SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. ("Simpson," the "Company," "we," "us," or "our,") through its subsidiaries, including, Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. ("SST"), designs, engineers and is a leading manufacturer of structural solutions primarily for wood and concrete. These solutions help customers design and build safer and stronger structures. The Company is relentlessly focused on providing customers with best in-class field support, technical expertise, digital tools, and training. Our research, rigorous testing, and focus on innovation enable us to design cost-effective, high-performing, and easy-to-install solutions for a multitude of applications in wood, steel, and concrete structures. In addition, the Company provides engineering and professional services to support product specification and adoption, while continuing to expand its digital tools and design, planning, and estimating software. The Company has continuously manufactured structural connectors since 1956 and believes that it benefits from the strong name recognition of the Simpson Strong-Tie brand in residential, light industrial, and commercial markets.

In recent years, the Company has maintained its historical operations in North America while focusing on increasing product penetration within its existing markets and customer base. The Company markets its products domestically in North America, primarily in the United States and Canada, serving the residential construction, commercial construction, original equipment manufacturer ("OEM"), component manufacturer and national retail markets. Products for wood construction are used in light-frame building applications and include connectors, truss plates, screw fastening systems, fasteners, pre-fabricated lateral-force resisting systems, and automated saws and equipment used in the fabrication of wall, floor, and truss assemblies. Products for concrete construction are used in concrete, masonry and steel building applications and include adhesives, mechanical anchors, structural support assemblies for framed openings, and other repair and protection products.

The Company’s international operations are predominantly located in Europe. The Company markets its products domestically in Europe serving primarily the residential construction, commercial construction, and OEM markets. The Company offers both wood construction products including connectors, fasteners, shear wall systems, and mass timber solutions, and concrete construction products, such as anchors, fiber reinforced products used in the protection and strengthening of structures, and other fixing and fastening solutions designed for commercial building envelope applications.

The Company attracts and retains customers by designing, manufacturing and selling high quality, high-performing products that are cost effective and easy for our customers to install. The Company manufactures and warehouses its products in geographic proximity to its markets to help ensure availability and facilitate timely delivery to customers, which enables us to promptly respond to customer requests for specially designed products and services. The Company maintains levels of inventory intended to operate with minimum backlog and fill most customer orders within 24-48 hours. High levels of manufacturing automation and flexibility allow the Company to maintain its high-quality standards while continuing to provide prompt delivery to meet our customers’ needs.