Carrier Corp. Increases Prices on Residential and Commercial Equipment in North America

FARMINGTON, Conn., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Carrier Corp., a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), will increase prices up to 6 percent on its Carrier and Bryant brand residential and commercial heating, ventilation and air-conditioning equipment sold in North America. The increase will be implemented by mid-July.

For more information about Carrier products and services, visit http://www.carrier.com/.

About Carrier Corp.

Carrier Corp., headquartered in Farmington, Conn., is the world's largest provider of heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions. With 2007 revenues of $14.6 billion, Carrier has approximately 43,000 employees worldwide and operations in more than 170 countries. Carrier is part of United Technologies Corp., a Hartford, Connecticut-based provider of products and services to the aerospace and building systems industries worldwide. Visit http://www.carrier.com/ for more information.

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Source: Carrier Corp.

CONTACT: Residential Products, Michelle Caldwell, +1-317-240-5690, or
Commercial Products, Mary Milmoe, +1-315-432-7169, both of Carrier Corp.

Web site: http://www.carrier.com/

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