (630) 954-2000
              (Registrant's telephone number including area code)

                                Not Applicable
  (Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since last
                                    report)

      Indicate by check mark  whether the  registrant  (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ____

      Indicate  the  number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  registrant's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Title
Common Stock, $1.00 par value             46,100,074 shares outstanding at
                                                     October 31, 1999


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Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

INTRODUCTION


The consolidated  condensed  financial  statements of Federal Signal Corporation
and subsidiaries  included herein have been prepared by the Registrant,  without
audit,  pursuant to the rules and  regulations  of the  Securities  and Exchange
Commission.  Certain information and footnote  disclosures  normally included in
financial  statements  prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles   have  been  condensed  or  omitted   pursuant  to  such  rules  and
regulations,  although the Registrant believes that the disclosures are adequate
to make the  information  presented not  misleading.  It is suggested that these
consolidated  condensed  financial  statements be read in  conjunction  with the
consolidated  financial  statements  and  the  notes  thereto  included  in  the
Registrant's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended  December 31,
1998.


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<TABLE>

FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)

<CAPTION>
                                            Three Months Ended September 30         Nine Months Ended September 30
                                                   1999           1998                   1999           1998
<S>                                            <C>            <C>                    <C>             <C>
Net sales                                      $260,938,000   $248,914,000           $779,671,000   $730,265,000

Costs and expenses:

Cost of sales                                   181,915,000    172,561,000            544,292,000    503,267,000
Selling, general and administrative              53,526,000     49,754,000            160,148,000    152,033,000

Other (income) and expenses:
Interest expense                                  6,578,000      4,717,000             17,128,000     14,049,000
Other (income)                                     (924,000)    (1,808,000)            (1,378,000)    (2,194,000)
                                                -----------    -----------            -----------    -----------

                                                241,095,000    225,224,000            720,190,000    667,155,000
                                                -----------    -----------            -----------    -----------

Income before income taxes                       19,843,000     23,690,000             59,481,000     63,110,000

Income taxes                                      6,054,000      7,419,000             18,953,000     19,980,000
                                                -----------    -----------            -----------    -----------

Net income                                     $ 13,789,000   $ 16,271,000           $ 40,528,000   $ 43,130,000
                                                ===========    ===========             ==========     ==========

COMMON STOCK DATA:

Basic net income per share                     $        .30   $        .36           $        .89   $        .94
                                                ===========    ===========             ==========      =========

Diluted net income per share                   $        .30   $        .36           $        .88   $        .94
                                                ===========    ===========             ==========      =========



Weighted average common shares outstanding:
  Basic                                          46,140,000     45,558,000             45,679,000     45,654,000
  Diluted                                        46,295,000     45,816,000             45,897,000     45,927,000

Cash dividends per share of common stock       $      .1850    $     .1775            $     .5550      $   .5325
</TABLE>


See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
<TABLE>

FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)

<CAPTION>

                                             Three Months Ended September 30          Nine Months Ended September 30
                                                    1999         1998                       1999        1998
<S>                                             <C>           <C>                       <C>          <C>
Net income                                      $13,789,000   $16,271,000               $40,528,000  $43,130,000

Other comprehensive income (loss)-
 Foreign currency translation adjustments           804,000     4,007,000                (3,110,000)   2,600,000
                                                 ----------    ----------                ----------   ----------

Comprehensive income                            $14,593,000   $20,278,000               $37,418,000  $45,730,000
                                                 ==========    ==========                ==========   ==========
</TABLE>


See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.




