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•	Net sales $299.2 million, down 15% from $353.6 million in the first quarter 2012; value-added sales (sales less the cost of pass-through metals) $151.3 million, down 4%

•	Earnings per share $0.33 on net income of $6.8 million; in line with previous estimates and an 11% improvement over the prior year

•	Gross margin as a percent of sales was 16.2% in the first quarter of 2013 compared to 14% in 2012. Gross margin as a percent of value-added sales was 31.9%, up 50 basis points compared to first quarter of 2012 and up 280 basis points sequentially compared to the fourth quarter of 2012

•	Operating profit as a percent of sales was 3.2% for the first quarter of 2013, compared to 2.8% in the first quarter of 2012. Operating profit as a percent of value-added sales of 6.3% was flat with the first quarter of 2012 but up 560 basis points compared to the fourth quarter of 2012

•	Value-added sales were stronger in the medical, consumer electronics, industrial components and commercial aerospace and automotive electronics markets. This was offset by weakness in the telecom infrastructure, energy and appliance markets when comparing to the fourth quarter of 2012

•	Production at the beryllium pebble plant was the highest since startup in 2011

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•	Actual sales, operating rates and margins for 2013;

•	Uncertainties relating to the fourth quarter 2012 physical inventory and possible theft at our Albuquerque facility, including (i) the outcome of our investigations and (ii) the timing and amount, if any, of any insurance proceeds that we might receive;

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•	The global economy;

•	The condition of the markets which we serve, whether defined geographically or by segment, with the major market segments being: consumer electronics, industrial components and commercial aerospace, defense and science, automotive electronics, medical, energy and telecommunications infrastructure;

•	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 integrating acquired businesses, including EIS Optics Limited and Aerospace Metal Composites Limited;

•	Our success in moving the microelectronics packaging operations to Singapore;

•	Our success in completing the announced facility consolidations and achieving the expected benefits;

•	Our success in implementing our strategic plans and the timely and successful completion and start-up of any capital projects, including the new primary beryllium facility in Elmore, Ohio;

•	The availability of adequate lines of credit and the associated interest rates;

•	The impact of the results of acquisitions on our ability to achieve fully the strategic and financial objectives related to these acquisitions;

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Other financial factors, including the cost and availability of raw materials (both base and precious metals), physical inventory valuations, metal financing fees, tax rates, exchange rates, pension costs and required cash contributions and other employee benefit costs, energy costs, regulatory compliance costs, the cost and availability of insurance, 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;

•	The timing and ability to achieve further efficiencies and synergies resulting from our name change and product line alignment under the Materion name and Materion brand; and

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•	The risk factors set forth in Part 1, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

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