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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 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The interim period results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

Business Combinations:

The Company records assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition at their respective fair values. Any intangible assets acquired in a business combination are recognized and reported apart from goodwill. Goodwill represents the excess purchase price over the fair value of the tangible net assets and intangible assets acquired in a business combination. Acquisition-related expenses are recognized separately from the business combination and are expensed as incurred.

The amounts reflected in Note B of the consolidated financial statements are the results of a preliminary purchase price allocation and will be updated upon completion of the final valuation. The Company is required to complete the purchase price allocation within 12 months of the acquisition date. If such completion of the allocation results in a change in the preliminary values, the measurement period adjustment will be recognized in the period in which the adjustment amount is determined.

New Pronouncements Adopted:

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. This guidance is intended to provide temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the U.S. GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burden related to the expected market transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. This guidance is available immediately and may be implemented in any period prior to the guidance expiration on December 31, 2022. The Company has applied this guidance in accounting for the interest rate swap discussed in Note N. Any additional reference rate reform impacts will be accounted for in accordance with ASU 2020-04.

New Accounting Guidance Issued and Not Yet Adopted:

In November 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-10, Government Assistance (Topic 832). ASU 2021-10 is intended to increase transparency related to governmental assistance by requiring entities to disclose the types of government assistance, the entity's accounting for government assistance, and the effect of government assistance on an entity's financial statements. This new guidance is effective for all entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2021. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of the guidance on its annual disclosures.

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On November 1, 2021, the Company acquired the industry-leading electronic materials business of H.C. Starck Group GmbH (HCS-Electronic Materials) for a cash purchase price of approximately $398.9 million, on a cash-free, debt-free basis, subject to a customary purchase price adjustment mechanism. During the six months ended July 1, 2022, acquisition-related inventory step-up expense was $7.5 million and classified in Cost of Sales and transaction and integration costs were $2.6 million and classified in Selling, General and Administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of income. The Company financed the purchase price for the HCS-Electronic Materials acquisition with a new $300 million five-year term loan pursuant to a delayed draw term loan facility executed in October 2021 and $103 million of borrowings under its amended revolving credit facility. The maturity date on the revolving credit facility was also extended to October 2026. The interest rate for the term loan is based on LIBOR plus a tiered credit spread that is indexed to the Company's quarterly leverage ratio. This acquired business operates within the Performance Materials and Electronic Materials segments, and the results of operations are included as of the date of acquisition. The combination of Materion and HCS-Electronic Materials enhances the Company's position as the leading supplier to the high growth semiconductor industry.

The fair value estimates of the assets acquired are subject to adjustment during the measurement period (up to one year from the HCS-Electronic Materials Acquisition Date). The primary areas of accounting for the HCS Acquisition that are not yet finalized relate to the fair value of contingencies, income tax accruals, and the impact on residual goodwill. The fair values of these net assets acquired are based on management’s estimates and assumptions, as well as other information compiled by management, including valuations that utilize customary valuation procedures and techniques. While we believe that such preliminary estimates provide a reasonable basis for estimating the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, we will evaluate any additional information prior to finalization of the fair value. During the measurement period, we will adjust preliminary valuations assigned to assets and liabilities if new information is obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the HCS Acquisition Date that, if known, would have resulted in revised values for these items as of that date. The impact of all changes, if any, that do not qualify as measurement period adjustments will be included in current period earnings.