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FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                              September 30        December 31
                                                  1999             1998 (a)
                                               ---------           --------
                                              (Unaudited)
ASSETS

Manufacturing activities -

  Current assets:

   Cash and cash equivalents                 $22,408,000         $15,316,000

   Trade accounts receivable, net of
    allowances for doubtful accounts         160,331,000         159,080,000

   Inventories:
    Raw materials                             65,815,000          63,423,000
    Work in process                           64,143,000          32,613,000
    Finished goods                            34,169,000          35,925,000
                                             -----------         -----------
    Total inventories                        164,127,000         131,961,000

   Prepaid expenses                            9,498,000           4,850,000
                                             -----------         -----------

  Total current assets                       356,364,000         311,207,000

  Properties and equipment:
    Land                                       6,192,000           5,922,000
    Buildings and improvements                50,698,000          47,785,000
    Machinery and equipment                  184,510,000         157,392,000
    Accumulated depreciation                (122,760,000)       (113,732,000)
                                             -----------         -----------
    Net properties and equipment             118,640,000          97,367,000

  Intangible assets, net of
   accumulated amortization                  276,846,000         232,233,000

  Other deferred charges and assets           25,764,000          21,147,000
                                             -----------         -----------

  Total manufacturing assets                 777,614,000         661,954,000

Financial services activities -

  Lease financing receivables, net of
   allowances for doubtful accounts          188,630,000         174,045,000
                                             -----------         -----------

Total assets                                $966,244,000        $835,999,000
                                             ===========         ===========


See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

(a)The  balance  sheet at December  31, 1998 has been  derived  from the audited
financial statements at that date.

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FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS -- Continued

                                             September 30        December 31
                                                  1999             1998 (a)
                                               ---------           --------
                                              (Unaudited)

LIABILITIES

Manufacturing activities -

  Current liabilities:

   Short-term borrowings                    $127,581,000         $37,097,000
   Trade accounts payable                     68,281,000          62,976,000
   Accrued liabilities and income taxes       93,398,000          95,120,000
                                             -----------         -----------

   Total current liabilities                 289,260,000         195,193,000

  Long-term borrowings                       135,811,000         137,152,000
  Deferred income taxes                       28,385,000          30,212,000
                                             -----------         -----------

  Total manufacturing liabilities            453,456,000         362,557,000

Financial services activities -Borrowings    164,501,000         151,660,000


Total liabilities                            617,957,000         514,217,000

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

   Common stock - par value                   46,888,000          46,668,000
   Capital in excess of par value             66,273,000          63,461,000
   Retained earnings                         268,463,000         253,366,000
   Treasury stock                            (17,038,000)        (29,161,000)
   Deferred stock awards                      (2,471,000)         (1,834,000)
   Accumulated other comprehensive income    (13,828,000)        (10,718,000)
                                             -----------         -----------
   Total shareholders' equity                348,287,000         321,782,000
                                             -----------         -----------

  Total liabilities and
   shareholders' equity                     $966,244,000        $835,999,000
                                             ===========         ===========


See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

(a) The balance  sheet at December  31, 1998 has been  derived  from the audited
financial statements at that date.

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FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

                                               Nine Months Ended September 30
                                                  1999               1998
Operating activities:
  Net income                                   $40,528,000       $43,130,000
  Depreciation                                  13,523,000        12,515,000
  Amortization                                   6,049,000         5,157,000
  Working capital changes and other            (22,203,000)      (14,860,000)
                                                ----------        ----------

Net cash provided by operating
activities                                      37,897,000        45,942,000

Investing activities:
  Purchases of properties and
   equipment                                   (19,164,000)      (14,502,000)
  Principal extensions under
   lease financing agreements                  (97,729,000)      (80,247,000)
  Principal collections under
   lease financing agreements                   83,144,000        74,480,000
  Payments for purchases of companies,
   net of cash acquired                        (60,033,000)      (56,606,000)
  Other, net                                       636,000        (1,020,000)
                                                ----------        ----------

Net cash used for investing activities         (93,146,000)      (77,895,000)

Financing activities:
  Additional short-term
   borrowings, net                              99,052,000        74,893,000
  Reduction of long-term borrowings             (1,498,000)       (1,317,000)
  Purchases of treasury stock                   (3,592,000)       (5,209,000)
  Cash dividends paid to shareholders          (33,574,000)      (32,145,000)
  Other, net                                     1,953,000           366,000
                                                ----------        ----------

