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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 
____________________________________________ 
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
 
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 28, 2025
OR
 
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from             to             
Commission file number 001-15885
MATERION CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
Ohio   34-1919973
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
6070 Parkland Blvd., Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(216)-486-4200

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value MTRN New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes þ       No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  Yes  þ        No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer þ Accelerated filer  ¨
Non-accelerated filer  ¨ Smaller reporting company ☐
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨    
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐     No  þ
Number of Shares of Common Stock, without par value, outstanding at March 28, 2025: 20,814,258.



PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Materion Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
 
  First Quarter Ended
(Thousands, except per share amounts) March 28, 2025 March 29, 2024
Net sales $ 420,330  $ 385,287 
Cost of sales 344,151  314,075 
Gross margin 76,179  71,212 
Selling, general, and administrative expense 35,445  35,844 
Research and development expense 6,505  7,142 
Restructuring expense 2,038  1,620 
Other—net 4,996  4,357 
Operating profit 27,195  22,249 
Other non-operating income—net (666) (643)
Interest expense—net 6,917  8,279 
Income before income taxes 20,944  14,613 
Income tax expense 3,246  1,204 
Net income $ 17,698  $ 13,409 
Basic earnings per share:
Net income per share of common stock $ 0.85  $ 0.65 
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income per share of common stock $ 0.85  $ 0.64 
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding:
Basic 20,780  20,679 
Diluted 20,913  20,973 














See notes to these consolidated financial statements.


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Materion Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
 
  First Quarter Ended
  March 28, March 29,
(Thousands) 2025 2024
Net income $ 17,698  $ 13,409 
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustment 3,628  (4,460)
Derivative and hedging activity, net of tax (1,356) 2,260 
Pension and post-employment benefit adjustment, net of tax 1,075  (173)
Other comprehensive income (loss) 3,347  (2,373)
Comprehensive income $ 21,045  $ 11,036 





































See notes to these consolidated financial statements.


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Materion Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
March 28, Dec. 31,
(Thousands) 2025 2024
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 15,634  $ 16,713 
Accounts receivable, net 219,320  193,793 
Inventories, net 439,763  441,299 
Prepaid and other current assets 84,325  72,419 
Total current assets 759,042  724,224 
Deferred income taxes 2,970  2,964 
Property, plant, and equipment 1,339,968  1,315,586 
Less allowances for depreciation, depletion, and amortization (817,843) (804,781)
Property, plant, and equipment, net 522,125  510,805 
Operating lease, right-of-use assets 75,788  64,449 
Intangible assets, net 106,932  109,312 
Other assets 21,245  22,140 
Goodwill 264,255  263,738 
Total Assets $ 1,752,357  $ 1,697,632 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Short-term debt $ 52,573  $ 34,274 
Accounts payable 136,860  105,901 
Salaries and wages 16,773  20,939 
Other liabilities and accrued items 43,664  47,523 
Income taxes 4,100  4,906 
Unearned revenue 13,082  13,191 
Total current liabilities 267,052  226,734 
Other long-term liabilities 12,333  12,013 
Operating lease liabilities 72,731  62,626 
Finance lease liabilities 12,707  12,404 
Retirement and post-employment benefits 25,341  26,411 
Unearned income 70,225  75,769 
Long-term income taxes 1,998  1,818 
Deferred income taxes 3,297  3,242 
Long-term debt 398,744  407,734 
Shareholders’ equity
Serial preferred stock (no par value; 5,000 authorized shares, none issued)
—  — 
Common stock (no par value; 60,000 authorized shares, issued shares of 27,148 at March 28 and December 31)
342,759  336,136 
Retained earnings 864,002  849,111 
Common stock in treasury (267,756) (261,880)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (57,699) (61,046)
Other equity 6,623  6,560 
Total shareholders' equity 887,929  868,881 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity $ 1,752,357  $ 1,697,632 



See the notes to these consolidated financial statements.


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Materion Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
  Three Months Ended
  March 28, March 29,
(Thousands) 2025 2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 17,698  $ 13,409 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization 16,538  16,185 
Amortization of deferred financing costs in interest expense 450  429 
Stock-based compensation expense (non-cash) 2,986  2,495 
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense 22  (253)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
(24,912) 2,729 
Inventory 421  (26,539)
Prepaid and other current assets (10,428) (10,274)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 19,191  (5,194)
Unearned revenue (4,616) (5,860)
Interest and taxes payable
(404) (3,294)
Other-net (1,444) 2,362 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 15,502  (13,805)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Payments for purchase of property, plant, and equipment (12,321) (21,314)
Payments for mine development (8,683) (5,333)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment 266  348 
Net cash used in investing activities (20,738) (26,299)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from (repayments of) borrowings under credit facilities, net 16,190  56,779 
Repayment of debt (7,522) (7,586)
Principal payments under finance lease obligations (163) (191)
Cash dividends paid (2,803) (2,692)
Payments of withholding taxes for stock-based compensation awards (2,224) (6,013)
Net cash provided by financing activities 3,478  40,297 
Effects of exchange rate changes 679  (383)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents (1,079) (190)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 16,713  13,294 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 15,634  $ 13,104 


See notes to these consolidated financial statements.


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Materion Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity
(Unaudited)
Common Shares Shareholders' Equity
(Thousands, except per share amounts) Common Shares Common Shares Held in Treasury Common
Stock
Retained
Earnings
Common
Stock in
Treasury
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Other
Equity
Total
Balance at December 31, 2024 20,764  6,384  $ 336,136  $ 849,111  $ (261,880) $ (61,046) $ 6,560  $ 868,881 
Net income —  —  —  17,698  —  —  —  17,698 
Other comprehensive loss —  —  —  —  —  3,347  —  3,347 
Cash dividends declared ($0.135 per share)
—  —  —  (2,803) —  —  —  (2,803)
Stock-based compensation activity 75  (75) 6,597  (4) (3,607) —  —  2,986 
Payments of withholding taxes for stock-based compensation awards (25) 25  —  —  (2,224) —  —  (2,224)
Directors’ deferred compensation —  —  26  —  (45) —  63  44 
Balance at March 28, 2025 20,814  6,334  $ 342,759  $ 864,002  $ (267,756) $ (57,699) $ 6,623  $ 887,929 
Balance at December 31, 2023 20,646  6,502  $ 309,492  $ 854,334  $ (237,746) $ (46,948) $ 5,921  $ 885,053 
Net income —  —  —  13,409  —  —  —  13,409 
Other comprehensive loss —  —  —  —  —  (2,373) —  (2,373)
Cash dividends declared ($0.13 per share)
—  —  —  (2,692) —  —  —  (2,692)
Stock-based compensation activity 130  (130) 14,969  (13) (12,461) —  —  2,495 
Payments of withholding taxes for stock-based compensation awards (45) 45  —  —  (6,013) —  —  (6,013)
Directors’ deferred compensation —  —  31  —  (48) —  61  44 
Balance at March 29, 2024 20,731  6,417  $ 324,492  $ 865,038  $ (256,268) $ (49,321) $ 5,982  $ 889,923 

















See notes to these consolidated financial statements.


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Materion Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Note A — Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation:
The accompanying consolidated financial statements of Materion Corporation and its subsidiaries (referred to herein as the Company, our, we, or us) contain all of the adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods reported. All adjustments were of a normal and recurring nature.

These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company's 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The interim period results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

New Accounting Guidance Issued and Not Yet Adopted:
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU No. 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (Topic 740). This ASU updates current income tax disclosure requirements to require disclosures of specific categories of information within the effective tax rate reconciliation, as well as disclosure of income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. This ASU will be effective for the annual period ending December 31, 2025. Adoption of this ASU will result in additional disclosure, but it will not impact the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In November 2024, the FASB issued amended guidance related to disclosure of disaggregated expenses (“ASU 2024-03”). This amendment requires public business entities to provide detailed disclosures in the notes to financial statements disaggregating specific expense categories, including employee compensation, depreciation, and intangible asset amortization, as well as certain other disclosures to provide enhanced transparency into the nature and function of expenses. This new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning in the Company’s fiscal year 2027 and interim periods following annual adoption, with early adoption permitted. This guidance will be applied on a prospective basis with retrospective application permitted. Management is currently evaluating this ASU to determine its impact on the Company’s disclosures.
Note B — Segment Reporting

The Company has the following reportable segments: Performance Materials, Electronic Materials, Precision Optics, and Other. The Company’s reportable segments represent components of the Company for which separate financial information is available that is utilized on a regular basis by the Chief Executive Officer, the Company's chief operating decision maker, in determining how to allocate the Company’s resources and evaluate performance.

Performance Materials provides advanced engineered solutions comprised of beryllium and non-beryllium containing alloy systems and custom engineered parts in strip, bulk, rod, plate, bar, tube, and other customized shapes.

Electronic Materials produces advanced chemicals, microelectric packaging, precious metal, non-precious metal, and specialty metal products, including vapor deposition targets, frame lid assemblies, clad and precious metal preforms and high temperature braze materials.

Precision Optics produces thin film coatings, optical filter materials, sputter-coated, and precision-converted thin film materials.

The Other reportable segment includes unallocated corporate costs and assets.

The primary measurement used by management to measure the financial performance of each segment is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). The below table presents financial information for each segment and a reconciliation of EBITDA to Net Income (the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure) for the first quarter of 2025 and 2024:


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First quarter ended March 28, 2025
Performance Materials Electronic Materials Precision Optics Other Consolidated
Net sales (1)
$ 173,987  $ 224,795  $ 21,548  $ —  $ 420,330 
Less:
Cost of sales 125,756  201,057  17,324  14  344,151 
Selling, general and administrative expense 13,981  10,619  4,386  6,459  35,445 
Other segment items (2)
3,007  6,308  3,675  (117) 12,873 
Plus:
Segment depreciation, depletion and amortization 9,430  4,267  2,355  486  16,538 
Segment EBITDA $ 40,673  $ 11,078  $ (1,482) $ (5,870) $ 44,399 
Income tax expense 3,246 
Interest expense - net 6,917 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 16,538 
Net Income $ 17,698 



First quarter ended March 29, 2024
Performance Materials Electronic Materials Precision Optics Other Consolidated
Net sales (1)
$ 168,646  $ 191,971  $ 24,670  $ —  $ 385,287 
Less:
Cost of sales 128,565  166,915  18,584  11  314,075 
Selling, general and administrative expense 14,155  10,131  5,614  5,944  35,844 
Other segment items (2)
3,439  5,140  3,628  269  12,476 
Plus:
Segment depreciation, depletion and amortization 8,189  4,567  2,904  525  16,185 
Segment EBITDA $ 30,676  $ 14,352  $ (252) $ (5,699) $ 39,077 
Income tax expense 1,204 
Interest expense - net 8,279 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 16,185 
Net Income $ 13,409 


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(1) Excludes inter-segment sales of $2.6 million for the first quarter of 2025 and $1.5 million for the first quarter of 2024 for Electronic Materials. Inter-segment sales are eliminated in consolidation.

(2) Other segment items for each reportable segment include:
•Research and development expense
•Restructuring expense
•Other operating expense - primarily comprised of metal consignment fees, intangible amortization and foreign currency (gains)/losses as further detailed in Note E
•Non-operating expenses primarily related to pension costs

The following table disaggregates revenue for each segment by end market for the first quarter of 2025 and 2024:
 (Thousands) Performance Materials Electronic Materials Precision Optics Other Total
First Quarter 2025
End Market
Semiconductor $ 3,628  $ 183,749  $ 775  $ —  $ 188,152 
Industrial 31,277  9,755  6,273  —  47,305 
Aerospace and defense 42,090  1,702  6,241  —  50,033 
Consumer electronics 45,035  1,108  3,093  —  49,236 
Automotive 16,202  726  1,335  —  18,263 
Energy 16,420  20,230  —  —  36,650 
Life sciences 2,575  5,874  3,692  —  12,141 
Other 16,760  1,651  139  —  18,550 
Total $ 173,987  $ 224,795  $ 21,548  $ —  $ 420,330 
First Quarter 2024
End Market
Semiconductor $ 2,662  $ 156,424  $ 325  $ —  $ 159,411 
Industrial 27,136  9,498  6,824  —  43,458 
Aerospace and defense 41,571  1,608  5,875  —  49,054 
Consumer electronics 54,297  110  3,116  —  57,523 
Automotive 17,890  1,232  2,188  —  21,310 
Energy 8,317  16,945  —  —  25,262 
Life sciences 3,001  3,714  6,302  —  13,017 
Other 13,772  2,440  40  —  16,252 
Total $ 168,646  $ 191,971  $ 24,670  $ —  $ 385,287 

The CODM does not regularly review segment assets to make decisions regarding the allocation of resources, and as such the Company has not included assets for each reportable segment.

Note C — Revenue Recognition

Net sales consist primarily of revenue from the sale of precious and non-precious specialty metals, beryllium and copper-based alloys, beryllium composites, and other products into numerous end markets. The Company requires an agreement with a customer that creates enforceable rights and performance obligations. The Company generally recognizes revenue in an amount that reflects the consideration to which it expects to be entitled upon satisfaction of a performance obligation by transferring control over a product to the customer. Control over a product is generally transferred to the customer when the Company has a present right to payment, the customer has legal title, the customer has physical possession, the customer has the significant risks and rewards of ownership, and/or the customer has accepted the product.


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Materion Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Transaction Price Allocated to Future Performance Obligations: Accounting Standards Codification 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, requires that the Company disclose the aggregate amount of transaction price that is allocated to performance obligations that have not yet been satisfied at March 28, 2025. Remaining performance obligations include non-cancelable purchase orders and customer contracts. The guidance provides certain practical expedients that limit this requirement. As such, the Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts with an original expected length of one year or less.

After considering the practical expedient at March 28, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations was approximately $33.8 million and $39.3 million, respectively.

Contract Balances: The timing of revenue recognition, billings, and cash collections resulted in the following contract assets and contract liabilities:
(Thousands) March 28, 2025 December 31, 2024 $ change % change
Accounts receivable, trade
$ 220,222  $ 194,562  $ 25,660  13  %
Unbilled receivables
47,064  34,950  12,114  35  %
Unearned revenue
13,082  13,191  (109) (1) %
Accounts receivable, trade represents payments due from customers relating to the transfer of the Company’s products and services. The Company believes that its receivables are collectible and appropriate allowances for doubtful accounts have been recorded. Impairment losses (bad debt) incurred related to our receivables were immaterial during the first three months of 2025 and 2024.

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company entered into a factoring agreement to sell certain receivables to a third-party financial institution. The transfer of the receivables constitute purchases and sales of receivables resulting in a reduction of trade receivables on the consolidated balance sheets and the proceeds are included in the cash flows from operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. The Company sold $16.0 million of receivables in the first quarter of 2025 and recorded a loss on sale of $0.2 million. The Company sold $48.9 million of receivables in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Unbilled receivables represent expenditures on contracts, plus applicable profit margin, not yet billed. Unbilled receivables are generally billed and collected within one year. Billings made on contracts are recorded as a reduction of unbilled receivables. Unbilled receivables are included within the prepaid and other current assets line item on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Unearned revenue is recorded for consideration received from customers in advance of satisfaction of the related performance obligations. The Company recognized approximately $9.2 million of the December 31, 2024 unearned amounts as revenue during the first three months of 2025.

As a practical expedient, the Company does not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component because the period between the transfer of a product or service to a customer and when the customer pays for that product or service will be one year or less. The Company does not include extended payment terms in its contracts with customers.



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Materion Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note D — Restructuring
In fiscal years 2024 and 2023, we announced restructuring plans that were both designed to reduce costs and expenses in response to macroeconomic conditions and current operating performance. These actions impact all three of our business segments as well as Corporate. When completed, the restructuring programs are expected to result in the reduction in annual cost of sales and operating expenses.
In 2025, the Company continued to implement restructuring actions, primarily in our Precision Optics segment. In connection with these actions, we recorded restructuring expenses of $2.0 million and $1.6 million in the three months ended March 28, 2025 and March 29, 2024, respectively, all of which were associated with workforce reduction, including severance and other personnel-related costs. We expect to substantially complete the remaining restructuring activities by the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2025.
The activity in the accrued balances incurred in relation to restructuring during the three months ended March 28, 2025, and March 29, 2024, were as follows:
Reduction in Force
(Thousands) Performance Materials Electronic Materials Precision Optics Other Consolidated
Balance at December 31, 2024
$ 56  $ 293  $ 60  $ 408  $ 817 
Additional Charges 196  453  1,358  31  2,038 
Cash Payments (66) (648) (1,015) (129) (1,858)
Balance at March 28, 2025 $ 186  $ 98  $ 403  $ 310  $ 997 
Reduction in Force
(Thousands) Performance Materials Electronic Materials Precision Optics Other Consolidated
Balance at December 31, 2023 $ $ 388  $ —  $ —  $ 390 
Additional Charges 739  350  324  207  1,620 
Cash Payments (461) (689) (229) (119) (1,498)
Balance at March 29, 2024 $ 280  $ 49  $ 95  $ 88  $ 512 

Note E — Other-net

Other-net for the first quarter of 2025 and 2024 is summarized as follows: 
  First Quarter Ended
  March 28, March 29,
(Thousands) 2025 2024
Amortization of intangible assets $ 2,889  $ 2,847 
Metal consignment fees 2,215  2,023 
Foreign currency loss (gain) (153) 433 
Other items, net 45  (946)
Total $ 4,996  $ 4,357 
Note F — Income Taxes

The Company's effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2025 and 2024 was 15.5% and 8.2%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2025 is lower than the statutory tax rate primarily due to the impact of percentage depletion, foreign derived intangible income deduction and production credit. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2024 was lower than the statutory tax rate primarily due to the impact of percentage depletion, the foreign derived intangible income deduction and excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation awards.


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Materion Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
The effective tax rate for the first three months of 2025 and 2024 included a net discrete income tax effect from stock-based compensation awards of $0.1 million expense and $1.2 million benefit, respectively.

Pillar Two

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) introduced rules to establish a global minimum corporate tax rate, commonly referred to as Pillar Two. Numerous foreign countries have enacted legislation to implement the Pillar Two rules, or are expected to enact similar legislation. Pillar Two legislation enacted in jurisdictions the Company operates in is not expected to have a material impact on its effective tax rate or consolidated results of operations, financial position, or cash flows in 2025. We will continue to evaluate the impact of Pillar Two legislation on the current and future reporting periods.


Note G — Earnings Per Share (EPS)

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted EPS:
First Quarter Ended
March 28, March 29,
(Thousands, except per share amounts) 2025 2024
Numerator for basic and diluted EPS:
Net income $ 17,698  $ 13,409 
Denominator:
Denominator for basic EPS:
Weighted-average shares outstanding 20,780  20,679 
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock appreciation rights 45  93 
Restricted stock units 53  91 
Performance-based restricted stock units 35  110 
Diluted potential common shares 133  294 
Denominator for diluted EPS:
Adjusted weighted-average shares outstanding 20,913  20,973 
Basic EPS $ 0.85  $ 0.65 
Diluted EPS $ 0.85  $ 0.64 

Adjusted weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted exclude securities totaling 141,249 and 71,285 for the quarters ended March 28, 2025 and March 29, 2024, respectively. These securities are primarily related to restricted stock units (RSUs) and stock appreciation rights (SARs) with fair market values and exercise prices greater than the average market price of the Company's common shares and were excluded from the dilution calculation as the effect would have been anti-dilutive.




