Acquisitions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Acquisitions
Acquisitions	3. Acquisitions 2013 Acquisition On April 12, 2013, we acquired all the outstanding shares of Metals USA Holdings Corp. (“Metals USA”) for $20.65 per share in cash, pursuant to which Metals USA has become a wholly owned subsidiary. Metals USA is one of the largest metal service center businesses in the United States and a leading provider of value-added processed carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, red metals, manufactured metal components and inventory management services. Metals USA sells its products and services to a diverse customer base and broad range of end markets, including the aerospace, auto, defense, heavy equipment, marine transportation, commercial construction, office furniture manufacturing, energy and oilfield service industries, among several others. This acquisition adds a total of 48 service centers strategically located throughout the United States to our existing operations and complements our existing customer base, product mix and geographic footprint. Metals USA’s total assets as of December 31, 2012 and sales for the year then ended were approximately $1.0 billion and $2.0 billion, respectively, as included in Metals USA’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The purchase price for Metals USA of $786.0 million along with assumed debt of $466.0 million represents a total transaction value of approximately $1.25 billion. We funded the transaction and refinanced all but $12.3 million of Metals USA’s debt with proceeds from our new $500.0 million term loan and our $500.0 million senior notes offering, with the balance drawn on our $1.5 billion credit facility (see Note 7). Through March 31, 2013 we incurred approximately $3.0 million in transaction related costs which were included in warehouse, delivery, selling, general and administrative expenses. 2012 Acquisitions Effective October 1, 2012, through our wholly owned subsidiary Feralloy Corporation (“Feralloy”), we acquired all the outstanding capital stock of GH Metal Solutions, Inc. (formerly known as The Gas House, Inc.) (“GH”), a value added processor and fabricator of carbon steel products located in Fort Payne, Alabama that will allow Feralloy to better serve the increasing demands of its diverse customer base. GH operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Feralloy and had net sales of $14.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Effective October 1, 2012, we acquired all the outstanding limited liability company interests of Sunbelt Steel Texas, LLC (“Sunbelt”), a value added distributor of special alloy steel bar and heavy-wall tubing products to the oil and gas industry headquartered in Houston, Texas with an additional location in Lafayette, Louisiana. Sunbelt had net sales of $10.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013. On July 6, 2012, we acquired substantially all of the assets of Airport Metals (Australia) Pty Ltd., a subsidiary of Samuel Son & Co., Limited, through our newly-formed subsidiary Bralco Metals (Australia) Pty Ltd. (“Airport Metals”). Airport Metals, based in Melbourne, operates as a stocking distributor of aircraft materials and supplies. Airport Metals had net sales of $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Effective April, 27, 2012, through our wholly owned subsidiary Precision Strip, Inc. (“PSI”), we acquired the assets of the Worthington Steel Vonore, Tennessee plant, a processing facility owned by Worthington Industries, Inc. The Vonore plant operates as a PSI location which processes and delivers carbon steel, aluminum and stainless steel products on a “toll” basis, processing the metal for a fee without taking ownership of the metal. The Vonore location had net sales of $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Effective April 3, 2012, we acquired all the outstanding limited liability company interests of National Specialty Alloys, LLC (“NSA”), a global specialty alloy processor and distributor of premium stainless steel and nickel alloy bars and shapes, headquartered in Houston, Texas with additional locations in Anaheim, California; Buford, Georgia; Tulsa, Oklahoma and Mexico City, Mexico. NSA had net sales of $20.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Effective February 1, 2012, through our wholly owned subsidiary Diamond Manufacturing Company, we acquired McKey Perforating Co., Inc. (“McKey”), headquartered in New Berlin, Wisconsin and its subsidiary, McKey Perforated Products Co., Inc., located in Manchester, Tennessee. McKey provides a full range of metal perforating and fabrication services to customers located primarily in the U.S. McKey had net sales of $4.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The combined transaction value of our 2012 acquisitions was $226.5 million, which included the assumption and repayment of $59.4 million of debt. We funded these acquisitions with borrowings on our revolving credit facility.

