Materion Corporation : Announces Annual Meeting Date and Declares Dividend
January 30, 2019 at 08:11 am EST
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Materion Corporation (NYSE- MTRN) today announced March 11, 2019 as the
record date for shareholders' voting at its Annual Meeting to be held in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on May 8, 2019.
DIVIDEND
The Company also announced today the declaration of its first quarter
dividend of $0.105 per share payable on March 7, 2019 to shareholders of
record on February 21, 2019. The dividend is a reflection of the
Company's continued confidence in the strength of its business, its
prospects for long-term growth and its ability to continue to grow the
business organically, as well as through acquisitions while returning
cash to shareholders.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Portions of the narrative set forth in this document that are not
statements of historical or current facts are forward-looking
statements, in particular, the outlook provided above. Our actual future
performance may materially differ from that contemplated by the
forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors.
These factors include, in addition to those mentioned elsewhere herein:
Actual net sales, operating rates, and margins for 2018;
The global economy, including the impact of tariffs as well as other
governmental actions;
The impact of any U.S. Federal Government shutdowns and sequestrations;
The condition of the markets which we serve, whether defined
geographically or by segment, with the major market segments being:
consumer electronics, industrial components, medical, automotive
electronics, defense, telecommunications infrastructure, energy,
commercial aerospace, and science;
Changes in product mix and the financial condition of customers;
Our success in developing and introducing new products and new product
ramp-up rates;
Our success in passing through the costs of raw materials to customers
or otherwise mitigating fluctuating prices for those materials,
including the impact of fluctuating prices on inventory values;
Our success in identifying acquisition candidates and in acquiring and
integrating such businesses, including our ability to effectively
integrate the HTB acquisition;
The impact of the results of acquisitions on our ability to fully
achieve the strategic and financial objectives related to these
acquisitions;
Our success in implementing our strategic plans and the timely and
successful completion and start-up of any capital projects;
Other financial and economic factors, including the cost and
availability of raw materials (both base and precious metals),
physical inventory valuations, metal financing fees, tax rates,
exchange rates, interest rates, pension costs and required cash
contributions and other employee benefit costs, energy costs,
regulatory compliance costs, the cost and availability of insurance,
credit availability, and the impact of the Company’s stock price on
the cost of incentive compensation plans;
The uncertainties related to the impact of war, terrorist activities,
and acts of God;
Changes in government regulatory requirements and the enactment of new
legislation that impacts our obligations and operations;
The conclusion of pending litigation matters in accordance with our
expectation that there will be no material adverse effects; and
The risk factors as set forth in Item 1A of our Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2017.
Materion Corporation is headquartered in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. The
Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, supplies highly
engineered advanced enabling materials to global markets. Products
include precious and non-precious specialty metals, inorganic chemicals
and powders, specialty coatings, specialty engineered beryllium alloys,
beryllium and beryllium composites, and engineered clad and plated metal
systems.
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Materion Corporation provides advanced materials solutions for various industries, including semiconductor, industrial, aerospace and defense, energy and automotive. The Companyâs segments include Performance Materials, Electronic Materials, Precision Optics, and Other. Performance Materials segment provides advanced engineered solutions comprised of beryllium and non-beryllium containing alloy systems and custom engineered parts in strip, bulk, rod, plate, bar, tube, and other customized shapes produced at manufacturing facilities located throughout the United States and Europe. Electronic Materials segment produces advanced chemicals, microelectronics packaging, precious metal, non-precious metal, and specialty metal products, including vapor deposition targets, frame lid assemblies, clad and precious metal pre-forms, high temperature braze materials, and ultrapure wire. Precision Optics segment designs and produces precision thin film coatings, optical filters, and assemblies.