S-1/A 1 ds1a.htm AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO FORM S-1 Amendment No. 5 to Form S-1
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 28, 2008.

Registration No 333-142444

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 5

to

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

PNA GROUP HOLDING CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware

  5051   20-4829830

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

400 Northridge Road, Suite 850

Atlanta, Georgia 30350

(770) 641-6460

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Maurice S. Nelson, Jr.

Chief Executive Officer

PNA Group Holding Corporation

400 Northridge Road, Suite 850

Atlanta, Georgia 30350

(770) 641-6460

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

 

Cristopher Greer, Esq.    John Papachristos, Esq.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

(212) 728-8000

Facsimile: (212) 728-9214

  

William Miller, Esq.

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

80 Pine Street

New York, New York 10005

(212) 701-3000

Facsimile: (212) 269-5420

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:

As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, check the following box.    ¨

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    ¨

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

 

Title of Each Class

of Securities To Be Registered

  

Proposed Maximum

Aggregate Offering
Price(1)(2)

        Amount of
Registration
Fee(3)

Common Stock, par value $0.01

   $200,000,000        $6,356
 
 
(1)   Estimated solely for purposes of determining the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(2)   Includes shares of common stock which may be purchased by the underwriters to cover over-allotments, if any.
(3)   Computed in accordance with Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933. Of this amount, $5,373 was previously paid.

 

 

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 


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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED             , 2008

P R O S P E C T U S

             Shares

PNA Group Holding Corporation

Common Stock

$              per share

 

 

We are selling              shares of our common stock. We have granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to              additional shares of common stock to cover over-allotments.

This is the initial public offering of our common stock. We currently expect the initial public offering price to be between $             and $             per share. We have applied to have the common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “PNA.”

 

 

Investing in our common stock involves risks. See “ Risk Factors” beginning on page 14.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

 

     Per Share    Total

Public Offering Price

   $                    $                

Underwriting Discount

   $    $

Proceeds to PNA Group Holding Corporation (before expenses)

   $    $

The underwriters expect to deliver the shares to purchasers on or about                 , 2008.

 

 

 

    Citi    UBS Investment Bank

 

 

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

                    , 2008


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You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not, and the underwriters have not, authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not, and the underwriters are not, making an offer of these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of this prospectus.

 

 

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Summary

   1

Risk Factors

   14

Forward-Looking Statements

   22

Use of Proceeds

   23

Capitalization

   24

Dilution

   25

Dividend Policy

   27

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Data

   28

Selected Consolidated Financial Data

   36

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   38

Business

   69

Management

   80

Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions

   95

Principal Stockholder

   97

Description of Capital Stock

   98

Description of Certain Indebtedness

   101

Shares Eligible for Future Sale

   107

Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations

   109

Underwriting

   112

Legal Matters

   116

Experts

   116

Where You Can Find More Information

   116

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

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SUMMARY

This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in our common stock. You should read the entire prospectus carefully together with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus before making an investment decision. This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those discussed in the “Risk Factors” and other sections of this prospectus. The terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company” and “PNAG Holding” refer to PNA Group Holding Corporation and its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires. The term “PNA Intermediate” refers to PNA Intermediate Holding Corporation, a direct wholly owned subsidiary of PNAG Holding. The term “PNA” refers to PNA Group, Inc., a direct wholly owned subsidiary of PNA Intermediate. “Platinum” refers to Platinum Equity Capital Partners, our sole stockholder, and its affiliated entities, and “Platinum Advisors” refers to Platinum Equity Advisors, LLC. Unless the context otherwise requires, information in this prospectus identified as “pro forma as adjusted” gives effect to the PNA Intermediate Offering and the use of proceeds therefrom, the Real Estate Transfer, the Services Agreement Amendment (each as defined herein), the issuance of our common stock offered hereby, which we refer to as the “offering,” and the use of the proceeds from the offering as provided herein. For purposes of arriving at our results for the year ended December 31, 2006, we combined the results of PNAG Holding and its consolidated subsidiaries for the period May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006 and the results of PNA and its consolidated subsidiaries for the period January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006.

Our Company

We are a leading national steel service center group that distributes steel products and provides value-added steel processing services to our customer base, which is largely comprised of fabricators and original equipment manufacturers across a diversified group of industries, including the (i) infrastructure, institutional, industrial and commercial construction, (ii) machinery and equipment manufacturing, (iii) oil and gas, (iv) telecommunications and (v) utilities markets. We distribute a variety of steel products, including a full line of structural and long products, plate, flat rolled coil, tubulars and sheet, and we also perform a variety of value-added processing services for our customers. During 2007, we served more than 7,750 customers and we believe we are a crucial part of our customers’ supply chains, providing steel distribution and processing services that steel producers are typically not equipped or willing to undertake for end-users. Using sophisticated inventory and distribution information systems developed specifically for the steel service center industry, we provide just-in-time delivery to many of our customers, which enables them to manage their working capital costs better. Our steel service center facilities are strategically located in high density or high population growth areas in the United States, which puts us in a position to take advantage of growing markets and market trends. For the year ended December 31, 2007, we had net sales of approximately $1.6 billion and net income of approximately $13.3 million.

We intend to opportunistically pursue strategic acquisitions that will increase our scale, grow our market share of value-added products and expand our business. For example, with the consummation of the acquisitions of (i) Metals Supply Company, Ltd., or MSC, a leading structural steel service center and distributor in the Gulf Coast region of the United States, (ii) Precision Flamecutting & Steel, L.P., or Precision Flamecutting, a Texas-based service center engaged in the processing and distribution of carbon, alloy, high strength, low alloy, or HSLA, and steel plate and (iii) Sugar Steel Corporation and its affiliate, S&S Steel Warehouse, Inc. (together referred to herein as Sugar Steel), a Chicago-based general line service center, we now operate 23 steel service centers nationally, as well as manage five joint ventures that operate a total of seven service centers.

 

 

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Our business is organized into two reportable segments: Long Products and Plate, or Long Products, and Flat Rolled Products, or Flat Rolled:

Long Products and Plate Segment (73.2% of 2007 net sales).    Our Long Products segment operates 18 facilities throughout the Southwest, New England, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and Southeast regions of the United States. This segment distributes structural beams, tubing, plates, pipes, channels, angles, flats, rounds, reinforcing and merchant bar, bar grating and floor plate. Through our Long Products segment, we also provide value-added steel processing capabilities that include saw-cutting, T-splitting, cambering, high speed drilling and tapping, plate bending, shearing, punching, grinding, ultrasonic testing, plasma and oxy-fuel plate burning with full computer-aided design and drafting capabilities. We market these products and services under six regional brands: Infra-Metals, Delta Steel, Metals Supply Company, Smith Pipe & Steel, Precision Flamecutting and Sugar Steel. The major markets served by our Long Products segment, representing more than half of 2007 segment sales, are the infrastructure, institutional, industrial and commercial construction markets. The other major markets served by this segment include ship and barge building, railcar manufacturing, metal building fabrication, oil and gas, telecommunications and utilities. Our ability to identify niche market opportunities has allowed us to increase our value-added services and broaden our customer base as evidenced by our acquisitions of MSC, Precision Flamecutting and Sugar Steel. In addition, we have established and grown our presence in providing steel monopoles to the telecommunications and utility transmission markets, both of which are expanding markets. Two of our facilities in Texas operate 60-foot, 2,200-ton Pullmax press brakes to produce a significant portion of the steel monopoles used in telecommunications towers and utilities transmission towers in these markets.

Flat Rolled Products Segment (26.8% of 2007 net sales).    Our Flat Rolled segment operates five facilities located in the Midwest, the South and California, as well as seven joint venture facilities. The Flat Rolled segment offers hot rolled, hot rolled pickled and oiled, cold rolled and galvanized and other coated coil and sheet products. Virtually all of the steel sold by the Flat Rolled facilities receives value-added processing such as temper-passing, leveling, slitting, pickling and brush cleaning (sheet cleaning system). Through this segment, we also perform tolling, where we process customer-owned steel for a fee, without taking either title to the inventory or the associated price risk of the steel. We market these products and services under our Feralloy brand. Customers include metal building manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers in the machinery, tank, railcar, agricultural and construction industries.

Industry Overview

Steel service centers operate as intermediaries between primary steel producers and end-users, which typically include fabricators, who require smaller quantities of more highly customized products delivered on a just-in-time basis, and original equipment manufacturers who, although they use higher quantities of products, demand specialized processing that steel producers do not typically offer. Due to smaller purchase sizes or a need for specialized processing, producers historically have not dealt directly with such end-users. By purchasing large quantities of steel from producers, steel service centers are able to take advantage of producer economies of scale resulting in lower costs of materials purchased. Because steel service centers purchase steel from a number of primary producers, they can maintain a consistent supply of various types of steel used by their customers. In turn, steel service centers allow customers to lower their inventory levels, decrease the time between the placement of an order and receipt of materials and reduce internal expenses, thereby helping these customers to manage their working capital in an efficient manner. However, unlike pure distributors that buy standard grades of steel in bulk from producers and resell them in smaller quantities to local end-users, steel service centers also engage in a variety of value-added processing operations, such as cutting, shaping or treating steel to particular customer specifications.

Purchasing magazine estimated in its May 2008 issue that the combined U.S. and Canadian metal service center industry’s annual revenue was $143 billion in 2007, up from $126.5 billion in 2006. According to industry sources, metal service centers represent the largest customer group of the U.S. domestic steel industry. The metal

 

 

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service center industry remains highly fragmented, with over 500 companies operating in North America, based on internal Company estimates. Competition is based in large part on quality, price and the ability to provide value-added services such as cutting, shaping or treating steel as well as working capital management and just-in-time delivery. Accordingly, the capital requirements (in terms of inventory levels and requisite machinery and working capital) needed to become a successful metal service center are a significant barrier to entry into the industry. Additionally, due to the geographic nature of the business, our experience indicates that customers are usually located within approximately 250 miles of the service center or distributor, as transportation costs can make up a substantial portion of the cost to the customer. The geographic nature of the business also means that local supply and demand shape the competitive landscape, with each service center having its own set of regional competitors.

Our Strengths

We believe that a combination of our size and scale, our established position in the industry, the types of value-added services we offer, and our ability to carry significant amounts of inventory gives us an advantage over both our existing and potential competitors. Our strong competitive position in each of our markets is a result of numerous factors, including the following:

Leading Market Share Positions

We are one of the leading steel service center operators by volume in the United States, with 2007 annual volume of 2.5 million tons. According to Purchasing magazine’s May 2008 issue, we are the 10th largest service center in North America. Our steel service center facilities are located in high density or high population growth areas in the United States, including New England, the Mid-Atlantic, the Midwest, the Southeast and the Southwest, and we believe that in many cases our steel service centers are the number one or number two market share leaders in their respective geographic markets.

Demonstrated Ability to Grow Our Business

In May 2006 we completed the acquisition of MSC, or the MSC Acquisition, which, on a pro forma basis, added $28 million to our 2006 EBITDA and gave us a significant market share position in structural products in the southwestern United States. Since then, we have continued to actively identify targets for our acquisition pipeline, which due to industry trends toward consolidation has never been stronger. This allows us to be highly selective in pursuing potential acquisitions. In December 2007 and March 2008, we completed the acquisitions of Precision Flamecutting and Sugar Steel, respectively, which enhanced our structural and plate capabilities and market share.

Additionally, we continually monitor and evaluate important organic growth opportunities. We have recently begun several expansion projects to increase capacity at certain of our facilities and we expect to complete these expansions in middle to late 2008. We are also in the process of building two new facilities, one each by Infra-Metals and MSC. Our blast paint facility in Morgan City, Louisiana has given us access to the Gulf Coast shipbuilding industry. Our ability to add key machinery and equipment at our current facilities, such as the installations of 60-foot, 2,200-ton Pullmax hydraulic press brakes at our Houston and Fort Worth facilities, has allowed us to penetrate the niche market for steel monopoles used in telecommunications and utilities markets. Furthermore, our installation of a recoiler at the Portland, Oregon facility of one of our joint ventures has enabled us to participate in the 1,300 mile “Rockies Express” natural gas pipeline project.

Our substantial indebtedness may, however, significantly limit our ability to grow our business, both due to the amount of such indebtedness and the restrictive covenants contained therein. As of March 31, 2008, our indebtedness, represented by the Senior Floating Rate Toggle Notes due 2013 issued by PNA Intermediate (net

 

 

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of unamortized portion of original issue discount), or the Floating Rate Notes, the 10 3/4% Senior Notes due 2016 issued by PNA, or the PNA Notes, the Preussag Seller Note (as defined herein) and borrowings under PNA’s senior secured credit facility was approximately $729.7 million, with $48.9 million of non-recourse real estate mortgage debt at the Real Estate Subsidiaries (as defined herein).

Broad Product Offering in Multiple High-Growth Markets

We offer an extensive portfolio of steel products, including beams, square and rectangular tubing, channels, angles, flats, rounds, reinforcing bar, plates and floor plates, sheets, and flat rolled products such as hot, cold rolled and galvanized coil. Our extensive line of products enables us to serve high-growth end markets such as infrastructure and industrial construction, oil and gas, telecommunications and industrial transmission markets, ship and barge building, railcar manufacturing and equipment manufacturers, while having very little exposure to the automotive or residential construction markets. The varied markets of our customers and the geographic diversity of our facilities enable us generally to weather fluctuations in economic patterns in any particular end market or region within the United States.

Exceptional Service to Large, Diversified Customer Base

We believe that our exceptional service, quality processing, reliability and broad product offering have enabled us to develop long-term relationships with a large, diverse and loyal customer base. During 2007, we shipped products to over 7,750 customers with an average invoice size of approximately $4,200. Our facilities are strategically located within 250 miles of the majority of our customers, which combined with our inventory handling capabilities, enables us to provide rapid delivery to an increasing percentage of customers who demand just-in-time delivery while limiting freight costs.

State-of-the-Art Facilities with Value-Added Processing Capabilities

We operate state-of-the art processing facilities that enable us to provide highly efficient and value-added steel processing services to our customers. Since 1997, we have invested approximately $120 million to modernize our operations, including approximately $7.5 million in the first quarter of 2008, closing eight outdated facilities and substantially expanding or opening nine facilities, thereby positioning us to enjoy solid organic growth. This modernization resulted in increased operating efficiency, which we believe gives us a cost advantage over many of our competitors.

Our facilities provide us with significant advantages over competitors who lack financial resources to invest in newer facilities. Such competitive advantages include newer equipment that reduces processing time and labor costs, efficient floor layouts tailored to specific products that improve process flow, and locations situated outside of congested urban areas that allow for easier and faster access by trucks. We believe that our 2007 average sales per facility of $77.7 million compares very favorably with our industry peers. Our facilities are also equipped to handle several modes of transportation including truck, rail and barge, and many facilities are in close proximity to deep water ports. Shipping by rail or barge significantly lowers freight costs. Nearly all of our facilities have processing capabilities such as slitting, cut-to-length, tempering, drilling, sawing, press braking, blasting, painting, oxy-fuel and high definition plasma cutting, enabling us to perform value-added processing on 20% of our Long Products and 98% of our Flat Rolled Products in 2007.

Strong Vendor and Joint Venture Partner Relationships

We have well-established, long-term relationships with some of the largest North American and international steel producers. In 2007, we purchased approximately 1.8 million tons of steel. Because of our scale, we believe we are a significant customer of our major steel suppliers, which enables us to receive volume

 

 

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discounts and maintain access to critical steel inventory in periods of tight supply. We have further solidified our relationships with vendors through our joint venture arrangements with a number of major steel producers. We have formed our current joint ventures with steel mills through the mutual provision of capital resources, with PNA managing the operations. The steel producers provide the majority of our joint venture business volume, on a tolling basis, which eliminates any inventory risk. Two of these joint venture facilities are located on supplier campuses, an indication of how closely we are integrated with our suppliers. We will seek to increase the number of our joint venture arrangements in order to further develop our relationships with suppliers and benefit from the increased sales volume.

Experienced Management Team

Members of our senior management team have an average of 34 years of experience in the steel industry and an average of 14 years of service with our company. They have successfully developed the Company into one of North America’s leading steel service centers by identifying and implementing value-added processing opportunities, reducing operating expenses, improving working capital management and closing select facilities.

Our Strategy

We intend to continue to increase our net sales and profitability through the following strategies:

Organic Growth through Further Expansion into High-Growth End Markets

We aim to grow organically by expanding geographically and adding new value-added services in high-growth end markets. An example of our geographic growth includes the establishment of our Marseilles, Illinois, facility, which has enabled us to service the large concentration of structural steel fabricators in the commercial and industrial construction market in the Midwest. We also built a facility in Petersburg, Virginia on the campus of one of our suppliers, Gerdau Ameristeel, to expand our customer base in the Mid-Atlantic, and have now established a significant customer base among structural steel fabricators in commercial and industrial construction markets as well as the rail car market in this region. In order to penetrate the growing Gulf Coast shipbuilding industry, we built a 65,000 square foot facility in Morgan City, Louisiana, which provides blasting and painting processing capabilities demanded by that industry. Going forward, we plan to (i) build two new facilities, one each by Infra-Metals and MSC and (ii) increase capacity at certain of our facilities, including multiple additional expansion projects that are expected to increase our capacity beginning in middle to late 2008. Through our installation of a recoiler at the Portland, Oregon facility of one of our joint ventures, we were able to participate in the 1,300 mile “Rockies Express” natural gas pipeline project. We are continually seeking out other opportunities for growth along geographic and product lines.

Strategic Growth through Acquisitions

In addition to the organic growth objectives outlined above, we plan to continue our growth through acquisitions within the steel service center industry in order to expand our customer base and increase market share. We constantly seek to identify suitable acquisition opportunities that would allow us to expand our current product offering, end markets and geographic presence to strengthen our positioning as a leading steel service center. In our opinion, the highly fragmented nature of our industry provides many opportunities for strategic acquisitions. For example, our acquisitions of MSC and Sugar Steel increased the breadth of structural beams in our product offering, which has allowed us to occupy and better serve a greater portion of the infrastructure, institutional, industrial and commercial construction markets in the Southwest and the Midwest. In addition, our recent acquisition of Precision Flamecutting provides us the opportunity to broaden our value-added processing capabilities and product offerings and expand and diversify our customer base as well as increase our market share in the Southwest. Through acquisitions, we aim to expand our product offering and our customer

 

 

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relationships, increase our reach across various end markets, and expand our scale. We believe that larger economies of scale and more extensive geographic coverage will allow us to benefit from greater purchasing power and better client service, and improve our ability to offer a broader menu of value-added services.

Focus on Working Capital Management

Our ability to manage working capital effectively is an important tool for limiting our inventory risk as we manage volatility in the steel industry. Our focus on effective working capital management also enables us to manage our profitability while maintaining the flexibility required for short order lead times. We use sophisticated inventory and distribution information systems developed specifically for the steel service center industry. We expect to continue improving our working capital management. We believe that these improvements will result in enhanced profitability for our business and will allow us to mitigate the impact of cyclical steel price fluctuations.

Continue to Optimize Operations

We plan to expand upon the success we have had over the past few years in increasing profitability through improving our facilities. Since 1997 we have closed or sold eight outdated facilities and built or considerably extended nine modern, state-of-the-art facilities, spending a total of approximately $120 million, including approximately $7.5 million in the first quarter of 2008, both to build these new facilities and to modernize equipment at existing plants. This modernization has resulted in increased operating efficiency, which we believe gives us a competitive cost advantage over many of our competitors. As we grow both organically and through strategic acquisitions, we will have increased opportunities to improve our profitability through the optimization of our network of facilities.

The Sponsor

Platinum is a global acquisition firm headquartered in Los Angeles with principal offices in Boston, New York and London. Since its founding in 1995, Platinum has acquired more than 80 businesses in a broad range of markets, ranging from telecommunications and information technology to logistics, chemical and industrial manufacturing, distribution and service. Platinum’s current portfolio includes 20 companies with operations in over 20 countries worldwide. The firm has a diversified capital base that includes the assets of its portfolio companies, which had approximately $8 billion in revenue in 2007, and manages over $3 billion of equity capital across two private equity funds. Platinum’s M&A&O® approach to investing focuses on acquiring businesses that need operational support to realize their full potential and can benefit from Platinum’s expertise in transition, integration and operations.

Recent Acquisitions

On December 24, 2007, PNA acquired all of the outstanding partnership interests of Precision Flamecutting for cash consideration of $47.1 million paid at closing to the former owners, costs associated with the transaction of $0.2 million and refinancing of $7.3 million of Precision Flamecutting’s then existing indebtedness. Precision Flamecutting, a Texas limited partnership operating one facility in Houston, is in the business of processing and distributing carbon, alloy, and HSLA steel plate, including plasma-cutting, flame-cutting, and beveling services, as well as machining, rolling, forming, heat-treating, coating, and general machining and fabrication services.

Effective March 14, 2008, PNA acquired all the outstanding capital stock and ownership interests of Sugar Steel Corporation and its affiliate, S&S Steel Warehouse, Inc., for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $44.7 million. Sugar Steel is a general line metals service center company serving the greater Chicago area and

 

 

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adjacent states. Sugar Steel specializes in carbon structural products such as beams, angles, tubes, squares, channels, pipes, bars, basement columns, sheets and flats, and provides value-added processing services such as sawing, shearing, flame-cutting, plasma-cutting, angle-cutting, cambering, splitting and shot blasting.

Concurrent Transactions

PNA is party to a corporate advisory services agreement, or the Services Agreement, with Platinum Advisors, an affiliate of Platinum. In connection with this offering, Platinum Advisors and PNA intend to amend the Services Agreement, pursuant to which PNA will pay Platinum Advisors $                 million as consideration for terminating the monitoring fee payable thereunder using additional borrowings under PNA’s senior secured credit facility. We refer to this as the Services Agreement Amendment. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Services Agreement.”

Simultaneously with the consummation of this offering, the 100 outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Travel Main Corporation, our wholly owned subsidiary, will be transferred by way of dividend to a newly created parent LLC of PNAG Holding. As of the date hereof, the fair market value of the stock of Travel Main Corporation is approximately $23.4 million, based on appraisals performed in 2005 and 2006. Platinum will be the sole stockholder of the new parent LLC both prior to and subsequent to the consummation of this offering. The transfer is expected to be a taxable event resulting in a liability totaling approximately $7.9 million that will be paid in cash by us. The transfer of the Travel Main stock to our newly created parent LLC is referred to as the Real Estate Transfer. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Real Estate Transfer.”

 

 

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Corporate Structure

On May 9, 2006, we acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of PNA in a merger transaction, or the Platinum Acquisition, with Preussag North America, Inc.

Below is a chart that illustrates our corporate structure following consummation of the Real Estate Transfer.

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Corporate Information

PNAG Holding was incorporated in the State of Delaware in February 2006. PNAG Holding’s principal offices are located at 400 Northridge Road, Suite 850, Atlanta, Georgia 30350. PNAG Holding’s telephone number is (770) 641-6460. Our internet address is www.pnagroupinc.com. Information on our website does not constitute part of this prospectus.

 

 

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The Offering

 

Issuer

PNA Group Holding Corporation.

 

Common stock offered by us

                     shares.

 

Common stock outstanding before this offering

                     shares.


 

Common stock to be outstanding immediately after this offering

                     shares.

 

Use of proceeds

We estimate that our net proceeds from this offering will be approximately $             million. We intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock offered pursuant to this prospectus and the net proceeds from the exercise, if any, of the underwriters’ over-allotment option (i) to make a capital contribution of $173.4 million to PNA Intermediate in order to repay the Floating Rate Notes and (ii) to pay a $         million dividend to Platinum, our sole stockholder, which represents the remaining net proceeds in excess of the aggregate amount used to retire in full the Floating Rate Notes. See “Use of Proceeds.”

 

Risk factors

See “Risk Factors” on page 14 of this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our common stock.

 

Dividend policy

Other than dividends declared prior to the consummation of this offering, we do not anticipate declaring or paying any regular cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Any payment of cash dividends on our common stock in the future will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon our results of operations, earnings, capital requirements, financial condition, future prospects, contractual restrictions and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors.

 

Proposed New York Stock Exchange symbol

PNA.

The number of shares to be outstanding after this offering is based on                      shares of common stock outstanding as of                      and the                  shares of common stock being sold by us in this offering, and assumes no exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase shares of our common stock in this offering to cover over-allotments, if any.

Unless we specifically state otherwise, the information in this prospectus assumes:

 

   

an initial public offering price of $             per share, the mid-point of the offering range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus; and

 

   

the underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option.

 

 

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Summary Historical Consolidated and Pro Forma Combined Financial Data

After giving effect to the consummation of the Platinum Acquisition, PNAG Holding, along with its consolidated subsidiaries, are referred to collectively in this prospectus as the Successor company. Prior to the consummation of that acquisition, PNA, along with its consolidated subsidiaries, are referred to collectively in this prospectus as the Predecessor company.

PNAG Holding was formed for the purpose of acquiring PNA, its predecessor and indirect wholly owned subsidiary. From its formation on February 7, 2006 and prior to the Platinum Acquisition on May 9, 2006, PNAG Holding did not have any assets, liabilities or results of operations. Therefore, the following summary consolidated historical financial data (i) as of and for the year ended December 31, 2005 and for the period from January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006 have been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of PNA, (ii) as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2007 and for the period from May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006 have been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of PNAG Holding, and (iii) as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and March 31, 2008 have been derived from the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of PNAG Holding, in each case included elsewhere in this prospectus. The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include, in the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, that are necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position as of such dates and our results of operations for such periods. The results for periods of less than a full year are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any interim period or for a full year.

The following table also presents (i) summary pro forma financial data for PNAG Holding and (ii) summary pro forma as adjusted financial data for PNAG Holding, in each case for the year ended December 31, 2007 and as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The pro forma statement of income data give effect to the PNA Intermediate Offering and the use of proceeds therefrom as if they had been consummated on January 1, 2007. The pro forma as adjusted statement of income data give effect to the PNA Intermediate Offering and the use of proceeds therefrom, the Real Estate Transfer, the Services Agreement Amendment and this offering as if they had been consummated on January 1, 2007. The pro forma balance sheet data as of March 31, 2008 give effect to the Real Estate Transfer as if it had occurred on March 31, 2008. The pro forma as adjusted balance sheet data as of March 31, 2008 give effect to the Real Estate Transfer, the Services Agreement Amendment and this offering as if they had occurred as of March 31, 2008. The pro forma and pro forma as adjusted financial information is not necessarily indicative of either future results of operations or the results that might have occurred if the PNA Intermediate Offering and the use of proceeds therefrom, the Real Estate Transfer, the Services Agreement Amendment and this offering had been consummated on the dates indicated above. We cannot assure you that assumptions used in the preparation of the pro forma financial data will prove to be correct.

 

 

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You should read the summary financial and other data set forth below along with the sections in this prospectus entitled “Use of Proceeds,” “Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Data,” “Selected Consolidated Financial Data,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

    Predecessor     Successor(5)
  Year Ended
December 31,
2005
    January 1 to
May 9,
2006
    May 10 to
December 31,
2006
    Three
Months
Ended
March 31,
2007
    Year Ended
December 31,
2007
    Three
Months
Ended
March 31,
2008
    Pro Forma
Year Ended
December 31,
2007
    Pro Forma
As Adjusted
Year Ended
December 31,
2007
  Pro Forma
As Adjusted
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2008
    (dollars in thousands, except shares and per share amounts)             

Statement of Income Data:

                 

Net sales

  $ 1,250,289     $ 487,190     $ 1,074,201    

$

407,322

 

  $ 1,632,469     $ 474,037     $ 1,632,469     $     $  

Costs and expenses:

                 

Cost of materials sold (exclusive of items shown below)

    1,050,018       401,612       864,271       335,536       1,353,843       384,081       1,353,843      

Processing

    30,288       11,985       20,664       8,137       33,232       9,924       33,232      

Distribution

    17,321       6,395       14,647       5,591       19,348       6,214       19,348      

Selling, general and administrative

    80,288       35,393       75,848       28,622       125,956       33,413       125,956      

Depreciation and amortization

    9,466       3,262       7,926       2,971       11,553       4,201       11,553      
                                                               

Total costs and expenses

    1,187,381       458,647       983,356       380,857       1,543,932       437,833       1,543,932      
                                                               

Operating income

    62,908       28,543       90,845       26,465       88,537       36,204       88,537      

Interest expense

    5,519       1,375        25,596       13,126       63,135       17,472       65,110      

Income from equity investments

    (1,546 )     (770 )     (942 )     (453 )     (2,558 )     (658 )     (2,558 )    
                                                               

Income before minority interest and income tax expense

    58,935       27,938       66,191       13,792       27,960       19,390       25,985      

Minority interest

    1,423       788       1,471       513       2,374       774       2,374      
                                                               

Income before income tax expense

    57,512       27,150       64,720       13,279       25,586       18,616       23,611      

Income tax expense

    21,825       10,146       23,619       5,066       12,309       7,550       11,555      
                                                               

Net income

  $ 35,687     $ 17,004     $ 41,101     $ 8,213     $ 13,277     $ 11,066     $ 12,056     $     $             
                                                                   

Earnings per common share:

                 

Basic and diluted

  $ 35,687     $ 17,004     $ 4.70     $ 0.94     $ 1.52     $ 1.26     $ 1.38     $     $  

Weighted average shares outstanding

    1,000       1,000       8,750,000       8,750,000       8,750,000       8,750,000       8,750,000      

Pro forma earnings per common share–adjusted for dividends in excess of earnings(1):

                 

Basic and diluted

                  $  

Pro forma weighted average shares outstanding–as adjusted for dividends in excess of earnings(1)

                 

 

 

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    Predecessor     Successor(5)
  Year Ended
December 31,
2005
    January 1
to

May 9,
2006
    May 10 to
December 31,
2006
    Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2007
    Year Ended
December 31,
2007
    Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2008
    Pro Forma
Year Ended
December 31,
2007
  Pro Forma
As Adjusted
Year Ended
December 31,
2007
  Pro Forma
As Adjusted
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2008
                 
    (dollars in thousands)
 

Other Financial Data:

                 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  $ 153,085     $ (23,073 )     $ (50,523 )   $ (15,483 )   $ 37,763     $ (43,269 )      

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

    (4,501 )     (2,460 )     (316,675 )     (5,544 )     (73,913 )     (47,807 )      

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

    (149,106 )     24,836       378,576       107,713       38,730       87,169        

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

    (6,327 )     (2,460 )     (4,902 )     (4,631 )     (14,778 )     (7,513 )      

EBITDA(2)

    72,497       31,787       98,242       29,376       100,274       40,289     $ 100,274   $                $             
 

Other Operating Data:

                 

Tons sold

    1,553,030       600,893       1,231,816       475,280       1,873,327       495,517       1,873,327    

Tons tolled(3)

    691,398       271,199       479,302       159,823       641,771       151,321       641,771    
                                                                 

Total tons

    2,244,428       872,092       1,711,118       635,103       2,515,098       646,838       2,515,098    
                                                                 

 

    Predecessor     Successor(5)
  December 31,
2005
    December 31,
2006
    March 31,
2007
    December 31,
2007
    March 31,
2008
    Pro
Forma
March 31,
2008
    Pro Forma
As Adjusted
March 31,
2008
             
         

(dollars in thousands)

Balance Sheet Data:

             

Cash

  $ 2,210        $ 12,891     $ 99,577     $ 15,471     $ 11,564     $ 11,564    

Working capital(4)

    247,057       426,213       539,360       431,229       520,513       512,613    

Total current assets

    383,960       634,227       715,565       615,046       721,029       721,029    

Property, plant and equipment, net

    95,200       61,542       65,528       72,104       88,796       88,796    

Total assets

    504,096       746,444       833,963       780,819       902,069       903,481    

Total debt

    59,101       476,267       658,652       690,786       778,573       778,573    

Stockholders equity (deficit)

             

Common Stock

    33,865       88       88       88       88       88    

Paid-in capital

    —         17,412       —         —         —         —      

Retained earnings (accum deficit)

    253,119       38,201       (6,174 )     (97,980 )     (86,914 )     (86,914 )  

Accum other comp (loss) income

    (2,037 )     (130 )     (130 )     208       208       208    

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

    284,947       55,571       (6,216 )     (97,684 )     (86,618 )     (86,618 )  

 

 

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(1)   Pro forma earnings per share—as adjusted for dividends in excess of earnings includes              additional shares that represent, in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 1B.3, the number of shares sold in this offering, the proceeds of which are assumed for the purposes of this calculation to have been used to pay dividends during the twelve months ended March 31, 2008, plus additional planned dividends resulting from this offering in excess of net income for the twelve months ended March 31, 2008. The calculation assumes an initial offering price of $             per share, the mid-point of the price range on the cover page of this prospectus. The dividends in excess of earnings and assumed number of additional shares issued to pay dividends in excess of earnings for the twelve months ended March 31, 2008 are as follows (in thousands, except shares and per share amounts):

 

Dividends paid:

  

During the nine months ended December 31, 2007

   $ 96,870

During the three months ended March 31, 2008

     0

From proceeds of this offering

  
      
   $  
      
  

Net income:

  

For the nine months ended December 31, 2007

   $ 5,064

For the three months ended March 31, 2008

     11,066
      
   $ 16,130
      
  

Dividends in excess of net income

   $  

Assumed initial offering price per share

   $  

Assumed additional number of shares issued to fund dividends in excess of earnings

  

 

 

(2)   EBITDA represents net income before net interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. We believe that EBITDA provides additional information for determining our historical performance. EBITDA does not represent, and should not be used as a substitute for, net income or cash flows from operations as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and EBITDA is not necessarily an indication of whether cash flow will be sufficient to fund our cash requirements. Our definition of EBITDA may differ from that of other companies. See the table below for a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA. EBITDA is not a measure of cash flow under GAAP and should not be considered as a substitute for any GAAP measure. Additionally, certain of our debt covenants, particularly those contained in the indenture governing the PNA Notes and the indenture governing the Floating Rate Notes, are based upon a measure derived from EBITDA. Pro forma as adjusted EBITDA will not reflect $         rent expense payable to the Real Estate Subsidiaries (as defined herein) that will be a dividend to our newly created parent LLC (to be wholly owned by Platinum) pursuant to the Real Estate Transfer. In accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 46(R), the Real Estate Subsidiaries transferred to the newly created parent LLC will be consolidated with our results.

Set forth below is the reconciliation of net income to EBITDA (dollars in thousands):

 

 

    Predecessor     Successor(5)
  Year Ended
December 31,
2005
  January 1
to

May 9,
2006
    May 10 to
December 31,
2006
  Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2007
  Year Ended
December 31,
2007
  Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2008
  Pro Forma
Year Ended
December 31,
2007
  Pro Forma
As Adjusted
Year Ended
December 31,

2007
  Pro Forma
As
Adjusted
Three
Months
Ended
March 31,
2008
                 

Net income

  $ 35,687   $ 17,004     $ 41,101   $ 8,213   $ 13,277   $ 11,066   $ 12,056   $     $  

Add:

                   

Income tax expense

    21,825     10,146        23,619     5,066     12,309     7,550     11,555    

Interest expense

    5,519     1,375       25,596     13,126     63,135     17,472     65,110    

Depreciation and amortization

    9,466     3,262       7,926     2,971     11,553     4,201     11,553    
                                                       

EBITDA

  $ 72,497   $ 31,787     $ 98,242     29,376   $ 100,274   $ 40,289   $ 100,274   $                $             
                                                       

 

(3)   Includes tolled volumes at our consolidated subsidiaries.
(4)   “Working capital” represents total current assets less total current liabilities.
(5)   As a result of the application of purchase accounting, the Successor Company balances and amounts presented are not comparable with those of the Predecessor Company.

 

 

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RISK FACTORS

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below, together with the other information contained in this prospectus, before making your decision to invest in shares of our common stock. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones facing our company. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us, or that we currently deem immaterial, may also impair our business operations. We cannot assure you that any of the events discussed in the risk factors below will not occur. These risks could have a material and adverse impact on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. If that were to happen, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Relating to Our Business

Our business, financial condition and results of operations are heavily impacted by varying steel prices.

The steel industry as a whole is cyclical and at times pricing and availability of our inventory can be volatile due to numerous factors beyond our control, including domestic and international economic conditions, labor costs, energy costs, freight and shipping costs, production levels, competition, import duties and tariffs and currency exchange rates. These factors can significantly affect the availability and cost of raw materials, such as iron ore, coking coal and steel scrap, to our suppliers and the availability of finished goods from our suppliers, and in turn result in higher steel prices for us, and may, therefore, adversely affect our net sales, operating margin and net income or may result in lower steel prices which may adversely affect the value of our inventory. Steel costs typically represent approximately 80 to 85% of our cash flow. Our service centers maintain substantial inventories of steel to accommodate the short lead times and just-in-time delivery requirements of our customers. Accordingly, we purchase steel in an effort to maintain our inventory at levels that we believe to be appropriate to satisfy the anticipated needs of our customers, which we base on information derived from customers, market conditions, historic usage and industry knowledge. Our commitments for steel purchases are generally at prevailing market prices in effect at the time we receive delivery from our suppliers. We have no substantial long-term, fixed-price purchase contracts other than those that are offset by long-term fixed price sales contracts with customers. Steel prices from our suppliers rise when raw material prices rise, and we may not be able to pass any portion of the price increase on to customers. Steel prices from our suppliers decline when raw material prices decline, and there have been historical periods of rapid and significant movements in the prices of metal both upward and downward. Customer demands for lower prices could result in lower sale prices and, to the extent we sell from existing inventory, lower margins.

Changes in steel prices also affect our cash flow because of the time difference between our payment for our raw materials and our collection of cash from our customers. We tend to pay for replacement materials (which are more expensive when steel prices are rising) over a shorter period than the time it typically takes to collect our accounts receivable after the sale of our products. This cash requirement for working capital is higher in periods when we are increasing inventory quantities or when we are investing in higher cost inventory. Our cash flow is thus adversely affected by rising steel prices. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

Our operating results could be negatively affected during economic downturns.

The businesses of many of our customers are, to varying degrees, cyclical and have historically experienced periodic downturns due to economic conditions, energy prices, consumer demand and other factors beyond our control. These economic and industry downturns have been characterized by diminished product demand, excess capacity and, in some cases, lower average selling prices. Therefore, any significant downturn in one or more of the markets that we serve, one or more of the end markets that our customers serve or in economic conditions in general could result in a reduction in demand for our products. Additionally, as an increasing amount of our customers relocate their manufacturing facilities outside of the United States, we may not be able to maintain our level of sales to those customers.

 

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Although the sale of our products directly to customers abroad is very limited, our financial performance is nonetheless dependent upon a healthy economy beyond the United States. Our customers sell their products abroad and some of our suppliers buy feedstock abroad. As a result, our business is affected by general economic conditions and other factors outside the United States, primarily in Canada, Mexico and South America, but also in Europe and Asia. Our suppliers’ access to raw materials, and therefore our access to steel, is additionally affected by such conditions and factors. Similarly, the demand for our customers’ products, and therefore our products, is affected by such conditions and factors. We cannot assure you that events having an adverse effect on the industries in which we operate will not occur or continue, such as further increased prices of steel, enhanced imbalances in the world’s iron ore, coking coal, steel scrap and steel industries, a downturn in world economies, increases in interest rates, unfavorable currency fluctuations or a slowdown in the key industries served by our customers.

We rely on steel suppliers in our business and purchase a significant amount of steel from a limited number of suppliers. Termination of one or more of our relationships with any of those suppliers could have a negative effect on our business because we may be unable to obtain steel from other sources in a timely manner or at all.

We use various types of steel in our business, including beams, plate, flat rolled coil, tubulars and sheet. Our operations depend upon obtaining adequate supplies of steel on a timely basis. We purchase most of our steel from a limited number of steel suppliers. Termination of one or more of our relationships with any of these major suppliers could have a negative effect on our business if we were unable to obtain steel at comparable prices from other sources in a timely manner or at all.

In addition, the domestic steel production industry has experienced consolidation in recent years. For instance, as of December 31, 2007, the top three steel producers together control greater than a majority of the domestic steel market, based on public data. Further consolidation could result in a decrease in the number of our major suppliers or a decrease in the number of alternative supply sources available to us, which could make it more likely that termination of one or more of our relationships with major suppliers would result in a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Consolidation could also result in price increases for the metal that we purchase. Such price increases could adversely affect our results of operations if we were not able to pass these price increases on to our customers.

We rely upon our steel suppliers as to the specifications of the steel we purchase from them.

We rely on mill certifications that attest to the specifications of the product received from our suppliers as to the physical and chemical properties of the steel purchased for resale, and generally, consistent with industry practice, do not undertake independent testing of such steel. We generally rely on our customers to notify us of any steel that does not conform to the specifications certified by the mill. We are currently in a dispute with certain steel traders regarding the quality of specific orders of steel purchased from certain foreign mills and may have unknowingly received such non-conforming product in the past. Although our primary sources of product have been domestic mill suppliers, we have and will continue to purchase product from foreign steel suppliers. In the event that steel purchased from domestic suppliers is deemed to not meet quality specifications per the mill certifications, we generally have had recourse against these suppliers for both the cost of the product purchased and possible claims from our customers. However, there is a greater level of risk that similar recourse will not be available to us in the event of claims by our customers related to product delivered from foreign suppliers that does not meet the specifications per the mill certifications. In these circumstances, we may be at greater risk of loss for claims for which we do not carry, or do not carry sufficient, insurance.

We operate in a highly fragmented and competitive industry.

We are engaged in a highly fragmented and competitive industry. We compete with a large number of other value-added steel processors/service centers on a regional and local basis, some of which may have greater financial resources than us. We also compete, to a much lesser extent, with primary steel producers, who typically sell to very large customers requiring regular shipments of large volumes of standard grades of steel.

 

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Our success depends on our ability to retain our key employees.

We are dependent on the services of our senior management team to remain competitive in our industry. There is a risk that we will not be able to retain or replace these key employees. The loss of members of our senior management team without retaining replacements could harm our business or prevent or delay the implementation and completion of our strategy.

We are subject to extensive environmental regulation.

Our operations are subject to extensive laws and regulations governing workplace health and safety and environmental matters. We believe that we are in substantial compliance with such laws and do not currently anticipate that we will be required to expend any material amounts in the foreseeable future in order to meet current environmental or workplace health and safety requirements. We are not currently subject to any pending claims and have not received any notices of potential material liability with respect to cleanup of contamination at our leased or owned properties, at any of the joint venture properties, or at any off-site location. However, we cannot rule out the possibility that we could be notified of such claims or liability in the future. It is possible that we could be identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a state agency or third parties as being potentially responsible for environmental cleanup under federal and state law. If so, we could incur substantial litigation costs in defense and settlement of such claims. We cannot be certain, however, that identification of presently unidentified conditions, more vigorous enforcement by environmental agencies, enactment of more stringent laws and regulations or other unanticipated events will not arise in the future and give rise to material liabilities. See “Business—Government Regulation and Environmental Matters.”

Adverse developments in our relationship with our employees and future shortages of employees could adversely affect our business.

As of March 31, 2008, approximately 194 of our employees (and 82 of the employees of our joint ventures) at various sites were members of unions. Our relationship with these unions has been satisfactory. In the future occasional work stoppages could occur, and any such work stoppages could prevent us from distributing steel products and providing steel processing services to our customers in a timely fashion, and could harm our reputation with our customers.

As of the date of this prospectus, we are a party to 9 collective bargaining agreements with such unions, which expire at various times. Collective bargaining agreements for all of our union employees expire within the next 5 years. Historically, we have succeeded in negotiating new collective bargaining agreements without a strike. However, we cannot assure you that we will succeed in negotiating new collective bargaining agreements to replace the expiring ones without a strike.

From time to time, there are shortages of qualified operators of metals processing equipment. In addition, during periods of low unemployment, turnover among less-skilled workers can be relatively high. If we fail to attract, retain and train qualified employees, we may be unable to effectively conduct our operations and service our customers, and our growth could be impaired.

We may pursue future acquisitions as well as organic growth. If we incur additional debt that becomes difficult to service, incur contingent liabilities and expenses in connection with future acquisitions or organic growth, or cannot effectively integrate newly acquired operations, your investment may decline in value.

A portion of our historical growth has occurred through acquisitions and we may enter into acquisitions in the future. Acquisitions involve risks that the businesses acquired will not perform in accordance with expectations and that business judgments concerning the value, strengths and weaknesses of businesses acquired will prove incorrect. Future acquisitions or organic growth may result in the incurrence of debt and contingent liabilities and an increase in interest expense and amortization expenses, and acquisitions may result in periodic impairment charges related to goodwill and other intangible assets as well as significant charges relating to integration costs.

 

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We may not be able to integrate successfully any business we acquire into our existing business and any acquired businesses may not be profitable or as profitable as we had expected. The successful integration of new businesses depends on our ability to manage these new businesses and cut excess costs. The successful integration of future acquisitions may also require substantial attention from our senior management and the management of the acquired business, which could decrease the time that they have to service and attract customers and develop new products and services. In addition, because we may actively pursue a number of opportunities simultaneously, we may encounter unforeseen expenses, complications and delays, including difficulties in employing sufficient staff and maintaining operational and management oversight. Our inability to complete the integration of new businesses in a timely and orderly manner, as well as the failure of an expansion of our already existing facilities or businesses to generate the positive results we had hoped to achieve, could increase costs, lower profits and ultimately decrease the value of your investment.

We have a substantial amount of indebtedness, which could adversely affect our financial position and prevent us from fulfilling our obligations under the PNA Notes and the Floating Rate Notes.

We currently have, and following this offering will continue to have, a substantial amount of indebtedness. As of March 31, 2008, our total indebtedness, represented by the Floating Rate Notes, the PNA Notes, the Preussag Seller Note, borrowings under PNA’s senior secured credit facility and other debt obligations, was $729.7 million, and $48.9 million of non-recourse real estate mortgage debt at the Real Estate Subsidiaries (as defined herein), which we will consolidate in accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 46(R). We may also incur additional indebtedness in the future. As of March 31, 2008, PNA had approximately $97.4 million of unused capacity under its revolving credit facility. Our substantial indebtedness may:

 

   

make it difficult for us to satisfy our financial obligations, including making scheduled principal and interest payments on the PNA Notes and the Floating Rate Notes and our other indebtedness;

 

   

limit our ability to borrow additional funds for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and general corporate and other purposes;

 

   

limit our ability to use our cash flow or obtain additional financing for future working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other general corporate purposes;

 

   

require us to use a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to make debt service payments;

 

   

limit our flexibility to plan for, or react to, changes in our business and industry;

 

   

place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our less leveraged competitors; and

 

   

increase our vulnerability to the impact of adverse economic and industry conditions.

We and our subsidiaries may be able to incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future. The terms of PNA’s senior secured credit facility and the indentures governing the PNA Notes and the Floating Rate Notes restrict but do not prohibit our subsidiaries from doing so and do not place any limitation on PNAG Holding’s ability to incur indebtedness. If new indebtedness is added to our current debt levels, the related risks that we and our subsidiaries now face could intensify.

The covenants in PNA’s senior secured credit facility, the indenture governing the PNA Notes, the indenture governing the Floating Rate Notes and the mortgages on our properties impose, and covenants contained in agreements governing indebtedness we incur in the future may impose, restrictions that may limit our operating and financial flexibility.

PNA’s senior secured credit facility, the indenture governing the PNA Notes and the indenture governing the Floating Rate Notes contain a number of significant restrictions and covenants that limit PNA Intermediate’s and PNA’s ability and the ability of their restricted subsidiaries to:

 

   

incur additional debt;

 

   

pay dividends on their capital stock or repurchase their capital stock;

 

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make certain investments;

 

   

enter into certain types of transactions with affiliates;

 

   

limit dividends or other payments by PNA Intermediate and its restricted subsidiaries to us, to PNA Intermediate or to PNA;

 

   

use assets as security in other transactions; and

 

   

sell certain assets or merge with or into other companies.

Our future indebtedness may contain covenants more restrictive in certain respects than the restrictions contained in PNA’s senior secured credit facility, the indenture governing the PNA Notes and the indenture governing the Floating Rate Notes. Operating results below current levels or other adverse factors, including a significant increase in interest rates, could result in our subsidiaries being unable to comply with financial covenants that are contained in PNA’s senior secured credit facility or that may be contained in any future indebtedness. Complying with these covenants may make it more difficult for us to successfully execute our business strategy and compete against companies who are not subject to such restrictions.

Additionally, the majority of our properties have been mortgaged with Bank of America, N.A. Under the terms of the mortgages, Bank of America, N.A. has the right to approve any improvements to our mortgaged facilities. Therefore, without Bank of America, N.A.’s approval of a particular improvement (over which we have no control), we may not be able to grow our mortgaged facilities and our future operational flexibility may be limited.

We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service our indebtedness and other obligations.

Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our indebtedness will depend on our financial and operating performance, which may fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter, and is subject to prevailing economic conditions and financial, business and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. We cannot assure you that we will continue to generate sufficient cash flow or that we will be able to borrow funds in amounts sufficient to enable us to service our indebtedness, or to meet our working capital and capital expenditure requirements. If we are not able to generate sufficient cash flow from operations or to borrow sufficient funds to service our indebtedness, we may be required to sell assets or equity, reduce capital expenditures, refinance all or a portion of our existing indebtedness or obtain additional financing. We cannot assure you that we will be able to refinance our indebtedness, sell assets or equity, or borrow more funds on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

Risks Related to Our Common Stock and this Offering

There is no existing market for our common stock, and we do not know if one will develop to provide you with adequate liquidity.

Prior to this offering, there has not been a public market for our common stock. We cannot predict the extent to which investor interest in our company will lead to the development of an active trading market on the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE, or otherwise, or how liquid that market might become. If an active trading market does not develop, you may have difficulty selling any of our common stock that you buy in this offering. Consequently, you may not be able to sell our common stock at prices equal to or greater than the price you paid in this offering. In addition, an inactive trading market may impair our ability to raise additional capital by selling shares and may impair our ability to acquire other companies by using our shares as consideration.

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economic conditions in and future prospects for the industry in which we compete, our management, and currently prevailing general conditions in the equity securities markets, including current market valuations of publicly traded companies considered comparable to our company. We cannot assure you, however, that the prices at which the shares will sell in the public market after this offering will not be lower than the initial public offering price or that an active trading market in our common stock will develop and continue after this offering.

Our stock price may be volatile, and your investment in our common stock could suffer a decline in value.

Historically there has been significant volatility in the market price and trading volume of equity securities, which may be unrelated to the financial performance of the companies issuing the securities. These broad market fluctuations may negatively affect the market price of our common stock. The initial public offering price for our common stock was determined by negotiations between the Company and representatives of the underwriters and may not be indicative of prices that will prevail in the open market following this offering. You may not be able to resell your shares at or above the initial public offering price due to fluctuations in the market price of our common stock caused by changes in our operating performance or prospects, including possible changes due to the cyclical nature of the steel service center industry and other factors such as fluctuations in steel prices, which could cause short-term swings in profit margins.

Future sales of our common stock in the public market could lower our share price.

We may sell additional shares of common stock into the public markets after this offering, and we may also issue convertible debt securities to raise capital in the future. The market price of our common stock could decline as a result of sales of a large number of shares of our common stock in the public markets after this offering or the perception that these sales could occur. These sales, or the possibility that these sales may occur, also might make it more difficult for us to sell equity securities at a time and at a price that we deem appropriate.

After the consummation of this offering, we will have                      shares of common stock outstanding. Of the remaining                      outstanding shares,                     , or         %, of our total outstanding shares will be restricted from immediate resale under the “lock-up” agreements between our directors, certain of our officers and all of our stockholders and the underwriters described in the section entitled “Underwriting” below, but may be sold into the market after those “lock-up” restrictions expire, in certain limited circumstances as set forth in the “lock-up” agreements, or if they are waived by both Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and UBS Securities LLC as the representatives of the underwriters, in their discretion. The outstanding shares subject to the “lock-up” restrictions will generally become available for sale following the expiration of the lock-up agreements, which is 180 days after the date of this prospectus, subject to the volume limitations and manner-of-sale requirements under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act.

This offering will cause immediate and substantial dilution in net tangible book value.

The initial public offering price of a share of our common stock is substantially higher than the net tangible book value (deficit) per share of our outstanding common stock immediately after this offering. Net tangible book value (deficit) per share represents the amount of total tangible assets less total liabilities, divided by the number of shares of common stock outstanding. If you purchase our common stock in this offering, you will incur an immediate dilution of approximately $             in the net tangible book value per share of common stock based on our net tangible book value as of March 31, 2008.

Our controlling stockholder and its affiliates will be able to influence matters requiring stockholder approval and could discourage the purchase of our outstanding shares at a premium.

Prior to this offering, Platinum owned 100% of our outstanding common stock, and will continue to control all matters submitted for approval by our stockholders after this offering through its ownership of approximately          % of our outstanding common stock. These matters could include the election of all of the members of our board of directors, amendments to our organizational documents, or the approval of any proxy contests, mergers, tender offers, sales of assets or other major corporate transactions.

 

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The interests of Platinum may not in all cases be aligned with your interests as a holder of common stock. For example, Platinum could cause us to make acquisitions that increase the amount of the indebtedness that is secured or senior to the PNA Notes and the Floating Rate Notes or sell revenue-generating assets, impairing our ability to make payments under those notes. Additionally, Platinum is in the business of making investments in companies and may from time to time acquire and hold interests in businesses that compete directly or indirectly with us. Accordingly, Platinum may also pursue acquisition opportunities that may be complementary to our business, and as a result, those acquisition opportunities may not be available to us. In addition, Platinum may have an interest in pursuing acquisitions, divestitures and other transactions that, in their judgment, could enhance their equity investment, even though such transactions might involve risks to you as a holder of our common stock.

