Maxco, Inc. Completes Sale of Atmosphere Annealing, Inc. to Subsidiary of Quanex Corporation

Maxco, Inc. announced that on February 1, 2007 MACSTEEL Atmosphere Annealing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quanex , purchased substantially all the assets of Atmosphere Annealing, Inc. (AAI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Maxco, Inc. Quanex is a manufacturer of engineered materials and components for the vehicular products and building products markets.

Atmosphere Annealing Inc. is a metal heat treating company with four plants located in the Midwest and fiscal 2006 sales of $46.6 million. Considered one of North America’s leading heat-treating companies, AAI specializes in high volume, ferrous heat treating services for customers focused on automotive applications.

“AAI has been very successful since we purchased it in 1997 and our board of directors believes that selling the business at this time will deliver maximum value for our shareholders,” said Max A. Coon, Maxco Chairman and President. Maxco’s shareholders approved the sale of AAI at its annual shareholder’s meeting on January 30, 2007.

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Source: Maxco, Inc.