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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549





FORM 10-K





ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007

Commission File Number 333-146181





METALS USA HOLDINGS CORP.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)







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|Delaware                                                       |  | 20-3779274                             
|(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
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|One Riverway, Suite 1100 Houston, Texas                        |  | 77056                                  
|(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                       |  | (Zip Code)                             

Registrants telephone number, including area code: (713) 965-0990

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None





Indicate by check mark if the
Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes   ̈    No  x

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act.    Yes   ̈    No  x

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   ̈    No  x

Indicate by check mark if
disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in
Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  x

Indicate by check mark
whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Larger accelerated filer   ̈                Accelerated filer   ̈                Non-accelerated filer  x

Indicate by
check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes   ̈    No  x

There is no market for the Registrants common stock. As of February 15, 2008, 14,077,500 shares of the Registrants common
stock were outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Not Applicable.









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TABLE OF CONTENTS



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|                  |  | Part I                                                                                |  |    
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|Item 1.           |  | Business                                                                              |  | 4  
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|Item 1A.          |  | Risk Factors                                                                          |  | 14 
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|Item 1B.          |  | Unresolved Staff Comments                                                             |  | 17 
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|Item 2.           |  | Properties                                                                            |  | 18 
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|Item 3.           |  | Legal Proceedings                                                                     |  | 20 
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|Item 4.           |  | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                                   |  | 20 
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|                  |  | Part II                                                                               |  |    
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|Item 5.           |  | Market for Registrants Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters                 |  | 21 
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|Item 6.           |  | Selected Financial Data                                                               |  | 23 
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|Item 7.           |  | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |  | 25 
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|Item 7A.          |  | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk                            |  | 50 
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|Item 8.           |  | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data                                           |  | 51 
|                  |  | Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                               |  | 51 
|                  |  | Consolidated Balance Sheets                                                           |  | 52 
|                  |  | Consolidated Statements of Operations                                                 |  | 53 
|                  |  | Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity                                       |  | 54 
|                  |  | Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                                                 |  | 55 
|                  |  | Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                                            |  | 56 
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|Item 9.           |  | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure  |  | 85 
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|Item 9A.          |  | Controls and Procedures                                                               |  | 85 
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|Item 9B.          |  | Other Information                                                                     |  | 85 
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|                  |  | Part III                                                                              |  |    
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|Item 10.          |  | Executive Officers and Directors; Corporate Governance                                |  | 86 
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|Item 11.          |  | Executive Compensation                                                                |  | 89 
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|Item 12.          |  | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management                        |  | 104
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|Item 13.          |  | Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions; Director Independence           |  | 105
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|Item 14.          |  | Principal Accounting Fees and Services                                                |  | 107
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|                  |  | Part IV                                                                               |  |    
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|Item 15.          |  | Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules                                            |  | 108
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|Signatures        |  | 115                                                                                  
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|Index of Exhibits |  | 116                                                                                  



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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains statements reflecting assumptions, expectations, projections, intentions or beliefs about future events that
are intended as forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements included or incorporated by reference in this Annual Report, other than statements of historical fact,
that address activities, events or developments that we expect, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These statements appear in a number of places, including Item 1. Business,
Item 1.A Risk Factors, Item 3. Legal Proceedings and Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. These statements represent our reasonable
judgment on the future based on various factors and using numerous assumptions and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results and financial position to differ materially from those
contemplated by the statements. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They use words such as anticipate, believe, estimate,
expect, forecast, may, should, plan, project and other words of similar meaning. In particular, these include, but are not limited to, statements relating to the following:



| |  |  | our projected operating or financial results, including anticipated cash flows from operations and asset sale proceeds for 2008;
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| |  |  | our expectations regarding capital expenditures, interest expense and other payments;
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| |  |  | our beliefs and assumptions relating to our liquidity position, including our ability to adapt to changing market conditions;
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| |  |  | our ability to compete effectively for market share with industry participants;
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Any or all of our forward-looking statements may turn out to be wrong. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known or unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors including, among others:



| |  |  | supply, demand, prices and other market conditions for steel and other commodities;
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| |  |  | the timing and extent of changes in commodity prices;
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| |  |  | the effects of competition in our business lines;
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| |  |  | the condition of the steel and metal markets generally, which will be affected by interest rates, foreign currency fluctuations and general economic conditions;
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| |  |  | the ability of our counterparties to satisfy their financial commitments;
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| |  |  | tariffs and other government regulations relating to our products and services;
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| |  |  | operational factors affecting the ongoing commercial operations of our facilities, including catastrophic weather-related damage, regulatory approvals, permit
issues, unscheduled blackouts, outages or repairs, unanticipated changes in fuel costs or availability of fuel emission credits or workforce issues;
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| |  |  | our ability to operate our businesses efficiently, manage capital expenditures and costs (including general and administrative expenses) and generate earnings
and cash flow; and
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| |  |  | general political conditions and developments in the United States and in foreign countries whose affairs affect supply, demand and markets for steel, metals and
metal products.
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In addition, there may be other factors that could cause our actual results to be materially different from the
results referenced in the forward-looking statements, some of which are included elsewhere in this Form 10-K, including in Item 1A, Risk Factors, and in Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations. Many of these factors will be important in determining our actual future results. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Our actual future results may vary materially from those
expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and
we disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Form 10-K, except as otherwise required by applicable law.



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PART I

Item 1.Business

Overview

Metals USA, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware on July 3, 1996, and began operations upon completion of an initial public offering on July 11,
1997. On November 14, 2001, our predecessor company filed for voluntary protection from its creditors under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy laws. We emerged from bankruptcy as a public company on October 31, 2002.