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Materion Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note H — Inventories

Inventories on the Consolidated Balance Sheets are summarized as follows:
March 28, December 31,
(Thousands) 2025 2024
Raw materials and supplies $ 89,271  $ 100,208 
Work in process 286,923  278,065 
Finished goods 63,569  63,026 
Inventories, net $ 439,763  $ 441,299 

The Company maintains the majority of the precious metals and copper used in production on a consignment basis in order to reduce its exposure to metal price movements and to reduce its working capital investment. The notional value of off-balance sheet precious metals and copper was $416.8 million and $381.6 million as of March 28, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

Note I — Customer Prepayments

In 2020, the Company entered into an investment agreement and a master supply agreement with a customer to procure equipment to manufacture product for the customer. The customer provided prepayments to the Company to fund the necessary infrastructure improvements and procure the equipment necessary to supply the customer with the desired product. The Company owns, operates and maintains the equipment that is being used to manufacture product for the customer.

Revenue will be recognized as the Company fulfills purchase orders and ships the commercial product to the customer, as product delivery is considered the satisfaction of the performance obligation.

Additionally, during the second quarter of 2022, the Company entered into an amendment to the investment agreement with the same customer to procure additional equipment to manufacture product for the customer. In 2023, the Company received the remaining prepayment related to this amendment, the total of which approximated $38.6 million.

As of March 28, 2025 and December 31, 2024, $56.2 million and $60.9 million, respectively, of prepayments are classified as Unearned income on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The prepayments will remain in Unearned income until commercial purchase orders are received for product serviced out of the equipment, at which time a portion of the purchase order value related to prepayments will be reclassified to Unearned revenue. As of March 28, 2025 and December 31, 2024, $4.4 million and $4.3 million, respectively, of the prepayments are classified as Unearned revenue.


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Materion Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note J — Pensions and Other Post-employment Benefits

The following is a summary of the net periodic benefit (income)/cost for the first quarter of 2025 and 2024 for the pension plans as shown below. The Pension Benefits columns aggregate defined benefit pension plans in the U.S., Germany, Liechtenstein, England, and the U.S. supplemental retirement plans. The Other Benefits columns include the domestic retiree medical and life insurance plan.
  Pension Benefits Other Benefits
  First Quarter Ended First Quarter Ended
March 28, March 29, March 28, March 29,
(Thousands) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Components of net periodic benefit (income) cost
Service cost $ 286  $ 268  $ 11  $ 12 
Interest cost 1,910  1,907  58  58 
Expected return on plan assets (2,504) (2,530) —  — 
Amortization of prior service cost (benefit) (21) (21) —  — 
Amortization of net loss (gain) 89  32  (87) (87)
Total net benefit (income) cost $ (240) $ (344) $ (18) $ (17)
The Company did not make any contributions to its defined benefit plan in the first quarter of 2025 or 2024.
The Company reports the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost in the same line item as other compensation costs in operating expenses and the non-service cost components of net periodic benefit cost in Other non-operating (income) expense.


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Materion Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Note K — Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive income, including the amounts reclassified, for the first quarter of 2025 and 2024 are as follows:
Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges
(Thousands) Foreign Currency Interest Rate Precious Metals Total Pension and Post-Employment Benefits Foreign Currency Translation Total
Balance at December 31, 2024 $ 1,638  $ 3,545  $ $ 5,185  $ (54,702) $ (11,529) $ (61,046)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (279) (686) —  (965) 1,553  3,628  4,216 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (34) (763) —  (797) (103) —  (900)
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income before tax (313) (1,449) —  (1,762) 1,450  3,628  3,316 
Deferred taxes (72) (334) —  (406) 375  —  (31)
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income after tax (241) (1,115) —  (1,356) 1,075  3,628  3,347 
Balance at March 28, 2025 $ 1,397  $ 2,430  $ $ 3,829  $ (53,627) $ (7,901) $ (57,699)
Balance at December 31, 2023 $ 1,201  $ 4,156  $ (99) $ 5,258  $ (48,658) $ (3,548) $ (46,948)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications 665  3,840  (333) 4,172  —  (4,460) (288)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) —  (1,262) 26  (1,236) (111) —  (1,347)
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income before tax 665  2,578  (307) 2,936  (111) (4,460) (1,635)
Deferred taxes 153  593  (70) 676  62  —  738 
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income after tax 512  1,985  (237) 2,260  (173) (4,460) (2,373)
Balance at March 29, 2024 $ 1,713  $ 6,141  $ (336) $ 7,518  $ (48,831) $ (8,008) $ (49,321)

Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) of gains and losses on foreign currency cash flow hedges are recorded in Net sales in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) of gains and losses on precious metal and copper cash flow hedges are recorded in Cost of sales in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) of gains and losses on the interest rate cash flow hedge is recorded in Interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Refer to Note N for additional details on cash flow hedges.
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for pension and post-employment benefits are included in the computation of the net periodic pension and post-employment benefit expense. Refer to Note J for additional details on pension and post-employment expenses.



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Materion Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note L — Stock-based Compensation Expense

Stock-based compensation expense, which includes awards settled in shares was $3.0 million and $2.6 million in the first quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively.
The Company granted 54,302 SARs to certain employees during the first quarter of 2025. The weighted-average exercise price per share and weighted-average fair value per share of the SARs granted during the three months ended March 28, 2025 were $87.36 and $26.33, respectively. The Company estimated the fair value of the SARs using the following weighted-average assumptions in the Black-Scholes model:
Risk-free interest rate 3.97  %
Dividend yield 0.62  %
Volatility 29.4  %
Expected term (in years) 4.7
The Company granted 102,678 stock-settled RSUs to certain employees during the first quarter of 2025. The Company measures the fair value of stock-settled RSUs based on the closing market price of a share of Materion common stock on the date of the grant. The weighted-average fair value per share was $87.79 for stock-settled RSUs granted to employees during the three months ended March 28, 2025. RSUs are generally expensed over the vesting period of three years for employees.
The Company granted stock-settled performance-based restricted stock units (PRSUs) to certain employees in the first quarter of 2025. The weighted-average fair value of the stock-settled PRSUs was $106.34 per share and will be expensed over the vesting period of three years. The final payout to the employees for all PRSUs will be based upon the Company’s return on invested capital and its total return to shareholders over the vesting period relative to a peer group’s performance over the same period.
At March 28, 2025, unrecognized compensation cost related to the unvested portion of all stock-based awards was approximately $26.9 million, and is expected to be recognized over the remaining vesting period of the respective grants.

Note M — Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company measures and records financial instruments at fair value. A hierarchy is used for those instruments measured at fair value that distinguishes between assumptions based on market data (observable inputs) and the Company’s assumptions (unobservable inputs). The hierarchy consists of three levels:
Level 1 — Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;
Level 2 — Inputs other than Level 1 inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable; and
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs developed using estimates and assumptions developed by the Company, which reflect
those that a market participant would use.


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Materion Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
The following table summarizes the financial instruments measured at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 28, 2025 and December 31, 2024: 
   
(Thousands) Total Carrying Value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets Quoted Prices
in  Active
Markets  for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024
Financial Assets
Deferred compensation investments $ 6,149  $ 6,050  $ 6,149  $ 6,050  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ — 
Foreign currency forward contracts 434  1,671  —  —  434  1,671  —  — 
Interest rate swaps 3,441  4,603  —  —  3,441  4,603  —  — 
Precious metal swaps —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Total $ 10,024  $ 12,324  $ 6,149  $ 6,050  $ 3,875  $ 6,274  $ —  $ — 
Financial Liabilities
Deferred compensation liability $ 6,149  $ 6,050  $ 6,149  $ 6,050  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ — 
Foreign currency forward contracts 1,397  1,033  —  —  1,397  1,033  —  — 
Interest rate swaps 287  —  —  —  287  —  — 
Precious metal swaps —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Total $ 7,833  $ 7,083  $ 6,149  $ 6,050  $ 1,684  $ 1,033  $ —  $ — 
The Company uses a market approach to value the assets and liabilities for financial instruments in the table above. Outstanding contracts are valued through models that utilize market observable inputs, including both spot and forward prices, for the same underlying currencies, metals, and interest rates. The carrying values of the other working capital items and debt in the Consolidated Balance Sheets approximate fair values as of March 28, 2025 and December 31, 2024. The Company's deferred compensation investments and liabilities are based on the fair value of the investments corresponding to the employees’ investment selections, primarily in mutual funds, based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. Deferred compensation investments are primarily presented in Other assets. Deferred compensation liabilities are primarily presented in Other long-term liabilities.

Note N — Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activity

The Company uses derivative contracts to hedge exposure to movements in interest rates associated with borrowings, foreign currency exposures, and precious metal and copper exposures. The objectives and strategies for using derivatives in these areas are as follows:
Interest Rate. On March 4, 2022, the Company entered into a $100.0 million interest rate swap to hedge the interest rate risk on the Credit Agreement described in Note P. The swap hedges the change in 1-month Secured Overnight Financial Rate (SOFR) from March 4, 2022 to November 2, 2026. On March 21, 2023, the Company entered into two $50.0 million interest rate swaps to hedge the interest rate risk on the Credit Agreement described in Note P. The swaps hedge the change in 1-month USD-SOFR. The purpose of these hedges is to manage the risk of changes in the monthly interest payments attributable to changes in the benchmark interest rate.
Foreign Currency. The Company sells a portion of its products to overseas customers in their local currencies, primarily the euro and yen. The Company secures foreign currency derivatives, mainly forward contracts and options, to hedge these anticipated sales transactions. The purpose of the hedge program is to protect against the reduction in the dollar value of foreign currency sales from adverse exchange rate movements. Should the dollar strengthen significantly, the decrease in the translated value of the foreign currency sales should be partially offset by gains on the hedge contracts.


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Materion Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Depending upon the methods used, the hedge contracts may limit the benefits from a weakening U.S. dollar.
The use of forward contracts locks in a firm rate and eliminates any downside from an adverse rate movement as well as any benefit from a favorable rate movement. The Company may from time to time choose to hedge with options or a tandem of options, known as a collar. These hedging techniques can limit or eliminate the downside risk but can allow for some or all of the benefit from a favorable rate movement to be realized. Unlike a forward contract, a premium is paid for an option; collars, which are a combination of a put and call option, may have a net premium but can be structured to be cash neutral. The Company will primarily hedge with forward contracts due to the relationship between the cash outlay and the level of risk.
The use of foreign currency derivative contracts is governed by policies approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. A team consisting of senior financial managers reviews the estimated exposure levels, as defined by budgets, forecasts, and other internal data, and determines the timing, amounts, and nature of instruments to use to hedge exposures. Management analyzes the effective hedged rates and the actual and projected gains and losses on the hedging transactions against the program objectives, targeted rates, and levels of risk assumed. Foreign currency contracts are typically layered in at different times for a specified exposure period in order to minimize the impact of market rate movements.

Precious Metals.    The Company maintains the majority of its precious metal production requirements on consignment in order to reduce its working capital investment and the exposure to metal price movements. When a product containing precious metal is fabricated and delivered to the customer, the metal content is purchased out of consignment based on the current market price. The price paid by the Company for the precious metal forms the basis for the price charged to the customer for the metal content in the product. This methodology allows for changes in either direction in the market prices of the precious metals used by the Company to be passed through to the customer and reduces the impact that changes in prices could have on the Company's margins and operating profit. The consigned metal is owned by precious metal consignors that charge the Company consignment fees based upon the value of the metal as it fluctuates while on consignment. Each precious metal consignor retains title to its consigned precious metal until it is purchased by the Company, and it is the Company’s typical practice to purchase metal out of consignment only after a product containing that metal has been purchased by one of our customers.
In certain instances, a customer may want to fix the price for the precious metal at the time the sales order is placed rather than at the time of shipment. Setting the sales price at a different date than when the material would be purchased out of consignment potentially creates an exposure to movements in the market price of the metal. Therefore, in these limited situations, the Company may elect to enter into a forward contract to purchase precious metal. The forward contract allows the Company to purchase metal at a fixed price on a specific future date. The price in the forward contract serves as the basis for the price to be charged to the customer. By doing so, the selling price and purchase price are matched, and the Company's price exposure is reduced.
The Company refines precious metal-containing materials for its customers and typically will purchase the refined metal from the customer at current market prices. In limited circumstances, the customer may want to fix the price to be paid at the time of the order as opposed to when the material is refined. The customer may also want to fix the price for a set period of time. The Company may then elect to enter into a hedge contract, either a forward contract or a swap, to fix the price for the estimated quantity of metal to be refined and purchased, thereby reducing the exposure to adverse movements in the price of the metal. The Company may also enter into hedges to mitigate the risk relating to the prices of the metals that we process or refine.
In certain circumstances, the Company also refines metal from the customer and may retain a portion of the refined metal as payment. The Company may elect to enter into a forward contract to sell precious metal to reduce the Company's price exposure in these instances.
The Company may, from time to time, elect to purchase precious metal and hold in inventory rather than on consignment due to potential consignment line limitations or other factors. These purchases are infrequent and, when made are typically held for a short duration. A forward contract will be secured at the time of the purchase to fix the price to be paid when the metal is transferred back to the consignment line, thereby limiting any price exposure during the time when the metal was owned by the Company.


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Materion Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
The Company will only enter into a derivative contract if there is an underlying identified exposure. Contracts are typically held to maturity. The Company does not engage in derivative trading activities and does not use derivatives for speculative purposes. The Company only uses hedge contracts that are denominated in the same currency or metal as the underlying exposure.
All derivatives are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. If a derivative is designated and effective as a cash flow hedge, changes in the fair value of the derivative are recognized in other comprehensive income (OCI) and reclassified into income in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion of a derivative's fair value, if any, is recognized in earnings immediately. If a derivative is not a hedge, changes in the fair value are adjusted through income. The fair values of the outstanding derivatives are recorded on the balance sheet as assets (if the derivatives are in a gain position) or liabilities (if the derivatives are in a loss position). The derivative assets and liabilities are classified as short-term or long-term depending upon the contract maturity date.
The following table summarizes the notional amount and the fair value of the Company’s outstanding derivatives not designated as hedging instruments (on a gross basis) and the balance sheet classification as of March 28, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
 
March 28, 2025
December 31, 2024
(Thousands) Notional
Amount
Fair
Value
Notional
Amount
Fair
Value
Foreign currency forward contracts
Prepaid and other current assets $ 17,936  $ 410  $ 24,532  $ 1,365 
Other liabilities and accrued items 37,239  1,364  45,679  1,031 
These outstanding foreign currency derivatives were related to balance sheet hedges and intercompany loans. Other-net included $0.5 million of foreign currency losses and $0.4 million of foreign currency gains related to derivatives in the first quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively.


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Materion Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
The following table summarizes the notional amount and the fair value of the Company’s outstanding derivatives designated as cash flow hedges (on a gross basis) and the balance sheet classification as of March 28, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
 
March 28, 2025
Fair Value
(Thousands) Notional
Amount
Prepaid and other current assets Other assets Other liabilities and accrued items Other long-term liabilities
Foreign currency forward contracts - yen $ 1,017  $ 24  $ —  $ 22  $ — 
Foreign currency forward contracts - euro 2,161  —  —  11  — 
Precious metal swaps —  —  —  —  — 
Interest rate swaps 200,000  2,293  1,148  53  234 
Total $ 203,178  $ 2,317  $ 1,148  $ 86  $ 234 
December 31, 2024
Fair Value
Notional
Amount
Prepaid and other current assets Other assets Other liabilities and accrued items Other long-term liabilities
Foreign currency forward contracts - yen $ 1,427  $ 70  $ —  $ $ — 
Foreign currency forward contracts - euro 5,955  236  —  —  — 
Precious metal swaps —  —  —  —  — 
Interest rate swaps 200,000  2,701  1,902  —  — 
Total $ 207,382  $ 3,007  $ 1,902  $ $ — 
All of the contracts summarized above were designated and effective as cash flow hedges. We expect to reclassify $2.2 million of gains into earnings in the next 12 months contemporaneously with the earnings effects of the related forecasted transactions. At March 28, 2025, the maximum term of derivative instruments that hedge forecasted transactions was approximately four years. Refer to Note K for additional OCI details.
The following table summarizes the amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income related to the Company’s outstanding derivatives designated as cash flow hedges and associated income statement classification as of the first quarter of 2025 and 2024: 
  First Quarter Ended
(Thousands)
March 28, 2025
March 29, 2024
Hedging relationship Line item
Foreign currency forward contracts Net sales $ (34) $ — 
Precious metal swaps Cost of sales —  26 
Interest rate swap Interest expense - net (763) (1,262)
Total $ (797) $ (1,236)

Note O — Contingencies

Legal Proceedings. The Company is party to several pending legal proceedings and claims arising in the normal course of business. The Company records a liability when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. In the event the Company determines that a loss is not probable, but is reasonably possible, and it becomes possible to develop what the Company believes to be a reasonable range of possible loss, then the Company will include disclosure related to such matters. To the extent there is a reasonable possibility that the losses could exceed any amounts accrued, the Company will adjust the accrual in the period the determination is made, disclose an estimate of the additional loss or range of loss, indicate that the estimate is immaterial with respect to its financial statements as a whole or, if the amount of such adjustment cannot be reasonably estimated, disclose that an estimate cannot be made.


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Materion Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Environmental Proceedings. The Company has an active environmental compliance program and records reserves for the probable cost of identified environmental remediation projects. The reserves are established based upon analyses conducted by the Company’s engineers and outside consultants and are adjusted from time to time based upon ongoing studies, the difference between actual and estimated costs, and other factors. The reserves may also be affected by rulings and negotiations with regulatory agencies. The undiscounted reserve balance was $4.5 million and $4.6 million at March 28, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, and is included in Other liabilities and accrued items and Other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Environmental projects tend to be long-term, and the final actual remediation costs may differ from the amounts currently recorded.

Note P — Debt
(Thousands)
March 28, 2025
December 31, 2024
Borrowings under Credit Agreement $ 197,125  $ 198,875 
Borrowings under the Term Loan Facility 232,500  240,000 
Overdraft Sweep Facility 13,708  123 
Foreign debt 9,619  4,901 
Total debt outstanding 452,952  443,899 
Current portion of long-term debt (52,573) (34,274)
Gross long-term debt 400,379  409,625 
Unamortized deferred financing fees (1,635) (1,891)
Long-term debt $ 398,744  $ 407,734 

As of March 28, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had $197.1 million outstanding at an average interest rate of 5.92% and $198.9 million outstanding at an average interest rate of 6.27%, respectively, under its revolving credit facility. The available borrowing capacity under the revolving credit facility as of March 28, 2025 was $172.2 million. The Company has the option to repay or borrow additional funds under the revolving credit facility until the maturity date in 2026.