We are exempt from certain corporate governance requirements since we are a “controlled company” within the meaning of the NYSE rules and, as a result, you will not have the protections afforded by these corporate governance requirements.

Because Platinum will control more than 50% of the voting power of our common stock after this offering, we are considered to be a “controlled company” for the purposes of the NYSE listing requirements. Under the NYSE rules, a “controlled company” may elect not to comply with certain NYSE corporate government requirements, including (1) the requirement that a majority of our Board of Directors consist of independent directors, (2) the requirement that the nominating and corporate governance committee of our Board of Directors be composed entirely of independent directors and (3) the requirement that the compensation committee of our Board of Directors be composed entirely of independent directors. Given that Platinum will control a majority of the voting power of our common stock after this offering, we are permitted, and have elected, to opt out of compliance with certain NYSE corporate governance requirements. Accordingly, you will not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the NYSE corporate governance requirements.

If we fail to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, our business, operating results and stock price could be adversely affected.

Beginning with our annual report for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2009, Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or Section 404, will require us to include a report by our management on our internal control over financial reporting. This report must contain an assessment by management of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the end of our fiscal year and a statement as to whether or not our internal controls are effective. Our annual report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009 must also contain a statement that our independent registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting.

In order to achieve timely compliance with Section 404, we have begun a process to document and evaluate our internal control over financial reporting. Our efforts to comply with Section 404 have resulted in, and are likely to continue to result in, significant costs, the commitment of time and operational resources and the diversion of management’s attention. If our management identifies one or more material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, we will be unable to assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective. If we are unable to assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to express an opinion on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, market perception of our financial condition and the trading price of our stock may be adversely affected and customer perception of our business may suffer.

Our corporate documents and Delaware law contain provisions that could discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of the Company.

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restated certificate of incorporation provides for a staggered Board of Directors, whereby directors serve for three-year terms, with approximately one-third of the directors coming up for re-election each year. Having a staggered board will make it more difficult for a third party to obtain control of our Board of Directors through a proxy contest, which may be a necessary step in an acquisition of us that is not favored by our Board of Directors. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation also provides that the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 75% of the voting power of our issued and outstanding capital stock, voting together as a single class, is required for the alteration, amendment or repeal of certain provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, including the provisions authorizing a staggered board, and certain provisions of our amended and restated bylaws, including the provisions relating to our stockholders’ ability to call special meetings, notice provisions for stockholder business to be conducted at an annual meeting, requests for stockholder lists and corporate records, nomination and removal of directors, and filling of vacancies on our Board of Directors.

A change of control may impact employee benefit arrangements, which could make an acquisition more costly and could prevent it from going forward. For example, our planned Stock Incentive Plan allows for all or a portion of the vested and/or unvested awards granted under the plan to be cancelled in return for a payment based on the consideration being paid for the underlying common stock in connection with a change of control, less, in the case of options and other awards subject to exercise, the applicable exercise price. We are also subject to the anti-takeover provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. Under these provisions, if anyone becomes an “interested stockholder,” we may not enter into a “business combination” with that person for three years without special approval, which could discourage a third party from making a takeover offer and could delay or prevent a change of control. For purposes of Section 203, “interested stockholder” means, generally, someone owning 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock or an affiliate of ours that owned 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock during the past three years, subject to certain exceptions as described in Section 203. Platinum and its affiliates do not constitute “interested stockholders” for purposes of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

Any issuance of preferred stock could make it difficult for another company to acquire us or could otherwise adversely affect holders of our common stock, which could depress the price of our common stock.

Our board of directors has the authority to issue preferred stock and to determine the preferences, limitations and relative rights of shares of preferred stock and to fix the number of shares constituting any series and the designation of such series, without any further vote or action by our stockholders. Our preferred stock could be issued with voting, liquidation, dividend and other rights superior to the rights of our common stock. The potential issuance of preferred stock may delay or prevent a change in control of us, discouraging bids for our common stock at a premium over the market price, and adversely affect the market price and the voting and other rights of the holders of our common stock.

We do not intend to pay regular cash dividends on our stock after this offering.

We do not anticipate declaring or paying regular cash dividends on our common stock or any other equity security in the foreseeable future. The amounts that may be available to us to pay cash dividends are restricted under our debt and other agreements. Any payment of cash dividends on our common stock in the future will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon our results of operations, earnings, capital requirements, financial condition, future prospects, contractual restrictions and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors. Therefore, you should not rely on dividend income from shares of our common stock. In addition, because PNAG Holding is a holding company, even if in the future PNAG Holding determines that it would be in the best interests of its stockholders to declare a cash dividend, PNAG Holding may be unable to do so because as a holding company PNAG Holding owns no significant assets other than equity in its subsidiaries, and PNAG Holding’s ability to pay any such dividend will be dependent on dividends and other distributions or payments from its subsidiaries.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about us, our future performance, our liquidity, the steel service center industry, our beliefs and management’s assumptions. Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding expected financial results and other planned events, including but not limited to, anticipated liquidity, EBITDA (as defined herein), and capital expenditures. Words such as “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “project,” “target,” “goal,” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual future events or results may differ materially from these statements.

The following is a list of factors, among others, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements:

 

   

varying steel prices;

 

   

increases in steel prices that cannot be passed through to customers;

 

   

economic and industry downturns;

 

   

termination of supplier arrangements;

 

   

a highly fragmented and competitive industry;

 

   

the failure to replace lost senior management;

 

   

the incurrence of substantial costs or liabilities to comply with, or as a result of violations of, environmental laws;

 

   

employee slowdowns, strikes or similar actions;

 

   

the incurrence of additional debt, contingent liabilities and expenses in connection with future acquisitions;

 

   

the failure to effectively integrate newly acquired operations;

 

   

the ability of our internal control over financial reporting to ensure consistent and timely external financial reports; and

 

   

our substantial indebtedness and the terms governing such indebtedness.

These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements should, therefore, be considered in light of various factors, including those set forth in this prospectus under “Risk Factors” and the caption “Recent Events/Industry Trends” included in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in this prospectus. Moreover, we caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they were made. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this prospectus or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

INDUSTRY AND MARKET DATA

In this prospectus we rely on and refer to information and statistics regarding the steel processing industry and our market share in the sectors in which we compete. We obtained this information and these statistics from sources other than us, such as Purchasing magazine, which we have supplemented where necessary with information from publicly available sources, discussions with our customers and our own internal estimates. We use these sources and estimates and believe them to be reliable.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We estimate that the net proceeds from the sale of the                      shares of common stock that we are offering will be approximately $             million after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses of $             million and assuming an initial public offering price of $              per share, the mid-point of the estimated initial public offering price range. If the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full, we estimate that our net proceeds will be approximately $             million.

We intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock offered pursuant to this prospectus and the net proceeds from the exercise, if any, of the underwriters’ over-allotment option (i) to make a capital contribution of $173.4 million to PNA Intermediate in order to repay the Floating Rate Notes and (ii) to pay a $             million dividend to Platinum, our sole stockholder, which represents the remaining net proceeds in excess of the aggregate amount used to retire in full the Floating Rate Notes. The aggregate outstanding principal amount at maturity of the Floating Rate Notes immediately prior to this offering is $170 million. The Floating Rate Notes mature on February 15, 2013 and bear an interest rate as described under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Financing Activities.” The net proceeds of the issuance of the Floating Rate Notes, or the PNA Intermediate Offering, were used to pay a dividend to PNAG Holding of approximately $162.5 million, $70 million of which was paid as a dividend to Platinum on February 12, 2007, and the remainder (approximately $92.5 million) of which was paid as a subsequent dividend to Platinum on May 14, 2007.

 

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth the cash and cash equivalents and total capitalization as of March 31, 2008 (1) on a historical basis and (2) on a pro forma as adjusted basis to give effect to the Real Estate Transfer, Services Agreement Amendment, the sale of shares of our common stock offered hereby and the application of the net proceeds as described in “Use of Proceeds.”

You should read the capitalization data set forth in the table below in conjunction with “Summary—Summary Historical Consolidated and Pro Forma Combined Financial Data,” “Use of Proceeds,” “Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Data,” “Selected Consolidated Financial Data,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Description of Certain Indebtedness” and our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto, set forth elsewhere herein.

 

     As of March 31, 2008
   Historical     Pro Forma
as Adjusted
   (dollars in thousands)

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 11,564     $             
              

Debt:

    

Amended and restated senior credit facility(1)

     301,276    

Floating Rate Notes(2)

     167,433       —  

PNA Notes

     250,000    

Other debt

     11,000    

Non-recourse real estate mortgage debt

     48,864    
              

Total debt

     778,573    
              

Stockholders’ equity (deficit):

    

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized, historical,              and              shares authorized, as adjusted; 8,750,000 shares issued and outstanding, historical,              and              shares issued and outstanding, as adjusted

     88    

Paid-in-capital

     —      

Accumulated deficit

     (86,914 )  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     208    
              

Total stockholders’ deficit

     (86,618 )  
              

Total capitalization

   $ 691,955     $  
              

 

(1)   PNA’s senior secured credit facility was amended and restated concurrently with the consummation of the Platinum Acquisition, and further amended in connection with the PNA Intermediate Offering in order to permit the contribution of PNA’s stock to PNA Intermediate by PNAG Holding. See “Description of Certain Indebtedness.” As of March 31, 2008, PNA had total borrowings outstanding under its revolving credit facility of $301.3 million. We intend to borrow an additional $             million under the revolving credit facility concurrently with this offering to make a payment to Platinum Advisors as consideration for terminating the monitoring fee under the Services Agreement.
(2)   The Floating Rate Notes were offered on February 12, 2007 at an issue price of $167.025 million, net of original issue discount of approximately $2.975 million, with an aggregate principal amount at maturity of $170.0 million. As of March 31, 2008, the unamortized portion of the original issue discount was $2.567 million.

The outstanding share information in the table above is based on the number of shares outstanding as of                     , 2008. The table above excludes                      shares of our common stock that may be purchased by the underwriters to cover over-allotments.

 

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DILUTION

Dilution is the amount by which the offering price paid by the purchasers of our common stock to be sold in this offering will exceed the net tangible book value per share of our common stock immediately after this offering. The net tangible book value per share presented below is equal to the amount of our total tangible assets (total assets less intangible assets) less total liabilities as of March 31, 2008, divided by the number of shares of our common stock that would have been held by our common stockholders of record immediately prior to this offering had we effected the          for 1.00 stock split we intend to effect prior to the closing of this offering. Our net tangible book value (deficit) as of March 31, 2008, was approximately $              million, or $              per share. After giving effect to the sale of the                      shares of common stock we propose to offer pursuant to this prospectus at an assumed public offering price of $             per share, the mid-point of the range of estimated initial public offering prices set forth on the cover page of this prospectus and the application of the net proceeds therefrom, and after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses, our net tangible book value as of March 31, 2008 would have been $            , or $             per share. This represents an immediate dilution in net tangible book value of $             per share.

The following tables illustrate this dilution:

 

Initial public offering price per share

      $             
         

Net tangible book value (deficit) per share at March 31, 2008

   $                
         

Increase (decrease) in net tangible book value (deficit) per share attributable to cash payments made by new investors

   $                
         

Net tangible book value (deficit) per share after this offering

      $             
         

Dilution of net tangible book value (deficit) per share to new investors

      $             
         

A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $             per share (the mid-point of the range on the cover page of this prospectus) would (decrease) increase our net tangible book value (deficit) by $              million, the net tangible book value (deficit) per share after this offering by $             per share and the decrease in net tangible book value (deficit) to new investors in this offering by $             per share, assuming the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.

The following table summarizes the number of shares purchased from us and the total consideration and average price per share paid to us, by our officers, directors, promoters and affiliated persons in transactions since PNA’s inception in July 2003, and the total number of shares purchased from the Company, the total consideration paid to the Company and the price per share paid by new investors purchasing shares in this offering:

 

     Shares Purchased   Total Consideration   Average
Price Per

Share
     Number    Percent   Amount    Percent  
     (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Existing holders of common stock

              %   $                        %   $            

Investors purchasing common stock in this offering

            

Total

            

 

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If the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full:

 

   

the percentage of our shares of common stock held by our existing holders of common stock will decrease to                      shares, or approximately         % of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding after this offering; and

 

   

the number of our shares of common stock held by investors purchasing common stock in this offering will increase to                     shares, or approximately         % of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding after this offering.

 

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DIVIDEND POLICY

We intend to declare, prior to the consummation of this offering, (i) a special dividend payable to Platinum in the amount by which the net proceeds of this offering exceeds, if at all, the amount necessary to repay all outstanding Floating Rate Notes, (ii) a special dividend payable to Platinum in the amount by which the net proceeds of the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option exceeds, if at all, the amount necessary to repay all outstanding Floating Rate Notes and (iii) a dividend of the stock (with a fair market value of approximately $23.4 million) of Travel Main to our newly created parent LLC (to be wholly owned by Platinum) pursuant to the Real Estate Transfer. Assuming an offering price equivalent to the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, the dividends referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) of the foregoing sentence will be payable in an amount of $              per share, or approximately $              million in the aggregate. See “Use of Proceeds.”

In the last two fiscal years, we have declared dividends on our common stock three times, in each case payable to our sole stockholder, Platinum, in an aggregate amount of approximately $169.7 million. We paid cash dividends to Platinum of (i) $2.9 million during the period May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006, (ii) $70 million on February 12, 2007 (paid out of the proceeds of the PNA Intermediate Offering) and (iii) approximately $96.9 million on May 14, 2007, of which approximately $92.5 million was paid out of the remaining proceeds of the PNA Intermediate Offering and approximately $4.4 million was paid out of cash on hand. Other than paying (i) the special dividend or dividends to Platinum out of excess net proceeds after repayment of the Floating Rate Notes and/or in connection with the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option as described above and (ii) a dividend of the stock of Travel Main to the newly created parent LLC, we do not anticipate declaring or paying regular cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Any payment of cash dividends on our common stock in the future will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon our results of operations, earnings, capital requirements, financial condition, future prospects, contractual restrictions and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors. We are a holding company and conduct all of our operations through our direct and indirect subsidiaries. Unless we receive dividends, distributions, advances, transfers of funds or other payments from our subsidiaries we will be unable to pay any dividends on our common stock in the future. The ability of our subsidiaries to take any of the foregoing actions is limited by the terms of our existing debt documents and may be limited by future debt or other agreements that we may enter into from time to time.

The dividend record date for the dividends to Platinum described above will precede the consummation of this offering, and investors in this offering will not be entitled to receive any payments or distributions in connection with such dividends on shares purchased in this offering.

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL DATA

The following unaudited pro forma financial data of PNAG Holding has been derived by the application of pro forma adjustments to the historical consolidated financial statements of PNAG Holding as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and for the period from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007. The unaudited pro forma financial data presents pro forma financial data for PNAG Holding and pro forma as adjusted financial data for PNAG Holding, in each case as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and for the year ended December 31, 2007. The unaudited pro forma statements of operations data for the year ended December 31, 2007 give effect to the PNA Intermediate Offering and the use of proceeds therefrom as if they had been consummated on January 1, 2007. The unaudited pro forma as adjusted statements of operations data (i) for the year ended December 31, 2007 give effect to the PNA Intermediate Offering and the use of proceeds therefrom, the Services Agreement Amendment and this offering and (ii) the three months ended March 31, 2008 give effect to the Services Agreement Amendment and this offering, in each case as if they had been consummated on January 1, 2007. The unaudited pro forma balance sheet data as of March 31, 2008 gives effect to the Real Estate Transfer as if it had occurred on March 31, 2008. The unaudited pro forma as adjusted balance sheet data as of March 31, 2008 gives effect to the Real Estate Transfer, the Services Agreement Amendment and this offering as if they had occurred as of March 31, 2008.

The recent transactions impacting the pro forma financial data relate to the following:

 

   

On February 12, 2007, our subsidiary, PNA Intermediate, sold $170 million aggregate principal amount at maturity of its Senior Floating Rate Toggle Notes due 2013;

 

   

PNA is party to a corporate advisory services agreement with Platinum Advisors, an affiliate of Platinum. In connection with this offering, Platinum Advisors and PNA intend to amend the Services Agreement, pursuant to which PNA will pay Platinum Advisors $                 million as consideration for terminating the monitoring fee payable thereunder; and

 

   

Simultaneously with the consummation of this offering, the stock (with a fair market value of approximately $23.4 million) of Travel Main, our wholly owned subsidiary, will be transferred by way of dividend to a newly created parent LLC of PNAG Holding, wholly owned by Platinum. In accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 46(R) and based on present assumptions regarding the Company’s future capital structure, we will hold an implicit variable interest in Travel Main’s subsidiaries and will be the primary beneficiary of these variable interest entities. Accordingly, the combined financial statements of Travel Main’s subsidiaries will be consolidated into our consolidated financial statements, and therefore there is no net pro forma effect of the Travel Main transfer except for the tax effect described herein.

The unaudited pro forma adjustments are based upon available information and certain assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. The unaudited pro forma financial data is presented for informational purposes only. The unaudited pro forma financial data does not purport to represent what our results of operations or financial condition would have been had the PNA Intermediate Offering and the use of proceeds therefrom, the Real Estate Transfer, the Services Agreement Amendment, this offering and the use of proceeds therefrom actually occurred on the dates indicated and they do not purport to project our results of operations or financial condition for any future period or as of any future date. All pro forma adjustments and their underlying assumptions are described more fully in the notes to our unaudited pro forma financial data. We cannot assure you that the assumptions used in the preparation of the pro forma financial data will prove to be correct.

You should read the unaudited pro forma financial data together with “Summary—Recent Transactions,” “Summary—Summary Historical Consolidated and Pro Forma Combined Financial Data,” “Use of Proceeds,” “Selected Consolidated Financial Data,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Description of Certain Indebtedness” and the consolidated historical financial statements of PNAG Holding and the notes thereto, and other financial information included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

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PNA Group Holding Corporation

Unaudited Pro Forma Balance Sheet

March 31, 2008

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

     Historical     Adjustments
for
Real Estate
Transfer
    Pro Forma     Adjustments
for this
Offering
    Pro Forma
as Adjusted

Assets

          

Current assets

          

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 11,564     $ —       $ 11,564     $            (b)(c)   $             

Restricted cash

     1,660       —         1,660      

Accounts receivable

     236,593       —         236,593      

Inventories, net

     452,102       —         452,102      

Receivables from affiliates

     537       —         537      

Other current assets

     18,573       —         18,573      
                                      

Total current assets

     721,029       —         721,029      

Property, plant and equipment

     88,796       —         88,796      

Goodwill

     32,667       —         32,667      

Intangible assets, net

     32,127       —         32,127      

Deferred financing cost, net

     15,206       —         15,206      

Equity investments

     9,600       —         9,600      

Other noncurrent assets

     2,644       1,412 (a)     4,056      
                                      

Total assets

   $ 902,069     $ 1,412     $ 903,481     $       $  
                                      

Liabilities and Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity

          

Current liabilities

          

Accounts payable

   $ 154,801     $ —       $ 154,801     $       $  

Payables to affiliates

     1,176       —         1,176      

Other payables

     36,546       —         36,546      

Income taxes payable

     7,993       7,900 (a)     15,893         (c)(d)  
                                      

Total current liabilities

     200,516       7,900       208,416      

Long term debt, net of current maturities

     776,705       —         776,705         (c)(d)  

Deferred income taxes

     6,488       (6,488 )(a)     —        

Accrued pension cost

     3,063       —         3,063      
                                      

Total liabilities

     986,772       1,412       988,184      
                                      

Commitments and contingencies

     —         —         —        

Minority interest

     1,915       —         1,915      

Stockholders’ (deficit) equity

       —          

Common stock

     88       —         88         (b)  

Additional paid-in capital

     —         —         —           (b)  

Accumulated deficit

     (86,914 )     —         (86,914 )       (c)(d)  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     208       —         208      
                                      

Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity

     (86,618 )     —         (86,618 )    
                                      

Total liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity

   $ 902,069     $ 1,412     $ 903,481     $       $  
                                      

 

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PNA Group Holding Corporation

Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Balance Sheet

March 31, 2008

(dollars in thousands)

Notes  

 

(a)   Represents an adjustment to current income tax payable of $7,900 relating to the Real Estate Transfer. While the transfer is not expected to result in pre-tax book gain or loss, we expect the transfer to result in a gain for tax return purposes, resulting in a current federal tax liability payable in cash by us of approximately $7,900, which would then be recorded as a deferred tax asset.

Current deferred income tax assets and liabilities are grouped together and noncurrent deferred income tax assets and liabilities are grouped together. As of March 31, 2008, the Company’s noncurrent deferred income tax assets and liabilities were a net liability of $6,488. Subsequent to the pro forma adjustment, the Company’s noncurrent deferred income tax assets and liabilities would net to a deferred income tax asset of $1,412 on a pro forma basis.

 

      Historical    Adjustment for
Real Estate
Transfer
    Pro Forma  

Noncurrent deferred tax liability (asset)

   6,488    (7,900 )   (1,412 )

The deferred tax asset of $7,900 is a step-up in the tax basis of the assets of the Real Estate Subsidiaries as a result of the Real Estate Transfer. The benefit from this deferred tax asset will remain at the Travel Main level and will not provide a future tax benefit at the PNAG Holding level.

In accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 46(R), or FIN 46(R), we will hold an implicit variable interest in the Real Estate Subsidiaries and will be the primary beneficiary of these variable interest entities. Accordingly the combined financial statements of the Real Estate Subsidiaries will be consolidated into our consolidated financial statements, and therefore there is no pro forma effect of the Travel Main transfer other than the tax effect described above.

 

(b)   Represents the net increase in equity and cash from the proceeds of this offering, assuming no exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option, less the application of net proceeds as follows:

 

 

Proceeds received from this offering    $            

Less: underwriting fees and expenses

  
      

Paid-in capital from this offering

   $             
      

Assuming the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same, after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us in connection with the offering, a $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed public offering price of $             per share would increase (decrease) paid-in capital by $            , total equity by $            , total liabilities and equity by $             and the total amount of proceeds from this offering by $            , with a corresponding increase (decrease) in cash.

 

(c)   Represents an adjustment of $                 relating to repayment of $             Floating Rate Notes at par, write-off of $             of related deferred financing costs, recognition of $             of original issue discount expense, and the related tax benefit of $             calculated at a 38.2% statutory tax rate.

 

(d)   Represents an adjustment of $                 relating to payment to Platinum of $             for the termination of the monitoring fee under the Services Agreement, related increase in borrowings under PNA’s senior secured credit facility and related tax benefits calculated at a 38.2% statutory tax rate.

 

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PNA Group Holding Corporation

Unaudited Pro Forma Statement of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2007

(dollars in thousands, except shares and per share amounts)

 

     Historical
Year Ended 
December 31,
2007
                          
       Adjustments
for PNA

Intermediate
Offering(a)
    Pro Forma      Adjustments
for this
Offering
    Pro Forma
as Adjusted
 

Net sales

   $ 1,632,469     $ —       $ 1,632,469      $              $           

Costs and expenses

           

Cost of materials sold (exclusive of items shown below)

     1,353,843       —         1,353,843       

Processing

     33,232       —         33,232       

Distribution

     19,348       —         19,348       

Selling, general and administrative

     125,956       —         125,956                (c)  

Amortization of intangibles

     5,365       —         5,365       

Depreciation

     6,188       —         6,188       
                                         

Total costs and expenses

     1,543,932       —         1,543,932       
                                         

Operating income

     88,537       —         88,537       

Interest expense

     63,135       1,975 (a)     65,110                (d)(e)  

Income from equity investments

     (2,558 )     —         (2,558 )     
                                         

Income before minority interest and income tax expense

     27,960       (1,975 )     25,985       

Minority interest

     2,374       —         2,374       
                                         

Income before income tax expense

     25,586       (1,975 )     23,611       

Income tax expense

     12,309       (754 )(b)     11,555                (b)  
                                         

Net income

   $ 13,277     $ (1,221 )   $ 12,056      $       $    
                                         

Basic and diluted earnings per share

   $ 1.52       $ 1.38        $    

Weighted average shares outstanding

     8,750,000         8,750,000       

Pro forma – basic and diluted earnings per share –adjusted for dividends in excess of earnings

            $    (f)

Pro forma – weighted average shares outstanding –adjusted for dividends in excess of earnings

                 (f)

 

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PNA Group Holding Corporation

Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma

Statements of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2007

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Notes

 

(a)   Represents increase in interest expense for the Floating Rate Notes for the period from January 1, 2007 to February 11, 2007. The interest expense is based on a spread of 7% over the 3-month LIBOR.

 

Floating Rate Note interest for the period

   $ 20,179  

Less Floating Rate Note interest included in historical accounts

     (18,652 )

Incremental amortization of deferred financing costs

     270  

Incremental accretion of original issue discount

     170  
        
   $ 1,975  
        

 

       Each 0.125% change in the interest rate would change pro forma interest expense by approximately $213 ($132 net of tax) per annum.

 

(b)   Reflects a 38.2% statutory tax rate on a pro forma basis.

 

(c)   Represents the termination fee incurred pursuant to the Services Agreement Amendment less $5,000 representing the actual amount of monitoring fees paid by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2007 pursuant to the Services Agreement.

 

(d)   Represents the reduction in interest expense from the repayment of the Floating Rate Notes partially offset by the write-off of associated deferred financing costs and the recognition of original issue discount as follows:

 

Floating Rate Notes

   $             

Amortization of deferred financing cost

  

Accretion of original issue discount

  

Write-off of deferred financing cost

  

Write-off of original issue discount

  
      
   $  
      

 

(e)   Represents the increase in interest expense of $         from increased borrowings of $         under PNA’s senior secured credit facility in order to pay the termination fee pursuant to the Services Agreement Amendment.

 

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(f)   Pro Forma earnings per share—as adjusted for dividends in excess of earnings includes                  additional shares that represent, in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 1B.3, the number of shares sold in this offering, the proceeds of which are assumed for the purposes of this calculation to have been used to pay dividends during the twelve months ended March 31, 2008, plus additional planned dividends resulting from this offering in excess of net income for the twelve months ended March 31, 2008. The calculation assumes an initial offering price of $             per share, the mid-point of the price range on the cover page of this prospectus. The dividends in excess of earnings and assumed number of additional shares issued to pay dividends in excess of earnings for the twelve months ended March 31, 2008 are as follows:

 

Dividends paid:

  

During the nine months ended December 31, 2007

   $ 96,870

During the three months ended March 31, 2008

     0

From proceeds of this offering

  
      
   $  
      

Net income:

  

For the nine months ended December 31, 2007

   $ 5,064

For the three months ended March 31, 2008

     11,066
      
   $ 16,130
      
  

Dividends in excess of net income

   $  

Assumed initial offering price per share

   $  

Assumed additional number of shares issued to fund dividends in excess of earnings

  

 

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PNA Group Holding Corporation

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2008

(dollars in thousands, except shares and per share amounts)

 

     Historical     Adjustments
for this
Offering
    Pro Forma
as
Adjusted
 

Net sales

  $ 474,037     $                  $               

Costs and expenses (exclusive of items shown below)

     

Cost of materials sold

    384,081      

Processing

    9,924      

Distribution

    6,214      

Selling, general and administrative

    33,413                  (a)  

Amortization of intangibles

    2,388      

Depreciation

    1,813      
                       

Total costs and expenses

    437,833      
                       

Operating income

    36,204      

Interest expense

    17,472                (b)(c)  

Income from equity investments

    (658 )    
                       

Income before minority interest and income tax expense

    19,390      

Minority interest

    774      
                       

Income before income tax expense

    18,616      

Income tax expense

    7,550                  (d)  
                       

Net income

  $ 11,066     $       $    
                       

Basic and diluted earnings per share

  $ 1.26     $       $    

Weighted average shares outstanding

    8,750,000      

Pro forma basic and fully diluted earnings per share as adjusted for dividends in excess of earnings

      $   (d)

Pro forma weighted average shares outstanding

          (d)

 

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PNA Group Holding Corporation

Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2008

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

(a)   Represents the reduction in monitoring fees of $             paid by the Company pursuant to the Services Agreement Amendment.

 

(b)   Represents the reduction in interest expense of $             incurred from the repayment of the Floating Rate Notes as well as the reduction in amortization expense of $             associated with deferred financing costs and the original issue discount.

 

(c)   Represents the increase in interest expense of $             from increased borrowings of $             under PNA’s senior secured credit facility in order to ay the termination fee pursuant to the Services Agreement Amendment.

 

(d)   Reflects a 38.2% statutory tax rate on a pro forma basis.

 

(e)   Pro forma earnings per share—as adjusted for dividends in excess of earnings includes                  additional shares that represent, in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 1B.3, the number of shares sold in this offering, the proceeds of which are assumed for the purposes of this calculation to have been used to pay dividends during the twelve months ended March 31, 2008, plus additional planned dividends resulting from this offering in excess of net income for the twelve months ended March 31, 2008. Assumes an initial offering price of $             per share, the mid-point of the price range on the cover page of this prospectus. The dividends in excess of earnings and assumed number of additional shares issued to pay dividends in excess of earnings for the twelve months ended March 31, 2008 are as follows:

 

Dividends paid:

  

During the nine months ended December 31, 2007

   $ 96,870

During the three months ended March 31, 2008

     0

From proceeds of this offering

  
      
   $  
      

Net income:

  

For the nine months ended December 31, 2007

   $ 5,064

For the three months ended March 31, 2008

     11,066
      
   $ 16,130
      
  

Dividends in excess of net income

   $  

Assumed initial offering price per share

   $  

Assumed additional number of shares issued to fund dividends in excess of earnings

  

 

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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

The following table sets forth selected historical consolidated financial information of (1) PNA, our Predecessor company and indirect, wholly owned subsidiary, for (i) each of the fiscal years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2005 and as of the end of each of such years and (ii) the period from January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006, and (2) PNAG Holding, the Successor company, (i) for the period from May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006 and as of the end of such period, (ii) as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2007, (iii) for the period from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007 and (iv) as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The consolidated financial data of the Successor (1) as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and (2) as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2008 were derived from our unaudited consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus, which in the opinion of management include all adjustments consisting of normal, recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of these financial statements. The consolidated statement of income data and other financial data of the Predecessor for each of the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2005, and the period from January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006, and the Successor for the period from May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006 and the year ended December 31, 2007, and the Consolidated Balance Sheet data for the Predecessor as of December 31, 2005 and the Successor as of December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2007 presented below were derived from our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus. The selected consolidated statement of income data and other financial data for the year ended December 31, 2003 and the selected Consolidated Balance Sheet data as of December 31, 2003 and 2004 presented below were derived from the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto of the Predecessor, which are not included in this prospectus. The information presented below should be read together with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

    Predecessor          Successor(1)  
    Year Ended December 31,     Jan. 1
to May 9,
2006
         May 10 to
December 31,
2006
    Three Months
Ended

March 31,
2007
    Year
Ended
December 31,
2007
    Three Months
Ended

March 31,
2008
 
  2003     2004     2005              
Statement of Income Data:   (in thousands, except shares and per share amounts)  

Net sales

  $ 699,481     $ 1,210,213     $ 1,250,289     $ 487,190         $ 1,074,201     $ 407,322     $ 1,632,469     $ 474,037  
 

Costs and expenses:

                   

Cost of materials sold (exclusive of items shown below)

    580,683       909,043       1,050,018       401,612           864,271       335,536       1,353,843       384,081  

Processing

    22,403       31,206       30,288       11,985           20,664       8,137       33,232       9,924  

Distribution

    17,485       23,081       17,321       6,395           14,647       5,591       19,348       6,214  

Selling, general and administrative

    61,873       87,659       80,288       35,393           75,848       28,622       125,956       33,413  

Depreciation and amortization

    10,621       10,148       9,466       3,262           7,926       2,971       11,553       4,201  
                                                                   

Total costs and expenses

    693,065       1,061,137       1,187,381       458,647           983,356       380,857       1,543,932       437,833  
                                                                   

Operating income

    6,416       149,076       62,908       28,543           90,845       26,465       88,537       36,204  
                                                                   

Interest expense

    3,539       6,769       5,519       1,375           25,596       13,126       63,135       17,472  

Income from equity investments

    (1,339 )     (1,607 )     (1,546 )     (770 )         (942 )     (453 )     (2,558 )     (658 )
                                                                   

Income before minority interest and income tax expense

    4,216       143,914       58,935       27,938           66,191       13,792       27,960       19,390  
                                                                   

Minority interest

    310       1,267       1,423       788           1,471       513       2,374       774  
                                                                   

Income before income tax expense

    3,906       142,647       57,512       27,150           64,720       13,279       25,586       18,616  

Income tax expense

    1,614       54,032       21,825       10,146           23,619       5,066       12,309       7,550  
                                                                   

Net income

  $ 2,292     $ 88,615     $ 35,687     $ 17,004         $ 41,101     $ 8,213     $ 13,277     $ 11,066  
                                                                   

Earnings per common share—basic and diluted

  $ 2,292     $ 88,615     $ 35,687     $ 17,004         $ 4.70     $ 0.94     $ 1.52     $ 1.26  

Weighted average number of shares—basic and diluted

    1,000       1,000       1,000       1,000           8,750,000       8,750,000       8,750,000       8,750,000  

Cash dividends per share

  $ —       $ 2,000     $ —       $ 2,000         $ 0.33     $ 8.00     $ 19.07     $ —    

 

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    Predecessor     Successor(1)  
    Year Ended December 31,     Jan. 1
to May 9,
2006
    May 10 to
December 31,
2006
    Three Months
Ended

March 31,
2007
    Year
Ended
December 31,
2007
    Three Months
Ended

March 31,
2008
 
  2003     2004     2005            
Other Financial Data:   (dollars in thousands)  

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  $ 6,883     $ (46,118 )   $ 153,085     $ (23,073 )   $ (50,523 )   $ (15,483 )   $ 37,763     $ (43,269 )

Net cash used in investing activities

    (4,379 )     (3,110 )     (4,501 )     (2,460 )     (316,675 )     (5,544 )     (73,913 )     (47,807 )

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

    (8,274 )     50,872       (149,106 )     24,836       378,576       107,713       38,730       87,169  

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

    (5,132 )     (4,218 )     (6,327 )     (2,460 )     (4,902 )     (4,631 )     (14,778 )     (7,513 )

 

     Predecessor     Successor(1)  
     December 31,     December 31,
2006
    March 31,
2007
    December 31,
2007
    March 31,
2008
 
   2003     2004     2005          
Balance Sheet Data:    (dollars in thousands)  

Cash

   $ 1,088     $ 2,732     $ 2,210     $ 12,891     $ 99,577     $ 15,471     $ 11,564  

Working capital

     194,539       349,879       247,057       426,213       539,360       431,229       520,513  

Total current assets

     280,519       465,863       383,960       634,227       715,565       615,046       721,029  

Property, plant and equipment, net

     105,235       99,032       95,200       61,542       65,528       72,104       88,796  

Total assets

     412,658       589,320       504,096       746,444       833,963       780,819       902,069  

Total debt

     150,778       205,338       59,101       476,267       658,652       690,786       778,573  

Stockholders’ equity (deficit):

                

Common stock

     33,865       33,865       33,865       88       88       88       88  

Paid-in-capital

     —         —         —         17,412       —         —         —    

Retained earnings (Accumulated deficit)

     130,817       217,432       253,119       38,201       (6,174 )     (97,980 )     (86,914 )

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (1,852 )     (1,088 )     (2,037 )     (130 )     (130 )     208       208  

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

     162,830       250,209       284,947       55,571       (6,216 )     (97,684 )     (86,618 )

 

(1)   As a result of the application of purchase accounting, the Successor Company balances and amounts presented are not comparable with those of the Predecessor Company.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the “Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data” and the accompanying consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results and the timing of selected events could differ materially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those discussed in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus.

Overview

We are a leading national steel service center group that distributes steel products and provides value-added steel processing services to customers across a diversified group of industries, including the (i) infrastructure, institutional, industrial and commercial construction, (ii) machinery and equipment manufacturing, (iii) oil and gas, (iv) telecommunications and (v) utilities markets. We distribute and perform value-added processing services for our customers on a variety of steel products including a full line of structural and long products, plate, flat rolled coil, tubulars and sheet. Our business is organized into two reportable segments: Long Products and Plate, or Long Products, and Flat Rolled Products, or Flat Rolled.

Using sophisticated inventory and distribution information systems developed specifically for the steel service center industry, we provide just-in-time delivery to many of our customers, which enables them to better manage their working capital costs. Our steel service center facilities are strategically located in high density or high population growth areas in the United States, which puts us in a position to take advantage of growing markets and market trends. We intend to opportunistically pursue strategic acquisitions that will increase our scale, grow our market share of value-added products and expand our business. For example, with the consummation of the acquisitions of Metals Supply Company, Ltd., or MSC, Precision Flamecutting & Steel, L.P., or Precision Flamecutting, and Sugar Steel Corporation and its affiliate, S&S Steel Warehouse, Inc., which together we refer to as Sugar Steel, we now operate 23 steel service centers nationally, as well as manage five joint ventures that operate a total of seven service centers.

Net Sales.    We derive net sales from the sale and processing of metal products to end-users. Pricing is generally based upon a margin over the underlying metal cost as well as a further margin associated with customized value-added services as specified by the customer. We generate tolling income by providing value-added processing on steel that is owned by our customers; the agreed-upon price per ton is customer-specific, is not dependent on underlying steel pricing and depends on the particular processing service being performed. For the year ended December 31, 2007, we had net sales of approximately $1.6 billion.

Cost of Materials Sold.    We follow the normal industry practice which classifies, within cost of materials sold, the underlying commodity cost of metal purchased from the producing steel mill, the cost of inbound and outbound freight charges together with third-party processing cost, if any. Generally, these costs approximate 80 to 85% of net sales.

Operating Expense.    Operating expense reflects selling, general and administrative expenses including sales and marketing expenses, employee compensation and benefits, insurance, accounting, legal, computer systems and professional services and costs not directly associated with the processing, manufacturing, operating or delivery costs of our products.

Depreciation.    Depreciation expense represents the costs associated with property, plant and equipment used throughout the company.

 

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Inventories.    Rising steel prices result in margin gains, as demonstrated in 2004 and 2006, and declining prices result in compression of margins. That is, our operating income may be somewhat enhanced or depressed on occasion should there be a rapid increase or decrease in the spot market for steel prices.

Recent Events/Industry Trends

Since 2000, there has been significant consolidation among the major domestic steel producers. The top three steel producers now control greater than a majority of the domestic steel market, a significant increase compared to 2000 (based on public data), which has created a pricing environment characterized by a more disciplined approach to production and pricing. The domestic suppliers have largely exited their non-core steel service and distribution functions to focus on reducing production costs and driving efficiencies from their core steel production activities. Increasingly, steel service centers like us have continued to capture a greater proportion of these key functions once served by the major steel producers.

In 2004, increased demand for steel in China, shortages of raw materials such as coking coal, iron ore and oil, increased demand for scrap, the weak U.S. dollar and increased energy costs and freight rates all contributed to significant increases in prices for domestic metals of all types, particularly steel. Further, improved economic conditions in Europe, Asia and North America contributed to a higher level of demand for steel. During most of 2004, supplies of many products were constrained, which also led to price increases.

In early 2005, the three iron ore suppliers controlling about 70% of the world market (based on public data) announced a 71.5% price increase to the integrated steel mills in Europe and Asia. This iron ore price increase was unprecedented, and resulted in cost increases for the European and other large integrated steel mills throughout the world. In May 2006 a major European iron ore contract was secured with a further price increase of 19%, as demand by China continued to drive pricing. We anticipate that both foreign and domestic mills will have to continue the disciplined practice they implemented in 2004 through 2006 of passing along such added costs, in the form of both price increases and surcharges. The domestic steel producers have also demonstrated remarkable restraint in curbing manufacturing capacity in times of weaker demand.

It was reported in several financial publications in February 2008 that one of the three major iron ore suppliers, Vale do Rio Doce, negotiated a 65% price increase from Japanese and South Korean steel producers. This development has been deemed to be an indicator of likely price increases from the other iron ore producers as well as possible continued increases later in 2008. Nonetheless, it is difficult to predict what effect price increases or decreases will have on the domestic market for users of the product as evidenced by the fact that in the second half of 2007 we noted a period of rising prices charged by suppliers to distributors that we were not able to pass along to our customers due to increased availability in many of our product lines.

Acquisitions

On February 14, 2006, PNAG Holding, an affiliate of Platinum, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, or the Merger Agreement, with PNA and Preussag North America, Inc., PNA’s former owner, to acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of PNA for cash consideration of $261.5 million, refinancing of existing indebtedness of $88.0 million, a $12.0 million seller note, or the Preussag Seller Note, and other consideration and costs of $3.8 million. The acquisition of PNA by Platinum, or the Platinum Acquisition, was consummated on May 9, 2006, whereby Travel Merger Corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary of Travel Holding Corporation (now known as PNAG Holding), in turn a wholly owned subsidiary of Platinum) merged with and into PNA, with PNA being the surviving corporation. PNA Intermediate Holding Corporation, or PNA Intermediate, was incorporated on January 25, 2007 as a wholly owned subsidiary of PNAG Holding. The capital stock of PNA was contributed by PNAG Holding to PNA Intermediate.

Effective May 31, 2006, we completed the acquisition of Metals Supply Company, Ltd., or MSC, pursuant to which PNA acquired all of the outstanding partnership interests of Metals Supply Company, Ltd. and Clinton & Lockwood, Ltd. (an affiliate of MSC) for cash consideration of approximately $33.3 million paid to

 

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MSC’s former stockholders and refinancing of approximately $20.8 million of MSC’s then existing indebtedness. In addition, the purchase price included $5.3 million in deferred consideration which was paid to the former owner on May 31, 2007.

MSC is a leading structural steel service center and distributor in the Gulf Coast region of the United States with two facilities located in Texas. MSC distributes and sells a wide array of wide flange beams, as well as plate, pipe, structural tubing, merchant bar, pre-galvanized structural beams, bar grating, and floor plate. MSC also exports steel to Latin America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The acquisition of MSC, or the MSC Acquisition, allowed us to increase our market share in a growing geographic region as well as expand our product offering.

Since the MSC Acquisition we have continued to actively identify growth opportunities and we intend to pursue strategic acquisitions that will increase our scale, grow our market share of value-added products and expand our business. Additionally, we are continually monitoring and evaluating important organic growth opportunities consisting of investing in expansion of existing facilities, purchases of equipment and machinery that expand our value-added processing capabilities and building new facilities for expansion into new markets.

As a result of these efforts, effective December 24, 2007, PNA completed the acquisition of Precision Flamecutting pursuant to which PNA acquired all outstanding partnership interests for cash consideration of $47.1 million paid at closing to the former owners, costs associated with the transaction of $0.2 million and refinancing of $7.3 million of Precision Flamecutting’s then existing indebtedness. The acquisition was financed through additional borrowings under PNA’s revolving credit facility of $54.4 million. The purchase agreement provided for a holdback of $4.7 million of purchase price which is currently held in escrow to fund any indemnity claim by PNA as well as a working capital receivable adjustment which we expect to settle in 2008.

Precision Flamecutting, a Texas limited partnership operating one facility in Houston, is in the business of processing and distributing carbon, alloy, and HSLA (high strength, low alloy) steel plate, including plasma-cutting, flame-cutting, and beveling services, as well as machining, rolling, forming, heat-treating, coating, and general machining and fabrication services. The acquisition provides us the opportunity to achieve our stated goal of making strategic acquisitions as well as increase our market share in one of our strategic geographies. The acquisition of Precision Flamecutting represents an addition to our Long Products Segment.

In addition, effective March 14, 2008, PNA completed the acquisition of all the outstanding capital stock and ownership interests of Sugar Steel Corporation and its affiliate, S&S Steel Warehouse, Inc. (together referred to as Sugar Steel) for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $44.7 million subject to usual post-closing working capital settlement adjustments. The purchase price included cash consideration paid to the former owners of approximately $24.9 million, costs associated with the transaction of approximately $0.2 million and refinancing of approximately $16.1 million of Sugar Steel’s then existing indebtedness. The purchase agreement provided for a holdback of $3.5 million of the purchase price to fund any indemnity claim by PNA and which will be paid out over the two-year period following closing. The acquisition was financed through additional borrowings under PNA’s revolving credit facility.

Sugar Steel was founded in 1966 and is a general line metals service center company serving the greater Chicago area and adjacent states. Sugar Steel specializes in carbon structural products such as beams, angles, tubes, squares, channels, pipes, bars, basement columns, sheets and flats, and provides value-added processing services such as sawing, shearing, flame-cutting, plasma-cutting, angle-cutting, cambering, splitting and shot blasting. The acquisition provides us with the ability to expand our Long Products Segment in this strategic market.

We believe we have demonstrated an ability to integrate acquisitions into our existing operations principally due to our decentralized management and operating structure which allows local managers the ability to make strategic operating decisions at the levels necessary that affect their markets.

 

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As a result of the Platinum Acquisition, the results of operations of PNA for the period from January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006 are represented by the Predecessor company balances, and results of operations of PNAG Holding for the periods from May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006, the year ended December 31, 2007 and the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2008 are represented by the Successor company balances. As a result of the application of purchase accounting, certain Successor company balances and amounts presented in the consolidated financial statements and footnotes are not comparable with those of the Predecessor company. In addition, as a result of the MSC Acquisition, our results of operations for periods subsequent to May 31, 2006 include the operations of MSC while our results of operations for periods prior to June 1, 2006 do not include the operations of MSC. As a result of the acquisition of Precision Flamecutting, our results of operations for periods subsequent to December 23, 2007 include the operations of Precision Flamecutting while our results of operations for periods prior to December 24, 2007 do not include the operations of Precision Flamecutting. Moreover, as a result of the acquisition of Sugar Steel, our results of operations for periods subsequent to March 13, 2008 include the operations of Sugar Steel while our results of operations for periods prior to March 14, 2008 do not include the operations of Sugar Steel.

Critical Accounting Policies

We believe that the estimates, assumptions and judgments involved in the accounting policies described below have the greatest potential impact on our financial statements, and therefore consider these to be our critical accounting policies. Because of the uncertainty inherent in these matters, actual results could differ from the estimates we used in applying critical accounting policies. Within the context of these critical accounting policies, we are not currently aware of any reasonably likely event that would result in materially different amounts being reported.

Revenue Recognition

In accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin 104, Revenue Recognition, we recognize revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, collection is reasonably assured, and the sale price is fixed and determinable. Risk of loss for products shipped passes at the time of shipment when shipments are made by common carrier or at delivery when our trucks are used.

Sales prices to customers are determined at the inception of the agreement to purchase. No cancellation or termination provisions are included in our agreements notwithstanding customary rights to return products which relate to non-conformities, defects and specifications. Provisions are made, based on experience, for estimated returns in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting No. 48, Revenue Recognition When Right of Return Exists, and have been immaterial in the past.

In limited circumstances, we will deliver goods on consignment. In those cases, billing occurs when the goods are used by the customer, or after the lapse of a specified period of time, whichever comes first.

Net sales include tolling income where we process steel for a fee, without taking either title in the inventory or the associated price risk of the steel. Tolling income has historically been less than 2% of our total net sales.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

We record trade accounts receivable net of provisions for estimated returns. Financial instruments, which potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk, consist principally of trade accounts receivable. Collections on our accounts receivable are made through several lockboxes maintained by our lenders. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade accounts receivable are within several industries. Generally, credit is extended once appropriate credit history and references have been obtained. We perform ongoing credit evaluations of customers and set credit limits based upon reviews of customers’ current credit information and payment history. We monitor customer payments and maintain a provision for estimated credit losses based on historical experience and specific customer collection issues that we have identified. Provisions to the allowance for

 

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doubtful accounts are made monthly and adjustments are made periodically based upon our expected ability to collect all such accounts. In some cases, especially in sales to the fabrication industry, we utilize security instruments (e.g., notices to furnish and materialman’s liens) to protect our position.

Uncertainties with respect to the allowance for doubtful accounts are inherent in the preparation of financial statements. At December 31, 2006 and 2007, and March 31, 2008, the allowance for doubtful accounts was $5.4 million, $5.0 million and $5.4 million, respectively. The rate of future credit losses may not be similar to past experience.

Inventory Valuation

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Our inventories are principally accounted for by either specific identification or average cost method accounting, although one subsidiary, Sugar Steel, accounts for inventory on the LIFO method. We regularly review inventory on hand and when necessary record provisions for damaged and slow-moving inventory based on historical and current sales trends. Changes in product demand and our customer base may affect the value of inventory on hand which may require higher provisions for damaged and slow-moving inventory. Provisions for damaged and slow-moving inventory at December 31, 2006, December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2008 were not material.

Long-lived Assets

We evaluate goodwill on an annual basis and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that a carrying amount may not be fully recoverable. Long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment and amortizable intangible assets, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be fully recoverable. Events or changes in circumstances which could trigger an impairment review include significant underperformance relative to our historical or projected future operating results, significant changes in the manner or the use of our assets or the strategy for our overall business, or significant negative industry or economic trends. We assess impairment in accordance with the requirements of SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. We assess the impairment of goodwill and intangible assets in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. We determine the recoverability of the assets by comparing the carrying amount of the assets to net future cash flows that the assets are expected to generate. We record an impairment or change in useful life whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable or the useful life has changed and the impairment we recognize is the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair market value of the asset.

Income Taxes

With limited exception, we believe that all deferred income tax assets will more likely than not be fully realized in the future. As such, we generally do not record any valuation allowances to reduce deferred income tax assets. With respect to certain state net operating loss carryforwards and other state deferred income tax assets generated by two of our reporting members, however, we have concluded that sufficient doubt exists as to whether any benefit will be realized from the future utilization of these deferred state income tax assets. As such, we have recorded a valuation allowance of $1.3 million against the full amount of these deferred state income tax assets as of March 31, 2008.

We record liabilities for potential tax deficiencies. These liabilities are based on management’s judgment of the risk of loss for items that have been or may be challenged by taxing authorities. In the event that we were to determine that tax-related items would not be considered deficiencies or that items previously not considered to be potential deficiencies could be considered potential tax deficiencies (as a result of an audit, tax ruling or other positions or authority), an adjustment to the liability would be recorded through income in the period such determination was made.

 

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Effective January 1, 2007, we adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes-an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, or FIN 48, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The interpretation requires that we recognize in our financial statements the impact of a tax position if that position is more likely than not of being sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of the position. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods and disclosure. The impact of our reassessment of our tax positions in accordance with FIN 48 did not have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition or liquidity.

We determined we had no unrecognized tax benefit as of January 1, 2008, and therefore, there was no effect on our retained earnings as of January 1, 2008 as a result of the adoption of FIN 48. As of March 31, 2008, we had an unrecognized tax benefit of $0.8 million. We also determined that if the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits recorded as of March 31, 2008 were actually recognized, the impact on our effective tax rate would be immaterial. Any potential penalties and interest related to unrecognized tax benefits are included in income tax expense in the accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements. The tax years ended December 31, 2004 and 2005, the periods January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006 and May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006, and the tax year ended December 31, 2007 remain open and subject to examination in the following significant income tax jurisdictions: Federal, Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

Employee Pension Plans

Our employee pension plan costs and obligations are dependent on assumptions including discount rates, salary growth, long-term return on plan assets, retirement rates, mortality rates and other factors. Actual results that differ from our assumptions are accumulated and amortized over future periods and, therefore, generally affect our recognized expense and recorded obligation in such future periods. While there have not been significant differences between important assumptions and actual experience in the past and we believe that the assumptions we currently use are appropriate, significant differences in actual experience or significant changes in assumptions can occur and would affect our pension costs and obligations. A key assumption used in valuation of the projected benefit obligation is that of the discount rate. In setting this rate, we utilized several bond indexes including the annualized Moody’s “Aa rated” bond index, the Citigroup Yield Curve and the Aon Yield Curve as we believe they most closely match the timing of expected future benefit payments. The indexes ranged from 5.80% to 6.20% and we elected to use a discount rate of 6.00% as of the December 31, 2007 valuation. Other key assumptions used in valuing projected benefit obligation and plan assets in 2007 are set forth below:

 

Benefit obligation

 

Discount rate for determining benefit obligations

   6.00 %

Rate of compensation increase

   0.00 %

Expected rate of return on plan assets – Pension plans

   8.00 %

Expected rate of return on plan assets – SERP

   0.00 %
Plan assets   

Equity securities

   69 %

Fixed income

   31 %

Money market

   0 %

Market value of assets

   market value  

Amortization method for prior service costs

   straight-line  

Amortization method for gains and losses

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Results of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008

The table below presents our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2008 (in thousands, except average realized price per ton sold).