During the period subsequent to the HCS-Electronic Materials acquisition, we made certain measurement period adjustments to the acquired assets and liabilities assumed due to clarification of information utilized to determine fair value during the measurement period. Additionally, we paid a working capital true-up of approximately $3.0 million during the second quarter of 2022 which increased the total purchase price. The preliminary purchase price allocation for the acquisition including these measurement period adjustments is as follows:

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(Thousands)						Initial Allocation of Consideration						Measurement Period Adjustments						Updated Allocation
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents						$	3,685					$	—					$	3,685
Accounts receivable						28,352						—						28,352
Inventories						70,681						—						70,681
Prepaid and other current assets						660						(355)						305
Property, plant, and equipment						44,681						355						45,036
Operating lease, right-of-use assets						6,120						—						6,120
Intangible assets						107,800						—						107,800
Other long-term assets						4,528						—						4,528
Goodwill						178,181						3,688						181,869
Total assets acquired						$	444,688					$	3,688					$	448,376
Liabilities:
Accounts payable						$	12,139					$	—					$	12,139
Salaries and wages						2,516						435						2,951
Other liabilities and accrued items						28						—						28
Income taxes						2,183						79						2,262
Other long-term liabilities						5,543						215						5,758
Operating lease liabilities						6,042						—						6,042
Deferred income taxes						20,300						—						20,300
Total liabilities assumed						$	48,751					$	729					$	49,480
Net assets acquired						$	395,937					$	2,959					$	398,896

Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recognized at their respective fair values as of the acquisition date. The Company engaged specialists to assist in the valuation of inventories, property, plant, and equipment, and intangible assets.

In determining the fair value of the amounts above, inventory is fair valued based on the comparative sales method for work in process and finished goods at the selling price less cost to dispose and remaining manufacturing effort. The remaining working capital accounts' carrying values approximate fair value. For property, plant and equipment and intangible asset values, the Company utilized various forms of the income, cost and market approaches depending on the asset being valued. The Company used a relief from royalty method under the income approach to value its trade names and the developed technology and the multi-period excess earnings method under the income approach to value customer relationships. The significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of these intangible assets included the discount rate and certain assumptions that form the basis of forecasted future cash flows (including revenue growth rates, royalty rates for trade names and developed technology, and attrition rates for customer relationships). Inputs were generally determined by taking into account independent appraisals and historical data, supplemented by current and anticipated market conditions and are considered Level 3 assets as the assumptions are unobservable inputs developed by the Company.

As part of the acquisition, the Company recorded approximately $181.9 million of goodwill allocated between its Electronic Materials and Performance Materials segments based on the relative fair values. Goodwill was calculated as the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of the tangible net assets and intangible assets acquired and primarily attributable to the synergies expected to arise after the acquisition dates. The goodwill is not expected to be deductible for U.S. tax purposes.

The following table reports the intangible assets by asset category as of the closing date:

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(Thousands)

Value at Acquisition

Useful Life

Customer relationships

$

50,200

13 years

Technology

35,300

13 years

Trade name

22,300

15 years

Total

$

107,800

The amounts of revenue and income (loss) before taxes of HCS-Electronic Materials in the second quarter of 2022 consolidated statements are $43.6 million and $7.6 million, respectively. Full year revenue and income before taxes total $86.9 million and $6.0 million, respectively. Income before taxes includes the purchase accounting inventory step-up expense recorded in the first quarter of 2022. Had the HCS-Electronic Materials acquisition occurred as of the beginning of fiscal 2020, the Company's sales and income (loss) before taxes would have been as follows:

			(Unaudited)
			Three months ended			Six months ended
			July 2, 2021			July 2, 2021
Net Sales			$	409,202		$	794,586
Profit income (loss) before taxes			$	22,138		$	41,135

The unaudited pro forma financial information has been calculated after applying our accounting policies and adjusting the historical results with pro forma adjustments that assume the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2020. These unaudited pro forma results do not represent financial results realized, nor are they intended to be a projection of future results. The transaction accounting adjustments and other adjustments are based on available information and assumptions that the Company’s management believes are reasonable. Such adjustments are estimates and actual experience may differ from expectations. The pro forma income (loss) before taxes for the second quarter ended and six months ended July 2, 2021 includes approximately $4.3 million and $7.2 million, respectively, of additional interest expense related to committed financing to fund the acquisition and acquisition-related intangible asset amortization expense of $2.0 million and $4.0 million, respectively, as if the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2020.

