EXHIBIT 1

          FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

          Contact:
          Ellen B. Richstone            James R. Buckley
          Chief Financial Officer       Account Executive
          Augat Inc.                    Sharon Merrill Associates, Inc.
          508/543-4300                  617/262-1800

             AUGAT INC. ANNOUNCES RESTRUCTURING TO IMPROVE PROFITABILITY

               MANSFIELD, Mass., December 20, 1995 -- Augat Inc. (NYSE:AUG)
          today announced that it plans to restructure its Interconnect
          Products Division (IPD) and rationalize manufacturing in its
          Automotive Division in order to improve future profitability of
          those operations.  The Company said results for the fourth
          quarter ended December 31, 1995 will include a restructuring
          charge and other charges totaling $23 million pretax ($15.6
          million after taxes, or $0.78 per share).  These charges are
          related to the consolidation of manufacturing operations in its
          Interconnect Products and Automotive Divisions as well as to the
          costs associated with exiting several low-margin, commodity
          interconnect product lines.  The total cash impact of the
          restructuring, which will occur over the next 24 months, is
          expected to be less than $4 million.

               Commenting on the restructuring, William R. Fenoglio, Chief
          Executive Officer of Augat, said, "This decision will reinforce
          the strategy we outlined earlier this year to have IPD develop a
          more focused product line and to continue our efforts to
          eliminate costs and capacity in both Automotive and IPD, wherever
          possible to remain competitive.  This decision represents a two
          and one-half year payback and will not have a significant impact
          on Augat's cash flow.  More importantly these changes should
          enable our operations to achieve improved profitability over both
          the near and long term."
          
               "With approximately half of the operations-related charges
          attributable to IPD, this division will operate with a more
          focused product line strategy, concentrating on areas that have
          strong market share positions," said Fenoglio.  "Once this
          realignment has been completed, we believe IPD will be better
          positioned to achieve returns in line with our future
          expectations related to creating shareholder value."  

               Approximately $9 million of the P&L charge attributable to
          the Interconnect Products Division relates to the withdrawal from
          certain low-margin, commodity product lines; the balance
          represents costs associated with transferring production of IC
          sockets from the Mashpee, Massachusetts facility to the Lugano,
          Switzerland and Sanford, Maine operations and closing the Mashpee
          plant.

               The restructuring in the Automotive Division involves a
          relocation, in phases, of all battery cable and wiring production
          from Montgomery, Alabama to other Augat wiring and component
          locations during 1996.

               Approximately 800 Augat employees will be affected by the
          restructuring.  Some will be asked to relocate and the balance
          will be subject to layoffs; however, the majority of the planned
          layoffs are not expected to occur until 1996.

               "Given the disappointments in 1995 directly attributable to
          the lower domestic automotive volumes and the priority of moving
          ahead as quickly as possible to improve our overall operating
          results, we have elected to take these actions now," said
          Fenoglio.  "While the key benefits of the moves will be
          structural and reflected in our long-term competitive position,
          we believe that the positive impact on our financial performance
          in 1996 due to partial-year benefits from these actions should be
          $0.15 per share or more."

               One of the largest manufacturers of connector products in
          the world, Augat Inc. is pursuing a strategy for growth in
          communications, automotive, computer and industrial markets
          through customer partnerships, new-product introductions,
          strategic acquisitions and ongoing productivity measures.