On May 18, 2005, Metals USA Holdings Corp. (formerly named Flag Holdings Corporation), a Delaware corporation (Metals USA Holdings), and
its wholly owned subsidiary, Flag Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (Flag Acquisition), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) with Metals USA, Inc. (Metals USA). On
November 30, 2005, Flag Acquisition, then a wholly owned subsidiary of Flag Intermediate Holdings Corporation (Flag Intermediate) merged with and into Metals USA (the Merger), with Metals USA being the surviving
corporation. Flag Intermediate and Flag Acquisition conducted no operations during the period from May 9, 2005 (date of inception) to November 30, 2005. As a result of the Merger, all of Metals USA Inc.s issued and outstanding common
stock is held indirectly by Metals USA Holdings through Flag Intermediate, its wholly owned subsidiary. Metals USA Holdings was formed by Apollo Management V L.P., (Apollo Management and together with its affiliated investment entities
Apollo or Apollo V). Investment funds associated with Apollo own approximately 97% of the capital stock of Metals USA Holdings (or approximately 90% on a fully-diluted basis). The remainder of the capital stock of Metals USA
Holdings is held by members of our management.

Metals USA Holdings Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Flag Intermediate and Metals
USA, are referred to collectively herein as the Company or Successor Company and Metals USA prior to the Merger is referred to as the Predecessor Company.

As one of the largest metal service center businesses in the United States, we are a leading provider of value-added processed carbon steel, stainless
steel, aluminum, red metals and manufactured metal components. We are an important intermediary between primary metal producers that produce and sell large volumes of metals in a limited number of sizes and configurations and end-users, such as
contractors and OEMs, which often require smaller quantities of more customized products delivered on a just-in-time basis. We earn a margin over the cost of metal based upon value-added processing enhancements, which adds stability to our financial
results and significantly reduces our earnings volatility relative to metals producers. In addition to our metal service center activities, we have a building products business that supplies a range of manufactured products to the residential
remodeling industry. In May 2006, we completed two acquisitions (the 2006 Acquisitions) to bolster the market position and organic growth of our service center and building products businesses. On July 2, 2007, we completed the
acquisition of Lynch Metals. Lynch Metals is a metals service center business that provides specialized aluminum processing capabilities to the aerospace and industrial equipment industries. The combination of Lynch Metals to the Metals USA
footprint strengthens the Companys non-ferrous presence in the Eastern and Western United States. We have an active pipeline of additional acquisition targets. See Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of OperationsMatters Impacting Comparability of Results2006 Acquisitions. We serve more than 18,500 customers annually from 74 operating locations throughout the United States and Canada. Our business is primarily divided
into three operating groups: Plates and Shapes Group; Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Group; and Building Products Group.

Our Plates and
Shapes and Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Groups perform customized, value-added processing services to unimproved steel and other metals required to meet specifications provided by our customers as well as offering inventory management and
just-in-time delivery services. These services enable our customers to reduce material costs, decrease capital required for raw materials inventory and processing equipment and save time, labor, warehouse space and other expenses. The customers of
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and Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Groups are in businesses such as the machining, furniture, transportation equipment, power and process equipment,
industrial/commercial construction/fabrication, consumer durables and electrical equipment industries, as well as machinery and equipment manufacturers. Our Building Products Group manufactures high-value finished building products for distributors
and contractors engaged in the residential remodeling industry.

Segment Information

Each of our product groups is led by an experienced executive and is supported by a professional staff in finance, purchasing and sales and marketing.
This product-oriented organizational structure facilitates the efficient advancement of our goals and objectives to achieve operational synergies and focused capital investment. For additional industry segment information, see
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsResults of Operations by Segment and Note 12 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.

Metals Processing/Service Center Businesses: Plates and Shapes and Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Groups

Overview. Companies operating in the metals industry can generally be characterized as primary metals producers, metals processors/service centers
or end-users. Our Plates and Shapes and Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Groups are metals processors/service centers. As such, we purchase carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, brass, copper and other metals from producing mills and then sell our
metal processing services and the metal to our customers, who are generally end-users. We believe that both primary metals producers and end-users are increasingly seeking to have their metals processing and inventory management requirement met by
value-added metals processors/service centers like us.

Metals service centers function as key intermediaries between the primary metals
producers that produce and sell larger volumes of metals in a limited number of sizes and configurations and end-users, such as contractors and OEMs, that require smaller quantities of more customized products delivered on a just-in-time basis.
End-users incorporate processed metals into finished products, in some cases with little further modification.

In our Plates and Shapes
and Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Groups, we engage in pre-production processing of carbon steel, stainless steel, red metals and aluminum. We purchase metals from primary producers, maintain an inventory of various metals to allow rapid fulfillment
of customer orders and perform customized processing services to the specifications provided by end-users and other customers. By providing these services, as well as offering inventory management and just-in-time delivery services, we enable our
customers to reduce overall production costs and decrease capital required for raw materials inventory and metals processing equipment. The Plates and Shapes and Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Groups contributed approximately 92% of our 2007 net sales
and the substantial majority of our 2007 operating income.

Plates and Shapes Group. We believe we are one of the largest
distributors of metal plates and shapes in the United States. We sell products such as wide-flange beams, plate, tubing, angles, bars and other structural shapes in a number of alloy grades and sizes. A substantial number of our products undergo
additional processing prior to being delivered to our customers, such as blasting and painting, tee-splitting, cambering/leveling, cutting, sawing, punching, drilling, beveling, surface grinding, bending, shearing and cutting-to-length. We sell the
majority of our products to a diversified customer base, including a large number of small customers who purchase products in small order sizes and require just-in-time delivery. The customers of our Plates and Shapes Group are primarily in the
fabrication, construction, machinery and equipment, transportation and energy industries. We serve our customers, who generally operate in a limited geographic region, from 21 metals service centers located primarily in the southern and eastern half
of the United States. Each metals service center is located in close proximity to our metal suppliers and our customers. In May 2006, we completed the acquisition



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of all of the assets and operations of Port City Metal Services (Port City), a high value-added plates facility located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that
bolsters our presence in the construction and oil-field services sector. See Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsMatters Impacting Comparability of Results2006
Acquisitions.

Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Group. The Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Group sells a number of products, including
carbon and stainless steel, aluminum, brass and copper in a number of alloy grades and sizes. Substantially all of the materials, carbon as well as the non-ferrous materials sold by our Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Group, undergo value-added
processing prior to delivery to the customer. We provide a broad range of value-added processing services including precision blanking, slitting, shearing, cutting-to-length, punching, and leveling. Our customers are in the electrical manufacturing,
fabrication, furniture, appliance manufacturing, machinery and equipment and transportation industries and include many larger customers who value the high quality products that we provide together with our customer service and reliability. A number
of our large customers purchase through pricing arrangements or contractual agreements. We serve our customers from 13 metals service centers in the midwestern and southern regions of the United States. Each metals service center is located in close
proximity to our metal suppliers and our customers. On July 2, 2007, we completed the acquisition of Lynch Metals (Lynch), a service center business that provides value-added, specialized aluminum processing capabilities to the
aerospace and industrial equipment industries.

Industry Overview. The metals service center industry is highly fragmented, with as
many as 5,000 participants throughout North America, generating in excess of $126.5 billion in net sales in 2006. The industry includes both general line distributors that handle a wide range of metal products and specialty distributors that
specialize in particular categories of metal products. We are a general line distributor. Metals service centers accounted for approximately one-quarter or more of U.S. steel shipments in 2007 based on volume, a market share which has been
relatively constant for the last 15 years.

We believe that both primary metals producers and end-users are increasingly seeking to have
their metals processing and inventory management requirements met by value-added metals service centers. During the past two decades, primary metals producers have been focusing on their core competency of high-volume production of a limited number
of standardized metal products. As primary metals producers have consolidated, they increasingly have required metal service centers and processors to perform value-added services for end-customers. As a result, most end-users cannot obtain
processed products directly from primary metals producers and therefore over 300,000 OEMs, contractors and fabricators nationwide rely on metal service centers. End-users have also recognized the economic advantages associated with outsourcing their
customized metals processing and inventory management requirements. Outsourcing permits end-users to reduce total production costs by shifting the responsibility of pre-production processing to metal service centers, whose higher efficiencies in
performing these processing services make the ownership and operation of the necessary equipment more financially feasible.

Value-added
metal service centers, including ourselves, have also benefited from growing customer demand for inventory management and just-in-time delivery services. These supply-chain services, which are normally not provided by primary metals producers,
enable end-users to reduce input costs, decrease capital required for inventory and equipment and save time, labor and other expenses. Some value-added metal service centers, including us, have installed electronic data interchange between their
computer systems and those of their customers to facilitate order entry, inventory management, just-in-time delivery and billing.

In
addition, manufacturers appear to be reducing their operating costs by limiting the number of suppliers with which they do business, often eliminating suppliers offering limited ranges of products and services. Customers increasingly seek larger
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Products and Services. We purchase our raw materials in anticipation of projected customer
requirements based on interaction with and feedback from customers, market conditions, historical usage and industry research. Primary producers typically find it more cost effective to focus on large volume production and sale of metals in standard
sizes and configurations to large volume purchasers. We process the metals to the precise length, width, shape and surface quality specified by our customers. Our value-added processes include:



| |  |  | Precision blankingthe process in which metal is cut into precise two-dimensional shapes.
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| |  |  | Flame cuttingthe cutting of metals to produce various shapes according to customer-supplied drawings.
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| |  |  | Laser and plasma cuttingthe cutting of metals to produce shapes under strict tolerance requirements.
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| |  |  | Slittingthe cutting of coiled metals to specified widths along the length of the coil.
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| |  |  | Blasting and paintingthe process of cleaning steel plate by shot-blasting, then immediately applying a paint or primer.
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| |  |  | Plate forming and rollingthe forming and bending of plates to cylindrical or required specifications.
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| |  |  | Shearing and cutting to lengththe cutting of metals into pieces and along the width of a coil to create sheets or plates.
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| |  |  | Tee-splittingthe cutting of metal beams along the length to form separate pieces.
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| |  |  | Camberingthe bending of structural shapes to improve load-bearing capabilities.
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| |  |  | Sawingthe cutting to length of bars, tubular goods and beams.
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| |  |  | Levelingthe flattening of metals to uniform tolerances for proper machining.
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| |  |  | Edge trimminga process that removes a specified portion of the outside edges of coiled metal to produce uniform width and round or smooth edges.
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| |  |  | Metallurgythe analysis and testing of the physical and chemical composition of metals.
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Our additional capabilities include applications engineering and other value-added processes such as custom machining. Using these capabilities, we use
processed metals to manufacture higher-value components.

Once we receive an order, we select the appropriate inventory and schedule it for
processing in accordance with the customers requirements and specified delivery date. Orders are monitored by our computer systems, including, in certain locations, the use of bar coding to aid in and reduce the cost of tracking material. We
record the source of all metal shipped to customers. This enables us to identify the source of any metal which may later be shown to not meet industry standards or that fails during or after manufacture. This capability is important to our customers
as it allows them to assign responsibility for non-conforming or defective metal to the mill that produced the metal. Many of the products and services we provide can be ordered and tracked through a web-based electronic network that directly
connects our computer system to those of our customers.

We cooperate with our customers and tailor our deliveries to support their needs,
which in many instances consist of short lead-times and just-in-time delivery requirements. This is accomplished through our inventory management programs, which permit us to deliver processed metals from a sufficient inventory of raw materials to
meet the requirements of our customers, which in many instances results in orders filled within 24 to 48 hours.

While we ship products
throughout the U.S., most of our customers are located within a 250-mile radius of our facilities, thus enabling an efficient delivery system capable of handling a large number of short lead-time orders. We transport most of our products directly to
our customers either with our own trucks for short-distance and/or multi-stop deliveries or through common or contract trucking companies.



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We have quality control systems to ensure product quality and traceability throughout processing. Quality
controls include periodic supplier audits, customer-approved quality standards, inspection criteria and metals source traceability. A number of our facilities have International Standards Organization, or ISO, 9002 certification.