 

The Company changed two segment names during the first quarter of 2022: Performance Alloys and Composites became Performance Materials, and Advanced Materials became Electronic Materials. The Company believes these names better represent the markets served and the advanced next-generation product solutions provided to our customers. Other than the name changes, there were no changes in the composition or structure of the Company's reportable segments in the first half of 2022.

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, high temperature braze materials, and ultra-fine wire.

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

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The Other reportable segment includes unallocated corporate costs and assets.

Beginning with the first quarter of 2022, the Company began using earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization (EBITDA) as the main operating income metric used by management to measure the financial performance of the Company and each segment. The Company made this change because recent acquisitions have resulted in increased purchase accounting amortization expense, which in turn has affected the comparability of results across periods and when compared to other companies. Management believes EBITDA is useful to investors as it better represents the Company's performance excluding the effect of the recent acquisition of significant intangible assets that are now being amortized. EBITDA is not a measurement of financial performance under U.S. GAAP. Although the Company uses EBITDA to assess the performance of its business and for various other purposes, the use of this non-GAAP financial measure as an analytical tool has limitations, and it should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s results of operations as reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

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 second quarter of 2022 and 2021:

(Thousands)						Second Quarter 2022						Second Quarter 2021						First Six Months Ended 2022						First Six Months Ended 2021
Net sales:
Performance Materials(1)						$	154,889					$	125,294					$	304,520					$	239,437
Electronic Materials(1)						260,971						213,114						531,807						417,758
Precision Optics						29,435						32,591						58,013						68,190
Other						—						—						—						—
Net sales						445,295						370,999						894,340						725,385
Segment EBITDA:
Performance Materials						$	27,229					$	22,318					$	52,021					$	39,110
Electronic Materials						22,337						10,412						34,484						21,342
Precision Optics						3,544						5,547						5,735						13,018
Other						(7,191)						(5,813)						(12,366)						(11,413)
Total Segment EBITDA						45,919						32,464						79,874						62,057
Income tax expense						5,072						3,274						8,093						6,740
Interest expense - net						4,701						858						8,437						1,619
Depreciation, depletion and amortization						12,891						$	10,464					$	26,070					$	19,063
Net income						$	23,255					$	17,868					$	37,274					$	34,635

(1) Excludes inter-segment sales of $0.2 million for the second quarter of 2022 and $0.5 million for the first six months of 2022 for Performance Materials and $2.7 million for the second quarter of 2022 and $8.2 million for the first six months of 2022 for Electronic Materials. Also excludes inter-segment sales of $3.2 million for the second quarter of 2021 and $5.9 million for the first six months of 2021 for Electronic Materials. Inter-segment sales are eliminated in consolidation.

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The following table disaggregates revenue for each segment by end market for the second quarter and first six months of 2022 and 2021:

(Thousands)						Performance Materials						Electronic Materials						Precision Optics						Other						Total
Second Quarter 2022
End Market
Semiconductor						$	2,446					$	213,742					$	1,530					$	—					$	217,718
Industrial						41,701						11,957						7,608						—						61,266
Aerospace and defense						27,615						1,284						3,666						—						32,565
Consumer electronics						16,212						280						5,814						—						22,306
Automotive						24,855						1,465						2,708						—						29,028
Energy						10,679						25,361						—						—						36,040
Telecom and data center						16,223						21						—						—						16,244
Other						15,158						6,861						8,109						—						30,128
Total						$	154,889					$	260,971					$	29,435					$	—					$	445,295
Second Quarter 2021
End Market
Semiconductor						$	1,806					$	166,968					$	563					$	—					$	169,337
Industrial						30,264						10,687						7,634						—						48,585
Aerospace and defense						19,250						1,660						5,597						—						26,507
Consumer electronics						10,722						266						6,964						—						17,952
Automotive						25,766						1,757						2,107						—						29,630
Energy						4,880						24,216						—						—						29,096
Telecom and data center						13,025						39						—						—						13,064
Other						19,581						7,521						9,726						—						36,828
Total						$	125,294					$	213,114					$	32,591					$	—					$	370,999

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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.

