Firth Rixson, Snecma Reach Closed Die Forgings Agreement

SHEFFIELD, England and EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 22, 2011 -

Firth Rixson and Snecma, a company of the Safran Group, have
signed on June 22, 2011, at the 49th International Paris Air Show,
an agreement on the purchase of closed die forged products. These
items will be manufactured in the new Firth Rixson Georgia
facility.

Note to Editors

Headquartered in Sheffield, UK, Firth Rixson serves customers
worldwide in the Aerospace market sector, and provides forgings and
metal products to industries requiring highly engineered material
applications. Firth Rixson owns 12 operating facilities in North
America, Europe and Asia.

Firth Rixson Limited ( href="www.firthrixson.com/">www.firthrixson.com)
is owned by Oak Hill Capital Partners ( href="www.oakhillcapital.com/">www.oakhillcapital.com).

Andy Blanda, +1-860-970-4155