Alamo Group Inc. Announces Plant Consolidation

Alamo Group Inc. (NYSE: ALG) today announced that it will close its SMC plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and consolidate the operations into the Company's Gibson City, Illinois facility. This transition will begin in the fourth quarter of 2011 and should be complete in early 2012. The consolidation will result in a pre-tax restructuring charge in the fourth quarter of 2011 of approximately $0.7 million. Additionally, the Company is reviewing options for the sale of the SMC plant and anticipates a gain on the sale of the facility when it occurs.