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ACQUISITIONS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
ACQUISITIONS  
ACQUISITIONS

NOTE 4 — ACQUISITIONS

On April 1, 2024, the Company acquired 100% ownership of Superior Controls, LLC (“RedViking”), a privately held automation system integrator based in Plymouth, Michigan. The net purchase price was $115,000, net of cash acquired, and it was accounted for as a business combination. In 2023, RedViking generated sales of approximately $70,000 (unaudited). RedViking specializes in the development and integration of state-of-the-art autonomous guided vehicles and mobile robots, custom assembly and dynamic test systems, and proprietary manufacturing execution system software. The acquisition broadened the Company’s portfolio of automation solutions and extends the Company’s ability to serve customers in the growing aerospace and defense industries.

On May 3, 2023, the Company acquired 100% ownership of Powermig Automação e Soldagem Ltda. (“Powermig”), a privately held automation engineering firm headquartered in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil. The net

purchase price was $29,572, net of cash acquired, and it was accounted for as a business combination. Beginning May 3, 2023, the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Income includes the results of Powermig, which were not material for the three months ended March 31, 2024. Powermig specializes in designing and engineering industrial welding automation solutions for the heavy industry and transportation sectors. The acquisition broadened the Company’s automation portfolio and capabilities.

In 2024, the Company recognized $1,762 in acquisition costs, which were expensed as incurred.

The acquired companies discussed above are not material individually, or in the aggregate, to the actual or pro forma Consolidated Statements of Income or Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; as such, pro forma information related to these acquisitions have not been presented.