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 July 1, 2022. 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 July 1, 2022, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations was approximately $76.3 million.

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Contract Balances: The timing of revenue recognition, billings, and cash collections resulted in the following contract assets and contract liabilities:

(Thousands)						July 1, 2022						December 31, 2021						$ change						% change
Accounts receivable, trade						$	213,221					$	213,584					$	(363)					—		%
Unbilled receivables						8,916						7,961						955						12		%
Unearned revenue						8,097						7,770						327						4		%

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 second quarter of 2022.

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.

Unearned revenue is recorded for consideration received from customers in advance of satisfaction of the related performance obligations. The Company recognized approximately $5.6 million of the December 31, 2021 unearned amounts as revenue during the first six months of 2022.

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.

Other-net for the second quarter and first six months of 2022 and 2021 is summarized as follows: 

						Second Quarter Ended												Six Months Ended
						July 1,						July 2,						July 1,						July 2,
(Thousands)						2022						2021						2022						2021
Amortization of intangible assets						$	3,099					$	1,005					$	6,230					$	2,178
Metal consignment fees						2,871						2,464						5,882						4,614
Foreign currency (gain) loss						28						(33)						(305)						1,216
Net loss (gain) on disposal of fixed assets						29						24						18						(364)
Other items						(99)						734						(24)						1,024
Total						$	5,928					$	4,194					$	11,801					$	8,668

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The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted EPS:

						Second Quarter Ended												Six Months Ended
						July 1,						July 2,						July 1,						July 2,
(Thousands, except per share amounts)						2022						2021						2022						2021
Numerator for basic and diluted EPS:
Net income						$	23,255					$	17,868					$	37,274					$	34,635
Denominator:
Denominator for basic EPS:
Weighted-average shares outstanding						20,517						20,429						20,491						20,402
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock appreciation rights						81						79						86						75
Restricted stock units						82						93						116						108
Performance-based restricted stock units						43						50						50						62
Diluted potential common shares						206						222						252						245
Denominator for diluted EPS:
Adjusted weighted-average shares outstanding						20,723						20,651						20,743						20,647
Basic EPS						$	1.13					$	0.87					$	1.82					$	1.70
Diluted EPS						$	1.12					$	0.87					$	1.80					$	1.68

Adjusted weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted exclude securities totaling 119,744 and 52,709 for the quarters ended July 1, 2022 and July 2, 2021, respectively, and 79,949 and 64,478 for the six months ended July 1, 2022 and July 2, 2021, respectively. These securities are primarily related to restricted stock units and stock appreciation rights 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.

Inventories on the Consolidated Balance Sheets are summarized as follows:

						July 1,						December 31,
(Thousands)						2022						2021
Raw materials and supplies						$	115,970					$	93,518
Work in process						253,012						221,638
Finished goods						53,394						45,959
Inventories, net						$	422,376					$	361,115

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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. As of July 1, 2022, the Company has received approximately $13.1 million in prepayments under the terms of this agreement.

As of July 1, 2022 and December 31, 2021, $84.6 million and $72.6 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 July 1, 2022 $1.0 million of the prepayments are classified as Unearned revenue.

The following is a summary of the net periodic benefit cost for the second quarter and first six months ended July 1, 2022 and July 2, 2021, respectively, for the pension plans as shown below. The Pension Benefits column aggregates defined benefit pension plans in the U.S., Germany, Liechtenstein, England, and the U.S. supplemental retirement plans. The Other Benefits column includes the domestic retiree medical and life insurance plan.

