Brush Wellman Reports Record Sales for the First Quarter 2000 CLEVELAND - April 26, 2000 - Brush Wellman Inc. (NYSE:BW) today reported first quarter sales of $135.4 million, the highest quarterly sales in the Company's history, and a 20% increase over 1999 first quarter sales of $113.2 million.

Brush Wellman Declares Dividend CLEVELAND - March 7, 2000 - Brush Wellman Inc. (NYSE:BW - news) announced today the declaration of its first quarter dividend of 12 cents a share payable April 7, 2000 to shareholders of record on March 24, 2000. Brush Wellman Inc., with headquarters in Cleveland,

Brush Wellman Announces Annual Meeting Date and a Plan to Create a New Corporate Structure CLEVELAND - Feb. 1, 2000 - Brush Wellman Inc. (NYSE:BW) today announced that March 6, 2000 is the record date for shareholders' voting at its Annual Meeting to be held in Cleveland, Ohio on May 2, 2000.

Brush Wellman Reports Record Sales for 1999 and Fourth Quarter CLEVELAND, Ohio - January 26, 2000 - Brush Wellman Inc. (NYSE - BW) today reported annual sales for 1999 of $455.7 million, the highest annual sales in the Company’s history, and an 11% increase over 1998 annual sales of $409.9 million.