CLEVELAND, Jul 1, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Brush Engineered Materials Inc. (NYSE:BW) announced today that its previously announced public offering of shares of common stock has been priced at $ 18.75 per share. The offering will include 2.05 million primary shares -- 350,000 more than previously announced -- and 115,000 secondary shares. The primary shares are being issued by Brush and the secondary shares are being sold by selling shareholders. Brush will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares by the selling shareholders. The net proceeds of the offering to Brush will be approximately $35 million after expenses. The transaction is expected to close on July 7, 2004. The underwriters named below have an option to purchase an additional 324,750 primary shares.
KeyBanc Capital Markets, a division of McDonald Investments Inc., is acting as the lead managing underwriter and Jeffries & Company, Inc., BB&T Capital Markets, a division of Scott & Stringfellow, Inc., and Wm Smith Securities, Incorporated are acting as co-managing underwriters. When available, copies of the final prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from KeyBanc Capital Markets at McDonald Investment Center, 800 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114.
A registration statement relating to these securities was filed and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press 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. The offering of these securities may be made solely by means of the prospectus included in the registration statement.
Brush Engineered Materials Inc. is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, supplies worldwide markets with beryllium products, alloy products, electronic products, precious metal products, and engineered material systems.
SOURCE: Brush Engineered Materials Inc.
Brush Engineered Materials Inc.
Investors: Michael C. Hasychak, 216-383-6823
Media: Patrick S. Carpenter, 216-383-6838
http://www.beminc.com
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