						Pension Benefits												Other Benefits
						Second Quarter Ended												Second Quarter Ended
						July 1,						July 2,						July 1,						July 2,
(Thousands)						2022						2021						2022						2021
Components of net periodic benefit (credit) cost
Service cost						$	292					$	436					$	20					$	20
Interest cost						1,213						1,048						39						29
Expected return on plan assets						(2,378)						(2,474)						—						—
Amortization of prior service (benefit) cost						(18)						(21)						(374)						(374)
Amortization of net loss (gain)						420						577						(68)						(69)
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost						$	(471)					$	(434)					$	(383)					$	(394)
Settlements						—						—						—						—
Total net benefit (credit) cost						$	(471)					$	(434)					$	(383)					$	(394)

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						Pension Benefits												Other Benefits
						Six Months Ended												Six Months Ended
						July 1,						July 2,						July 1,						July 2,
(Thousands)						2022						2021						2022						2021
Components of net periodic benefit (credit) cost
Service cost						$	610					$	874					$	42					$	40
Interest cost						2,436						2,096						78						58
Expected return on plan assets						(4,778)						(4,948)						—						—
Amortization of prior service (benefit) cost						(38)						(42)						(748)						(748)
Amortization of net loss (gain)						850						1,154						(136)						(138)
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost						$	(920)					$	(866)					$	(764)					$	(788)
Settlements						—						—						—						—
Total net benefit (credit) cost						$	(920)					$	(866)					$	(764)					$	(788)

The Company did not make any contributions to its domestic defined benefit plan in the second quarter or first six months of 2022 or 2021.

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Changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive income, including the amounts reclassified, for the second quarter and first six months of 2022 and 2021 are as follows:

						Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges
(Thousands)						Foreign Currency						Interest Rate						Precious Metals						Copper						Total						Pension and Post-Employment Benefits						Foreign Currency Translation						Total
Balance at April 1, 2022						$	2,451					$	2,485					$	(246)					$	—					$	4,690					$	(39,942)					$	(4,934)					$	(40,186)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications						1,117						756						467						—						2,340						—						(6,343)						(4,003)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)						(110)						238						(8)						—						120						(10)						—						110
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income before tax						1,007						994						459						—						2,460						(10)						(6,343)						(3,893)
Deferred taxes						232						229						105						—						566						(26)						—						540
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income after tax						775						765						354						—						1,894						16						(6,343)						(4,433)
Balance at July 1, 2022						$	3,226					$	3,250					$	108					$	—					$	6,584					$	(39,926)					$	(11,277)					$	(44,619)
Balance at April 2, 2021						$	1,462					$	—					$	320					$	280					$	2,062					$	(43,309)					$	(4,840)					$	(46,087)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications						183						—						(239)						1,145						1,089						—						3,193						4,282
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)						—						—						65						(1,507)						(1,442)						77						—						(1,365)
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income before tax						183						—						(174)						(362)						(353)						77						3,193						2,917
Deferred taxes						42												(40)						(82)						(80)						(6)						—						(86)
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income after tax						141						—						(134)						(280)						(273)						83						3,193						3,003
Balance at July 2, 2021						$	1,603					$	—					$	186					$	—					$	1,789					$	(43,226)					$	(1,647)					$	(43,084)

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						Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges
(Thousands)						Foreign Currency						Interest Rate						Precious Metals						Copper						Total						Pension and Post-Employment Benefits						Foreign Currency Translation						Total
Balance at December 31, 2021						$	2,348					$	—					$	72					$	—					$	2,420					$	(39,702)					$	(2,887)					$	(40,169)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications						1,270						3,868						(53)						—						5,085						—						(8,390)						(3,305)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)						(130)						353						99						—						322						(1,011)						—						(689)
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income before tax						1,140						4,221						46						—						5,407						(1,011)						(8,390)						(3,994)
Deferred taxes						262						971						10						—						1,243						(787)						—						456
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income after tax						878						3,250						36						—						4,164						(224)						(8,390)						(4,450)
Balance at July 1, 2022						$	3,226					$	3,250					$	108					$	—					$	6,584					$	(39,926)					$	(11,277)					$	(44,619)
Balance at December 31, 2020						$	519					$	—					$	(170)					$	468					$	817					$	(43,473)					$	4,017					$	(38,639)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications						1,268						—						502						2,436						4,206						—						(5,664)						(1,458)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)						140						—						(39)						(3,041)						(2,940)						234						—						(2,706)
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income before tax						1,408						—						463						(605)						1,266						234						(5,664)						(4,164)
Deferred taxes						324						—						107						(137)						294						(13)						—						281
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income after tax						1,084						—						356						(468)						972						247						(5,664)						(4,445)
Balance at July 2, 2021						$	1,603					$	—					$	186					$	—					$	1,789					$	(43,226)					$	(1,647)					$	(43,084)