In connection with the revolving credit facility, the administrative agent provides the Company with an overdraft sweep facility that the Company uses on a daily basis for short-term cash needs. As of March 28, 2025 the overdraft sweep facility had a balance of $13.7 million. The facility allows for an additional $30.0 million of liquidity. The amended and restated credit agreement governing the revolving credit facility (Credit Agreement) includes covenants subject to a maximum leverage ratio and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. We were in compliance with all of our debt covenants as of March 28, 2025.

Other sources of liquidity include uncommitted short-term lines of credit for certain of the Company's foreign subsidiaries, which currently provide for borrowings up to $20.9 million. At March 28, 2025 the Company had borrowings outstanding of $8.5 million which reduced under these facilities to $12.4 million.

The balance outstanding on the term loan facility as of March 28, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $232.5 million and $240.0 million, respectively.

At both March 28, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there was $5.6 million and $7.1 million, respectively, outstanding against the letters of credit sub-facility.


Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
OVERVIEW


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We are an integrated producer of high-performance advanced engineered materials used in a variety of electrical, electronic, thermal, and structural applications. Our products are sold into numerous end markets, including semiconductor, industrial, aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer electronics, energy, and telecom and data center.




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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

First Quarter
  First Quarter Ended
March 28, March 29, $ %
(Thousands, except per share data) 2025 2024 Change Change
Net sales $ 420,330  $ 385,287  $ 35,043  %
Value-added sales 259,346  257,848  1,498  %
Gross margin 76,179  71,212  4,967  %
Gross margin as a % of net sales 18  % 18  %
Gross margin as a % of value-added sales 29  % 28  %
Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) expense 35,445  35,844  (399) (1) %
SG&A expense as a % of net sales % %
SG&A expense as a % of value-added sales 14  % 14  %
Research and development (R&D) expense 6,505  7,142  (637) (9) %
R&D expense as a % of net sales % %
R&D expense as a % of value-added sales % %
Restructuring (income) expense 2,038  1,620  418  26  %
Other—net 4,996  4,357  639  15  %
Operating profit 27,195  22,249  4,946  22  %
Other non-operating (income)—net (666) (643) (23) %
Interest expense—net 6,917  8,279  (1,362) (16) %
Income before income taxes 20,944  14,613  6,331  43  %
Income tax expense (benefit) 3,246  1,204  2,042  170  %
Net income $ 17,698  $ 13,409  $ 4,289  32  %
Diluted earnings per share $ 0.85  $ 0.64  $ 0.21  33  %
NM = Not Meaningful

Net sales of $420.3 million in the first quarter of 2025 increased $35.0 million from $385.3 million in the first quarter of 2024. An increase in net sales in the Electronic Materials and Performance Materials segments were partially offset by decreased net sales in the Precision Optics segment. The increase in the Electronic Materials segment was primarily due to higher precious metal pass through costs, increasing net sales by approximately $40.5 million when compared to the prior year period. At the Company level, volume increases in the energy (45%) and semiconductor (7%) end markets were partially offset by a volume decrease in the consumer electronics (14%) end market. Additionally, there was a $6.2 million year over year increase in the volume of raw material beryllium hydroxide sales compared to the first quarter of 2024. See Note B to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details on the year over year changes in our net sales by segment and market.

Value-added sales is a non-GAAP financial measure that removes the impact of pass-through metal costs and allows for analysis without the distortion of the movement or volatility in metal prices and changes in mix due to customer-supplied material. Internally, we manage our business on this basis, and a reconciliation of net sales, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to value-added sales is included herein. Value-added sales of $259.3 million in the first quarter of 2025 increased $1.5 million, or 1%, compared to the first quarter of 2024. The increase was driven by volume increase in the energy (47%) and semiconductor (7%) end markets partially offset by a sales volume decrease in the consumer electronics (17%) end market. Additionally, there was a $6.2 million year over year increase in the volume of raw material beryllium hydroxide sales compared to the first quarter of 2024.

Gross margin in the first quarter of 2025 was $76.2 million, an increase of 7% compared to the first quarter of 2024. Gross margin expressed as a percentage of net sales was 18% in both the first quarter of 2025 and 2024. Gross margin expressed as a percentage of value-added sales increased to 29% in the first quarter of 2025 from 28% in the first quarter of 2024. In the first quarter of the prior year, the Company incurred significant pre-production costs and manufacturing inefficiencies associated with the ramp of the wide area clad facility and overall lower sales volumes, resulting in lower margins. In addition to improved manufacturing performance in 2025, the increase in hydroxide sales favorably impacted margins in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.



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SG&A expense was $35.4 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared to $35.8 million in the first quarter of 2024. SG&A expense remained relatively flat from the prior year period due to continue cost control initiatives. Expressed as a percentage of net sales, SG&A expense decreased from 9% in the first quarter of 2024 to 8% in the first quarter of 2025, primarily due to the impact of precious metal pricing on net sales. Expressed as a percentage of value-added sales, SG&A expense was 14% in both the first quarter of 2025 and 2024.

R&D expense consists primarily of direct personnel costs for pre-production evaluation and testing of new products, prototypes, and applications. R&D spend was 2% of net sales in both the first quarter of 2025 and 2024 and 3% of value-added sales in the first quarter of 2025 and 2024.

Restructuring expense consists primarily of cost reduction actions taken in order to reduce our fixed cost structure. In the first quarter of 2025, we recorded a combined total of $2.0 million of restructuring charges in our Precision Optics, Electronic Materials and Performance Materials segments, compared to $1.6 million of restructuring charges across all segments in the first quarter of 2024.

Other-net was $5.0 million of expense in the first quarter of 2025, or a $0.6 million increase from the first quarter of 2024, impacted by a $0.2 million increase in metal consignment fees. Refer to Note E to the Consolidated Financial Statements for details of the major components within Other-net.

Other non-operating (income) expense-net includes components of pension and post-retirement expense other than service costs. Refer to Note J to the Consolidated Financial Statements for details of the components.

Interest expense-net was $6.9 million and $8.3 million in the first quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively. The decrease in interest expense is primarily due to an decrease in interest rates and borrowings compared to the prior year period.

Income tax expense for the first quarter of 2025 was expense of $3.2 million, compared to $1.2 million in the first quarter of 2024. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2025 and 2024 was 15.5% and 8.2%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2025 is lower than the statutory tax rate primarily due to the impact of percentage depletion, foreign derived intangible income deduction and production credit. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2024 was lower than the statutory tax rate primarily due to the impact of percentage depletion, the foreign derived intangible income deduction, and excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation awards. The effective tax rate for the first three months of 2025 and 2024 included a net discrete income tax effect from stock-based compensation awards of $0.1 million expense and $1.2 million benefit, respectively. See Note F to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion.


Value-Added Sales - Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measure


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A reconciliation of net sales to value-added sales, a non-GAAP financial measure, for each reportable segment and for the total Company for the first quarter of 2025 and 2024 is as follows:
  First Quarter Ended
March 28, March 29,
(Thousands) 2025 2024
Net sales
Performance Materials $ 173,987  $ 168,646 
Electronic Materials 224,795  191,971 
Precision Optics 21,548  24,670 
Other —  — 
Total $ 420,330  $ 385,287 
Less: pass-through metal costs
Performance Materials $ 13,940  $ 13,072 
Electronic Materials 146,982  114,341 
Precision Optics 62  26 
Other —  — 
Total $ 160,984  $ 127,439 
Value-added sales
Performance Materials $ 160,047  $ 155,574 
Electronic Materials 77,813  77,630 
Precision Optics 21,486  24,644 
Other —  — 
Total $ 259,346  $ 257,848 
Internally, management reviews net sales on a value-added basis. Value-added sales is a non-GAAP financial measure that deducts the value of the pass-through metal costs from net sales. Value-added sales allow management to assess the impact of differences in net sales between periods, segments, or markets, and analyze the resulting margins and profitability without the distortion of movements in pass-through metal costs. The dollar amount of gross margin and operating profit is not affected by the value-added sales calculation. We sell other metals and materials that are not considered direct pass-throughs, and these costs are not deducted from net sales when calculating value-added sales. Non-GAAP financial measures, such as value-added sales, have inherent limitations and should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for analyses of results as reported under GAAP.
The cost of gold, silver, platinum, palladium, copper, ruthenium, iridium, rhodium, rhenium, and osmium can be quite volatile. Our pricing policy is to directly pass the cost of these metals on to the customer in order to mitigate the impact of metal price volatility on our results from operations. Trends and comparisons of net sales are affected by movements in the market prices of these metals, but changes in net sales due to metal price movements may not have a proportionate impact on our profitability.
Our net sales are also affected by changes in the use of customer-supplied metal. When we manufacture a precious metal product, the customer may purchase metal from us or may elect to provide its own metal, in which case we process the metal on a toll basis and the metal value does not flow through net sales or cost of sales. In either case, we generally earn our margin based upon our fabrication efforts. The relationship of this margin to net sales can change depending upon whether or not the product was made from our metal or the customer’s metal. The use of value-added sales removes the potential distortion in the comparison of net sales caused by changes in the level of customer-supplied metal.
By presenting information on net sales and value-added sales, it is our intention to allow users of our financial statements to review our net sales with and without the impact of the pass-through metals.
Segment Results


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The Company consists of four reportable segments: Performance Materials, Electronic Materials, Precision Optics, and Other. The Other reportable segment includes unallocated corporate costs.
The primary measurement used by management to measure the financial performance of each segment is EBITDA. Refer to Note B to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the reconciliation of EBITDA by segment to consolidated net income.

Performance Materials
First Quarter
  First Quarter Ended
March 28, March 29, $ %
(Thousands) 2025 2024 Change Change
Net sales $ 173,987  $ 168,646  $ 5,341  %
Value-added sales 160,047  155,574  4,473  %
EBITDA 40,673  30,676  9,997  33  %
Net sales from the Performance Materials segment of $174.0 million in the first quarter of 2025 increased 3% compared to net sales of $168.6 million in the first quarter of 2024. The increase in sales was due to a $6.2 million year over year increase in the volume of raw material beryllium hydroxide sales compared to the first quarter of 2024 as well as a volume increase in the energy end market (97%), partially offset by a sales volume decrease in the consumer electronics end market (17%).
Value-added sales of $160.0 million in the first quarter of 2025 were 3% higher than value-added sales of $155.6 million in the first quarter of 2024. The increase in value-added sales was due to the same factors driving the increase in net sales.
EBITDA for the Performance Materials segment was $40.7 million in the first quarter of 2025 compared to $30.7 million in the first quarter of 2024. The increase in EBITDA was primarily due to pre-production costs associated with the production ramp of the new wide area clad facility in the first quarter of 2024 that did not recur in the first quarter of 2025 as well as the favorable impact of other manufacturing efficiencies in the first quarter of 2025. In addition, the increase in hydroxide sales favorably impacted margins.

Electronic Materials
First Quarter
  First Quarter Ended
March 28, March 29, $ %
(Thousands) 2025 2024 Change Change
Net sales $ 224,795  $ 191,971  $ 32,824  17  %
Value-added sales 77,813  77,630  183  —  %
EBITDA 11,078  14,352  (3,274) (23) %
Net sales from the Electronic Materials segment of $224.8 million in the first quarter of 2025 increased 17% from net sales of $192.0 million in the first quarter of 2024. The increase in net sales was due to higher pass-through metal pricing, accounting for an increase of $40.5 million compared to the first quarter of 2024, and an increase in sales volumes in the semiconductor end market (5%). These increases were partially offset by lower volume of precious metal sales and a decrease in sales volumes in the energy end market (19%).
Value-added sales of $77.8 million in the first quarter of 2025 were relatively flat compared to value-added sales of $77.6 million in the first quarter of 2024. The increase in semiconductor sales noted above was partially offset by the decrease in the energy end market.
EBITDA for the Electronic Materials segment was $11.1 million in the first quarter of 2025 compared to $14.4 million in the first quarter of 2024. EBITDA in the first quarter of 2025 was impacted by approximately $1.6 million of incremental one-time costs related to the continued wind-down of the refinery at the Company's Albuquerque, New Mexico facility as well as the impacts of unfavorable price/mix.



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Precision Optics
First Quarter
(Thousands) First Quarter Ended
March 28, March 29, $ %
2025 2024 Change Change
Net sales $ 21,548  $ 24,670  $ (3,122) (13) %
Value-added sales 21,486  24,644  (3,158) (13) %
EBITDA (1,482) (252) (1,230) NM
Net sales from the Precision Optics segment of $21.5 million in the first quarter of 2025 decreased 13% compared to net sales of $24.7 million in the first quarter of 2024. The decrease was primarily due to lower sales volumes in the life sciences end market (41%).
Value-added sales of $21.5 million in the first quarter of 2025 decreased 13% compared to value-added sales of $24.6 million in the first quarter of 2024. The decrease in value-added sales was due to the same factors driving the decrease in net sales.
EBITDA for the Precision Optics segment was a loss of $1.5 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared to a loss of $0.3 million in the first quarter of 2024. The decrease in EBITDA was primarily driven by a $1.0 million increase in restructuring expense in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024, as well as the impact of lower sales volumes.

Other
First Quarter
(Thousands) First Quarter Ended
March 28, March 29, $ %
2025 2024 Change Change
Net sales $ —  $ —  $ —  —  %
Value-added sales —  —  —  —  %
EBITDA (5,870) (5,699) (171) %
The Other reportable segment in total includes unallocated corporate costs.
Corporate costs were $5.9 million in the first quarter of 2025 compared to $5.7 million in the first quarter of 2024. Corporate costs were 1% of Company-wide net sales in the first quarter of 2025 and 2024. Corporate costs were 2% of Company-wide value-added sales in the first quarter of 2025 and 2024. Corporate costs remained relatively consistent with the prior year period due to continued cost control initiatives implemented throughout 2024 and in the first quarter of 2025.




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FINANCIAL POSITION
Cash Flow
A summary of cash flows provided by (used in) operating, investing, and financing activities is as follows: 
  Three Months Ended
March 28, March 29, $
(Thousands) 2025 2024 Change
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities $ 15,502  $ (13,805) $ 29,307 
Net cash used in investing activities (20,738) (26,299) 5,561 
Net cash provided by financing activities 3,478  40,297  (36,819)
Effects of exchange rate changes 679  (383) 1,062 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents $ (1,079) $ (190) $ (889)
Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $15.5 million in the first three months of 2025 compared to net cash used in operating activities of $13.8 million in the prior-year period. The favorable change in cash provided by operating activities was primarily driven by continued focus on working capital, specifically efforts focused around inventory management, which resulted in a net cash benefit of $0.4 million in the first quarter of 2025 compared to a usage of $26.5 million in the first quarter of 2024 when inventory levels increased. The increase in Account Receivable and Account Payable during the first quarter of 2025 was primarily due to the significant increase in precious metal pricing from year end, compared to decreases in the same period in the prior year.
Net cash used in investing activities was $20.7 million in the first quarter of 2025 compared to $26.3 million in the prior-year period. The decrease in cash used in investing activities is due to lower capital expenditures, partially offset by an increase in mine development in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024.
Capital expenditures are made primarily for new product development, replacing and upgrading equipment, infrastructure investments, and implementing information technology initiatives. For the full year 2025, the Company expects payments for property, plant, and equipment to be approximately $70 million.
Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $3.5 million in the first three months of 2025 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $40.3 million in the prior-year period. The decrease in borrowings in 2025 from the same period in the prior year was a result of favorable operating cash flow and lower capital expenditures in 2025.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires the inherent use of estimates and management’s judgment in establishing those estimates. For additional information regarding critical accounting policies, please refer to our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Liquidity
We believe cash flow from operations plus the available borrowing capacity and our current cash balance are adequate to support operating requirements, capital expenditures, projected pension plan contributions, the current dividend program, environmental remediation projects, and strategic acquisitions for at least the next twelve months and for the foreseeable future thereafter. At March 28, 2025, cash and cash equivalents held by our foreign operations totaled $14.6 million. We do not expect restrictions on repatriation of cash held outside of the United States to have a material effect on our overall liquidity, financial condition, or results of operations for the foreseeable future.


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A summary of key data relative to our liquidity, including outstanding debt, cash, and available borrowing capacity, as of March 28, 2025 and December 31, 2024 is as follows:
  March 28, December 31,
(Thousands) 2025 2024
Cash and cash equivalents $ 15,634  $ 16,713 
Total outstanding debt 451,317  442,008 
Net debt $ (435,683) $ (425,295)
Available borrowing capacity $ 172,228  $ 168,997 
Net debt is a non-GAAP financial measure. We are providing this information because we believe it is more indicative of our overall financial position. It is also a measure our management uses to assess financing and other decisions. We believe that based on our typical cash flow generated from operations, we can support a higher leverage ratio in future periods.
The available borrowing capacity in the table above represents the additional amounts that could be borrowed under our revolving credit facility and other secured lines existing as of the end of each period depicted. The applicable debt covenants have been taken into account when determining the available borrowing capacity, including the covenant that restricts borrowing capacity to a multiple of the twelve-month trailing earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and other adjustments.
In January 2023, we amended the agreement governing our $375.0 million revolving credit facility and term loan (Credit Agreement). Pursuant to the amendment, we transitioned U.S. dollar denominated borrowings from LIBOR to SOFR for both the revolving credit facility and the term loan and increased the cap on precious metals consignment line from $550 million to $615 million.
The Company had previously amended and restated the Credit Agreement in connection with the HCS-Electronic Materials acquisition in November 2021. A $300 million delayed draw term loan facility was added to the Credit Agreement and the maturity date of the Credit Agreement was extended from 2024 to 2026. Moreover, the Credit Agreement also provides for an uncommitted incremental facility whereby, under certain conditions, the Company may be able to borrow additional term loans in an aggregate amount not to exceed $150.0 million. The Credit Agreement provides the Company and its subsidiaries with additional capacity to enter into facilities for the consignment of precious metals and copper, and provides enhanced flexibility to finance acquisitions and other strategic initiatives. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and its direct subsidiaries, with the exception of non-mining real property, precious metal, copper and certain other assets.
The Credit Agreement allows the Company to borrow money at a premium over SOFR, following the January 2023 amendment, or prime rate and at varying maturities. The premium resets quarterly according to the terms and conditions stipulated in the agreement. The Credit Agreement includes restrictive covenants relating to restrictions on additional indebtedness, acquisitions, dividends, and stock repurchases. In addition, the Credit Agreement includes covenants that limit the Company to a maximum leverage ratio and a minimum interest coverage ratio. We were in compliance with all of our debt covenants as of March 28, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Cash on hand up to $25 million can benefit the covenants and may benefit the borrowing capacity under the Credit Agreement.
In November 2021, we completed the acquisition of HCS-Electronic Materials. The Company financed the purchase price for the HCS-Electronic Materials acquisition with a new $300 million five-year term loan pursuant to its delayed draw term loan facility under the Credit Agreement and $103 million of borrowings under its amended revolving credit facility. The interest rate for the term loan is based on SOFR, following the January 2023 amendment, plus a tiered rate determined by the Company's quarterly leverage ratio.
Portions of our business utilize off-balance sheet consignment arrangements allowing us to use metal owned by precious metal consignors as we manufacture product for our customers. Metal is purchased from the precious metal consignor and sold to our customer at the time of product shipment. Expansion of business volumes and/or higher metal prices can put pressure on the consignment line limitations from time to time. In August 2022, we entered into a precious metals consignment agreement, maturing on August 31, 2025, which replaced the consignment agreements that would have matured on August 27, 2022. The available and unused capacity under the metal consignment agreements expiring in August 2025 totaled approximately $198.2 million as of March 28, 2025, compared to $233.4 million as of December 31, 2024. The availability is determined by Board approved levels and actual capacity.