 

     Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2007
    % of
Net Sales
    Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2008
    % of
Net Sales
 

Net sales

   $ 407,322       $ 474,037    

Cost and expenses:

        

Cost of materials sold (exclusive of items shown below)

     335,536     82.4 %     384,081     81.0 %

Processing

     8,137     2.0 %     9,924     2.1 %

Distribution

     5,591     1.4 %     6,214     1.3 %

Selling, general and administrative (S,G & A)

     28,622     7.0 %     33,413     7.0 %

Amortization of intangibles

     1,391     0.3 %     2,388     0.5 %

Depreciation

     1,580     0.4 %     1,813     0.4 %
                            

Total operating costs and expenses

     380,857     93.5 %     437,833     92.4 %
                            

Operating income

     26,465     6.5 %     36,204     7.6 %

Interest expense, net

     13,126     3.2 %     17,472     3.7 %

Income from equity investments

     (453 )   -0.1 %     (658 )   -0.1 %
                            

Income before minority interest and income tax expense

     13,792     3.4 %     19,390     4.1 %

Minority interest

     513     0.1 %     774     0.2 %
                            

Income before income tax expense

     13,279     3.3 %     18,616     3.9 %

Income tax expense

     5,066     1.2 %     7,550     1.6 %
                            

Net income

   $ 8,213     2.0 %   $ 11,066     2.3 %
                            

Tons sold

     475         496    

Tons tolled

     160         151    
                    

Tons shipped

     635         647    
                    

Average realized price per ton sold

   $ 845       $ 945    
                    

Net sales.    Net sales, including tolling income, increased $66.7 million, or 16.4%, from $407.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 to $474.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Of the increase, $19.9 million related to the acquisitions of Precision Flamecutting in December 2007 and Sugar Steel in March 2008. The remainder of the increase was primarily due to an increase in the average realized price per ton sold of 9.2% (exclusive of Precision Flamecutting’s and Sugar Steel’s average realized price per ton sold) and an increase in tons sold of 2.1% (exclusive of Precision Flamecutting’s and Sugar Steel’s tons sold).

Cost of materials sold.    Cost of materials sold increased $48.6 million, or 14.5%, from $335.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 to $384.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Of the increase, $14.2 million related to the acquisitions of Precision Flamecutting in December 2007 and Sugar Steel in March 2008. The remainder of the increase was primarily due to an increase in the average realized cost per ton sold of 7.9% (exclusive of Precision Flamecutting’s and Sugar Steel’s average realized cost per ton sold) and an increase in tons sold of 2.1% (exclusive of Precision Flamecutting’s and Sugar Steel’s tons sold).

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ended March 31, 2007 to $49.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Of the increase, $3.2 million was related to the acquisitions of Precision Flamecutting in December 2007 and Sugar Steel in March 2008. The remainder of the increase was due to a number of factors including increased compensation costs associated with (i) profit based incentive plans, which we refer to as Profit Plans, that allow certain of our employees to participate at varying levels in the profits of our business, (ii) incremental processing and warehousing costs associated with the increase in volumes shipped and (iii) increased operating expenses such as energy costs.

Amortization and depreciation.    Amortization of intangibles increased $1.0 million from $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 to $2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Depreciation expense increased $0.2 million from $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 to $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The increases were primarily related to the acquisitions of Precision Flamecutting in December 2007 and Sugar Steel in March 2008.

Interest expense.    Interest expense increased $4.4 million from $13.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 to $17.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 due to a number of factors. The Floating Rate Notes were issued February 12, 2007. Therefore, they were outstanding for only a portion of the three months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to the entire period for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Interest expense also increased due to an increase in the average outstanding balance of PNA’s senior secured revolving credit facility which increased from $172.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 to $257.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Several factors contributed to the level of borrowing under the secured revolving credit facility including increased working capital needs due to increases in inventory resulting from the rising cost of raw materials and larger sales volumes as well as financing needs due to the acquisitions of Precision Flamecutting in December 2007 and Sugar Steel in March 2008. The remainder of the increase was due to the change in fair value of the outstanding swap agreements which accounted for an incremental expense of $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 compared to the same period in the prior year (see Derivative Financial Instrument below).

Income tax expense.    Income tax expense increased from $5.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 to $7.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Income tax expense represented 38.2% and 40.6% of income before income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively. A portion of the increase is due to certain corporate expenses not being deductible for state taxes as well as other permanent differences between taxable income and book income.

 

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Results by Segment— Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2008

Long Products and Plate Segment

The table below presents our results of operations for our Long Products and Plate segment for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2008 (in thousands, except average realized price per ton sold).

 

     Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2007
   % of
Net Sales
    Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2008
   % of
Net Sales
 

Net sales

   $ 296,706      $ 347,584   

Cost and expenses:

          

Cost of materials sold (exclusive of items shown below)

     241,316    81.3 %     276,872    79.7 %

Processing, distribution and S,G&A costs

     28,382    9.6 %     34,268    9.9 %

Depreciation and amortization

     2,135    0.7 %     3,359    1.0 %
                          

Total operating costs and expenses

     271,833    91.6 %     314,499    90.5 %
                          

Operating income

   $ 24,873    8.4 %   $ 33,085    9.5 %
                          

Tons sold

     333        335   

Tons tolled

     —          —     
                  

Tons shipped

     333        335   
                  

Average realized price per ton sold

   $ 889      $ 1,040   
                  

Net sales.    Net sales increased $50.9 million, or 17.2%, from $296.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 to $347.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Of the increase, $19.9 million related to the acquisitions of Precision Flamecutting in December 2007 and Sugar Steel in March 2008. The remainder of the increase was primarily due to an increase in average realized price per ton sold of 13.7% (exclusive of Precision Flamecutting’s, and Sugar Steel’s, average realized price per ton sold) which was partially offset by a decrease in tons sold of 2.8% (exclusive of Precision Flamecutting’s, and Sugar Steel’s, tons sold).

Cost of materials sold.    Cost of materials sold increased $35.6 million, or 14.8%, from $241.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 to $276.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Of the increase, $14.2 million related to the acquisitions of Precision Flamecutting in December 2007 and Sugar Steel in March 2008. The remainder of the increase was primarily due to an increase in average realized cost per ton sold of 12.2% (exclusive of Precision Flamecutting’s, and Sugar Steel’s average realized cost per ton sold) which was partially offset by a decrease in tons sold of 2.8% (exclusive of Precision Flamecutting’s, and Sugar Steel’s, tons sold).

Processing, distribution, selling, general and administrative expenses.    Processing, distribution, selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $5.9 million, or 20.8%, from $28.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 to $34.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Of the increase, $3.2 million was related to the acquisitions of Precision Flamecutting in December 2007 and Sugar Steel in March 2008. The remainder of the increase was due to a number of factors including increased compensation costs associated with Profit Plans and increased operating expenses such as energy costs.

Amortization and depreciation.    Depreciation and amortization expense increased $1.3 million from $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 to $3.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The increase was primarily related to the acquisitions of Precision Flamecutting in December 2007 and Sugar Steel in March 2008.

 

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Flat Rolled Segment

The table below presents our results of operations for our Flat Rolled segment for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2008 (in thousands, except average realized price per ton sold).

 

     Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2007
   % of
Net Sales
    Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2008
   % of
Net Sales
 

Net sales

   $ 110,616      $ 126,453   

Cost and expenses:

          

Cost of materials sold (exclusive of items shown below)

     94,220    85.2 %     107,209    84.8 %

Processing, distribution and S,G&A costs

     11,461    10.4 %     12,573    9.9 %

Depreciation and amortization

     690    0.6 %     698    0.6 %
                          

Total operating costs and expenses

     106,371    96.2 %     120,480    95.3 %
                          

Operating income

   $ 4,245    3.8 %   $ 5,973    4.7 %
                          

Tons sold

     142        161   

Tons tolled

     160        151   
                  

Tons shipped

     302        312   
                  

Average realized price per ton sold

   $ 740      $ 747   
                  

Net sales.    Net sales, including tolling income, increased $15.9 million, or 14.4%, from $110.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 to $126.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The increase was primarily related to a 13.8% increase in volumes sold and a 0.9% increase in average realized price per ton sold.

Cost of materials sold.    Cost of materials sold increased $13.0 million, or 13.8%, from $94.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 to $107.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The increase was primarily related to a 13.8% increase in volumes sold.

Processing, distribution, selling, general and administrative expenses.    Processing, distribution, selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $1.1 million, or 9.6%, from $11.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 to $12.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The increase was principally due to increases in warehousing, processing and distribution costs associated with the increase in volumes sold.

Amortization and depreciation.    Depreciation and amortization expense of $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 remained level with the expense for the three months ended March 31, 2008 given that we did not make any acquisitions in this business segment nor did we experience any significant fixed asset additions.

Corporate and Other

This category reflects administrative costs and expenses management has not allocated to its reportable segments. These costs include compensation for executive officers and support staff, professional fees for audit, tax and legal services, consulting fees and travel and entertaining.

Corporate expenses remained relatively consistent with prior year levels increasing $0.2 million, or 7.4%, from $2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 to $2.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The increase was the result of incremental costs incurred in 2008 related to the provision for the management incentive plan, which we refer to as the Participation Plan, of $0.5 million offset by decreases in other corporate expenses such as audit fees and personnel costs.

 

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Year Ended December 31, 2006 Successor and Predecessor Company Results – Combined Non-GAAP

The following tables present our combined results of operations, consolidated and by segment, for the year ended December 31, 2006. For purposes of arriving at our results for the year ended December 31, 2006, we combined the results of PNAG Holding and its consolidated subsidiaries, our Successor company, for the period from May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006 and the results of PNA and its consolidated subsidiaries, our Predecessor company, for the period from January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006.

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, do not allow for such combination of Predecessor and Successor financial results and this approach yields results that are not comparable on a period-to-period basis due to the new basis of accounting established at the date of the Platinum Acquisition. We believe the combined results provide the most meaningful way to comment on our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to the same period in the prior year because discussion of a partial period consisting of the period from May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006 compared to the year ended December 31, 2005 would not be meaningful. The combined information is the result of merely adding the Successor and Predecessor columns and does not include any pro forma assumptions or adjustments.

The table below presents our results of operations for the periods from January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006 (Predecessor) and May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006 (Successor) and the combination of the results of these periods (in thousands).

 

     Predecessor
January 1 to
May 9, 2006
    Successor
May 10, 2006
to December 31,
2006
    Combined
Predecessor/
Successor
Non-GAAP
Year Ended
December 31,
2006
 

Net sales

   $ 487,190            $ 1,074,201     $ 1,561,391  

Cost and expenses:

        

Cost of materials sold (exclusive of items shown below)

     401,612       864,271       1,265,883  

Processing

     11,985       20,664       32,649  

Distribution

     6,395       14,647       21,042  

Selling, general, and administrative (S,G&A)

     35,393       75,848       111,241  

Amortization of intangibles

     —         4,087       4,087  

Depreciation

     3,262       3,839       7,101  
                        

Total operating costs and expenses

     458,647       983,356       1,442,003  
                        

Operating income

     28,543       90,845       119,388  

Interest expense

     1,375       25,596       26,971  

Income from equity investments

     (770 )     (942 )     (1,712 )
                        

Income before minority interest and income tax expense

     27,938       66,191       94,129  

Minority interest

     788       1,471       2,259  
                        

Income before income tax expense

     27,150       64,720       91,870  

Income tax expense

     10,146       23,619       33,765  
                        

Net income

   $ 17,004     $ 41,101     $ 58,105  
                        

 

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The tables below present our results of operations on a consolidated basis and by segment for the periods from January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006 (Predecessor) and May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006 (Successor) and the combination of the results of these periods (dollars and tons in thousands). The combined information is the result of merely adding the Successor Company and Predecessor Company amounts and does not include any pro forma assumptions or adjustments.

 

Predecessor Company

Period from January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006

   Long
Products and
Plate
   Flat
Rolled
   Corporate
and Other
    Total

Net sales

   $ 315,034    $ 172,156    $ —       $ 487,190

Cost and expenses:

          

Cost of materials sold (exclusive of items shown below)

     253,790      147,822      —         401,612

Processing, distribution and S,G&A costs

     30,962      18,080      4,731       53,773

Depreciation and amortization

     1,293      1,967      2       3,262
                            

Total operating costs and expenses

     286,045      167,869      4,733       458,647
                            

Operating income

   $ 28,989    $ 4,287    $ (4,733 )   $ 28,543
                            

Tons sold

     373      228      —         601

Tons tolled

     —        271      —         271
                            
     373      499      —         872
                            
         

Successor Company

Period from May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006

   Long
Products and
Plate
   Flat
Rolled
   Corporate
and Other
    Total

Net sales

   $ 764,380    $ 309,821    $ —       $ 1,074,201

Cost and expenses:

          

Cost of materials sold (exclusive of items shown below)

     602,911      261,360      —         864,271

Processing, distribution and S,G&A costs

     75,660      31,886      3,613       111,159

Depreciation and amortization

     5,907      1,760      259       7,926
                            

Total operating costs and expenses

     684,478      295,006      3,872       983,356
                            

Operating income

   $ 79,902    $ 14,815    $ (3,872 )   $ 90,845
                            

Tons sold

     847      385      —         1,232

Tons tolled

     —        479      —         479
                            
     847      864      —         1,711
                            

Combined Predecessor/Successor Non-GAAP

Year Ended December 31, 2006

   Long
Products and
Plate
   Flat
Rolled
   Corporate
and Other
    Total

Net sales

   $ 1,079,414    $ 481,977    $ —       $ 1,561,391

Cost and expenses:

          

Cost of materials sold (exclusive of items shown below)

     856,701      409,182      —         1,265,883

Processing, distribution and S,G&A costs

     106,622      49,966      8,344       164,932

Depreciation and amortization

     7,200      3,727      261       11,188
                            

Total operating costs and expenses

     970,523      462,875      8,605       1,442,003
                            

Operating income

   $ 108,891    $ 19,102    $ (8,605 )   $ 119,388
                            

Tons sold

     1,220      613      —         1,833

Tons tolled

     —        750      —         750
                            
     1,220      1,363      —         2,583
                            

 

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Year Ended December 31, 2006 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2007

The table below presents our results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2006 (Combined) and 2007 (in thousands, except average realized price per ton sold).

 

     Successor
Non-GAAP
Year Ended
December 31,
2006
    % of
Net
Sales
    Successor
Year Ended
December 31,
2007
    % of
Net
Sales
 

Net sales

   $ 1,561,391       $ 1,632,469    

Cost and expenses:

        

Cost of materials sold (exclusive of items shown below)

     1,265,883     81.1 %     1,353,843     82.9 %

Processing

     32,649     2.1 %     33,232     2.0 %

Distribution

     21,042     1.3 %     19,348     1.2 %

Selling, general and administrative (S,G & A)

     111,241     7.1 %     125,956     7.7 %

Amortization of intangibles

     4,087     0.3 %     5,365     0.3 %

Depreciation

     7,101     0.5 %     6,188     0.4 %
                            

Total operating costs and expenses

     1,442,003     92.4 %     1,543,932     94.6 %
                            

Operating income

     119,388     7.6 %     88,537     5.4 %

Interest expense, net

     26,971     1.7 %     63,135     3.9 %

Income from equity investments

     (1,712 )   -0.1 %     (2,558 )   -0.1 %
                            

Income before minority interest and income tax expense

     94,129     6.0 %     27,960     1.7 %

Minority interest

     2,259     0.1 %     2,374     0.1 %
                            

Income before income tax expense

     91,870     5.9 %     25,586     1.6 %

Income tax expense

     33,765     2.2 %     12,309     0.8 %
                            

Net income

   $ 58,105     3.7 %   $ 13,277     0.8 %
                            

Tons sold

     1,833         1,873    

Tons tolled

     750         642    
                    

Tons shipped

     2,583         2,515    
                    

Average realized price per ton sold

   $ 838       $ 859    
                    

Net sales.    Net sales, including tolling income, increased $71.1 million, or 4.6%, from $1,561.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $1,632.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. The increase was primarily related to $78.5 million of incremental full-year sales in 2007 of MSC which was acquired May 31, 2006 as well as an increase in average realized price per ton sold of 2.6% (exclusive of MSC’s average realized price per ton sold) offset by a decrease in tons sold of 2.9% (exclusive of MSC tons sold) and decrease in tons tolled of 14.4%.

Cost of materials sold.    Cost of materials sold increased $87.9 million, or 6.9%, from $1,265.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $1,353.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. Of the increase, $69.9 million related to incremental full-year cost of materials sold in 2007 of MSC which was acquired on May 31, 2006. The remainder of the increase was primarily due to a 4.6% increase in average cost per ton sold (exclusive of MSC tons sold).

Processing, distribution, selling, general and administrative expenses.    Processing, distribution, selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $13.6 million, or 8.2%, from $164.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $178.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. Of the increase, $7.9 million was due to the addition of MSC which was acquired on May 31, 2006. The remainder of the increase in selling, general and administrative costs was primarily related to Participation Plan payments paid to management in 2007 of $7.1 million offset by non-recurring transaction bonuses paid to management in 2006 of $3.9 million.

 

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Amortization and depreciation.    Amortization of intangibles for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007 is related to the Platinum Acquisition and the MSC Acquisition, both completed in May 2006. Amortization expense increased from $4.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $5.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 primarily due to there being a full year of amortization recorded in 2007 as compared to a partial year for 2006. Depreciation expense decreased from $7.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $6.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 primarily due to the Platinum Acquisition in which estimated fair value of net assets acquired exceeded the purchase price. This estimated fair value of net assets acquired in excess of the purchase price was allocated as a pro rata reduction of long-lived assets resulting in a reduction of the carrying value of property, plant and equipment and a corresponding decrease in depreciation beginning in 2006. Thus, this reduced level of depreciation expense was recorded for all of 2007 as compared to a portion of 2006. This decrease was partially offset by incremental depreciation expense of $0.2 million in 2007 compared to 2006 from the MSC Acquisition in May 2006.

Interest expense.    Interest expense increased from $27.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $63.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 primarily due to (a) the $250.0 million unsecured Senior Notes sold in August 2006, (b) the issuance in February 2007 of $170 million aggregate principal amount at maturity of the Floating Rate Notes and (c) $49.9 million in mortgage loans at Travel Main taken out in September 2006. These increases in borrowings under the lending arrangements are principally related to the financing of the Platinum Acquisition and the financing of dividends to Platinum.

Income tax expense.    Income tax expense decreased from $33.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $12.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. Income tax expense represented 36.8% and 48.1% of income before income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate is primarily due to the decrease in book pre-tax income in 2007 and the recording of a valuation allowance against certain state net operating loss carryforwards and other state deferred income tax assets for which it is not more-likely-than-not that a benefit will ultimately be realized.

Results by Segment—Year Ended December 31, 2006 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2007

Long Products and Plate Segment

The table below presents our results of operations for our Long Products and Plate Segment for the years ended December 31, 2006 (Combined) and 2007 (in thousands, except average realized price per ton sold).

 

     Combined
Predecessor /
Successor
Non-GAAP
Year Ended
December 31,
2006
   % of
Net
Sales
    Successor
Year Ended
December 31,
2007
   % of
Net
Sales
 

Net sales

   $ 1,079,414      $ 1,194,936   

Cost and expenses:

          

Cost of materials sold (exclusive of items shown below)

     856,701    79.3 %     978,027    81.9 %

Processing, distribution and S,G&A costs

     106,622    9.9 %     118,666    9.9 %

Depreciation and amortization

     7,200    0.7 %     8,352    0.7 %
                          

Total operating costs and expenses

     970,523    89.9 %     1,105,045    92.5 %
                          

Operating income

   $ 108,891    10.1 %   $ 89,891    7.5 %
                          

Tons sold

     1,220        1,306   

Tons tolled

     —          —     
                  

Tons shipped

     1,220        1,306   
                  

Average realized price per ton sold

   $ 885      $ 915   
                  

 

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Net sales.    Net sales increased $115.5 million, or 10.7%, from $1,079.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $1,194.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. Of the increase, $78.5 million related to incremental full-year net sales in 2007 of MSC which was acquired on May 31, 2006. The remainder of the increase was due to the increase in the average realized price per ton sold of 4.2% (exclusive of MSC tons sold).

Cost of materials sold.    Cost of materials sold increased $121.3 million, or 14.2%, from $856.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $978.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. Of the increase, $69.9 million related to incremental full-year cost of materials sold in 2007 of MSC which was acquired on May 31, 2006. The remainder of the increase was primarily due to a 7.0% increase in average cost per ton sold (exclusive of MSC tons sold).

Processing, distribution, selling, general and administrative expenses.    Processing, distribution, selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $12.1 million, or 11.4%, from $106.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $118.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. Of the increase, $7.9 million was due to the addition of MSC which was acquired on May 31, 2006. The remainder of the increase was due primarily to $3.4 million in Participation Plan payments made in 2007 and $0.8 million in expenses related to Sarbanes-Oxley external consulting services.

Amortization and depreciation.    Depreciation and amortization expense increased $1.2 million from $7.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $8.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 primarily due to an increase in amortization expense of $1.2 million. Amortization of intangibles is related to the Platinum Acquisition and the MSC Acquisition, both completed in May 2006 and the increase is primarily due to there being a full year of amortization recorded in 2007 as compared to a partial year for 2006.

Flat Rolled Segment

The table below presents our results of operations for our Flat Rolled Segment for the years ended December 31, 2006 (Combined) and 2007 (in thousands, except average realized price per ton sold).

 

     Combined
Predecessor /
Successor
Non-GAAP
Year Ended
December 31,
2006
   % of
Net
Sales
    Successor
Year Ended
December 31,
2007
   % of
Net
Sales
 

Net sales

   $ 481,977      $ 437,533   

Cost and expenses:

          

Cost of materials sold (exclusive of items shown below)

     409,182    84.8 %     375,816    85.9 %

Processing, distribution and S,G&A costs

     49,966    10.4 %     47,759    10.9 %

Depreciation and amortization

     3,727    0.8 %     2,620    0.6 %
                          

Total operating costs and expenses

     462,875    96.0 %     426,195    97.4 %
                          

Operating income

   $ 19,102    4.0 %   $ 11,338    2.6 %
                          

Tons sold

     613        567   

Tons tolled

     750        642   
                  

Tons shipped

     1,363        1,209   
                  

Average realized price per ton sold

   $ 745      $ 731   
                  

Net sales.    Net sales decreased $44.5 million, or 9.2%, from $482.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $437.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in volume sold of 7.5% as well as a 1.9% decrease in average realized price per ton sold.

 

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Cost of materials sold.    Cost of materials sold decreased $33.4 million, or 8.2%, from $409.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $375.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in volume sold of 7.5% as well as a 0.7% decrease in average cost per ton sold.

Processing, distribution, selling, general and administrative expenses.    Processing, distribution, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $2.2 million, or 4.4%, from $50.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $47.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. In general, processing and distribution costs decreased in 2007 as a large percentage of steel sold in the Flat Rolled segment receives some form of value-added processing, and therefore, the reduction in these expenses is commensurate with the 7.5% decrease in tons of steel sold in 2007 compared to the prior year. Decreases in processing and distribution costs were partially offset by some increases in corporate general and administrative expenses including $2.0 million in Participation Plan payments made in 2007.

Amortization and depreciation.    Depreciation and amortization expense decreased $1.1 million from $3.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $2.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 primarily due to the reduction in depreciation expense resulting from the Platinum Acquisition in which estimated fair value of net assets acquired exceeded the purchase price. This estimated fair value of net assets acquired in excess of the purchase price was allocated as a pro rata reduction of long-lived assets resulting in a reduction of the carrying value of property, plant and equipment and a corresponding decrease in depreciation beginning in May 2006. Thus, this reduced level of depreciation expense affected all of 2007 as compared to a portion of 2006.

Corporate and Other

This category reflects administrative costs and expenses management has not allocated to its reportable segments. These costs include compensation for executive officers and support staff, professional fees for audit, tax and legal services, consulting fees, travel and entertaining and depreciation and amortization. Corporate expenses rose by $4.1 million, or 47.7%, from $8.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $12.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. This was due primarily to increases in personnel costs of $2.7 million, initial public offering costs incurred and written off in fiscal year 2007 totaling $2.2 million, Participation Plan payments of $1.8 million and increases in audit and other professional fees of $0.8 million which were all partially offset by transaction bonuses paid in 2006 of $3.9 million.

 

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Year Ended December 31, 2005 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2006

The table below presents our results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006 (Combined) (in thousands)

 

     Predecessor
Year Ended
December 31,
2005
    % of
Net
Sales
    Combined
Predecessor /
Successor
Non-GAAP
Year Ended
December 31,
2006
    % of
Net
Sales
 

Net sales

   $ 1,250,289       $ 1,561,391    

Cost and expenses:

        

Cost of materials sold (exclusive of items shown below)

     1,050,018     84.0 %     1,265,883     81.1 %

Processing

     30,288     2.4 %     32,649     2.1 %

Distribution

     17,321     1.4 %     21,042     1.3 %

Selling, general and administrative (S,G & A)

     80,288     6.4 %     111,241     7.1 %

Amortization of intangibles

     —       —         4,087     0.3 %

Depreciation

     9,466     0.8 %     7,101     0.5 %
                            

Total operating costs and expenses

     1,187,381     95.0 %     1,442,003     92.4 %
                            

Operating income

     62,908     5.0 %     119,388     7.6 %

Interest expense, net

     5,519     0.4 %     26,971     1.7 %

Income from equity investments

     (1,546 )   -0.1 %     (1,712 )   -0.1 %
                            

Income before minority interest and income tax expense

     58,935     4.7 %     94,129     6.0 %

Minority interest

     1,423     0.1 %     2,259     0.1 %
                            

Income before income tax expense

     57,512     4.6 %     91,870     5.9 %

Income tax expense

     21,825     1.7 %     33,765     2.2 %
                            

Net income

   $ 35,687     2.9 %   $ 58,105     3.7 %
                            

Tons sold

     1,553         1,833    

Tons tolled

     691         750    
                    

Tons shipped

     2,244         2,583    
                    

Net sales.    Net sales including tolling income increased $311.1 million, or 24.9%, from $1,250.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $1,561.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. Of the increase, $102.1 million related to the addition of sales in 2006 of MSC, which was acquired on May 31, 2006. The remainder of the increase was primarily due to an increase in average realized prices of 5.6%, an increase in volumes tolled of 8.5% and an increase in volumes sold of 10.6% (exclusive of MSC tons sold).

Cost of materials sold.    Cost of materials sold increased $215.9 million, or 20.6%, from $1,050.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $1,265.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. Of the increase, $78.4 million related to additional cost of materials sold in 2006 of MSC which was acquired on May 31, 2006. The remainder of the increase was primarily due to a 2.4% increase in average cost per ton sold and increase in volumes sold of 10.6% (exclusive of MSC tons sold).

Processing, distribution, selling, general and administrative expenses.    Processing, distribution, selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $37.0 million, or 28.9%, from $127.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $164.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. Of the increase, $7.0 million was due to the addition of MSC which was acquired on May 31, 2006. Increases in selling, general and administrative costs were primarily related to annual monitoring fees of $5.0 million paid to Platinum subsequent

 

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to the Platinum Acquisition pursuant to a corporate advisory services agreement, transaction bonuses paid to management in 2006 of $3.9 million and an increase in employee incentives paid through our Profit Plans of $10.5 million. The remainder of the increase of approximately $10.6 million was less than the proportionate increase in tons shipped over the period which is representative of the relatively fixed nature of certain operating expenses, particularly administrative costs.

Amortization and depreciation.    Amortization of intangibles for the year ended December 31, 2006 is related to the Platinum Acquisition and the MSC Acquisition, both completed in May 2006. The decrease in depreciation is related primarily to the Platinum Acquisition in which estimated fair value of net assets acquired exceeded the purchase price. This estimated fair value of net assets acquired in excess of the purchase price was allocated as a pro rata reduction of long-lived assets resulting in a reduction of the carrying value of property, plant and equipment and a corresponding decrease in depreciation in 2006 compared to 2005. This decrease was partially offset by additional depreciation expense of $0.3 million from the MSC Acquisition.

Interest expense.    Interest expense increased from $5.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $27.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 due to (a) additional borrowings under PNA’s senior secured credit facilities, which increased from $58.6 million at December 31, 2005 to $164.3 million at December 31, 2006, (b) the $250.0 million unsecured Senior Notes and (c) $49.9 million in mortgage loans at Travel Main. The increase in borrowings under the various lending arrangements is principally related to the financing of the Platinum Acquisition and the MSC Acquisition in May 2006.

Income tax expense.    Income tax expense increased from $21.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $33.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. Income tax expense represented 37.9% and 36.8% of income before income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively. The decrease in income tax expense as a percentage of income before income tax expense is primarily due to the MSC Acquisition, the profits of which are not subject to state tax, thereby reducing the average tax rate compared to the prior year.

Results by Segment—Year Ended December 31, 2005 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2006

Long Products and Plate Segment

The table below presents our results of operations for our Long Products and Plate Segment for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006 (Combined) (in thousands).

 

     Predecessor
Year Ended
December 31,
2005
   % of
Net
Sales
    Combined
Predecessor /
Successor
Non-GAAP
Year Ended
December 31,
2006
   % of
Net
Sales
 

Net sales

   $ 728,680      $ 1,079,414   

Cost and expenses:

          

Cost of materials sold (exclusive of items shown below)

     592,551    81.3 %     856,701    79.3 %

Processing, distribution and S,G&A costs

     76,412    10.5 %     106,622    9.9 %

Depreciation and amortization

     3,910    0.5 %     7,200    0.7 %
                          

Total operating costs and expenses

     672,873    92.3 %     970,523    89.9 %
                          

Operating income

   $ 55,807    7.7 %   $ 108,891    10.1 %
                          

Tons sold

     908        1,220   

Tons tolled

     —          —     
                  

Tons shipped

     908        1,220   
                  

 

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Net sales.    Net sales increased $350.7 million, or 48.1%, from $728.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $1,079.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. Of the increase, $102.1 million related to the addition of sales in 2006 of MSC, which was acquired on May 31, 2006. The remainder of the increase was primarily due to an increase in average realized prices per ton of 10.1% and an increase in volumes sold of 21.8% (exclusive of MSC tons sold).

Cost of materials sold.    Cost of materials sold increased $264.1 million, or 44.6%, from $592.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $856.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. Of the increase, $78.4 million related to additional cost of materials sold in 2006 of MSC, which was acquired on May 31, 2006. The remainder of the increase was primarily due to a 7.8% increase in average cost per ton sold and an increase in volumes sold of 21.8% (exclusive of MSC tons sold).

Processing, distribution, selling, general and administrative expenses.    Processing, distribution, selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $30.2 million, or 39.5%, from $76.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $106.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. Of the increase, $7.0 million was due to the addition of MSC, which was acquired on May 31, 2006. In addition, selling, general and administrative expenses increased primarily due to annual monitoring fees of $3.0 million (allocation based on 2005 net sales, out of an aggregate fee of $5.0 million) paid to Platinum subsequent to the Platinum Acquisition pursuant to a corporate advisory services agreement, and an increase in employee incentives paid through our Profit Plans of $10.5 million. The remainder of the increase was due to increases in processing and distribution costs resulting from increases in volumes shipped.

Amortization and depreciation.    Amortization of intangibles for the year ended December 31, 2006 is related to the Platinum Acquisition and the MSC Acquisition, both completed in May 2006, which totaled $4.0 million for the period. There was no amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2005. Depreciation decreased primarily due to the Platinum Acquisition in which estimated fair value of net assets acquired exceeded the purchase price. This estimated fair value of net assets acquired in excess of the purchase price was allocated as a pro rata reduction of long-lived assets resulting in a reduction of the carrying value of property, plant and equipment and a corresponding decrease in depreciation in 2006 compared to 2005. This decrease was partially offset by additional depreciation expense of $0.3 million from the MSC Acquisition.

Flat Rolled Segment

The table below presents our results of operations for our Flat Rolled Segment for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006 (Combined) (in thousands).

 

     Predecessor
Year Ended
December 31,
2005
   % of
Net
Sales
    Combined
Predecessor /
Successor
Non-GAAP
Year Ended
December 31,
2006
   % of
Net
Sales
 
        

Net sales

   $ 521,609      $ 481,977   

Cost and expenses:

          

Cost of materials sold (exclusive of items shown below)

     457,467    87.6 %     409,182    84.8 %

Processing, distribution and S,G&A costs

     48,866    9.4 %     49,966    10.4 %

Depreciation and amortization

     5,542    1.1 %     3,727    0.8 %
                          

Total operating costs and expenses

     511,875    98.1 %     462,875    96.0 %
                          

Operating income

   $ 9,734    1.9 %   $ 19,102    4.0 %
                          

Tons sold

     645        613   

Tons tolled

     691        750   
                  

Tons shipped

     1,336        1,363   
                  

 

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Net sales.    Net sales, including tolling income, decreased $39.6 million, or 7.6%, from $521.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $482.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. The decrease was primarily related to a 5.1% decline in volumes sold combined with a 3.4% decline in average realized prices per ton, which were partially offset by an 8.5% increase in tolled volumes.

Cost of materials sold.    Cost of materials sold decreased $48.3 million, or 10.6%, from $457.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $409.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. The decrease was primarily related to a 5.7% decline in the average cost per ton sold combined with a 5.1% decline in volumes sold.

Processing, distribution, selling, general and administrative expenses.    Processing, distribution, selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $1.1 million, or 2.3%, from $48.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $50.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. The increase is primarily due to annual monitoring fees of $2.0 million (allocation based on 2005 net sales, out of an aggregate fee of $5.0 million) paid to Platinum pursuant to the corporate advisory services agreement which were offset by a decrease in pension related costs of $1.4 million principally related to curtailment of the Feralloy plans.

Amortization and depreciation.    Depreciation decreased primarily due to the Platinum Acquisition in which estimated fair value of net assets acquired exceeded the purchase price. This estimated fair value of net assets acquired in excess of the purchase price was allocated as a pro rata reduction of long-lived assets resulting in a reduction of the carrying value of property, plant and equipment and a corresponding decrease in depreciation in 2006 compared to 2005.

Corporate and Other

This category reflects administrative costs and expenses management has not allocated to its reportable segments. These costs include compensation for executive officers and support staff, professional fees for audit, tax and legal services, consulting fees, travel and entertaining and depreciation and amortization. Corporate expenses rose by $6.0 million, or 231%, from $2.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $8.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. This was due to transaction bonuses of $3.9 million, increase in audit and other professional fees of $1.3 million and consultancy fees of $0.5 million.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary sources of liquidity are borrowings under PNA’s revolving credit facility and our cash flow from operations. Under the terms of PNA’s revolving credit facility, we may currently borrow up to an amount equal to 65% of eligible inventory, limited to $260 million, plus 85% of eligible accounts receivable. As of March 31, 2008, we had approximately $11.6 million of cash on hand and approximately $97.4 million available under PNA’s revolving credit facility. The following discussion of the principal sources and uses of cash should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2008, and the year ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 included elsewhere in this prospectus. See also “Selected Consolidated Financial Data” and our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.

Operating and Investing Activities

Although we do not produce any metal, our financial performance is affected by changes in metal prices. When metal prices rise, the prices at which we are able to sell our products generally increase over their historical costs; accordingly, our cost of materials sold as a percent of net sales tends to decrease and our working capital (which consists primarily of accounts receivable and inventory) tends to increase. Conversely, when metal prices fall, our cost of materials sold as a percent of net sales tends to increase and working capital tends to decrease. Our working capital (current assets less current liabilities) increased from $431.2 million at

 

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December 31, 2007 to $520.5 million at March 31, 2008 primarily due to increases in inventory and accounts receivable (including the allowance for doubtful accounts) of $60.0 million and $50.7 million, respectively, and a decrease in other payables of $9.1 million. These increases in working capital items were offset by increases in accounts payable of $18.6 million and current income taxes payable of $7.3 million. The increases in inventory and accounts receivable were partially due to the acquisition of Sugar Steel which accounted for $18.6 million and $15.7 million, respectively, of the increases. The remainder of the increases in inventory and accounts receivable were primarily due to increases in our sales volumes, average price per ton sold (in the case of accounts receivable) and average cost per ton of raw materials (in the case of inventory). The decrease in other payables was primarily related to the timing of interest payments due on the PNA Notes and the payment of fiscal year 2007 bonuses during the first quarter of 2008. The increase in accounts payable was partially due to the acquisition of Sugar Steel which accounted for $10.2 million of the increase. The remainder of the increase was primarily due to the increase in our sales volumes and average cost per ton of raw materials. Income taxes payable increased primarily due to the increase in income before taxes for the first quarter of 2008 compared to the fourth quarter of 2007 and the timing of federal and state income tax payments.

Our working capital (current assets less current liabilities) increased from $426.2 million at December 31, 2006 to $431.2 million at December 31, 2007 primarily due to decreases in other payables of $11.7 million, income taxes payable of $8.3 million and accounts payable of $5.4 million which contributed to the increase in working capital offset by a decrease in inventory of $18.5 million. Other payables decreased due to payments of $8.1 million as additional purchase price consideration to the former owners of PNA and $5.3 million in deferred consideration payable to the former owner of MSC. The decrease in income taxes payable is primarily due to reduction in pre-tax income due in part to higher interest costs incurred in 2007 related to the issuance of the Floating Rate Notes in February 2007. The decreases in inventory and accounts payable were primarily due to a decrease in sales, and consequently purchases, in the three months ended December 31, 2007 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2006. Inventory levels also decreased due to continued efforts on our part to increase operating efficiencies and reduce inventory on hand.

Changes in steel prices also affect our liquidity because of the time difference between our payment for raw materials and collection of cash from our customers. We tend to pay for replacement materials (which are more expensive when steel prices are rising) over a shorter period than the time it typically takes to collect our accounts receivable after the sale of our products. As a result, when metal prices are rising, we tend to draw more on PNA’s revolving credit facility to cover the cash flow cycle from material purchase to cash collection. This cash requirement for working capital is higher in periods when we are increasing inventory quantities. When metal prices fall, we can replace our inventory at lower cost and, thus, generally do not need to access PNA’s revolving credit facility as much to cover the cash flow cycle. We believe our cash flow from operations, supplemented by the cash available under PNA’s revolving credit facility, will provide sufficient liquidity to meet the challenges and obligations we face during the current metal price environment.

We have recently implemented several expansion projects to increase capacity at certain of our facilities that are expected to increase our capacity beginning in middle to late 2008. We presently have budgeted for capital improvements and maintenance projects including the building of two new facilities, one each by Infra-Metals and MSC, and the expansions at certain of our existing facilities. The total budgeted cost of these projects is approximately $40 million which is expected to be expended largely in 2008 though a portion of this amount may be expended in 2009. The capital expenditures are expected to be financed through our cash flow from operations and, if necessary, advances under our revolving credit facility except for approximately $10.5 million in financing anticipated to be provided under a state-sponsored loan and bond issue for the budgeted Infra-Metals facility. We currently anticipate that the planned new facilities will be completed in late 2008 or in early 2009.

As of March 31, 2008, (i) the aggregate principal amount outstanding under PNA’s revolving credit facility is $301.3 million, (ii) the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Preussag Seller Note (as defined herein) is $11.0 million, (iii) the aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Notes outstanding is $170.0 million and (iv) the aggregate principal amount of PNA Notes outstanding is $250.0 million.

 

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The interest rate per annum applicable to revolver loans made or outstanding under PNA’s revolving credit facility as base rate loans is equal to the base rate in effect, and the interest rate per annum applicable to revolver loans made or outstanding under PNA’s revolving credit facility as LIBOR loans is equal to the relevant adjusted LIBOR rate for the applicable interest period selected by PNA, in each case plus an applicable margin percentage. There are no principal payments required under the revolving credit facility until May 2011, the maturity date thereof. Interest accrues on the outstanding principal amount of the Preussag Seller Note at 8% per annum, and, subject to certain exceptions, we must make principal payments of $1 million on each anniversary of the issuance of the Preussag Seller Note. The Floating Rate Notes mature in 2013 and interest thereon is currently payable on a quarterly basis at three-month LIBOR plus a spread; however, we anticipate repaying the Floating Rate Notes in full with the proceeds of this offering. The PNA Notes mature in 2016 and interest thereon is payable semiannually at a rate of 10 3/4% per annum.

PNA’s senior secured credit facility requires that PNA comply with a consolidated fixed charge coverage test if a “trigger event” occurs. A trigger event occurs when average availability under the revolving credit facility during a consecutive 5 business day period is less than $45 million, or availability is less than $40 million at the close of business on any business day. Under the consolidated fixed charge coverage test, the consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio equals (x) “consolidated EBITDA” for the applicable period minus unfinanced capital expenditures for such period minus cash income taxes paid minus distributions over (y) (without duplication) “consolidated fixed charges” for such period. Consolidated EBITDA means, for any fiscal period of PNA, on a consolidated basis (without duplication), an amount equal to the sum for such fiscal period of (i) consolidated adjusted net earnings, plus (ii) provision for taxes based on or determined by reference to income, plus (iii) consolidated interest expense, plus (iv) depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges. Consolidated fixed charges means, on a consolidated basis, the sum of PNA’s (i) cash interest expense in respect of its funded debt (including with respect to the Preussag Seller Note but excluding interest with respect to the Preussag Seller Note that has been paid through a distribution), plus (ii) scheduled payments of principal on our funded debt, paid during such period (excluding the revolver loans and excluding payments on the Preussag Seller Note that have been paid through a distribution) plus (iii) to the extent not covered in the foregoing clause (ii), principal payments made during such period on subordinated debt (excluding payments on the Preussag Seller Note that have been paid through a distribution).

In addition, PNA’s senior secured credit facility also includes certain customary negative covenants, such as restrictions on our ability and the ability of its subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness or liens, pay dividends (only to the extent that availability under the revolver is less than $40 million), make certain investments, engage in business combinations, sell assets or transact with affiliates. Both the Floating Rate Notes and the PNA Notes contain similar negative covenants to those contained in PNA’s senior secured credit facility.

The payment obligations under any indebtedness of our subsidiaries or us and the restrictive covenants contained in the documents governing such indebtedness may (i) limit our ability to use our cash flow, or obtain additional financing, for future working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other general corporate purposes and (ii) require us to use a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to make debt service payments.

During the three months ended March 31, 2008, net cash used in operating activities was $43.3 million. Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $11.1 million of which $4.2 million related to non-cash charges for depreciation and amortization. Therefore, the difference between net income and net cash used in operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $58.6 million, which primarily related to cash used for increases in accounts receivable and inventory of $35.7 million and $26.9 million, respectively, and decrease in accrued expenses of $13.9 million. These uses of cash were partially offset by net cash provided by increases in accounts payable of $8.4 million and income taxes payable of $8.1 million. The increase in accounts receivable was primarily due to increases in our sales volumes and average price per ton sold. Factors affecting the increases in inventory levels and accounts payable outstanding included in part an increase in the average cost per ton of raw materials purchased as well as an increase in our sales volumes in the first quarter of

 

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2008 compared to the fourth quarter of 2007. Net cash used to pay accrued expenses primarily related to interest payments made on the PNA Notes and the payment of fiscal year 2007 bonuses in the first quarter of 2008. Net cash provided by the increase in income taxes payable was primarily related to income taxes payable on first quarter 2008 income generated before tax.

Net cash used in investing activities was $47.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, of which $40.8 million related to net cash used for the acquisition of Sugar Steel in March 2008 and $7.5 million related to purchases of property, plant and equipment.

Net cash used in investing activities was $5.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 related primarily to purchases of property, plant and equipment. Net cash used in investing activities was $73.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 related primarily to the acquisition of Precision Flamecutting for $53.9 million, capital expenditures of $14.8 million and the payment in cash of deferred consideration payable to the former owner of MSC of $5.3 million on the first anniversary of the MSC Acquisition.

During the three months ended March 31, 2007, net cash used in operating activities was $15.5 million. Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was $8.2 million. Therefore, the difference between net income and net cash used in operations for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was $23.7 million, which primarily related to cash used for an increase in accounts receivable of $13.0 million due to the increase in net sales over the same period in the prior year and a decrease in accrued expenses of $22.2 million primarily related to interest and bonuses paid partially offset by a decrease in inventory of $15.6 million.

During the year ended December 31, 2007, net cash provided by operating activities was $37.8 million. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $13.3 million and non-cash charges for depreciation and amortization were $11.6 million. Therefore, the difference between net income plus non-cash charges and net cash provided by operations for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $12.9 million, which primarily related to cash provided of $24.4 million as a result of a decrease in inventory due to our efforts to increase inventory turns. During the periods from January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006 and from May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006, net cash used in operating activities was $23.1 million and $50.5 million, respectively, which, combined, total $73.6 million net cash used in operations for the year ended December 31, 2006. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2006 (Combined) totaled $58.1 million. Therefore, the difference between net income and net cash used in operations for the year ended December 31, 2006 (Combined) was $131.7 million, which primarily related to cash used for increases in inventory of $165.4 million due to a somewhat overstocked inventory position level at the end of 2006 caused by extended lead times from steel mills, growth of our operations in 2006 and increases in the market prices of steel over prior years. Also contributing to net cash used in operations were increases in other working capital asset accounts of $24.9 million partially offset by increases in working capital liability accounts of $47.4 million. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, net cash provided by operating activities was $153.1 million, primarily due to a reduction of the quantity of steel held in inventory as we moved from an overstocked position at the end of 2004 to a normal level by December 2005 due to growth of our operations.

Net cash used in investing activities was $2.5 million for the period from January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006 and $316.7 million for the period from May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006. Of the $316.7 million net cash used in investing activities during the period from May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006, $53.7 million was related to the MSC Acquisition and $261.6 million to the Platinum Acquisition, $4.6 million was received from the sale of our Cleveland facility in July 2006 and $4.9 million related to capital expenditures incurred during the period. Net cash used in investing activities was $4.5 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 primarily related to purchases of property, plant and equipment.

Financing Activities

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Net cash provided by financing activities was $107.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 primarily related to proceeds of the Floating Rate Notes which totaled $167.0 million (net of the original issue discount) and net proceeds of $15.4 million under PNA’s senior secured credit facilities. These sources of cash were partially offset by dividends to Platinum of $70.0 million and deferred debt issuance costs primarily related to the issuance of the Floating Rate Notes of $4.3 million.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $38.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 primarily related to net proceeds of the Floating Rate Notes in February 2007 of $167.0 million and net borrowings under the revolving credit facility of $49.0 million partially offset by the payment of dividends to Platinum of $166.9 million, financing costs incurred of $6.2 million and dividends paid to minority interest holders of $2.4 million.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $24.8 million for the period from January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006, primarily from term loan proceeds. Net cash received from financing activities was $378.6 million for the period from May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006, primarily from the proceeds of the PNA Notes, net proceeds of PNA’s revolving credit facility, the mortgages on our real estate properties and the proceeds from the purchase of common stock from the Platinum Acquisition.

Net cash used in financing activities was $149.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 primarily related to repayment of the revolver and term loans under PNA’s senior secured credit facility.

Floating Rate Notes.    On February 12, 2007, PNA Intermediate issued $170.0 million aggregate principal amount of its Senior Floating Rate Toggle Notes due 2013, or the Floating Rate Notes. The Floating Rate Notes were offered for sale to the initial purchasers at 98.25% of their principal amount plus accrued interest from and including the date of issuance.

Cash interest on the Floating Rate Notes accrues at a rate per annum, reset quarterly, equal to three-month LIBOR plus the Spread (as defined below), and PIK interest, if any, will accrue at a rate per annum, reset quarterly, equal to three-month LIBOR plus 0.75% plus the Spread. The Spread is 7.00% plus (1) 0.50% for each interest period commencing on or after the earlier of either the date that is 90 days following the consummation of a specified equity offering by PNA Intermediate or any of its direct or indirect parent companies and the first anniversary of the date of issuance of the Floating Rate Notes and (2) an additional 0.50% on or after the first anniversary of the date that is 90 days following the consummation of any such specified equity offering or the second anniversary of the date of issuance of the Floating Rate Notes, as applicable. The initial interest payment on the Floating Rate Notes is payable in cash. For any interest period thereafter, PNA Intermediate may elect to pay interest (1) entirely in cash or (2) entirely by increasing the principal amount of the outstanding Floating Rate Notes or by issuing additional paid-in-kind, or PIK, notes. If PNA Intermediate elects to pay PIK interest, PNA Intermediate will increase the principal amount of the Floating Rate Notes or issue new Floating Rate Notes in an amount equal to the amount of PIK interest for the applicable interest payment period to holders of the Floating Rate Notes on the relevant record date. The Floating Rate Notes will mature on February 15, 2013.

The Floating Rate Notes are not guaranteed by any of PNA Intermediate’s subsidiaries, and are unsecured and rank equally in right of payment with all of PNA Intermediate’s senior debt and senior in right of payment to all of PNA Intermediate’s subordinated debt. The Floating Rate Notes will be effectively junior to any secured debt of PNA Intermediate to the extent of the collateral securing such debt.

The indenture governing the Floating Rate Notes contains restrictions on dividends payable by PNA Intermediate to us. These restrictions are based on our consolidated net income and other factors, although PNA Intermediate may pay dividends not in excess of $7.5 million in the aggregate that are not subject to such restrictions.

The net proceeds of the Floating Rate Notes were used by PNA Intermediate to pay cash dividends of approximately $162.5 million to us. On February 12, 2007, we paid a dividend of $70.0 million to Platinum from the proceeds of the Floating Rate Notes. PNA Intermediate incurred $4.5 million in closing fees and expenses in

 

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connection with the offering and the Floating Rate Notes were offered at a discount of $3.0 million, both of which have been capitalized and are being amortized to interest expense over the life of the Floating Rate Notes. On May 14, 2007, we paid a cash dividend to Platinum of $96.9 million, of which $92.5 million related to the remaining proceeds of the Floating Rate Notes.

The Floating Rate Notes include registration rights under a registration rights agreement whereby in the event PNA Intermediate does not meet certain timetables for registering the Floating Rate Notes with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, PNA Intermediate will be required to pay additional interest in certain circumstances. The registration rights agreement relating to the Floating Rate Notes requires that an initial registration statement be filed with the SEC within 270 days of issuance of the Floating Rate Notes, and the registration statement must become effective within 390 days of issuance. On October 19, 2007, PNA Intermediate filed an initial registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC and the SEC declared the registration statement effective February 2, 2008. However, we intend to repay the Floating Rate Notes with a portion of the net proceeds of this offering.

PNA Notes.    On August 15, 2006, PNA issued, in what we refer to as the PNA Offering, $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 10 3/4% Senior Notes due 2016, or the PNA Notes. Interest on the PNA Notes accrues at a rate of 10 3/4% per year, payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year, commencing March 1, 2007. The PNA Notes will mature on September 1, 2016. Each of PNA’s existing domestic subsidiaries that guarantee obligations under its senior secured credit facilities jointly, severally, fully and unconditionally guarantee the PNA Notes on a senior unsecured basis. If PNA creates or acquires a new domestic subsidiary, then that subsidiary will guarantee the PNA Notes on a senior unsecured basis to the extent such subsidiary guarantees any other debt of PNA, unless PNA designates the subsidiary as an “unrestricted subsidiary” under the indenture governing the PNA Notes. The PNA Notes are unsecured and rank equally in right of payment with all of PNA’s senior debt and senior in right of payment to all of PNA’s subordinated debt. The guarantees of the PNA Notes rank equally in right of payment with the guarantors’ existing and future senior obligations and senior in right of payment to their existing and future subordinated obligations. The PNA Notes and guarantees will be effectively junior to any of PNA’s or the guarantors’ secured debt, as applicable, to the extent of the collateral securing such debt.

The indenture governing the PNA Notes contains restrictions on dividends payable by PNA to us. These restrictions are based on our consolidated net income and other factors, although PNA may pay dividends not in excess of $15 million in the aggregate that are not subject to such restrictions. The restriction on payment of dividends by PNA to PNA Intermediate results in a restriction on our retained earnings. Approximately $15 million of PNA’s retained earnings were unrestricted, and therefore available for payment of dividends, as of December 31, 2007.

The PNA Notes include registration rights under a registration rights agreement whereby in the event PNA does not meet certain timetables for registering the PNA Notes with the SEC, PNA will be required to pay additional interest in certain circumstances. The registration rights agreement relating to the PNA Notes requires that an initial registration statement be filed with the SEC within 270 days of issuance of the PNA Notes, and the registration statement must become effective within 390 days of issuance. PNA filed the initial registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC on May 14, 2007 and the SEC declared the registration statement effective August 9, 2007.

Approximately $82.5 million of the net proceeds of the PNA Offering were used to permanently repay outstanding term loans under PNA’s senior secured credit facility. In addition, approximately $143.8 million of the net proceeds from the PNA Offering were used to reduce the outstanding balance under PNA’s revolving credit facility. The balance of the net proceeds from the PNA Offering were used to make a return of capital of approximately $16.1 million to Platinum and to pay transaction costs and expenses. PNA incurred $7.6 million in closing fees and expenses in connection with the PNA Offering, which have been capitalized and included in “Deferred financing costs, net” in the balance sheet of PNA. These costs are being amortized over the life of the PNA Notes, using the effective interest method.

 

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Senior Secured Credit Facilities.    In connection with the Platinum Acquisition, on May 9, 2006 PNA amended and restated its senior secured credit agreement to provide for senior secured financing of up to approximately $460 million, of which $85 million was a term loan facility that was permanently repaid with the proceeds of the PNA Offering. Under the revolving credit facility terms in place as of December 31, 2007, PNA was permitted to borrow up to $375 million based on a borrowing capacity calculation equal to 65% of eligible inventory plus 85% of eligible accounts receivable, where the inventory portion of the capacity calculation was limited to $230 million. On March 11, 2008, PNA entered into an amendment with its senior secured lenders to increase the revolving credit facility from $375 million to $425 million and to increase the borrowing limit on inventory from $230 million to $260 million. Other terms of the amendment provide PNA with increased flexibility with regard to certain restrictive operating covenants including an increase in annual capital expenditure limits, the ability to make certain acquisitions without prior consent and approval to incur other indebtedness in specific circumstances.

