Koppers Announces $100 Million Share Repurchase Program

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Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP) announced a $100 million share repurchase program, replacing its prior $75 million initiative. This new program shows the Board's confidence in the company's strong cash flow and future growth potential. The buyback has no expiration date and may be adjusted based on economic conditions. CFO Michael Zugay expressed optimism regarding Koppers' financial strength and capital deployment strategy, which aims to enhance shareholder value over time.

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• Approval of a $100 million share repurchase program indicating strong confidence in cash flow.
• No expiration date for the repurchase program allows for flexible capital allocation.
• CFO's statement highlights historical value creation and confidence in future growth.

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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP), an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals and carbon compounds, today announced that its Board of Directors approved a $100 million share repurchase program. The repurchase program has no expiration date and will replace the company's previous share repurchase program of $75 million, which was approved in November 2011 and had approximately $24.8 million remaining.

This action reflects the confidence that Koppers Board of Directors and management have in generating consistently strong future cash flow to fund a capital deployment strategy which includes the ability to return meaningful capital to shareholders over time.

Chief Financial Officer Michael Zugay said, "This action reaffirms our Board's belief in the company's growth strategy. Koppers has a strong history of value creation and a bright future with significant prospects. We are confident we have the financial strength, resiliency, and available liquidity to balance a flexible strategy that enables us to be opportunistic in where we deploy capital based upon the attractiveness of the available options at a given point in time."

Koppers is authorized to repurchase shares and will consider whether to do so from time to time, based on many factors, including market and economic conditions, applicable legal requirements, and other business considerations. The share repurchase program has no termination date and may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

About Koppers

Koppers, with corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals and carbon compounds. Our products and services are used in a variety of niche applications in a diverse range of end-markets, including the railroad, specialty chemical, utility, residential lumber, agriculture, aluminum, steel, rubber, and construction industries. We serve our customers through a comprehensive global manufacturing and distribution network, with facilities located in North America, South America, Australasia and Europe. The stock of Koppers Holdings Inc. is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "KOP."  For more information, visit us on the Web: www.koppers.com. Questions concerning investor relations should be directed to Michael Zugay at 412-227-2231 or Quynh McGuire at 412-227-2049.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and may include, but are not limited to, statements about cash outflows.  All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. All statements contained herein that are not clearly historical in nature are forward-looking, and words such as "outlook," "guidance," "forecast," "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "estimate," "may," "will," "should," "continue," "plan," "potential," "intend," "likely," or other similar words or phrases, are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements.  Any forward-looking statement contained herein, in other press releases, written statements or other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or in Koppers communications and discussions with investors and analysts in the normal course of business through meetings, phone calls and conference calls, regarding expectations with respect to sales, earnings, cash flows, operating efficiencies, restructurings, the benefits of acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or other matters as well as financings and debt reduction, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and contingencies.

Many of these risks, uncertainties and contingencies are beyond our control, and may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from anticipated results, performance or achievements.  Factors that might affect such forward-looking statements include, among other things, the impact of changes in commodity prices, such as oil and copper, on product margins; general economic and business conditions; existing and future adverse effects as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic; disruption in the U.S. and global financial markets; potential difficulties in protecting our intellectual property; the ratings on our debt and our ability to repay or refinance our outstanding indebtedness as it matures; our ability to operate within the limitations of our debt covenants; potential impairment of our goodwill and/or long-lived assets; demand for Koppers goods and services; competitive conditions; interest rate and foreign currency rate fluctuations; availability and costs of key raw materials; unfavorable resolution of claims against us, as well as those discussed more fully elsewhere in this release and in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Koppers, particularly our latest annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent filings by Koppers with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements in this release speak only as of the date of this release, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after that date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

For Information:	Michael J. Zugay, Chief Financial Officer
	412 227 2231
	ZugayMJ@koppers.com

 

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FAQ

What is the significance of Koppers' $100 million share repurchase program?

The $100 million share repurchase program reflects Koppers' confidence in its financial stability and aims to return value to shareholders.

When was the previous share repurchase program for Koppers approved?

The previous share repurchase program of $75 million was approved in November 2011.

What can affect Koppers' share repurchase decisions?

Koppers will consider market conditions, legal requirements, and business factors when deciding on share repurchase transactions.

How does the new share repurchase program impact Koppers' stock value?

The buyback is expected to enhance shareholder value, potentially leading to an increase in stock price due to reduced share supply.