Building Products Group

Overview. The Building Products Group provides diversification to our metal service center business as both its operations and the end-markets that it serves are significantly different from those of our metal service center
business. The Building Products Group manufactures and sells sunrooms, roofing products, awnings and solariums for use in residential applications and large area covered canopies, awnings and covered walkways for use in commercial applications.
Substantially all of our Building Products Group sales are attributable to the residential remodeling market with the remaining sales attributable to commercial applications. Because our building products business is primarily focused on the
residential remodeling market, demand is not directly correlated to housing starts or interest rates, nor are prices generally subject to fluctuations in the demand for or price of metal. Most customers of our Building Products Group are in the home
improvement, construction, wholesale trade and building material industries. We generally sell our products through a network of independent distributors and home improvement contractors. We believe we are one of only a few suppliers with national
scale across our market segments. We operate through 18 service center locations and 22 sales and distribution facilities throughout the southern and western regions of the United States and Canada. The Building Products Group contributed
approximately 8% of our 2007 net sales. In May 2006, we completed the acquisition of all of the assets and operations of Allmet, a metal roofing manufacturer and distributor with a manufacturing facility located near Toronto, Ontario, Canada that we
believe solidifies our position as one of the largest stone-coated metal roofing manufacturers in North America. See Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsMatters Impacting
Comparability of Results2006 Acquisitions.

Industry Overview. Over the last decade, the residential remodeling industry
has experienced stable growth due to a number of different macroeconomic and demographic factors including favorable borrowing costs, rising disposable incomes, increased rates of home ownership and aging American houses. Existing-home sales impact
the remodeling market as owners improve their homes in preparation for sale, and new-home buyers often undertake significant renovations and remodeling projects within the first few months of ownership. The increase in disposable incomes has been a
factor in the rise in homeownership to approximately 68% in 2007 from 55% in 1950. The aging of the domestic home supply is also expected to contribute to remodeling sales as the average home in the U.S. is now over 30 years old. As Americans
continue to improve and upgrade their homes, we believe an increasing number will turn to remodeling as a cost-effective alternative to new housing construction. The most popular remodeling projects include backyard living items, such as pool
enclosures, lattices and patio covers, as well as sunrooms and roofing, all of which we manufacture and distribute.

Sales of existing
homes softened in 2006, and the decrease continued throughout 2007. Existing home sales are an important driver of remodeling activity, with sellers of older properties typically making improvements before putting their homes on the market and
recent buyers typically making changes to customize their new homes to their tastes.

While signs of a construction cutback have been
appearing since early 2006, direct evidence of a remodeling slowdown emerged in late 2006 and has continued throughout 2007. Retail sales at building and supply dealers have weakened after adjusting for inflation in product price. These businesses
sell home products and supplies to do-it-yourself and buy-it-yourself homeowners, as well as directly to professional general contractors and the trades.

The softness in the residential remodeling market, which was impacted by declines in existing home sales and new house production, contributed to a year-over-year net sales decrease for our Building Products Group.



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We have implemented certain initiatives in response to the downturn in the housing and residential remodeling markets, including reductions in square footage
under lease, standardization of service center layouts, and manufacturing consolidation. During 2007, we closed three sales and distribution centers within our Building Products Group (Jackson, Mississippi, Ft. Meyers and West Melbourne, Florida).
In addition, during December 2007, we announced the closure of our Houston, Texas manufacturing facility, which we expect to cease operations by the end of the first quarter of 2008.

Sources of Supply

In recent years, steel, aluminum, copper and other metals production in the U.S.
has fluctuated from period to period as mills attempt to match production to projected demand. Periodically, this has resulted in shortages of, or increased ordering lead-times for, some products, as well as fluctuations in price. Typically, metals
producers announce price changes with sufficient advance notice to allow us to order additional products prior to the effective date of a price increase, or to defer purchases until a price decrease becomes effective. Our purchasing decisions are
based on our forecast of the availability of metal products, ordering lead-times and pricing, as well as our prediction of customer demand for specific products.

We obtain the overwhelming majority of our metals from domestic suppliers, which include Nucor Corp., North American Stainless, AK Steel, Arcelor Mittal, Steel Dynamics, IPSCO Steel and Gerdau Ameristeel. Although we
have historically purchased approximately 10% to 15% of our raw material supplies from foreign producers, domestic suppliers have always been, and we believe will continue to be, our principal source of raw material.

Although most forms of steel and aluminum produced by mills can be obtained from a number of integrated mills or mini-mills, both domestically and
internationally, there are a few products that are available from only a limited number of producers. Since most metals are shipped free-on-board and the transportation of metals is a significant cost factor, we generally seek to purchase metals, to
the extent possible, from the nearest mill.

Ferrous metals producers have been undergoing rapid consolidation over the past four years.
U.S. Steel, Nucor Corp. and Mittal Steel NA have acquired several of their domestic competitors, and international integrated producers have merged and consolidated operations. The result of this trend will be fewer integrated producers from which
we can purchase our raw materials. We believe that global consolidation of the metals industry is beneficial to the metals industry as a whole by creating a more disciplined approach to production and pricing.

Sales and Marketing; Customers

We employ a sales
force consisting of inside and outside salespeople. Inside salespeople are primarily responsible for maintaining customer relationships, receiving and soliciting individual orders and responding to service and other inquiries by customers. Our
outside sales force is primarily responsible for identifying potential customers and calling on them to explain our services. The sales force is trained and knowledgeable about the characteristics and applications of various metals, as well as the
manufacturing methods employed by our customers.

Our sales and marketing focus is on the identification of OEMs and other metals end-users
that could achieve significant cost savings through the use of our inventory management, value-added processing, just-in-time delivery and other services. We use a variety of methods to identify potential customers, including the use of databases,
direct mail and participation in manufacturers trade shows. Customer referrals and the knowledge of our sales force about regional end-users also result in the identification of potential customers. Once a potential customer is identified, our
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Nearly all sales are on a negotiated price basis. In some cases, sales are the result of a competitive
bid process where a customer provides a list of products, along with requirements, to us and several competitors and we submit a bid on each product. We have a diverse customer base, with no single customer accounting for more than 3% of our net
sales in each of the last three years. Our ten largest customers represented less than 11% of our net sales in 2007.

Competition

We are engaged in a highly fragmented and competitive industry. Competition is based on reliability, service, quality, timeliness, geographic proximity
and price. We compete with a large number of other metals processors/service centers on a national, regional and local basis, some of which may have greater financial resources. We also compete to a much lesser extent with primary metals producers,
who typically sell directly to very large customers requiring regular shipments of large volumes of metals. Numerous smaller metals processors/service centers compete with us locally.