Net cash provided by financing
 activities                                     62,341,000        36,588,000

Increase in cash and cash
 equivalents                                     7,092,000         4,635,000
Cash and cash equivalents at
 beginning of period                            15,316,000        10,686,000
                                                ----------        ----------

Cash and cash equivalents at
 end of period                                 $22,408,000       $15,321,000
                                                ==========        ==========


See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES


NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

1.    It is suggested that the condensed  consolidated  financial  statements be
      read in  conjunction  with the financial  statements and the notes thereto
      included  in the  Registrant's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
      year ended December 31, 1998.

2.    In the  opinion  of  the  Registrant,  the  information  contained  herein
      reflects  all  adjustments  necessary to present  fairly the  Registrant's
      financial  position,  results of operations and cash flows for the interim
      periods.  Such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The operating
      results for the three months and nine months ended  September 30, 1999 are
      not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year
      of 1999.

3.    Interest paid for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 1999 and 1998
      was $17,100,000 and $14,096,000, respectively. Income taxes paid for these
      same periods were $15,438,000 and $17,041,000, respectively.


4.    The following table summarizes the information used in computing basic and
      diluted income per share:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Three Months Ended September 30        Nine Months Ended September 30

                                                1999            1998                    1999           1998
<S>                                         <C>             <C>                     <C>            <C>
      Numerator for both basic
       and diluted income per share
       computations - net income            $13,789,000     $16,271,000             $40,528,000    $43,130,000
                                             ==========      ==========              ==========     ==========

      Denominator for basic income
       per share - weighted average
       shares outstanding                    46,140,000      45,558,000              45,679,000     45,654,000
      Effect of employee stock options
       (dilutive potential common shares)       155,000         258,000                 218,000        273,000
                                             ----------      ----------              ----------     ----------
      Denominator for diluted income
       per share - adjusted shares           46,295,000      45,816,000              45,897,000     45,927,000
                                             ==========      ==========              ==========     ==========
</TABLE>



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5.    The following table summarizes the Registrant's  operations by segment for
      the three months and nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  Three months ended September 30  Nine months ended September 30
                                         1999          1998             1999          1998
<S>                                  <C>            <C>            <C>           <C>
      Net sales
        Environmental Products       $ 61,914,000  $ 54,487,000    $187,971,000  $161,315,000
        Fire Rescue                    70,075,000    76,243,000     218,798,000   223,958,000
        Safety Products                62,959,000    64,463,000     193,461,000   188,596,000
        Sign                           23,695,000    17,064,000      63,776,000    45,921,000
        Tool                           42,295,000    36,657,000     115,665,000   110,475,000
                                      -----------   -----------     -----------   -----------
      Total net sales                $260,938,000  $248,914,000    $779,671,000  $730,265,000
                                      ===========   ===========     ===========   ===========

      Operating income
        Environmental Products        $ 6,468,000   $ 4,896,000     $20,097,000   $13,709,000
        Fire Rescue                     2,182,000     2,895,000       6,100,000    11,526,000
        Safety Products                 9,985,000    11,226,000      28,562,000    30,326,000
        Sign                              668,000     1,258,000       3,621,000     1,971,000
        Tool                            8,439,000     8,136,000      23,521,000    23,458,000
        Corporate expense              (2,245,000)   (1,812,000)     (6,670,000)   (6,025,000)
                                       ----------    ----------      ----------    ----------
      Total operating income           25,497,000    26,599,000      75,231,000    74,965,000
      Interest expense                 (6,578,000)   (4,717,000)    (17,128,000)  (14,049,000)
      Other income                        924,000     1,808,000       1,378,000     2,194,000
                                       ----------    ----------      ----------    ----------
      Income before income taxes      $19,843,000   $23,690,000     $59,481,000   $63,110,000
                                       ==========    ==========      ==========    ==========