Acquisitions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

3. Acquisitions

2013 Acquisition

On April 12, 2013, we acquired all the outstanding shares of Metals USA Holdings Corp. (“Metals USA”) for $20.65 per share in cash, pursuant to which Metals USA has become a wholly owned subsidiary. Metals USA is one of the largest metal service center businesses in the United States and a leading provider of value-added processed carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, red metals, manufactured metal components and inventory management services. Metals USA sells its products and services to a diverse customer base and broad range of end markets, including the aerospace, auto, defense, heavy equipment, marine transportation, commercial construction, office furniture manufacturing, energy and oilfield service industries, among several others. This acquisition adds a total of 48 service centers strategically located throughout the United States to our existing operations and complements our existing customer base, product mix and geographic footprint. Metals USA’s total assets as of December 31, 2012 and sales for the year then ended were approximately $1.0 billion and $2.0 billion, respectively, as included in Metals USA’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The purchase price for Metals USA of $786.0 million along with assumed debt of $466.0 million represents a total transaction value of approximately $1.25 billion. We funded the transaction and refinanced all but $12.3 million of Metals USA’s debt with proceeds from our new $500.0 million term loan and our $500.0 million senior notes offering, with the balance drawn on our $1.5 billion credit facility (see Note 7). Through March 31, 2013 we incurred approximately $3.0 million in transaction related costs which were included in warehouse, delivery, selling, general and administrative expenses.

2012 Acquisitions

Effective October 1, 2012, through our wholly owned subsidiary Feralloy Corporation (“Feralloy”), we acquired all the outstanding capital stock of GH Metal Solutions, Inc. (formerly known as The Gas House, Inc.) (“GH”), a value added processor and fabricator of carbon steel products located in Fort Payne, Alabama that will allow Feralloy to better serve the increasing demands of its diverse customer base. GH operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Feralloy and had net sales of $14.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

Effective October 1, 2012, we acquired all the outstanding limited liability company interests of Sunbelt Steel Texas, LLC (“Sunbelt”), a value added distributor of special alloy steel bar and heavy-wall tubing products to the oil and gas industry headquartered in Houston, Texas with an additional location in Lafayette, Louisiana. Sunbelt had net sales of $10.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

On July 6, 2012, we acquired substantially all of the assets of Airport Metals (Australia) Pty Ltd., a subsidiary of Samuel Son & Co., Limited, through our newly-formed subsidiary Bralco Metals (Australia) Pty Ltd. (“Airport Metals”). Airport Metals, based in Melbourne, operates as a stocking distributor of aircraft materials and supplies. Airport Metals had net sales of $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

Effective April, 27, 2012, through our wholly owned subsidiary Precision Strip, Inc. (“PSI”), we acquired the assets of the Worthington Steel Vonore, Tennessee plant, a processing facility owned by Worthington Industries, Inc. The Vonore plant operates as a PSI location which processes and delivers carbon steel, aluminum and stainless steel products on a “toll” basis, processing the metal for a fee without taking ownership of the metal. The Vonore location had net sales of $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

Effective April 3, 2012, we acquired all the outstanding limited liability company interests of National Specialty Alloys, LLC (“NSA”), a global specialty alloy processor and distributor of premium stainless steel and nickel alloy bars and shapes, headquartered in Houston, Texas with additional locations in Anaheim, California; Buford, Georgia; Tulsa, Oklahoma and Mexico City, Mexico. NSA had net sales of $20.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

Effective February 1, 2012, through our wholly owned subsidiary Diamond Manufacturing Company, we acquired McKey Perforating Co., Inc. (“McKey”), headquartered in New Berlin, Wisconsin and its subsidiary, McKey Perforated Products Co., Inc., located in Manchester, Tennessee. McKey provides a full range of metal perforating and fabrication services to customers located primarily in the U.S. McKey had net sales of $4.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

The combined transaction value of our 2012 acquisitions was $226.5 million, which included the assumption and repayment of $59.4 million of debt. We funded these acquisitions with borrowings on our revolving credit facility.