Historically, we believe that we have been able to compete effectively because of our high levels of service, broad-based inventory, knowledgeable and
trained sales force, integrated computer systems, modern equipment, number of locations, geographic dispersion, operational economies of scale and combined purchasing volume. Furthermore, we believe our liquidity and overall financial position
affords us a good platform with which to compete with our peers in the industry.

Government Regulation and Environmental Matters

Our operations are subject to a number of federal, state and local regulations relating to the protection of the environment and to workplace health and
safety. In particular, our operations are subject to extensive federal, state and local laws and regulations governing waste disposal, air and water emissions, the handling of hazardous substances, environmental protection, remediation, workplace
exposure and other matters. Hazardous materials we use in our operations include general commercial lubricants and cleaning solvents. Among the more significant regulated activities that occur at some of our facilities are: the accumulation of scrap
metal, which is sold for recycling; the generation of plant trash and other solid wastes and wastewaters, such as water from burning tables operated at some of our facilities, which wastes are disposed of in accordance with the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act using third-party commercial waste handlers; and the storage, handling, and use of lubricating and cutting oils and small quantities of maintenance-related products and chemicals,
the health hazards of which are communicated to employees pursuant to Occupational Safety and Health Act-prescribed hazard communication efforts and the disposal or recycling of which are performed pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act.

Generally speaking, our facilities operations do not involve the types of emissions of air pollutants, discharges of pollutants
to land or surface water, or treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste which would ordinarily require federal or state environmental permits. Some of our facilities possess authorizations for air emissions from paints and coatings,
hazardous materials permits under local fire codes or ordinances for the storage and use of small quantities of combustible materials such as oils or paints, and state or local permits for on-site septic systems. Our cost of obtaining and complying
with such permits has not been and is not anticipated to be material. Our operations are such that environmental regulations typically have not required us to make significant capital expenditures for environmental compliance activities.

We believe that we are in substantial compliance with all applicable environmental and workplace health and safety laws and do not currently
anticipate that we will be required to expend any substantial amounts in the foreseeable future in order to meet such requirements. However, some of the properties we own or lease are located in areas with a history of heavy industrial use, and are
near sites listed on the CERCLA National Priority List. CERCLA establishes joint and several responsibility for clean-up without regard to fault for persons who have arranged for disposal of hazardous substances at sites that have become
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own or operate contaminated facilities. We have a number of properties located in or near industrial or light industrial use areas; accordingly, these
properties may have been contaminated by pollutants which would have migrated from neighboring facilities or have been deposited by prior occupants. Some of our properties are affected by contamination from leaks and drips of cutting oils and
similar materials and we are investigating and remediating such known contamination pursuant to applicable environmental laws. The costs of such clean-ups have not been material. We are not currently subject to any claims or notices with respect to
clean-up or remediation under CERCLA or similar laws for contamination at our leased or owned properties or at any off-site location. However, we cannot rule out the possibility that we could be notified of such claims in the future. It is also
possible that we could be identified by the Environmental Protection Agency, a state agency or one or more third parties as a potentially responsible party under CERCLA or under analogous state laws.

Management Information Systems

Both the Plates and
Shapes Group and Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Group service centers use a system marketed and distributed specifically for the service center industry. During 2003, we completed a similar common-platform initiative in the Building Products Group.
Some of our subsidiaries currently use electronic data interchange, through which they offer customers a paperless process with respect to order entry, shipment tracking, billing, remittance processing and other routine activities. Additionally,
several of our subsidiaries also use computer-aided drafting systems to directly interface with computer-controlled metals processing equipment, resulting in more efficient use of material and time.

We believe investment in uniform management information systems and computer-aided manufacturing technology permits us to respond quickly and proactively
to our customers needs and service expectations. These systems are able to share data regarding inventory status, order backlog, and other critical operational information on a real-time basis.

Employees

As of December 31, 2007, we employed
approximately 2,700 persons. As of December 31, 2007, approximately 270, or 10% of our employees, at various sites were members of unions: the United Steelworkers of America; the Sheet Metals Workers Union; the International Association of
Bridge, Structural, and Ornamental Ironworkers of America; and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Our relationship with these unions generally has been satisfactory. Within the last five years, we have not experienced any work stoppages at
any of our facilities. We are currently a party to eight collective bargaining agreements which expire at various times, including five of which will expire in 2010 (which cover approximately 7% of our employees). Collective bargaining agreements
for all of our union employees expire in each of the next three years. Historically, we have succeeded in negotiating new collective bargaining agreements without a strike and we expect to succeed in negotiating new collective bargaining agreements
with respect to the agreements that expire in 2008.

From time to time, there are shortages of qualified operators of metals processing
equipment. In addition, during periods of low unemployment, turnover among less-skilled workers can be relatively high. We believe that our relations with our employees are satisfactory.

See Risk factorsRisks Related to Our BusinessA failure to retain our key employees could adversely affect our business and
Risk FactorsRisks Related to Our BusinessAdverse developments in our relationship with our unionized employees could adversely affect our business.

Vehicles

We operate a fleet of owned or leased trucks and trailers, as well as forklifts and support
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Risk Management and Insurance

The primary risks in our operations are bodily injury, property damage and vehicle liability. We maintain general and vehicle liability insurance and liability insurance for bodily injury and property damage and
workers compensation coverage, which we consider sufficient to protect us against a catastrophic loss due to claims associated with these risks.

Safety

Our goal is to provide an accident-free workplace. We are committed to continuing and improving upon each
facilitys focus and emphasis on safety in the workplace. We currently have a number of safety programs in place, which include regular weekly or monthly field safety meetings and training sessions to teach proper safe work procedures. We have
developed a comprehensive best practices safety program which has been implemented throughout our operations to ensure that all employees comply with our safety standards, as well as those established by our insurance carriers, and
federal, state and local laws and regulations. This program is led by the corporate office, with the assistance of each of our product group presidents, executive officers and industry consultants with expertise in workplace safety. We have
experienced improvements in our safety record in each of the past three years. Furthermore, our annual bonus plan for our Chief Executive Officer, officers and managers are tied directly in part to our safety record.

