Firth Rixson Limited, Pratt & Whitney Sign LTA for Commercial & Military Ring Requirements

SHEFFIELD, England and EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 19, 2010 - Firth Rixson Limited today announced that it has signed a new long-term
agreement to supply Pratt & Whitney with the predominate share of its
seamless ring forging requirements, spanning the entire line of P&W
commercial and military engines. The new contract terms run through December
2015.

"With this agreement, Firth Rixson once again continues to strengthen its
position as the leading supplier of forged rings to the aerospace industry,"
said David Mortimer, CEO of Firth Rixson. "We are especially pleased to
extend our participation and strengthened role as a strategic supplier to
United Technologies in support of its many aerospace offerings."

Firth Rixson Limited (www.firthrixson.com) is owned by Oak Hill Capital
Partners (www.oakhillcapital.com).

Andy Blanda of Firth Rixson Limited, office, +1-860-760-1067, or mobile, +1-860-970-4115, other, +1-860-449-4200; Note to Editors: Headquartered in Sheffield, UK, Firth Rixson serves customers worldwide in market sectors such as aerospace, defense, power generation, transportation, petrochemical, medical and general industrial. Firth Rixson owns 12 operating facilities in North America, Europe and Asia.