Indebtedness under PNA’s senior secured credit facilities is guaranteed by PNAG Holding, PNA Intermediate and by PNA’s current and future subsidiaries (with certain agreed exceptions) that are not borrowers thereunder, and is secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of PNA’s, and current and future subsidiaries’ existing and future property and assets (subject to certain agreed exceptions), including accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, general intangibles, intellectual property, investment property and other personal property, owned cash and cash proceeds of the foregoing, real estate and first priority pledge of PNA’s capital stock, of the guarantor subsidiaries and 66% of the stock of PNA’s foreign subsidiaries.

The loans are charged interest on a base rate method or a LIBOR method, at the option of PNA, as defined in the credit agreement. Interest on the loans is paid on a monthly or quarterly basis, depending on whether the loan is under the base rate method or LIBOR method. The interest rate per annum applicable to revolver loans made or outstanding as base rate loans is equal to the base rate in effect, and the interest rate per annum applicable to revolver loans made or outstanding as LIBOR loans is equal to the relevant adjusted LIBOR rate for the applicable interest period selected by PNA, in each case plus an applicable margin percentage. There are no principal payments required under the revolving credit facility until May 2011, the maturity date thereof.

On the first business day of each month PNA is required to pay each lender a commitment fee in respect of any unused commitments under the revolving loan facility.

PNA’s senior secured credit facilities require, subject to certain conditions, that it comply with a consolidated fixed charge coverage test. In addition, PNA’s senior secured credit facility also includes certain customary negative covenants, such as restrictions on our ability and the ability of its subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness or liens, pay dividends (only to the extent that availability under the revolver is less than $40 million), make certain investments, engage in business combinations, sell assets or transact with affiliates.

The primary factor affecting our borrowings is our working capital position, and the primary elements of working capital are inventory and trade receivables.

As of March 31, 2008, we had $97.4 million of availability under the revolving credit facility plus an additional $20.4 million of suppressed availability (i.e. additional borrowing capacity based on eligible inventory and accounts receivable that is presently limited by the $425 million maximum amount of the facility).

We believe that our cash flow from operations, supplemented with the cash available under PNA’s revolving credit facility, will provide us with sufficient liquidity over both the short term (next twelve months) and long term, in each case to meet the challenges and obligations that we face during any foreseeable metal price environment. Additionally, we intend to seek out value–added businesses that we can acquire at reasonable prices. We intend to use cash flows from operations and excess cash available under PNA’s revolving credit facility to fund future acquisitions.

 

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Related Parties

We entered into a $12 million seller note with Preussag North America, Inc., PNA’s former stockholder, in connection with the Platinum Acquisition on May 9, 2006. As of March 31, 2008, $11.0 million was outstanding on the Preussag Seller Note as we made a regularly scheduled $1.0 million principal payment in 2007. In May 2008, we made another regularly scheduled $1.0 million principal payment on the Preussag Seller Note. Interest on the Preussag Seller Note accrues at a rate of 8% per annum. Interest costs on the Preussag Seller Note were $0.9 million and $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 and the three months ended March 31, 2008, respectively. Interest is payable quarterly at the end of each fiscal quarter. Therefore, there was no accrued interest owed at December 31, 2007 or March 31, 2008.

Dividends we have paid to Platinum included $70 million paid on February 12, 2007 out of the proceeds of the PNA Intermediate Offering and approximately $96.9 million paid on May 14, 2007, which includes the remaining $92.5 million of proceeds from the PNA Intermediate Offering.

Effective May 17, 2007, we adopted a Participation Plan for the purpose of providing incentive compensation to our key employees. The incentive compensation is awarded in the form of non-equity performance units, the value of which is related to the appreciation in our value. The performance units are payable to participants upon the occurrence of a “qualifying event” defined as (1) a sale of any of our common stock by Platinum (other than a sale to our affiliates), (2) the consummation of a public offering of our stock owned by Platinum or its affiliates or (3) the payment of cash dividends by us to Platinum (other than dividends arising out of or relating to any real estate owned by us or our subsidiaries as of the effective date of the Participation Plan). The participants initially vested 25% at the inception of the Participation Plan and vest an additional 25% each year over the succeeding three years beginning October 1, 2007. Any vested amounts paid under the Participation Plan will be treated as compensation at the PNA level. The Participation Plan expires on December 31, 2017, and all performance units terminate upon the termination or expiration of the Participation Plan. Subject to certain exceptions, upon a termination of employment, all performance units granted to a participant will be forfeited.

PNA pays Platinum Advisors an annual monitoring fee pursuant to a corporate advisory services agreement, or the Services Agreement, which will be amended in connection with this offering to provide for $             million payable by PNA to Platinum Advisors as consideration for terminating the annual monitoring fee. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Services Agreement.” PNA paid Platinum $5.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2007 and $1.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2008 pursuant to its annual monitoring fee obligation under the Services Agreement.

Retirement Benefits and Compensation

We have two noncontributory, defined benefit pension plans and a nonqualified, unfunded retirement plan, which together we refer to as the Plans. Of the noncontributory, defined benefit pension plans, one covers substantially all Feralloy nonunion employees who have attained age 21 and the other covers all union employees at Feralloy’s Midwest, Southern and St. Louis divisions. Feralloy also has a nonqualified, unfunded retirement plan, which we refer to as the SERP, to provide supplemental benefits to certain of its executive employees. To provide for the SERP, Feralloy purchased Company-owned life insurance contracts on the related employees.

Effective October 16, 2004, we adopted a change to freeze the benefits under our Union Pension Plan, a defined benefit plan, and instituted a new defined contribution plan for our union employees effective October 17, 2004. Effective December 31, 2006, we adopted a change to freeze the benefits under our Non-Union Pension Plan, a defined benefit pension plan, and instituted a new defined contribution plan effective January 1, 2007. Effective January 1, 2008 we merged our frozen Union and Non-Union pension plans into the Feralloy Corporation Pension Plan for Union and Non-Union Employees.

On October 30, 2006, Feralloy’s Board of Directors authorized a change to freeze the benefits under its SERP.

 

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Implementation of the changes to the SERP was effective March 1, 2007 to allow for appropriate notice to affected employees and provide time necessary for essential actuarial studies and analysis with respect to the design change and preparation of operative documents. As a result, in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 88, Employers’ Accounting for Settlements and Curtailments of Defined Benefit Pension Plans and for Termination Benefits, we recognized a curtailment gain of $2.2 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006 related to freezing benefits of our Non-Union Pension Plan and $0.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2007 related to freezing benefits of our SERP.

Projected future benefit obligations of our pension plans are in excess of the current fair value of the plans’ assets. The underfunded status of the plans of $3.3 million at December 31, 2007 is recorded as a liability on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. The plans have been frozen as of December 31, 2006 and no more benefits will accrue under the plans, and the plans’ benefit obligations are expected to be paid over a period of time as employees vested under the plan retire in the future. As such, we have elected not to fund the shortage immediately and expect to be able to provide sufficient funding in the future for the plans to meet all obligations.

We have implemented a management incentive plan in the form of a Participation Plan. See “—Related Parties” above.

Derivative Financial Instrument

As required by PNA’s senior secured credit facility, PNA entered into three interest rate swap agreements for a total of $50 million in June 2006 for a three-year period commencing October 1, 2006 with each of Bank of America, N.A., Wachovia Bank, N.A. and LaSalle Bank, N.A. These agreements were entered into to reduce the impact of changes in interest rates on PNA’s floating rate revolving credit facility.

The fair market value of interest rate swaps is determined in accordance with SFAS 157 using Level 2 inputs, which are defined as “significant other observable” inputs including quotes from counterparties that are corroborated with market sources. PNA’s interest rate swap agreements are traded in the over-the-counter market. Fair values are based on quoted market prices for similar liabilities or determined using inputs that use as their basis readily observable market data that are actively quoted and can be validated through external sources, including third-party pricing services, brokers, and market transactions and represent the estimated amount PNA would receive or pay to terminate the swap agreement at the reporting date, taking into account current and expected interest rates.

The fair values of the outstanding swap agreements were determined to be liabilities of approximately $1.1 million at December 31, 2007 and $2.0 million at March 31, 2008. These liabilities are recorded in other current payables in the accompanying unaudited condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Changes in the value of the swap agreements are recorded to interest expense in the unaudited condensed consolidated Statements of Income and resulted in losses of $0.1 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively. PNA and its subsidiaries are jointly and severally liable for the performance under the interest rate swap agreements.

Commitments, Contingencies and Contractual Obligations

During the third quarter of fiscal year 2007, we determined that the quality of certain material we received primarily during the second quarter of fiscal year 2007 from steel traders dealing with certain foreign suppliers was inconsistent with the mill’s certification of the steel specifications that accompanied such material. We are currently in a dispute with such steel traders regarding the quality of specific orders of steel purchased from these suppliers. We established an allowance of $0.7 million related to the value of such inventory on hand as of March 31, 2008 representing the difference between the carrying value of the inventory and its estimated market value. If market conditions are less favorable than those we have projected, additional charges to increase this reserve may be required.

 

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With regard to potential claims against us related to the quality of such steel previously sold, management believes that we have limited ability to ultimately recover from the steel traders and foreign suppliers to the extent that any valid claims are made against us for which we do not carry, or do not carry sufficient, insurance coverage. Consistent with industry practice, we do not generally perform independent testing of the steel we receive from mills with mill certifications. Following these recent events, we did, however, evaluate the extent to which we may have received similarly non-conforming steel from certain foreign suppliers through steel traders in prior periods. In cases where it was determined that we did receive non-conforming steel, notices to this effect were sent to our customers. To date, we have not received any material customer claims in response to such notices.

We are also involved in several other legal proceedings, claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. Management presently believes that the outcome of each such pending proceeding or claim will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or on the consolidated results of operations. Should any losses be sustained in connection with any proceeding or claim in excess of provisions, the amount will be charged to income in the future.

We had purchase commitments of approximately $332.8 million for inventory at March 31, 2008. These commitments were made to assure us a normal supply of stock and, in management’s opinion, will be sold to obtain normal profit margins.

The consolidated group leases real estate, office space, data processing equipment, automobiles and trucks. Several of the leases require the lessee to pay taxes, maintenance and other operating expenses.

As of December 31, 2007, our future contractual obligations include the following (in millions):

 

     Total    Less than 1 year    1-3 years    4-5 years    More than
5 years

Long-term debt obligations

   $ 690.7    $ 1.8    $ 3.9    $ 223.5    $ 461.5

Interest expense

     438.1      67.0      133.8      109.8      127.5

Long-term lease obligations

     17.2      4.0      5.0      2.2      6.0

Purchase obligations

     253.6      253.6      —        —        —  
                                  
   $ 1,399.6    $ 326.4    $ 142.7    $ 335.5    $ 595.0
                                  

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or the FASB, issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, or SFAS 157. SFAS 157 establishes a framework for measuring the fair value of assets and liabilities. This framework is intended to provide increased consistency in how fair value determinations are made under various existing accounting standards which permit, or in some cases require, estimates of fair market value. SFAS 157 also expands financial statement disclosure requirements about a company’s use of fair value measurements, including the effect of such measures on earnings. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We adopted the provisions of SFAS 157 related to our financial assets and liabilities effective January 1, 2008, which did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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address leasing transactions, while FSP 157-2 delays the effective date of the application of SFAS 157 to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a nonrecurring basis. Non-recurring nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities include those measured at fair value in goodwill impairment testing, indefinite lived intangible assets measured at fair value for impairment testing, asset retirement obligations initially measured at fair value, and those assets and liabilities initially measured at fair value in a business combination.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—including an amendment to FASB Statement No. 115, or SFAS 159, which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. We adopted SFAS 159 as of January 1, 2008 and the Company did not elect to measure any financial instruments or certain other items at fair market value. The adoption of SFAS 159 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations, or SFAS 141(R). SFAS 141(R) replaces SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations”. SFAS No. 141(R) retains the fundamental requirements in Statement 141 that the acquisition method of accounting (which Statement 141 called the purchase method) be used for all business combinations and for an acquirer to be identified for each business combination. SFAS 141(R) defines the acquirer as the entity that obtains control of one or more businesses in the business combination and establishes the acquisition date as the date that the acquirer achieves control. SFAS 141(R)’s scope is broader than that of Statement 141, which applied only to business combinations in which control was obtained by transferring consideration. SFAS 141(R) replaces Statement 141’s cost-allocation process and requires an acquirer to recognize the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date, measured at their fair values as of that date, with limited exceptions. In addition, SFAS 141(R) changes the allocation and treatment of acquisition-related costs, restructuring costs that the acquirer expected but was not obligated to incur, the recognition of assets and liabilities assumed arising from contingencies and the recognition and measurement of goodwill. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and is to be applied prospectively to business combinations. We are currently assessing the impact of SFAS 141(R) on our consolidated financial position and results of operations.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment of ARB No. 51, or SFAS 160. SFAS 160 amends ARB 51 to establish accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary, sometimes referred to as minority interest, and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. It clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements. SFAS 160 requires that a noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent be clearly identified, labeled, and presented in the consolidated statement of financial position within equity, but separate from the parent’s equity, that the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest be clearly identified and presented on the face of the consolidated statement of income, that the changes in a parent’s ownership interest while the parent retains its controlling financial interest in its subsidiary be accounted for consistently as equity transactions and that when a subsidiary is deconsolidated, any retained noncontrolling equity investment in the former subsidiary be initially measured at fair value. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and earlier adoption is prohibited. We are currently evaluating the impact of SFAS 160 on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

In February 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133, or SFAS 161, which requires enhanced disclosures about derivative and hedging activities. Companies will be required to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why a company uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items

 

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are accounted for under SFAS No. 133 and related interpretations, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect the company’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. Accordingly, we will ensure that we meet the enhanced disclosure provisions of SFAS 161 upon the effective date.

Seasonality

We sometimes experience a minor reduction in our business during the winter months because of inclement weather conditions, which have an effect on the construction industry and on our ability to deliver steel to customers.

Inflation Risk

Although we cannot accurately anticipate the effect of inflation on our operations, we believe that inflation has not had, and is not likely in the foreseeable future to have, a material impact on our results of operations. However, as described above, increases in the price of steel can negatively affect cash flow in our operations.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

During the past several years, the base price of carbon steel has fluctuated significantly. Declining prices could reduce our operating income levels below our historical levels. Higher levels of inventory at steel service centers and end-use customers could cause competitive pressures which could also compress operating income. Steel prices began increasing at the end of the third quarter of 2005 and remained relatively level during the fourth quarter of 2005 and the first quarter of 2006. Steel prices began increasing during the second quarter of 2006.

It was reported in several financial publications in February 2008 that one of the three major iron ore suppliers, Vale do Rio Doce, negotiated a 65% price increase from Japanese and South Korean steel producers. This development has been deemed to be an indicator of likely price increases from the other iron ore producers as well as possible continued increases later in 2008. Nonetheless, it is difficult to predict what effect price increases or decreases will have on the domestic market for users of the product as evidenced by the fact that in the second half of 2007 we noted a period of rising prices charged by suppliers to distributors that we were not able to pass along to our customers due to increased availability in many of our product lines.

We are exposed to the impact of interest rate changes and fluctuating steel prices. In September 2003 PNA entered into an interest rate swap agreement with its secured lender for a notional $75 million derivative that swapped the floating LIBOR rate on its senior secured credit facilities with a fixed rate. This interest rate swap agreement expired in September 2006 and was replaced with a three year fixed to floating rate notional $50 million derivative. The fair market value of the interest rate swap is the estimated amount that PNA would receive or pay to terminate the swap agreements at any point in time. We entered into three additional interest rate swap agreements for a total of $50 million in June 2006 for a 3 year period commencing October 1, 2006 with each of Bank of America, N.A., Wachovia and LaSalle. These agreements also reduce the impact of changes in interest rates on our floating rate debt. We have not entered into any steel commodity hedge transactions for speculative purposes or otherwise. See our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.

 

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BUSINESS

We are a leading national steel service center group that distributes steel products and provides value-added steel processing services to our customer base, which is largely comprised of fabricators and original equipment manufacturers across a diversified group of industries, including the (i) infrastructure, institutional, industrial and commercial construction, (ii) machinery and equipment manufacturing, (iii) oil and gas, (iv) telecommunications and (v) utilities markets. We distribute a variety of steel products, including a full line of structural and long products, plate, flat rolled coil, tubulars and sheet, and we also perform a variety of value-added processing services for our customers. During 2007, we served more than 7,750 customers and we believe we are a crucial part of our customers’ supply chains, providing steel distribution and processing services that steel producers are typically not equipped or willing to undertake for end-users. Using sophisticated inventory and distribution information systems developed specifically for the steel service center industry, we provide just-in-time delivery to many of our customers, which enables them to manage their working capital costs better. Our steel service center facilities are strategically located in high density or high population growth areas in the United States, which puts us in a position to take advantage of growing markets and market trends. For the year ended December 31, 2007, we had net sales of approximately $1.6 billion and net income of approximately $13.3 million.

We intend to opportunistically pursue strategic acquisitions that will increase our scale, grow our market share of value-added products and expand our business. For example, with the consummation of the acquisitions of (i) Metals Supply Company, Ltd., or MSC, a leading structural steel service center and distributor in the Gulf Coast region of the United States, (ii) Precision Flamecutting & Steel, L.P., or Precision Flamecutting, a Texas-based company engaged in the processing and distribution of carbon, alloy, HSLA and steel plate and (iii) Sugar Steel Corporation and its affiliate, S&S Steel Warehouse, Inc., which together we refer to as Sugar Steel, a Chicago-based general line service center, we now operate 23 steel service centers nationally, as well as manage five joint ventures that operate a total of seven service centers.

Our business is organized into two reportable segments: Long Products and Plate, or Long Products, and Flat Rolled Products, or Flat Rolled:

Long Products and Plate Segment (73.2% of 2007 net sales).    Our Long Products segment operates 18 facilities throughout the Southwest, New England, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and Southeast regions of the United States. This segment distributes structural beams, tubing, plates, pipes, channels, angles, flats, rounds, reinforcing and merchant bar, bar grating and floor plate. Through our Long Products segment, we also provide value-added steel processing capabilities that include saw-cutting, T-splitting, cambering, high speed drilling and tapping, plate bending, shearing, punching, grinding, ultrasonic testing, plasma and oxy-fuel plate burning with full computer-aided design and drafting capabilities. We market these products and services under six regional brands: Infra-Metals, Delta Steel, Metals Supply Company, Smith Pipe & Steel, Precision Flamecutting and Sugar Steel. The major markets served by our Long Products segment, representing more than half of 2007 segment sales, are the infrastructure, institutional, industrial and commercial construction markets. The other major markets served by this segment include ship and barge building, railcar manufacturing, metal building fabrication, oil and gas, telecommunications and utilities. Our ability to identify niche market opportunities has allowed us to increase our value-added services and broaden our customer base, as evidenced by our acquisitions of MSC, Precision Flamecutting and Sugar Steel. In addition, we have established and grown our presence in providing steel monopoles to the telecommunications and utility transmission markets, both of which are expanding markets. Two of our facilities in Texas operate 60-foot, 2,200-ton Pullmax press brakes to produce a significant portion of the steel monopoles used in telecommunications towers and utilities transmission towers in these markets.

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segment offers hot rolled, hot rolled pickled and oiled, cold rolled and galvanized and other coated coil and sheet products. Virtually all of the steel sold by the Flat Rolled facilities receives value-added processing such as temper-passing, leveling, slitting, pickling and brush cleaning (sheet cleaning system). Through this segment, we also perform tolling, where we process customer-owned steel for a fee, without taking either title to the inventory or the associated price risk of the steel. We market these products and services under our Feralloy brand. Customers include metal building manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers in the machinery, tank, railcar, agricultural and construction industries. See Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements for financial information related to our reportable segments.

Industry Overview

Steel service centers operate as intermediaries between primary steel producers and end-users, which typically include fabricators who require smaller quantities of more highly customized products delivered on a just-in-time basis and original equipment manufacturers who, although they use higher quantities of products, demand specialized processing that steel producers do not typically offer. Due to smaller purchase sizes or a need for specialized processing, producers historically have not dealt directly with such end-users. By purchasing large quantities of steel from producers, steel service centers are able to take advantage of producer economies of scale resulting in lower costs of materials purchased. Because steel service centers purchase steel from a number of primary producers, they can maintain a consistent supply of various types of steel used by their customers. In turn, steel service centers allow customers to lower their inventory levels, decrease the time between the placement of an order and receipt of materials and reduce internal expenses, thereby helping these customers to manage their working capital in an efficient manner. However, unlike pure distributors that buy standard grades of steel in bulk from producers and resell them in smaller quantities to local end-users, steel service centers also engage in a variety of value-added processing operations, such as cutting, shaping or treating steel to particular customer specifications.

Purchasing magazine estimated in its May 2008 issue that the combined U.S. and Canadian metal service center industry’s annual revenue was $143 billion in 2007, up from $126.5 billion in 2006. According to industry sources, metal service centers represent the largest customer group of the U.S. domestic steel industry. The metal service center industry remains highly fragmented, with over 500 companies operating in North America, based on internal estimates. Competition is based in large part on quality, price and the ability to provide value-added services such as cutting, shaping or treating steel as well as working capital management and just-in-time delivery. Accordingly, the capital requirements (in terms of inventory levels and requisite machinery and working capital) needed to become a successful metal service center are a significant barrier to entry into the industry. Additionally, due to the geographic nature of the business, our experience indicates that customers are usually located within approximately 250 miles of the service center or distributor, as transportation costs can make up a substantial portion of the cost to the customer. The geographic nature of the business also means that local supply and demand shape the competitive landscape, with each service center having its own set of regional competitors.

Our Strengths

We believe that a combination of our size and scale, our established position in the industry, the types of value-added services we offer and our ability to carry significant amounts of inventory gives us an advantage over both our existing and potential competitors. Our strong competitive position in each of our markets is a result of numerous factors, including the following:

Leading Market Share Positions

We are one of the leading steel service center operators by volume in the United States, with 2007 annual volume of 2.5 million tons. According to Purchasing magazine’s May 2008 issue, we are the 10th largest service center in North America. Our steel service center facilities are located in high density or high population growth

 

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areas in the United States, including New England, the Mid-Atlantic, the Midwest, the Southeast and the Southwest, and we believe that in many cases our steel service centers are the number one or number two market share leaders in their respective geographic markets.

Demonstrated Ability to Grow Our Business

In May 2006 we completed the MSC Acquisition, which, on a pro forma basis, added $28 million to our 2006 EBITDA and gave us a significant market share position in structural products in the southwestern United States. Since then, we have continued to actively identify targets for our acquisition pipeline, which due to industry trends toward consolidation has never been stronger. This allows us to be highly selective in pursuing potential acquisitions. In December 2007 and March 2008, we completed the acquisitions of Precision Flamecutting and Sugar Steel, respectively, which further enhanced our structural and plate capabilities and market share.

Additionally, we continually monitor and evaluate important organic growth opportunities. We have recently began several expansion projects to increase capacity at certain of our facilities and we expect to complete these expansions in middle to late 2008. We are also in the process of building two new facilities, one each by Infra-Metals and MSC. Our blast paint facility in Morgan City, Louisiana has given us access to the Gulf Coast shipbuilding industry. Our two new facilities will allow us to expand into new geographic markets. Our ability to add key machinery and equipment at our current facilities, such as the installations of 60-foot, 2,200-ton Pullmax hydraulic press brakes at our Houston and Fort Worth facilities, has allowed us to penetrate the niche market for steel monopoles used in telecommunications and utilities markets. Furthermore, our installation of a recoiler at the Portland, Oregon facility of one of our joint ventures has enabled us to participate in the 1,300 mile “Rockies Express” natural gas pipeline project.

Broad Product Offering in Multiple High-Growth Markets

We offer an extensive portfolio of steel products, including beams, square and rectangular tubing, channels, angles, flats, rounds, reinforcing bar, plates and floor plates, sheets, and flat rolled products such as hot, cold rolled and galvanized coil. Our extensive line of products enables us to serve high-growth end markets such as infrastructure and industrial construction, oil and gas, telecommunications and industrial transmission markets, ship and barge building, railcar manufacturing and equipment manufacturers, while having very little exposure to the automotive or residential construction markets. The varied markets of our customers and the geographic diversity of our facilities enable us generally to weather fluctuations in economic patterns in any particular end market or region within the United States.

Exceptional Service to Large, Diversified Customer Base

We believe that our exceptional service, quality processing, reliability and broad product offering have enabled us to develop long-term relationships with a large, diverse and loyal customer base. During 2007, we shipped products to over 7,750 customers with an average invoice size of approximately $4,200. We believe that we are an important link in our customers’ working capital chain. Typically, the majority of our customers require small quantities of our products, which prevents them from purchasing directly from major steel producers. Our facilities are strategically located within 250 miles of the majority of our customers, which combined with our inventory handling capabilities, enables us to provide rapid delivery to an increasing percentage of customers who demand just-in-time delivery while limiting freight costs.

State-of-the-Art Facilities with Value-Added Processing Capabilities

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modernize our operations, including approximately $7.5 million in the first quarter of 2008, closing eight outdated facilities and substantially expanding or opening nine facilities, thereby positioning us to enjoy solid organic growth. This modernization resulted in increased operating efficiency, which we believe gives us a cost advantage over many of our competitors.

Our facilities provide us with significant advantages over competitors who lack financial resources to invest in newer facilities. Such competitive advantages include newer equipment that reduces processing time and labor costs, efficient floor layouts tailored to specific products that improve process flow, and locations situated outside of congested urban areas that allow for easier and faster access by trucks. We believe that our 2007 average sales per facility of $77.7 million compares very favorably with our industry peers. Our facilities are also equipped to handle several modes of transportation including truck, rail and barge, and many facilities are in close proximity to deep water ports. Shipping by rail or barge significantly lowers freight costs. Nearly all of our facilities have processing capabilities such as slitting, cut-to-length, tempering, drilling, sawing, press braking, blasting, painting, oxy-fuel and high definition plasma cutting, enabling us to perform value-added processing on 20% of our Long Products and 98% of our Flat Rolled Products in 2007.

Strong Vendor and Joint Venture Partner Relationships

We have well-established, long-term relationships with some of the largest North American and international steel producers. In 2007, we purchased approximately 1.8 million tons of steel. Because of our scale, we believe we are a significant customer of our major steel suppliers, which enables us to receive volume discounts and maintain access to critical steel inventory in periods of tight supply. We have further solidified our relationships with vendors through our joint venture arrangements with a number of major steel producers. We have formed our current joint ventures with steel mills through the mutual provision of capital resources, with PNA managing the operations. The steel producers provide the majority of our joint venture business volume, on a tolling basis, which eliminates any inventory risk. Two of these joint venture facilities are located on supplier campuses, an indication of how closely we are integrated with our suppliers. We will seek to increase the number of our joint venture arrangements in order to further develop our relationships with suppliers and benefit from the increased sales volume.

Experienced Management Team

Members of our senior management team have an average of 34 years of experience in the steel industry and an average of 14 years of service with our company. They have successfully developed the Company into one of North America’s leading steel service centers by identifying and implementing value-added processing opportunities, reducing operating expenses, improving working capital management and closing select facilities.

On February 1, 2007 Maurice S. Nelson, Jr. became our Chief Executive Officer and President in place of PNA’s interim Chief Executive Officer, Christopher J. Moreton. On January 31, 2008, Christopher J. Moreton, our Chief Financial Officer, retired. Effective upon Mr. Moreton’s retirement, Mr. William S. Johnson became our Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Johnson had previously been serving as our Senior Vice President, Finance and Principal Accounting Officer since April 2007.

Our Strategy

We intend to continue to increase our net sales and profitability through the following strategies:

Organic Growth through Further Expansion into High-Growth End Markets

We aim to grow organically by expanding geographically and adding new value-added services in high-growth end markets. An example of our geographic growth includes the establishment of our Marseilles, Illinois, facility, which has enabled us to service the large concentration of structural steel fabricators in the commercial and industrial construction market in the Midwest. We also built a facility in Petersburg, Virginia on the campus

 

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of one of our suppliers, Gerdau Ameristeel, to expand our customer base in the Mid-Atlantic, and have now established a significant customer base among structural steel fabricators in commercial and industrial construction markets as well as the rail car market in this region. Recent examples of our new value-added services include the installation of 60-foot, 2,200-ton Pullmax hydraulic press brakes at our Houston and Fort Worth, Texas facilities, which have allowed us to penetrate the high-growth niche market for steel monopoles used in telecommunications and utility transmission industries, a market in which we believe we have developed a significant market share and that has shown consistent strength over the last ten years. Further, in order to penetrate the growing Gulf Coast shipbuilding industry, we built a 65,000 square foot facility in Morgan City, Louisiana, which provides blasting and painting processing capabilities demanded by that industry. Going forward, we plan to (i) build two new facilities, one each by Infra-Metals and MSC and (ii) increase capacity at certain of our facilities, including multiple additional expansion projects that are expected to increase our capacity beginning in middle to late 2008. Through our installation of a recoiler at the Portland, Oregon facility of one of our joint ventures, we were able to participate in the 1,300 mile “Rockies Express” natural gas pipeline project. We are continually seeking out other opportunities for growth along geographic and product lines.

Strategic Growth through Acquisitions

In addition to the organic growth objectives outlined above, we plan to continue our growth through acquisitions within the steel service center industry in order to expand our customer base and increase market share. We constantly seek to identify suitable acquisition opportunities that would allow us to expand our current product offering, end markets and geographic presence to strengthen our positioning as a leading steel service center. In our opinion, the highly fragmented nature of our industry provides many opportunities for strategic acquisitions. For example, our acquisitions of MSC and Sugar Steel increased the breadth of structural beams in our product offering, which has allowed us to occupy and better serve a greater portion of the infrastructure, institutional, industrial and commercial construction markets in the Southwest and the Midwest. In addition, our recent acquisition of Precision Flamecutting provides us the opportunity to broaden our value-added processing capabilities and product offerings and expand and diversify our customer base as well as increase our market share in the Southwest. Through acquisitions, we aim to expand our product offering and our customer relationships, increase our reach across various end markets, and expand our scale. We believe that larger economies of scale and more extensive geographic coverage will allow us to benefit from greater purchasing power and better client service, and improve our ability to offer a broader menu of value-added services.

Focus on Working Capital Management

Our ability to manage working capital effectively is an important tool for limiting our inventory risk as we manage volatility in the steel industry. Our focus on effective working capital management also enables us to manage our profitability while maintaining the flexibility required for short order lead times. We use sophisticated inventory and distribution information systems developed specifically for the steel service center industry. We expect to continue improving our working capital management. We believe that these improvements will result in enhanced profitability for our business and will allow us to mitigate the impact of cyclical steel price fluctuations.

Continue to Optimize Operations

We plan to expand upon the success we have had over the past few years in increasing profitability through improving our facilities. Since 1997 we have closed or sold eight outdated facilities and built or considerably extended nine modern, state-of-the-art facilities, spending a total of approximately $120 million, including approximately $7.5 million in the first quarter of 2008, both to build these new facilities and to modernize equipment at existing plants. This modernization has resulted in increased operating efficiency, which we believe gives us a competitive cost advantage over many of our competitors. As we grow both organically and through strategic acquisitions, we will have increased opportunities to improve our profitability through the optimization of our network of facilities.

 

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Corporate Structure

On May 9, 2006, we acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of PNA in a merger transaction with Preussag North America, Inc.

Below is a chart that illustrates our corporate structure following consummation of the Real Estate Transfer.

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Customers

We believe that we have cultivated strong relationships with our customers based on a high quality of service, quality processing and reliability. As a result, we believe that we are a leading supplier in most of the geographic markets that we serve and that we have built a diverse customer base. Most of our business is transactional on the spot market, but we do maintain a number of long-term agreements with select customers. We believe that the quality and experience of our salespeople provides a competitive advantage and are crucial to customer satisfaction. We sell to a diverse customer base in a variety of industries, including the (i) infrastructure, institutional, industrial and commercial construction, (ii) machinery and equipment

 

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manufacturing, (iii) oil and gas, (iv) telecommunications and (v) utilities markets. Our top ten customers account for approximately 10% of our total sales, with no single customer accounting for more than 2% of our 2007 fiscal year net sales.

Raw Materials and Suppliers

We believe that we have excellent relationships with our suppliers. We actively maintain relationships with both domestic and foreign suppliers. We conduct the majority of our business on a spot price basis and, as such, are able to pass through price fluctuations to our customers in a relatively efficient manner. Feralloy’s purchases are often made under a blanket purchase order with prices held constant for a set period of time, typically ranging from three to twelve months. In the 2007 fiscal year, our top ten suppliers accounted for approximately 67% of our purchases. During fiscal 2007, approximately 14% of our annual supply volume was imported from foreign sources.

Facilities

Excluding joint ventures, we operate through our two segments 23 facilities located throughout the United States. We consider our facilities to be state-of-the-art and have invested significant capital to maintain and improve our operations. Facilities are strategically located in close proximity both to producers and to customers. Certain facilities are equipped to handle several modes of transportation including truck, rail and barge, and most facilities are in close proximity to deep water ports. As a result, we believe, in many cases, that our steel service centers are the number one or number two market share leaders in New England, the Midwest, the Southeast, the Southwest and the Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

Travel Main Corporation, or Travel Main, through certain of its subsidiaries, or the Real Estate Subsidiaries, holds 18 of our real estate properties. Simultaneously with the consummation of this offering, the stock of Travel Main will be transferred to our newly created parent LLC (to be wholly owned by Platinum) by way of a dividend. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Real Estate Transfer.”

The following table describes the facilities that we operate (excluding our joint ventures):

 

Location

   Square Footage   

Equipment

Wallingford, CT

Opened in 1990

   150,710   

3 band saws

1 T-splitter/rotary shear

1 universal flame cutting system

1 beam cambering machine

Marseilles, IL

Opened in 2003

   187,975   

4 band saws

1 plasma flame cutting system

1 rotary T-splitter

1 oxy-fuel flame cutting system

1 beam cambering machine

Baltimore, MD

Acquired in 1992, built in 1908

   150,000   

5 band saws

1 55-ton ironworker

Petersburg, VA

Opened in 2003

   149,000   

3 band saws

1 cold saw

1 T-splitter/rotary shear

1 plasma flame cutting system

1 angle bending roll

2 beam cambering machines

1 90-ton ironworker

1 oxy-fuel flame cutting system

1 CNC plate drill machine system

 

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Location

   Square Footage   

Equipment

Tampa, FL

Opened in 2000

   116,390   

2 band saws

1 plasma flame cutting system

1 oxy-fuel flame cutting system

Hallandale, FL

Acquired in 1992, built in 1965

   35,810   

2 band saws

1 plasma flame cutting system

1 oxy-fuel flame cutting system

1 110-ton ironworker

Corpus Christi, TX

Opened in 1971

   28,092   

2 oxy-fuel and plasma flame cutting systems

1 band saw

Fort Worth, TX

Opened in 1971

   161,215   

1 60’ hydraulic press brake

2 oxy and plasma flame cutting systems

1 plasma flame cutting system

2 band saws

2 drill/milling units

Houston, TX

Opened in 1973, subsequent major expansion in 1998

   258,353   

1 60’ hydraulic press brake

2 band saws

1 plasma flame cutting system

3 oxy-fuel and plasma flame cutting systems

1 beam cambering machine

1 beam coping machine

1 drill/milling unit

San Antonio, TX

Opened in 1975

   106,512   

2 band saws

2 oxy-fuel and plasma flame cutting systems

1 beam cambering machine

Tulsa, OK

Opened in 1996

   100,005   

2 band saws

1 beam cambering machine

1 95-ton ironworker

1 T-splitter

1 plasma flame cutting system

1 oxy-fuel and plasma flame cutting system

1 radial drill

Phoenix, AZ

Acquired in 1997, built in 1940

   192,911   

3 band saws

1 plasma flame cutting system

1 oxy-fuel flame cutting system

1 oxy-fuel and plasma flame cutting system

1 72” decoil line

1/2” plate shear

60” recoiler

Tucson, AZ

Acquired in 1997

   23,212   

2 band saws

1 hydraulic shear

1 oxy-fuel flame cutting system

1 55-ton ironworker

1 rebar shear

 

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Location

   Square Footage   

Equipment

Morgan City, LA

Opened in 2006

   60,000   

1 wheelabrator blast paint system

1 40’ hydraulic press brake

1 oxy and plasma fuel flame cutting system

2 plasma cutting systems

1 band saw

Portage, IN

Opened in 1998

   184,455   

5/8” x 74” wide slitting line

3/4” x 96” wide temper mill/coil-to-coil and cut- to-length line

3/4” x 96” cut-to-length/leveling line

1/4” x 60” cut-to-length/leveling line

Decatur, AL

Opened in 1999

   172,830   

1/2” x 72” wide cut-to-length line

1/4” x 72” wide slitting line

1/8” x 52” wide slitting line

Stockton, CA

Opened in 1998

   154,320   

1/4” x 60” wide slitting line

3/16” x 60” wide slitting line

1/2” x 72” wide cut-to-length/leveling line

1/8” x 60” wide cut-to-length/leveling line

Granite City, IL

Opened in 1978

   141,216   

1/4” x 60” wide slitting line

3/8” x 72” wide slitting line

1/8” x 72” wide slitting line

Huger, SC

Acquired in 1999, built in 1996

   143,786   

1/4” x 72” wide slitting line

1/2” x 72” wide cut-to-length line

1/2” x 74” sheet cleaning system

Houston, TX

Acquired in 2006, built in 1935

   270,000    2 band saws

Clute, TX

Acquired in 2006, built in 1964

   39,500   

1 band saw

1 oxy-fuel flame cutting system

Houston, TX

Acquired in 2007

   54,300   

1 plasma flame cutting system

8 oxy-fuel cutting systems

Chicago Heights, IL

Acquired in 2008, built in 1967

   582,170   

2 hydraulic angle shear & punch systems

7 band saws

2 cold saws

1 shot blast cleaning system

1 cambering machine

1 plasma flame cutting system

1 oxy-fuel flame cutting system

1 plate shear

1 iron worker

Employees

As of March 31, 2008, including our joint ventures, we had 1,801 full-time employees, including 593 salaried employees and 1,208 employees paid on an hourly basis. The average hourly base wage for non-salaried employees as of March 31, 2008 was approximately $14.19. A significant portion of each Infra-Metals employee’s monthly compensation is based on the profitability at his or her facility, which serves to motivate employees within the organization to sell profitably, minimize expenses and maintain high levels of customer satisfaction. As of

 

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March 31, 2008, 49 hourly Smith Pipe employees, 145 Feralloy employees and 82 of the hourly joint venture employees were members of various unions. We have never experienced any significant labor problems and enjoy a good relationship with the unions representing our employees.

Sales and Marketing

We employ a sales force consisting of in-house and external salespeople. In-house salespeople are primarily responsible for maintaining customer relationships, receiving and soliciting individual orders and responding to service and other inquiries by customers. Our outside sales force is primarily responsible for identifying potential customers and calling on them to explain our products and services. The in-house and outside sales forces are trained and knowledgeable about the characteristics and applications of our steel products and processing capabilities, as well as the fabrication and manufacturing methods employed by our customers.

We use a variety of methods to identify potential customers, including use of market studies and trade databases, tracking of key industry groups and participation in our customers’ trade associations. Customer referrals and the knowledge of our sales force about regional end-users also result in the identification of potential customers.

Once a potential customer is identified, our goal is to become an integral part of its supply chain by providing comprehensive customer support, from the machine operator on the shop floor to the senior management in the executive offices. For our large flat rolled customers with multiple locations throughout the United States, we also employ a National Accounts Manager in order to coordinate and facilitate sales and service across our various locations.

Nearly all sales are completed on a negotiated price basis. In some cases, sales are the result of a competitive bid process where a customer provides a list of products, along with requirements, to us and several competitors and we submit a bid on each product.

We serve a diverse customer base, with no single customer accounting for more than 2% of our net sales in fiscal 2007. A nominal percentage of our sales are to the automotive industry and we do not sell directly to the “Big Three” automobile manufacturers.

Competition

We are engaged in a highly fragmented and competitive industry. Competition is based on reliability, service, quality, timeliness, geographic proximity and price. We compete with a large number of other metals processors/service centers in each of our product lines and geographic locations on a national, regional and local basis, some of which may have greater financial resources than we do. We also compete to a lesser extent with primary metals producers, who typically sell directly to very large customers requiring regular shipments of large volumes of metals. Numerous smaller metals processors/service centers compete with us locally. Purchasing magazine, in its May 2008 issue, identified us as the tenth largest metals service center company in North America (based upon 2007 revenue).

Historically, we believe that we have been able to compete effectively because of our high levels of service, broad-based inventory, knowledgeable and trained sales force, integrated computer systems, modern equipment, number of locations, geographic dispersion, operational economies of scale and combined purchasing volume. Furthermore, we believe our liquidity and overall financial position affords us a good platform with which to compete with our peers in the industry.

Government Regulation and Environmental Matters

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emissions and discharges to the environment, and other matters. Hazardous materials we use in our operations include petroleum products, lubricants, coatings, and solvents. Among the more significant regulated activities that occur at some of our facilities are: the accumulation of scrap metal, which is sold for recycling; the generation of plant trash and other solid wastes and wastewaters, such as water from burning tables operated at some of our facilities, which wastes are disposed of in accordance with applicable solid and hazardous waste laws using third party commercial waste handlers; the storage, handling, and use of certain oils and products and chemicals, the potential health hazards of which are communicated to employees pursuant to Occupational Safety and Health Act-prescribed hazard communication efforts, and the disposal or recycling of which are performed pursuant to federal and state law. Operations at the joint venture properties are generally the same but also include use of acid in accordance with applicable laws to remove scale and oxides from the steel to obtain a clean surface.

We believe that we are in substantial compliance with applicable environmental and workplace health and safety laws and do not currently anticipate that we will be required to expend any material amounts in the foreseeable future in order to meet current requirements. However, some of the properties we own or lease are located in areas with a history of heavy industrial use, and are on or near sites known to have environmental contamination. Federal, and in some cases state, law establishes joint and several liability for cleanup without regard to fault for persons who have arranged for disposal of hazardous substances at sites that have become contaminated and for persons who own or operate, or previously owned or operated, contaminated properties. Further, in the event a state agency undertakes an environmental cleanup of a site, state law in some of the states where our properties are located allows the state to impose a lien on the property for the costs incurred that would have priority over all previously filed liens. Some of our properties were identified as having contamination resulting from leaks or drips of cutting oils and similar materials used in our business and we have removed and replaced known impacted soils pursuant to applicable environmental laws. Groundwater contamination has been identified at a few properties but at levels that do not currently require cleanup. The costs to address these conditions have not been material. We are not currently subject to any pending material claims or notices of potential liability with respect to environmental cleanup for contamination at our leased or owned properties, at any of the joint venture properties, or at any off-site location. However, we cannot rule out the possibility that we could be notified of such claims in the future. It is also possible that we could be identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a state agency or third parties as being potentially responsible for environmental cleanup under federal or state law. We cannot be certain, however, that identification of presently unidentified conditions, more vigorous enforcement by environmental agencies, enactment of more stringent laws and regulations or other unanticipated events will not arise in the future and give rise to material liabilities which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Legal Proceedings

We are currently a party to various claims and legal actions that arise in the ordinary course of business. We believe such claims and legal actions, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. We maintain liability insurance against risks arising out of our normal course of business.

 

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MANAGEMENT

Executive Officers and Directors

Below is a list of the names and ages of our directors and executive officers as of May 1, 2008, and a brief account of the business experiences of each of them.

 

Name

   Age   

Position

Maurice S. Nelson, Jr.

   70   

Chief Executive Officer and President

William S. Johnson

   50   

Chief Financial Officer

Michael L. Smit

   42   

Vice President and General Counsel

Mark Haight

   49   

Co-President, Infra-Metals Co., Northern Region

John E. Lusdyk

   55   

Co-President, Infra-Metals Co., Southern Region

Robert A. Embry

   63   

President, Delta Steel, L.P.

Roger B. Sippey

   66   

President, Feralloy Corporation

Andrew L. Diamond

   59   

President, Metals Supply Company, Ltd.

Tom Gores

   43   

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Eva M. Kalawski

   53   

Director

Robert J. Wentworth

   53   

Director

Jacob Kotzubei

   39   

Director

Maurice S. Nelson, Jr. commenced his term of employment as Chief Executive Officer and President of PNA on February 1, 2007. Previously, Mr. Nelson served for nine years as President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Earle M. Jorgensen Company, or Jorgensen, a large distributor of metal products in North America. Before joining Jorgensen, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Inland Steel Company, or Inland, for a period of five years. Prior to his tenure at Inland, he was President of the Aerospace and Commercial Division of the Aluminum Company of America for four years. Mr. Nelson has a Bachelor in Science Degree in Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Masters Degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Tennessee. He also holds an honorary Doctorate Degree from Marycrest College.

William S. Johnson became our Chief Financial Officer effective January 31, 2008, upon the retirement of our former Chief Financial Officer, Christopher J. Moreton. Previously, Mr. Johnson was serving as Senior Vice President, Finance of PNA since April 9, 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Johnson served for eight years as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Jorgensen. Prior to that, he was the Controller of Jorgensen for four years and was Assistant Controller for one year. Prior to his tenure with Jorgensen, Mr. Johnson held various financial and accounting management positions with several distribution-related companies, both public and private. Mr. Johnson is a certified public accountant and began his career as an auditor with Ernst & Ernst, a predecessor of Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Johnson has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business (Accounting) from Indiana University and a Masters of Business Administration (Finance) from Mercer University. He also attended the executive management program at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

Michael L. Smit joined the PNA Group in September 1993 and was appointed General Counsel and Secretary of PNA in July 1997. Prior to joining the PNA Group, Mr. Smit worked as a structural engineer with The Wilson T. Ballard Company. Mr. Smit has a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and a Juris Doctor from The George Washington University. He is a licensed member of the Virginia and Georgia bars.

Mark Haight has been responsible for the commercial management of the Northern Region of Infra-Metals since joining PNA in March 1990. Prior to that, he was a Vice President at Amsteel International for 5 years. Mr. Haight has a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and Management from Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio. Mark was appointed Co-President of the Northern Region of Infra-Metals in 2004.

 

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John E. Lusdyk has been Co-President of the Southern Region of Infra-Metals since joining PNA in October 1991. Mr. Lusdyk was previously the President of Alexandria Steel Company, an east coast-based structural steel service center group, for 15 years. Mr. Lusdyk has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Stetson University in Deland, Florida.

Robert A. Embry has served as President of Delta Steel since December 1991. Mr. Embry joined Delta Steel from Bethlehem Steel where he worked for 20 years as the Regional Sales Manager for the Mid-West Region. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in English from Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina. He also attended executive management programs at the Kellogg Business School at Northwestern University and the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

Roger B. Sippey joined Feralloy in 1968, and has served as its President since the retirement of Feralloy’s previous President, Frank M. Walker, in August 2007. Prior to joining Feralloy, Mr. Sippey was employed by the Wheeling Steel Corporation. Mr. Sippey has spent the previous 39 years serving Feralloy in various positions, including Sales Manager at Feralloy’s Eastern and Midwestern Divisions; General Manager of Feralloy’s St. Louis, Western and Eastern Divisions; President of Feralloy North American Steel; Vice President of Strategic Planning and Executive Vice President. Mr. Sippey received a bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Muskingum College and graduated from the Executive Management Program at the Wharton School of Business.

Andrew L. Diamond has been with MSC for 14 years, during which time he has served as President. Mr. Diamond has worked in the steel industry for over 33 years. After a brief time practicing law, he moved into the steel business in the Texas, Oklahoma and Florida markets. From 1973 to 1982, Mr. Diamond worked at Diamond Iron & Metal Co., Inc. in sales, purchasing and operations. From 1982 to 1993, Mr. Diamond was self-employed, brokering steel, pipe and equipment. Mr. Diamond is a graduate of Tulane University and holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Houston.

Tom Gores has served as a director of PNAG Holding since March 30, 2007, and as Chairman since April 18, 2007. Mr. Gores is the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Platinum. He serves or has served as an officer and/or director of a number of Platinum’s portfolio companies. Prior to establishing Platinum in 1995, Mr. Gores was an active investor in startup companies. Mr. Gores is involved in philanthropic activities as a member of the board of directors at both St. Joseph’s Hospital and UCLA Medical Center. Mr. Gores holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Michigan State University.

Eva M. Kalawski has served as a director of PNAG Holding since March 30, 2007. Ms. Kalawski joined Platinum in 1997, is a Partner and serves as the firm’s General Counsel and Secretary. Ms. Kalawski serves or has served as an officer and/or director of many of Platinum’s portfolio companies. Prior to joining Platinum in 1997, Ms. Kalawski was Vice President of Human Resources, General Counsel and Secretary for Pilot Software, Inc. Ms. Kalawski earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and French from Mount Holyoke College and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center.

Robert J. Wentworth has served as a director of PNAG Holding since March 30, 2007. Mr. Wentworth joined Platinum in 1997 and is a Partner at the firm. Mr. Wentworth previously served as an officer and/or director for a number of Platinum’s portfolio companies. Prior to joining Platinum in 1997, Mr. Wentworth was President and Chief Executive Officer at Alden Electronics, Inc. where he also served as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Mr. Wentworth served as a certified public accountant for fourteen years with Ernst & Young. Mr. Wentworth earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Bentley College.

Jacob Kotzubei has served as a director of PNAG Holding since March 30, 2007. Mr. Kotzubei joined Platinum in 2002 and is a Partner at the firm. Mr. Kotzubei serves as an officer and/or director of a number of Platinum’s portfolio companies. Prior to joining Platinum in 2002, Mr. Kotzubei worked for 4 1/2 years for Goldman Sachs’ Investment Banking Division in New York City, most recently as a Vice President of the High Tech Group, and was head of the East Coast Semiconductor Group. Previously, he was an attorney at Sullivan &

 

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Cromwell LLP in New York City, specializing in mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Kotzubei received a Bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University and holds a Juris Doctor from Columbia University School of Law where he was elected a member of the Columbia Law Review.

In addition to the above-named executive officers, there are a number of Platinum employees who perform non-policy making officer functions at the Company.

Board of Directors, Committees and Executive Officers

Composition of Board of Directors

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that the authorized number of directors shall be fixed from time to time by a resolution of the majority of our Board of Directors. Pursuant to a resolution approved by a majority of our Board of Directors, the authorized number of directors is currently four. Our Board of Directors presently has four members, including Mr. Gores, the Chairman, Messrs. Kotzubei and Wentworth, and Ms. Kalawski.

Because Platinum will own more than 50% of the voting power of our common stock after this offering, we are considered to be a “controlled company” for the purposes of the NYSE listing requirements. As such, we are permitted, and have elected, to opt out of the NYSE listing requirements that would otherwise require our Board of Directors to be comprised of a majority of independent directors and require our compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee to be comprised entirely of independent directors. Accordingly, you may not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the NYSE corporate governance requirements.

Term and Class of Directors

Immediately prior to the consummation of this offering, our Board of Directors will be divided into three staggered classes of directors of the same or nearly the same number. At each annual meeting of stockholders, a class of directors will be elected for a three-year term to succeed the directors of the same class whose terms are then expiring. The terms of the directors will expire upon election and qualification of successor directors at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held during the years 2009 for the Class I directors, 2010 for the Class II directors and 2011 for the Class III directors.

 

   

Our Class I directors will be                  and our independent director to be appointed at or prior to the consummation of the offering;

 

   

Our Class II director will be                 ; and

 

   

Our Class III directors will be                  and                 .

Any additional directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors will be distributed among the three classes so that, as nearly as possible, each class shall consist of one-third of the directors. The division of our Board of Directors into three classes with staggered three-year terms may delay or prevent a change of our management or a change in control.

Term of Executive Officers

Each officer serves at the discretion of the Board of Directors and holds office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. There are no family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.

Director Compensation

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similar size. Other than independent directors, we do not intend to compensate directors for serving on our Board of Directors or any of its committees. We do, however, intend to reimburse each member of our Board of Directors for out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with attending meetings of the Board of Directors and its committees.

Board Committees

As of the closing of this offering, our Board of Directors will have an audit committee, a compensation committee and a nominating and corporate governance committee, each of which has or will have the composition and responsibilities described below.

Audit Committee.    Our audit committee oversees a broad range of issues surrounding our accounting and financial reporting processes and audits of our financial statements. Our audit committee (i) assists our Board of Directors in monitoring the integrity of our financial statements, our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, our independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications and independence, and the performance of our internal audit function and independent registered public accounting firm, (ii) assumes direct responsibility for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the work of any independent registered public accounting firm engaged for the purpose of performing any audit, review or attest services and for dealing directly with any such accounting firm, (iii) provides a medium for consideration of matters relating to any audit issues and (iv) prepares the audit committee report that the SEC rules require be included in our annual proxy statement or annual report on Form 10-K. Upon the closing of this offering, the members of our audit committee will be Messrs. Kotzubei, Wentworth and the newly appointed independent director that we will appoint at or prior to the consummation of the offering. Mr. Kotzubei will serve as Chairman of the audit committee and the composition of our audit committee will comply with all applicable NYSE rules, including the requirement that at least one member of the audit committee have accounting or related financial management expertise. Our newly appointed independent director will be “independent” as such term is defined in Rule 10A-3(b)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and the rules of the NYSE, although neither Mr. Kotzubei nor Mr. Wentworth is so independent.