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In January 2014, our Board of Directors approved a plan to repurchase up to $50.0 million of our common stock. The timing of the share repurchases will depend on several factors, including market and business conditions, our cash flow, debt levels, and other investment opportunities. There is no minimum quantity requirement to repurchase our common stock for a given year, and the repurchases may be discontinued at any time. We did not repurchase any shares under this program in the first quarter of 2025. Since the approval of the repurchase plan, we have purchased 1,254,264 shares at a total cost of $41.7 million, or an average of $33.23 per share.
We paid cash dividends of $2.8 million on our common stock in the first quarter of 2025. We intend to pay a quarterly dividend on an ongoing basis, subject to a determination that the dividend remains in the best interest of our shareholders.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
We maintain the majority of the precious metals and portions of the copper we use in production on a consignment basis in order to reduce our exposure to metal price movements and to reduce our working capital investment. The notional value of off-balance sheet precious metals and copper was $416.8 million and $381.6 million as of March 28, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. We were in compliance with all of the covenants contained in the consignment agreements as of March 28, 2025. For additional information on our contractual and other obligations, refer to our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Forward-looking Statements: Portions of the narrative set forth in this document that are not statements of historical or current facts are forward-looking statements. Our actual future performance may materially differ from that contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors. These factors include, in addition to those mentioned elsewhere herein: the global economy, including inflationary pressures, potential future recessionary conditions and the impact of tariffs and trade agreements; the impact of any U.S. Federal Government shutdowns or sequestrations; the condition of the markets which we serve, whether defined geographically or by segment; 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 identifying acquisition candidates and in acquiring and integrating such businesses; the impact of the results of acquisitions on our ability to fully achieve the strategic and financial objectives related to these acquisitions; our success in implementing our strategic plans and the timely and successful start-up and completion of any capital projects; other financial and economic factors, including the cost and availability of raw materials (both base and precious metals), physical inventory valuations, metal consignment fees, tax rates, exchange rates, interest rates, pension costs and required cash contributions and other employee benefit costs, energy costs, regulatory compliance costs, the cost and availability of insurance, credit availability, 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 disruptions in operations from, and other effects of, catastrophic and other extraordinary events including the conflict between Russia and Ukraine; realization of financial benefits expected from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; and the risk factors set forth in Part 1, Item 1A of the Company's 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
For information regarding market risks, refer to Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk in our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no material changes in our market risks since the inclusion of this discussion in our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K.


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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
a)Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with participation of the Company's management, including the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of disclosure controls and procedures as of March 28, 2025 pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, management, including the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, concluded that disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of March 28, 2025.
b)Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 28, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Our subsidiaries and our holding company are subject, from time to time, to a variety of civil and administrative proceedings arising out of our normal operations, including, without limitation, product liability claims, health, safety, and environmental claims, and employment-related actions.

The information presented in the Legal Proceedings section of Note O ("Contingencies") of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) is incorporated herein by reference.



Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
The following table presents information with respect to repurchases of common stock made by us during the three months ended March 28, 2025.
Period Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1) Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (2)
January 1 through January 31, 2025
—  $ —  —  $ 8,316,239 
February 1 through February 28, 2025
—  —  —  8,316,239 
March 1 through March 28, 2025 —  —  —  8,316,239 
Total —  $ —  —  $ 8,316,239 
(1) On January 14, 2014, we announced that our Board of Directors had authorized the repurchase of up to $50.0 million of our common stock. During the three months ended March 28, 2025 we did not repurchase any shares under this program. As of March 28, 2025 $8.3 million may still be purchased under the program.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.104) is included in Exhibit 95 to this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.


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Item 5. Other Information
On November 1, 2024, Shelly Chadwick, the Company's Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, entered into a written plan for the sale of up to 2,122 shares of the Company's common stock in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units and performance restricted stock units, intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act. This plan is scheduled to terminate no later than December 31, 2025.


Item 6. Exhibits
All documents referenced below were filed pursuant to the Exchange Act by Materion Corporation, file number 001-15885, unless otherwise noted.
10.1
10.2
10.3
31.1   
Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a)*
31.2   
Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a)*
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95
101.INS    XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document*
101.SCH    Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
101.DEF    Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*
101.CAL    Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
101.LAB    Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*
101.PRE    Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in the Exhibit 101 attachments)
*Submitted electronically herewith.


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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
    MATERION CORPORATION
Dated: May 1, 2025    
   
/s/ Shelly M. Chadwick
    Shelly M. Chadwick
    Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


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EX-10.1 2 ex101materionandsubsidiari.htm EX-10.1 Document
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Exhibit 10.1

MATERION and SUBSIDIARIES
ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN
Summary Plan Document

I. Introduction
The Materion and Subsidiaries Annual Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) has been established by the Compensation and Human Capital Committee (the “Committee”), of the Company’s Board of Directors to provide incentive compensation to certain eligible employees based principally on annual financial performance.

II. Participation
At the beginning of the Plan Year, the executive staff will, based on delegated authority from the Committee, identify salaried employees whose responsibilities have impact on the Company’s performance.

Participants who are newly employed on or before September 30th of the Plan Year will be eligible for a prorated award based on the number of days of participation in the Plan for such Plan Year. Employees who participate in any other annual incentive, commission, or performance compensation plan of the Company or as a subsidiary are not eligible. Participants who transfer from another incentive plan will be eligible for a prorated award based on the number of days of participation in the Plan Year. The transferred employee’s eligibility under the previous incentive plan will cease for the Plan Year. Changes in a Target Annual Award opportunity during a Plan Year will result in prorated participation for Plan awards.

III. Plan Design

Plan Component Plan Design
Targets Single Target
Plan Funding
Single Funding
100% Corp or 75% BU/ 25% Corp
Payout Curve
Single Pay Curve
25% Min & 200% Max
Discretion 50% of Award is Discretionary
Metrics
3 Financial Metrics
EBIT (70%), VAS (15%), SFCF (15%)

-Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (“EBIT”) is defined as earnings before interest and taxes, and for domestic and international operations. EBIT will include accrued performance or incentive compensation. Any adjustment to exclude the effect of any extraordinary, unusual, or non-reoccurring items will be subject to review and approval by the Committee.

-Growth in Value-added Sales (“VAS”) is defined as the percent increase in VAS for the Plan Year over the prior year. VAS is the amount equal to (1) the Company’s sales for the Plan Year minus - (2) the aggregate cost to the Company for the Plan Year of precious metals such as gold, silver, platinum, palladium, copper, and other precious metals.



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-Simplified Free Cash Flow (“SFCF”) is defined as the amount equal to (1) operating profit plus depreciation and amortization minus (2) the change in working capital (accounts receivable, accounts payable, and inventory) and capital investments.


IV. Target Award Opportunity
The Target Award Opportunity is expressed as a percentage of the Participant’s base salary. Any earned award will be calculated using the Participant’s base salary as of December 31st of the Plan Year. The Committee (or executive staff where appropriate) will determine the Individualized Annual Target Award Opportunity for Materion’s Executive Committee (MEC). The Annual Target Award Opportunity for all other participants will be determined by their role, salary grade level, and executive staff.


V. Plan Funding and Payout Curve
The Committee (or executive staff) will establish minimum, target, and maximum goals for each Financial Metric. Performance is based on the fiscal year-end results compared the goals set. The executive staff will assign Participants to a specific business unit. Participants aligned to a specific business unit will be measured against specific BU performance (weighted at 75%) and Corporate performance (weighted at 25%). Participants aligned to Corporate will be measure against Corporate performance (weighted at 100%).

Performance that reaches the minimum level of the financial goal will result in an award of 25 percent of the target opportunity for that metric. Performance that reaches the target level of the financial goal will result in an award of 100 percent of the target opportunity for that metric. Performance that reaches or exceeds the maximum level of the financial goal will result in an award of 200 percent of the target opportunity for that measure. Award amounts for levels of achievement between minimum and target goals, and between target and maximum levels of the financial goals will be interpolated according to the level of achievement.

Employees who transfer between business units will receive a prorated award according to the length of service by each business unit during the Plan Year.


VI. Payout Details
Distribution of any payouts for Plan awards earned under the Plan to participants will be made in March of the year following the Plan Year.

Participants must be on active status on the day award payments are issued to be eligible for any plan award; however, there are three exceptions:

1.Chronic Beryllium Disease Policy Severance - participant who becomes eligible for and who elects a severance option under the policy as amended, any award under the Plan will be prorated based on the number of days of participation in the Plan Year
2.Death/Disability of the Participant - any Plan award will be prorated based on the number of days of participation in the Plan Year
3.Retirement (at age 65 with at least 5 years of service, or at age 55 or older with 10 years of service) of the Participant - any Plan award will be prorated based on the number of days of participation in the Plan Year. Participant must be actively employed through May 1st of the Plan Year to be eligible.

Participants who have been on a leave of absence during the Plan Year will have their Plan award prorated based on the leave that exceeds 13 weeks. Employees on a leave of absence (excluding those unable to return to work due to long-term disability) on the payment date will receive their award when they return to active status or if you are unable to return to work due to disability status.


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VII. General Provisions
The executive staff has authority to make administrative decisions regarding the Plan.

The Company’s Board of Directors, through the Committee, shall have final and conclusive authority for interpretation, application, and possible modification of this Plan or established targets. The Board of Directors, through the Committee, reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time. Subject to the preceding sentences, any determination by the Company's independent accountants shall be final and conclusive as it relates to the calculation of financial results.

This Plan is not a contract of employment.


EX-10.2 3 ex102formof2025performance.htm EX-10.2 Document

EXHIBIT 10.2
MATERION CORPORATION
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units Agreement
WHEREAS, ___________________ (the “Grantee”) is an employee of Materion Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the “Corporation”), or a Subsidiary; and
WHEREAS the execution of an agreement in the form hereof (this “Agreement”) has been authorized by resolution of the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of the Corporation that was duly adopted on ________ __, 20__.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the Materion Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated as of May 3, 2017) (the “Plan”), and subject to the terms and conditions thereof and the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the Corporation hereby confirms to the Grantee the grant of (1) a targeted number of _______ performance-based Restricted Stock Units to be earned, if at all, on the basis of the achievement of the portion of the Management Objectives measured by ROIC goals during the Performance Period (as defined below) (the “ROIC PRSUs”), and (2) a targeted number of _______ performance-based Restricted Stock Units to be earned, if at all, on the basis of the achievement of the portion of the Management Objectives measured by RTSR goals during the Performance Period (the “RTSR PRSUs” and, together with the ROIC PRSUs, the “PRSUs”), effective on ______ __, 20__ (the “Date of Grant”). Subject to the attainment of the Management Objectives described in Section 3 of Article II of this Agreement and the Statement of Management Objectives as approved by the Compensation Committee with respect to the PRSUs on the Date of Grant (the “Statement of Management Objectives”), the Grantee may earn from 0% and 200% of the ROIC PRSUs and from 0% and 200% of the RTSR PRSUs.



The award evidenced hereby is not a Qualified Performance-Based Award.
ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS
All terms used but not defined herein with initial capital letters that are defined in the Plan shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan, and the following terms, when used herein with initial capital letters, shall have the following meanings:
1.     “Committee Determination Date” means the date following the end of the Performance Period on which the Committee determines the level of attainment of the Management Objectives for the Performance Period.
2.     “Management Objectives” means the threshold, target and maximum goals established by the Committee for the Performance Period with respect to both ROIC and RTSR as described in the Statement of Management Objectives.
3.     “Performance Period” for the ROIC means the three-year period commencing January 1, 2025 and ending on December 31, 2027 and Relative Total Shareholder Return means the three-year period commencing March 1, 2025 and ending on February 28, 2028.
4.     “Relative Total Shareholder Return” or “RTSR” has the meaning as set forth in the Statement of Management Objectives.
5.     “Return on Invested Capital” or “ROIC” has the meaning as set forth in the Statement of Management Objectives.
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ARTICLE II