</TABLE>




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      As a result of the  significant  increase in Tool Group  assets  resulting
      largely  from a business  acquisition  in the third  quarter of 1999,  the
      Registrant is providing a comparison of  identifiable  assets at September
      30, 1999 to those at December 31, 1998 in the following table.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                             September 30,       December 31,
                                                                 1999                1998
<S>                                                           <C>                <C>
     Identifiable assets
        Manufacturing activities
          Environmental Products                              $149,468,000       $139,819,000
          Fire Rescue                                          197,577,000        178,818,000
          Safety Products                                      234,161,000        224,605,000
          Sign                                                  28,314,000         22,896,000
          Tool                                                 156,593,000         85,013,000
          Corporate                                             11,501,000         10,803,000
                                                               -----------        -----------
          Total manufacturing activities                       777,614,000        661,954,000
                                                               -----------        -----------
        Financial services activities
          Environmental Products                                63,213,000         51,499,000
          Fire Rescue                                          118,097,000        114,163,000
          Sign                                                   7,320,000          8,383,000
                                                               -----------        -----------
          Total financial services activities                  188,630,000        174,045,000
                                                               -----------        -----------

      Total identifiable assets                               $966,244,000       $835,999,000
                                                               ===========        ===========
</TABLE>

      The basis of  segmentation  and the basis of measurement of segment profit
      or loss are  consistent  with those used in the  Registrant's  last annual
      report.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
        of Operations


FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL POSITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
THIRD QUARTER 1999

Comparison with Third Quarter 1998

Federal Signal Corporation  reported record third quarter new orders,  sales and
backlog.  New orders were up 15% to $279  million,  sales  increased  5% to $261
million and backlog rose 18% to $390 million.  Most of the backlog  increase was
in the fire rescue segment. Third quarter diluted earnings per share declined to
$.30 from $.36 last year.  Operating  income  declined 4%.  While  manufacturing
issues  at the  U.S.  fire  apparatus  business  remain  the  company's  largest
opportunity for earnings improvement,  the largest single factor contributing to
the  year-over-year  shortfall is market  weakness in the  company's oil and gas
related  businesses.  Net income  declined  from $16.3  million to $13.8 million
because of the lower operating income, increased interest costs and a decline in
non-operating income.

In the third  quarter,  new order  growth was led by the  Vehicle  Group's  fire
rescue segment. Since fire rescue products require the longest lead times within
the  company,  this strong  order demand will have more benefit to the year 2000
than to this year. All groups except Safety Products increased sales.

Vehicle  Group new  orders  were up 24% in the  third  quarter,  with  municipal
markets generally strong,  particularly for fire rescue vehicles. Group earnings
were up 11% on a 1% sales increase.
    Environmental  products'  earnings increased 32% on a sales increase of 14%.
   New orders were up 7% as strong growth in non-U.S.  sweeper orders outweighed
   a decline in U.S.  industrial  vacuum truck orders.  The U.S.  market remains
   strong for municipal vacuum trucks. However, softer U.S. orders for municipal
   street sweepers and further  softening of the industrial  vacuum truck sector
   occurred during the third quarter.  The water blasting business  acquisition,
   made in August of last year,  is  performing  very well and was  important to
   year-over-year results in the quarter.
    Fire rescue  orders were up 38% on strength in municipal  markets  generally
   everywhere (except Asia-Pacific) as compared to a relatively weak order level
   last year.  Fire rescue  sales were down 8% and  earnings  were down 25% from
   last  year's  third  quarter.  Emergency  One,  which  has been  experiencing
   production  problems,  saw apparatus deliveries in the third quarter increase
   13% over the second quarter of this year, as plants increased  throughput and
   productivity. Emergency One manufacturing is increasingly benefiting from the
   capabilities of its new (April 1999 start-up)  enterprise  resource  planning
   system for production  planning and control and is increasingly  effective in
   dealing with various supply shortages caused by the still  over-heated  truck
   chassis market. The particular mix of products which delivered in the quarter
   was unfavorable for both sales and margins.  The mix of scheduled  deliveries
   for the fourth  quarter is  significantly  richer in higher  price and higher
   margin vehicles, many of which were partially completed in the third quarter.
   These  partially  completed  vehicles  were a key  component  of  the  higher
   inventory levels in fire rescue during the quarter. Third quarter fire rescue
   backlog approximates three quarters sales, about 50% higher than normal. This
   situation has not affected the segment's competitive  position,  and provides
   an  additional  amount  of  higher  priced  backlog  for  delivery  in coming
   quarters.  The fire rescue segment  continues to plan  additional  production
   ramp-up in order to reduce that backlog in the year 2000.