In accordance with NYSE rules, we plan to appoint a second independent director to our Board of Directors within 90 days after the consummation of this offering, who will replace Mr. Wentworth as a member of the audit committee and to appoint another independent member to our Board of Directors within 12 months after the consummation of this offering who will replace Mr. Kotzubei as a member of the audit committee so that all of our audit committee members will be independent as such term is defined in Rule 10A-3(b)(1) under the Exchange Act and applicable NYSE rules.

Our Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for the audit committee, which will be available on our website upon consummation of this offering.

Compensation Committee.    Our compensation committee reviews and recommends policy relating to compensation and benefits of our officers and employees, including reviewing and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer and other senior officers, evaluating the performance of these officers in light of those goals and objectives and setting compensation of these officers based on such evaluations. The compensation committee will also administer our Stock Incentive Plan, assuming it is adopted and becomes effective in connection with this offering. The compensation committee reviews and evaluates, at least annually, the performance of the compensation committee and its members, including compliance of the compensation committee with its charter. Upon the closing of this offering, the members of our compensation committee will be Messrs. Kotzubei and Wentworth and Ms. Kalawski, none of whom are independent as such term is defined in the rules of the NYSE. Because Platinum will own more than 50% of the voting power of our common stock after this offering, we are considered to be a “controlled company” for the purposes of the NYSE listing requirements. As such, we are permitted, and have elected, to opt out of the NYSE listing requirements that would otherwise require our compensation committee to be comprised entirely of independent directors.

 

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Our Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for the compensation committee, which will be available on our website upon consummation of this offering.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.    The nominating and corporate governance committee will oversee and assist our Board of Directors in identifying, reviewing and recommending nominees for election as directors; evaluate our Board of Directors and our management; develop, review and recommend corporate governance guidelines and a corporate code of business conduct and ethics; and generally advise our Board of Directors on corporate governance and related matters. Upon the closing of this offering, we will establish a nominating and corporate governance committee consisting of Messrs. Kotzubei and Wentworth and Ms. Kalawski, none of whom are independent as such term is defined in the rules of the NYSE. Because Platinum will own more than 50% of the voting power of our common stock after this offering, we are considered to be a “controlled company” for the purposes of the NYSE listing requirements. As such, we are permitted, and have elected, to opt out of the NYSE listing requirements that would otherwise require our nominating and corporate governance committee to be comprised entirely of independent directors.

Our Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for the nominating and corporate governance committee, which will be available on our website upon consummation of this offering.

Our Board of Directors may from time to time establish other committees.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation.    Upon the consummation of this offering, the members of our compensation committee will be Messrs. Kotzubei, Wentworth and Ms. Kalawski. None of the members of our compensation committee was, during 2007, an officer or employee of the Company or was formerly an officer of the Company. None of our executive officers has served as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee of any entity that has an executive officer serving as a member of our Board of Directors or compensation committee.

Code of Ethics

Our Board of Directors has adopted a Code of Ethics which contains the ethical principles by which our chief executive officer, chief financial officer and general counsel, among others, are expected to conduct themselves when carrying out their duties and responsibilities. Our Code of Ethics can be found on our website at www.pnagroupinc.com. We will also provide a copy of our Code of Ethics to any person, without charge, upon request, by writing to the General Counsel, PNA Group Holding Corporation, c/o PNA Group, Inc., 400 Northridge Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30350, or by calling us at (770) 641-6460.

Executive Compensation

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Compensation Program Objectives

Prior to this offering, we have generally focused compensation decisions with respect to our named executive officers with the goal of achieving Company performance levels that provide meaningful returns to our stockholder. To that end, in addition to the typical need for compensation programs that attract, motivate and retain talented executives, our compensation programs provide specific incentives to our named executive officers based on the achievement of performance goals that we believe are necessary to make us an attractive candidate for a liquidity event. Although we have not adopted any formal guidelines for allocating total compensation between fixed and performance-based compensation, we believe that a substantial portion of our executives’ overall compensation should be tied to achievement of corporate goals and value-creating milestones, as we believe that such performance-based compensation maximizes stockholder value while at the same time attracts, motivates and helps retain high-quality executives who are similarly committed to the creation of value to our stockholders.

 

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Determination of Compensation

For 2007, our Board was responsible for all compensation decisions and determinations relating to our named executive officers. However, in connection with the adoption of our Participation Plan, the Board delegated administrative authority under the plan to the Participation Plan Committee, which is comprised of Eva Kalawski, Steve Zollo and Philip Norment. Compensation decisions, including those performance units granted under our Participation Plan, were made based on recommendations made by members of Platinum, including those members of Platinum serving on our Board. Our named executive officers were also involved in the process of determining compensation, although the executive officers did not have any decision-making ability in the final determination of any one individual’s compensation and did not play any part in the determination of their own compensation. On an annual basis we review and adjust salary, taking into consideration competitive market practice by relying on the experience of members of Platinum serving on our Board and their knowledge of the marketplace with respect to setting compensation amounts in other Platinum portfolio companies. We do not use any formal benchmarking or peer group comparisons in determining competitive market practice.

Components of Compensation for 2007

For 2007, the compensation provided to our named executive officers consisted of base salary, annual cash incentive bonus, grants of units under the Participation Plan, deferred compensation, and other perquisites and benefits. We believe that the combination of these various elements of compensation provide our executives with a competitive compensation package that, by including both performance-based cash bonus and units in the Participation Plan, properly ties a significant portion of compensation to the achievement of our corporate goals.

Base Salary

The base salary payable to each named executive officer is intended to provide a fixed component of compensation reflecting the executive’s skill set, experience, role and responsibilities. Mr. Nelson’s and Mr. Moreton’s base salaries were set in accordance with the terms of their respective employment agreements, which are discussed below. The base salaries of our other named executive officers were set by our Board and

were determined with an emphasis on basing a significant amount of total compensation on performance-based compensation while providing the executives with a reasonable amount of compensation based solely on non-performance based measures. Messrs. Lusdyk, Haight and Prebola each received a 3% increase in their salaries in fiscal 2007. Although there is no formal policy in place for adjusting the salaries of these individuals, it was determined that the increase was warranted to cover an increase in the cost of living expenses.

Annual Incentive Bonuses

Annual incentive bonuses are intended to provide an incentive for our named executive officers to individually pursue business strategies which will maximize stockholder value. As previously discussed, we believe that tying a material part of a named executive officer’s compensation to our performance, and in particular performance that is measurably tied to the actual efforts of such named executive officer, promotes our compensation objective by rewarding an executive for performance that will result in value to our stockholders.

In fiscal year 2007, annual incentive bonuses for Messrs. Nelson and Moreton have been determined based on the achievement of pre-established operating performance and working capital objectives, both of which we believe are reasonable measures of overall corporate performance and achievement of which will better position us for a liquidity event in which Platinum will maximize value. Our Board is responsible for determining the target bonus amounts for Messrs. Nelson and Moreton, although pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement, discussed in further detail below, Mr. Nelson is entitled to an annual incentive bonus equal to at least $170,000 but no more than 150% of his base salary. There was no cap placed on Mr. Moreton’s annual bonus amount for the 2007 fiscal year, and his target bonus amount is set forth below. For Messrs. Nelson and Moreton, 88% of their bonus was based on achievement of our earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, of $139,299,000, and 12% was based on achievement of working capital (defined as

 

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average inventory levels) of $385,251,000, with actual bonus amounts varying according to the extent to which these targets are achieved. Following the close of a fiscal year, our actual performance is reviewed, the relevant performance criteria are assessed in light of actual results for the fiscal year, and bonus amounts for Messrs. Nelson and Moreton are determined. In addition, the applicable performance targets for 2008 annual incentive bonuses are in the process of being established.

With respect to Messrs. Lusdyk, Haight, and Prebola, such executives’ incentive bonuses are determined based upon formulas set forth in their individual employment agreements. For Mr. Lusdyk, his annual incentive bonus is calculated by combining earnings before taxes and allocated corporate expenses for each of the divisions of Infra-Metals Co.’s Southern Region and multiplying such amount by 5%. For Messrs. Haight and Prebola, their annual incentive bonuses are calculated by combining earnings before interest and taxes less 10% of average assets employed by Intra-Metals Co.’s Northern Region and multiplying such amount by 5%. As with Messrs. Nelson and Moreton, we believe the applicable achievement of the applicable targets will better position us for a liquidity event, and by tying a substantial portion of compensation to achievement of such targets, an executive’s overall compensation will ultimately be tied to the return achieved by our stockholder.

Participation Plan

In 2007 we established our Participation Plan in order to incentivize and reward our key employees’ (including our named executive officers’) contribution to the growth of our business and to facilitate the consummation of certain liquidity events. The incentive compensation is awarded in the form of performance units, the value of which is related to the appreciation in our value, and which become payable to participants upon the occurrence of a liquidity event. By tying the value of awards granted under the Participation Plan to the appreciation in our value, we believe we have created an effective incentive for individual participants in the Participation Plan to maximize our stockholder value upon such a liquidity event.

Deferred Compensation

We provide certain executive officers with additional retirement benefits through the maintenance of a deferred compensation plan. Amounts contributed by the Company, which are discretionary and based on overall Company performance, or, in the case of Mr. Moreton, made pursuant to an individual employment agreement, may be supplemented through deferrals of cash compensation otherwise payable to a named executive officer during the applicable taxable year, which are vested at the time of contribution, and are subject to matching by the Company which are subject to vesting based on continued employment. All Company contributions, including matching contributions, are subject to vesting based on continued service with the Company. We believe that the deferred compensation plan is an effective tool for attracting and retaining our named executive officers, and, by including matching contributions, provides an additional incentive to executives by rewarding successful Company performance.

Perquisites and Other Benefits

Our named executive officers are eligible to receive the same benefits, including life and health benefits, which are available to our employees generally. We also provide certain additional perquisites to our named executive officers, on a case-by-case basis, including reimbursement for an automobile and related expenses and club memberships. With respect to the perquisites provided, we believe that offering such perquisites helps us attract and retain talented individuals in a highly competitive market.

Severance Benefits

Certain of our named executive officers are entitled to receive severance benefits upon certain qualifying terminations of employment, pursuant to the provision of such executive’s employment agreement. These severance arrangements are primarily intended to attract and retain our named executives by providing them protection against terminations by the Company that are not for certain reasons enumerated in their respective employment agreements.

 

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Post-2007 Compensation Decisions

Chief Financial Officer Employment Agreement

Effective January 31, 2008, Mr. Moreton retired from his position as our Chief Financial Officer and was replaced by William S. Johnson. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Johnson served as the Senior Vice President, Finance, of PNA and entered into an employment agreement with PNA which governed the terms of his employment in that position. Such employment agreement will continue to govern the terms of Mr. Johnson’s employment in his new position, and there are no plans to enter into a new employment agreement with Mr. Johnson in connection with his appointment as Chief Financial Officer.

Under Mr. Johnson’s current employment agreement , he is entitled to receive (i) an annual base salary of $275,000, (ii) a bonus of up to 100% of his base salary, which bonus amount will be determined based on the achievement of measurable criteria selected by the Operating Committee, (iii) a bonus in the amount of $250,000, less any amounts previously paid to Mr. Johnson or accrued under the Participation Plan, in the event that while employed by the Company, PNAG Holding consummates an initial public offering, and (iv) benefits and perquisites similar to those provided to other executives of the Company. In the event that during Mr. Johnson’s employment, PNA is sold to an unaffiliated third party, and within one year of such sale (a) Mr. Johnson’s employment is terminated without “cause” (as defined in the employment agreement), (b) his duties are materially diminished and not restored or (c) he is required to relocate more than 25 miles from his residence, Mr. Johnson will receive a payment of two times his base salary. Mr. Johnson’s agreement subjects him to non-solicitation obligations for 2 years following termination of his employment for any reason.

Stock Incentive Plan

Prior to the consummation of this offering and in connection with our transition to a publicly traded company, we plan to adopt a stock incentive plan, or the Stock Incentive Plan, that will afford more flexibility to our compensation committee by allowing grants of a wide variety of equity awards to our key employees, directors and consultants, including nonqualified stock options, shares of restricted stock and other awards that are valued by reference to, or otherwise based on, the fair market value of our common stock. This plan is designed to assist us in attracting, retaining, motivating and rewarding key employees, directors and consultants, and promoting the creation of long-term value for our public stockholders by closely aligning the interests of the participants with those of our public stockholders.

Our compensation committee will administer the stock incentive plan and will be authorized to determine who will receive awards under the plan, as well as the form of the awards, the number of shares subject to the

awards, the vesting and performance requirements related to awards, and other terms and conditions relating to such awards, each in accordance with the terms of the plan. The committee will also be authorized to prescribe award agreements, interpret the plan, to establish, amend and rescind any rules and regulations relating to the plan, and to make any other determinations that it deems necessary or advisable for the administration of the plan. The compensation committee may also delegate to our officers or employees, or other committees, subject to applicable law, the authority, subject to such terms as the compensation committee determines appropriate, to perform such functions, including but not limited to administrative functions, including the appointment of agents to assist in the administration of the plan. Any action of the compensation committee (or its authorized delegates) will be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including participants in the plan and their beneficiaries.

The total number of shares of our common stock that we plan to make available for issuance or delivery under the plan will be             , subject to adjustment in the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination, share exchange or any other similar change in our capitalization, or in connection with any extraordinary dividend declared and paid in respect of shares of our common stock. For the purpose of determining the remaining shares of common stock available for grant under the plan, to the extent that an award expires or is canceled, forfeited, settled in cash or otherwise

 

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terminated without a delivery to the participant of the full number of shares to which the award related, the undelivered shares will again be available for grant. Similarly, shares withheld in payment of the exercise price of, or taxes relating to, an award, and shares equal in number to those surrendered in payment of any exercise price or taxes relating to an award shall be deemed to constitute shares not delivered to the participant and shall be deemed to be available again for future grants of awards under the plan. In order to qualify certain awards under the plan as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, as of the first date required by Section 162(m) of the Code, no employee shall be eligible to be granted during any calendar year options or stock appreciation rights covering more than the maximum number of shares of stock then-available for issue under the plan.

Options granted under the plan will expire no later than the tenth (10th) anniversary of the applicable date of grant. Options will have an exercise price determined by the compensation committee at the time of grant, although options intended to not be considered “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, or to qualify as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, will have an exercise price that is not less than the fair market value of our stock on the grant date. The term “fair market value” is defined as the closing price of our stock as of any particular date on the principal national securities exchange on which our stock is listed and traded on such date, or if our stock is not listed on an exchange, the amount determined by our Board of Directors in good faith to be the fair market value.

The stock incentive plan also expressly permits the compensation committee to grant shares of restricted stock, which generally refers to shares of our common stock that are subject to vesting conditions or other lapsing or repurchase rights upon a termination of a recipient’s employment, which conditions or rights are determined by the compensation committee at the time of award.

The compensation committee may, in the event of a change in control (as defined in the plan), provide that any outstanding awards, whether vested or unvested, be cancelled as of the consummation of the change in control and that holders of cancelled awards receive a payment in respect of such cancellation based on the amount of per-share consideration being paid in connection with the change in control less, in the case of options and other awards subject to exercise, the applicable exercise price.

Our Board of Directors will have the ability to amend the stock incentive plan or any awards granted thereunder at any time, provided that no amendment will be made that impairs the rights of the holder of any award. Our Board of Directors may also suspend or terminate the stock incentive plan at any time, and, unless sooner terminated, the stock incentive plan shall terminate on the day before the tenth (10th ) anniversary of the date the stock incentive plan is adopted by our Board of Directors.

 

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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

The following table shows information regarding the compensation earned during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 by our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and our three other most highly compensated executive officers who were employed by us as of December 31, 2007, and whose total compensation exceeded $100,000 during that fiscal year.

 

Name and Principal Position

   Year    Salary
(1)
   Bonus     Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
(2)
    All Other
Compensation
    Total

Maurice Nelson, Jr.

Chief Executive Officer and

President (3)

   2007    $ 575,000    $ 1,000,000 (4)   $ 1,082,014 (5)     $ 2,657,014

Christopher J. Moreton (interim)

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (6)

   2007

2006

   $

$

275,000

183,333

   $

$

—  

—  

 

 

  $

$

1,028,164

633,124

 

 

  $

$

58,385

39,747

(7)

 

  $

$

1,361,549

856,204

John Lusdyk

Co-President, Infra-Metals Co. (Southern Region)

   2007

2006

   $

$

197,449

127,727

   $

$

—  

—  

 

 

  $

$

1,332,198

1,186,724

 

 

  $

$

28,731

20,495

(8)

 

  $

$

1,558,378

1,334,946

Mark Haight

Co-President, Infra-Metals Co. (Northern Region)

   2007

2006

   $

$

165,678

107,236

   $

$

—  

—  

 

 

  $

$

1,542,101

1,086,813

 

 

  $

$

17,518

17,409

(9)

 

  $

$

1,725,297

1,211,458

Don Prebola Senior

Vice President of Operations, Infra-Metals Co. (Northern Region)

   2007

2006

   $

$

165,678

107,236

   $

$

—  

—  

 

 

  $

$

1,542,101

1,086,813

 

 

  $

$

23,255

15,386

(10)

 

  $

$

1,731,034

1,209,435

 

(1)   Salary amounts for the 2006 fiscal year are the amounts paid to the named executive officers from and after the Platinum Acquisition or MSC Acquisition, as applicable, at which times the relevant individuals became our employees, through December 31, 2006.

 

(2)   Non-equity incentive plan compensation includes annual incentive bonuses and amounts payable in respect of performance units under our Participation Plan as a result of “qualifying distribution events” which occurred during the 2007 fiscal year.

 

(3)   Mr. Nelson began serving as our Chief Executive Officer on February 1, 2007.

 

(4)   Includes a $500,000 signing bonus and a $500,000 “financial controls” bonus, both of which were paid pursuant to Mr. Nelson’s employment agreement.

 

(5)   Included in the non-equity incentive plan compensation is a $612,406 Participation Plan award reported for Mr. Nelson, $524,173 was deferred for payment on February 1, 2008, pursuant to his employment agreement.

 

(6)   Mr. Moreton relinquished his position as interim Chief Executive Officer on February 1, 2007.

 

(7)   Includes Company contributions to our deferred compensation plan and earnings on those contributions totaling $33,300, fees paid for services as a director of certain of our subsidiaries, 401(k) plan contributions, automobile expense reimbursement and premiums paid for long-term disability and life insurance.

 

(8)   Includes fees paid for services as a director of certain of our subsidiaries, club membership fees, 401(k) plan contributions, automobile expense reimbursement and premiums paid for long-term disability and life insurance, none of which individually exceed $25,000.

 

(9)   Includes fees paid for services as a director of certain of our subsidiaries, club membership fees, 401(k) plan contributions, automobile expense reimbursement and premiums paid for long-term disability insurance, none of which individually exceed $25,000.

 

(10)   Includes club membership fees, 401(k) plan contributions, automobile expense reimbursement and premiums paid for long-term disability insurance, none of which individually exceed $25,000.

 

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GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS TABLE

 

Name

   Plan   Grant
Date
   Number of
Performance
Units Granted
   Estimated Future Payouts Under
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards
           Threshold
($)
   Target
($)
   Maximum
($)

Maurice Nelson, Jr.

   Participation Plan(1)

Annual Incentive Bonus

  5/17/07    350,000

—  

   $

$

—  

170,000

   $

$

—  

862,500

   $

$

—  

862,500

Christopher J. Moreton

   Participation Plan

Annual Incentive Bonus

  5/17/07    425,834

—  

   $

$

—  

36,425

   $

$

—  

470,000

   $

$

—  

—  

John Lusdyk (2)

   Participation Plan

Annual Incentive Bonus

  5/17/07    379,167

—  

   $

$

—  

—  

   $

$

—  

—  

   $

$

—  

—  

Mark Haight (3)

   Participation Plan

Annual Incentive Bonus

  5/17/07    379,167

—  

   $

$

—  

—  

   $

$

—  

—  

   $

$

—  

—  

Don Prebola (4)

   Participation Plan

Annual Incentive Bonus

  5/17/07    379,167

—  

   $

$

—  

—  

   $

$

—  

—  

   $

$

—  

—  

 

(1)   The Participation Plan provides for the grant of non-equity performance units, the value of which is related to the appreciation in our value, and which become payable to unit holders upon the occurrence of certain liquidity events. As such, there are no applicable threshold, target, or maximum amounts for awards granted under our Participation Plan.

 

(2)   Mr. Lusdyk’s annual incentive bonus is calculated according to a formula and varies as a function of the earnings before taxes and allocated corporate expenses for the Southern Region of Infra-Metals Co. As such, there are no applicable threshold, target, or maximum amounts for Mr. Lusdyk’s incentive award.

 

(3)   Mr. Haight’s annual incentive bonus is calculated according to a formula and varies as a function of the earnings before interest and taxes and average assets employed for the Northern Region of Infra-Metals Co. As such, there are no applicable threshold, target, or maximum amounts for Mr. Haight’s incentive award.

 

(4)   Mr. Prebola’s annual incentive bonus is calculated according to a formula and varies as a function of the earnings before interest and taxes and average assets employed for the Northern Region of Infra-Metals Co. As such, there are no applicable threshold, target, or maximum amounts for Mr. Prebola’s incentive award.

Narrative Disclosure Regarding Summary Compensation Table and Plan-Based Awards Table

Employment Agreement with Mr. Nelson

In connection with his February, 2007 appointment, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Nelson. Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Nelson is eligible to receive the following compensation and benefits: (i) a minimum base salary of $575,000; (ii) an annual bonus of at least $170,000 but no more than 150% of base salary, to be calculated based on performance measures including EBITDA, cash flow, and working capital; (iii) a 1% interest in the Participation Plan; and (iv) benefits and perquisites similar to those provided to other executives of the Company. Mr. Nelson is also eligible to receive a “transition” bonus if he successfully recruits, trains, and promotes his successor to the position of Chief Executive Officer. The agreement provides that if Mr. Nelson is still employed by the Company on January 31, 2010, Mr. Nelson shall receive a payment of $2 million, less any amounts previously paid to him under the Participation Plan. After such payment is made, all of Mr. Nelson’s rights under the Participation Plan shall terminate. For purposes of this provision, no public offering of equity securities shall constitute a sale of the Company to an unaffiliated third party. In the event Mr. Nelson’s employment is terminated for any reason, he is not entitled to any severance benefits pursuant to his agreement. Finally, Mr. Nelson’s agreement subjects him to non-solicitation obligations for 2 years following termination of his employment for any reason.

 

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Agreements with Mr. Moreton

Until November 29, 2007, we were party to an employment agreement with Mr. Moreton, the term of which would have expired on June 30, 2009. Mr. Moreton’s agreement set forth a minimum base salary of $275,000 per annum, bonus participation and certain perquisites and benefits that Mr. Moreton was entitled to receive during the term of his employment, including comprehensive insurance benefits (including a $1 million life insurance policy), fees related to professional memberships, once yearly business class return airfares from Europe for him and his spouse, reimbursement of relocation costs in the event that we require him to relocate (and a related “gross-up” tax payment for any tax liability he incurs as a result of the reimbursement), and a company-provided automobile. The agreement also required us to contribute an amount equal to 10% of Mr. Moreton’s base salary to our deferred compensation plan on his behalf.

On November 29, 2007, we entered into a letter agreement with Mr. Moreton which superseded his employment agreement. Pursuant to this new agreement, Mr. Moreton’s active employment with the Company ended on January 31, 2008, the date on which Mr. Moreton retired. The agreement sets forth a base salary of $275,000 and provides that Mr. Moreton will be entitled to receive a bonus in respect of the 2008 fiscal year equal to $275,000. The agreement also provides that Mr. Moreton will participate in a comprehensive benefits package including group life, disability, medical and dental insurance until his attainment of age 65. The Company was responsible for paying Mr. Moreton’s medical insurance premiums through January 31, 2008 and, thereafter, COBRA premiums for Mr. Moreton and his spouse. In addition, the agreement provides that during his active employment, Mr. Moreton was eligible to receive the same benefits and perquisites to which he was entitled under his employment agreement. Provisions relating to payments upon termination of Mr. Moreton’s employment are discussed in the narrative following the table labeled “Potential Payments on Termination or Change in Control” below.

Employment Letters with Messrs. Lusdyk, Haight, and Prebola

We are parties to employment letters with each of Messrs. Lusdyk, Haight, and Prebola which generally describe certain benefits, such as comprehensive insurance benefits (including a $300,000 life insurance policy for Mr. Lusdyk) and provision by the Company of an automobile, applicable during the period of such executive’s employment. The letters also contain certain required notice provisions in the event of an executive’s termination of employment, which notice provisions are discussed in more detail in the narrative following the Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control Table. As discussed in the CD&A above, Messrs. Lusdyk, Haight, and Prebola are also entitled to annual incentive bonuses based on the performance of their respective regions of Infra-Metals Co. Mr. Lusdyk’s incentive bonus is calculated by combining earnings before taxes and allocated corporate expenses for each of the divisions of Infra-Metals Co.’s Southern Region and multiplying such amount by 5%. For Messrs. Haight and Prebola, incentive bonuses are calculated by combining earnings before interest and taxes less 10% of average assets employed for Infra-Metals Co.’s Northern Region and multiplying such amount by 5%.

Participation Plan

Awards granted in 2007 under the Participation Plan are subject to the following vesting schedule: 25% of the number of units granted vest on the date of grant, and the remaining units vest ratably over the three years following the date of grant. Subject to certain exceptions, upon a termination of employment, all performance units granted to a participant will be forfeited. In addition, unvested units will vest upon a sale of the Company.

 

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NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION TABLE

 

Name

   Executive
Contributions
in Last FY

($)
   Registrant
Contributions
in Last FY

($)
   Aggregate
Earnings
in Last FY

($)
   Aggregate
Withdrawals /
Distributions

($)
   Aggregate
Balance in
Last FYE

($)

Maurice Nelson, Jr.

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —  

Christopher J. Moreton

   $ —      $ 29,785    $ 3,515    $ —      $ 33,300

John Lusdyk

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —  

Mark Haight

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —  

Don Prebola

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —  

Narrative Disclosure Regarding Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan Table

Under our nonqualified deferred compensation plan, participants may defer a portion of their annual base salary and performance-based compensation, with respect to which we make a “matching” contribution in an amount that is determined in our discretion. We may also make discretionary “incentive” contributions to the plan on behalf of participants as well as contributions pursuant to the terms of individual employment agreements. Plan participants are vested in their salary and performance-based contributions, and matching deferral and incentive contributions will vest ratably over 5 years based on a participant’s continued employment, subject to accelerated vesting in the event of a change in control of PNA or its direct or indirect parent. In addition, upon a termination of a participant’s employment by reason of death or disability, all then unvested amounts shall become fully vested. If a participant’s termination of employment is not by reason of death or disability, upon such termination all unvested amounts shall be forfeited. Distributions from the plan will be made in accordance with deferral elections filed by a participant with the Company, pursuant to which, a participant may either elect distributions on fixed dates or upon certain enumerated events, including a termination of employment. Distributions from the plan will be made either in a lump sum or in installments, at the participant’s election.

 

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POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR CHANGE IN CONTROL

The table below reflects the amount of compensation and benefits payable to each named executive officer in the event of (i) termination by the Company with or without cause, (ii) termination by the executive, or (iii) a change in control of PNA or its direct or indirect parent. The amounts shown assume that the applicable triggering event occurred on December 31, 2007, and therefore are estimates of the amounts that would be paid to the named executive officers upon the occurrence of such triggering event.

 

Name

   Plan    Termination
by the
Company

($)
   Termination
by the
Executive
($)
   Change in
Control

($)
 

Maurice Nelson, Jr.

   Salary Continuation    $ —      $ —      $ —    
   Incentive Bonus    $ —      $ —      $ —    
   Continued Perks and Benefits    $ —      $ —      $ —    
   Participation Plan    $ —      $ —      $ 2,234,406 (1)

Christopher J. Moreton (2)

   Salary Continuation    $ 412,500    $ —      $ —    
   Incentive Bonus    $ —      $ —      $ —    
   Continued Perks and Benefits    $ 62,850    $ —      $ —    
   Participation Plan    $ —      $ —      $ 2,718,064 (1)
   Deferred Compensation    $ 41,250    $ —      $ —    

John Lusdyk (3)

   Salary Continuation    $ 198,897    $ —      $ —    
   Incentive Bonus    $ 712,147    $ —      $ —    
   Continued Perks and Benefits    $ —      $ —      $ —    
   Participation Plan    $ —      $ —      $ 2,420,414 (1)

Mark Haight (3)

   Salary Continuation    $ 166,893    $ —      $ —    
   Incentive Bonus    $ 895,000    $ —      $ —    
   Continued Perks and Benefits    $ —      $ —      $ —    
   Participation Plan    $ —      $ —      $ 2,420,414 (1)

Don Prebola (3)

   Salary Continuation    $ 166,893    $ —      $ —    
   Incentive Bonus    $ 895,000    $ —      $ —    
   Continued Perks and Benefits    $ —      $ —      $ —    
   Participation Plan    $ —      $ —      $ 2,420,414 (1)
                     

Total

      $ 3,551,430    $ —      $ 12,213,712  
                     

 

(1)  

This represents both (1) the unvested portion, as of December 31, 2007, of awards made to Mr. Nelson, Mr. Moreton, Mr. Lusdyk, Mr. Haight and Mr. Prebola under the Participation Plan during fiscal 2007, equal to $612,406, $745,064, $663,414, $663,414 and $663,414, respectively, which would have vested and become payable had a “qualifying sale event” (as defined below) occurred on December 31, 2007, and (2) an estimate of the amount ($1,622,000 in the case of Mr. Nelson, $1,973,000 in the case of Mr. Moreton and $1,757,000 in the case of each of Messrs. Lusdyk, Haight and Prebola) which would have been paid in respect of vested performance units under the Participation Plan had a “qualifying sale event” (as defined below) occurred on December 31, 2007. We have provided an estimate because the value of the compensation payable to each named executive officer in the event of a “qualifying sale event” is dependent on the future sale value of the common stock of PNAG Holding in such “qualifying sale event”, which value is not ascertainable because there is no public market for the common stock of PNAG Holding. Therefore, in arriving at an estimate of the value of the common stock of PNAG Holding, we (i) calculated an estimated enterprise value of the Company of $828,000,000 by (x) multiplying our estimated 2007 adjusted EBITDA of $120,000,000 by (y) 6.9x, and then (ii) subtracted from this estimated enterprise value the value, as of December 31, 2007, of (w) amounts outstanding under PNA’s revolving credit facility ($213,000,000), (x) the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes outstanding ($250,000,000), (y) the aggregate principal amount at maturity of the Floating Rate Notes outstanding ($170,000,000) and (z) the

 

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principal amount outstanding under the Preussag Seller Note ($11,000,000). We arrived at an EBITDA multiple of 6.9x by referring to the average of the enterprise values of certain comparable companies in the metals service center industry as of December 31, 2007.

 

(2)   Payments for Mr. Moreton are pursuant to his employment agreement, the material terms of which are described below. Amounts set forth in the “Termination by the Company” column would only have been payable to the extent such termination was other than for “cause,” and are calculated based on a severance period of December 31, 2007 through June 30, 2009.

 

(3)   Payments are calculated based on the estimated cash value of the compensation and benefits otherwise payable during the applicable notice period, assuming no increase in base salary or benefit cost, and an incentive bonus amount equivalent to the prior year’s incentive bonus.

Narrative Disclosure Regarding Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control Table

Mr. Moreton’s new agreement governed payments of compensation to Mr. Moreton upon termination of his employment without “cause” (as defined in his agreement) prior to January 31, 2008. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, if Mr. Moreton’s employment had been terminated by us without “cause” prior to such date, we would have been required to continue to pay Mr. Moreton his base salary through June 30, 2009, and continue to provide him with medical benefits (or, where applicable, reimbursement of COBRA premiums), 401(k) and deferred compensation plan benefits, and payment of fees related to professional memberships, in each case through June 30, 2009.

Each of Messrs. Lusdyk, Haight, and Prebola are parties to a letter agreement with us that require us to provide twelve months written notice to such executive before any termination of employment with the Company will be effective. During such notice period Messrs. Lusdyk, Haight, and Prebola will continue to be compensated.

As discussed in the narrative following the Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Table, upon a change in control or upon a termination of a participant’s employment by reason of death or disability, all unvested amounts in our deferred compensation plan will become immediately vested.

Awards which have been granted pursuant to the Participation Plan will be paid out upon the occurrence of certain liquidity events, namely: (i) a “qualifying sale event,” defined as a sale (whether effected directly or through a merger or similar transaction) of any of the common stock of PNAG Holding by Platinum or its affiliates; (ii) a “qualifying public stock sale event,” defined as the consummation of an initial public offering of stock of PNAG Holding; or (iii) a “qualifying distribution event,” defined as a cash dividend by PNAG Holding to shareholders affiliated with Platinum. The amounts disclosed above represent an estimate of the amount which would have been payable to each named executive officer in respect of his vested performance units under the Participation Plan had a “qualifying sale event” occurred in December 31, 2007. According to the Participation Plan, such amount is equal to the following: (i) the “qualified event value” for each performance unit less (ii) the grant value of each performance unit, times (iii) the number of performance units held by the participant, with the “qualified event value” being equal to the greater of (x) an amount determined, as of December 31, 2007, by the Participation Plan Committee in its sole discretion or (y) the quotient of (A) the net purchase price divided by (B) the “total units outstanding” (ten times the total number of performance units that have been awarded as of December 31, 2007).

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

We did not pay our directors any compensation for serving on our Board during 2006 or 2007.

 

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CERTAI N RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Real Estate Transfer

Travel Main, through the Real Estate Subsidiaries, holds 18 of our real estate assets. Simultaneously with the consummation of this offering, the stock (with a fair market value of approximately $23.4 million) of Travel Main, our wholly owned subsidiary, will be transferred to our newly created parent LLC (to be wholly owned by Platinum) by way of a dividend. The transaction is expected to be a taxable event resulting in a liability totaling approximately $7.9 million that will be paid in cash by us.

Each of the 18 real estate properties have been mortgaged with Bank of America, N.A. for amounts approximately equal to 75% of their appraised value. The mortgages are for 10 year periods at a fixed interest rate. None of PNAG Holding, PNA Intermediate, PNA or Travel Main is a party to or a guarantor of these mortgages.

As part of our formation, Platinum provided a $45 million loan to us. During 2006, subsidiaries of Travel Main received proceeds of approximately $47.5 million, net of expenses, as a result of mortgaging the real estate properties with Bank of America, N.A. Travel Main then distributed the $47.5 million to us as a dividend. We used these proceeds to repay the $45 million loan to Platinum in full.

Each of the Real Estate Subsidiaries is a party to separate management agreements, or the Management Agreements, with us with respect to each individual property owned by such Real Estate Subsidiaries. Under the terms of the Management Agreements, we provide day-to-day management of all operating financial accounts relating to each facility owned by the Real Estate Subsidiaries. We are also responsible for the leasing of space at such facilities. As compensation for our management services, the Real Estate Subsidiaries pay us an amount equal to 4% of all income derived from the ownership and operation of the facilities. The Management Agreements each have a term of 15 years, commencing on August 10, 2006 and terminating on August 9, 2021, and are terminable by either party upon 30 days’ notice.

Management Arrangements and Transactions with Platinum Affiliates

PNA is party to the Services Agreement with Platinum Advisors, an affiliate of Platinum. Under the terms of the Services Agreement, Platinum Advisors provides PNA with certain general business, management, administrative and financial advice. In consideration of these and other services, PNA pays an annual monitoring fee to Platinum Advisors of no greater than $5 million. The Services Agreement will continue in effect until terminated by Platinum Advisors. In addition to the fees paid to Platinum Advisors pursuant to the Services Agreement, PNA pays Platinum Advisor’s out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with providing management services to PNA. As of May 1, 2008, we have paid an aggregate of $12.5 million to Platinum in satisfaction of our obligations under the Services Agreement since the Platinum Acquisition.

In connection with this offering, Platinum Advisors intends to amend the Services Agreement to provide for a termination fee of $         million payable by PNA to Platinum Advisors with increased borrowings under PNA’s senior secured credit facility, as consideration for terminating the annual monitoring fee.

On October 19, 2007, Platinum, through certain affiliates, completed the purchase of Ryerson, Inc., or Ryerson, a leading metals service center company operating in the United States and Canada. Net sales to Ryerson totaled $1.0 million and purchases from Ryerson were immaterial during the three months ended March 31, 2008. Trade receivables due from Ryerson totaled $0.7 million as of March 31, 2008. In connection with our continuous review of potential acquisition opportunities, it is possible that we would consider in the future some kind of combination with Ryerson, though there are no current plans to do so now or in the near-term.

Preussag Seller Note

We entered into a $12 million seller note with Preussag North America, Inc., PNA’s former stockholder, in connection with the Platinum Acquisition on May 9, 2006. As of March 31, 2008, $11.0 million was outstanding

 

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on the Preussag Seller Note as we made a regularly scheduled $1.0 million principal payment in 2007. In May 2008, we made another regularly scheduled $1.0 principal payment on the Preussag Seller Note. Interest on the Preussag Seller Note accrues at a rate of 8% per annum. Interest costs on the Preussag Seller Note were $0.9 million and $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 and the three months ended March 31, 2008, respectively. Interest is payable quarterly at the end of each fiscal quarter. Therefore, no accrued interest was owed as of December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2008.

Dividend Payments

Dividends paid by PNAG Holding to Platinum included $70 million paid on February 12, 2007 out of the proceeds of the PNA Intermediate Offering, approximately $96.9 million paid on May 14, 2007, which includes the remaining $92.5 million of proceeds from the PNA Intermediate Offering and approximately $4.4 million from cash on hand.

Participation Plan

Effective May 17, 2007, we adopted a Participation Plan for the purpose of providing incentive compensation to our key employees. The incentive compensation is awarded in the form of non-equity performance units, the value of which is related to the appreciation in the value of the Company. The performance units are payable to participants upon the occurrence of a “qualifying event” defined as (1) a sale of any of our common stock by Platinum (other than a sale to an affiliate of the Company), (2) the consummation of a public offering of stock of the Company owned by Platinum or its affiliates or (3) the payment of cash dividends by the Company to Platinum (other than dividends arising out of or relating to any real estate owned by us or our subsidiaries as of the effective date of the Participation Plan). The participants initially vested 25% at the inception of the Participation Plan and vest an additional 25% each year over the succeeding three years beginning October 1, 2007. Any vested amounts paid under the Participation Plan will be treated as compensation at the PNA level. The Participation Plan expires on December 31, 2017, and all performance units terminate upon the termination or expiration of the Participation Plan. Subject to certain exceptions, upon a termination of employment, all performance units granted to a participant will be forfeited.

Policies and Procedures Regarding Transactions with Related Persons

Upon consummation of the offering, our Board of Directors will have adopted written policies and procedures for transactions with related persons. As a general matter, the policy will require the audit committee to review and approve or disapprove the entry by us into certain transactions with related persons. The policy will contain transactions which are pre-approved transactions. The policy will only apply to transactions, arrangements and relationships where the aggregate amount involved could reasonably be expected to exceed $120,000 in any calendar year and in which a related person has a direct or indirect interest. A related person is: (i) any director, nominee for director or executive officer of our company; (ii) any immediate family member of a director, nominee for director or executive officer; and (iii) any person, and his or her immediate family members, or entity, including affiliates, that was a beneficial owner of 5% or more of any of our outstanding equity securities at the time the transaction occurred or existed.

The policy will provide that if advance approval of a transaction subject to the policy is not obtained, it must be promptly submitted to the committee for possible ratification, approval, amendment, termination or rescission. In reviewing any transaction, the committee will take into account, among other factors the committee deems appropriate, recommendations from senior management, whether the transaction is on terms no less favorable than terms generally available to a third party in similar circumstances and the extent of the related person’s interest in the transaction. Any related person transaction must be conducted at arm’s length. Any member of the audit committee who is a related person with respect to a transaction under review may not participate in the deliberations or vote on the approval or ratification of the transaction. However, such a director may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the audit committee that considers the transaction.

 

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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDER

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 31, 2008, and on an adjusted basis to give effect to the closing of the offering and the              for 1.00 stock split we intend to effect prior to the closing of this offering, with respect to each person known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our common stock. None of our directors or executive officers beneficially own, or will beneficially own after the closing of the offering, any of our common stock.

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. Except as indicated in the footnotes to this table and subject to applicable community property laws, upon the closing of this offering, the persons named in the table will have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock listed as beneficially owned by them. As of March 31, 2008, there was one registered holder of our common stock.

 

     Shares Beneficially Owned Prior to this
Offering
   Shares Beneficially Owned After the Stock
Split and this Offering

Beneficial Owner

               Number                            Percent                            Number                            Percent            

Platinum(1)

   8,750,000    100%                   %

 

 

(1)   Consists of 1,414,473.5 shares held by Platinum Equity Capital Partners-A, LP, or PECPA, 5,148,684.5 shares held by Platinum Equity Capital Partners, LP, or PECP, 961,842 shares held by Platinum Equity Capital Partners-PF, LP, or PECPPF, and 1,225,000 shares held by Platinum Travel Principals, LLC, or PTP. Platinum Equity, LLC is the beneficial owner of each of PECPA, PECP, PECPPF and PTP, and Tom Gores is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Platinum Equity, LLC. Mr. Gores may be deemed to share voting and investment power with respect to all shares of our common stock held beneficially by Platinum Equity, LLC. Mr. Gores disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares of common stock of PNAG Holding that are held by PECPA, PECP, PECPPF and PTP with respect to which Mr. Gores does not have a pecuniary interest therein.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

General

The following summary describes the material terms of our capital stock. However, you should refer to the actual terms of the capital stock contained in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and applicable law. We intend to amend and restate our certificate of incorporation and bylaws prior to consummation of this offering. A copy of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws will be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement of which this prospectus is a part. The following description refers to the terms of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that our authorized capital stock will consist of                      shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and                      shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, that are undesignated as to series.

As of                     , 2008,                      shares of common stock were issued and outstanding and                      shares of undesignated preferred shares were outstanding.

Common Stock

The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share in all matters to be voted on by our stockholders and are not entitled to cumulative voting rights. Accordingly, holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote in any election of directors may elect all of the directors standing for election. Subject to the rights of the holders of any preferred stock that may from time to time be outstanding, holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by our Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of our liabilities and the liquidation preference, if any, of any outstanding preferred stock. Holders of shares of common stock have no preemptive, subscription or conversion rights. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock. All of the outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and non-assessable. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock which we may designate and issue in the future.

Preferred Stock

Under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our Board of Directors has the authority, without action by our stockholders, to designate and issue any authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to designate the rights, preferences and privileges of each series, any or all of which may be greater than the rights of our common stock. It is not possible to state the actual effect of the issuance of any shares of preferred stock upon the rights of holders of our common stock until our Board of Directors determines the specific rights of the holders of preferred stock. However, the effects might include, among other things, restricting dividends on the common stock, diluting the voting power of the common stock, impairing the liquidation rights of the common stock and delaying or preventing a change in control without further action by our stockholders.

Anti-Takeover Provisions of Delaware Law

We are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a business combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three years following the date the person became an interested stockholder, unless the business combination or the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder is approved in a prescribed manner. Generally, a business combination includes a merger, asset or stock sale, or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. Generally, an interested stockholder is a person who, together

 

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with affiliates and associates, owns or, in the case of affiliates or associates of the corporation, within three years prior to the determination of interested stockholder status, owned 15% or more of a corporation’s voting stock. The existence of this provision could have anti-takeover effects with respect to transactions not approved in advance by our Board of Directors, such as discouraging takeover attempts that might result in a premium over the market price of our common stock. For these purposes Platinum and its affiliates will not constitute “interested stockholders.”

Charter and Bylaws Anti-Takeover Provisions

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that our Board of Directors will be divided into three classes of directors, with the number of directors in each class to be as nearly equal as possible. Our classified board staggers terms of the three classes and will be implemented through one, two and three-year terms for the initial three classes, followed in each case by full three-year terms. With a classified board, only one-third of the members of our Board of Directors will be elected each year. This classification of directors will have the effect of making it more difficult for stockholders to change the composition of our Board of Directors. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws provide that the number of directors will be fixed from time to time exclusively pursuant to a resolution adopted by our Board of Directors, but must consist of not less than three directors. This provision will prevent stockholders from circumventing the provisions of our classified board.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 75% of the voting power of our issued and outstanding capital stock, voting together as a single class, is required for the following:

 

   

alteration, amendment or repeal of the staggered Board of Directors provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation; and

 

   

alteration, amendment or repeal of certain provisions of our amended and restated bylaws, including the provisions relating to our stockholders’ ability to call special meetings, notice provisions for stockholder business to be conducted at an annual meeting, requests for stockholder lists and corporate records, nomination and removal of directors and filling of vacancies on our Board of Directors.

Our amended and restated bylaws establish an advance notice procedure for stockholders to bring matters before special stockholder meetings, including proposed nominations of persons for election to our Board of Directors. These procedures specify the information stockholders must include in their notice and the timeframe in which they must give us notice. At a special stockholder meeting, stockholders may only consider nominations or proposals specified in the notice of meeting. A special stockholder meeting for any purpose may only be called by our Board of Directors, our Chairman or our Chief Executive Officer, and will be called by our Chief Executive Officer at the request of the holders of a majority of our outstanding shares of capital stock.

Our amended and restated bylaws do not give the Board of Directors the power to approve or disapprove stockholder nominations of candidates or proposals regarding other business to be conducted at a meeting. However, our amended and restated bylaws may have the effect of precluding the conduct of that item of business at a meeting if the proper procedures are not followed. These provisions may discourage or deter a potential third party from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect its own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of our company.

The foregoing provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our amended and restated bylaws and the Delaware General Corporation Law may have the effect of deterring or discouraging hostile takeovers or delaying changes in control of the company.

 

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Limitation on Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will limit our directors’ and officers’ liability to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware corporate law. Specifically, our directors and officers will not be liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty by a director or officer, except for liability:

 

   

for any breach of the director’s or officer’s duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders;

 

   

for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

 

   

under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or

 

   

for any transaction from which a director or officer derives an improper personal benefit.

If the Delaware General Corporation Law is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors or officers, then the liability of a director or officer of the Company shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as so amended.

The provision regarding indemnification of our directors and officers in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will generally not limit liability under state or federal securities laws.

Delaware law and our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provide that we will, in certain situations, indemnify any person made or threatened to be made a party to a proceeding by reason of that person’s former or present official capacity with our company against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses including reasonable attorney’s fees. Any person is also entitled, subject to certain limitations, to payment or reimbursement of reasonable expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding. In addition, the employment agreements to which we are a party provide for the indemnification of our employees who are party thereto.

The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions may also have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our stockholders. In addition, your investment may be adversely affected to the extent that, in a class action or direct suit, we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

Our transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Mellon Investor Services.

Listing

At present, there is no established trading market for our common stock. We have applied to have our common stock listed on the NYSE under the symbol “PNA.”

 

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DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN INDEBTEDNESS

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

General

In connection with the Platinum Acquisition, on May 9, 2006, PNA and certain of our subsidiaries, as borrowers, entered into an amended and restated senior secured credit agreement with a syndicate of financial institutions and institutional lenders. The facility provided for term loans of $85 million and revolving loans of up to $375 million including a letter of credit sub-facility of $30 million, that will terminate in five years. The term loans were repaid in full with the proceeds of the PNA Offering. On January 29, 2007, the amended and restated credit agreement was amended to permit the contribution of the stock of PNA to PNA Intermediate in connection with the PNA Intermediate Offering. On December 24, 2007, the amended and restated credit agreement was amended to permit the acquisition by PNA of Precision Flamecutting. On March 11, 2008, the amended and restated credit agreement was amended to increase the revolving credit facility from $375 million to $425 million and to increase the borrowing limit on inventory from $230 million to $260 million. Other terms of the amendment provide PNA with increased flexibility with regard to certain restrictive operating covenants including an increase in annual capital expenditure limits, the ability to make certain acquisitions without prior consent and approval to incur other indebtedness in specific circumstances.

All borrowings under PNA’s senior secured credit facilities are subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions, including absence of a default and accuracy of representations and warranties.

Interest and Fees

The interest rate per annum applicable to revolver loans made or outstanding as base rate loans will be equal to the base rate in effect, and the interest rate per annum applicable to revolver loans made or outstanding as LIBOR loans will be equal to the relevant adjusted LIBOR rate for the applicable interest period selected by PNA, in each case plus an applicable margin percentage.

The base rate will be the rate of interest announced or quoted by Bank of America, N.A. from time to time as its prime rate. The adjusted LIBOR rate will be determined by reference to settlement rates established for deposits in dollars in the London interbank market for a period equal to the interest period of the loan and the maximum reserve percentages established by the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve to which our lenders are subject. The initial applicable margin percentage is a percentage per annum equal to 1.75% for revolver loans that are LIBOR loans. So long as no default has occurred and is continuing, the applicable margin percentage under the revolving loan facility is subject to adjustment increments based on performance goals.

On the first day of each month PNA will be required to pay each lender a commitment fee in respect of any unused commitments under the revolving loan facility.

Collateral and Guarantors

Indebtedness under PNA’s senior secured credit facilities is guaranteed by us and PNA Intermediate and by PNA’s majority-owned subsidiaries that are not borrowers and future majority-owned subsidiaries (with certain agreed exceptions), and will be secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the borrower’s, and current majority-owned and future majority-owned subsidiaries’, existing and future property and assets (subject to certain agreed exceptions), including accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, general intangibles, intellectual property, investment property and other personal property, owned cash and cash proceeds of the foregoing, real estate and first priority pledge of PNA’s capital stock, of the guarantor subsidiaries and 66% of the stock of PNA’s foreign subsidiaries.

 

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Restrictive Covenants and Other Matters

PNA’s senior secured credit facilities may require, subject to certain conditions, that PNA comply with a consolidated fixed charge coverage test. In addition, PNA’s senior secured credit facilities will include negative covenants restricting or limiting our ability, and the ability of our subsidiaries, to, among other things:

 

   

incur, assume or permit to exist additional indebtedness or guarantees;

 

   

incur liens and engage in sale leaseback transactions;

 

   

make loans and investments;

 

   

declare dividends, make payments on or redeem or repurchase capital stock;

 

   

engage in mergers, acquisitions and other business combinations;

 

   

prepay, redeem or purchase certain indebtedness, including the PNA Notes and the Floating Rate Notes;

 

   

make certain capital expenditures;

 

   

sell assets;

 

   

transact with affiliates; and

 

   

alter the business that PNA conducts (and in the case of PNAG Holding, engage in any business activities other than those incidental to its ownership of PNA).

Such negative covenants shall be subject to certain exceptions.

PNA’s senior secured credit facilities contain certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and events of default, including payment defaults, breach of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, cross-defaults and cross-acceleration to certain indebtedness, certain events of bankruptcy, certain events under ERISA, material judgments, actual or asserted failure of any guaranty or security document supporting PNA’s senior secured credit facilities to be in full force and effect and change of control. If such an event of default occurs, the lenders under PNA’s senior secured credit facilities would be entitled to take various actions, including acceleration of amounts due under PNA’s senior secured credit facilities and all actions permitted to be taken by a secured creditor.

Seller Note Issued to Preussag North America, Inc.

In connection with the Platinum Acquisition, on May 9, 2006, we issued a secured subordinated promissory note, or the Preussag Seller Note, to Preussag North America, Inc. in the principal amount of $12 million. The Preussag Seller Note is subordinated in ranking to PNA’s senior secured credit agreement and is secured by a second priority lien on the outstanding shares of PNA’s capital stock. Under the Preussag Seller Note, PNAG Holding must make principal payments of $1,000,000 on each anniversary of the issuance of the Preussag Seller Note, and the entire unpaid principal amount of the Preussag Seller Note, including any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, is payable on the date that is five years and six months from the date of issuance. If, however, after giving effect to the payment of any installment of principal or any payment of interest, PNA would have a fixed charge coverage ratio of less than 1.2:1.0, then such payment shall be deferred and shall become due and payable on the last day of the first calendar quarter after the scheduled payment date on which, after giving effect to such payment and any other payments under the Preussag Seller Note due on such date, PNA would have a fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.2:1.0 or greater. Interest accrues on the outstanding principal amount of the Preussag Seller Note at a rate equal to 8% per annum, and is payable in arrears on the last day of each calendar quarter, and on the date on which the principal amount of the Preussag Seller Note is due. The Preussag Seller Note contains certain customary events of default, including payment defaults, breach of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, certain events of bankruptcy, actual or asserted failure of the Preussag Seller Note

 

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to be in full force and effect and change of control. If such an event of default occurs, the lenders under PNA’s senior secured credit facilities would be entitled to take various actions, including acceleration of amounts due under PNA’s senior secured credit facilities and all actions permitted to be taken by a secured creditor.

