MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC

Mueller Industries, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of copper, brass, and aluminum products. The company produces a wide range of products including copper tube and fittings, line sets, steel nipples, brass rod, bar, and shapes, aluminum and brass forgings, aluminum impact extrusions, refrigeration valves and fittings, compressed gas valves, pressure vessels, insulated flexible duct systems, and high-quality wire and cable solutions. Mueller Industries also resells brass and plastic plumbing valves, plastic fittings, malleable iron fittings, faucets, and plumbing specialty products. The company's operations are located across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Great Britain, South Korea, the Middle East, and China. Mueller Industries was incorporated in Delaware on October 3, 1990. The company's reportable segments are Piping Systems, Industrial Metals, and Climate. Certain administrative expenses and retiree benefits at inactive operations are classified under Corporate and Eliminations. A significant portion of Mueller Industries' products are used in the construction of single and multi-family housing and commercial buildings, making new housing starts and commercial construction important drivers of sales to the heating, ventilation, air-conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, and plumbing markets. Repairs and remodeling projects also contribute to demand. Additionally, the company's products are utilized in various transportation, automotive, and industrial applications. The Piping Systems segment includes the Domestic Piping Systems Group, Great Lakes Copper, European Operations, Trading Group, Jungwoo Metal Ind. Co., LTD, and Mueller Middle East WLL. The Domestic Piping Systems Group manufactures and distributes copper tube, fittings, line sets, and pipe nipples, and resells steel pipe, brass and plastic plumbing valves, malleable iron fittings and faucets, and plumbing specialties.