Tool Group new orders rose 14%,  sales were up 15% and  earnings  were up 4% for
the quarter.  The favorable  performance was  attributable to the acquisition of
the leading U.S. manufacturer of "superhard" consumable tooling at the beginning
of this quarter.  As has been the case  throughout the year,  Tool's only active
market in the U.S. was automotive  manufacturing;  the group's  foreign  markets
remain mixed, but mainly slow.

Sign Group third  quarter  sales  increased  39%;  orders  declined 3% from last
year's strong third quarter.  While  slightly  below last year,  orders ran at a
roughly $80 million  annual rate,  continuing the trend that began in the second
half of last  year.  Earnings  were down 47% in the  quarter,  caused by project
overruns on certain bid-type construction contracts. These contracts represented
a significant  portion of Sign's  production  and sales  activities in the third
quarter.  Sign  management  will limit future  involvement  in this small market
segment  composed  of large  one-time,  bid  projects.  Sign has shown  dramatic
improvement  in 1999 with  first  nine  months  orders up 19%,  sales up 39% and
income  up  84%.  Sign's  expected  fourth  quarter   operating   margin  should
approximate the rate it achieved in the first half of 1999.

Safety Products Group orders were up 4% in the quarter, as very strong emergency
signals and parking  security devices orders were partially offset by continuing
very weak  hazardous  area  lighting  orders (oil and gas  exploration  spending
related) and still weak industrial orders. Sales decreased 2%, as results in the
weak markets more than offset  emergency  signals and parking devices  strength.
Safety Products' earnings declined 11% in the quarter compared to the 1998 third
quarter (which had an unusually strong margin); however, third quarter operating
margin  strengthened  considerably  compared  to  the  first  half  of  1999  on
relatively  broad-based better  performance of the group's businesses  excluding
hazardous area lighting.

Gross profit as a percent of net sales declined to 30.3% in the third quarter of
1999 from 30.7% in the third quarter of 1998. The percentage decline was largely
attributable to lower gross margins in fire rescue and safety products  segments
and project  overruns in the Sign Group.  These  declines  were partly offset by
improvement  in  the  Environmental   Products  Group.   Selling,   general  and
administrative  expenses as a percent of net sales increased to 20.5% from 20.0%
in the third  quarter of 1998  largely as a result of changes in  business  mix.
Interest expense increased to $6.6 million in the third quarter of 1999 compared
to $4.7 million in 1998  reflecting  increased  borrowings  to finance  business
acquisitions  offset  partially by lower interest rates.  The effective tax rate
for the third quarter of 1999 was 30.5%  compared to the third quarter 1998 rate
of 31.3%.  The rate  decrease  was due  largely  to the  realization  of certain
non-taxable income in the third quarter of 1999.

Comparison of First Nine Months 1999 to Same Period 1998

Orders for the first nine months were up 10% and sales rose 7% to $780  million.
Diluted  earnings per share for the first nine months declined to $.88 from $.94
last year. Net income  declined to $40.5 million from $43.1 million in 1998. The
slight  increase in  operating  income in the first nine months of 1999 was more
than offset by the increase in interest expense.

