Lexmark International Announces New Line of Specialty Papers For Ink Jet
Printers

Announcement Marks First Time Lexmark Paper Available at Retail Company
Offers Free Samples to Consumers for a Limited Time

LEXINGTON, KY. MAY 7, 1996...Continuing to improve its market position in
printer consumables, Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE:LXK) today
announced a line of enhanced specialty paper and transparency products
designed to enable users of ink jet printers to create a wide-array of
quality applications for the home and office. The products support
Lexmark's family of ink jet printers, including the ExecJet IIc, WinWriter
150c, Color Jetprinter 1020 and 2070, as well as printers from other
manufacturers, and will initially be available in 1996 in an estimated
4,000 leading retail outlets across the United States beginning in
May."This announcement is a significant step in helping us become a market
leader in printer consumables by providing a broad, competitive product
line that will meet the specialized needs of our customers," says Tom
Lamb, vice president and general manager of Lexmark's Imaging Solutions
Division. "We're excited about providing ink jet printer users a
wide-variety of products that will enable them to pursue new, imaginative
options for both home and work. Our move to make these available through
retail will improve accessibility to the marketplace."

Lexmark has expanded its relationship with retailers over the past year. At
the end of 1994, Lexmark products were available in approximately 500
retail outlets. Today, Lexmark printers and supplies are available in more
than 12,000 retail outlets worldwide.

The new products include Lexmark's Premium Ink Jet Paper, which provides
enhanced color output at 300 dots per inch (dpi) printing. The bright
white matte finish is ideal for reports, business graphics and desktop
publishing. Lexmark's High Resolution Premium Ink Jet Paper provides the
sharpest output of its coated papers and is designed for reproducing
photographic images, graphics and text that require higher resolution of
600 or 720 dpi.

Lexmark's Ink Jet Glossy Film provides bright white, high gloss finish for
an almost photographic quality appearance with illustrations, scanned
images, and complex graphics and Lexmark's Ink Jet Transparencies are
designed to give outstanding resolution for crisp, colorful, easy-to-read
presentations. The clear, transparent film resists curling for easy
feeding. In addition, Lexmark is offering an Ink Jet Variety Pack that
provides a sampling of the new products, including the High Resolution
Premium Ink Jet Paper and Ink Jet Glossy Film.

Also, for a limited time, Lexmark is offering a free sample pack that
includes all four new specialty products. For more information on this
free offer and about Lexmark's line of specialty papers, customers should
call Lexmark Direct at (800) 438-2468.  Product information and press
releases can be found on the Lexmark home page at http://www.lexmark.com,
the Lexmark bulletin board service at (606) 232-5238 and Lexmark's
CompuServe forum, "Go Lexmark."

Lexmark International is a global developer, manufacturer and supplier of
laser, ink jet and dot matrix printers and associated consumable supplies
for the office and home markets. Sales in 1995 were $2.2 billion. The
company has manufacturing facilities in Lexington, Kentucky; Boulder,
Colo.; Orleans, France; Sydney, Australia and Rosyth, Scotland. An
additional facility will open in Juarez, Mexico later in 1996.
 
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