• Q1 2022 net income of $1.6 million vs. prior year of $0.2 million
• Q1 2022 sales growth of 9% vs. prior year
• Backlog growth of 36% vs. prior year and 12% vs. prior quarter
• Price increases implemented and surcharges expanded

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation (NYSE: AP) (“Ampco-Pittsburgh” or the “Corporation”) reported total net sales of $94.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to $86.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase is primarily attributable to higher sales for the Forged and Cast Engineered Products segment due to higher pricing and surcharges passed through to customers driven by higher raw material, energy and transportation costs, and a higher volume of forged engineered products shipments to the steel distribution and oil and gas markets. This increase was partly offset by a decline in sales in the Air and Liquid Processing segment resulting from supply chain issues impacting the availability of components for production and customer delivery timing.

Commenting on the quarter, Ampco-Pittsburgh’s CEO, Brett McBrayer, said, “We successfully implemented price increases and expanded surcharge coverage in the Forged and Cast Engineered Products segment to address not only raw material price escalation, but also natural gas, electricity and transportation for a large majority of our contracts, which has helped to restore margins. Although we and our customers have been negatively impacted like most manufacturers by supply chain issues affecting availability and lead times for parts, we continue to focus on the controllable elements of our cost structure. We are pleased with the accelerating backlog growth in both segments.”

Income from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022, was $1.2 million, compared to $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase primarily reflects a change in certain employee benefits, which increased income from operations for the current year quarter by $1.4 million, offset, in part, by the impact of unfavorable manufacturing variances from lower production levels, higher raw material, energy and transportation costs in excess of lagging customer pass-throughs, and a lower volume of mill roll, centrifugal pump and custom air handler shipments.

Other – net improved from a year ago, primarily due to foreign exchange gains recorded in the current year quarter compared to losses in the prior year quarter.

Net income was $1.6 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to $0.2 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Mr. McBrayer continued, “While the conflict in Eastern Europe has exacerbated energy cost inflation, particularly for our European facilities, surcharge coverage for natural gas and electricity should help mitigate this headwind in our roll business.”

Teleconference Access

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation will hold a conference call on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) to discuss its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022. The Corporation encourages participants to pre-register at any time, including up to and after the call start time via this link: https://dpregister.com/sreg/10166283/f2700110fd. Those without internet access or unable to pre-register should dial in at least five minutes before the start time using:

• Participant Dial-in (Toll Free): 1-844-308-3408
• Participant International Dial-in: 1-412-317-5408

For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available one hour after the event concludes on the Corporation’s website under the Investors menu at www.ampcopgh.com.

About Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation manufactures and sells highly engineered, high-performance specialty metal products and customized equipment utilized by industry throughout the world. Through its operating subsidiary, Union Electric Steel Corporation, it is a leading producer of forged and cast rolls for the global steel and aluminum industries. It also manufactures open-die forged products that are sold principally to customers in the steel distribution market, oil and gas industry, and the aluminum and plastic extrusion industries. The Corporation is also a producer of air and liquid processing equipment, primarily custom-engineered finned tube heat exchange coils, large custom air handling systems and centrifugal pumps. It operates manufacturing facilities in the United States, England, Sweden, and Slovenia and participates in three operating joint ventures located in China. It has sales offices in North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Corporate headquarters is located in Carnegie, Pennsylvania.

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