AZZ Inc. Resumes Stock Repurchases

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- AZZ Inc. AZZ, a global provider of metal coating services, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services, today announced it has resumed buying back shares as part of the stock repurchase program previously authorized by AZZ's Board of Directors (the "Board") in 2012.

Tom Ferguson, president and chief executive officer of AZZ Inc., commented, "We are pleased with the strong financial performance of our business this fiscal year, delivering double-digit top and bottom-line growth.  As a result of current market conditions, we believe that share repurchases at the current valuation are an attractive use of capital and have resumed purchases of our shares of common stock. The resumption of our stock repurchase program emphasizes the confidence that management has in the Company's solid operations and the strength of our balance sheet. We remain highly focused on executing our strategic growth initiatives while enhancing shareholder value."

On January 19, 2012, AZZ's Board authorized the repurchase of up to ten percent of the outstanding number  of shares of its common stock that were issued and outstanding as of the time of the approval which represented approximately 1.26 million shares (the "2012 share repurchase program"). The 2012 share repurchase program does not have an expiration date, and the amount and prices paid for any future share purchases under the prior authorization will be based on market conditions and other factors at the time of the purchases. Repurchases will be made through open market purchases, private transactions, or otherwise in accordance with applicable federal securities laws, including Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act").  As of the end of the third quarter of our fiscal year 2020, there were approximately 26.24 million shares of AZZ common stock issued and outstanding, and approximately one million shares remaining for purchase under the 2012 share repurchase program.

AZZ cannot predict when, if or the amount of shares of common stock it will repurchase pursuant to the 2012 share repurchase program, as it will depend on a number of future factors, including constraints specified in any Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, market price of the shares of common stock, general business and market conditions, and alternative investment opportunities. Information regarding the share repurchases will continue to be available in AZZ's periodic reports on Form 10-Q and Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as required by the applicable rules of the Exchange Act.

About AZZ Inc.

AZZ Inc. is a global provider of metal coating solutions, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services to the power generation, transmission, distribution and industrial markets. AZZ Metal Coatings is a leading provider of metal finishing solutions for corrosion protection, including hot dip galvanizing to the North American steel fabrication industry. AZZ Energy is dedicated to delivering safe and reliable transmission of power from generation sources to end customers, and automated weld overlay solutions for corrosion and erosion mitigation to critical infrastructure in the energy markets worldwide.

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