AZZ Inc. Announces Fiscal Year 2025 First Quarter Cash Dividend of $0.17 per Share

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AZZ Inc. (NYSE: AZZ) announced a first quarter cash dividend of $0.17 per share for fiscal year 2025. The dividend will be payable on July 31, 2024, to shareholders recorded as of July 10, 2024. This move underscores AZZ's ongoing commitment to enhancing shareholder value through consistent dividend payments. The company, known for its hot-dip galvanizing and coil coating solutions, aims to maintain regular quarterly dividends, though future payments will be determined based on various factors including financial performance, business outlook, and operating results.

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• Declared a first quarter cash dividend of $0.17 per share.
• Dividend payment date set for July 31, 2024.
• Commitment to ongoing shareholder value enhancement through regular dividends.

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• Future dividends subject to review and not guaranteed.

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AZZ Inc. (NYSE: AZZ), the leading independent provider of hot-dip galvanizing and coil coating solutions, today announced its Board of Directors has authorized a first quarter cash dividend in the amount of $0.17 per share on the Company's outstanding shares of common stock. The dividend is payable on July 31, 2024, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 10, 2024.

While AZZ currently intends to pay regular quarterly cash dividends for the foreseeable future, any future dividends will be reviewed on an individual basis and declared by the Board of Directors at its discretion. AZZ remains committed to enhancing shareholder value based upon its consideration of various factors, including operating results, financial condition, and business outlook at the applicable time.

About AZZ Inc.

AZZ Inc. is the leading independent provider of hot-dip galvanizing and coil coating solutions to a broad range of end-markets. Collectively, our business segments provide sustainable, unmatched metal coating solutions that enhance the longevity and appearance of buildings, products and infrastructure that are essential to everyday life.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements herein about our expectations of future events or results constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "could," "should," "expects," "plans," "will," "might," "would," "projects," "currently," "intends," "outlook," "forecasts," "targets," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," "continue," or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Such forward-looking statements are based on currently available competitive, financial, and economic data and management's views and assumptions regarding future events. Such forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and investors must recognize that actual results may differ from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and are subject to risks that could cause them to differ materially from actual results. Certain factors could affect the outcome of the matters described herein. This press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, changes in customer demand for our manufactured solutions, including demand by the construction markets, the industrial markets, and the metal coatings markets. We could also experience additional increases in labor costs, components and raw materials including zinc and natural gas, which are used in our hot-dip galvanizing process; supply-chain vendor delays; customer requested delays of our manufactured solutions; delays in additional acquisition opportunities; an increase in our debt leverage and/or interest rates on our debt, of which a significant portion is tied to variable interest rates; availability of experienced management and employees to implement AZZ's growth strategy; a downturn in market conditions in any industry relating to the manufactured solutions that we provide; economic volatility, including a prolonged economic downturn or macroeconomic conditions such as inflation or changes in the political stability in the United States and other foreign markets in which we operate; acts of war or terrorism inside the United States or abroad; and other changes in economic and financial conditions. AZZ has provided additional information regarding risks associated with the business, including in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors, in AZZ's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2024, and other filings with the SEC, available for viewing on AZZ's website at www.azz.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. You are urged to consider these factors carefully when evaluating the forward-looking statements herein and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. These statements are based on information as of the date hereof and AZZ assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Company Contact:
David Nark, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Communications, and Investor Relations
AZZ Inc.
(817) 810-0095
www.azz.com

Investor Contact:
Sandy Martin, Phillip Kupper
Three Part Advisors
(214) 616-2207
www.threepa.com

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FAQ

What is the dividend amount announced by AZZ for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025?

AZZ announced a first quarter cash dividend of $0.17 per share for fiscal year 2025.

When will AZZ's first quarter dividend be paid?

The dividend will be payable on July 31, 2024.

What is the record date for AZZ's first quarter dividend?

Shareholders must be recorded by July 10, 2024, to receive the dividend.

Will AZZ continue to pay regular dividends in the future?

AZZ intends to pay regular quarterly dividends, but future payments will be reviewed individually based on financial performance and business outlook.