CERTAIN TERMS OF PRSUs
1.     Payment of PRSUs. The PRSUs covered by this Agreement shall become payable to the Grantee if they become nonforfeitable in accordance with Sections 3, 4, 5 or 6 of Article II.
2.     PRSUs Non-Transferable. The PRSUs covered by this Agreement and any interest therein may be transferred or assigned only by will or pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution prior to payment therefor.
3.     Normal Vesting of PRSUs. Subject to the terms and conditions of Sections 4, 5 and 6 of Article II, the Grantee’s right to receive Common Shares for the ROIC PRSUs and/or Common Shares for the RTSR PRSUs, as applicable, shall become nonforfeitable with respect to (a) 0% to 200% of the ROIC PRSUs on the basis of the achievement of the portion of the Management Objectives measured by ROIC goals during the Performance Period, and (b) 0% and 200% of the RTSR PRSUs on the basis of the achievement of the portion of the Management Objectives measured by RTSR goals during the Performance Period, in each case as set forth in the Statement of Management Objectives. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Grantee’s right to receive Common Shares for the ROIC PRSUs and/or Common Shares for the RTSR PRSUs, as applicable, is contingent upon his or her remaining in the continuous employ of the Company or a Subsidiary until the end of the Performance Period.
4. Effect of Termination due to Death or Disability. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3 of Article II, 100% of the PRSUs shall immediately become nonforfeitable and payable at the time described in Section 8 of Article II if the Grantee dies or becomes permanently disabled while in the employ of the Corporation or a Subsidiary before the Committee Determination Date. The Grantee shall be considered to have become permanently disabled if the Grantee has suffered a permanent disability within the meaning of the long-term disability plan of the Corporation in effect for, or applicable to, the Grantee and is “disabled” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(C) of the Code.
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5.     Effect of Termination due to Retirement. Notwithstanding the continuous employment provision of Section 3 of Article II above, but subject to the provisions of Section 6 of Article II below, if the Grantee is at the time of such termination (a) at least age 65 with 5 years of continuous employment with the Corporation or a Subsidiary or (b) at least age 55 and has completed at least 10 years of continuous employment with the Corporation or a Subsidiary, the PRSUs covered by this Agreement shall continue to be eligible to become nonforfeitable in accordance with Section 3 of this Article (and payable in accordance with Section 8 of Article II) as if the Grantee continued to be employed until the end of the Performance Period.
6.     Change in Control. Notwithstanding Sections 3 and 5 of Article II above, the following alternative non-forfeitability provisions will apply to the PRSUs in the event of a Change in Control occurring after the Date of Grant and prior to the PRSUs becoming nonforfeitable in accordance with Section 3 of Article II:
(a)(a)    Upon the Change in Control, 100% of the PRSUs shall become nonforfeitable and payable in accordance with Section 8 of Article II, except to the extent that an award meeting the requirements of Section 6(b) of Article II (a “Replacement Award”) is provided to the Grantee in accordance with Section 6(b) of Article II to replace or adjust the award of PRSUs covered by this Agreement (the “Replaced Award”).
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(b)(b)    For purposes of this Agreement, a “Replacement Award” means an award (i) of the same type (e.g., performance-based restricted stock units) as the Replaced Award, (ii) that has a value at least equal to the value of the Replaced Award, (iii) that relates to publicly traded equity securities of the Corporation or its successor in the Change in Control or another entity that is affiliated with the Corporation or its successor following the Change in Control, (iv) if the Grantee holding the Replaced Award is subject to U.S. federal income tax under the Code, the tax consequences of which to such Grantee under the Code are not less favorable to such Grantee than the tax consequences of the Replaced Award, and (v) the other terms and conditions of which are not less favorable to the Grantee holding the Replaced Award than the terms and conditions of the Replaced Award (including the provisions that would apply in the event of a subsequent change in control). A Replacement Award may be granted only to the extent it does not result in the Replaced Award or Replacement Award failing to comply with or be exempt from Section 409A of the Code. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Replacement Award may take the form of a continuation of the Replaced Award if the requirements of the two preceding sentences are satisfied. The determination of whether the conditions of this Section 6(b) of Article II are satisfied will be made by the Committee, as constituted immediately before the Change in Control, in its sole discretion.
(c)(c) If, upon receiving a Replacement Award, the Grantee’s employment with the Corporation or a Subsidiary (or any of their successors) (as applicable, the “Successor”) is terminated by the Grantee as a Termination for Good Cause or by the Successor other than as a Termination for Cause, in each case within a period of two years after the Change in Control, 100% of the Replacement Award wi ll become nonforfeitable and payable in accordance with Section 8 of Article II with respect to the performance-based restricted stock units covered thereby.
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(d)(d)    “Termination for Cause” means a termination of Grantee’s employment by the Successor for “Cause” (as defined in Section 10(f) of Article II).
(e)(e)    “Termination for Good Cause” shall mean the Grantee’s termination of the Grantee’s employment with the Successor as a result of the occurrence of any of the following:
(i)    a change in the Grantee’s principal location of employment that is greater than 50 miles from such location as of the date of this Agreement without the Grantee’s consent; provided, however, that the Grantee hereby acknowledges that the Grantee may be required to engage in travel in connection with the performance of the Grantee’s duties hereunder and that such travel shall not constitute a change in the Grantee’s principal location of employment for purposes hereof;
(ii)    a material diminution in the Grantee’s base compensation;
(iii)    a change in the Grantee’s position with the Successor without the Grantee’s consent such that there is a material diminution in the Grantee’s authority, duties or responsibilities; or
(iv)    any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by the Successor of the agreement, if any, under which the Grantee provides services to the Successor or its subsidiaries.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Grantee’s termination of employment with the Successor as a result of the occurrence of any of the foregoing shall not constitute a “Termination for Good Cause” unless (A) the Grantee gives the Successor written notice of such occurrence within 90 days of such occurrence and such occurrence is not cured by the Successor within 30 days of the date on which such written notice is received by the Successor and (B) the Grantee actually terminates his or her employment with the Successor prior to the 365th day following such occurrence.
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(f)(f)    If a Replacement Award is provided, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any outstanding PRSUs which at the time of the Change in Control are not subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) will be deemed to be nonforfeitable at the time of such Change in Control and will be paid as provided for in Section 8(b) of Article II.
7.     Forfeiture of PRSUs. The PRSUs shall be forfeited to the extent they fail to become nonforfeitable as of the Committee Determination Date and, except as otherwise provided in Sections 4, 5 or 6 of Article II, if the Grantee ceases to be employed by the Corporation or a Subsidiary at any time prior to such PRSUs becoming nonforfeitable, or to the extent they are forfeited as provided in Section 9 of Article II.
8.     Form and Time of Payment of PRSUs.
(g)(a)    General. Except as otherwise provided for in Section 2 of Article III, and subject to Section 7 and Section 8(b) of Article II, payment for the PRSUs that have become nonforfeitable in accordance with Sections 3, 4, 5 or 6 of Article II shall be made in the form of Common Shares between January 1, 2027 and March 15, 2027.
(h)(b) Alternative Payment Events. Notwithstanding Section 8(a) of Article II, and except as otherwise provided for in Section 2 of Article III, to the extent that PRSUs have become nonforfeitable, then any issuance of the Common Shares underlying such PRSUs (or payment of any other form of consideration into which the Common Shares underlying such PRSUs may have been converted) will be made on an earlier date as follows:
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(i)    Death. To the extent that PRSUs are nonforfeitable on the date of Grantee’s death, payment for the PRSUs will be made on the date of Grantee’s death;
(ii)    Disability. To the extent that PRSUs are nonforfeitable on the date the Grantee becomes “disabled” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(C) of the Code, payment for the PRSUs will be made on the date the Grantee becomes disabled;
(iii)    Separation from Service. To the extent that PRSUs are nonforfeitable on the date of Grantee’s “separation from service” (determined in accordance with Section 409A of the Code), payment for the PRSUs will be made on the date of Grantee’s “separation from service”; provided, however, that if the Grantee on the date of separation from service is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code determined using the identification methodology selected by the Company from time to time), payment for the PRSUs will be made on the tenth day of the seventh month after the date of Grantee’s separation from service or, if earlier, the date of Grantee’s death; and
(iv) Change of Control. To the extent that PRSUs are nonforfeitable on the date of a Change in Control, payment for the PRSUs will be made on the date of the Change of Control; provided, however, that if such Change in Control would not qualify as a permissible date of distribution under Section 409A(a)(2)(A) of the Code, and the regulations thereunder, and where Section 409A of the Code applies to such distribution, payment will be made on the date that would have otherwise applied pursuant to Section 8.
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9.     Effect of Detrimental Activity. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary (other than Section 11 of Article III), if the Grantee, either during employment by the Corporation or a Subsidiary or within one year after termination of such employment, shall engage in any Detrimental Activity (as defined in Section 10 below) and the Board shall so find, then the Grantee shall, upon notice of such finding:
(a)Forfeit all PRSUs held by the Grantee.
(b)With respect to any PRSUs that became nonforfeitable and were paid pursuant to this Agreement, return to the Corporation any and all Common Shares that were paid out under this Agreement that the Grantee has not then disposed of.
(c)With respect to any and all Common Shares subject to the PRSUs covered by this Agreement that (i) became nonforfeitable and were paid pursuant to this Agreement within a period of one year prior to the date of the commencement of such Detrimental Activity and (ii) the Grantee has disposed of, pay to the Corporation the cash value of such Common Shares on the date the respective PRSUs were paid.
(d)To the extent that such amounts are not paid to the Corporation, the Corporation may, to the extent permitted by law, set off the amounts so payable to it against any amounts that may be owing from time to time by the Corporation or a Subsidiary to the Grantee, whether as wages, deferred compensation or vacation pay or in the form of any other benefit or for any other reason, except that no such set-off shall be permitted against any amount that constitutes “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.
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10.    Definition of Detrimental Activity. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Detrimental Activity” shall include:
(e)(a)    (i)    Engaging in any activity in violation of the section entitled “Competitive Activity; Confidentiality; Non-solicitation” in the Severance Agreement between the Corporation and the Grantee, if any such agreement is in effect on the date of this Agreement, or in violation of any corresponding provision in any other agreement between the Corporation and the Grantee in effect on the date of this Agreement providing for the payment of severance compensation; or
(ii)    If no such severance agreement is in effect as of the date of this Agreement, or if such severance agreement does not contain a section corresponding to “Competitive Activity; Confidentiality; Non-solicitation”:
A.     Competitive Activity During Employment. Competing with the Corporation anywhere within the United States during the term of the Grantee’s employment, including, without limitation:
(1)    entering into or engaging in any business which competes with the business of the Corporation;
(2)    soliciting customers, business, patronage or orders for, or selling, any products or services in competition with, or for any business that competes with, the business of the Corporation;
(3)    diverting, enticing or otherwise taking away any customers, business, patronage or orders of the Corporation or attempting to do so; or
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(4)    promoting or assisting, financially or otherwise, any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation or other entity engaged in any business which competes with the business of the Corporation.
B.     Following Termination. For a period of one year following the Grantee’s termination date:
(1)    entering into or engaging in any business which competes with the Corporation’s business within the Restricted Territory (as hereinafter defined);
(2)    soliciting customers, business, patronage or orders for, or selling, any products or services in competition with, or for any business, wherever located, that competes with, the Corporation’s business within the Restricted Territory;
(3)    diverting, enticing or otherwise taking away any customers, business, patronage or orders of the Corporation within the Restricted Territory, or attempting to do so; or
(4)    promoting or assisting, financially or otherwise, any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation or other entity engaged in any business which competes with the Corporation’s business within the Restricted Territory.
For the purposes of Sections 10(a)(ii)(A) and (B) above, inclusive, but without limitation thereof, the Grantee will be in violation thereof if the Grantee engages in any or all of the activities set forth therein directly as an individual on the Grantee’s own account, or indirectly as a partner, joint venturer, employee, agent, salesperson, consultant, officer and/or director of any firm, association, partnership, corporation or other entity, or as a stockholder of any corporation in which the Grantee or the Grantee’s spouse, child or parent owns, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding stock.
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C.     The “Corporation.” For the purposes of this Section 10(a)(ii) of Article II, the “Corporation” shall include all direct and indirect subsidiaries, parents, and affiliated, or related companies of the Corporation for which the Grantee worked or had responsibility at the time of termination of the Grantee’s employment and at any time during the two-year period prior to such termination.
D.     The “Corporation’s business.” For the purposes of this Section 10 of Article II inclusive, the Corporation’s business is defined to be the integrated production of high performance advanced engineered materials used in a variety of electrical, electronic, thermal and structural applications serving the consumer electronics, industrial components and commercial aerospace, defense and science, medical, energy, automotive electronics, telecommunications infrastructure and appliance markets, as further described in any and all manufacturing, marketing and sales manuals and materials of the Corporation as the same may be altered, amended, supplemented or otherwise changed from time to time, or of any
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other products or services substantially similar to or readily substitutable for any such described products and services.
E.     “Restricted Territory.” For the purposes of Section 10(a)(ii)(B) of Article II, the “Restricted Territory” shall be defined as and limited to:
(1)    the geographic area(s) within a one hundred mile radius of any and all Corporation location(s) in, to, or for which the Grantee worked, to which the Grantee was assigned or had any responsibility (either direct or supervisory) at the time of termination of the Grantee’s employment and at any time during the two-year period prior to such termination; and
(2)    all of the specific customer accounts, whether within or outside of the geographic area described in (1) above, with which the Grantee had any contact or for which the Grantee had any responsibility (either direct or supervisory) at the time of termination of the Grantee’s employment and at any time during the two-year period prior to such termination.
F.     “Extension.” If it shall be judicially determined that the Grantee has violated any of the Grantee’s obligations under Section 10(a)(ii)(B) of Article II of this Agreement, then the period applicable to each obligation that the Grantee shall have been determined to have violated shall automatically be extended by a period of time equal in length to the period during which such violation(s) occurred.
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(f)(b) Non-Solicitation. Except as otherwise provided in Section 10(a)(i) of Article II, Detrimental Activity shall also include directly or indirectly at any time soliciting or inducing or attempting to solicit or induce any employee(s), sales representative(s), agent(s) or consultant(s) of the Corporation and/or of its parents, or its other subsidiaries or affiliated or related companies to terminate their employment, representation or other association with the Corporation and/or its parent or its other subsidiary or affiliated or related companies.
(g)(c)    Further Covenants. Except as otherwise provided in Section 10(a)(i) of Article II, Detrimental Activity shall also include:
(i) directly or indirectly, at any time during or after the Grantee’s employment with the Corporation, disclosing, furnishing, disseminating, making available or, except in the course of performing the Grantee’s duties of employment, using any trade secrets or confidential business and technical information of the Corporation or its customers or vendors, including without limitation as to when or how the Grantee may have acquired such information. Such confidential information shall include, without limitation, the Corporation’s unique selling, manufacturing and servicing methods and business techniques, training, service and business manuals, promotional materials, training courses and other training and instructional materials, vendor and product information, customer and prospective customer lists, other customer and prospective customer information and other business information. The Grantee specifically acknowledges that all such confidential information, whether reduced to writing, maintained on any form of electronic media, or maintained in the Grantee’s mind or memory and whether compiled by the Corporation, and/or the Grantee, derives independent economic value from not being readily known to or ascertainable by proper means by others who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, that reasonable efforts have been made by the Corporation to maintain the secrecy of such information, that such information is the sole property of the Corporation and that any retention and use of such information by the Grantee during the Grantee’s employment with the Corporation (except in the course of performing the Grantee’s duties and obligations to the Corporation) or after the termination of the Grantee’s employment shall constitute a misappropriation of the Corporation’s trade secrets.
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(ii)    Upon termination of the Grantee’s employment with the Corporation, for any reason, the Grantee’s failure to return to the Corporation, in good condition, all property of the Corporation, including without limitation, the originals and all copies of any materials which contain, reflect, summarize, describe, analyze or refer or relate to any items of information listed in Section 10(c)(i) of Article II.
(h)(d) Discoveries and Inventions. Except as otherwise provided in Section 10(a)(i) of Article II, Detrimental Activity shall also include the failure or refusal of the Grantee to assign to the Corporation, its successors, assigns or nominees, all of the Grantee’s rights to any discoveries, inventions and improvements, whether patentable or not, made, conceived or suggested, either solely or jointly with others, by the Grantee while in the Corporation’s employ, whether in the course of the Grantee’s employment with the use of the Corporation’s time, material or facilities or that is in any way within or related to the existing or contemplated scope of the Corporation’s business. Any discovery, invention or improvement relating to any subject matter with which the Corporation was concerned during the Grantee’s employment and made, conceived or suggested by the Grantee, either solely or jointly with others, within one year following termination of the Grantee’s employment under this Agreement or any successor agreements shall be irrebuttably presumed to have been so made, conceived or suggested in the course of such employment with the use of the Corporation’s time, materials or facilities. Upon request by the Corporation with respect to any such discoveries, inventions or improvements, the Grantee will execute and deliver to the Corporation, at any time during or after the Grantee’s employment, all appropriate documents for use in applying for, obtaining and maintaining such domestic and foreign patents as the Corporation may desire, and all proper assignments therefor, when so requested, at the expense of the Corporation, but without further or additional consideration.
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(i)(e) Work Made For Hire. Except as otherwise provided in Section 10(a)(i) of Article II, Detrimental Activity shall also include violation of the Corporation’s rights in any or all work papers, reports, documentation, drawings, photographs, negatives, tapes and masters therefor, prototypes and other materials (hereinafter, “items”), including without limitation, any and all such items generated and maintained on any form of electronic media, generated by Grantee during the Grantee’s employment with the Corporation. The Grantee acknowledges that, to the extent permitted by law, all such items shall be considered a “work made for hire” and that ownership of any and all copyrights in any and all such items shall belong to the Corporation. The item will recognize the Corporation as the copyright owner, will contain all proper copyright notices, e.g., “(creation date) [Corporation Name], All Rights Reserved,” and will be in condition to be registered or otherwise placed in compliance with registration or other statutory requirements throughout the world.
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(j)(f)    Termination for Cause. Except as otherwise provided in Section 10(a)(i) of Agreement, Detrimental Activity shall also include activity that results in termination for Cause. For the purposes of this Section 10, “Cause” shall mean that, the Grantee shall have:
(i)    been convicted of a criminal violation involving fraud, embezzlement, theft or violation of federal antitrust statutes or federal securities laws in connection with his duties or in the course of his employment with the Corporation or any affiliate of the Corporation;
(ii)    committed intentional wrongful damage to property of the Corporation or any affiliate of the Corporation; or
(iii)    committed intentional wrongful disclosure of secret processes or confidential information of the Corporation or any affiliate of the Corporation;
and any such act shall have been demonstrably and materially harmful to the Corporation.
(k)(g)    Other Injurious Conduct. Detrimental Activity shall also include any other conduct or act determined to be injurious, detrimental or prejudicial to any significant interest of the Corporation or any subsidiary unless the Grantee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation.
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(l)(h) Reasonableness. The Grantee acknowledges that the Grantee’s obligations under this Section 10 of Article II of this Agreement are reasonable in the context of the nature of the Corporation’s business and the competitive injuries likely to be sustained by the Corporation if the Grantee were to violate such obligations. The Grantee further acknowledges that this Agreement is made in consideration of, and is adequately supported by the agreement of the Corporation to perform its obligations under this Agreement and by other consideration, which the Grantee acknowledges constitutes good, valuable and sufficient consideration.
(m)(i)    Acknowledgement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement prevents the Grantee from providing, without prior notice to the Corporation, information to governmental authorities regarding possible legal violations or otherwise testifying or participating in any investigation or proceeding by any governmental authorities regarding possible legal violations, and for purpose of clarity the Grantee is not prohibited from providing information voluntarily to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 21F of the Exchange Act.
11. Dividend Equivalents. From and after the Date of Grant and until the earlier of (a) the time when the PRSUs become nonforfeitable and are paid in accordance with Sections 3 and 8 of Article II or (b) the time when the Grantee’s right to receive Common Shares in payment of the PRSUs is forfeited in accordance with Section 7 of Article II, on the date that the Corporation pays a cash dividend (if any) to holders of Common Shares generally, the Grantee shall be entitled to a number of additional whole PRSUs (rounded up or down to the nearest whole PRSU) determined by dividing (i) the product of (A) the dollar amount of the cash dividend paid per Common Share on such date and (B) the total number of PRSUs covered by this Agreement (including dividend equivalents credited with respect thereto) previously credited to the Grantee as of such date, by (ii) the Market Value per Share on such date. Such dividend equivalents (if any) shall be subject to the same terms and conditions and shall be paid or forfeited in the same manner and at the same time as the PRSUs to which the dividend equivalents were credited.
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12.    Relation to Severance Agreement. Sections 6 and 8 of Article II shall supersede the provisions of any severance agreement between the Grantee and the Corporation in effect on the Date of Grant that provide for earlier vesting or payment of the PRSUs covered by this Agreement in the event of a Change in Control.
ARTICLE III

GENERAL PROVISIONS
1.     Compliance with Law. The Corporation shall make reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws; provided, however, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Corporation shall not be obligated to issue any Common Shares pursuant to this Agreement if the issuance thereof would result in a violation of any such law.
2.     Adjustments. The PRSUs and the number of Common Shares issuable for each PRSU and the other terms and conditions of the grant evidenced by this Agreement are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11 of the Plan.
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3. Withholding Taxes. If the Corporation or any Subsidiary shall be required to withhold any federal, state, local or foreign tax or other amounts in connection with any issuance, vesting or payment of Common Shares or other securities pursuant to this Agreement, the Grantee shall pay the tax or make arrangements that are satisfactory to the Corporation or such Subsidiary for the payment thereof. With respect to the PRSUs, the Grantee shall satisfy such withholding obligation by surrendering to the Corporation or such Subsidiary a portion of the Common Shares subject to the PRSUs that are covered by this Agreement and the Common Shares so surrendered by the Grantee shall be credited against any such withholding obligation at the fair market value per Common Share on the date of such surrender. In no event shall the fair market value of the Common Shares to be withheld and delivered pursuant to this Section 3 of Article III to satisfy applicable withholding taxes exceed the minimum amount required to be withheld, unless (a) an additional amount can be withheld or delivered, and not result in adverse accounting or other consequences as reasonably determined by the Committee (it being understood that the failure of such reasonable determination to be correct shall not constitute a violation of the terms of the Plan), and (b) it is permitted by the Committee.
4.     Continuous Employment. For purposes of this Agreement, the continuous employment of the Grantee with the Corporation or a Subsidiary shall not be deemed to have been interrupted, and the Grantee shall not be deemed to have ceased to be an employee of the Corporation or a Subsidiary, by reason of the transfer of his employment among the Corporation and its Subsidiaries or a leave of absence approved by the Board.
5. No Employment Contract; Right to Terminate Employment. The grant of the PRSUs covered by this Agreement to the Grantee is a voluntary, discretionary award being made on a one-time basis and it does not constitute a commitment to make any future awards. The grant of the PRSUs under this Agreement and any payments made hereunder will not be considered salary or other compensation for purposes of any severance pay or similar allowance, except as otherwise required by law. Nothing in this Agreement will give the Grantee any right to continue employment with the Corporation or any Subsidiary, as the case may be, or interfere in any way with the right of the Corporation or a Subsidiary to terminate the employment of the Grantee at any time.
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6.     Information. Information about the Grantee and the Grantee’s participation in the Plan may be collected, recorded and held, used and disclosed for any purpose related to the administration of the Plan. The Grantee understands that such processing of this information may need to be carried out by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries and by third party administrators whether such persons are located within the Grantee’s country or elsewhere, including the United States of America. The Grantee consents to the processing of information relating to the Grantee and the Grantee’s participation in the Plan in any one or more of the ways referred to above.
7.     Amendments. Any amendment to the Plan shall be deemed to be an amendment to this Agreement to the extent that the amendment is applicable hereto; provided, however, that no amendment shall adversely affect the rights of the Grantee under this Agreement without the Grantee’s consent (provided, however, that the Grantee’s consent shall not be required to an amendment that is deemed necessary by the Corporation to comply with Section 409A of the Code or Section 10D of the Exchange Act).
8.     Severability. In the event that one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be invalidated for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, any provision so invalidated shall be deemed to be separable from the other provisions hereof, and the remaining provisions hereof shall continue to be valid and fully enforceable.
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9.     Governing Law. This Agreement is made under, and shall be construed in accordance with, the internal substantive laws of the State of Ohio.
10.    Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Agreement and the Plan comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, so that the income inclusion provisions of Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code do not apply to the Grantee. This Agreement and the Plan shall be administered in a manner consistent with this intent. Reference to Section 409A of the Code is to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and will also include any proposed, temporary or final regulations, or any other guidance promulgated with respect to such Section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service.
11.    Subject to Clawback Policy. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, subject to any contrary determination by the Committee, the Grantee acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement and the PRSUs covered by this Agreement are subject to the terms and provisions of the Corporation’s clawback policy (if any) as may be in effect from time to time to the extent provided for under such policies, including specifically to implement Section 10D of the Exchange Act and any applicable rules or regulations promulgated thereunder (including applicable rules and regulations of any national securities exchange on which the Common Shares may be traded) (the “Compensation Recovery Policy”), and that Section 9 of Article II and this Section 11 of Article III shall be deemed superseded by and subject to the terms and conditions of the Compensation Recovery Policy from and after the effective date thereof.
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12.    Electronic Delivery. The Corporation may, in its sole discretion, deliver any documents related to the PRSUs and the Grantee’s participation in the Plan, or future awards that may be granted under the Plan, by electronic means or request the Grantee’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. The Grantee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and, if requested, agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Corporation or another third party designated by the Corporation.
13.    Acknowledgement. The Grantee acknowledges that the Grantee (a) has received a copy of the Plan, (b) has had an opportunity to review the terms of this Agreement and the Plan, (c) understands the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan and (d) agrees to such terms and conditions.
14.    Successors and Assigns. Without limiting Section 2 of Article II hereof, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives and assigns of the Grantee, and the successors and assigns of the Corporation.
15.    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same agreement.
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The undersigned Grantee hereby accepts the awards covered by this Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
Dated:                                     
        Grantee