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. 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.

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Stock-based compensation expense, which includes awards settled in shares and in cash, was $2.0 million and $3.8 million in the second quarter and first six months of 2022, respectively, compared to $2.2 million and $3.8 million, respectively, in the same periods of 2021.

The Company granted 45,016 stock appreciation rights (SARs) to certain employees during the first six months of 2022. The weighted-average exercise price per share and weighted-average fair value per share of the SARs granted during the six months ended July 1, 2022 were $80.85 and $25.87, 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						1.56		%
Dividend yield						0.59		%
Volatility						38.5		%
Expected term (in years)						4.4

The Company granted 59,599 stock-settled restricted stock units (RSUs) to certain employees during the first six months of 2022. 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 $80.87 for stock-settled RSUs granted to employees during the six months ended July 1, 2022. 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 six months of 2022. The weighted-average fair value of the stock-settled PRSUs was $97.79 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.

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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The following table summarizes the financial instruments measured at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of July 1, 2022 and December 31, 2021: 

(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)
						2022						2021						2022						2021						2022						2021						2022						2021
Financial Assets
Deferred compensation investments						$	2,899					$	4,426					$	2,899					$	4,426					$	—					$	—					$	—					$	—
Foreign currency forward contracts						2,942						3,368						—						—						2,942						3,368						—						—
Interest rate swap						4,221						—						—						—						4,221						—						—						—
Precious metal swaps						214						116						—						—						214						116						—						—
Total						$	10,276					$	7,910					$	2,899					$	4,426					$	7,377					$	3,484					$	—					$	—
Financial Liabilities
Deferred compensation liability						$	2,899					$	4,426					$	2,899					$	4,426					$	—					$	—					$	—					$	—
Foreign currency forward contracts						627						136						—						—						627						136						—						—
Precious metal swaps						76						24						—						—						76						24						—						—
Total						$	3,602					$	4,586					$	2,899					$	4,426					$	703					$	160					$	—					$	—

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 July 1, 2022 and December 31, 2021. 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.

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 LIBOR from March 4, 2022 to November 2, 2026. The purpose of this hedge 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. 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

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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 changes in prices could have on the Company's margins and operating profit. The consigned metal is owned by financial institutions that charge the Company consignment fees based upon the value of the metal as it fluctuates while on consignment. Each financial institution 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 credit 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.

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.

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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 July 1, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

						July 1, 2022												December 31, 2021
(Thousands)						Notional Amount						Fair Value						Notional Amount						Fair Value
Foreign currency forward contracts
Prepaid and other current assets						$	14,020					$	533					$	55,063					$	2,132
Other liabilities and accrued items						13,466						587						9,425						128

These outstanding foreign currency derivatives were related to balance sheet hedges and intercompany loans. Other-net included less than $0.1 million of foreign currency losses in the second quarter of 2022 and $0.7 million of foreign currency gains related to derivatives in the first six months of 2022, compared to $0.4 million of foreign currency losses and $1.2 million of foreign currency gains in the second quarter and first six months of 2021, respectively.