PNA Notes

General

On August 15, 2006, PNA issued $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of PNA’s 10 3/4% Senior Notes due 2016. Each of PNA’s existing domestic subsidiaries jointly, severally, fully and unconditionally guarantee the PNA Notes on a senior unsecured basis. If PNA creates or acquires a new domestic subsidiary, then that subsidiary will guarantee the PNA Notes on a senior unsecured basis to the extent such subsidiary guarantees any other debt of PNA, unless PNA designates the subsidiary as an “unrestricted subsidiary” under the indenture governing the PNA Notes. The PNA Notes are unsecured and rank equally in right of payment with all of PNA’s senior debt and senior in right of payment to all of PNA’s subordinated debt. The guarantees of the PNA Notes rank equally in right of payment with the guarantors’ existing and future senior obligations and senior in right of payment to their existing and future subordinated obligations. The PNA Notes and guarantees are effectively junior to any of PNA’s or the guarantors’ secured debt, as applicable, to the extent of the collateral securing such debt.

Interest and Maturity

Interest on the PNA Notes accrues at a rate of 10 3/4% per year, payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year, commencing March 1, 2007. The PNA Notes will mature on September 1, 2016.

Redemption

On or after September 1, 2011, PNA may redeem some or all of the PNA Notes at any time at the redemption prices described in the indenture governing the PNA Notes. In addition, PNA may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding PNA Notes before September 1, 2009, with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings by PNA or the Company, including the offering of common stock hereunder. PNA may also redeem some or all of the PNA Notes before September 1, 2011 at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date, plus a “make-whole” premium described in the indenture governing the PNA Notes.

Change of Control and Asset Sales

If PNA experiences certain kinds of changes of control, including certain changes of control with respect to the Company, PNA must offer to purchase the PNA Notes at 101% of their principal amount at maturity, plus accrued and unpaid interest. If PNA sells certain assets and does not reinvest the net proceeds or repay debt under its senior secured credit facility in compliance with the indenture governing the PNA Notes, PNA must offer to repurchase the PNA Notes at 100% of their principal amount at maturity, plus accrued and unpaid interest, with such proceeds.

Covenants

The indenture contains covenants that limit, among other things, PNA’s ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to:

 

   

incur additional indebtedness;

 

   

pay dividends on PNA’s capital stock or repurchase PNA’s capital stock;

 

   

make certain investments;

 

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enter into certain types of transactions with affiliates;

 

   

limit dividends or other payments by PNA’s restricted subsidiaries to PNA;

 

   

use assets as security in other transactions; and

 

   

sell certain assets or merge with or into other companies.

Registration Rights

In connection with the PNA Offering, we agreed to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 270 days after the date of the initial issuance of the PNA Notes, a registration statement with respect to an offer to exchange each of the PNA Notes for a new issue of PNA’s debt securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with terms substantially identical to those of the PNA Notes (except for the provisions relating to the transfer restrictions and payment of additional interest) and to use commercially reasonable efforts to consummate an exchange offer after filing but in any event no later than 390 days after the date of the initial issuance of the PNA Notes. If we fail to satisfy these registration obligations, we will be required to pay additional interest to the holders of the PNA Notes under certain circumstances. In compliance with its obligations under the registration rights agreement entered into in connection with the PNA Offering, on May 14, 2007 PNA filed an initial registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC relating to the issuance of such exchange notes. On August 9, 2007, the registration statement was declared effective. As a result, PNA is now subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Events of Default

Each of the following constitutes an “Event of Default” under the indenture governing the PNA Notes:

 

   

default in the payment in respect of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any PNA Note at its maturity;

 

   

default in the payment of any interest upon any PNA Note when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;

 

   

failure to perform or comply with the provisions of the indenture governing the PNA Notes relating to consolidations, mergers, conveyance, transfers or leases involving PNA or PNA’s subsidiaries or PNA’s assets or the assets of its subsidiaries;

 

   

except as permitted by the indenture governing the PNA Notes, any guarantee of a significant subsidiary ceases to be in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms;

 

   

default in the performance, or breach, of any other covenant or agreement of PNA or any guarantor in the indenture (other than the items discussed directly above) governing the PNA Notes and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after written notice thereof has been given to PNA;

 

   

a default or defaults under any bonds, debentures, notes or other evidences of debt (other than the PNA Notes) by PNA or any of its restricted subsidiaries having, individually or in the aggregate, a principal or similar amount outstanding of at least $15.0 million, which resulted in the acceleration of the maturity of such debt prior to its express maturity or a failure to pay at least $15.0 million of such debt when due and payable after the expiration of any applicable grace period;

 

   

the entry against PNA or any of its restricted subsidiaries that is a significant subsidiary of a final judgment or final judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $15.0 million, by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction, which judgments remain undischarged, unwaived, unstayed, unbonded or unsatisfied for a period of 60 consecutive days; or

 

   

certain events in bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization affecting PNA or any of its significant subsidiaries.

 

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Real Estate Mortgages

On September 27, 2006, 17 of PNA’s real estate properties were mortgaged with Bank of America, N.A. for amounts approximately equal to 75% of their appraised value. On November 2, 2006, an additional real estate property of PNA was similarly mortgaged with Bank of America, N.A. The mortgages are for 10 year periods, with the promissory notes evidencing the indebtedness thereunder maturing on October 1, 2016, with a fixed interest rate of 6.403% per year. The proceeds of $47.5 million net of expenses were transferred from the subsidiaries of Travel Main to Travel Main and then to PNAG Holding, in each case by way of dividend. None of PNAG Holding, PNA Intermediate, PNA or Travel Main is a party to or a guarantor of these mortgages.

Floating Rate Notes

General

On February 12, 2007, PNA Intermediate issued $170,000,000 aggregate principal amount at maturity of its Senior Floating Rate Toggle Notes due 2013. The Floating Rate Notes were offered for sale by the initial purchasers at 98.25% of their principal amount plus accrued interest from and including the date of issuance. PNA Intermediate received net proceeds on the issue date of approximately $163 million.

Interest and Maturity

Cash interest on the Floating Rate Notes accrues at a rate per annum, reset quarterly, equal to three-month LIBOR plus the Spread (as defined below), and PIK interest, if any, will accrue at a rate per annum, reset quarterly, equal to three-month LIBOR plus 0.75% plus the Spread. The Spread is 7.00%, plus (1) 0.50% for each interest period commencing on or after the earlier of either the date that is 90 days following the consummation of a specified equity offering by PNA Intermediate or any of its direct or indirect parent companies and the first anniversary of the date of issuance of the Floating Rate Notes and (2) an additional 0.50% on or after the first anniversary of the date that is 90 days following the consummation of any such specified equity offering or the second anniversary of the date of issuance of the Floating Rate Notes, as applicable. The initial interest payment on the Floating Rate Notes is payable in cash. For any interest period thereafter, PNA Intermediate may elect to pay interest (1) entirely in cash or (2) entirely by increasing the principal amount of the outstanding Floating Rate Notes or issuing additional PIK notes. If PNA Intermediate elects to pay PIK interest, PNA Intermediate will increase the principal amount of the Floating Rate Notes or issue new Floating Rate Notes in an amount equal to the amount of PIK interest for the applicable interest payment period to holders of the Floating Rate Notes on the relevant record date. The Floating Rate Notes will mature on February 15, 2013.

Redemption

PNA Intermediate may redeem some or all of the Floating Rate Notes at any time at the respective redemption prices described in the indenture governing the Floating Rate Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to the redemption date.

Also, under certain circumstances, if the Floating Rate Notes would otherwise constitute “applicable high yield discount obligations,” or AHYDO, within the meaning of Section 163(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, PNA Intermediate shall be required to redeem for cash that portion of each Floating Rate Note then outstanding equal to the amount that would prevent such Floating Rate Note from being treated as an AHYDO, at a price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount at maturity thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon on the date of redemption.

Change of Control, Asset Sales and Equity Issuances

If PNA Intermediate experiences certain kinds of changes of control, PNA Intermediate must offer to purchase the Floating Rate Notes at 102% of their principal amount at maturity, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

 

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If PNA intermediate or any of its restricted subsidiaries sells certain assets and does not reinvest the net proceeds or repay debt under PNA’s senior secured credit facility in compliance with the indenture governing the Floating Rate Notes, PNA Intermediate must offer to repurchase the Floating Rate Notes at 100% of their principal amount at maturity, plus accrued and unpaid interest, with such proceeds; provided that PNA Intermediate need not make such an offer if a restricted subsidiary of PNA Intermediate makes an offer to repurchase its own debt following an asset sale by such company pursuant to the terms of such debt. If PNA Intermediate or any its direct or indirect parent companies undertakes a specified initial public offering, PNA Intermediate must offer to use the proceeds from such offering to repurchase all of the Floating Rate Notes at 100% of their principal amount at maturity, plus accrued interest and unpaid interest, that may be purchased with such proceeds.

Covenants

The indenture governing Floating Rate Notes places restrictions on the actions of PNA Intermediate and its restricted subsidiaries that are substantially similar to those contained in the indenture governing the PNA Notes.

Registration Rights

In connection with the PNA Intermediate Offering, we agreed to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 270 days after the date of the initial issuance of the Floating Rate Notes, a registration statement with respect to an offer to exchange each of the Floating Rate Notes for a new issue of PNA Intermediate’s debt securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with terms substantially identical to those of the Floating Rate Notes (except for the provisions relating to the transfer restrictions and payment of additional interest) and to use commercially reasonable efforts to consummate an exchange offer after filing but in any event no later than 390 days after the date of the initial issuance of the Floating Rate Notes. If we fail to satisfy these registration obligations, we will be required to pay additional interest to the holders of the Floating Rate Notes under certain circumstances. On October 19, 2007, PNA Intermediate filed an initial registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC relating to the issuance of such exchange notes. On February 7, 2008, the registration statement was declared effective. As a result, PNA Intermediate is now subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. However, we intend to repay the Floating Rate Notes with a portion of the proceeds of this offering.

Events of Default

The indenture governing Floating Rate Notes places contains events of default that are substantially similar to those contained in the indenture governing the PNA Notes.

 

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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

Prior to this offering, there was no public market for our common stock, and we cannot predict what effect, if any, market sales of shares of common stock or the availability of shares of common stock for sale will have on the market price of our common stock. Nevertheless, sales of substantial amounts of common stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales could occur, could materially and adversely affect the market price of our common stock and could impair our future ability to raise capital through the sale of our equity or equity-related securities at a time and price that we deem appropriate. None of our common stock is subject to outstanding options or warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into, common stock of PNAG Holding.

As of March 31, 2008, Platinum was the only holder of our common stock. Upon the closing of this offering, we will have outstanding an aggregate of                      shares of our common stock. Of the outstanding shares, the shares sold in this offering, including any shares sold in this offering in connection with the exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option, will be freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, except that any shares purchased in this offering by our “affiliates,” as that term is defined under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, may be sold only in compliance with the limitations described below. The remaining outstanding shares of common stock that are not sold in this offering, or                      shares, will be deemed “restricted securities” as that term is defined under Rule 144. Restricted securities may be sold in the public market only if registered or if they qualify for an exemption from registration under the Securities Act, such as under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, which are summarized below.

Rule 144

In general, under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as in effect on the date of this prospectus, a person who is not one of our affiliates at any time during the three months preceding a sale, and who has beneficially owned shares of our common stock for at least six months would be entitled to sell an unlimited number of shares of our common stock provided current public information about us is available and, after one year, an unlimited number of shares of our common stock without restriction. Our affiliates who have beneficially owned shares of our common stock for at least six months are entitled to sell within any three-month period a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of:

 

   

1% of the number of shares of our common stock then outstanding, which will equal approximately              shares immediately after this offering, based on the number of shares of our common stock outstanding as of                     , 2008; or

 

   

the average weekly trading volume of our common stock on the NYSE during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale.

Sales under Rule 144 by our affiliates are also subject to manner of sale provisions and notice requirements and to the availability of current public information about us.

Lock-up Agreements

In connection with this offering, we, our directors, certain of our officers and all our stockholders have agreed, subject to certain exceptions, with the underwriters not to dispose of or hedge any shares of our common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of common stock during the period from the date of this prospectus continuing through the date 180 days after the date of this prospectus, except with the prior written consent of both Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and UBS Securities LLC. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and UBS Securities LLC have advised us that they have no current intent or arrangement to release any of the shares subject to the lock-up agreements prior to the expiration of the lock-up period. The lock-up agreements permit stockholders to transfer common stock and other securities subject to the lock-up agreements in certain circumstances; any waiver is at the discretion of both Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and UBS Securities LLC.

 

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The 180-day restricted period described in the preceding paragraph will be extended if:

 

   

during the last 17 days of the 180-day restricted period we issue an earnings release or announce material news or a material event; or

 

   

prior to the expiration of the 180-day restricted period, we announce that we will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the 180-day period,

in which case the restrictions described in the preceding paragraph will continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the date of the issuance of the earnings release or the announcement of the material news or material event.

Taking into account the lock-up agreements described above, and assuming that Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and UBS Securities LLC do not, collectively, release any parties from these agreements, that there is no extension of the lock-up period, that no stockholders that hold the registration rights described above exercise those rights and without giving effect to the terms of the lock-up provisions contained in the registration rights agreement, the following restricted securities will be eligible for sale in the public market at the following times pursuant to the provisions of Rules 144:

 

Measurement Date

  

Aggregate Shares

Eligible for Public Sale

  

Comments

On the date of this prospectus

     

180 days after the completion of this offering

     

Consists of shares eligible for sale under Rule 144.

One year after the completion of this offering

     

Consists of shares eligible for sale under Rule 144.

Initial Public Offering Price

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock. The initial public offering price will be negotiated between us and the representative of the underwriters. Among the factors to be considered in these negotiations are:

 

   

the history of, and prospects for, our company and the industry in which we compete;

 

   

our past and present financial performance;

 

   

an assessment of our management;

 

   

the present state of our development;

 

   

the prospects for our future earnings;

 

   

the prevailing conditions of the applicable U.S. securities market at the time of this offering;

 

   

market valuations of publicly traded companies that we and the representative of the underwriters believe to be comparable to us; and

 

   

other factors deemed relevant.

The estimated initial public offering price range set forth on the cover of this preliminary prospectus is subject to change as a result of market conditions and other factors.

 

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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The following is a general discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of our common stock, but is not a complete analysis of all the potential tax consequences relating thereto.

For the purposes of this discussion, a non-U.S. holder is any beneficial owner of our common stock that for U.S. federal income tax purposes is neither a partnership nor a “U.S. person.” For purposes of this discussion, the term U.S. person means:

 

   

an individual citizen or resident of the United States;

 

   

a corporation or a partnership (or other entity taxable as a corporation or a partnership) created or organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof;

 

   

an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source; or

 

   

a trust (x) if a court within the U.S. is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (y) which has made a valid election to be treated as a U.S. person.

If a partnership holds our common stock, the tax treatment of a partner will generally depend on the status of the partner and upon the activities of the partnership. Accordingly, partnerships that hold our common stock and partners in such partnerships should consult their tax advisors.

This discussion does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant in light of a non-U.S. holder’s special tax status or special circumstances. U.S. expatriates, insurance companies, tax-exempt organizations, dealers in securities, banks or other financial institutions, “controlled foreign corporations,” “passive foreign investment companies,” corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax and investors that hold our common stock as part of a hedge, straddle or conversion transaction are among those categories of potential investors that may be subject to special rules not covered in this discussion. This discussion does not address any non-income tax consequences or any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction. Furthermore, the following discussion is based on current provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and Treasury Regulations and administrative and judicial interpretations thereof, all as in effect on the date hereof, and all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. Accordingly, each non-U.S. holder should consult its tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. income and other tax consequences of acquiring, holding and disposing of shares of our common stock.

THIS SUMMARY IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY AND IS NOT TAX ADVICE. INVESTORS CONSIDERING THE PURCHASE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO THIS OFFERING ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAWS TO THEIR PARTICULAR SITUATIONS AND THE APPLICATION OF OTHER FEDERAL TAX LAWS, FOREIGN, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS, AND TAX TREATIES.

Dividends

Payments on our common stock will constitute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. Amounts not treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes will constitute a return of capital and will first be applied against and reduce a holder’s adjusted basis in the common stock, but not below zero, and then the excess, if any, will be treated as gain from the sale of the common stock.

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specified by an applicable tax treaty. In order to receive a reduced treaty rate, a non-U.S. holder must provide a valid Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, Form W-8BEN or other successor form certifying qualification for the reduced rate.

Dividends received by a non-U.S. holder that are effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business conducted by the non-U.S. holder are exempt from such withholding tax. In order to obtain this exemption, a non-U.S. holder must provide a valid IRS Form W-8ECI or other successor form properly certifying such exemption. Such effectively connected dividends, although not subject to withholding tax, are generally taxed at the same graduated rates applicable to U.S. persons, net of allowable deductions and credits.

In addition to the graduated income tax described above, dividends received by a corporate non-U.S. holder that are effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business of such holder may also be subject to a branch profits tax at a rate of 30% or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable tax treaty.

A non-U.S. holder may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld if an appropriate claim for refund is filed timely with the IRS. If a non-U.S. holder holds our common stock through a foreign partnership or a foreign intermediary, the foreign partnership or foreign intermediary will also be required to comply with additional certification requirements.

Gain on Disposition of Common Stock

A non-U.S. holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any gain realized upon the sale or other disposition of our common stock unless:

 

   

the gain is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business of the non-U.S. holder or, if a tax treaty applies, attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment maintained by such non-U.S. holder;

 

   

the non-U.S. holder is an individual who holds his or her common stock as a capital asset (generally, an asset held for investment purposes) and who is present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the taxable year in which the sale or disposition occurs and other conditions are met; or

 

   

our common stock constitutes a U.S. real property interest by reason of our status as a “U.S. real property holding corporation, or USRPHC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes at any time within the shorter of the five-year period preceding the disposition or the holder’s holding period for our common stock.

We believe that we are not currently and will not become a USRPHC. However, because the determination of whether we are a USRPHC depends on the fair market value of our U.S. real property interests relative to the fair market value of our other business assets, there can be no assurance that we will not become a USRPHC in the future. Even if we become a USRPHC, as long as our common stock is regularly traded on an established securities market, however, such common stock will be treated as U.S. real property interests only if the non-U.S. holder actually or constructively held more than 5% of such regularly traded common stock.

Unless an applicable treaty provides otherwise, gain described in the first bullet point above will be subject to the U.S. federal income tax imposed on net income on the same basis that applies to U.S. persons generally and, for corporate holders under certain circumstances, the branch profits tax, but will generally not be subject to withholding, provided any certification requirements are met. Gain described in the second bullet point above (which may be offset by U.S. source capital losses) will be subject to a flat 30% U.S. federal income tax. Non-U.S. holders should consult any applicable income tax treaties that may provide for different rules.

Backup Withholding and Information Reporting

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holder. These information reporting requirements apply even if withholding was not required because the dividends were effectively connected dividends or withholding could have been reduced or eliminated by an applicable tax treaty. Pursuant to tax treaties or other agreements, the IRS may make its reports available to tax authorities in the recipient’s country of residence.

Backup withholding (currently at a rate of 28%) will generally not apply to payments of dividends made by us or our paying agents, in their capacities as such, to a non-U.S. holder of our common stock if the holder has provided the certification described above that it is not a U.S. person or has otherwise established an exemption.

Payments of the proceeds from a disposition effected outside the United States by a non-U.S. holder of our common stock made by or through a foreign office of a broker generally will not be subject to information reporting or backup withholding. However, information reporting (but not backup withholding) will apply to such a payment if the broker is a U.S. person, a controlled foreign corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a foreign person 50% or more of whose gross income is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business for a specified three-year period, or a foreign partnership if (1) at any time during its tax year, one or more of its partners are U.S. persons who, in the aggregate hold more than 50% of the income or capital interest in such partnership or (2) at any time during its tax year, it is engaged in the conduct of a trade or business in the United States, unless in any such case the broker has documentary evidence that the beneficial owner is a non-U.S. holder and specified conditions are met or an exemption is otherwise established.

Payment of the proceeds from a disposition by a non-U.S. holder of common stock made by or through the U.S. office of a broker is generally subject to information reporting and backup withholding unless the non-U.S. holder certifies as to its non-U.S. holder status under penalties of perjury or otherwise establishes an exemption from information reporting and backup withholding.

Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be allowed as a refund or a credit against a non-U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability provided the required information is furnished timely to the IRS.

 

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UNDERWRITING

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and UBS Securities LLC are acting as managers of this offering and are acting as representatives of the underwriters named below. Subject to the terms and conditions stated in the underwriting agreement dated the date of this prospectus, each underwriter named below has agreed to purchase, and we have agreed to sell to that underwriter, the number of shares set forth opposite the underwriter’s name.

 

Underwriter

   Number
of Shares

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 

  

UBS Securities LLC 

  

Goldman, Sachs & Co. 

  
    

Total

  
    

The underwriting agreement provides that the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the shares included in this offering are subject to approval of legal matters by counsel and to other conditions. The underwriters are obligated to purchase all the shares (other than those covered by the over-allotment option described below) if they purchase any of the shares.

The underwriters propose to offer some of the shares directly to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus and some of the shares to dealers at the public offering price less a concession not to exceed $             per share. The underwriters may allow, and dealers may re-allow, a concession not to exceed $             per share on sales to other dealers. If all of the shares are not sold at the initial offering price, the representatives may change the public offering price and the other selling terms. The representatives have advised us that the underwriters do not intend sales to discretionary accounts to exceed five percent of the total number of shares of our common stock offered by them.

We have granted to the underwriters an option, exercisable for 30 days from the date of this prospectus, to purchase up to                      additional shares of common stock at the public offering price less the underwriting discount. The underwriters may exercise the option solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments, if any, in connection with this offering. To the extent the option is exercised, each underwriter must purchase a number of additional shares approximately proportionate to that underwriter’s initial purchase commitment.

We, our directors, certain of our officers and all of our stockholders have agreed that, for a period of 180 days from the date of this prospectus, we and they will not, without the prior written consent of both Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, dispose of or hedge any shares of our common stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and UBS Securities LLC in their discretion may collectively release any of the common stock or other securities subject to these lock-up agreements at any time without notice.

At our request, the underwriters have reserved up to    % of the shares of common stock for sale at the initial public offering price to persons who are employees, officers, and directors and other parties associated with us through a directed share program. The number of shares of common stock available for sale to the general public will be reduced by the number of directed shares purchased by participants in the program. Any directed shares not purchased will be offered by the underwriters to the general public on the same basis as all other shares of common stock offered. We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities and expenses, including liabilities under the Securities Act, in connection with the sales of the directed shares. Individuals who purchase shares in the directed share program will be subject to a 25 day lock-up period, except that any of our officers or directors who purchase shares in the directed share program will remain subject to the 180-day lock-up period from the date of this prospectus, as described above.

 

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In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a Relevant Member State), with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the Relevant Implementation Date), an offer of shares described in this prospectus may not be made to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the shares that has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, an offer of securities may be offered to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:

 

   

to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities or

 

   

to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts or

 

   

to fewer than 100 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representatives of such offer or

 

   

in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

Each purchaser of shares described in this prospectus located within a relevant member state will be deemed to have represented, acknowledged and agreed that it is a “qualified investor” within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive.

For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer to the public” in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the securities to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the securities, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, and the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.

The sellers of the shares have not authorized and do not authorize the making of any offer of the shares through any financial intermediary on their behalf, other than offers made by the underwriters with a view to the final placement of the shares as contemplated in this prospectus. Accordingly, no purchaser of the shares, other than the underwriters, is authorized to make any further offer of the shares on behalf of the sellers or the underwriters.

This prospectus is only being distributed to, and is only directed at, persons in the United Kingdom that are qualified investors, or Qualified Investors, within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive that are also (i) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, or the Order, or (ii) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as relevant persons). This prospectus and its contents are confidential and should not be distributed, published or reproduced (in whole or in part) or disclosed by recipients to any other persons in the United Kingdom. Any person in the United Kingdom that is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.

Neither this prospectus nor any other offering material relating to the prospectus described in this prospectus has been submitted to the clearance procedures of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers or by the competent authority of another member state of the European Economic Area and notified to the Autorité des Marchés Financiers. The shares have not been offered or sold and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in France. Neither this prospectus nor any other offering material relating to the shares has been or will be

 

   

released, issued, distributed or caused to be released, issued or distributed to the public in France or

 

   

used in connection with any offer for subscription or sale of the shares to the public in France.

 

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Such offers, sales and distributions will be made in France only

 

   

to qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés) and/or to a restricted circle of investors (cercle restreint d’investisseurs), in each case investing for their own account, all as defined in, and in accordance with, Article L.411-2, D.411-1, D.411-2, D.734-1, D.744-1, D.754-1 and D.764-1 of the French Code monétaire et financier or

 

   

to investment services providers authorized to engage in portfolio management on behalf of third parties or

 

   

in a transaction that, in accordance with article L.411-2-II-1°-or-2°-or 3° of the French Code monétaire et financier and article 211-2 of the General Regulations (Règlement Général) of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers, does not constitute a public offer (appel public à l’épargne).

The shares may be resold directly or indirectly, only in compliance with Articles L.411-1, L.411-2, L.412-1 and L.621-8 through L.621-8-3 of the French Code monétaire et financier.

The offer in The Netherlands of the shares included in this offering is exclusively limited to persons who trade or invest in securities in the conduct of a profession or business (which include banks, stockbrokers, insurance companies, pension funds, other institutional investors and finance companies and treasury departments of large enterprises).

The underwriters have not offered or sold and will not offer or sell our common stock in Hong Kong SAR by means of this prospectus or any other document, other than to persons whose ordinary business involves buying or selling shares or debentures, whether as principal or agent or in circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong SAR), and (2) unless it is a person who is permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong SAR, it has not issued or held for the purpose of issue in Hong Kong and will not issue or hold for the purpose of issue in Hong Kong SAR this prospectus, any other offering material or any advertisement, invitation or document relating to the common stock, otherwise than with respect to common stock intended to be disposed of to persons outside Hong Kong SAR or only to persons whose business involves the acquisition, disposal, or holding of securities, whether as principal or as agent.

The shares offered in this prospectus have not been registered under the Securities and Exchange Law of Japan, and it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell, directly or indirectly, the common stock in Japan or to or for the account of any resident of Japan, except (1) pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities and Exchange Law and (2) in compliance with any other applicable requirements of Japanese law.

This prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus or any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the common stock, may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the common stock be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to the public or any member of the public in Singapore other than (1) to an institutional investor or other person specified in Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore, or the SFA, (2) to a sophisticated investor, and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (3) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA.

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock. Consequently, the initial public offering price for the shares was determined by negotiations between us and the representatives. Among the factors considered in determining the initial public offering price were our record of operations, our current financial condition, our future prospects, our markets, the economic conditions in and future prospects for the industry in which we compete, our management, and currently prevailing general conditions in the equity securities markets, including current market valuations of publicly traded companies considered comparable to our company. We cannot assure you, however, that the prices at which the shares will sell in the public market

 

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after this offering will not be lower than the initial public offering price or that an active trading market in our common stock will develop and continue after this offering. The following table shows the underwriting discounts and commissions that we are to pay to the underwriters in connection with this offering. These amounts are shown assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of common stock.

 

     Paid by PNA Group Holding Corporation
           No Exercise                Full Exercise      

Per Share

   $                     $                 

Total

   $      $  

In connection with this offering,                                 , on behalf of the underwriters, may purchase and sell shares of common stock in the open market. These transactions may include short sales, syndicate covering transactions and stabilizing transactions. Short sales involve syndicate sales of our common stock in excess of the number of shares to be purchased by the underwriters in this offering, which creates a syndicate short position. “Covered” short sales are sales of shares made in an amount up to the number of shares represented by the underwriter’s over-allotment option. In determining the source of shares to close out the covered syndicate short position, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of shares available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which it may purchase shares through the over-allotment option. Transactions to close out the covered syndicate short involve either purchases of our common stock in the open market after the distribution has been completed or the exercise of the over-allotment option. The underwriters may also make “naked” short sales of shares in excess of the over-allotment option. The underwriters must close out any naked short position by purchasing shares of our common stock in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the shares in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in this offering. Stabilizing transactions consist of bids for or purchases of shares in the open market while this offering is in progress.

The underwriters also may impose a penalty bid. Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when the underwriters repurchase shares originally sold by that syndicate member in order to cover syndicate short positions or make stabilizing purchases.

Any of these activities may have the effect of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of our common stock. They may also cause the price of our common stock to be higher than the price that would otherwise exist in the open market in the absence of these transactions. The underwriters may conduct these transactions on the New York Stock Exchange or in the over-the-counter market, or otherwise. If the underwriters commence any of these transactions, they may discontinue them at any time.

We have applied to have the common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “PNA.”

We estimate that our portion of the total expenses of this offering will be $            .

A prospectus in electronic format may be made available on the websites maintained by one or more of the underwriters. The representatives may agree to allocate a number of shares to underwriters for sale to their online brokerage account holders. The representatives will allocate shares to underwriters that may make Internet distributions on the same basis as other allocations. In addition, shares may be sold by the underwriters to securities dealers who resell shares to online brokerage account holders.

We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, or to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make because of any of those liabilities.

The underwriters and certain of their affiliates have provided and may in the future provide financial advisory, investment banking and commercial banking services in the ordinary course of business to us and to certain of our affiliates, for which they receive customary fees and expense reimbursement.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

Our counsel, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, New York, will issue an opinion regarding the validity of our common stock offered by this prospectus. Certain legal matters in connection with this offering will be passed upon for the underwriters by Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, New York, New York.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of PNA Group Holding Corporation (Successor) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the year ended December 31, 2007 and for the period from May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006 and the consolidated financial statements of PNA Group, Inc. (Predecessor) for the period from January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006 and for the year ended December 31, 2005 included in this prospectus have been so included in reliance on the reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act relating to the shares of our common stock being offered by this prospectus. This prospectus, which constitutes part of that registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement or the exhibits and schedules which are part of the registration statement. For further information about us and the common stock offered, see the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules thereto. Statements contained in this prospectus regarding the contents of any contract or any other document to which reference is made are not necessarily complete, and, in each instance where a copy of a contract or other document has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, reference is made to the copy so filed, each of those statements being qualified in all respects by the reference.

A copy of the registration statement, the exhibits and schedules thereto and any other document we file may be inspected without charge at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC in 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549 and copies of all or any part of the registration statement may be obtained from this office upon the payment of the fees prescribed by the SEC. The public may obtain information on the operation of the public reference facilities in Washington, D.C. by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Our filings with the SEC are available to the public from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Upon completion of this offering, we will become subject to the information and periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and, accordingly, will file annual reports containing consolidated financial statements audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, quarterly reports containing unaudited consolidated financial data, current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You will be able to inspect and copy such periodic reports, proxy statements and other information at the SEC’s public reference room and the website of the SEC referred to above.

 

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PNA GROUP HOLDING CORPORATION

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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Audited Financial Statements

  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Predecessor)

   F-2

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Successor)

   F-3

Consolidated Balance Sheet of PNA Group Holding Corporation as of December 31, 2006 (Successor) and 2007 (Successor)

   F-4

Consolidated Statements of Income of PNA Group, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2005 (Predecessor) and for the period January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006 (Predecessor) and Consolidated Statements of Income of PNA Group Holding Corporation for the period May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006 (Successor) and for the year ended December 31, 2007 (Successor)

   F-5

Consolidated Statements of Stockholder’s Equity of PNA Group, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2005 and for the period January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006 (Predecessor) and Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) of PNA Group Holding Corporation for the period May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006 (Successor) and for the year ended December 31, 2007 (Successor)

   F-6

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of PNA Group, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2005 (Predecessor) and for the period January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006 (Predecessor) and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of PNA Group Holding Corporation for the period May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006 (Successor) and for the year ended December 31, 2007 (Successor)

   F-7

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

   F-8

Unaudited Financial Statements

  

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets of PNA Group Holding Corporation as of December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2008

   F-36

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income of PNA Group Holding Corporation for three months ended March 31, 2007 and the three months ended March 31, 2008

   F-37

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Deficit of PNA Group Holding Corporation for the three months ended March 31, 2008

   F-38

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows of PNA Group Holding Corporation for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and the three months ended March 31, 2008

   F-39

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

   F-40

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholder of PNA Group, Inc.:

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated statements of income, of stockholder’s equity, and of cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the results of operations and cash flows of PNA Group, Inc. (Predecessor) and its subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2005 and the period from January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule of PNA Group, Inc. (Predecessor) listed in the index appearing under Item 16(b) presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. These financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting and Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Atlanta, Georgia

April 23, 2007

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of PNA Group Holding Corporation:

 

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of income, of stockholders’ equity, and of cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of PNA Group Holding Corporation (Successor) and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2007, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the period from May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006 and for the year ended December 31, 2007 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedules of PNA Group Holding Corporation (Successor) listed in the index appearing under Item 16(b) present fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. These financial statements and financial statement schedules are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedules based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Atlanta, Georgia

May 23, 2008

 

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PNA GROUP HOLDING CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

December 31, 2006 and 2007

(in thousands of dollars, except share data)

 

     Successor  
     December 31,  
     2006     2007  

Assets

    

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 12,891     $ 15,471  

Restricted cash

     1,063       2,096  

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $5,430 and $4,985, respectively

     188,911       185,932  

Inventories, net

     410,604       392,110  

Receivables from affiliates

     3,906       487  

Other current assets

     16,852       18,950  
                

Total current assets

     634,227       615,046  

Property, plant and equipment, net

     61,542       72,104  

Goodwill

     9,886       32,667  

Intangible assets, net

     19,338       34,380  

Deferred financing costs, net

     11,037       15,466  

Equity investments

     7,643       8,941  

Other noncurrent assets

     2,771       2,215  
                

Total assets

   $ 746,444     $ 780,819  
                

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

    

Current liabilities

    

Accounts payable

   $ 141,594     $ 136,218  

Payables to affiliates

     603       1,237  

Other payables

     57,401       45,689  

Income taxes payable

     8,416       673  
                

Total current liabilities

     208,014       183,817  

Long term debt, net of current maturities

     474,414       688,940  

Deferred income taxes

     1,605       947  

Accrued pension costs

     5,293       3,316  
                

Total liabilities

     689,326       877,020  
                

Commitments and contingencies

     —         —    

Minority interest

     1,547       1,483  

Stockholders’ equity (deficit)

    

Common stock: $.01 par value—10,000,000 shares authorized; 8,750,000 shares issued and outstanding

     88       88  

Additional paid-in capital

     17,412       —    

Retained earnings (Accumulated deficit)

     38,201       (97,980 )

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

     (130 )     208  
                

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

     55,571       (97,684 )
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

   $ 746,444     $ 780,819  
                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in thousands of dollars)

 

     Predecessor           Successor  
     Year Ended
December 31,
2005
    January 1
to May 9,
2006
          May 10 to
December 31,
2006
    Year Ended
December 31,
2007
 

Net sales

   $ 1,250,289     $ 487,190          $ 1,074,201     $ 1,632,469  

Cost and expenses:

             

Cost of materials sold (exclusive of items shown below)

     1,050,018       401,612            864,271       1,353,843  

Processing

     30,288       11,985            20,664       33,232  

Distribution

     17,321       6,395            14,647       19,348  

Selling, general, and administrative

     80,288       35,393            75,848       125,956  

Amortization of intangibles

     —         —              4,087       5,365  

Depreciation

     9,466       3,262            3,839       6,188  
                                     

Total operating costs and expenses

     1,187,381       458,647            983,356       1,543,932  
                                     

Operating income

     62,908       28,543            90,845       88,537  

Interest expense

     5,519       1,375            25,596       63,135  

Income from equity investments

     (1,546 )     (770 )          (942 )     (2,558 )
                                     

Income before minority interest and income tax expense

     58,935       27,938            66,191       27,960  

Minority interest

     1,423       788            1,471       2,374  
                                     

Income before income tax expense

     57,512       27,150            64,720       25,586  

Income tax expense

     21,825       10,146            23,619       12,309  
                                     

Net income

   $ 35,687     $ 17,004          $ 41,101     $ 13,277  
                                     

Basic and fully diluted earnings per share

   $ 35,687     $ 17,004          $ 4.70     $ 1.52  
                                     

Basic and fully diluted number of shares outstanding (Note 15)

     1,000       1,000            8,750,000       8,750,000  
                                     

Cash dividends per share

   $ —       $ 2,000.00          $ 0.33     $ 19.07  

Pro forma basic and fully diluted earnings per share-as adjusted for dividends in excess of earnings (unaudited)

              $                   
                   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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PNA GROUP HOLDING CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

(in thousands of dollars, except shares)

 

    Common Stock   Additional
Paid-in
Capital
    Retained
Earnings
(Accumulated
Deficit)
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
(Loss) Income
    Total  
    Shares   Value        

Predecessor

           

Balances at January 1, 2005

  1,000   $ 33,865   $ —       $ 217,432     $ (1,088 )   $ 250,209  

Net income

  —       —       —         35,687       —         35,687  

Other comprehensive deficit, net of tax:

           

Interest rate swap mark to market

            256       256  

Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax benefit of $803

            (1,205 )     (1,205 )
                 

Comprehensive income

              34,738  
                                         

Balances at December 31, 2005

  1,000     33,865     —         253,119       (2,037 )     284,947  
                                         

Net income

  —       —       —         17,004       —         17,004  

Other comprehensive deficit, net of tax:

           

Interest rate swap mark to market

            (253 )     (253 )

Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax liability of $519

            778       778  
                 

Comprehensive income

              17,529  

Dividends paid

  —       —       —         (2,000 )     —         (2,000 )
                                         

Balances at May 9, 2006

  1,000   $ 33,865   $ —       $ 268,123     $ (1,512 )   $ 300,476  
                                         
                                           

Successor

           

Balances at May 10, 2006

  —     $ —     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —    

Shares issued

  8,750,000     88     17,412       —         —         17,500  

Net income

  —       —       —         41,101       —         41,101  

Other comprehensive deficit, net of tax:

           

Actuarial loss on defined benefit plans, net of tax benefit of $86

            (130 )     (130 )
                 

Comprehensive income

              40,971  

Dividends paid

  —       —       —         (2,900 )     —         (2,900 )
                                         

Balances at December 31, 2006

  8,750,000     88     17,412       38,201       (130 )     55,571  
                                         

Net income

  —       —       —         13,277       —         13,277  

Other comprehensive deficit, net of tax:

           

Actuarial gain and curtailment gain on defined benefit plans, net of tax benefit of $222

            338       338  
                 

Comprehensive income

              13,615  

Dividends paid

  —       —       (17,412 )     (149,458 )     —         (166,870 )
                                         

Balances at December 31, 2007

  8,750,000   $ 88   $ —       $ (97,980 )   $ 208     $ (97,684 )
                                         

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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PNA GROUP HOLDING CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands of dollars)

 

    Predecessor          Successor  
    Year Ended
December 31,

2005
    January 1
to May 9,
2006
         May 10 to
December 31,
2006
    Year Ended
December 31,
2007
 

Cash flows from operating activities

           

Net income

  $ 35,687     $ 17,004         $ 41,101     $ 13,277  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

           

Depreciation and amortization

    9,466       3,262           7,926       11,553  

Amortization of deferred financing costs and bond discount

    —         —             —         2,051  

Provision for bad debts

    (10 )     462           667       797  

Deferred income taxes

    4,802       (540 )         (2,226 )     (1,076 )

Loss (gain) on disposal of fixed assets

    108       —             —         (461 )

Minority interests

    1,423       788           1,471       2,374  

Income from equity investments

    (1,546 )     (770 )         (942 )     (2,558 )

Dividends received from equity investments

    611       —             1,165       1,260  

Increase in equity investment

    (560 )     —             —         —    

Decrease (increase) in

           

Accounts receivable

    2,653       (27,454 )         2,708       7,583  

Receivables from/payables to affiliates

    (1,778 )     (1,893 )         (2,512 )     4,052  

Inventories

    83,993       (66,824 )         (98,599 )     24,431  

Other assets

    (3,639 )     11,591           (7,376 )     317  

Increase (decrease) in

           

Payables

    32,224       43,521           (19,750 )     (8,053 )

Accruals

    (9,064 )     (2,077 )         20,230       (8,402 )

Income tax payable

    (2,308 )     372           7,227       (7,743 )

Accrued pension cost

    1,023       (515 )         (1,613 )     (1,639 )
                                   

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

    153,085       (23,073 )         (50,523 )     37,763  
                                   

Cash flows from investing activities

           

Increase in restricted cash

    —         —             (1,063 )     (1,033 )

Return of capital from equity investments

    1,241       —             —         —    

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

    (6,327 )     (2,460 )         (4,902 )     (14,778 )

Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment

    585       —             4,558       1,125  

Acquisition of PNA Group, Inc., net of cash acquired

    —         —             (261,568 )     —    

Acquisition of MSC, net of cash acquired

    —         —             (53,700 )     (5,300 )

Acquisition of Precision Flamecutting, net of cash acquired

    —         —             —         (53,927 )
                                   

Net cash used in investing activities

    (4,501 )     (2,460 )         (316,675 )     (73,913 )
                                   

Cash flows from financing activities

           

Proceeds from Floating rate note issue

    —         —             —         167,025  

Proceeds from bond issue

    —         —             250,000       —    

Net (repayment) proceeds on revolving credit facility

    (121,668 )     (54,458 )         159,977       49,033  

Proceeds (repayment) of term loan

    (24,716 )     85,000           (85,000 )     —    

Other long-term debt

    (63 )     72           (365 )     (853 )

Proceeds from mortgages on real estate

    —         —             49,875       —    

Proceeds from Platinum Equity Capital Partners loans

    —         —             99,221       —    

Repayment of Platinum Equity Capital Partners loans

    —         —             (99,221 )     —    

Payment on Preussag North America, Inc. Seller note

    —         —             —         (1,000 )

Issuance of common stock

    —         —             17,500       —    

Deferred financing costs

    (797 )     (3,435 )         (8,453 )     (6,167 )

Dividend paid to minority interest holders

    (1,862 )     (343 )         (2,058 )     (2,438 )

Dividends paid to PNAG Holding

    —         —             —         —    

Dividends paid to stockholder

    —         (2,000 )         (2,900 )     (166,870 )
                                   

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

    (149,106 )     24,836           378,576       38,730  
                                   

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

    (522 )     (697 )         11,378       2,580  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    2,732       2,210           1,513       12,891  
                                   

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 2,210     $ 1,513         $ 12,891     $ 15,471  
                                   

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

           

Cash paid during the period for:

           

Interest

  $ 5,519     $ 1,581         $ 13,442     $ 60,763  
                                   

Income taxes

  $ 20,723     $ 171         $ 20,198     $ 21,707  
                                   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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PNA GROUP HOLDING CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007

(dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

Note 1.    Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business

PNA Group Holding Corporation (“PNAG Holding”), formerly known as Travel Holding Corporation, is a holding company which owns all the outstanding stock of its two subsidiaries, PNA Intermediate Holding Corporation (“PNA Intermediate”) and Travel Main Corporation (“Travel Main”). PNA Intermediate is a holding company which owns all the outstanding stock of its subsidiary, PNA Group, Inc. (“PNA”). PNA is a holding company which provides management services to and conducts business through five operating subsidiaries. PNAG Holding and its subsidiaries are referred to collectively herein as the “Company” or “Successor Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”.

The Company, through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, PNA, is a leading national steel service center group that distributes steel products and provides value-added steel processing services to our customers, which are largely comprised of fabricators and original equipment manufacturers, across a diversified group of industries, including the (i) infrastructure, institutional, industrial and commercial construction, (ii) machinery and equipment, (iii) oil and gas, (iv) telecommunications and (v) utilities markets. The Company distributes a variety of steel products, including a full line of structural and long products, plate, flat rolled coil, tubulars and sheet, as well as performs a variety of value-added processing services for our customers.

The Company’s steel service center business is organized into two reportable segments: the long products and plate segment and the flat rolled segment. During 2007, PNA operated its business through four operating subsidiaries: Infra-Metals Company (“Infra-Metals”), Delta Steel, LP (“Delta”), Feralloy Corporation (“Feralloy”) and Metals Supply Company, Ltd. (“Metals Supply” or “MSC”). Infra-Metals, Delta and Feralloy comprised the historical operations of PNA prior to 2006. MSC was acquired by PNA on May 31, 2006. On December 24, 2007, PNA completed the acquisition of Precision Flamecutting & Steel, L.P. (“Precision Flamecutting”). The Company’s long products and plate segment consists of Infra-Metals, Delta, MSC and Precision Flamecutting. The Company’s flat rolled segment consists of Feralloy’s operations.

On February 14, 2006, PNAG Holding, an affiliate of Platinum Equity Capital Partners (“Platinum”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with PNA and Preussag North America, Inc., PNA’s former owner (“Preussag” or the “Seller”), to acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of PNA. On May 9, 2006, Platinum closed the acquisition of PNA whereby Travel Merger Corporation (“Travel Merger”, a wholly owned subsidiary of PNAG Holding) merged with and into PNA, with PNA being the surviving corporation. See Note 2 Business Combinations for further discussion of the acquisitions of PNA, MSC and Precision Flamecutting.

On August 10, 2006, PNA completed a transaction whereby it effectively transferred 18 of its real estate assets to 7 wholly owned subsidiaries of Travel Main and then entered into 15 year operating leases with respect to these properties that provide for PNA’s continued use of them in its operations.

PNA Intermediate was incorporated in Delaware on January 25, 2007 as a wholly owned subsidiary of PNAG Holding. The capital stock of PNA was contributed by PNAG Holding to PNA Intermediate on January 29, 2007. As a result, PNA became a wholly-owned subsidiary of PNA Intermediate.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007

(dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

 

Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company, PNA Intermediate, PNA, PNA’s wholly owned subsidiaries and their respective subsidiaries. Significant intercompany balances and transactions within the consolidated group have been eliminated in consolidation.

As a result of the purchase of PNA by PNAG Holding, for purposes of the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements the results of operations of PNA for the year ended December 31, 2005 and the period from January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006 are represented by the Predecessor Company balances and the results of operations of PNA for the period from May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006 and the year ended December 31, 2007 are represented by the Successor Company balances. As a result of the application of purchase accounting, the Predecessor Company balances and amounts presented in the financial statements and footnotes are not comparable with those of the Successor Company.

Unaudited Pro Forma Earnings Per Share

In accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 1B.3, pro forma basic and fully diluted earnings per share adjusted for dividends in excess of earnings is calculated by including in shares outstanding the assumed number of shares required to be issued in the Company’s initial public offering, the proceeds of which are assumed for the purposes of this calculation to have been used to pay dividends during the twelve months ended March 31, 2008 plus additional planned dividends resulting from the Company’s initial public offering in excess of net income for the twelve months ended March 31, 2008. The calculation assumes an initial offering price of $             per share, the mid-point of the initial public offering price that ranges between $             and $             per share. The dividends in excess of earnings and assumed number of additional shares issued to pay dividends in excess of earnings for the twelve months ended March 31, 2008 are as follows:

 

Dividends paid:

  

During the nine months ended December 31, 2007

   $ 96,870

During the three months ended March 31, 2008

     0

From proceeds of this offering

  
      
   $  
      
  

Net income:

  

For the nine months ended December 31, 2007

   $ 5,064

For the three months ended March 31, 2008

     11,066
      
   $ 16,130
      
  

Dividends in excess of net income

   $  

Assumed initial offering price per share

   $  

Assumed additional number of shares issued to fund dividends in excess of earnings

  

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and on deposit and investments in highly liquid debt instruments with maturities of three months or less.

 

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PNA GROUP HOLDING CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007

(dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

 

Restricted Cash

Included in the monthly mortgage payments by Travel Main’s subsidiaries are the amounts for estimated property taxes and repairs, environmental and miscellaneous items. These additional payments are held in an escrow account by the mortgage lender and are not available to PNA Intermediate or to PNA. The amount paid into the escrow accounts is an estimate based on the historical level of such items as determined by the mortgage lender.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The Company’s sales are almost entirely to customers located in the United States and Canada. Accounts receivable are recorded for invoices issued to customers. The Company performs periodic credit evaluations of its ongoing customers and on all new customers prior to the initial sale. The Company generally does not require collateral or deposits though some sales may be made on a “cash on delivery” basis. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts at an amount it considers to be a sufficient estimate of losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. In judging the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts, the Company considers multiple factors including historical bad debt experience, the current economic environment and the aging of the receivables. Credit losses experienced have generally been within management’s expectations. The Company cannot guarantee the rate of future credit losses will be similar to past experience. Generally, receivables past due more than 90 days are considered delinquent though management may use judgment taking into account historical payment patterns and the length of time of the customer relationship. Delinquent receivables are written-off against the allowance when an account is no longer collectible based on individual evaluation of collectibility and specific circumstances of the customer.

Concentration of Credit Risk

The Company is exposed to credit risk in the event of nonpayment by customers principally within the construction industry. The Company’s top ten customers account for approximately 10% of total net sales, with no single customer accounting for more than 2% of fiscal year 2007 net sales. Changes in this industry may significantly affect management’s estimates and the Company’s financial performance. The Company mitigates its exposure to credit risk by performing ongoing credit evaluations (see Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts above).

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash, accounts receivable, equity investments, accounts payable and loans and notes payable. In the case of cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable, the carrying amount on the balance sheet approximates the fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. Based on borrowing rates available to the Company for loans with similar terms, the carrying value of loans and notes payable approximates the fair values.

Inventory Valuation

Inventories are held for sale at the Company’s service center locations and are valued at the lower of cost or market (i.e., net realizable value). Methods used to determine cost are the weighted average cost and the specific identification methods. Inventory on hand is regularly reviewed and, when necessary, a provision for damaged or slow-moving inventory is recorded based on historical and current sales trends. Changes in product demand and

 

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PNA GROUP HOLDING CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007

(dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

 

our customer base may affect the value of inventory on hand which may require higher provisions for damaged or slow-moving inventory. Provisions for damaged or slow-moving inventory were not material as of December 31, 2006 and 2007.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are valued at cost less accumulated depreciation. All property, plant and equipment, except land, are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets ranging from 5 to 40 years. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the improvement or the remaining life of the lease, whichever is shorter. At the time property, plant and equipment are sold or otherwise disposed of, the accounts are relieved of the cost of the assets and the related accumulated depreciation, and any resulting gain or loss is credited or charged to income.

Deferred Financing Costs

Deferred financing costs are amortized over the life of the related debt using the effective interest method.

Equity Investments

The equity method of accounting is used where the Company’s investment in voting stock gives it the ability to exercise significant influence over the investee, generally 20% to 50%. The equity method is used to account for Feralloy’s investments in Indiana Pickling and Processing Company (45% interest), Acero Prime S. de R.L. de C.V. (40% interest) and Oregon Feralloy Partners LLC (40% interest).

The Company had $4,429 and $5,738 of undistributed earnings in equity investments at December 31, 2006 and 2007, respectively.

Income Taxes

PNAG Holding files a consolidated federal income tax return that includes PNA Intermediate, PNA, PNA’s wholly owned subsidiaries and their respective subsidiaries. Income taxes are accounted for under an asset and liability approach that requires the recognition of deferred income tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax impact of temporary differences arising from assets and liabilities whose tax bases are different from financial statement amounts. A valuation allowance is established if it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred income tax assets will not be realized. Realization of the future tax benefits of deferred income tax assets is dependent on the Company’s ability to generate taxable income within the carryforward period and the periods in which net temporary differences reverse.

Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes-an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, or FIN 48, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. FIN 48 prescribes a consistent recognition threshold and measurement attribute as well as establishes criteria for subsequently recognizing, derecognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions for financial statement purposes. The interpretation requires that the Company recognize in its financial statements the impact of a tax position if that position is more likely than not of being sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of the position. FIN 48 also provides guidance on classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods and disclosure. The impact of the Company’s reassessment of its tax positions in accordance with FIN 48 did not have a material impact on its results of operations, financial condition or liquidity.

 

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PNA GROUP HOLDING CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007

(dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

 

The Company has determined it had no unrecognized tax benefit as of January 1, 2007, and therefore, there was no effect on the Company’s retained earnings as of January 1, 2007 as a result of the adoption of FIN 48. As of December 31, 2007, the Company had an unrecognized tax benefit of $623. The Company also determined that if the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits recorded as of December 31, 2007 were actually recognized, the impact on the Company’s effective tax rate would be immaterial.

Any potential penalties and interest related to income tax matters are included in income tax expense in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Accrued interest and penalties as of December 31, 2007 were $166, all of which has been recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Income for the year then ended. The tax years ended December 31, 2004 and 2005 as well as the periods January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006 and May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006 remain open and subject to examination in the following significant income tax jurisdictions: Federal, Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. Income tax returns for the year ended December 31, 2007 have not been filed yet.

Retirement Benefits

Most employees of Feralloy are covered by pension plans. Pension costs include provisions for service cost, interest cost and return on plan assets. The policy with respect to Feralloy’s pension plans is to contribute amounts equal to the sum of normal cost and the amount required to amortize unfunded liabilities over 25 years, but not more than the maximum deductible amount allowed under applicable tax laws and not less than the minimum annual contribution required by applicable regulations.

Feralloy also adopted a nonqualified, unfunded retirement plan (the “Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan”, or “SERP”) to provide supplemental benefits to certain of its executive employees. To provide for the SERP, Feralloy has purchased Company-owned life insurance contracts on the related employees.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, collection is reasonably assured, and the sale price is fixed and determinable. Risk of loss for products shipped passes at the time of shipment when shipments are made by common carrier or at delivery when our trucks are used.

