TriMas Announces Sale of Assets of Hi-Vol Products and Precision Tool Company

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Dec. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TriMas Corporation (NASDAQ: TRS) – a diversified manufacturer of engineered and applied products – announced today that the Company closed on a transaction to sell the assets of its Hi-Vol Products and Precision Tool Company subsidiaries to ARCH Global Precision LLC, a newly formed entity created by Strength Capital Partners. The sale price was $38.6 million, plus additional contingent consideration up to $2.5 million, based on achievement of certain levels of future financial performance. The purchase price remains subject to a net working capital adjustment, if any, to be finalized within 60 days. The transaction closed on December 22, 2011.

"We continue to refine our business portfolio to support our strategic imperatives, including focusing on opportunities in identified growth businesses and redeploying assets to drive the highest return for stakeholders," said Dave Wathen, president and chief executive officer of TriMas Corporation. "I am pleased that we have secured a buyer for whom the businesses will be an ideal fit."

Hi-Vol Products and Precision Tool Company's assets, liabilities and results of operations were first classified as discontinued operations effective with the Company's third quarter 2011 Form 10-Q issued on October 27, 2011. The companies were previously part of TriMas' Engineered Components segment.

Hi-Vol Products is a supplier of tube nuts and engineered precision machined components to the automotive and industrial markets of North America. Precision Tool Company, comprised of KEO Cutters, Richards Micro-Tool and Cutting Edge Technologies, produces a variety of specialty precision tools such as combined drills and countersinks, NC spotting drills, key seat cutters, end mills and countersinks.

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About TriMas
Headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, TriMas Corporation (NASDAQ: TRS) provides engineered and applied products for growing markets worldwide. TriMas is organized into six reportable segments: Packaging, Energy, Aerospace & Defense, Engineered Components, Cequent Asia Pacific and Cequent North America.  TriMas has approximately 4,000 employees at more than 60 different facilities in 11 countries. For more information, visit www.trimascorp.com.

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