Financial Information About Segments

For information
regarding revenues from external customers, measures of profit or loss and total assets for the last three years for each segment, see Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsResults of
Operations by Segment and Note 12 to our consolidated financial statements.

Patents, Trademarks and Other Intellectual Property Rights

We own several U.S. patents, trademarks, service marks and copyrights. Certain of the trademarks and patents are registered with the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and, in some cases, with trademark offices of foreign countries. We consider other information owned by us to be trade secrets. We protect our trade secrets by, among other things, entering into confidentiality
agreements with our employees and implementing security measures to restrict access to such information. We believe that our safeguards provide adequate protection to our proprietary rights. While we consider all of our intellectual property to be
important, we do not consider any single intellectual property right to be essential to our operations as a whole.

Seasonal Aspects, Renegotiation and
Backlog

There is a slight decrease in our business during the winter months because of inclement weather conditions and the impact on
the construction industry. No material portion of our business is subject to renegotiation of profits or termination of contracts at the election of the government. Because of the just-in-time delivery policy and the short lead-time nature of our
business, we do not believe the information on backlog of orders is material to an understanding of our business.

Foreign Operations

We do not derive any material revenue from foreign countries and do not have any material long-term assets or customer relationships outside of the U.S.
We have no material foreign operations or subsidiaries.

Research and Development

We do not incur material expenses in research and development activities but do participate in various research and development programs. We address
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Communication with the Company

The Companys required Securities and Exchange Act filings such as annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports are available free of
charge through the Companys website, http://www.metalsusa.com., as soon as reasonably practicable after they have been filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). All of these materials are located
at the Investor Relations link. They can also be obtained free of charge upon request to the Companys principal address: Metals USA Holdings Corp., One Riverway, Suite 1100, Houston, Texas 77056.



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Item 1A.Risk Factors

In addition to the factors discussed elsewhere in
this report and in Item7. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, the following are some of the potential risk factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from
those projected in any forward-looking statements. You should carefully consider the risk factors set forth below, as well as other information contained in this document, when evaluating your investments in our securities. Any of the following
risks could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Our business, financial condition and
results of operations are heavily impacted by varying metals prices.

Metals costs typically represent approximately 75% of our net
sales. Metals costs can be volatile due to numerous factors beyond our control, including domestic and international economic conditions, labor costs, production levels, competition, import duties and tariffs and currency exchange rates. This
volatility can significantly affect the availability and cost of raw materials for us, and may, therefore, adversely affect our net sales, operating margin and net income. Our metals service centers maintain substantial inventories of metal to
accommodate the short lead-times and just-in-time delivery requirements of our customers. Accordingly, we purchase metal in an effort to maintain our inventory at levels that we believe to be appropriate to satisfy the anticipated needs of our
customers, which we base on information derived from customers, market conditions, historic usage and industry research. Our commitments for metal purchases are generally at prevailing market prices in effect at the time we place our orders. We have
no substantial long-term, fixed-price purchase contracts. When raw material prices rise, we may not be able to pass the price increase on to our customers. When raw material prices decline, customer demands for lower prices could result in lower
sale prices and, to the extent we reduce existing inventory quantities, lower margins. There have been historical periods of rapid and significant movements in the prices of metal both upward and downward. Any limitation on our ability to pass
through any price increases to our customers could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Changes in metal prices also affect our liquidity because of the time difference between our payment for our raw materials and our collection of cash from our customers. We sell our products and typically collect our
accounts receivable within 45 days after the sale; however, we tend to pay for replacement materials (which are more expensive when metal prices are rising) over a much shorter period, in part to benefit from early-payment discounts. As a result,
when metal prices are rising, we tend to draw more on the ABL facility to cover the cash flow cycle from our raw material purchases to cash collection. This cash requirement for working capital is higher in periods when we are increasing inventory
quantities. Our liquidity is thus adversely affected by rising metal prices. See Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsLiquidity and Capital ResourcesOperating and Investing
Activities.

Our operating results could be negatively affected during economic downturns because the demand for our products is cyclical.

Many of our products are used in businesses that are, to varying degrees, cyclical and have historically experienced periodic
downturns due to economic conditions, energy prices, consumer demand and other factors beyond our control. These economic and industry downturns have been characterized by diminished product demand, excess capacity and, in some cases, lower average
selling prices for our products. Therefore, any significant downturn in one or more of the markets that we serve, one or more of the end-markets that our customers serve or in economic condition in general could result in a reduction in demand for
our products and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Additionally, as an increasing amount of our customers relocate their manufacturing facilities outside of the United States, we may
not be able to maintain our level of sales to those customers. As a result of the depressed economic conditions and reduction in construction in the northeastern United States in the years 2000 through the middle of 2002, our customers in such
geographic areas had lower demand for our products. Concurrent reduced demand in a number of these markets combined with the foreign relocation of some of our customers could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of
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Our customers sell their products abroad, and some of our suppliers buy feedstock abroad. As a result,
our business is affected by general economic conditions and other factors outside the United States, primarily in Europe and Asia. Our suppliers access to metal, and therefore our access to metal, is additionally affected by such conditions
and factors. Similarly, the demand for our customers products, and therefore our products, is affected by such conditions and factors. These conditions and factors include further increased prices of steel, enhanced imbalances in the
worlds iron ore, coal and steel industries, a downturn in world economies, increases in interest rates, unfavorable currency fluctuations, including the weak U.S. dollar, or a slowdown in the key industries served by our customers. In
addition, demand for the products of our Building Products Group has been and is expected to continue to be adversely affected if consumer confidence falls, since the results of that group depend on a strong residential remodeling industry, which in
turn has been partially driven by relatively high consumer confidence.

We rely on metal suppliers in our business and purchase a significant amount
of metal from a limited number of suppliers. Termination of one or more of our relationships with any of these suppliers could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations because we may be unable to
obtain metal from other sources in a timely manner or at all.

