American Gilsonite to Announce 2nd Quarter 2013 Financial Results

BONANZA, Utah, Aug. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- American Gilsonite Company, Inc. ("American Gilsonite", or "AGC"), the world's major supplier of Gilsonite®, announced that it will post financial and operating results for the second quarter ended July 31, 2013 to the Company's Intralinks investor site on Tuesday, August 13, 2013.

Holders of the Corporation's Senior Secured Notes, prospective investors, and members of the financial community that would like access to the Company's Intralinks site should contact Doug Maughan, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, by email at [email protected] or by phone at 435-781-4534.

American Gilsonite will host a conference call for holders of its Senior Secured Notes and other members of the financial community on Thursday, August 15, 2013 at 1:00pm ET.  A rebroadcast of this conference call will also be available through August 29, 2013.  The dial-in information for both the conference call and the rebroadcast has been posted to the Company's Intralinks website.  Participants for the conference call are requested to dial in five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

About American Gilsonite Company (www.americangilsonite.com)
AGC operates as an industrial minerals company and is the world's primary miner and processor of uintaite, a variety of asphaltite, a specialty hydrocarbon which AGC markets to industrial customers under its registered trademark name "Gilsonite®".  Gilsonite is a glossy, black, solid naturally occurring hydrocarbon similar in appearance to hard asphalt and is believed to be found in commercial quantities only in the Uinta Basin in northeastern Utah.  Because of its unique chemical and physical properties, Gilsonite has been used in more than 160 products.  The Company sells its products to customers in four primary markets: (i) oil and gas, (ii) inks and paints, (iii) foundry and (iv) asphalt. AGC is headquartered in Bonanza, Utah.  AGC is a privately held, portfolio company of Palladium Equity Partners III, L.P.

Investor Contact
Douglas R. Maughan
Chief Financial Officer
435-781-4534
[email protected]

Press Contact
Peter Hill
Kekst and Company
212-521-4800
[email protected]

SOURCE American Gilsonite Company, Inc.