Executed in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation at Mayfield Heights, Ohio as of this __ day of _____ 20__.
MATERION CORPORATION


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Statement of Management Objectives1
This Statement of Management Objectives applies to the performance-based Restricted Stock Units granted to the Grantee on the Date of Grant and applies with respect to the Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units Agreement between the Company and the Grantee (the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used in the Agreement that are not specifically defined in this Statement of Management Objectives have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement or in the Plan, as applicable.
Section 1.    Definitions. For purposes hereof:
(a)    “Peer Group” means, of a benchmark group of ___ entities, the names of which are attached hereto as Annex A, those entities that remain in the Peer Group as of the end of the Performance Period after application of the Peer Group Adjustment Protocol.
(b)    “Peer Group Adjustment Protocol” means: (i) if an entity listed in Annex A files for bankruptcy and/or liquidation, is operating under bankruptcy protection, or is delisted from its primary stock exchange because it fails to meet the exchange listing requirement, then such entity will remain in the Peer Group, but RTSR for the Performance Period will be calculated as if such entity achieved Total Shareholder Return placing it at the bottom (chronologically, if more than one such entity) of the Peer Group; (ii) if, by the last day of the Performance Period, an entity listed in Annex A has been acquired and/or is no longer existing as a public company that is traded on its primary stock exchange (other than for the reasons as described in subsection (i) above), then such entity will not remain in the Peer Group and RTSR for the Performance Period will be calculated as if such entity had never been a member of the Peer Group; and (iii) except as otherwise described in subsection (i) and (ii) above, for purposes of this Statement of Management Objectives, for each of the entities listed in Annex A, such entity shall be deemed to include any successor to all or substantially all of the primary business of such entity at end of the Performance Period.
(c)    “Relative Total Shareholder Return” or “RTSR” means the percentile rank of the Corporation’s Total Shareholder Return among the Total Shareholder Returns of all members of the Peer Group, ranked in descending order, at the end of the Performance Period. Percentile will be calculated using the Microsoft Excel Percentile Function method.
(d)    “Return on Invested Capital” or “ROIC” means the Corporation’s annual earnings before interest and income taxes divided by the sum of short- and long-term net debt (minus cash) plus equity. “Equity” excludes the items within other comprehensive income (namely, pension valuation adjustment, derivative valuation adjustment and the cumulative translation
1 Note to Draft: Statement of Management Objectives to be updated.
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adjustment). The measurement of the 2027 ROIC will be the average ROIC for 2025, 2026, and 2027 using the beginning (December 31 of the previous year) and ending (December 31 of the current year) invested capital.
(e)    “Total Shareholder Return” means, with respect to each of the Common Shares and the common stock of each of the members of the Peer Group, a rate of return reflecting stock price appreciation, plus the reinvestment of dividends in additional shares of stock, from the beginning of the Performance Period through the end of the Performance Period. For purposes of calculating Total Shareholder Return for each of the Company and the members of the Peer Group, the beginning stock price will be based on the average closing stock price for the 30 calendar days immediately preceding March 1, 2025 on the principal stock exchange on which the stock then traded and the ending stock price will be based on the average closing stock price for the 30 calendar days immediately preceding March  1, 2028 on the principal stock exchange on which the stock then trades.
Section 2.    Performance Matrices.
From 0% to 200% of the ROIC PRSUs will be earned based on achievement of the portion of the Management Objectives measured by ROIC goals during the Performance Period, and from 0% to 200% of the RTSR PRSUs will be earned based on achievement of the portion of the Management Objectives measured by RTSR goals during the Performance Period, in each case as follows:
Performance Level Return on Invested Capital
ROIC PRSUs Earned
Below Threshold
Below __%
0%
Threshold __% 50%
Target __% 100%
Maximum __% or greater 200%

Performance Level Relative Total Shareholder Return RTSR PRSUs Earned
Below Threshold Ranked below __th percentile 0%
Threshold Ranked at __th percentile 50%
Target Ranked at __th percentile 100%
Maximum Ranked at or above __th percentile 200%
Section 3. Number of PRSUs Earned. Following the Performance Period, on the Committee Determination Date, the Committee shall determine whether and to what extent the goals relating to the Management Objectives have been satisfied for the Performance Period and shall determine the number of PRSUs that shall become nonforfeitable hereunder and under the Agreement on the basis of the following:
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(a)    Below Threshold. If, upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, (i) ROIC for the Performance Period falls below the threshold level, as set forth in the Performance Matrices, no ROIC PRSUs shall become nonforfeitable and (ii) RTSR for the Performance Period falls below the threshold level, as set forth in the Performance Matrices, no RTSR PRSUs shall become nonforfeitable.
(b)    Threshold. If, upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, (i) ROIC for the Performance Period equals the threshold level, as set forth in the Performance Matrices, 50% of the ROIC PRSUs (rounded down to the nearest whole number of ROIC PRSUs) shall become nonforfeitable, and (ii) RTSR for the Performance Period equals the threshold level, as set forth in the Performance Matrices, 50% of the RTSR PRSUs (rounded down to the nearest whole number of RTSR PRSUs) shall become nonforfeitable.
(c)    Between Threshold and Target. If, upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, (i) ROIC for the Performance Period exceeds the threshold level, but is less than the target level, as set forth in the Performance Matrices, a percentage between 50% and 100% (determined on the basis of straight-line mathematical interpolation) of the ROIC PRSUs (rounded down to the nearest whole number of ROIC PRSUs) shall become nonforfeitable, and (ii) RTSR for the Performance Period exceeds the threshold level, but is less than the target level, as set forth in the Performance Matrices, a percentage between 50% and 100% (determined on the basis of straight-line mathematical interpolation) of the RTSR PRSUs (rounded down to the nearest whole number of RTSR PRSUs) shall become nonforfeitable.
(d)    Target. If, upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, (i) ROIC for the Performance Period equals the target level, as set forth in the Performance Matrices, 100% of the ROIC PRSUs shall become nonforfeitable, and (ii) RTSR for the Performance Period equals the target level, as set forth in the Performance Matrices, 100% of the RTSR PRSUs shall become nonforfeitable.
(e) Between Target and Maximum. If, upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, (i) ROIC for the Performance Period exceeds the target level, but is less than the maximum level, as set forth in the Performance Matrices, a percentage between 100% and 200% (determined on the basis of straight-line mathematical interpolation) of the ROIC PRSUs (rounded down to the nearest whole number of ROIC PRSUs) shall become nonforfeitable, and (ii) RTSR for the Performance Period exceeds the target level, but is less than the maximum level, as set forth in the Performance Matrices, a percentage between 100% and 200% (determined on the basis of straight-line mathematical interpolation) of the RTSR PRSUs (rounded down to the nearest whole number of RTSR PRSUs) shall become nonforfeitable.
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(f)    Equals or Exceeds Maximum. If, upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, (i) ROIC for the Performance Period equals or exceeds the maximum level, as set forth in the Performance Matrices, 200% of the ROIC PRSUs shall become nonforfeitable, and (ii) RTSR for the Performance Period equals or exceeds the maximum level, as set forth in the Performance Matrices, 200% of the RTSR PRSUs shall become nonforfeitable.
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Annex A
2025 Peer Group
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EXHIBIT 10.3

MATERION CORPORATION
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MATERION CORPORATION
EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PROGRAM

Article 1
PURPOSE

The Materion Corporation Restoration & Deferred Compensation Plan (formerly known as the Materion Corporation Executive Deferred Compensation Plan II), as previously amended from time to time was adopted for the purpose of providing deferred compensation to eligible employees and is intended to be a non-qualified deferred compensation arrangement for a select group of management and highly compensated employees. Effective January 28, 2025, the Plan is being renamed and further amended and restated in the form of this Materion Corporation Executive Deferred Compensation Program to provide as follows:
Article 2
DEFINITIONS

The following terms shall have the following meanings described in this Article 2 unless the context clearly indicates another meaning. All references in the Plan to specific Articles or Sections shall refer to Articles or Sections of the Plan unless otherwise stated.
2.1 Account means the bookkeeping account maintained for each Participant in accordance with Section 5.1. The sum of each Participant's Sub-Accounts, in the aggregate, shall constitute his or her Account. The Account and each and every Sub-Account shall be a bookkeeping entry only and shall be used solely as a device to measure and determine the amounts, if any, to be paid to a Participant or his or her beneficiary under the Plan.
2.2 Base Salary means for a Plan Year the annual cash compensation relating to services performed during such Plan Year, whether or not paid in such Plan Year or included on the Federal Income Tax Form W-2 for such year, excluding bonuses, commissions, overtime, special awards, tax planning stipends, fringe benefits, stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock/restricted stock units, performance restricted shares, performance shares/performance units, option rights, relocation expenses, incentive payments, non-monetary awards, fees, and automobile and other allowances paid to a Participant for employment services rendered (whether or not such allowances are included in the Employee’s gross income). Base Salary shall be calculated before reduction for compensation voluntarily deferred or contributed by the Participant pursuant to all qualified or non-qualified plans of any Employer and shall be calculated to include amounts not otherwise included in the Participant’s gross income under Code Sections 125, 402(e)(3), 402(h), or 403(b) pursuant to plans established by any Employer; provided, however, that all such amounts will be included in compensation only to the extent that, had there been no such plan, the amount would have been payable in cash to the Employee.
2.3 Board means the Board of Directors of Company.
2.4 Bonus means for a Plan Year any compensation payable in the form of cash to a Participant with respect to the Plan Year pursuant to the Materion Corporation and Subsidiaries Management Incentive Plan, whether or not paid in a calendar year or included on the Federal Income Tax Form W-2 for a calendar year.

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2.5 Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
2.6 Company means Materion Corporation, an Ohio corporation.
2.7 Compensation Committee means the Compensation Committee of the Board or, at any time that no such committee exists, the Board.
2.8 Deferred Compensation means the portion of a Participant's Base Salary or Bonus allocated to the Participant's Account in accordance with Section 4.1.
2.9 Disability means the condition of being permanently disabled which means for purposes of the Plan that the Participant has suffered a permanent disability within the meaning of the Company's long-term disability plan in effect for, or applicable to, such Participant and is "disabled" within the meaning of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(C), as determined by the Administrative Committee.
2.10 Election Agreement means the written agreement entered into by a Participant, which shall be irrevocable, pursuant to which the Participant makes an election relating to Deferred Compensation and the time and period over which Deferred Compensation, Nonelective Deferred Compensation and investment return thereon will be paid.
2.11 Employee means, with respect to each Employer, an individual who is a member of a select group of management and highly compensated employees.
2.12 Employer means the Company and any other corporation in a controlled group of corporations (under Code Section 414(b)) of which Company is a member which, with the authorization of the Board, adopts the Plan for the benefit of its employees pursuant to resolution of its board of directors.
2.13 ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
2.14 In-Service Sub-Account means each bookkeeping In-Service Sub-Account maintained for a Participant pursuant to Section 5.1.
2.15 Nonelective Deferred Compensation means a Participant’s nonelective deferred compensation allocated to the Participant’s Account in accordance with Section 4.2.
2.16 Participant means an Employee or former Employee of an Employer who has met the requirements for participation under Section 3.1 and who is or may become eligible to receive a benefit from the Plan or whose beneficiary may be eligible to receive a benefit from the Plan.
2.17 Plan means the plan, the terms and provisions of which are herein set forth, and as it may be amended or restated from time to time, designated as the "Materion Corporation Executive Deferred Compensation Program" (formerly known as the "Materion Corporation Restoration & Deferred Compensation Plan" and as the "Materion Corporation Executive Deferred Compensation Plan II").

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2.18 Plan Administrator means the Administrative Committee appointed by the Board for purposes of administering benefit plans of the Company.
2.19 Plan Year means the period beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31 of each year.
2.20 [RESERVED].
2.21 Retirement Savings Plan means the Materion Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (As Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2013), as it may be amended from time to time.
2.22 Retirement Sub-Account means the bookkeeping Retirement Sub-Account maintained for a Participant pursuant to Section 5.1. A Retirement Sub-Account may be further subdivided for purposes of Plan recordkeeping to reflect amounts derived from Deferred Compensation and Nonelective Deferred Compensation.
2.23 Separation from Service means a termination of employment with the Company and all entities with which the Company would be considered a single employer under Code Section 414(b) and 414(c) in a manner such as to constitute a separation from service as defined under Code Section 409A; provided that in applying Code Section 1563(a)(1), (2), and (3) for purposes of determining a controlled group of corporations under Code Section 414(b), the language "at least 50 percent" is used instead of "at least 80 percent" each place it appears in Code Section 1563(a)(1), (2), and (3), and in applying Treasury Regulation Section 1.414(c)-2 for purposes of determining trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) that are under common control for purposes of Code Section 414(c), "at least 50 percent" is used instead of "at least 80 percent" each place it appears in that regulation.
2.24 Sub-Account means each bookkeeping Retirement Sub-Account and In-Service Sub-Account maintained for each Participant pursuant to the Plan.
2.25 Trust means any domestic trust that may be maintained in the United States pursuant to Article 9.
2.26 Valuation Date means each day the New York Stock Exchange is open.
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(i)The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of voting securities of the Company where such acquisition causes such Person to own (X) 30% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”) without the approval of the Incumbent Board as defined in (ii) below or (Y) 35% or more of the Outstanding Voting Securities of the Company with the approval of the Incumbent Board; provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (i), the following acquisitions shall not be deemed to result in a Change in Control: (A) any acquisition directly from the Company that is approved by the Incumbent Board (as defined in subsection (ii), below), (B) any acquisition by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company, (C) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, (D) any acquisition by any Person pursuant to a transaction described in clauses (A), (B) and (C) of subsection (iii) below, or (E) any acquisition by, or other Business Combination (as defined in (iii) below) with, a person or group of which employees of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company control a greater than 25% interest (a “MBO”) but only if at least one Participant is one of those employees of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company that are participating in the MBO; provided, further, that if any Person’s beneficial ownership of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities reaches or exceeds 30% or 35%, as the case may be, as a result of a transaction described in clause (A) or (B) above, and such Person subsequently acquires beneficial ownership of additional voting securities of the Company, such subsequent acquisition shall be treated as an acquisition that causes such Person to own 30% or 35% or more, as the case may be, of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities; and provided, further, that if at least a majority of the members of the Incumbent Board determines in good faith that a Person has acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 30% or more of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities inadvertently, and such Person divests as promptly as practicable a sufficient number of shares so that such Person beneficially owns (within the meanings of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) less than 30% of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities, then no Change of Control shall have occurred as a result of such Person’s acquisition; or
(ii)individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) (as modified by this clause (ii)) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for director, without objection to such nomination) shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or
(iii)the consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the acquisition of assets of another corporation, or other transaction (“Business Combination”) excluding, however, such a Business Combination pursuant to which (A) the individuals and entities who were the ultimate beneficial owners of voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 65% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity that as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries), (B) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company, the Company or such entity resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly (X) 30% or more, if such Business Combination is approved by the Incumbent Board or (Y) 35% or more, if such Business Combination is not approved by the Incumbent Board, of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the entity resulting from such Business Combination and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or

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(iv)approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company except pursuant to a Business Combination described in clauses (A), (B) and (C) of subsection (iii), above.
Article 3
PARTICIPATION

3.1 Eligibility. Participation in the Plan is limited to those Employees who are (i) expressly selected by the Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, to participate in the Plan, and (ii) members of a "select group of management or highly compensated employees," within the meaning of Sections 201, 301 and 401 of ERISA. In lieu of expressly selecting Employees for Plan participation, the Compensation Committee may establish eligibility criteria (consistent with the requirements of paragraph (ii) of this Section) providing for participation of all Employees who satisfy such criteria, provided that effective May 1, 2015 eligibility criteria shall be that the Employee is eligible for the Materion Corporation and Subsidiaries Management Incentive Plan and has current Base Salary plus a total target Management Incentive Plan opportunity in excess of the limitation set forth in Code Section 401(a)(17). The Compensation Committee may at any time, in its sole discretion, change the eligibility criteria for Employees, or determine that one or more Participants will cease to be an eligible Employee. Further, under the Plan the Compensation Committee hereby delegates to the Company's Chief Human Resources Officer the authority to select Employees for Plan participation and to determine that one or more Participants will cease to be eligible Employees, all in accordance with the eligibility criteria established by the Compensation Committee described herein.
3.2 Participation. An Employee shall become a Participant as of the first day of the Plan Year beginning on or after the date he or she first satisfies the eligibility requirements of Section 3.1. A Participant shall complete all administrative forms required by the Plan Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, effective May 1, 2015, persons who first become eligible Employees on that date under Section 3.1 shall become Participants as of that date.
Article 4
BENEFITS


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4.1 Deferred Compensation. Subject to any limitations established by the Compensation Committee or the Plan Administrator, a Participant may elect for a Plan Year to have his or her Base Salary and/or Bonus deferred in any amount not to exceed (i) the Participant's Base Salary in excess of the dollar limitation provided for under Code Section 401(a)(17) as determined by the Plan Administrator, except that this dollar limitation will not be applied with respect to any Plan Year after the 2015 Plan Year, and (ii) the Participant’s full Bonus, less applicable tax withholding, and to have such amounts credited to his or her Account as Deferred Compensation; provided, however, that effective beginning with the 2016 Plan Year, the amount of any such election relating to Base Salary is limited to 50 percent of the Participant's Base Salary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an eligible Employee who becomes a Participant effective May 1, 2015 in accordance with Section 3.2, such Participant may elect to defer 50% of his or her Base Salary and/or may elect to defer his or her Bonus for services performed on and after the date an election becomes effective pursuant to Section 4.4(b). Deferred Compensation shall be credited to a Participant's Account monthly in accordance with his or her election made pursuant to Section 4.4.
4.2 Nonelective Deferred Compensation. The Compensation Committee may in its discretion determine for any Plan Year to make a credit to a Participant’s Account as Nonelective Deferred Compensation, which amount may be a different amount or percentage (including no amount) for each Participant, as the Compensation Committee shall in its sole and absolute discretion determine, provided that the Compensation Committee may delegate its authority to make such determinations to the Company's Chief Human Resources Officer in accordance with such parameters as it may establish. Nonelective Deferred Compensation shall be credited to a Participant's Retirement Sub-Account monthly.
4.3 [RESERVED]
4.4 Election Procedures.
(a)Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) below, compensation for services performed during a taxable year may be deferred at the Participant’s election only if the election to defer such compensation is made not later than the close of the preceding taxable year.
(b)In the case of the first year in which a Participant becomes eligible to participate in the Plan, the Participant’s election with respect to amounts deferred pursuant to Sections 4.1 and 4.2 may be made with respect to services to be performed subsequent to the election within 30 days after the date the Participant becomes eligible to participate in the Plan. Except as provided in paragraph (c) below, when an election to defer is made in the first year of eligibility but after commencement of a performance period during which compensation is earned under an incentive plan, the deferral election shall apply only to that portion of such compensation earned under the incentive plan for such performance period equal to the total amount of the incentive compensation earned during such performance period multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days beginning on the day immediately after the day the election to defer becomes irrevocable and ending on the last day of the performance period, and the denominator of which is the total number of days in the performance period.
(c) In the case of any performance-based compensation based on services performed over a period of at least 12 months as determined by the Plan Administrator in accordance with regulatory guidance under Code Section 409A, an election may be made no later than six months before the end of the period.