Gross  profit as a  percent  of net sales  declined  to 30.2% in the first  nine
months  of 1999 from  31.1% in the first  nine  months of 1998.  The  percentage
decline was largely  attributable  to lower gross margins in the fire rescue and
sign  segments and a lower  proportion  of Tool Group sales partly  offset by an
improved margin in the  environmental  products  segment.  Selling,  general and
administrative  expenses  decreased  slightly to 20.5% of net sales in the first
nine months of 1999 from 20.8% in the same period a year ago.  Interest  expense
increased  from $14.0 million to $17.1 million  largely as a result of increased
borrowings to finance recent business  acquisitions.  The effective tax rate was
31.9% for the first nine months of 1999,  slightly  above the 31.7% for the same
time frame in 1998.

Seasonality of Registrant's Business

Certain of the  Registrant's  businesses  are  susceptible  to the influences of
seasonal buying or delivery patterns. The Registrant's  businesses which tend to
have lower sales in the first calendar  quarter  compared to other quarters as a
result of these  influences  are  signage,  street  sweeping,  outdoor  warning,
municipal emergency signal products, parking systems and fire rescue products.

Financial Position, Liquidity and Market Risk at September 30, 1999

The current ratio  applicable to  manufacturing  activities was 1.2 at September
30, 1999 compared to 1.6 at December 31, 1998.  Working  capital  (manufacturing
operations)  at September 30, 1998 was $67.1 million  compared to $116.0 million
at the most recent  year-end.  The  debt-to-capitalization  ratio  applicable to
manufacturing  increased to 45% at  September  30, 1999 from 37% at December 31,
1998,   largely  as  a  result  of  borrowings   incurred  to  finance  business
acquisitions.  The debt-to-capitalization ratio applicable to financial services
activities was 87% at September 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998.

Current  financial  resources and anticipated  cash flows from the  Registrant's
operations  are  expected  to be  adequate  to  meet  future  cash  requirements
including capital expenditures and modest amounts of additional stock purchases.

At  September  30,  1999,  the  Registrant's  exposure  to  market  risk had not
materially changed from December 31, 1998.

Impact of the Year 2000 Issue

Reference  should be made to  Registrant's  discussion of the Year 2000 issue in
the Financial  Review  included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1998.

The company is completing the final phases of correcting systems with identified
deficiencies and plans to complete the final validation testing of its Year 2000
compliance  program by December 31,  1999.  The company  currently  believes all
major  processes,  systems,  and  business  functions  comply with the Year 2000
requirements  and the  remainder  will comply by December  31,  1999.  While the
company does not expect that the consequences of any unsuccessful  modifications
would  significantly  affect the financial  position,  liquidity,  or results of
operations,  there  can  be no  absolute  assurance  that  failure  to be  fully
compliant  by 2000  would not have an  impact on the  company.  The  company  is
continuing to survey critical  suppliers,  distributors  and customers to assure
that their systems will be Year 2000 compliant and anticipates  this survey will
essentially  be complete by early fourth  quarter  1999.  While the failure of a
single  third party to timely  achieve  Year 2000  compliance  should not have a
material  adverse effect on the company's  results of operations in a particular
period,  the failure of several  key third  parties to achieve  such  compliance
could have such an effect. The company has essentially completed its contingency
plans to alter business relationships in the event certain third parties fail to
become Year 2000 compliant.

The costs of the company's  Year 2000  transition  program are being funded with
cash  flows  from  operations.   Some  of  these  costs  relate  solely  to  the
modification of existing systems,  while others are for new systems,  which will
improve  business  functionality.  In total,  these costs are not expected to be
substantially  different from the normal,  recurring costs that are incurred for
systems  development  and  implementation.  As a  result,  these  costs  are not
expected to have a material  adverse effect on the company's  overall results of
operations or cash flows.

Part II. Other Information

Responses  to items one  through  six are  omitted  since these items are either
inapplicable or the response thereto would be negative.

                                         SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                 Federal Signal Corporation

11/12/99                         By:   /s/ Henry L. Dykema
                                 Henry L. Dykema
                                 Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


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This schedule contains summary financial information extracted
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for the nine months ended September 30, 1999, and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to such financial statements.

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