Sales prices to customers are determined at the inception of the agreement to purchase. No cancellation or termination provisions are included in our agreements notwithstanding customary rights to return products which relate to non-conformities, defects and specifications. Provisions are made, based on experience, for estimated returns in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting No. 48, Revenue Recognition When Right of Return Exists, and have been immaterial in the past.

In limited circumstances, we will deliver goods on consignment. In those cases, billing occurs when the goods are used by the customer, or after the lapse of a specified period of time, whichever comes first.

Net sales include tolling income where we process steel for a fee, without taking either title in the inventory or the associated price risk of the steel. Tolling income has historically been less than 2% of our total net sales.

 

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PNA GROUP HOLDING CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007

(dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

 

Shipping

The Company classifies all amounts billed to a customer in a sales transaction related to shipping as revenue. In addition, all costs related to shipping are recorded as cost of materials sold in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company has at various times entered into derivative instruments as a strategy to manage interest rate risk in order to minimize significant, unanticipated fluctuations that may arise from volatility of the interest rates on its floating rate debt with its senior secured lender. The Company does not enter into derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

Under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities all derivatives are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. The changes in the fair value of interest rate swaps that qualify as cash flow hedges are recorded in other comprehensive income and are recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income when the hedged items affect earnings. Ineffective portions of changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges are recognized in earnings. The changes in the fair value of derivative instruments that do not quality for hedge accounting treatment are recognized immediately in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Goodwill

Goodwill is the excess of the acquisition cost of the businesses over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired. In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, the Company does not amortize goodwill. Instead, goodwill is tested for impairment annually as of October 1 unless indicators of impairment exist. In the first step, the Company estimates the fair values of its reporting units using a discounted cash flow approach. If the carrying amount exceeds the fair value, the second step of the goodwill impairment test is performed to measure the amount of the impairment loss, if any. In the second step the implied fair value of the goodwill is estimated as the fair value of the reporting unit used in the first step less the fair values of all other net tangible and intangible assets of the reporting unit. If the carrying amount of the goodwill exceeds its implied fair market value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess, not to exceed the carrying amount of the goodwill.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist of customer relationships, non-compete agreements, backlog and proprietary software. Amortization of software costs, non-compete agreements and backlog are recorded on the straight-line method with useful lives of three years, two years and two months, respectively. Customer relationships are amortized over their useful lives which range from 15-20 years on a weighted average recoverable basis estimated using annual attrition rates. The Company evaluates impairment of its intangible assets on an individual basis whenever circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable.

Impairment of long-lived assets

In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, long-lived assets held and used by the Company are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. For purposes of evaluating the recoverability of long-lived assets, the recoverability test is

 

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PNA GROUP HOLDING CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007

(dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

 

performed using undiscounted future net cash flows of assets grouped at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows that are independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets. If the undiscounted future net cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset, the asset is deemed impaired. The amount of the impairment is measured as the difference between the carrying value and the fair value of the asset.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. These estimates are based on historical experience and information that is available to management about current events and actions the Company may take in the future. Significant items subject to estimates and assumptions include the evaluation of the recoverability of the carrying value of long-lived assets and goodwill; valuation allowances for receivables, inventories and deferred income tax assets; legal and environmental liabilities; and assets and obligations related to employee benefit plans. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the differences could be material.

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, or SFAS 157, which establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. This Statement applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. This Statement does not require any new fair value measurements. The application of this Statement relates to the definition of fair value, the methods used to measure fair value and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. The definition of fair value retains the exchange price notion and clarifies that the exchange price is the price in an orderly transaction between market participants. The definition focuses on the price that would be received to sell the asset or paid to transfer the liability. SFAS 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy from observable market data as the highest level to fair value based on an entity’s own fair value assumptions as the lowest level. Adoption is required as of the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted. The provisions of this Statement should be applied prospectively as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which this Statement is initially applied. The Company is in the process of evaluating what, if any, effect adoption of SFAS 157 may have on its financial statements when it is adopted effective January 1, 2008.

In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 159 permits companies to measure financial instruments and certain other assets and liabilities at fair value on an instrument by instrument basis. SFAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements to facilitate comparisons between companies that select different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. The Company is in the process of evaluating what, if any, effect adoption of SFAS 159 may have on its financial statements when SFAS 159 is adopted effective January 1, 2008.

In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“FAS”) No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations (“FAS 141(R)”) which replaces FAS No.141, Business Combination. FAS 141(R) retains the underlying concepts of FAS 141 in that all business combinations are still required to be

 

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accounted for at fair value under the acquisition method of accounting but FAS 141(R) changed the method of applying the acquisition method in a number of significant aspects. FAS 141(R) is effective on a prospective basis for all business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual period subsequent to December 15, 2008, with the exception of the accounting for valuation allowances on deferred taxes and acquired tax contingencies. FAS 141(R) amends FAS 109 such that adjustments made to valuation allowances on deferred taxes and acquired tax contingencies associated with acquisitions that closed prior to the effective date of FAS 141(R) would also apply the provisions of FAS 141(R). Early adoption is not allowed. The provisions of FAS 141R will only impact the Company is a party to a business combination after the pronouncement has been adopted.

In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“FAS”) No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an Amendment of ARB 51 (“FAS 160)”). FAS 160 amends ARB 51 to establish new standards that will govern the accounting for and reporting of (1) noncontrolling interest in partially owned consolidated subsidiaries and (2) the loss of control of subsidiaries. FAS 160 is effective on a prospective basis for all fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning, on or after December 15, 2008, except for the presentation and disclosure requirements, which will be applied retrospectively. Early adoption is not allowed. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating what, if any, impact FAS 160 will have on its financial condition, results of operation and cash flows.

Note 2.    Business Combinations

2006 Acquisitions

Platinum Acquisition

On February 14, 2006, PNAG Holding, an affiliate of Platinum, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Travel Merger, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with PNA and Preussag to acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of PNA for cash consideration of $261,568, refinancing of existing indebtedness of $88,048, a $12,000 seller note and other consideration and costs of $3,762.

On May 9, 2006, Platinum closed the Merger Agreement whereby Travel Merger merged with and into PNA, with PNA being the surviving corporation. The transaction was financed with new borrowings under PNA’s amended and restated senior secured credit facility of $290,747, an equity investment of $17,500 and a $45,000 loan from Platinum. The proceeds from the new borrowings and equity investment were used to pay approximately $261,568 in acquisition consideration to our former stockholder and to refinance approximately $88,048 of indebtedness then outstanding under PNA’s then existing senior secured credit facility.

A summary of the purchase price for the Platinum Acquisition is as follows:

 

Cash

   $  261,568  

Assumption of debt

     88,048  

Seller note payable to Preussag North America, Inc.

     12,000  

Cash received from Preussag North America, Inc.

     (3,926 )

Cash due to Preussag North America, Inc.

     7,688  
        

Total purchase price

   $ 365,378  
        

 

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December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007

(dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

 

The allocation of the purchase price is based on valuations and estimates of the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. These estimates resulted in an estimated fair value of net assets acquired of $442,720, which exceeded the purchase price by $77,342. This estimated fair value of net assets acquired in excess of the purchase price was allocated as a pro rata reduction of long-lived assets in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, Business Combinations. A summary of the allocation of purchase price is as follows:

 

Current assets

   $  476,646

Property, plant and equipment

     54,679

Identifiable intangibles

  

Customer relationships

     10,391

Software

     352

Backlog

     288

Other non-current assets

     8,239

Total assets

     550,595

Current liabilities

     175,753

Non-current liabilities

     9,464

Total liabilities

     185,217
      

Net assets acquired

   $ 365,378
      

The useful lives of the acquired intangibles are 20 years, 3 years, and 1 to 3 months for customer relationships, software and backlog, respectively.

A valuation was performed of the acquired entity as of the acquisition date. An initial allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed was recorded at the time of the acquisition, which was refined upon completion of the final valuation and the resolution of a contingent liability. During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006, PNAG Holding resolved the contingency resulting in an additional payment due to the Seller. As a result, the purchase price increased by $1,194 and a corresponding adjustment to the allocation of the purchase price to long-lived asset classes, property, plant and equipment (increase of $776) and identifiable intangible assets (increase of $418), was also recorded. There were no other significant differences between the initial purchase price allocation entry and final amounts recorded upon completion of the valuation.

MSC Acquisition

MSC is a leading structural steel service center and distributor in the Gulf Coast region of the United States with two facilities located in Texas. MSC distributes and sells a wide array of wide flange beams, as well as plate, pipe, structural tubing, merchant bar, pre-galvanized structural beams, bar grating, and floor plate. MSC also exports steel to Latin America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The acquisition of MSC allowed the Company to increase its market share in a growing geographic region as well as expand its product offering.

Effective May 31, 2006, PNA completed the acquisition of MSC pursuant to which PNA acquired all of the outstanding partnership interests of MSC and Clinton & Lockwood, Ltd. (an affiliate of MSC) for cash consideration of approximately $33,253 and refinanced $20,847 of Metals Supply’s then existing indebtedness. The acquisition was financed initially by a $54,221 loan from Platinum (the “MSC Acquisition Loan”).

On July 17, 2006, PNA borrowed $38,021 under its amended and restated senior secured credit facility and used the proceeds to repay a portion of the MSC Acquisition Loan to Platinum. The Company returned to

 

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Platinum the remaining $16,200 of the MSC Acquisition Loan on August 16, 2006 with a portion of the proceeds from the issuance of PNA’s Senior Notes (see Note 8, Long-term Debt). The purchase agreement entered into in connection with the MSC Acquisition provided for a holdback of an additional $5,300 of purchase price to fund any indemnity claim by PNA and an additional holdback of $5,900 which will be paid over five years.

Goodwill recorded as a result of the acquisition of MSC totaled approximately $9,886, none of which is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. Other intangible assets acquired and their respective recorded amounts were as follows: customer relationships—$6,066, non-compete agreement—$5,882 and backlog—$446. The useful lives of the acquired intangible assets are 15 years, 2 years, and 2 months for customer relationships, non-compete agreement and backlog, respectively.

2007 Acquisition

Precision Flamecutting Acquisition

Precision Flamecutting, a Texas limited partnership operating one facility in Houston, is in the business of processing and distributing carbon, alloy, and high strength, low alloy steel plate, including plasma-cutting, flame-cutting, and beveling services, as well as machining, rolling, forming, heat-treating, coating, and general machining and fabrication services. The acquisition provides the Company the opportunity to broaden its value-added processing capabilities and product offerings and expand and diversify its customer base as well as increase its market share in one of the Company’s strategic locations. The acquisition of Precision Flamecutting represents an addition to the Company’s long products and plate business segment (see Note 14, Business Segment Information).

Effective December 24, 2007, PNA completed the acquisition of Precision Flamecutting pursuant to which PNA acquired all outstanding interests in the partnership for cash consideration of $47,063 paid at closing to the formers owners, costs associated with the transaction of $200 and refinancing of $7,325 of Precision Flamecutting’s then existing indebtedness. The acquisition was financed through additional borrowings under PNA’s revolving credit facility of $54,388. The purchase agreement provided for a holdback of $4,706 of the purchase price which is currently held in escrow to fund any indemnity claim by PNA as well as a working capital adjustment which the Company anticipates will result in a receivable that will be settled in 2008.

Goodwill recorded as a result of the acquisition of Precision Flamecutting totaled approximately $22,781, all of which is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. Other intangible assets acquired and their respective recorded amounts were as follows: customer relationships—$13,780, non-compete agreement—$6,564 and backlog—$63. The useful lives of the acquired intangible assets are 15 years, 2 years, and 1 month for customer relationships, non-compete agreement and backlog, respectively.

The operating results of MSC and Precision Flamecutting are included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income from their respective dates of acquisition.

 

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December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007

(dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

 

The following unaudited pro forma information presents consolidated results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2006 as if the acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of the period presented.

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
2006

Revenues

   $ 1,667,897

Net income

   $ 74,252

Note 3.    Inventories

Inventories consist of the following as of December 31, 2006 and 2007:

 

     Successor
December 31,
     2006    2007

Raw materials

   $ 391,613    $ 374,027

Finished goods

     18,991      18,083
             
   $ 410,604    $ 392,110
             

Note 4.    Other Current Assets

Other current assets consist of the following as of December 31, 2006 and 2007:

 

     Successor
December 31,
     2006    2007

Other receivables

   $ 8,011    $ 9,131

Prepaid expenses and other

     1,135      1,696

Deferred income taxes

     7,706      8,123
             
   $ 16,852    $ 18,950
             

Note 5.    Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following as of December 31, 2006 and 2007:

 

     Estimated
Useful Life
   Successor
December 31,
 
        2006     2007  

Land

      $ 5,437     $ 5,998  

Buildings and improvements

   25-40 years      26,586       28,434  

Equipment

   5-10 years      32,544       45,169  

Construction in progress

        814       2,173  
                   
        65,381       81,774  

Less: accumulated depreciation

        (3,839 )     (9,670 )
                   
      $ 61,542     $ 72,104  
                   

 

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December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007

(dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

 

Depreciation expense was $9,466, $3,262, $3,839 and $6,188 for the year ended December 31, 2005, the periods January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006 and May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006 and the year ended December 31, 2007, respectively.

Note 6.    Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist of the following as of December 31, 2006:

 

Successor

   Amortization
Period
   Gross
Carrying
Amount
   Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Carrying
Amount

Customer relationships

   15-20 years    $ 16,457    $ (1,552 )   $ 14,905

Non-competition agreements

   2 years      5,882      (1,726 )     4,156

Backlog

   1-3 months      734      (734 )     —  

Proprietary software

   3 years      352      (75 )     277
                        
      $ 23,425    $ (4,087 )   $ 19,338
                        

Intangible assets consist of the following as of December 31, 2007:

 

Successor

   Amortization
Period
   Gross
Carrying
Amount
   Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Carrying
Amount

Customer relationships

   15-20 years    $ 30,237    $ (3,867 )   $ 26,370

Non-competition agreements

   2 years      12,446      (4,656 )     7,790

Backlog

   1-3 months      797      (734 )     63

Proprietary software

   3 years      352      (195 )     157
                        
      $ 43,832    $ (9,452 )   $ 34,380
                        

The Company had no amortizable intangible assets prior to May 10, 2006. Amortization expense was $4,087 for the period May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006 and $5,365 for the year ended December 31, 2007.

The total weighted average amortization period for intangible assets is approximately 13 years and there are no residual values. The annual amortization expense expected for the succeeding five years is as follows: $9,086 in 2008, $7,043 in 2009, $3,135 in 2010, $2,643 in 2011 and $2,230 in 2012.

Note 7.    Other Payables

Other payables consist of the following as of December 31, 2006 and 2007:

 

     Successor
December 31,
     2006    2007

Current maturities of long-term debt

   $ 1,853    $ 1,846

Accrued bonuses

     13,103      12,262

Accrued interest

     11,525      13,830

Purchase consideration payable to Pressag North America, Inc.

     8,050      —  

Deferred consideration payable

     5,300      —  

Accrued expenses and other

     17,570      17,751
             
   $ 57,401    $ 45,689
             

 

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Note 8.    Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following as of December 31, 2006 and 2007:

 

     Successor
December 31,
 
     2006     2007  

Revolver loan

   $ 164,341     $ 213,374  

Senior notes

     250,000       250,000  

Floating rate notes

     —         167,338  

Real estate mortgages

     49,875       49,074  

Other long-term debt

     12,000       11,000  

Capitalized lease obligation

     51       —    
                
     476,267       690,786  

Less: current maturities of long-term debt

     (1,853 )     (1,846 )
                
   $ 474,414     $ 688,940  
                

On January 18, 2005, the secured credit agreement was amended so that the facility was increased to $250,000, all of which was a revolver loan with an extension of the agreement for five years to January 2010.

In connection with the Platinum Acquisition, on May 9, 2006, PNA amended and restated the senior secured credit agreement further with a syndicate of financial institutions and institutional lenders. Set forth below is a summary of the terms of PNA’s senior secured credit facilities.

PNA’s senior secured credit facilities provide for senior secured financing of up to approximately $460,000 consisting of:

 

   

$85,000 term loan facility with maturity of five years that was drawn in full in connection with the acquisition of all of the outstanding capital stock of PNA by Platinum; and

 

   

$375,000 revolving loan facility, including a letter of credit sub-facility of $30,000, that will terminate in five years.

Under the terms of PNA’s revolving credit facility, we may borrow up to an amount equal to 65% of eligible inventory, limited to $230,000, plus 85% of eligible accounts receivable. All borrowings under PNA’s senior secured credit facilities are subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions, including absence of a default and accuracy of representations and warranties.

The loans are charged interest on a base rate method or a LIBOR method, at the option of PNA, as defined in the credit agreement. Interest on the loans is paid on a monthly or quarterly basis, depending on whether the loan is under the base rate method or LIBOR method. The principal on the revolver loan is due and payable on May 9, 2011. The term loans required scheduled quarterly payments of principal of $3,250 through April 1, 2011 but were repaid in total with the proceeds of the Senior Notes issued in August 2006 (see Senior Notes described below). In the event that there is a change of control in which case PNAG Holding ceases to own and control 100% of PNA, or in which PNA ceases to own and control 100% of each of Infra-Metals, Delta, Feralloy, MSC and Precision Flamecutting, or in the event that PNA violates debt covenants, as defined and specified in the credit agreement, then such occurrence shall constitute an event of default under the credit facility and the lenders have the ability, among other things, to accelerate the repayment of the loan. The secured credit facility

 

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requires PNA to provide annual audited financial statements to the lenders within 90 days of fiscal year-end. The loans are secured by a blanket lien on all of PNA’s and its subsidiaries’ assets other than those of joint ventures in which it holds a minority interest, and the loans are not guaranteed by PNA Intermediate or PNAG Holding.

The aggregate borrowing limits under the outstanding credit facilities were $375,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2007. Borrowings under these lines of credit were $164,341 and $213,374 at December 31, 2006 and 2007, respectively. Interest rates on the outstanding credit facilities were 6.375% at December 31, 2006 and ranged from 6.375% to 6.75% at December 31, 2007. Letters of credit of $7,387 and $10,612 were also outstanding under these agreements as of December 31, 2006 and 2007, respectively. In addition, PNA pays a monthly fee of 0.25% to 0.375% of the unused portion of the credit facility calculated as the difference between the aggregate borrowing limit and the outstanding. The unused credit facility fee percentage fluctuates based on a calculation of PNA’s fixed charge coverage ratio as defined in the credit facility.

In conjunction with the amended and restated facility, the Company incurred $2,798 of secured credit facility closing fees and expenses which have been capitalized and included in “Deferred financing costs, net” in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. These costs are being amortized over the 5-year term of the agreement.

On March 11, 2008, PNA entered into an amendment with its senior secured lenders to increase the revolving credit facility from $375,000 to $425,000 and to increase the borrowing limit under the inventory portion of the calculation from $230,000 to $260,000. Other terms of the amendment provide PNA with increased flexibility with regard to certain restrictive operating covenants including an increase in annual capital expenditure limits, the ability to make certain acquisitions without prior consent and certain changes to permit other indebtedness.

As discussed in Note 2, Business Combinations, PNAG Holding entered into a $12,000 seller note dated May 9, 2006 in connection with the purchase of PNA from Preussag North America, Inc. Interest accrues at a rate of 8.0% per annum, payable in arrears at the end of each calendar quarter. Principal payments of $1,000 are due on each anniversary of the note, and the note matures on November 9, 2011 with all unpaid principal and interest due at that time. The note may be prepaid at any time without penalty and is secured by a second priority interest in the capital stock of PNA. In the event of default, the note contains certain restrictions on the payment of dividends or loans to affiliates.

On August 15, 2006, PNA completed an offering of unsecured 10 3/4% Senior Notes due 2016 for $250,000 (the “Senior Notes”). The notes bear interest at a rate per annum equal to 10.75%, payable semi-annually in cash in arrears, on March 1 and September 1 of each year, commencing on March 1, 2007. The notes will mature on September 1, 2016. PNA may redeem some or all of the notes at any time after September 1, 2011 at a predetermined redemption price plus accrued and unpaid interest up to the applicable redemption date. In addition, on or prior to September 1, 2009, PNA may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings. PNA used the proceeds from this offering to permanently repay the term loans, repay a portion of the revolver loan under PNA’s senior secured credit facility, pay a dividend to fund a return of capital to its parent and to pay related transaction costs and expenses. PNA incurred $7,600 in closing fees and expenses which have been capitalized and included in “Deferred financing costs, net” in the balance sheet. These costs are being amortized over the 10-year term of the notes.

On September 28, 2006, 17 Travel Main subsidiary properties were mortgaged with Bank of America, N.A. and on November 2, 2006 an additional property was mortgaged, in each case for amounts approximately equal

 

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to 75% of their appraised value. The mortgages are for 10 year periods at an interest rate of 6.403%. The funds received were used principally to repay loans from Platinum. Neither PNAG Holding, PNA Intermediate, PNA nor Travel Main is a party to or a guarantor of these mortgages.

On February 12, 2007, PNA Intermediate sold $170,000 aggregate principal amount at maturity of Senior Floating Rate Toggle Notes due 2013 (the “Floating Rate Notes”), the proceeds of which were used to pay a dividend to PNAG Holding (see Note 11, Related Parties) and transaction costs. The Floating Rate Notes were offered at a discount and therefore proceeds of the offering were 98.25% of the face amount of the Floating Rate Notes. Cash interest accrues on the Floating Rate Notes at a rate per annum, reset quarterly, equal to the three-month LIBOR plus 7.0% (the “Spread”). The interest rate was 11.87% as of December 31, 2007. Paid-in-kind interest, if any, accrues at a rate per annum, reset quarterly, equal to three-month LIBOR plus 0.75% plus the Spread. Interest is due on the Floating Rate Notes quarterly starting May 15, 2007. The initial interest payment was due in cash. For any period thereafter, PNA Intermediate may elect to pay interest in cash or through increasing the principal amount of the outstanding Floating Rate Notes or issuing additional paid-in-kind (“PIK”) notes which accrue interest at a rate per annum, reset quarterly, equal to the three-month LIBOR plus the Spread plus 0.75%. The Spread will increase by 0.50% on the first anniversary of the Floating Rate Notes or earlier based on the timing of a qualified equity issuance as defined in the indenture governing the Floating Rate Notes, and will further increase by an additional 0.50% on the second anniversary of the Floating Rate Notes or earlier based on the timing of the qualified equity issuance. The Floating Rate Notes mature on February 15, 2013. The original issue discount of $2,975 and transaction costs incurred in completing the offering of approximately $4,500 are being deferred and will be amortized over the life of the Floating Rate Notes. As of December 31, 2007, the carrying value of the Floating Rate Notes is $167,338, which is the aggregate principal amount owed at maturity of $170,000 less the unamortized portion of the original issue discount of $2,662.

The Floating Rate Notes are not guaranteed by the Company, PNA or any of their subsidiaries, are unsecured and rank equally in right of payment with all of PNA Intermediate’s senior debt and senior in right of payment to all of PNA Intermediate’s subordinated debt. The Floating Rate Notes are effectively junior to secured debt to the extent of the collateral securing such debt.

The amended and restated credit facility with Bank of America, N.A. contains covenants that restrict dividend payments from PNA to its parent when excess availability is less than $40,000. The amended and restated credit facility provides no monetary limit to dividends, provided that the availability restriction is met. The facility also contains restrictions on PNA’s ability to enter into certain transactions such as significant capital expenditures or business combinations without the lender’s consent. PNA received the lender’s consent with regard to the acquisition of Precision Flamecutting in December 2007. See Note 2 Business Combinations for further discussion of the acquisition of Precision Flamecutting for which the purchase price was financed through $54,388 in additional borrowings under the revolving credit facility.

In connection with the issuance of the Senior Notes, PNA entered into a registration rights agreement requiring that an initial registration statement be filed with the SEC within 270 days of issuance of the Senior Notes for purposes of registering the Senior Notes, with a requirement that the registration become effective within 390 days of issuance. Otherwise, PNA would have been required to pay additional interest in certain circumstances under the agreement. PNA filed the initial registration statement on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 14, 2007. The SEC declared the registration statement effective August 9, 2007.

The Senior Notes contain restrictions on dividends payable by PNA to PNA Intermediate. In general, dividends and other restricted payments of up to 50% of Consolidated Net Income plus amounts received from

 

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December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007

(dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

 

equity contributions received may be made so long as PNA maintains certain operating ratios as defined in the indenture governing the Senior Notes. Certain payments are exempt from these restrictions, and PNA can pay dividends of up to $15,000 in the aggregate over the term of the Senior Notes that are not subject to these restrictions. As of December 31, 2007, $15,000 of PNA’s retained earnings were unrestricted, and therefore available for payment of dividends. These amounts do not include approximately $10,574 in cash available at December 31, 2007 at PNA Intermediate available to pay Floating Rate Note interest.

The indenture governing the Floating Rate Notes contains restrictions on future dividends payable by PNA Intermediate to PNAG Holding. These restrictions are based on PNA Intermediate’s consolidated net income and other factors, although PNA Intermediate may pay dividends not in excess of $7,500 in the aggregate that are not subject to such restrictions. The Floating Rate Notes also include standard covenants related to restrictions on incurrence of future indebtedness and conveyance of assets as well as certain optional redemption rights and mandatory redemption requirements in the event of a qualified equity issuance as defined in the indenture agreement.

In addition, in connection with the issuance of the Floating Rate Notes, PNA Intermediate entered into a registration rights agreement providing the noteholders registration rights whereby in the event PNA Intermediate did not meet certain timetables for registering the Floating Rate Notes with the SEC, PNA Intermediate would have been required to pay additional interest in certain circumstances. The registration rights agreement relating to the Floating Rate Notes requires that an initial registration statement be filed with the SEC within 270 days of issuance of the Floating Rate Notes, and the registration statement become effective within 390 days of issuance. PNA Intermediate filed the initial registration statement with the SEC on Form S-4 on October 19, 2007 and the SEC declared the registration statement effective February 7, 2008.

The combined aggregate maturities of long-term debt for each of the next five years and thereafter are as follows:

Year ended December 31,

 

2008

   $ 1,846

2009

     1,912

2010

     1,973

2011

     222,412

2012

     1,099

2013 and thereafter

     461,544
      
   $ 690,786
      

Note 9.    Derivative Financial Instrument

PNA entered into an interest rate swap agreement during the year ended December 31, 2003 to reduce the impact of changes in interest rates on its floating rate debt. The interest rate swap agreement with Bank of America, N.A. had a notional amount of $75,000 and expired on September 30, 2006. The agreement effectively changed our interest rate exposure on $75,000 floating interest rate debt through September 30, 2006.

PNA entered into three additional interest rate swap agreements for a total of $50,000 in June 2006 for a 3 year period commencing October 1, 2006 with Bank of America, Wachovia Bank, N.A. and LaSalle Bank, N.A. These agreements also reduce the impact of changes in interest rates on our floating rate debt.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007

(dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

 

The fair market value of interest rate swaps is the estimated amount the Company would receive or pay to terminate the swap agreement at the reporting date, taking into account current and expected interest rates. The fair values of the outstanding swap agreement were liabilities of approximately $381 and $1,117 at December 31, 2006 and 2007, respectively. Changes in the value of the swap agreements are recorded to selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Financial Statements and resulted in losses of $381 and $736 for the period May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006 and for the year ended December 31, 2007, respectively. PNA and its subsidiaries are jointly and severally liable for the performance under the interest rate swap agreements.

Note 10.    Retirement Benefits and Compensation Plans

The Company has two noncontributory, defined benefit pension plans and a nonqualified, unfunded retirement plan (together, the “Plans”). Of the noncontributory, defined benefit pension plans (the “Pension Plans”), one covers substantially all Feralloy nonunion employees who have attained age 21 and the other covers all union employees at Feralloy’s Midwest, Southern and St. Louis divisions. Feralloy’s nonqualified, unfunded retirement plan (the “Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan”, or “SERP”) provides supplemental benefits to certain of its executive employees. To provide for the SERP, Feralloy purchased Company-owned life insurance contracts on the related employees.

Effective December 31, 2006, the Company adopted a change to freeze the benefits under the Company’s Non-Union Pension Plan, a defined benefit pension plan and instituted a new defined contribution plan effective January 1, 2007. On October 30, 2006, Feralloy’s Board of Directors authorized a change to freeze the benefits under its SERP.

Implementation of the changes to the SERP was effective March 1, 2007 to allow for appropriate notice to affected employees and provide time necessary for essential actuarial studies and analysis with respect to the design change and preparation of operative documents. As a result, in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 88, Employers’ Accounting for Settlements and Curtailments of Defined Benefit Pension Plans and for Termination Benefits, the Company recognized a curtailment gain of $2,210 in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006 related to freezing benefits of its Non-Union Pension Plan and $690 for the year ended December 31, 2007 related to freezing benefits of its SERP.

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R) (SFAS 158). The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS 158 as of December 31, 2006 which require the funded status of defined benefit pension and other benefit plans be fully recognized on the balance sheet. The adoption of SFAS 158 had no effect on the recognition of pension related costs in the income statement. Overfunded plans are recognized as an asset and underfunded plans are recognized as a liability. The initial impact of the standard due to unrecognized prior service costs or credits and net actuarial gains or losses as well as subsequent changes in the funded status are recognized as changes to accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) in the Statement of Stockholders’ Equity. SFAS 158 also requires additional disclosures about the annual effects on net periodic benefit cost arising from the recognition of the deferred actuarial gains or losses and prior service costs or credits. Additional minimum pension liabilities (AMLs) and the related intangible assets, if any, are no longer recorded. The impact of the adoption of SFAS 158 on the Company’s consolidated financial statements was not material.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007

(dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

 

The change in the Plans’ benefit obligations, assets and funded status as of and for the year ended December 31, 2005, the periods January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006 and May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006 and the year ended December 31, 2007 are as follows:

 

     Predecessor           Successor  
     Year Ended
December 31,
2005
    January 1
to May 9,
2006
          May 10 to
December 31,
2006
    Year Ended
December 31,
2007
 

Change in benefit obligation

             

Benefit obligation, beginning of period

   $ 19,959     $ 23,807          $ 21,930     $ 21,464  

Service cost

     812       318            497       —    

Interest cost

     1,217       442            902       1,132  

Benefits paid

     (640 )     (265 )          (471 )     (835 )

Actuarial loss (gain)

     2,459       (2,372 )          1,152       (1,185 )

Curtailments

     —         —              (3,325 )     (690 )

Special termination benefits

     —         —              779       —    
                                     

Benefit obligation, end of period

   $ 23,807     $ 21,930          $ 21,464     $ 19,886  
                                     

Change in Plans assets

             

Fair value of plan assets, beginning of period

   $ 13,204     $ 14,384          $ 15,024     $ 16,171  

Actual return on plan assets

     293       249            638       668  

Employer contributions

     1,527       656            980       566  

Benefits paid

     (640 )     (265 )          (471 )     (835 )
                                     

Fair value of plan assets, end of period

   $ 14,384     $ 15,024          $ 16,171     $ 16,570  
                                     

Funded status, end of period

             

Projected benefit obligation in excess of fair value of plan assets

   $ (9,423 )   $ (6,906 )        $ (5,293 )   $ (3,316 )
                         

Unrecognized transition obligation

     —         —             

Unrecognized prior service cost

     122       98           

Unrecognized net actuarial loss

     9,428       7,046           
                         

Net amount recognized

   $ 127     $ 238           
                         

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007

(dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

 

The components of net periodic pension cost (benefit) and total pension expense as of and for the periods May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006, January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006 and the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2007 are as follows:

 

     Predecessor           Successor  
     Year Ended
December 31,
2005
    January 1
to May 9,
2006
          May 10 to
December 31,
2006
    Year Ended
December 31,
2007
 

Components of net periodic pension cost (benefit) and total pension expense

             

Service cost

   $ 812     $ 318          $ 497     $ —    

Interest cost

     1,217       442            902       1,132  

Expected return on plan assets

     (1,099 )     (393 )          (817 )     (1,289 )

Amortization of transitional obligation

     26       —              —         —    

Amortization of prior service cost

     55       24            —         —    

Recognized actuarial loss

     334       154            —         —    

Curtailments

     —         —              (2,210 )     (690 )

Special termination benefits

     —         —              779       —    
                                     

Net periodic pension cost (benefit)

   $ 1,345     $ 545          $ (849 )   $ (847 )
                                     

The amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2006 and 2007 are as follows:

 

     Successor
December 31,
 
     2006     2007  

Amounts recognized in Consolidated Balance Sheets

    

Accrued benefit liability

   $ (5,293 )   $ (3,316 )

Accumulated other comprehensive deficit (income)

     216       (560 )
                

Net amount recognized

   $ (5,077 )   $ (3,876 )
                

The Company develops its pension benefit costs and credits from actuarial valuations. Inherent in these valuations are key assumptions, including discount rates and expected return on plan assets. A key assumption used in valuation of the projected benefit obligation is that of the discount rate. In setting this rate, the Company utilized several bond indexes including the annualized Moody’s “Aa rated” bond index, the Citigroup Yield Curve and the Aon Yield Curve as it believes they most closely match the timing of expected future benefit payments. The indexes ranged from 5.80% to 6.20% and the Company elected to use a discount rate of 6.00% as of the December 31, 2007 valuation. Assumptions used to determine the benefit obligation at December 31 and net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31 are detailed below:

 

     Successor
December 31,
 
      2006     2007  

Weighted-average assumptions used in computing projected benefit obligation at December 31

    

Discount rate for determining benefit obligations

   5.875 %   6.00 %

Rate of compensation increase

   4.00 %   0.00 %

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007

(dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

 

     Predecessor           Successor
     Year Ended
December 31,
2005
    January 1 to
May 9,

2006
          May 10 to
December 31,
2006
    Year Ended
December 31,
2007

Weighted-average assumptions used in computing net periodic pension cost as and for the periods ending:

             

Discount rate

   6.00 %   5.50 %        6.25 %   5.88%

Rate of compensation increase

   4.00 %   4.00 %        4.00 %   0.00%

Expected rate of return on plan assets

   8.00 %   8.00 %        8.00 %   8.00% / 0.00%*

 

* Expected rate of return on plan assets assumption was 8.00% for the Pension Plans and 0.00% for the SERP.

The asset allocation and significant assumptions regarding the Plans’ assets are set forth below:

 

          Successor
     Target
Allocation
   December 31,
        2006   2007

Plans Assets

       

Equity securities

   50% – 80%    67%   69%

Fixed income

   20% – 50%    33%   31%

Money market

   0%    0%   0%

Market value of assets

      market value   market value

Amortization method for prior service costs

      straight-line   straight-line

Amortization method for gains and losses

      straight-line   straight-line

Measurement date

      12/31/06   12/31/07

Approximate benefit payments expected to be paid in each of the succeeding five years and in the aggregate for the five years thereafter are as follows: 2008 - $878, 2009 - $925, 2010 - $923, 2011 - $1,077, 2012 - $1,079 and 2013 to 2017 - $5,295.

The Company expects to make contributions to the Plans of approximately $115 during 2008.

The long-term rate of return of the Plans’ investment allocation is designed to be commensurate with a conservatively managed balance allocation. The funds’ assets are to be allocated among intermediate term, high-quality corporate and government bonds and large cap domestic based growth stocks.

The returns should benchmark the Lipper Balance Funds index. Should the Plans’ investment committee wish to take a more aggressive approach, the allocation may be adjusted to a higher proportion of equity holdings and a more defensive approach will result in less equity allocation.

As part of investment policies and strategies, Feralloy and the Plans’ investment committee will meet at least once a year to review and formulate the specific investments and allocations. Any adjustments that are deemed necessary will be based on specific criteria, i.e., necessary funding, Plan obligations, expenses and liquidity needed.

Feralloy, Delta, Infra-Metals and MSC make discretionary contributions to various defined contribution employee benefit plans. The Company matches a portion of the participant’s contribution to retirement plans. Total contributions relating to these plans were approximately $1,155, $813, $455 and $2,349 for the year ended

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007

(dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

 

December 31, 2005, the periods January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006 and May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006 and the year ended December 31, 2007, respectively. Employee contributions are limited to the Internal Revenue Service established annual dollar limits. Employee eligibility ranges from after 1 month of service to 6 months with enrollment entry dates varying. Employee contributions vest immediately with Company contributions vesting after up to 6 years.

Effective May 17, 2007, PNAG Holding adopted a Participation Plan for the purpose of providing incentive compensation to our key employees. The incentive compensation is awarded in the form of non-equity performance units, the value of which is related to the appreciation in our value. The performance units are payable to participants upon the occurrence of a “qualifying event” defined as (1) a sale of any of PNAG Holding’s common stock by Platinum (other than a sale to our affiliates), (2) the consummation of a public offering of PNAG Holding’s stock owned by Platinum or its affiliates or (3) the payment of cash dividends by PNAG Holding to Platinum (other than dividends arising out of or relating to any real estate owned by us or our subsidiaries as of the effective date of the Participation Plan). The participants initially vested 25% at the inception of the Participation Plan and vest an additional 25% each year over three years. Any vested amounts paid under the Participation Plan will be treated as compensation at the PNA level. The Participation Plan expires on December 31, 2017, and all performance units terminate upon the termination or expiration of the Participation Plan. Subject to certain exceptions, upon a termination of employment, all performance units granted to a participant will be forfeited. Total compensation expense associated with the Participation Plan totaled $7,161 for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Note 11.    Related Parties

Receivables from affiliates represent an amount due from our Mexican joint-venture Acero Prime. Payables to affiliates represent amounts due to two domestic joint ventures who are parties to the group cash management system and who have positive cash balances with the Company.

Dividends paid to minority interest holders of entities accounted for using the equity method of accounting totaled $1,862, $343, $2,058 and $2,438 during the year ended December 31, 2005, the periods from January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006 and May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006 and the year ended December 31, 2007, respectively.

During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company made a regularly scheduled principal payment of $1,000 on the $12,000 seller note to Preussag North America, Inc., or the seller note (see Note 2, Business Combinations and Note 8, Long-Term Debt), which reduced the balance to $11,000 as of December 31, 2007. Interest on the seller note accrues at 8% per annum. Interest costs on the note were $621 and $908 for the period May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006 and the year ended December 31, 2007, respectively, of which $242 was owed at December 31, 2006 and recorded in other payables in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. No accrued interest was owed on the seller note as of December 31, 2007. In addition, in connection with the Platinum Acquisition there were amounts owed to Preussag as of December 31, 2006 which were paid during the year ended December 31, 2007 related to settlement of certain preacquisition tax liabilities in accordance with the Merger Agreement. The Company recorded $8,050 in connection with this payable to Preussag which was included in other payables in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2006. No such additional payments are owed to Preussag North America, Inc.

During the period May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006, Platinum and its affiliates extended two loans to the Company, one for $45,000 and the other for $54,200, for the primary purposes of consummating the Platinum Acquisition and the MSC Acquisition. For each of these loans, the principal was repaid, together with accrued

 

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December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007

(dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

 

interest, prior to December 31, 2006. Interest on both loans accrued at a rate of 10.0% per annum on outstanding balances. Interest costs incurred and included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the period May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006 totaled approximately $1,074.

PNA paid cash dividends of $2,000 to Preussag North America, Inc. during the period January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006. PNA Intermediate used the net proceeds from the issuance of its Floating Rate Notes to pay a cash dividend of $162,525 to the Company on February 12, 2007, and on that date the Company, in turn, paid a dividend of $70,000 to Platinum. On May 14, 2007, the Company paid a cash dividend to Platinum of $96,870, of which $92,525 related to the remaining proceeds of the Floating Rate Notes.

PNA paid Platinum $5,000 during the period from May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006 and $5,000 during the year ended December 31, 2007 as the annual monitoring fee owed pursuant to a corporate advisory services agreement.

On October 19, 2007, Platinum, through certain affiliates, completed the purchase of Ryerson, Inc. (“Ryerson”). Ryerson conducts materials distribution operations through steel service centers located throughout the United States and Canada. Net sales to and purchases from Ryerson totaled $3,064 and $309, respectively, during the year ended December 31, 2007.

Note 12.    Commitments and Contingencies

During the third quarter of fiscal year 2007, the Company determined that the quality of certain material it received primarily during the second quarter of fiscal year 2007 from steel traders dealing with certain foreign suppliers is inconsistent with the mill’s certification of the steel specifications that accompanied such material. The Company is currently in a dispute with such steel traders regarding the quality of specific orders of steel purchased from these suppliers as well as the corresponding amount owed by the Company to these traders. The Company believes it has adequately provided for all amounts owed related to this material.

The Company has recorded a valuation adjustment of $711 related to the value of such inventory on hand as of December 31, 2007 representing the difference between the carrying value of the inventory and its estimated market value. If market conditions are less favorable than those projected by the Company, additional charges to increase this adjustment may be required.

With regard to potential claims against the Company related to the quality of such steel previously sold, management believes that the Company’s ability to ultimately recover from the foreign suppliers may be limited to the extent that any valid claims are made against the Company for which the Company does not carry, or does not carry sufficient, insurance coverage. As the Company, consistent with industry practice, does not generally perform independent testing of the steel it receives from mills with mill certifications, we also evaluated the extent to which we may have received similarly non-conforming steel from foreign suppliers through various steel traders in prior periods. Management is not able at this time to determine what, if any, effect these events may have on the Company’s consolidated financial position or consolidated results of operations in the future.

The Company is also involved in several legal proceedings, claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. Management presently believes that the outcome of each such pending proceeding or claim will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position of the Company or on the consolidated results of operations. Should any losses be sustained in connection with any proceeding or claim in excess of provisions, the amount will be charged to income in the future.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007

(dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

 

The Company had purchase commitments of approximately $253,577 for inventory at December 31, 2007. These commitments were made to assure the Company a normal supply of stock and, in management’s opinion, will be sold to obtain normal profit margins.

The consolidated group leases real estate, office space, data processing equipment automobiles and trucks. Several of the leases require the lessee to pay taxes, maintenance and other operating expenses.

Our minimum lease obligations for continuing operations under certain long-term non-cancellable operating lease agreements for office space, warehouse space, auto and truck leases and office equipment are as follows:

Year ended December 31,

 

2008

   $ 3,988

2009

     3,001

2010

     2,047

2011

     1,389

2012

     756

2013 and thereafter

     6,043
      
   $ 17,224
      

Rent expense under non-capitalized, non-cancellable lease agreements was $6,739, $1,599, $3,049 and $5,804 for the year ended December 31, 2005, the periods January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006 and May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006 and the year ended December 31, 2007, respectively.

Note 13.    Income Taxes

Income tax expense (benefit) attributable to income consists of:

 

     Predecessor           Successor  
     Year Ended
December 31,

2005
   January 1 to
May 9,

2006
          May 10 to
December 31,
2006
    Year Ended
December 31,
2007
 

Current

   $ 17,023    $ 10,686          $ 25,845     $ 13,430  

Deferred

     4,802      (540 )          (2,226 )     (1,121 )
                                    
   $ 21,825    $ 10,146          $ 23,619     $ 12,309  
                                    

Income tax expense (benefit) attributable to income differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. Federal income tax rate of 35% to pretax income from operations as a result of the following:

 

     Predecessor           Successor  
     Year Ended
December 31,
2005
    January 1 to
May 9,

2006
          May 10 to
December 31,
2006
    Year Ended
December 31,
2007
 

Computed tax expense

   $ 20,129     $ 9,503          $ 22,652     $ 8,955  

State income tax expense, net of federal benefit

     1,208       971            1,961       1,056  

Change in valuation allowance

     (100 )     —              —         1,279  

Other

     588       (328 )          (994 )     1,019  
                                     
   $ 21,825     $ 10,146          $ 23,619     $ 12,309  
                                     

Effective tax rate

     37.9 %     37.4 %          36.5 %     48.1 %
                                     

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007

(dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

 

As of December 31, 2007, the Company has state net operating loss carryforwards (NOL’s) totaling approximately $29,500 that will begin to expire in 2026. The Company believes it is unlikely these state NOL’s will be utilized prior to their expiration and has recorded a valuation allowance equal to the carrying value of these unrealizable NOL’s. The valuation allowance increased by $1,279 during the year ended December 31, 2007 as a result of these state NOL’s and other state deferred income tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a future benefit will be realized.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

 

Balance at January 1, 2007

   $  —  

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

     —  

Additions for tax positions of prior years

     623

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

     —  

Settlements

     —  
      

Balance at December 31, 2007

   $ 623
      

The Company believes that it is reasonably possible that a change to its unrecognized tax benefits could occur within twelve months, potentially decreasing the unrecognized tax benefit by $561. These changes may be the result of the closing of certain statutes as well as the amendment of prior year tax returns.

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred income tax assets and deferred income tax liabilities are presented below as of December 31, 2006 and 2007:

 

    

Successor

December 31,

 
     2006     2007  

Current deferred tax assets

    

Inventory

   $ 4,136     $ 5,453  

Insurance

     478       591  

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     2,088       1,895  

Accrued expenses

     897       902  

Other

     107       —    

Valuation allowance

     —         (718 )
                

Total current deferred net tax asset

     7,706       8,123  
                

Non-current deferred tax assets

    

Fixed assets, depreciation and amortization

     3,690       2,813  

Accrued pension

     2,076       1,388  

Deferred financing costs

     1,248       862  

State net operating losses

     —         1,149  

Other

     352       689  

Valuation allowance

     —         (561 )
                
     7,366       6,340  

Non-current deferred tax liabilities

    

Intangible amortization

     (6,867 )     (5,121 )

Book/tax difference in partnership

     (1,709 )     (1,648 )

Other

     (395 )     (518 )
                
     (8,971 )     (7,287 )
                

Total non-current deferred net tax liability

     (1,605 )     (947 )
                

Net deferred tax asset

   $ 6,101     $ 7,176  
                

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007

(dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

 

Note 14.    Business Segment Information

The Company has two reportable segments based along product lines—the long products and plate segment and the flat rolled segment. The long products and plate segment distributes numerous products including structural beams, tubing, plates, sheets and pipes and provides some value-added steel processing capabilities that includes saw-cutting and T-splitting. The flat rolled segment offers hot rolled, hot rolled pickled and oiled, cold rolled and galvanized and other coated coil and sheet products. Virtually all of the steel sold by the flat rolled segment receives value-added processing such as temper-passing, leveling or slitting. Through this segment, the Company also performs tolling, in which it processes steel for a fee, but does not take title to the inventory.

As discussed in Note 1, as of December 31, 2007 the Company conducted its steel services business through five operating subsidiaries: Infra-Metals, Delta, Feralloy, MSC and Precision Flamecutting. The operations of Feralloy comprise the flat rolled segment products while Infra-Metals, Delta, MSC and Precision Flamecutting are aggregated to constitute the long products and plate segment based on the entities’ product lines and their exhibiting similar economic characteristics, products, customers and delivery methods. The primary measures of performance used by management in evaluating the segments are net sales and operating income.

The results of Travel Main, which do not constitute a reportable segment, are combined with holding company revenue and expenses, and consolidation eliminations and reclassifications and disclosed as corporate and other for purposes of reconciling segment reporting disclosures to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007

(dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

 

The Company uses the same accounting policies to generate segment results as it does for its consolidated results. None of the operating business segments relies on any one major customer. All of the Company’s goodwill is included as part of the long products and plate segment total assets.

 

     Long Products
and Plate
   Flat
Rolled
   Corporate
and Other
    Total

Predecessor Company

          

Year ended December 31, 2005

          

Net sales to external customers

   $ 728,680    $ 521,609    $ —       $ 1,250,289

Operating costs and expenses

     672,873      511,875      2,633       1,187,381

Operating income (loss)

     55,807      9,734      (2,633 )     62,908

Capital spending

     5,246      1,081      —         6,327

Total Segment Assets

     317,177      181,575      5,344       504,096

Depreciation and amortization

     3,910      5,542      14       9,466

Income from equity investments

     —        1,546      —         1,546

Interest expense

     4,985      5,287      (4,753 )     5,519

Period from January 1 to May 9, 2006

          

Net sales to external customers

   $ 315,034    $ 172,156    $ —       $ 487,190

Operating costs and expenses

     286,045      167,869      4,733       458,647

Operating income (loss)

     28,989      4,287      (4,733 )     28,543

Capital spending

     1,928      532      —         2,460

Total Segment Assets

     398,008      187,553      6,650       592,211

Depreciation and amortization

     1,293      1,967      2       3,262

Income from equity investments

     —        770      —         770

Interest expense

     1,690      968      (1,283 )     1,375
                              

Successor Company

          

Period from May 10 to December 31, 2006

          

Net sales to external customers

   $ 764,380    $ 309,821    $ —       $ 1,074,201

Operating costs and expenses

     684,478      295,006      3,872       983,356

Operating income (loss)

     79,902      14,815      (3,872 )     90,845

Capital spending

     3,684      1,218      —         4,902

Total Segment Assets

     522,363      164,706      59,375       746,444

Depreciation and amortization

     5,907      1,760      259       7,926

Income from equity investments

     —        942      —         942

Interest expense

     17,399      7,385      812       25,596

Year ended December 31, 2007

          

Net sales to external customers

   $ 1,194,936    $ 437,533    $ —       $ 1,632,469

Operating costs and expenses

     1,105,045      426,195      12,692       1,543,932

Operating income (loss)

     89,891      11,338      (12,692 )     88,537

Capital spending

     8,895      5,877      6       14,778

Total Segment Assets

     551,671      160,298      68,850       780,819

Depreciation and amortization

     8,352      2,620      581       11,553

Income from equity investments

     —        2,558      —         2,558

Interest expense

     30,211      13,197      19,727       63,135

 

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December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007

(dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

 

Intersegment net sales were not significant. Travel Main charges rent to the operating subsidiaries of PNA. Rent charged by Travel Main to the long products and plate segment and the flat rolled segment were $1,833 and $613, respectively, for the period from May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006. Rent charged by Travel Main to the long products and plate segment and the flat rolled segment were $4,734 and $1,581, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Note 15.    Common Stock

On May 9, 2006, PNAG Holding (formerly known as Travel Holding Corporation) was capitalized with 8,750,000 shares of common stock by Platinum. Also on May 9, 2006, Platinum closed on the purchase of PNA whereby Travel Merger, then a wholly owned subsidiary of PNAG Holding, merged with and into PNA with PNA being the surviving corporation. For periods prior to May 10, 2006, PNA had 1,000 shares outstanding with no dilution. For periods subsequent to May 9, 2006, PNAG Holding had 8,750,000 shares outstanding with no dilution. All shares outstanding are common shares and have equal voting, liquidation and preference rights.

Note 16.    Planned Initial Public Offering

On April 30, 2007, the Company filed a registration statement with the SEC relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common stock and subsequently filed amendments nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 to the initial registration statement on June 13, 2007, July 6, 2007, August 24, 2007 and December 14, 2007, respectively.

Simultaneous with the consummation of PNAG Holding’s planned initial public offering, the Company will transfer the stock of Travel Main by way of dividend to a newly created parent limited liability corporation (“LLC”) of PNAG Holding, which will be wholly owned by Platinum. The transfer will occur because ownership of real estate assets is not a core business of PNA and our stockholder, therefore, desires to keep the real estate assets separate from the operations of PNA. While the transaction is not expected to result in pre-tax book gain or loss, the Company expects the transfer will result in a gain for tax return purposes resulting in a tax liability payable in cash by PNA of approximately $7,900. Travel Main’s subsidiaries will also record a deferred tax asset of approximately $7,900 as they will receive the future benefit of the increase in the tax basis of the assets transferred. In accordance with FIN 46(R) and based on the present assumptions regarding the Company’s future capital structure, PNA will likely hold an implicit variable interest in Travel Main’s subsidiaries and will be the primary beneficiary of these variable interest entities. Accordingly, the combined financial statements of Travel Main’s subsidiaries will be consolidated into the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Thus, while the Company will not receive any future benefit of the deferred tax asset of approximately $7,900, it will present the deferred tax asset on its Consolidated Balance Sheet as a result of consolidating Travel Main’s subsidiaries.

As of December 31, 2007, the Company had incurred approximately $2,231 of costs in fiscal year 2007 directly attributable to its planned initial public offering of common stock. Such costs were being deferred throughout the current period since the registration process was expected to be completed later in fiscal year 2007 or in early fiscal year 2008. While the Company maintains its readiness to complete an initial public offering, we recognize there is what we believe to be a temporary postponement in the timing of the offering, and thus, we have elected to expense these deferred costs in the current year.

Note 17.    Subsequent Event

Effective March 14, 2008, PNA completed the acquisition of all the outstanding ownership interests of S & S Steel Warehouse, Inc. and an affiliated operating company (together referred to as “S&S”) for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $44,500 subject to usual post-closing working capital and other settlement

 

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December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007

(dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

 

adjustments. The purchase price included cash consideration paid at closing to the former owners of approximately $24,900 and refinancing of approximately $16,100 of S&S’s then existing indebtedness. The purchase agreement provided for a holdback of $3,500 of the purchase price to fund any indemnity claim by PNA and which will be paid over two years following closing. The acquisition was financed through additional borrowings under PNA’s revolving credit facility. S&S was founded in 1966 and is a general line, metals service center company serving the greater Chicago, Illinois area and adjacent states. S&S specializes in carbon structural products and provides the Company the ability to expand its long products and plate segment in this market.