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(d)Each Participant shall specify on his or her Election Agreement with respect to each Plan Year the percentage of Base Salary and/or the percentage of Bonus the Participant elects to defer for such Plan Year and shall specify the Participant's allocation of deferrals of Base Salary and Bonus among a Retirement Sub-Account and, to the extent permitted by the Administrative Committee from time to time, one or more In-Service Sub-Accounts. In the event that a Participant allocates deferrals of Base Salary or Bonus to an In-Service Sub-Account, the Participant must designate the year in which payment will be made, which year may not be earlier than two years after the date on which such payment election becomes irrevocable. Base Salary or Bonus that a Participant elects to defer shall be treated as if it were set aside in one or more Sub-Accounts on the date the Base Salary or Bonus would otherwise have been paid to the Participant. To the extent that a Participant does not specify the Sub-Account to which deferrals of Base Salary or Bonus shall be credited as provided in this paragraph (d) (or such designation does not comply with the terms of the Plan), such deferrals shall be credited to the Participant's Retirement Sub-Account. Subject to the provisions of Section 4.4(b), each Participant shall specify on his or her Election Agreement with respect to a Plan Year whether the Deferred Compensation allocable to his or her Retirement Sub-Account for such Plan Year and Nonelective Deferred Compensation for such Plan Year will be paid in a single lump sum, annual installments payable over three years, or annual installments payable over five years upon the Participant's Separation from Service, subject to the further provisions of Article 6. Notwithstanding, in the event the Participant is included in any arrangement that must be aggregated with any portion of the Plan, any election as to time and form of payment with respect to that portion of the Plan shall be permitted only if made not later than the close of the preceding taxable year, and the default payment provisions of Section 4.4(e) shall be applicable with respect to that portion for the Plan Year of initial eligibility.
(e)A Participant can change his or her Election Agreement and an eligible Employee who is not a Participant may become a Participant, as of any January 1 by completing, signing, and filing an Election Agreement with the Plan Administrator not later than the preceding December 31 (subject, however, to the provisions of paragraph (b) above in the case of a Participant who becomes newly eligible during the Plan Year). A Participant who does not complete a new Election Agreement for a Plan Year will be deemed to have elected not to have any Deferred Compensation for the Plan Year and will be deemed to have elected a single lump sum method of payment for any Nonelective Deferred Compensation for such Plan Year. In the event any amount is credited to the Account of a Participant with respect to which no timely election concerning method of payment has been made or such an election is not permitted with respect to certain amounts by reason of Section 4.4(b), such amount shall be payable in the single lump sum method of payment.
(f)All Election Agreements shall be in a form acceptable to the Plan Administrator and shall be completed, signed, and filed with the Plan Administrator as provided herein.
Article 5
ACCOUNTS

5.1 Participant Accounts. The Plan Administrator shall establish and maintain separate Retirement Sub-Accounts, and one or more In-Service Sub-Accounts for each Participant. The Administrative Committee, in its sole discretion, shall specify the maximum number (including zero) of permitted In-Service Sub-Accounts for each Participant. Amounts credited to a Retirement Sub-Account shall commence to be paid following the Participant's Separation from Service or otherwise, all as provided in Article 6. Amounts credited to an In-Service Sub-Account shall commence to be paid in a year specified by the Participant as provided in Section 4.4(d) and Article 6. A Participant shall be fully vested in his or her Account at all times.

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5.2 Investment Return. Each Account shall be deemed to bear an investment return as if invested in the manner elected by the Participant from a list of investment funds from time to time determined by the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee may delegate to the Company’s Retirement Plan Investment Committee the duty and authority to determine the investment funds to be used for this purpose under the Plan, including the discretion to eliminate, add, or substitute investment funds from time to time. Deemed investment return under the Plan shall be determined from the date of crediting of an amount to the Participant’s Account (including deemed income thereon) through the date which is three days prior to distribution of such amount from the Account in accordance with procedures established by the Company. A Participant shall be permitted to change his investment election under the Plan for any portion or all of his Account as of any day the New York Stock Exchange is open in accordance with such rules and procedures as the Company shall establish for this purpose. The Company shall have no obligation to actually invest funds pursuant to a Participant's elections, and if the Company does invest funds, a Participant shall have no right to any invested assets other than as a general unsecured creditor of the Company. During any period in which a Participant has not made an election relating to the investment of some portion of his Account, such as in the case of an investment fund previously selected by the Participant ceasing to be available under the Plan, the Retirement Plan Investment Committee shall determine the investment fund or funds to be used in determining investment return for that portion of his Account.
5.3 Valuation of Accounts. The value of an Account as of any Valuation Date shall equal the amounts previously credited to such Account less any payments debited to such Account plus the investment return deemed to be earned on such Account in accordance with Section 5.2 through the Valuation Date.
Article 6
DISTRIBUTIONS

6.1 Separation from Service. Upon Separation from Service for any reason other than death, but subject to Section 6.5 with respect to any In-Service Sub-Account, a Participant's Account with respect to a Plan Year shall be distributed to the Participant in a single lump sum payment, annual installments payable over three years, or annual installments payable over five years, as elected by the Participant on his or her Election Agreement with respect to deferrals for the Plan Year. Payment will be made or begin on the business day coinciding with or next following the 60th day after the Participant's Separation from Service; subject, however, to the provisions of Section 6.6. Remaining installment payments after the first annual payment shall be paid on March 31 of each subsequent year (subject, however, to the provisions of Section 6.6) and shall be calculated and recalculated annually by multiplying the balance credited to the Participant's Account (including any increase or decrease resulting from investment return) as of the most recent Valuation Date preceding the payment by a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the remaining number of payments to be made to the Participant.

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6.2 Death. If a Participant dies prior to Separation from Service or complete distribution of his or her Account, the amounts credited to his or her Account will be distributed in a single lump sum payment to the beneficiary named by the Participant on a beneficiary designation form filed with the Company. Payment of a death benefit will begin on the business day coinciding with or next following the 60th day after a Participant's death. The Participant may change the beneficiary designation at any time by signing and filing a new beneficiary designation form with the Plan Administrator. If for any reason no beneficiary is designated or no beneficiary survives the Participant, the beneficiary shall be the Participant's estate. If the Participant designates a trust as beneficiary, the Plan Administrator shall determine the rights of the trustee without responsibility for determining the validity, existence, or provisions of the trust. Further, neither the Plan Administrator nor the Company nor any Employer shall have responsibility for the application of sums paid to the trustee or for the discharge of the trust.
6.3 Emergency Benefit. In the event that the Plan Administrator, upon written request of a Participant, determines, in its sole discretion, that the Participant has suffered an unforeseeable financial emergency, the Company shall pay to the Participant from the Participant’s Account, as soon as practicable following such determination, an amount necessary to meet the emergency, after deduction of any and all taxes as may be required pursuant to this Section 6.3 (the “Emergency Benefit”). For purposes of this Plan, an unforeseeable financial emergency is a severe financial hardship of the Participant resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant, spouse, or dependent (as defined in Code Section 152 without regard to Section 152(b)(1), (b)(2), or (d)(1)(B)), loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty (including the need to rebuild a home following damage to a home not otherwise covered by insurance, for example, not as a result of a natural disaster); or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant. Cash needs arising from foreseeable events such as the purchase of a house or education expenses for children shall not be considered to be the result of an unforeseeable financial emergency. Emergency Benefits shall be paid first from the Participant’s In-Service Sub-Accounts, if any, to the extent the balance of one or more of such In-Service Sub-Accounts is sufficient to meet the emergency, in the order in which such Accounts would otherwise be distributed to the Participant. If the distribution exhausts all such Accounts, the Retirement Sub-Accounts may be accessed in the order in which such Accounts would otherwise be distributed to the Participant. With respect to that portion of any Account which is distributed to a Participant as an Emergency Benefit in accordance with this Section 6.3, no further benefit shall be payable to the Participant under this Plan. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, a Participant who receives an Emergency Benefit in any Plan Year shall not be entitled to make any further deferrals for the remainder of such Plan Year. It is intended that the Plan Administrator’s determination as to whether a Participant has suffered an “unforeseeable financial emergency” shall be made consistent with the requirements under Code Section 409A.
6.4 Disability of Participant. In the event of the Participant's Disability, the Participant's vested Sub-Accounts shall be paid to the Participant, in accordance with the following rules: (i) if the Participant incurs a Disability after payment of a Sub-Account has commenced, the remaining balance of such Sub-Account will continue to be paid to the Participant in accordance with the payment schedule that has already commenced; and (ii) if a Participant incurs a Disability before payments from his or her Account have commended, such Account will be paid to the Participant in a single sum within thirty days following the determination by the Administrative Committee that the Participant has incurred a Disability, or such later date as may be required under Section 7.1.
6.5 In-Service Sub-Account. Amounts credited to a Participant's In-Service Sub-Account shall be paid in January of the year specified by the Participant in accordance with Section 4.4(d).

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6.6 Distribution Limitations. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary and subject to the further limitation of Section 7.1, compensation deferred under the Plan shall not be distributed earlier than
(a)separation from service as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury (except as provided below with respect to a key employee of an Employer);
(b)the date the Participant becomes disabled (within the meaning of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(C));
(c)death of the Participant;
(d)a specified time (or pursuant to a fixed schedule) specified under the Plan at the date of the deferral of such compensation;
(e)to the extent provided by the Secretary of the Treasury, a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company; or
(f)the occurrence of an unforeseeable emergency as defined in Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(ii).
Article 7
SPECIAL PAYMENT RULES
Article 8
8.1 Mandatory Six Month Delay. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 7.2(a) and (b), in the case of any key employee (as defined in Code Section 416(i) without regard to paragraph (5) thereof) of an Employer, distributions on account of Separation from Service may not be made before the date which is six months after the date of Separation from Service (or, if earlier, the date of death of the Participant), provided that in the case of any distribution which would be made on an earlier date but for this restriction, such distribution shall be made on the first day of the month following the date which is six months after the date of the key employee’s Separation from Service.
8.2 Discretionary Acceleration of Payments. To the extent permitted by Code Section 409A of the Code, the Administrative Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the time or schedule of a payment under the Plan as provided in this Section 7.2. The provisions of this Section are intended to comply with the exception to accelerated payments under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j) and shall be interpreted and administered accordingly.
(a)Domestic Relations Orders. The Administrative Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the time or schedule of a payment under the Plan to an individual other than the Participant as may be necessary to fulfill a domestic relations order (as defined in Code Section 414(p)(1)(B)).
(b)Employment Taxes. The Administrative Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for the acceleration of the time or schedule of a payment under the Plan to pay the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax imposed under Code Sections 3101, 3121(a), and 3121(v)(2), or the Railroad Retirement Act (RRTA) tax imposed under Code Sections 3201, 3211, 3231(e)(1), and 3231(e)(8), where applicable, on compensation deferred under the Plan (the FICA or RRTA amount). Additionally, the Administrative Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for the acceleration of the time or schedule of a payment, to pay the income tax at source on wages imposed under Code Section 3401 or the corresponding withholding provisions of applicable state, local, or foreign tax laws as a result of the payment of the FICA or RRTA amount, and to pay the additional income tax at source on wages attributable to the pyramiding Code Section 3401 wages and taxes. However, the total payment under this acceleration provision must not exceed the aggregate of the FICA or RRTA amount, and the income tax withholding related to such FICA or RRTA amount.

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(c)Limited Cash-Outs. Subject to Section 7.1, the Administrative Committee may, in its sole discretion, require a mandatory lump sum payment of amounts deferred under the Plan that do not exceed the applicable dollar amount under Code Section 402(g)(1)(B), provided that the payment results in the termination and liquidation of the entirety of the Participant’s interest under the Plan, including all agreements, methods, programs, or other arrangements with respect to which deferrals of compensation are treated as having been deferred under a single nonqualified deferred compensation plan under Code Section 409A.
(d)Payment of state, local, or foreign taxes. Subject to Section 7.1, the Administrative Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for the acceleration of the time or schedule of a payment under the Plan to reflect payment of state, local, or foreign tax obligations arising from participation in the Plan that apply to an amount deferred under the Plan before the amount is paid or made available to the Participant (the state, local, or foreign tax amount). Such payment may not exceed the amount of such taxes due as a result of participation in the Plan. The payment may be made in the form of withholding pursuant to provisions of applicable state, local, or foreign law or by payment directly to the participant. Additionally, the Administrative Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for the acceleration of the time or schedule of a payment under the Plan to pay the income tax at source on wages imposed under Code Section 3401 as a result of such payment and to pay the additional income tax at source on wages imposed under Code Section 3401 attributable to such additional wages and taxes. However, the total payment under this acceleration provision must not exceed the aggregate of the state, local, and foreign tax amount, and the income tax withholding related to such state, local, and foreign tax amount.
(e)Bona fide disputes as to a right to a payment. Subject to Section 7.1, the Administrative Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for the acceleration of the time or schedule of a payment under the Plan where such payments occur as part of a settlement between the Participant and the Company (or any entity which would be considered to be a single employer with the Company under Code Section 414(b) or Section 414(c)) of an arm’s length, bona fide dispute as to the Participant’s right to the deferred amount.
(f)Plan Terminations and Liquidations. Subject to Section 7.1, the Administrative Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for the acceleration of the time or schedule of a payment under the Plan as provided in Section 7.4.
(g)Other Acceleration Permitted by Regulation. Subject to Section 7.1, the Administrative Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for the acceleration of the time or schedule of payment under the Plan as permitted under other provisions of Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j).


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Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Plan, this Section 7.2 and Section 7.4, the Administrative Committee may not accelerate the time or schedule of any payment or amount scheduled to be paid under the Plan within the meaning of Code Section 409A.
8.3 Delay of Payments. To the extent permitted under Code Section 409A, the Administrative Committee may, in its sole discretion, delay payment under any of the following circumstances, provided that the Administrative Committee treats all payments to similarly situated Participants on a reasonably consistent basis:
(a)Payments subject to Code Section 162(m). A payment may be delayed to the extent that the Administrative Committee reasonably anticipates that if the payment were made as scheduled, the Company’s deduction with respect to such payment would not be permitted due to the application of Code Section 162(m). If a payment is delayed pursuant to this Section 7.3(a), then the payment must be made either (i) during the Company’s first taxable year in which the Administrative Committee reasonably anticipates, or should reasonably anticipate, that if the payment is made during such year, the deduction of such payment will not be barred by application of Code Section 162(m), or (ii) during the period beginning with the first business day of the seventh month following the Participant’s Separation from Service (the “six month anniversary”) and ending on the later of (x) the last day of the taxable year of the Company in which the six month anniversary occurs or (y) the 15th day of the third month following the six month anniversary. Where any scheduled payment to a specific Participant in a Company’s taxable year is delayed in accordance with this paragraph, all scheduled payments to that Participant that could be delayed in accordance with this paragraph must also be delayed. The Administrative Committee may not provide the Participant an election with respect to the timing of the payment under this Section 7.3. For purposes of this Section 7.3(a), the term Company includes any entity which would be considered to be a single employer with the Company under Code Section 414(b) or Section 414(c).
(b)Other Events and Conditions. A payment may be delayed upon such other events and conditions as the Internal Revenue Service may prescribe in Treasury regulations and in generally applicable guidance published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin.

8.4 Payments Upon Termination of Plan. In the event that the Plan is terminated, the amounts allocated to a Participant’s Account shall be paid to the Participant or his or her beneficiary on the dates on which the Participant or his or her beneficiary would otherwise receive payments hereunder without regard to the termination of the Plan. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, and subject to Section 7.1:
(a)Liquidation; Bankruptcy. The Board shall have the authority, in its sole discretion, to terminate the Plan and pay each Participant’s entire Account to the Participant or, if applicable, his or her beneficiary within 12 months of a corporate dissolution taxed under Code Section 331 or with the approval of a bankruptcy court pursuant to 11 U.S.C. 503(b)(1)(a), provided that the amounts are included in the Participant’s gross income in the latest of the following years (or, if earlier, the taxable year in which the amount is actually or constructively received): (i) the calendar year in which the Plan termination and liquidation occurs; (ii) the first calendar year in which the amount is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture as defined under Code Section 409A; or (iii) the first calendar year in which the payment is administratively practicable.

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(b)Discretionary Terminations. The Board shall have the authority, in its sole discretion, to terminate the Plan and pay each Participant’s entire Account to the Participant or, if applicable, his or her beneficiary, provided that: (i) the termination and liquidation does not occur proximate to a downturn in the financial health of the Company (or any entity which would be considered to be a single employer with the Company under Code Section 414(b) or Section 414(c)); (ii) the Company (or any entity which would be considered to be a single employer with the Company under Code Section 414(b) or Section 414(c)) terminates and liquidates all agreements, methods, programs, and other arrangements sponsored by the Company (or any entity which would be considered to be a single employer with the Company under Code Section 414(b) or Section 414(c)) that would be aggregated with any terminated and liquidated agreements, methods, programs, and other arrangements under Code Section 409A if the same Participant had deferrals of compensation under all of the agreements, methods, programs, and other arrangements that are terminated and liquidated; (iii) no payments in liquidation of the Plan are made within 12 months of the date the Board takes all necessary action to irrevocably terminate and liquidate the Plan other than payments that would be payable under the terms of the Plan if the action to terminate and liquidate the Plan had not occurred; (iv) all payments are made within 24 months of the date the Board takes all necessary action to irrevocably terminate and liquidate the Plan; and (v) the Company (or any entity which would be considered to be a single employer with the Company under Code Section 414(b) or Section 414(c)) does not adopt a new plan that would be aggregated with any terminated and liquidated plan under Section 409A of the Code if the same Participant participated in both plans, at any time within three years following the date the Board takes all necessary action to irrevocably terminate and liquidate the Plan.
(c)Other Events. The Board shall have the authority, in its sole discretion, to terminate the Plan and pay each Participant’s entire Account to the Participant or, if applicable, his or her beneficiary upon such other events and conditions as the Internal Revenue Service may prescribe in generally applicable guidance published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin.

Article 9
ADMINISTRATION

9.1 Plan Administrator. The Administrative Committee described in Section 2.18 is designated as Plan Administrator with the full and exclusive power, discretion, and authority to administer the Plan. The Administrative Committee shall administer the Plan and shall keep a written record of its action and proceedings regarding the Plan and all dates, records, and documents relating to its administration of the Plan. The Administrative Committee is authorized to interpret the Plan, to make, amend, and rescind such rules as it deems necessary for the proper administration of the Plan, to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan, and to correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan in the manner and to the extent that the Administrative Committee deems desirable to carry the Plan into effect. The powers and duties of the Administrative Committee shall include, without limitation, the following:

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(a)Determining the amount of benefits payable to Participants and authorizing and directing the Company with respect to the payment of benefits under the Plan;
(b)Construing and interpreting the Plan whenever necessary to carry out its intention and purpose and making and publishing such rules for the regulation of the Plan as are not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan; and
(c)Compiling and maintaining all records it determines to be necessary, appropriate, or convenient in connection with the administration of the Plan.