We use a variety of metals in our business. Our operations depend
upon obtaining adequate supplies of metal on a timely basis. We purchase most of our metal from a limited number of metal suppliers. As of December 31, 2007, the top two metals producers represent a significant portion of our total metal
purchasing cost. Termination of one or more of our relationships with either of these suppliers could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations if we were unable to obtain metal from other sources
in a timely manner.

In addition, the domestic metals production industry has experienced consolidation in recent years. As of
December 31, 2007, the top three metals producers together control over 60% of the domestic flat rolled steel market. Further consolidation could result in a decrease in the number of our major suppliers or a decrease in the number of
alternative supply sources available to us, which could make it more likely that termination of one or more of our relationships with major suppliers would result in a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of
operations. Consolidation could also result in price increases for the metal that we purchase. Such price increases could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations if we were not able to pass these
price increases on to our customers.

Intense competition among many competitors could adversely affect our profitability.

We are engaged in a highly fragmented and competitive industry. We compete with a large number of other value-added metals processor/service centers on a
regional and local basis, some of which may have greater financial resources than we have. We also compete, to a much lesser extent, with primary metals producers, who typically sell to very large customers requiring regular shipments of large
volumes of metals. One competitive factor, particularly in the ferrous Flat Rolled business, is price. We may be required in the future to reduce sales volumes to maintain our level of profitability. Increased competition in any of our businesses
could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

A failure to retain our key employees could
adversely affect our business.

We are dependent on the services of our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman,
Mr. C. Lourenço Gonçalves, and other members of our senior management team to remain competitive in our industry. There is a risk that we will not be able to retain or replace these key employees. Our current key
employees are subject to employment conditions or arrangements that permit the employees to terminate their employment without notice. Other than a life insurance policy maintained by us on Mr. Gonçalves, for which we are the
beneficiary, we do not maintain any life insurance policies for our key employees. The loss of any member of our senior management team could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.



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From time to time, there are shortages of qualified operators of metals processing equipment. In
addition, during periods of low unemployment, turnover among less-skilled workers can be relatively high. Any failure to retain a sufficient number of such employees in the future could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition or results of operations.

We are subject to litigation that could strain our resources and distract management.

From time to time, we are involved in a variety of claims, lawsuits and other disputes arising in the ordinary course of business. These suits concern
issues including product liability, contract disputes, employee-related matters and personal injury matters. It is not feasible to predict the outcome of all pending suits and claims, and the ultimate resolution of these matters as well as future
lawsuits could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or reputation.

Environmental costs could
decrease our net cash flow and adversely affect our profitability.

Our operations are subject to extensive regulations governing
waste disposal, air and water emissions, the handling of hazardous substances, remediation, workplace exposure and other environmental matters. Some of the properties we own or lease are located in areas with a history of heavy industrial use, and
are near sites listed on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, (CERCLA), National Priority List. See BusinessGovernment Regulation and Environmental Matters. CERCLA established joint
and several responsibility for clean-up without regard to fault for persons who have arranged for disposal of hazardous substances at sites that have become contaminated and for persons who own or operate contaminated facilities. We have a number of
properties located in or near industrial or light industrial use areas; accordingly, these properties may have been contaminated by pollutants which would have migrated from neighboring facilities or have been deposited by prior occupants. Some of
our properties are affected by contamination from leaks and drips of cutting oils and similar materials, and we are investigating and remediating such known contamination pursuant to applicable environmental laws. The costs of such clean-ups to date
have not been material. It is possible that we could be notified of such claims in the future. See BusinessGovernment Regulation and Environmental Matters. It is also possible that we could be identified by the Environmental
Protection Agency, a state agency or one or more third parties as a potentially responsible party under CERCLA or under analogous state laws. If so, we could incur substantial litigation costs in defense of such claims.

Adverse developments in our relationship with our unionized employees could adversely affect our business.

As of December 31, 2007, approximately 270 of our employees (10%) at various sites were members of unions. We are currently a party to eight
collective-bargaining agreements with such unions, which expire at various times, including five of which will expire in 2010 (which cover approximately 7% of our employees). Collective-bargaining agreements for all of our union employees expire in
each of the next three years. However, no assurances can be given that we will succeed in negotiating new collective-bargaining agreements to replace the expiring ones without a strike. Any strikes in the future could have a material adverse effect
on our business, financial condition or results of operations. See BusinessEmployees for a discussion of our previous negotiations of collective-bargaining agreements.

Our historical financial information is not comparable to our current financial condition and results of operations because of our use of purchase accounting in connection with the Merger, the 2006 Acquisitions,
and the acquisition of Lynch Metals.

It may be difficult for you to compare both our historical and future results to our results
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. The Merger was accounted for utilizing purchase accounting, which resulted in a new valuation for the assets and liabilities of Metals USA to their fair values. This new basis of accounting began on
November 30, 2005. In addition, the 2006 Acquisitions and the acquisition of Lynch Metals were, and we expect future acquisitions will be, also accounted for using purchase accounting and, therefore, similar limitations regarding comparability
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accounting, the operating results of each of the acquired businesses, including the 2006 Acquisitions and Lynch Metals, are included in our financial
statements only from the date of the acquisitions. As a result, amounts presented in the consolidated financial statements and footnotes may not be comparable with those of prior periods.

We may not successfully implement our acquisition strategy, and acquisitions that we pursue may present unforeseen integration obstacles and costs, increase our
leverage and negatively impact our performance.

We may not be able to identify suitable acquisition candidates, and the expense
incurred in consummating acquisitions of related businesses, or our failure to integrate such businesses successfully into our existing businesses, could affect our growth or result in our incurring unanticipated expenses and losses. Furthermore, we
may not be able to realize any anticipated benefits from acquisitions. See Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsMatters Impacting Comparability of Results. We regularly evaluate
potential acquisitions and may complete one or more significant acquisitions in the future. To finance an acquisition, we may incur debt or issue equity. The process of integrating acquired operations into our existing operations may result in
unforeseen operating difficulties and may require significant financial resources that would otherwise be available for the ongoing development or expansion of existing operations. Some of the risks associated with our acquisition strategy, which
could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, include:



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| |  |  | unexpected loss of key employees or customers of the acquired company;
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| |  |  | conforming the acquired companys standards, processes, procedures and controls with our operations;
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| |  |  | coordinating new product and process development;
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| |  |  | hiring additional management and other critical personnel;
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| |  |  | encountering unknown contingent liabilities which could be material; and
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| |  |  | increasing the scope, geographic diversity and complexity of our operations.
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Our acquisition strategy may not be successfully received by customers, and we may not realize any anticipated benefits from acquisitions.

