BEACHWOOD, Ohio, April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aleris International,
Inc. (NYSE: ARS) announced today that it has commenced an exchange offer to
exchange up to $125 million principal amount of its 9% Senior Notes due 2014,
Series B, which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, for a
like amount of its outstanding 9% Senior Notes due 2014, which were issued on
November 4, 2004 in a transaction exempt from registration. The exchange
offer is being made under the terms and conditions contained in the company's
prospectus dated April 29, 2005. The exchange notes will be identical in all
substantial respects to the original notes being exchanged, except that the
transfer restrictions and registration rights applicable to the original notes
will not apply to the exchange notes.
The exchange offer and associated withdrawal rights will expire at
midnight, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on May 31, 2005, unless extended by
Aleris. Notes may be electronically tendered, as described in the prospectus
and the related exchange offer materials.
Copies of the prospectus and other information relating to this exchange
offer, including transmittal materials, may be obtained from the exchange
agent, LaSalle Bank National Association, 135 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 1960,
Chicago, Illinois 60603, Attn: Greg Clarke.
This notice is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute an
offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of Aleris
International, Inc. nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any
state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.
Aleris International, Inc. is a global leader in aluminum recycling and
the production of specification alloys and is a major North American
manufacturer of common alloy sheet. We are also a leading manufacturer of
value-added zinc products that include zinc oxide, zinc dust and zinc metal.
Headquartered in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, the Company operates
28 production facilities in the U.S., Brazil, Germany, Mexico and Wales, and
employs approximately 3,200 employees. For more information about the
Company, please visit our Web site at http://www.aleris.com .
SOURCE Aleris International, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Michael D. Friday of Aleris International,
Inc., +1-216-910-3503
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