9.2 Limitation of Liability and Indemnification. The Plan Administrator and the Company and all other Employers, and their respective officers and directors (including but not limited to the members of the Board), shall not be liable for any act or omission relating to their duties under the Plan, unless such act or omission is attributable to their own willful misconduct or lack of good faith. Moreover, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the members of the Administrative Committee, and any employee to whom the duties of the Administrative Committee may be delegated, and the Plan Administrator against any and all claims, losses, damages, expenses or liabilities arising from any action or failure to act with respect to this Plan, except in the case of willful misconduct by the Administrative Committee, any of its members, any such employee, or the Plan Administrator.
9.3 Claims Procedures.
(a)If a Participant (hereinafter referred to as the “Applicant”) does not receive the timely payment of the benefits which the Applicant believes are due under the Plan, the Applicant may make a claim for benefits in the manner hereinafter provided.

    All claims for benefits under the Plan shall be made in writing and shall be signed by the Applicant. Claims shall be submitted to a representative designated by the Administrative Committee and hereinafter referred to as the “Claims Coordinator.” If the Applicant does not furnish sufficient information with the claim for the Claims Coordinator to determine the validity of the claim, the Claims Coordinator shall indicate to the Applicant any additional information which is necessary for the Claims Coordinator to determine the validity of the claim.

    Each claim hereunder shall be acted upon and approved or disapproved by the Claims Coordinator within 30 days following the receipt by the Claims Coordinator of the information necessary to process the claim.

    In the event the Claims Coordinator denies a claim for benefits in whole or in part, the Claims Coordinator shall notify the Applicant in writing in a manner reasonably expected to be understood by the Applicant. Such notification shall include:


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(i)specific reason or reasons for the denial,
(ii)reference to the specific provisions of the Plan on which the denial is based,
(iii)a description of any additional material or information necessary for the Applicant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why the material or information is necessary,
(iv)set forth an explanation of how the Applicant can obtain review of the adverse benefit determination, including review procedures, time limits, and a statement of an Applicant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following an adverse benefit determination on review, and
(v)with regard to an adverse benefit determination made with respect to disability benefits if the Administrative Committee is required to determine whether a Participant is disabled, the notification shall be provide in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner (as described in 29 CFR Section 2560.503-1(o)) and shall also include:
(1)a discussion of the decision, including an explanation of the basis for disagreeing with or not following: (A) the views presented by the Applicant to the Plan of health care professionals treating the Applicant and vocational professionals who evaluated the Applicant; (B) the views of medical or vocational experts whose advice was obtained on behalf of the Plan in connection with an Applicant’s adverse benefit determination, without regard to whether the advice was relied upon in making the benefit determination; and (C) a disability determination regarding the Applicant provided by the Applicant to the Plan made by the Social Security Administration,
(2)if the adverse benefit determination regarding the disability benefit is based on a medical necessity or experimental treatment or similar exclusion or limit, the notification will include that an explanation of the scientific or clinical judgment for the determination will be provided free of charge upon written request to the Administrative Committee,
(3)either the specific internal rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria of the Plan relied upon in making the adverse determination or, alternatively, a statement that such rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria of the Plan do not exist, and
(4)a statement that the Applicant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the Applicant’s claim for benefits.

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(a)Any Applicant whose claim for benefits is denied in whole or in part may appeal for a review of the decision by the Administrative Committee. Such appeal must be made within three months (180 days for a claim for disability benefits) after the Applicant has received actual or constructive notice of the denial as provided above. An appeal must be submitted in writing within such period and must:

(i)request a review by the Administrative Committee of the claim for benefits under the Plan,
(ii)set forth all of the grounds upon which the Applicant’s request for review is based and any facts in support thereof, and
(iii)set forth any issues or comments which the Applicant deems pertinent to the appeal.
    The Administrative Committee shall regularly review appeals by Applicants. The Administrative Committee shall act upon each appeal within 30 days after receipt thereof unless special circumstances require an extension of the time for processing, in which case a decision shall be rendered by the Administrative Committee as soon as possible but not later than 60 days after the appeal is received by the Administrative Committee.

    An Applicant shall be given the opportunity as part of the review to submit written comments, documents, records, and other information relating to the claim for benefits. All submissions shall be taken into account upon appeal regardless of whether the information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination. The Applicant shall be provided as part of the review, upon written request to the Administrative Committee and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the Applicant’s claim for benefits. For appeals of adverse benefit determinations relating to claims for disability benefits if the Administrative Committee is required to determine whether a Participant is disabled, the following shall apply:

(i)The review on appeal shall not afford deference to the initial benefit determination.
(ii)An appropriate named fiduciary of the Plan who is neither the individual who made the initial adverse benefit determination nor the subordinate of the person shall conduct the review.
(iii)Prior to issuing an adverse benefit determination on review, the Claims Coordinator shall provide the Applicant, free of charge, with any new or additional evidence considered, relied upon, or generated by the Plan in making the benefit determination as soon as possible and sufficiently in advance of the date on which the notice of adverse benefit determination on review is required to be provided, in order to allow the Applicant a reasonable opportunity to respond.

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(iv)Prior to issuing an adverse benefit determination on review based on a new or additional rationale, the Administrative Committee shall provide the Applicant, free of charge, with the rationale. The rationale must be provided as soon as possible and sufficiently in advance of the date on which the notice of adverse benefit determination on review is required to be provided, in order to allow the Applicant a reasonable opportunity to respond.    
    The Administrative Committee shall provide the Applicant with written notification of the Plan’s benefit determination on review. If an adverse benefit determination is made on review, the notification shall be written in a manner reasonably expected to be understood by the Applicant. Such notification shall include:

(i)the specific reason or reasons for the adverse determination,
(ii)reference to the specific provisions of the Plan on which the adverse determination is based,
(iii)a statement that the Applicant is entitled to receive, upon written request to the Administrative Committee and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the Applicant’s claim for benefits,
(iv)a statement describing any voluntary appeal procedures offered by the Plan and the Applicant’s right to obtain information about the procedures, a statement of an Applicant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA, and with respect to a claim for disability benefits if the Administrative Committee is required to determine whether a Participant is disabled, such statement shall describe any applicable contractual limitation periods that apply to the Applicant’s right to bring an action, including the calendar date on which the contractual limitation period expires, and
(v)in the case of an appeal from an adverse determination with respect to disability benefits if the Administrative Committee is required determine whether a Participant is disabled, the notification shall be provided in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner (as described in 29 CFR Section 2560.503-1(o)) and shall also include:
(1)a discussion of the decision, including an explanation of the basis for disagreeing with or not following: (A) the views presented by the Applicant to the Plan of health care professionals treating the Applicant and vocational professionals who evaluated the Applicant; (B) the views of medical or vocational experts whose advice was obtained on behalf of the Plan in connection with an Applicant’s adverse benefit determination, without regard to whether the advice was relied upon in making the benefit determination; and (C) a disability determination regarding the Applicant provided by the Applicant to the Plan made by the Social Security Administration,

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(2)include an explanation of the scientific or clinical judgment if the adverse benefit determination is based on a medical necessity or experimental treatment or similar exclusion or limit and a statement that the explanation will be provided free of charge upon written request to the Administrative Committee, and
(3)either the specific internal rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria of the Plan relied upon in making the adverse determination or, alternatively, a statement that such rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria of the Plan do not exist.
(a)(c)    In the event of any dispute over benefits under the Plan, all remedies available to the Applicant under this Section 8.3 must be exhausted before legal recourse of any type is sought. No legal action at law or in equity, including without limitation a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA, may be filed against the Plan, the Administrative Committee, or the Company relating to any dispute over benefits under the Plan later than the date specified under the claims review procedure of this Section 8.3. If the Claims Coordinator does not comply with all of the procedures in this Section 8.3 (other than a de minimus violation), the Applicant shall be deemed to have exhausted all remedies under the Plan and may pursue any available remedies under Section 502(a) of ERISA.

9.4 Provisions Effective Upon a Change in Control. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8.1, upon a Change in Control the Administrative Committee for purposes of the Plan shall consist of those three Participants from time to time having the largest Accounts under the Plan following the date on which the Change in Control occurs who consent to serve on the Administrative Committee. The Administrative Committee as so constituted shall replace the Administrative Committee earlier appointed by the Board. The Administrative Committee shall assume the role and duties of the Plan Administrator as otherwise set forth in this Article 8. Any individual serving on the Administrative Committee shall not vote or act on any matter relating solely to himself. In the event that there are not three Participants available to serve in such capacity, the remaining Participants may appoint an independent third party administrator to serve in such capacity.
9.5 Legal Fees and Expenses Following Change in Control. Following a Change in Control, in the event that the Administrative Committee should determine that the Company has failed to comply with any of its obligations under the Plan or in the event that the Company or any other person takes or threatens to take any action to declare the Plan void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, any Participant the benefits provided or intended to be provided to the Participant under the Plan, the Company irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Committee or affected Participant, as the case may be, (the "Claimant") from time to time to retain counsel of Claimant’s choice, at the expense of the Company as hereafter provided, to advise and represent the Claimant in connection with any such interpretation, enforcement, or defense, including without limitation the initiation or defense of any litigation or other legal action, whether by or against the Company or any director, officer, stockholder, or other person affiliated with the Company, in any jurisdiction. Without respect to whether the Claimant prevails, in whole or in part, in connection with any of the foregoing, the Company will pay and be solely financially responsible for any and all attorneys’ and related fees and expenses incurred by the Claimant in connection with any of the foregoing. Such payments shall be made no later than December 31 of the year following the year in the which the Claimant incurs the expenses, provided that in no event will the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement in one year affect the amount of expenses to be reimbursed, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other taxable year.

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Article 10
MISCELLANEOUS

10.1 Unfunded Plan.
(a)The Plan shall be an unfunded plan maintained by the Company and the other Employers for the purpose of providing benefits for a select group of management or highly compensated employees. Neither the Company nor any other Employer shall be required to set aside, earmark or entrust any fund or money with which to pay their obligations under this Plan or to invest in any particular investment vehicle and may change investments of Company assets at any time.
(b)The Company may establish a Trust to hold property that may be used to pay benefits under the Plan. The Trust shall be a domestic trust maintained in the United States. The Trust shall be intended to be a grantor trust, within the meaning of Code Section 671, of which the Company is the grantor, and the Plan is to be construed in accordance with that intention. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, the assets of the Trust will remain the property of the Company and will be subject to the claims of creditors in the event of bankruptcy or insolvency, as provided in the Trust Agreement. No Participant or person claiming through a Participant will have any priority claim on the assets of the Trust or any security interest or other right superior to the rights of a general creditor of the Company or the other Employers as provided in the Trust Agreement.
(c)Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph (c), all benefits under this Plan shall be paid by the Participant's Employer(s) from its general assets and/or the assets of the Trust, which assets shall, at all times, remain subject to the claims of creditors as provided in the Trust Agreement. No Employer, other than the Company as provided below, shall have any obligation to pay benefits hereunder in respect of any Participants who are not Employees or former Employees of such Employer. The obligation of each Employer hereunder in respect of any Participant shall be limited to the amounts payable to such Participant from the Account established for such Participant in respect of employment with that Employer, except that if an Employer shall fail to make or cause to be made any benefit payment hereunder when due, the Company shall promptly make such benefit payment from its general assets and/or the assets of the Trust.
(d)Neither Participants, their beneficiaries nor their legal representatives shall have any right, other than the right of an unsecured general creditor, against the Company or any other Employer in respect of any portion of a Participant's Account and shall have no right, title or interest, legal or equitable, in or to any asset of the Company or any other Employer or the Trust.

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10.2 Spendthrift Provision. The Plan shall not in any manner be liable for or subject to the debts or liabilities of any Participant or beneficiary. No benefit or interest under the Plan is subject to assignment, alienation, pledge, or encumbrance, whether voluntary or involuntary, and any purported or attempted assignment, alienation, pledge, or encumbrance of benefits shall be void and will not be recognized by the Company or any other Employer.
10.3 Employment Rights. The existence of the Plan shall not grant a Participant any legal or equitable right to continue as an Employee nor affect the right of the Company or any other Employer to discharge a Participant.
10.4 Withholding of Taxes. To the extent required by applicable law, the Company or another Employer will withhold from Compensation and/or Deferred Compensation and any payment hereunder all taxes required to be withheld for federal, state, or local government purposes.
10.5 Amendment or Termination. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.4 and 9.13, the Company reserves the right to amend, modify, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time by action of its Board or of the Compensation Committee of its Board; provided that no prior notice to any Participant shall be required, and provided further, that no such action may deprive a Participant of his or her rights to receive a benefit pursuant to the Plan with respect to compensation deferred prior to such action. However, if a Change in Control occurs, notwithstanding the foregoing, during the period of three years that follows such Change in Control, no amendment, modification, suspension, or termination shall be effective unless, (a) such amendment, modification, suspension, or termination is consented to by all Participants, or (b) such action is required in order to comply with Code Section 409A or other applicable law.
10.6 Electronic or Other Media. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, including any provision that requires the use of a written instrument, the Administrative Committee may establish procedures for the use of electronic or other media in communications and transactions between the Plan or the Administrative Committee and Participants and beneficiaries. Electronic or other media may include, but are not limited to, e-mail, the Internet, intranet systems and automated telephonic response systems.
10.7 No Fiduciary Relationship Created. Nothing contained in this Plan, and no action taken pursuant to the provisions of this Plan, shall create or be deemed to create a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any other Employer or the Plan Administrator and any Participant, beneficiary or any other person.
10.8 Release. Any payment to any Participant or beneficiary in accordance with the provisions of this Plan shall, to the extent thereof, be in full satisfaction of all claims against the Plan Administrator, the Company, the other Employers and any of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, or agents.
10.9 No Warranty or Representation. Neither the Company nor any other Employer makes any warranty or representation regarding the effect of deferrals made or benefits paid under this Plan for any purpose.

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10.10 Construction. Words used in the masculine shall apply to the feminine where applicable; and wherever the context of the Plan dictates, the plural shall be read as the singular and the singular as the plural.
10.11 Governing Law. To the extent that Ohio law is not preempted by ERISA, the provisions of the Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio.
10.12 Counterparts. This Plan may be signed in any one or more counterparts each of which together shall constitute one instrument.
10.13 American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. The Plan is intended to provide for the deferral of compensation in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 409A and Treasury Regulations and published guidance issued pursuant thereto. Accordingly, the Plan shall be construed in a manner consistent with those provisions and may at any time be amended in the manner and to the extent determined necessary or desirable by the Company to reflect or otherwise facilitate compliance with such provisions with respect to amounts deferred on and after January 1, 2005, including as contemplated by Section 885(f) of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. Moreover, to the extent permitted in guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury and in accordance with procedures established by the Committee, a Participant may be permitted to terminate participation in the Plan or cancel an outstanding deferral election with regard to amounts deferred after December 31, 2004. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, no otherwise permissible election or distribution shall be made or given effect under the Plan that would result in taxation of any amount under Code Section 409A.
10.14 Effect of Restatements. The terms of the Plan were amended and restated effective January 1, 2008, to govern all compensation deferred after December 31, 2004, and subsequently amended. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, for the period prior to January 1, 2008, the Plan operated based upon Notice 2005-1, additional notices published by the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service providing transition guidance, and a good faith, reasonable interpretation of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and its purpose.
10.15 [END OF DOCUMENT]

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EX-31.1 5 mtrn-ex311_2025q110q.htm EX-31.1 Document

Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Jugal K. Vijayvargiya, certify that:
1) I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Materion Corporation (the “registrant”);
2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
  a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
  b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
  c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
  d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
  b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
Dated: May 1, 2025
   
/s/ Jugal K. Vijayvargiya
    Jugal K. Vijayvargiya
    President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2 6 mtrn-ex312_2025q110q.htm EX-31.2 Document

Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Shelly M. Chadwick, certify that:
1) I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Materion Corporation (the “registrant”);
2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
  a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
  b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
  c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
  d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
  b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
Dated: May 1, 2025
   
/s/ Shelly M. Chadwick
    Shelly M. Chadwick
    Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

EX-32 7 mtrn-ex32_2025q110q.htm EX-32 Document

Exhibit 32
Certification Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
As Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in connection with the filing of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Materion Corporation (the “Company”) for the quarter ended March 28, 2025 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned officers of the Company certifies that, to such officer’s knowledge:
 
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)), and
 
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Report.


Dated: May 1, 2025
/s/ Jugal K. Vijayvargiya
Jugal K. Vijayvargiya
President and Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Shelly M. Chadwick
Shelly M. Chadwick
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
 


EX-95 8 mtrn-ex95_2025q110q.htm EX-95 Document

Exhibit 95
Materion Corporation
Mine Safety Disclosure Pursuant to Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act for the Fiscal Quarter Ended March 28, 2025
Materion Natural Resources Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, operates a beryllium mining complex in the State of Utah which is regulated by both the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) and state regulatory agencies. We endeavor to conduct our mining and other operations in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. We present information below regarding certain mining safety and health citations which MSHA has levied with respect to our mining operations.
Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Section 1503(a)”) requires the Company to present certain information regarding mining safety in its periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The following table reflects citations, orders and notices issued to Materion Natural Resources Inc. by MSHA during the fiscal quarter ended March 28, 2025 (the “Reporting Period”) and contains certain additional information as required by Section 1503(a) and Item 104 of Regulation S-K, including information regarding mining-related fatalities, proposed assessments from MSHA and legal actions (“Legal Actions”) before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, an independent adjudicative agency that provides administrative trial and appellate review of legal disputes arising under the Mine Act.
Included below is the information required by Section 1503(a) with respect to the beryllium mining complex (MSHA Identification Number 4200706) for the Reporting Period:
(A) Total number of alleged violations of mandatory health or safety standards that could significantly and substantially contribute to the cause and effect of a mine safety or health hazard under Section 104 of the Mine Act for which Materion Natural Resources Inc. received a citation from MSHA 0
(B) Total number of orders issued under Section 104(b) of the Mine Act 0
(C) Total number of citations and orders for alleged unwarrantable failure by Materion Natural Resources Inc. to comply with mandatory health or safety standards under Section 104(d) of the Mine Act 0
(D) Total number of alleged flagrant violations under Section 110(b)(2) of the Mine Act 0
(E) Total number of imminent danger orders issued under Section 107(a) of the Mine Act 0
(F) Total dollar value of proposed assessments from MSHA under the Mine Act $604
(G) Total number of mining-related fatalities 0
(H) Received notice from MSHA of a pattern of violations under Section 104(e) of the Mine Act No
(I) Received notice from MSHA of the potential to have a pattern of violations under Section 104(e) of the Mine Act No
(J) Total number of Legal Actions pending as of the last day of the Reporting Period 0
(K) Total number of Legal Actions instituted during the Reporting Period 0
(L) Total number of Legal Actions resolved during the Reporting Period 0