 

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands of dollars, except share amounts)

 

     December 31,
2007
    March 31,
2008
 

Assets

    

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 15,471     $ 11,564  

Restricted cash

     2,096       1,660  

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,985 and $5,414, respectively

     185,932       236,593  

Inventories, net

     392,110       452,102  

Receivables from affiliates

     487       537  

Other current assets

     18,950       18,573  
                

Total current assets

     615,046       721,029  

Property, plant and equipment, net

     72,104       88,796  

Goodwill

     32,667       32,667  

Intangible assets, net

     34,380       32,127  

Deferred financing costs, net

     15,466       15,206  

Equity investments

     8,941       9,600  

Other noncurrent assets

     2,215       2,644  
                

Total assets

   $ 780,819     $ 902,069  
                

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit

    

Current liabilities

    

Accounts payable

   $ 136,218     $ 154,801  

Payables to affiliates

     1,237       1,176  

Other payables

     45,689       36,546  

Income taxes payable

     673       7,993  
                

Total current liabilities

     183,817       200,516  

Long term debt, net of current maturities

     688,940       776,705  

Deferred income taxes

     947       6,488  

Accrued pension costs

     3,316       3,063  
                

Total liabilities

     877,020       986,772  
                

Commitments and contingencies

     —         —    

Minority interest

     1,483       1,915  

Stockholders’ deficit

    

Common stock: $.01 par value—10,000,000 shares authorized; 8,750,000 shares issued and outstanding

     88       88  

Additional paid-in capital

     —         —    

Accumulated deficit

     (97,980 )     (86,914 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     208       208  
                

Total stockholders’ deficit

     (97,684 )     (86,618 )
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

   $ 780,819     $ 902,069  
                

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in thousands of dollars)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2007     2008  

Net sales

   $ 407,322     $ 474,037  

Cost and expenses:

    

Cost of materials sold (exclusive of items shown below)

     335,536       384,081  

Processing

     8,137       9,924  

Distribution

     5,591       6,214  

Selling, general and administrative

     28,622       33,413  

Amortization of intangibles

     1,391       2,388  

Depreciation

     1,580       1,813  
                

Total operating costs and expenses

     380,857       437,833  
                

Operating income

     26,465       36,204  

Interest expense

     13,126       17,472  

Income from equity investments

     (453 )     (658 )
                

Income before minority interest and income tax expense

     13,792       19,390  

Minority interest

     513       774  
                

Income before income tax expense

     13,279       18,616  

Income tax expense

     5,066       7,550  
                

Net income

   $ 8,213     $ 11,066  
                

Basic and fully diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.94     $ 1.26  
                

Basic and fully diluted number of shares outstanding (see Note 14)

     8,750,000       8,750,000  
                

Cash dividends per share

   $ 8.00     $ —    
                

Pro forma basic and fully diluted earnings per share —as adjusted for dividends in excess of earnings (unaudited)

       $              
          

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008

(in thousands of dollars, except shares)

 

          Additional
Paid-in
Capital
   Accumulated
Deficit
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
   Total  
             
   Common Stock           
   Shares    Value           

Balances at December 31, 2007

   8,750,000    $ 88    $ —      $ (97,980 )   $ 208    $ (97,684 )

Net income

   —        —        —        11,066       —        11,066  
                                          

Balances at March 31, 2008

   8,750,000    $ 88    $ —      $ (86,914 )   $ 208    $ (86,618 )
                                          

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands of dollars)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2007     2008  

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Net income

   $ 8,213     $ 11,066  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities

    

Depreciation and amortization

     2,971       4,201  

Amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discount

     —         535  

Provision for bad debts

     230       554  

Deferred income taxes

     (103 )     (412 )

Gain on disposal of fixed assets

     —         (16 )

Minority interests

     513       774  

Income from equity investments

     (453 )     (658 )

Dividends received from equity investments

     315       —    

(Increase) decrease in

    

Accounts receivable

     (12,966 )     (35,661 )

Receivables from/payables to affiliates

     (450 )     (112 )

Inventories

     15,649       (26,932 )

Other assets

     4,176       1,106  

(Decrease) increase in

    

Payables

     (5,497 )     8,379  

Accruals

     (22,211 )     (13,909 )

Income tax payable

     (4,837 )     8,069  

Accrued pension cost

     (1,033 )     (253 )
                

Net cash used in operating activities

     (15,483 )     (43,269 )
                

Cash flows from investing activities

    

(Increase) decrease in restricted cash

     (913 )     436  

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

     (4,631 )     (7,513 )

Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment

     —         30  

Acquisition of Sugar Steel, net of cash acquired

     —         (40,760 )
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (5,544 )     (47,807 )
                

Cash flows from financing activities

    

Proceeds from Floating Rate Note issue

     167,025       —    

Net proceeds on revolving credit facility

     15,367       87,902  

Other long-term debt

     (7 )     (115 )

Deferred financing costs

     (4,329 )     (275 )

Dividend paid to minority interest holders

     (343 )     (343 )

Dividends paid to parent

     (70,000 )     —    
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     107,713       87,169  
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     86,686       (3,907 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     12,891       15,471  
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 99,577     $ 11,564  
                

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

    

Cash paid during the period for:

    

Interest

   $ 18,060     $ 23,200  
                

Income taxes

   $ 10,060     $ 352  
                

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2008

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Note 1. Description of Business

Description of Business

PNA Group Holding Corporation (“PNAG Holding”), formerly known as Travel Holding Corporation, is owned by Platinum Equity Capital Partners and its affiliates (together referred to as “Platinum”) and is a holding company which owns all the outstanding stock of its two subsidiaries, PNA Intermediate Holding Corporation (“PNA Intermediate”) and Travel Main Corporation (“Travel Main”). PNA Intermediate is a holding company which owns all the outstanding stock of its subsidiary, PNA Group, Inc. (“PNA”). PNA is a holding company which provides management services to and conducts business through six operating subsidiaries. PNAG Holding and its subsidiaries are referred to collectively herein as the “Company” or “Successor Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”.

PNAG Holding was incorporated in February 2006 in the state of Delaware for the purpose of acquiring PNA. Prior to 2006, PNA was owned by Preussag North America, Inc., a holding company which was the U.S. subsidiary of a German corporation. PNAG Holding completed the acquisition of PNA on May 9, 2006. PNA Intermediate was incorporated in Delaware on January 25, 2007 as a wholly owned subsidiary of PNAG Holding for the purposes of issuing the Floating Rate Notes (see Note 8, Long-term Debt). The capital stock of PNA was contributed by PNAG Holding to PNA Intermediate on January 29, 2007. As a result, PNA became a wholly-owned subsidiary of PNA Intermediate.

The Company, through its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, PNA, is a leading national steel service center group that distributes steel products and provides value-added steel processing services to our customers, which are largely comprised of fabricators and original equipment manufacturers, across a diversified group of industries, including the (i) infrastructure, institutional, industrial and commercial construction, (ii) machinery and equipment, (iii) oil and gas, (iv) telecommunications and (v) utilities markets. The Company distributes a variety of steel products, including a full line of structural and long products, plate, flat rolled coil, tubulars and sheet, as well as performs a variety of value-added processing services for our customers.

During 2007, PNA operated its business through four operating subsidiaries: Infra-Metals Co. (“Infra-Metals”), Delta Steel, LP (“Delta”), Feralloy Corporation (“Feralloy”) and Metals Supply Company, Ltd. (“Metals Supply” or “MSC”). PNA completed the acquisition of Precision Flamecutting & Steel, L.P. (“Precision Flamecutting”) on December 24, 2007, and on March 14, 2008, PNA acquired all the capital interests of Sugar Steel Corporation and its affiliate, S&S Steel Warehouse, Inc. (together referred to as “Sugar Steel”). See Note 2, Business Combinations for further discussion of PNA’s 2007 and 2008 acquisitions.

Basis of Presentation

Interim Financial Reporting

In the opinion of management, the interim condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of only normally recurring accruals) and disclosures considered necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial position and results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries as of and for the interim periods presented herein. The condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2007 has been derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. The consolidated results of operations and of cash flows for the three months

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

March 31, 2008

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

ended March 31, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. These interim statements should be read in conjunction with the December 31, 2007 audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included herein in this prospectus filed on Form S-1.

Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Significant intercompany balances and transactions within the consolidated group have been eliminated in consolidation.

Unaudited Pro Forma Earnings Per Share

In accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 1B.3, pro forma basic and fully diluted earnings per share adjusted for dividends in excess of earnings is calculated by including in shares outstanding the assumed number of shares required to be issued in the Company’s initial public offering, the proceeds of which are assumed for the purposes of this calculation to have been used to pay dividends during the twelve months ended March 31, 2008 plus additional planned dividends resulting from the Company’s initial public offering in excess of net income for the twelve months ended March 31, 2008. The calculation assumes an initial offering price of $             per share, the mid-point of the initial public offering price that ranges between $             and $             per share. The dividends in excess of earnings and assumed number of additional shares issued to pay dividends in excess of earnings for the twelve months ended March 31, 2008 are as follows:

 

Dividends paid:

  

During the nine months ended December 31, 2007

   $ 96,870

During the three months ended March 31, 2008

     0

From proceeds of this offering

  
      
   $  
      
  

Net income:

  

For the nine months ended December 31, 2007

   $ 5,064

For the three months ended March 31, 2008

     11,066
      
   $ 16,130
      
  

Dividends in excess of net income

   $  

Assumed initial offering price per share

   $  

Assumed additional number of shares issued to fund dividends in excess of earnings

  

Equity Investments

The equity method of accounting is used where the Company’s investment in voting stock gives it the ability to exercise significant influence over the investee, generally 20% to 50%. The equity method is used to account for Feralloy’s investments in Indiana Pickling and Processing Company (45% interest), Acero Prime S. de R.L. de C.V. (40% interest) and Oregon Feralloy Partners LLC (40% interest). The Company had $5,738 and $6,322 of undistributed earnings in equity investments at December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2008, respectively.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

March 31, 2008

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. These estimates are based on historical experience and information that is available to management about current events and actions the Company may take in the future. Significant items subject to estimates and assumptions include the evaluation of the recoverability of the carrying value of long-lived assets and goodwill; valuation allowances for receivables, inventories and deferred income tax assets; legal and environmental liabilities; and assets and obligations related to employee benefit plans. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the differences could be material.

Significant Accounting Policies

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 establishes a framework for measuring the fair value of assets and liabilities. This framework is intended to provide increased consistency in how fair value determinations are made under various existing accounting standards which permit, or in some cases require, estimates of fair market value. SFAS 157 also expands financial statement disclosure requirements about a company’s use of fair value measurements, including the effect of such measures on earnings. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS 157 related to its financial assets and liabilities effective January 1, 2008, which did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

The fair value hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements under SFAS 157 is as follows:

 

Level 1  -

   Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 2 -

   Quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable

Level 3 -

   Inputs that are unobservable (for example cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions)

The following table summarizes assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2008, as required by SFAS 157:

 

     Level 1    Level 2    Level 3

Assets

   $ —      $ —      $ —  

Liabilities

        

Interest rate swap

   $ —      $ 1,978    $ —  

See Note 15, Derivative Financial Instruments for further discussion of the interest rate swaps and determination of their fair value.

In February 2008, the FASB issued FSP 157-1 and 157-2. FSP 157-1 amends SFAS 157 to exclude SFAS No. 13, “Accounting for Leases,” (“SFAS 13”) and its related interpretive accounting pronouncements that

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

March 31, 2008

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

address leasing transactions, while FSP 157-2 delays the effective date of the application of SFAS 157 to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a nonrecurring basis. Non-recurring nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities include those measured at fair value in goodwill impairment testing, indefinite lived intangible assets measured at fair value for impairment testing, asset retirement obligations initially measured at fair value, and those assets and liabilities initially measured at fair value in a business combination.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—including an amendment to FASB Statement No. 115, (“SFAS 159”), which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. We adopted SFAS 159 as of January 1, 2008. The adoption of SFAS 159 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“FAS”) No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations (“FAS 141(R)”) which replaces FAS No. 141, Business Combination. FAS 141(R) retains the underlying concepts of FAS 141 in that all business combinations are still required to be accounted for at fair value under the acquisition method of accounting but FAS 141(R) changed the method of applying the acquisition method in a number of significant aspects. FAS 141(R) is effective on a prospective basis for all business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual period subsequent to December 15, 2008, with the exception of the accounting for valuation allowances on deferred taxes and acquired tax contingencies. FAS 141(R) amends FAS 109 such that adjustments made to valuation allowances on deferred taxes and acquired tax contingencies associated with acquisitions that closed prior to the effective date of FAS 141(R) would also apply the provisions of FAS 141(R). Early adoption is not allowed. The provisions of FAS 141R will only impact the Company if it is a party to a business combination after the pronouncement has been adopted.

In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an Amendment of ARB 51 (“FAS 160)”). FAS 160 amends ARB 51 to establish new standards that will govern the accounting for and reporting of (1) noncontrolling interest in partially owned consolidated subsidiaries and (2) the loss of control of subsidiaries. FAS 160 is effective on a prospective basis for all fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning, on or after December 15, 2008, except for the presentation and disclosure requirements, which will be applied retrospectively. Early adoption is not allowed. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating what, if any, impact FAS 160 will have on its financial condition, results of operation and cash flows.

In February 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161 Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 (“SFAS 161”), which requires enhanced disclosures about derivative and hedging activities. Companies will be required to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why a company uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS No. 133 and related interpretations, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect the company’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. Accordingly, the Company will ensure that it meets the enhanced disclosure provisions of SFAS 161 upon the effective date thereof.

 

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March 31, 2008

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Note 2. Business Combinations

2007 Acquisition

Precision Flamecutting

Effective December 24, 2007, PNA completed the acquisition of Precision Flamecutting pursuant to which PNA acquired all outstanding interests in the partnership for cash consideration of $47,063 paid at closing to the former owners, costs associated with the transaction of $200 and refinancing of $7,325 of Precision Flamecutting’s then existing indebtedness. The acquisition was financed through additional borrowings under PNA’s revolving credit facility of $54,388. The purchase agreement provided for a holdback of $4,706 of the purchase price which is currently held in escrow to fund any indemnity claim by PNA as well as a working capital adjustment that will be settled in 2008 which the Company anticipates will result in a receivable.

Precision Flamecutting, a Texas limited partnership operating one facility in Houston, is in the business of processing and distributing carbon, alloy, and high strength, low alloy steel plate, including plasma-cutting, flamecutting, and beveling services, as well as machining, rolling, forming, heat-treating, coating, and general machining and fabrication services. The acquisition provides the Company the opportunity to broaden its value-added processing capabilities and product offerings and expand and diversify its customer base as well as increase its market share in one of the Company’s strategic locations. The acquisition of Precision Flamecutting represents an addition to the Company’s long products and plate business segment (see Note 13, Business Segment Information).

The Company performed an initial allocation of the purchase price based on valuations and estimates of the fair value of the assets acquired, including identifiable intangible assets, and liabilities assumed. The purchase price allocation will be refined upon the settlement of the working capital adjustment. We do not expect significant differences between the initial purchase price allocation entry and amounts to be recorded upon the final working capital adjustment settlement. The initial purchase price allocation resulted in goodwill being recorded at the acquisition date of $22,781, all of which is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. Other intangible assets acquired and their respective recorded amounts were as follows: customer relationships—$13,780, non-compete agreement—$6,564 and backlog—$63. The useful lives of the acquired intangible assets are 15 years, 2 years, and 1 month for customer relationships, non-compete agreement and backlog, respectively.

2008 Acquisition

Sugar Steel

Effective March 14, 2008, PNA completed the acquisition of all the outstanding capital stock and ownership interests of Sugar Steel for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $44,676 subject to usual post-closing working capital and other settlement adjustments. The purchase price included cash consideration paid at closing to the former owners of $24,926, refinancing of $16,100 of Sugar Steel’s then existing indebtedness and approximately $150 in transaction costs. The purchase agreement provided for a holdback of $3,500 of the purchase price to fund any indemnity claim by PNA and which will be paid over the two years following closing. The acquisition was financed through additional borrowings under PNA’s revolving credit facility.

Sugar Steel was founded in 1966 and is a general line metals service center company serving the greater Chicago area and adjacent states. Sugar Steel specializes primarily in carbon structural products such as beams, angles, tubes, squares, channels, pipes, bars, and basement columns, and provides value-added processing

 

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(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

services such as sawing, shearing, flame cutting, plasma cutting, angle cutting, cambering, splitting and shot blasting. The acquisition provides PNA the ability to expand its long products and plate segment in this strategic market. The acquisition of Sugar Steel represents an addition to the Company’s long products and plate business segment (see Note 13, Business Segment Information).

The Company has performed a preliminary allocation of the purchase price based on initial valuations and estimates of the fair value of the assets acquired, including identifiable intangible assets, and liabilities assumed. The purchase price allocation will be refined upon completion of the final valuation and upon finalizing the working capital and other settlement adjustments. The initial allocation resulted in an estimated fair value of net assets acquired of $48,290, which exceeded the purchase price by $3,614. This estimated fair value of net assets acquired in excess of the purchase price was allocated as a pro rata reduction of long-lived assets in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, Business Combinations.

The operating results of Precision Flamecutting and Sugar Steel are included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income from their respective dates of acquisition.

Note 3. Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

 

     December 31,
2007
   March 31,
2008

Raw materials

   $ 374,027    $ 432,198

Finished goods

     18,083      19,904
             
   $ 392,110    $ 452,102
             

Note 4. Other Current Assets

Other current assets consist of the following:

 

     December 31,
2007
   March 31,
2008

Other receivables

   $ 9,131    $ 5,841

Prepaid expenses and other

     1,696      4,196

Deferred income taxes

     8,123      8,536
             
   $ 18,950    $ 18,573
             

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

March 31, 2008

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Note 5. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

 

     Estimated
Useful Life
   December 31,
2007
    March 31,
2008
 

Land

      $ 5,998     $ 7,989  

Buildings and improvements

   25-40 years      28,434       34,023  

Equipment

   5-10 years      45,169       50,375  

Construction in progress

        2,173       7,896  
                   
        81,774       100,283  

Less: accumulated depreciation

        (9,670 )     (11,487 )
                   
      $ 72,104     $ 88,796  
                   

Depreciation expense was $1,580 and $1,813 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively.

Note 6. Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist of the following as of December 31, 2007:

 

     Amortization
Period
   Gross Carrying
Amount
   Accumulated
Amortization
    Net Carrying
Amount

Customer relationships

   15-20 years    $ 30,237    $ (3,867 )   $ 26,370

Non-competition agreements

   2 years      12,446      (4,656 )     7,790

Backlog

   1-3 months      797      (734 )     63

Proprietary software

   3 years      352      (195 )     157
                        
      $ 43,832    $ (9,452 )   $ 34,380
                        

Intangible assets consist of the following as of March 31, 2008:

 

     Amortization
Period
   Gross Carrying
Amount
   Accumulated
Amortization
    Net Carrying
Amount

Customer relationships

   15-20 years    $ 30,237    $ (5,019 )   $ 25,218

Non-competition agreements

   2 years      12,583      (5,801 )     6,782

Backlog

   1-3 months      797      (797 )     —  

Proprietary software

   3 years      352      (225 )     127
                        
      $ 43,969    $ (11,842 )   $ 32,127
                        

Amortization expense was $1,391 and $2,388 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively.

 

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March 31, 2008

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Note 7. Other Payables

Other payables consist of the following:

 

     December 31,
2007
   March 31,
2008

Current maturities of long-term debt

   $ 1,846    $ 1,868

Accrued bonuses

     12,262      8,753

Accrued interest

     13,830      7,464

Deferred consideration payable

     —        3,500

Accrued expenses and other

     17,751      14,961
             
   $ 45,689    $ 36,546
             

Note 8. Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following:

 

     December 31,
2007
    March 31,
2008
 

Revolver loan

   $ 213,374     $ 301,276  

Senior notes

     250,000       250,000  

Floating rate notes

     167,338       167,433  

Real estate mortgages

     49,074       48,864  

Preussag North America, Inc. seller note

     11,000       11,000  
                
     690,786       778,573  

Less: current maturities of long-term debt

     (1,846 )     (1,868 )
                
   $ 688,940     $ 776,705  
                

Outstanding borrowings under PNA’s revolving credit facility totaled $213,374 and $301,276 as of December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2008, respectively. Interest rates on these lines of credit ranged from 6.375% to 6.75% at December 31, 2007 and 4.813% to 5.375% at March 31, 2008. Cash interest accrues on the Floating Rate Notes at a rate per annum, reset quarterly, equal to the three-month LIBOR plus 7.0% (the “Spread”). The interest rate was 11.87% as of December 31, 2007 and 10.065% as of March 31, 2008.

Under the terms of PNA’s revolving credit facility in place as of December 31, 2007, PNA was permitted to borrow up to $375 million based on a borrowing capacity calculation equal to 65% of eligible inventory plus 85% of eligible accounts receivable, whereas the inventory portion of our capacity calculation was limited to $230 million. On March 11, 2008, PNA entered into an amendment with its senior secured lenders to increase the revolving credit facility from $375 million to $425 million and to increase the borrowing limit on inventory from $230 million to $260 million. Other terms of the amendment provide PNA with increased flexibility with regard to certain restrictive operating covenants including an increase in annual capital expenditure limits, the ability to make certain acquisitions without prior consent and approval to incur other indebtedness in specific circumstances.

The Senior Notes contain restrictions on payment of dividends or other payments by PNA to PNA Intermediate. In general, dividends and other restricted payments of up to 50% of Consolidated Net Income plus

 

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March 31, 2008

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

amounts received from equity contributions received (the “Restricted Payment Calculation”) may be made so long as PNA maintains a Consolidated Total Debt Ratio, as defined in the indenture governing the Senior Notes, of 3.5 or less. Certain payments are exempt from these restrictions, and PNA can pay dividends of up to $15,000 in the aggregate (the “Unrestricted Payments”) over the term of the Senior Notes that are not subject to these restrictions. Under the Restricted Payment Calculation performed as of March 31, 2008, $11,508 as well as the amount of the Unrestricted Payments would have been available for payment of distributions had the Company met the Consolidated Total Debt Ratio as of such date. Because the Company did not maintain a Consolidated Total Debt Ratio of 3.5 or less as of March 31, 2008, $15,000 of PNA’s stockholder’s equity was, therefore ,available for distribution as of such date.

The Floating Rate Notes contain similar restrictions on dividends payable by PNA Intermediate to PNAG Holding to those contained in the indenture governing the Senior Notes. However, Unrestricted Payments under the Floating Rate Note indenture are limited to $7,500 in the aggregate over the term of the Floating Rate Notes.

Note 9. Retirement Benefits and Compensation Plans

The Company has two noncontributory, defined benefit pension plans and a nonqualified, unfunded retirement plan (together, the “Plans”). Of the noncontributory, defined benefit pension plans, one covers substantially all Feralloy nonunion employees who have attained age 21 (the “Non-Union Pension Plan”) and the other covers all union employees at Feralloy’s Midwest, Southern and St. Louis divisions. Feralloy also has a nonqualified, unfunded retirement plan (the “Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan”, or “SERP”) to provide supplemental benefits to certain of its executive employees. To provide for the SERP, Feralloy purchased Company-owned life insurance contracts on the related employees.

Effective December 31, 2006, the Company adopted a change to freeze the benefits under the Company’s Non-Union Pension Plan, a defined benefit pension plan and instituted a new defined contribution plan effective January 1, 2007. On October 30, 2006, Feralloy’s Board of Directors authorized a change to freeze benefits under its SERP.

Implementation of the changes to the SERP was effective March 1, 2007 to allow for appropriate notice to affected employees and provide time necessary for essential actuarial studies and analysis with respect to the design change and preparation of operative documents. As a result, in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 88, Employers’ Accounting for Settlements and Curtailments of Defined Benefit Pension Plans and for Termination Benefits, the Company recognized a curtailment gain of $2,210 in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006 related to freezing benefits of its Non-Union Pension Plan and $700 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 related to freezing benefits of its SERP.

 

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March 31, 2008

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

The components of the Plans’ net periodic pension cost (benefit) consist of the following:

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2007     2008  

Components of net periodic pension (benefit) cost and total pension expense

    

Interest cost

   $ 301     $ 292  

Expected return on plan assets

     (319 )     (324 )

Curtailments

     (700 )     —    
                

Net periodic pension benefit

   $ (718 )   $ (32 )
                

Note 10. Related Parties

Receivables from affiliates represent an amount due from our Mexican joint-venture, Acero Prime S. de R.L. de C.V. Payables to affiliates represent amounts due to two domestic joint ventures who are parties to the group cash management system and who have positive cash balances with the Company. Dividends paid to minority interest holders totaled $343 and $343 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively.

During the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company recorded interest on the seller note due to Preussag North America, Inc., (see Note 1, Description of Business and Note 8, Long-Term Debt), of $219. Interest on the seller note accrues at a rate of 8.0% per annum and is payable at the end of each fiscal quarter. Therefore, there is no accrued interest owed at December 31, 2007 or March 31, 2008.

PNA paid Platinum $1,250 and $1,250 during the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively, related to its annual monitoring fee pursuant to a corporate advisory services agreement with Platinum (the “Corporate Advisory Services Agreement”).

On October 19, 2007, Platinum, through certain affiliates, completed the purchase of Ryerson, Inc., one of the largest metals service center companies operating in the United States and Canada. Net sales to and purchases from Ryerson, Inc. totaled $1,026 and $33, respectively, during the three months ended March 31, 2008. Trade receivables due from Ryerson, Inc. totaled $722 as of March 31, 2008.

Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies

During the third quarter of fiscal year 2007, the Company determined that the quality of certain material it received primarily during the second quarter of fiscal year 2007 from steel traders dealing with certain foreign suppliers is inconsistent with the mill’s certification of the steel specifications that accompanied such material. The Company is currently in a dispute with such steel traders regarding the quality of specific orders of steel purchased from these suppliers. The Company established an allowance of $711 and $705 related to the value of such inventory on hand as of December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2008, respectively, representing the difference between the carrying value of the inventory and its estimated market value. If market conditions are less favorable than those projected by the Company, additional charges to increase this reserve may be required.

 

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March 31, 2008

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

With regard to potential claims against the Company related to the quality of such steel previously sold, management believes there may be limited ability of the Company to ultimately recover from the steel traders and foreign suppliers to the extent that any valid claims are made against the Company for which the Company does not carry, or does not carry sufficient, insurance coverage. Consistent with industry practice, the Company does not generally perform independent testing of the steel it receives from mills with mill certifications. Following these recent events, the Company did, however, evaluate the extent to which it may have received similarly nonconforming steel from certain foreign suppliers through steel traders in prior periods. In cases where it was determined that the Company did receive non-conforming steel, notices to this effect were sent to our customers. To date, the Company has not received any material customer claims in response to such notices.

The Company is also involved in several other legal proceedings, claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. Management presently believes that the outcome of each such pending proceeding, claim or litigation will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position of the Company or on the consolidated results of operations. Should any losses be sustained in connection with any proceeding or claim in excess of provisions, the amount will be charged to income in the future.

The Company had purchase commitments of approximately $332,811 for inventory at March 31, 2008. These commitments were made to assure the Company a normal supply of stock and, in management’s opinion, will be sold to obtain normal profit margins.

The consolidated group leases real estate, office space, data processing equipment automobiles and trucks. Several of the leases require the lessee to pay taxes, maintenance and other operating expenses.

Note 12. Income Taxes

PNAG Holding files a consolidated federal income tax return that includes PNA Intermediate, PNA, its wholly owned subsidiaries and their respective subsidiaries.

Income tax expense was $5,066 and $7,550 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively, resulting in effective tax rates of 38.2% and 40.6% for the respective periods. The effective tax rate differs from that computed at the federal statutory rate of 35% principally because of the effect of state income taxes, as well as other permanent differences between taxable income and book income. The increase in the effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2008 is primarily attributable to higher anticipated state income tax rates applicable to 2008 projected taxable income.

Note 13. Business Segment Information

The Company has two reportable segments based along product lines – the long products and plate segment and the flat rolled segment. The long products and plate segment distributes numerous products including structural beams, tubing, plates and pipes and provides some value-added steel processing capabilities that includes saw-cutting and T-splitting. The flat rolled segment offers hot rolled, hot rolled pickled and oiled, cold rolled and galvanized and other coated coil and sheet products. Virtually all of the steel sold by the flat rolled segment receives value-added processing such as temper-passing, leveling or slitting. Through this segment, the Company also performs tolling, in which it processes customer owned steel for a fee but does not take title to the inventory.

 

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March 31, 2008

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

As discussed in Note 1, the Company conducts its steel services business through six operating subsidiaries: Infra-Metals, Delta, Feralloy, MSC, Precision Flamecutting and Sugar Steel. The operations of Feralloy comprise the flat rolled segment products while Infra-Metals, Delta MSC, Precision Flamecutting and Sugar Steel are aggregated to constitute the long products and plate segment based on the entities’ product lines and their exhibiting similar economic characteristics, products, customers and delivery methods. The primary measures used by management in evaluating the segments’ performance are net sales and operating income.

The results of Travel Main’s subsidiaries, which do not constitute a reportable segment, are combined with holding company revenue and expenses and consolidation eliminations and reclassifications and are disclosed as corporate and other for purposes of reconciling segment reporting disclosures to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

The Company uses the same accounting policies to generate segment results as it does for its consolidated results. None of the operating business segments relies on any one major customer. All of the Company’s goodwill is included as part of the long products and plate segment total assets. All investments in unconsolidated equity method entities are part of the flat rolled segment.

 

     Long Products
and Plate
   Flat
Rolled
   Corporate
and Other
    Total

Three Months Ended March 31, 2007

          

Net sales to external customers

   $ 296,706    $ 110,616    $ —       $ 407,322

Operating costs and expenses

     271,833      106,371      2,653       380,857

Operating income (loss)

     24,873      4,245      (2,653 )     26,465

Capital spending

     1,893      2,738      —         4,631

Total segment assets

     508,596      172,598      152,769       833,963

Depreciation and amortization

     2,135      690      146       2,971

Income from equity investments

     —        453      —         453

Interest expense

     7,723      3,213      2,190       13,126

Three months ended March 31, 2008

          

Net sales to external customers

   $ 347,584    $ 126,453    $ —       $ 474,037

Operating costs and expenses

     314,499      120,480      2,854       437,833

Operating income (loss)

     33,085      5,973      (2,854 )     36,204

Capital spending

     6,666      847      —         7,513

Total segment assets

     675,740      173,845      52,484       902,069

Depreciation and amortization

     3,359      698      144       4,201

Income from equity investments

     —        658      —         658

Interest expense

     6,995      2,987      7,490       17,472

Intersegment net sales were not significant. Travel Main charges rent to the operating subsidiaries of PNA. Rent charged by Travel Main to the long products and plate segment and the flat rolled segment totaled $1,176 and $393, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2007. Rent charged by Travel Main to the long products and plate segment and the flat rolled segment totaled $1,205 and $403, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2008.

 

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(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Note 14. Common Stock

In February 2006, PNAG Holding (formerly known as Travel Holding Corporation) was capitalized with 8,750,000 shares of $.01 par value common stock by Platinum Equity, LLC. On May 9, 2006, Platinum closed on the purchase of PNA whereby Travel Merger, then a wholly owned subsidiary of PNAG Holding, merged with and into PNA with PNA being the surviving corporation. For periods prior to May 10, 2006, PNAG had 1,000 shares of no par value common stock outstanding with no dilution. Thus, for periods subsequent to May 9, 2006, PNAG Holding had 8,750,000 shares outstanding with no dilution. All shares outstanding are common shares and have equal voting, liquidation and preference rights.

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) attributable to PNAG Holding’s common stock is determined based on earnings for the period divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS attributable to PNAG Holding’s common stock considers the effect of potential common shares, unless inclusion of the potential common shares would have an antidilutive effect. PNAG Holding does not have any securities or other items that are convertible into common shares, therefore basic and fully diluted EPS are the same.

Note 15. Derivative Financial Instrument

As required by its senior secured credit facility, PNA entered into three interest rate swap agreements for a total of $50,000 in June 2006 for a three year period commencing October 1, 2006 with each of Bank of America, N.A., Wachovia Bank, N.A. and LaSalle Bank, N.A. These agreements were entered into to reduce the impact of changes in interest rates on PNA’s floating rate revolving credit facility.

The fair market value of interest rate swaps is determined in accordance with SFAS 157 using Level 2 inputs, which are defined as “significant other observable” inputs including quotes from counterparties that are corroborated with market sources. Our interest rate swap agreements are traded in the over the counter market. Fair values are based on quoted market prices for similar liabilities or determined using inputs that use as their basis readily observable market data that are actively quoted and can be validated through external sources, including third-party pricing services, brokers, and market transactions and represent the estimated amount the Company would receive or pay to terminate the swap agreement at the reporting date, taking into account current and expected interest rates.

The fair values of the outstanding swap agreements were determined to be liabilities of approximately $1,117 at December 31, 2007 and $1,978 at March 31, 2008. These liabilities are recorded in other current payables in the accompanying unaudited condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Changes in the value of the swap agreements are recorded to interest expense in the unaudited condensed consolidated Statements of Income and resulted in losses of $122 and $861 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively. PNA and its subsidiaries are jointly and severally liable for the performance under the interest rate swap agreements.

Note 16. Initial Public Offering

On April 30, 2007, PNAG Holding filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common stock and subsequently filed amendments nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 to the initial registration statement on June 13, 2007, July 6, 2007, August 24, 2007, and December 14, 2007, respectively.

 

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(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Simultaneous with the consummation of the planned initial public offering, PNAG Holding intends to transfer the stock of Travel Main by way of dividend to a newly created parent LLC of PNAG Holding, which will be wholly owned by Platinum. The transfer will occur because ownership of real estate assets is not a core business of PNA and our stockholder, therefore, desires to keep the real estate assets separate from the operations of PNA. While the transaction is not expected to result in pre-tax book gain or loss, the Company expects the transfer will result in a gain for tax return purposes resulting in a tax liability payable in cash by PNA of approximately $7,900. Travel Main’s subsidiaries will also record a deferred tax asset of approximately $7,900 as they will receive the future benefit of the increase in the tax basis of the assets transferred. In accordance with FIN 46(R) and based on the present assumptions regarding the Company’s future capital structure, PNA will likely hold an implicit variable interest in Travel Main’s subsidiaries and will be the primary beneficiary of these variable interest entities. Accordingly, the combined financial statements of Travel Main’s subsidiaries will be consolidated into the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Thus, while the Company will not receive any future benefit of the deferred tax asset of approximately $7,900, it will present the deferred tax asset on its Consolidated Balance Sheet as a result of consolidating Travel Main’s subsidiaries

Also in connection with the initial public offering, Platinum intends to amend the Corporate Advisory Services Agreement (see Note 10, Related Parties) pursuant to which PNA will pay Platinum Advisors an agreed-upon amount as consideration for terminating the monitoring fee payable thereunder.

 

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SCHEDULE I—CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT

PNA GROUP HOLDING CORPORATION

(Parent Company Only)

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET

December 31, 2007

(in thousands of dollars, except shares and per share amounts)

 

Assets

  

Total Current Assets

   $ —    

Investment in Subsidiaries

     —    
        

Total assets

   $ —    
        

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

  

Current liabilities

  

Current maturities of long-term debt

   $ 1,000  

Payables to subsidiaries

     86,892  
        

Total current liabilities

     87,892  

Long term debt, net of current maturities

     10,000  
        

Total liabilities

     97,892  
        

Stockholders’ deficit

  

Common Stock: $0.01 par value - 10,000,000 shares authorized;
8,750,000 shares issued and outstanding

     88  

Additional paid-in capital

     —    

Accumulated Deficit

     (97,980 )
        

Total stockholders’ deficit

     (97,892 )
        

Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

   $ —    
        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

 

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PNA GROUP HOLDING CORPORATION

(Parent Company Only)

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF INCOME

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007

(in thousands of dollars)

 

Cost and expenses

  

Selling, general, and administrative

   $ 2,231  
        

Total costs and expenses

     2,231  
        

Operating loss

     (2,231 )

Interest income, net of interest expense

     (408 )
        

Loss before income tax benefit

     (1,823 )

Income tax expense

     507  

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries

     15,607  
        

Net income

   $ 13,277  
        

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

 

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PNA GROUP HOLDING CORPORATION

(Parent Company Only)

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007

(in thousands of dollars)

 

Cash flows from operating activities

  

Net income

   $ 13,277  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities

  

Dividends from subsidiaries

     167,162  

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries

     (15,607 )

Increase (decrease) in

  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     (8,236 )

Payables to subsidiaries

     1,584  
        

Net cash provided by operating activities

     158,180  
        

Cash flows from financing activities

  

Principal payment on preussag Seller Note

     (1,000 )

Dividends paid to shareholders

     (166,870 )
        

Net cash used in financing activities

     (167,870 )
        

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (9,690 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     9,690  
        

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ —    
        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

 

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PNA GROUP HOLDING CORPORATION (Parent Company Only)

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2007

(in thousands of dollars)

Note 1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

The condensed financial statements represent the financial information required by Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Regulation S-X 5-04 for PNA Group Holding Corporation (“PNAG Holding”), which requires the inclusion of parent company only financial statements if the restricted net assets of consolidated subsidiaries exceed 25% of total consolidated net assets as of the last day of its most recent fiscal year.

PNAG Holding, formerly known as Travel Holding Corporation, is owned by Platinum Equity Capital Partners and its affiliates (together referred to as “Platinum”), and is a holding company which owns all the outstanding stock of its two subsidiaries, PNA Intermediate Holding Corporation (“PNA Intermediate”) and Travel Main Corporation (“Travel Main”). PNA Intermediate is a holding company which owns all the outstanding stock of its subsidiary, PNA Group, Inc. (“PNA”). PNA is a holding company which provides management services to and conducts business through six operating subsidiaries. PNAG Holding and its subsidiaries are referred to collectively herein as the “Company” or “Successor Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”.

PNAG Holding was incorporated in February 2006 in the state of Delaware for the purpose acquiring PNA. Prior to 2006, PNA was owned by Preussag North America, Inc., a holding company which was the U.S. subsidiary of a German corporation. PNAG Holding completed the acquisition of PNA on May 9, 2006 (the “Platinum Acqusition”). PNA Intermediate was incorporated in Delaware in January 2007 as a wholly owned subsidiary of PNAG Holding for the purpose of issuing the Floating Rate Notes (see Note 8, Long-term Debt, of PNAG Holding’s consolidated financial statements). The capital stock of PNA was contributed by PNAG Holding to PNA Intermediate on January 29, 2007. As a result, PNA became a wholly owned subsidiary of PNA Intermediate.

The accompanying condensed financial statements have been prepared to present the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of PNAG Holding on a stand-alone basis as a holding company. Investments in subsidiaries and other investees are stated at cost plus equity in undistributed earnings from the date of acquisition. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with PNAG Holding’s consolidated financial statements.

Note 2. Long-Term Debt

In connection with the purchase of PNA, PNAG Holding entered into a $12,000 note with the seller, Preussag North America, Inc., (the “Preussag Seller Note”). The Preussag Seller Note accrues interest at a rate of 8.0% per annum, payable in arrears at the end of each calendar quarter. Interest costs on the Preussag Seller Note were $908 for the year ended December 31, 2007. There was no accrued interest owed as of December 31, 2007. Principal payments of $1,000 are due on each anniversary of the Preussag Seller Note, and the Preussag Seller Note matures on November 9, 2011 with all unpaid principal and interest due at that time. The Company made a regularly scheduled principal payment of $1,000 on the Preussag Seller Note during the year ended December 31, 2007. The Preussag Seller Note may be prepaid at any time without penalty and is secured by a second priority interest in the capital stock of PNA. In the event of default, the Preussag Seller Note contains certain restrictions on the payment of dividends or loans to affiliates.

The combined aggregate maturities of long-term debt for each of the next five years are as follows:

 

Year ended December 31,

    

2008

   $ 1,000

2009

     1,000

2010

     1,000

2011

     8,000
      
      
   $ 11,000
      

 

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Note 3. Related Party Transactions

In connection with the Platinum Acquisition there were amounts owed to Preussag North America, Inc. as of December 31, 2006 which were recorded as an accrued liability in the PNAG Holding parent only financial statements as of December 31, 2006 and were paid during the year ended December 31, 2007 related to settlement of certain preacquisition tax liabilities. The Company paid $8,050 to Preussag North America, Inc. during the year ended December 31, 2007 in connection with this settlement. No such additional payments are owed to Preussag North America, Inc.

PNA Intermediate used the net proceeds from the issuance of its Floating Rate Notes (see Note 8, Long-term Debt, of PNAG Holding’s consolidated financial statements) to pay a cash dividend of $162,525 to its parent, PNAG Holding, on February 12, 2007. Additional dividends paid by PNA Intermediate to PNAG Holding totaled $4,637 for the year ended December 31, 2007.

PNAG Holding paid cash dividends to Platinum of $70,000 on February 12, 2007, and $96,870 on May 14, 2007.

Note 4. Income Taxes

PNAG Holding files a consolidated federal income tax return that includes all its wholly owned subsidiaries and their respective subsidiaries. The tax provision in the accompanying PNAG Holding Condensed Financial Statements is calculated as if PNAG Holding filed a separate federal income tax return; therefore, the income tax provision for earnings that constitute the dividend income of PNAG Holding are reflected on the subsidiary entities’ respective provisions. As a result, there is income tax expense recorded of $507 reflected in the PNAG Holding (Parent Company Only) Condensed Statement of Income. The effective tax rate differs from that computed at the federal statutory rate of 35% principally because of the effect of permanent differences between taxable income and book income principally related to the non-deductibility for tax reporting purposes of initial public offering costs incurred and written off in 2007 for book purposes (see Note 6, Planned Initial Public Offering, below).

Note 5. Commitments and Contingencies

For information regarding commitments and contingencies related to PNAG Holding, see Note 12, Commitments and Contingencies, to PNAG Holding’s consolidated financial statements.

Note 6. Planned Initial Public Offering

On April 30, 2007, PNAG Holding filed a registration statement with the SEC relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common stock and subsequently filed amendments nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 to the initial registration statement on June 13, 2007, July 6, 2007, August 24, 2007 and December 14, 2007, respectively.

As of December 31, 2007, PNAG Holding had incurred approximately $2,231 of costs in fiscal year 2007 directly attributable to its planned initial public offering of common stock. Such costs were being deferred throughout the current period since the registration process was expected to be completed later in fiscal year 2007 or in early fiscal year 2008. While PNAG Holding maintains its readiness to complete an initial public offering, we recognize there is what we believe to be a temporary postponement in the timing of the offering, and thus, we elected to expense these deferred costs in fiscal year 2007.

 

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SCHEDULE II—VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

PNA Group Holding Corporation

 

(amounts in thousands)

   Balance at
beginning
of period
   Additions
Charged to
costs and
expenses
   Deductions
Charge offs
net of
recoveries
    Balance at
end of
period

Predecessor Company

          

Year ended December 31, 2005

          

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   $ 7,423    $ —      $ (2,196 )   $ 5,227

Period from January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006

          

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   $ 5,227    $ 462    $ (303 )   $ 5,386

Successor Company

          

Period from May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006

          

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   $ 5,386    $ 667    $ (623 )   $ 5,430

Year ended December 31, 2007

          

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   $ 5,430    $ 797    $ (1,242 )   $ 4,985

Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets

     —        1,279      —         1,279
                            
   $ 5,430    $ 2,076    $ (1,242 )   $ 6,264

 

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             Shares

PNA Group Holding Corporation

Common Stock

 

 

P R O S P E C T U S

                    , 2008

 

 

Citi

UBS Investment Bank

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

 

Until                     , 2008 (25 days after the date of this prospectus), all dealers that buy, sell or trade our common stock, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

 

 

 


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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

The following table sets forth the costs and expenses, other than the underwriting discounts and commissions, payable by PNA Group Holding Corporation in connection with the sale of common stock being registered. All amounts shown are estimates, except the SEC registration fee, the FINRA filing fee and the NYSE application fee.

 

Item

   Amount to be Paid

SEC Registration Fee

   $ 5,373

FINRA Filing Fee

     18,000

NYSE Fee

     *

Blue Sky Fees and Expenses

     *

Legal Fees and Expenses

     *

Accounting Fees and Expenses

     *

Printing Expenses

     *

Transfer Agent and Registrar Fees

     *

Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance Premium

     *

Miscellaneous

     *

Total

   $ *

 

*   To be completed by amendment.

Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will limit our directors’ and officers’ liability to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware corporate law. Specifically, our directors and officers will not be liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty by a director or officer, except for liability:

 

   

for any breach of the director’s or officer’s duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders;

 

   

for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

 

   

under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or

 

   

for any transaction from which a director or officer derives an improper personal benefit.

If the Delaware General Corporation Law is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors or officers, then the liability of our directors and officers shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as so amended.

The provision regarding indemnification of our directors and officers in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will generally not limit liability under state or federal securities laws.

Delaware law and our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, provide that we will, in certain situations, indemnify any person made or threatened to be made a party to a proceeding by reason of that person’s former or present official capacity with our company against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses including reasonable attorney’s fees. Any person is also entitled, subject to certain limitations, to payment or reimbursement of reasonable expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding. In addition, certain employment agreements to which we are a party provide for the indemnification of our employees who are party thereto.

 

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We also maintain a directors’ and officers’ insurance policy pursuant to which our directors and officers are insured against liability for actions taken in their capacities as directors and officers.

Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

On August 15, 2006, PNA completed an offering of $250 million principal amount of 10 3/4% Senior Notes due 2016 to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Banc of America Securities LLC and Citigroup were the Joint Book-Running Managers in connection with the sale of the notes. PNA received net proceeds from the offering in the amount of approximately $243.75 million, and the initial purchasers’ discount was 2.5% of the principal amount of the notes sold.

On February 12, 2007, PNA Intermediate completed an offering of $170 million principal amount of Senior Floating Rate Toggle Notes due 2013 to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act. Banc of America Securities LLC was the Sole Book-Running Manager in connection with the sale of the notes. PNA Intermediate received net proceeds from the offering in the amount of approximately $163 million, and the initial purchasers’ discount was 2.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds received by PNA Intermediate from the sale of the notes.

Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

 

(a)   Exhibits

See Exhibit Index attached to this registration statement, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

(b)   Financial Statement Schedules

See the following attached Financial Statement Schedules:

(1) Schedule I—Condensed financial information of PNA Group Holding Corporation (page S-I-1); and

(2) Schedule II—Valuation and qualifying accounts (page S-II-1)

 

  (a)   Year ended December 31, 2005, and period from January 1, 2006 to May 9, 2006 (Predecessor) and

 

  (b)   Period from May 10, 2006 to December 31, 2006 (Successor) and year ended December 31, 2007 (Successor).

Item 17. Undertakings

(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriters at the closing specified in the underwriting agreement certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriters to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

(b) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

(c) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and

 

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contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective; and

(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, in the State of New York, on this 28th day of May, 2008.

 

PNA GROUP HOLDING CORPORATION

By:

  /S/ MAURICE S. NELSON, JR.
Name:   Maurice S. Nelson, Jr.
Title:   Chief Executive Officer and President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/S/    MAURICE S. NELSON, JR.        

Maurice S. Nelson, Jr.

  

Chief Executive Officer and President

  May 28, 2008

/S/    WILLIAM S. JOHNSON        

William S. Johnson

  

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

  May 28, 2008

*

Tom Gores

  

Chairman of the Board of Directors

  May 28, 2008

*

Eva M. Kalawski

  

Director

  May 28, 2008

*

Robert J. Wentworth

  

Director

  May 28, 2008

*

Jacob Kotzubei

  

Director

  May 28, 2008

Maurice S. Nelson, Jr., by signing his name below, signs this document on behalf of each of the above named persons specified by an asterisk (*), pursuant to a power of attorney duly executed by such persons and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on April 30, 2007.

 

*By:

  

/S/    MAURICE S. NELSON, JR.

  

Maurice S. Nelson, Jr.

Attorney-in-fact

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
No.

      

Description

1.1     *    Form of Underwriting Agreement
2.1        Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 14, 2006, among Preussag North America, Inc., PNA Group, Inc., Travel Holding Corporation and Travel Merger Corporation
2.2        Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2006, among PNA Group, Inc., the sellers named therein and Lockwood Acquisition, LLC
3.1        Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of PNA Group Holding Corporation
3.2        Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of PNA Group Holding Corporation
4.1     *    Form of Stock Certificate
5.1     *    Opinion of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
10.1        Employment Letter, dated March 23, 2005, by and between Infra-Metals Co. and Mark Haight
10.2        Employment Letter, dated March 23, 2005, by and between Infra-Metals Co. and John E. Lusdyk
10.3        Employment Letter, dated March 23, 2005, by and between Infra-Metals Co. and Donald Prebola
10.4        Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2006, among PNA Group, Inc., the borrowers named therein, Bank of America, N.A. and the other financial institutions named therein
10.5        Secured Subordinated Promissory Note, dated May 9, 2006, issued by Travel Holding Corporation to Preussag North America, Inc.
10.6      First Consent Letter and First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2006, among PNA Group, Inc., the borrowers named therein, Bank of America, N.A. and the other financial institutions named therein
10.7      Joinder Agreement and Supplement to Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2006, among PNA Group, Inc., Lockwood Acquisition, LLC, Clinton & Lockwood, Ltd., Metals Supply Company, Ltd., MSC Management, Inc., the borrowers named therein, Bank of America, N.A. and the other financial institutions named therein
10.8        Employment Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2006, by and between Andrew L. Diamond and Metals Supply Company, Ltd.
10.9      Second Consent Letter and Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2006, among PNA Group, Inc., the borrowers named therein, Bank of America, N.A. and the other financial institutions named therein
10.10      Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of July 13, 2006, among PNA Group, Inc., the borrowers named therein, Bank of America, N.A. and the other financial institutions named therein
10.11      Third Consent Letter and Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of August 10, 2006, among PNA Group, Inc., the borrowers named therein, Bank of America, N.A. and the other financial institutions named therein
10.12      Joinder Agreement and Supplement to Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of August 10, 2006, among PNA Group, Inc., Delnor Property, LLC, Delta Steel Property, LLC, Feralloy Property, LLC, Infra-Metals Property, LLC, Infra-Metals Property II, LLC, Metals Supply Property, LLC, Smith Pipe & Steel Property, LLC, the borrowers named therein, Bank of America, N.A. and the other financial institutions named therein
10.13        Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2006 among PNA Group, Inc. and the Institutional and Management Investors named therein

 

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Exhibit
No.

      

Description

    
10.14        Indenture, dated as of August 15, 2006, among PNA Group, Inc., the guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York, as trustee, relating to PNA Group, Inc.’s 10 3/4% Senior Notes due 2016   
10.15      Form of 10 3/4% Senior Note   
10.16      Form of PNA Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan   
10.17      Employment Agreement, dated September 15, 2006, by and between PNA Group, Inc. and Michael L. Smit   
10.18      Fifth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of November 13, 2006, among PNA Group, Inc., the borrowers named therein, Bank of America, N.A. and the other financial institutions named therein   
10.19      Employment Agreement, dated as of December 30, 2006, by and between PNA Group, Inc. and Maurice S. Nelson, Jr.   
10.20     

Employment Agreement, dated January 1, 2007, by and between Delta Steel, L.P. and Robert A. Embry

  
10.21      Employment Agreement, dated January 1, 2007, by and between Feralloy Corporation and Frank M. Walker   
10.22      Fourth Consent Letter and Sixth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2007, among PNA Group, Inc., the borrowers named therein, Bank of America, N.A. and the other financial institutions named therein   
10.23      Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2007 among PNA Intermediate Holding Corporation and the Institutional and Management Investors named therein   
10.24      Indenture, dated as of February 12, 2007 between PNA Intermediate Holding Corporation and The Bank of New York, as trustee, relating to PNA Intermediate Holding Corporation’s Senior Floating Rate Toggle Notes due 2013   
10.25      Employment Agreement, dated February 17, 2007, by and between PNA Group, Inc. and William S. Johnson   
10.26      Form of Senior Floating Rate Toggle Note   
10.27     

Fifth Consent Letter and Seventh Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2007, among PNA Group, Inc., the borrowers named therein, Bank of America, N.A. and the other financial institutions named therein

  
10.28      PNA Group Holding Corporation 2007 Participation Plan   
10.29      Sixth Consent and Eighth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of December 24, 2007, by and among PNA Group, Inc., the other borrowers named therein, Bank of America, N.A. and the other financial institutions named therein (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to PNA Group, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 28, 2007)   
10.30      Joinder Agreement and Supplement to Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of December 24, 2007, by and among PNA Group, Inc., Precision Flamecutting and Steel, L.P., Precision GP Holding, LLC, the other borrowers named therein, Bank of America, N.A. and the other financial institutions named therein (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to PNA Group, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 28, 2007)   
10.31      Severance Agreement and General Release, dated as of February 1, 2008, by and between Christopher J. Moreton and PNA Group, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to PNA Group, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 5, 2008)   

 

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Exhibit
No.

      

Description

    
10.32      Ninth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2008, by and among PNA Group, Inc., the other borrowers named therein, Bank of America, N.A. and the other financial institutions named therein (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to PNA Group, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 12, 2008)   
10.33   *    Form of Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement   
10.34   *    Form of Amended and Restated Corporate Advisory Services Agreement by and between PNA Group, Inc. and Platinum Equity Advisors, LLC   
10.35      Form of PNA Group Holding Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan   
21.1        List of Subsidiaries   
23.1        Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP   
23.2     *    Consent of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (included in opinion referred to in 5.1 above)   
24.1        Power of Attorney   

 

*   To be filed by amendment.
  Previously filed.

 

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