BEACHWOOD, Ohio, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Aleris International, Inc., a
global leader in aluminum rolled and extruded products, aluminum recycling
and specification alloy production, announced today the extension of its
offer to exchange up to $600 million aggregate principal amount of its
9%/9-3/4% Senior Notes due 2014 and up to $400 million aggregate principal
amount of its 10% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016 for an equal principal
amount of 9%/9-3/4% Senior Notes due 2014 and 10% Senior Subordinated Notes
due 2016 that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. The exchange offer is now scheduled to expire at 12:00 a.m.,
Eastern Time, on August 22, 2007, unless further extended by Aleris
International, Inc. As of 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on August 20, 2007,
approximately $593.4 million of the outstanding 9%/9-3/4% Senior Notes and
approximately $390.9 million of the outstanding 10% Senior Subordinated
Notes had been tendered in the exchange offer.
Requests for a prospectus and a letter of transmittal in connection
with the exchange offer for the 9%/9-3/4% Senior Notes due 2014 or the
exchange offer for the 10% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016 should be
directed to the exchange agent, LaSalle Bank National Association, at (312)
904-5527. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these
securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities
laws of any such state.
Aleris International, Inc. is a global leader in aluminum rolled
products and extrusions, aluminum recycling and specification alloy
production. The Company is also a recycler of zinc and a leading U.S.
manufacturer of zinc metal and value-added zinc products that include zinc
oxide and zinc dust. Headquartered in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb of
Cleveland, the Company operates 48 production facilities in North America,
Europe, South America and Asia, and employs approximately 8,500 employees.
For more information about Aleris, please visit our Web site at
http://www.aleris.com.
SAFE HARBOR REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Forward-looking statements made in this news release are made pursuant
to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These include statements that contain words such as "believe,"
"expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "should" and similar
expressions intended to connote future events and circumstances, and
include statements regarding future actual and adjusted earnings and
earnings per share; future improvements in margins, processing volumes and
pricing; overall 2007 operating performance; anticipated higher adjusted
effective tax rates; expected cost savings; success in integrating Aleris's
recent acquisitions, including the acquisition of the downstream aluminum
businesses of Corus Group plc; its future growth; an anticipated favorable
economic environment in 2007; future benefits from acquisitions and new
products; expected benefits from changes in the industry landscape; and
anticipated synergies resulting from the merger with Commonwealth, the
acquisition of the downstream aluminum businesses of Corus Group plc and
other acquisitions. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results could
differ materially from those described in the forward- looking statements.
These risks and uncertainties would include, without limitation, Aleris's
levels of indebtedness and debt service obligations; its ability to
effectively integrate the business and operations of its acquisitions;
further slowdowns in automotive production in the U.S. and Europe; the
financial condition of Aleris's customers and future bankruptcies and
defaults by major customers; the availability at favorable cost of aluminum
scrap and other metal supplies that Aleris processes; the ability of Aleris
to enter into effective metals, natural gas and other commodity
derivatives; continued increases in natural gas and other fuel costs of
Aleris; a weakening in industrial demand resulting from a decline in U.S.
or world economic conditions, including any decline caused by terrorist
activities or other unanticipated events; future utilized capacity of
Aleris's various facilities; a continuation of building and construction
customers and distribution customers reducing their inventory levels and
reducing the volume of Aleris's shipments; restrictions on and future
levels and timing of capital expenditures; retention of Aleris's major
customers; the timing and amounts of collections; currency exchange
fluctuations; future write-downs or impairment charges which may be
required because of the occurrence of some of the uncertainties listed
above; and other risks listed in Aleris's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including but not limited to Aleris's
annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007,
particularly the sections entitled "Risk Factors" contained therein.
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SOURCE Aleris International, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Michael D. Friday, Aleris International,
Inc., +1-216-910-3503
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