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Arcosa, Inc. Completes Sale of its Storage Tanks Business

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Arcosa, Inc. (NYSE: ACA) has completed the sale of its storage tanks business to Black Diamond Capital Management for $275 million in cash. This move is part of Arcosa's strategy to simplify its business portfolio and enhance shareholder value. The proceeds from the sale will initially be used to repay outstanding debt, allowing the company to focus on reinvesting in its growth sectors. The expected revenue from the storage tanks business for 2022 was projected at $245-255 million, with an Adjusted EBITDA of $52-55 million.

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  • Sale of storage tanks business generates $275 million in cash.
  • Funds will be used to repay debt and reinvest in growth sectors.
  • Strategy aims to simplify business portfolio and enhance shareholder value.
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  • Expected revenue from the storage tanks business was $245-255 million.
  • Projected Adjusted EBITDA was $52-55 million for 2022.

– Advances Strategy to Reduce Complexity and Cyclicality of Business Portfolio

– Provides Additional Liquidity to Reinvest in Growth Businesses

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Arcosa, Inc. (NYSE: ACA) (“Arcosa” or the “Company”), a provider of infrastructure-related products and solutions, today announced it has completed the previously announced sale of its storage tanks business to Black Diamond Capital Management, LLC for $275 million in cash. The Company plans to initially use a portion of the net proceeds to repay outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility as we evaluate organic initiatives and potential acquisition opportunities.

Antonio Carrillo, President and CEO of Arcosa, commented, “I am pleased to announce the successful completion of the sale of our storage tanks business, a significant milestone that reflects our ongoing commitment to shareholder value creation and portfolio simplification. The divestiture is an excellent example of improving a business and preparing it for monetization when market conditions are supportive, enabling Arcosa to realize significant value to ultimately reinvest in our key growth businesses. I want to recognize the great legacy and contributions of the storage tanks business and thank its employees for their service and dedication to Arcosa.”

The Company will provide additional transaction details and update its full year 2022 revenue and Adjusted EBITDA guidance during Arcosa’s third quarter 2022 earnings conference call. As previously disclosed, our forecast for the storage tanks business was for revenues of approximately $245-255 million and Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $52-55 million for full year 2022.

Evercore served as financial advisor to Arcosa, while Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enriquez, S.C. served as its legal advisors.

About Arcosa

Arcosa, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a provider of infrastructure-related products and solutions with leading positions in construction, engineered structures, and transportation markets. Arcosa reports its financial results in three principal business segments: Construction Products, Engineered Structures, and Transportation Products. For more information, visit www.arcosa.com.

Some statements in this release, which are not historical facts, are “forward-looking statements” as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements about Arcosa’s estimates, expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies for the future. Arcosa uses the words “anticipates,” “assumes,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “forecasts,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “strategy,” “plans,” and similar expressions to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release, and Arcosa expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein, except as required by federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current views and assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical experience or our present expectations, including but not limited to assumptions, risks and uncertainties regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Arcosa’s customer demand for Arcosa’s products and services, Arcosa’s supply chain, Arcosa’s employees’ ability to work because of COVID-19 related illness, the health and safety of our employees, the effect of governmental regulations imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; assumptions, risks and uncertainties regarding achievement of the expected benefits of Arcosa’s spin-off from Trinity; tax treatment of the spin-off; failure to successfully integrate acquisitions or divest any business, or failure to achieve the expected benefits of acquisitions or divestitures; market conditions and customer demand for Arcosa’s business products and services; the cyclical nature of, and seasonal or weather impact on, the industries in which Arcosa competes; competition and other competitive factors; governmental and regulatory factors; changing technologies; availability of growth opportunities; market recovery; ability to improve margins; the impact of inflation and costs of materials; and Arcosa’s ability to execute its long-term strategy, and such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. For further discussion of such risks and uncertainties, see "Risk Factors" and the "Forward-Looking Statements" section of "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in Arcosa's Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2021 and as may be revised and updated by Arcosa's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.

INVESTOR CONTACTS

Gail M. Peck

Chief Financial Officer



Erin Drabek

Director of Investor Relations



T 972.942.6500

InvestorResources@arcosa.com



David Gold

ADVISIRY Partners

T 212.661.2220

David.Gold@advisiry.com



MEDIA CONTACT

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FAQ

What was the amount Arcosa received from the sale of its storage tanks business?

Arcosa received $275 million in cash from the sale of its storage tanks business.

Who bought Arcosa's storage tanks business?

Black Diamond Capital Management purchased Arcosa's storage tanks business.

How does the sale impact Arcosa's growth strategy?

The sale allows Arcosa to simplify its business portfolio and reinvest funds into growth sectors.

What were the projected revenues for the storage tanks business in 2022?

The projected revenues for the storage tanks business in 2022 were approximately $245-255 million.

What was the Adjusted EBITDA forecast for Arcosa's storage tanks business?

The Adjusted EBITDA forecast for the storage tanks business was estimated at $52-55 million for 2022.

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