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 balance sheet classification as of July 1, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

						July 1, 2022
												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						$	4,091					$	453					$	34					$	40					$	—
Foreign currency forward contracts - euro						31,827						1,827						95						—						—
Precious metal swaps						6,802						199						15						76						—
Interest rate swap						100,000						1,329						2,892						—						—
Total						$	142,720					$	3,808					$	3,036					$	116					$	—
						December 31, 2021
												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						$	3,907					$	131					$	2					$	—					$	—
Foreign currency forward contracts - euro						28,412						1,102						—						—						8
Precious metal swaps						6,256						116						—						24						—
Total						$	38,575					$	1,349					$	2					$	24					$	8

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All of the contracts summarized above were designated and effective as cash flow hedges. We expect to reclassify $3.7 million of net gains into earnings in the next 12 months contemporaneously with the earnings effects of the related forecasted transactions. At July 1, 2022, the maximum term of derivative instruments that hedge forecasted transactions was approximately four years. Refer to Note K for further details related to OCI.

The following table summarizes the amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income relating to the Company’s outstanding derivatives designated as cash flow hedges and associated income statement classification as of the second quarter and first six months of 2022 and 2021: 

												Second Quarter Ended
(Thousands)												July 1, 2022						July 2, 2021
Hedging relationship						Line item
Foreign currency forward contracts						Net sales						$	(110)					$	—
Precious metal swaps						Cost of sales						(8)						65
Interest rate swap						Interest expense - net						238						—
Copper swaps						Cost of sales						—						(1,507)
Total												$	120					$	(1,442)

												Six Months Ended
(Thousands)												July 1, 2022						July 2, 2021
Hedging relationship						Line item
Foreign currency forward contracts						Net sales						$	(130)					$	140
Precious metal swaps						Cost of sales						99						(39)
Interest rate swap						Interest expense - net						353						—
Copper swaps						Cost of sales						—						(3,041)
Total												$	322					$	(2,940)

Legal Proceedings. For general information regarding legal proceedings relating to Chronic Beryllium Disease Claims, refer to Note T "Contingencies and Commitments" in the Company's 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

One beryllium case was outstanding as of July 1, 2022. The Company does not expect the resolution of this open matter to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. As previously reported, a settlement agreement had been reached in one case, and the case was dismissed during the second quarter.

Other Litigation. 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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On October 14, 2020, Garett Lucyk, et al. v. Materion Brush Inc., et. al., case number 20CV0234, a wage and hour purported collective and class action, was filed in the Northern District of Ohio against the Company and its subsidiary, Materion Brush Inc. (collectively, the Company). Plaintiff, a former hourly production employee at the Company's Elmore, Ohio facility, alleges, among other things, that he and other similarly situated employees nationwide are not paid for all time they spend donning and doffing personal protective equipment in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and Ohio law. Plaintiff filed a motion for conditional certification, which the Company opposed. The motion has been fully briefed, and the parties are awaiting a decision from the court. The Company believes that it has substantive defenses and intends to vigorously defend this suit, absent a negotiated resolution.

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 $4.3 million and $4.8 million at July 1, 2022 and December 31, 2021, 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.

(Thousands)						July 1, 2022						December 31, 2021
Borrowings under Credit Agreement						$	205,091					$	152,296
Borrowings under the Term Loan Facility						292,500						300,000
Foreign debt						4,012						2,252
Total debt outstanding						501,603						454,548
Current portion of long-term debt						(15,333)						(15,359)
Gross long-term debt						486,270						439,189
Unamortized deferred financing fees						(4,305)						(4,801)
Long-term debt						$	481,965					$	434,388

As of July 1, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had $205.1 million outstanding at an average interest rate of 3.56% and $152.3 million outstanding at an average interest rate of 2.12%, respectively, under its revolving credit facility. The available borrowing capacity under the revolving credit facility as of July 1, 2022 was $124.0 million. The Company has the option to repay or borrow additional funds under the revolving credit facility until the maturity date in 2026. 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 July 1, 2022.

The balance outstanding on the term loan facility as of July 1, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was $292.5 million and $300.0 million, respectively.

At July 1, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there was $46.4 million and $46.3 million, respectively, outstanding against the letters of credit sub-facility.

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