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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
CLOROX COMPLETES TENDER OFFER FOR ARMOR ALL PRODUCTS CORPORATION
 
Oakland, CA, December 31--The Clorox Company (CLX-NY, PSE) and Armor All 
Products Corporation announced today that Clorox has completed its tender 
offer for all the outstanding shares of common stock of Armor All Products 
Corporation (ARMR-NASDAQ) at $19.09 net per share. The offer expired, as 
scheduled, at midnight (EST) on Monday December 30, 1996.

As of the termination of the offer, based on a preliminary count from the
Depositary, First Chicago Trust Company of New York, approximately 21,119,908 
Armor All shares had been tendered and not withdrawn. This includes 
approximately 419,202 shares tendered pursuant to guarantees of delivery that 
have not yet been delivered. The shares validly tendered and not withdrawn at 
that time were accepted for payment. These tendered shares represent 
approximately 98.8% of the outstanding shares of Armor All common stock. The 
shares of Armor All not tendered will shortly be converted into the right to 
receive $19.09 net per share pursuant to a short-form merger between a Clorox 
subsidiary and Armor All.

In addition to its line of home cleaning products, The Clorox Company
manufactures and markets bleaches, cat litters, insecticides, charcoal
briquets, salad dressing and sauces. The Company had net earnings of $222
million on sales of $2.2 billion for the year ended June 30.
 
Armor All leads the $710 million automotive cleaning products market with a 30
percent share, and has about a 60 percent share of the $170 million protectant
segment.
 
Contacts:
 
News Media
 
Mark Marymee
(510) 271-7461

Investment Community
 
Karen Rose
(510) 271-7385
Ughetta Ugolini
(510) 271-2270
 
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