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Exhibit 23
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
1670 Broadway
Suite 1000
Denver CO 80202-4870
Telephone (720) 931-7000
Facsimile (720) 931-7100
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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Re: Johns Manville Corporation Registrations:
On Form S-8 (File No. 33-29389)
and Form S-8 (File No. 333-06313)
and Form S-8 (File No. 333-06321)
and Form S-8 (File No. 333-06375)
and Form S-8 (File No. 333-24253)
and Form S-8 (File No. 333-31007)
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the above referenced
Registration Statements of our report dated June 19, 2000 relating to the
financial statements of Johns Manville Employees 401(k) Plan, which appears in
this Form 11-K.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
June 26, 2000
