Acquisition of Precision Partners (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

On August 4, 2017, we acquired PPHC Holdings, LLC (“Precision Partners”), which provides advanced-engineered solutions, tool design and build, hot- and cold-stamped steel components and complex assemblies for the automotive market. Precision Partners is headquartered in Ontario, Canada and operates eight plants in Ontario, Alabama and Kentucky. We acquired Precision Partners to advance our core focus on the high-growth automotive lightweighting market and our prominent position in advanced high strength

steels, further strengthen our close collaboration with automotive market customers, and leverage both companies’ research and innovation in metals forming. The consolidated financial statements reflect the effects of the acquisition and Precision Partner’s financial results beginning August 4, 2017. We finalized the purchase price allocation as of March 31, 2018, with an insignificant adjustment to goodwill. For the year ended December 31, 2017, we incurred acquisition costs of $6.2, primarily for transaction fees and direct costs, including legal, finance, consulting and other professional fees. These costs are included in selling and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.