We are controlled by Apollo and its affiliates, and their interests as equity holders may conflict with yours.

We are an affiliate of, and are controlled by, Apollo and its affiliates. The interests of Apollo and its affiliates may not always be aligned with yours.
For example, our equity holders may have an interest in pursuing acquisitions, divestitures, financings or other transactions that, in their judgment, could enhance their equity investment, even though these transactions might involve risks to the
holders of our debt if the transactions resulted in our being more highly leveraged or significantly changed the nature of our business operations or strategy. In addition, if we encounter financial difficulties, or if we are unable to pay our debts
as they mature, the interests of our equity holders might conflict with those of the holders of our debt. In that situation, for example, the holders of our debt might want us to raise additional equity to reduce our leverage and pay our debts,
while our equity holders might not want to increase their investment in us or have their ownership diluted and instead choose to take other actions, such as selling our assets. Furthermore, Apollo and its affiliates have no continuing obligation to
provide us with debt or equity financing. Additionally, Apollo and certain of its affiliates are in the business of making investments in businesses engaged in the metals service industry that complement or directly or indirectly compete with
certain portions of our business.

Further, if they pursue such acquisitions in the metals service industry, those acquisition
opportunities may not be available to us. So long as Apollo and its affiliates continue to indirectly own a significant amount of our equity, even if such amount is less than 50%, they will continue to be able to strongly influence or effectively
control our business decisions.

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Item 2.Properties

As of December 31, 2007, we operated 21 metals service
centers in the Plates and Shapes Group and 13 facilities in the Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Group. These facilities use various metals processing and materials handling machinery and equipment. As of the same date, our Building Products Group
operated 18 service center locations where we process metals into various building products and 22 sales and distribution centers. During 2004, nine Building Products locations were closed and two locations were merged. During 2005, the operations
of two Building Products locations were merged into other operating locations, and one Building Product location converted from processing metal to a sales and distribution center. During 2006, we acquired one location in the Plates and Shapes Group
and added four locations in the Building Products Group, two of which were as a result of an acquisition and one of which was subsequently closed. During 2007, we acquired two locations within our Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Group (Union, New Jersey
and Anaheim, California). We also closed two locations within our metals service center businessour Greenville, Kentucky Plates and Shapes facility and our Chattanooga, Tennessee Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous facility. We also closed three sales
and distribution centers within our Building Products Group (Jackson, Mississippi, Ft. Meyers and West Melbourne, Florida). In addition, during December 2007, we announced the closure of our Houston, Texas manufacturing facility, which we expect to
cease operations by the end of the first quarter of 2008. We continue to serve the marketing areas of the closed facilities with our existing sales force by expanding the responsible territories of our other facilities, and through the use of common
carrier for product delivery.

Many of our facilities are capable of being used at higher capacities, if necessary. We believe that our
facilities will be adequate for the expected needs of our existing businesses over the next several years. Our facilities, sales and distribution centers and administrative offices are located and described as follows:

OPERATING FACILITIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007



|                                   |  |                            |  |               |  |             
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|                                   |  | Location                   |  | SquareFootage |  | Owned/Leased
|Plates and Shapes Group:           |  |                            |  |               |  |             
|Northeast Plates and Shapes        |  | Baltimore, Maryland        |  | 65,000        |  | Leased      
|                                   |  | Seekonk, Massachusetts     |  | 115,000       |  | Owned       
|                                   |  | Newark, New Jersey         |  | 81,000        |  | Owned       
|                                   |  | Langhorne, Pennsylvania    |  | 235,000       |  | Leased      
|                                   |  | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |  | 85,000        |  | Owned       
|                                   |  | York, Pennsylvania         |  | 109,000       |  | Owned       
|South Central Plates and Shapes    |  | Enid, Oklahoma             |  | 112,000       |  | Owned       
|                                   |  | Tulsa, Oklahoma            |  | 533,000       |  | Leased      
|                                   |  | Muskogee, Oklahoma(1)      |  | 229,000       |  | Owned       
|                                   |  | Cedar Hill, Texas          |  | 150,000       |  | Owned       
|Mid-Atlantic Plates and Shapes     |  | Oakwood, Georgia           |  | 206,000       |  | Owned       
|                                   |  | Greensboro, North Carolina |  | 180,000       |  | Owned       
|                                   |  | Wilmington, North Carolina |  | 178,000       |  | Leased      
|Ohio Valley Plates and Shapes      |  | Canton, Ohio               |  | 110,000       |  | Owned       
|                                   |  | Ambridge, Pennsylvania     |  | 200,000       |  | Leased      
|                                   |  | Leetsdale, Pennsylvania    |  | 114,000       |  | Leased      
|Southeast Plates and Shapes        |  | Mobile, Alabama            |  | 246,000       |  | Owned       
|                                   |  | Jacksonville, Florida      |  | 60,000        |  | Owned       
|                                   |  | Waggaman, Louisiana        |  | 371,000       |  | Owned       
|                                   |  | Columbus, Mississippi      |  | 45,000        |  | Owned       
|Southwest Plates and Shapes        |  | Hayward, California        |  | 64,000        |  | Leased      
|Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Group: |  |                            |  |               |  |             
|                                   |  | Madison, Illinois          |  | 100,000       |  | Owned       
|                                   |  | Jeffersonville, Indiana    |  | 90,000        |  | Owned       
|                                   |  | Randleman, North Carolina  |  | 154,000       |  | Owned       



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|                               |  | Location                   |  | SquareFootage |  | Owned/Leased
|                               |  | Springfield, Ohio          |  | 105,000       |  | Owned       
|                               |  | Wooster, Ohio              |  | 140,000       |  | Owned       
|                               |  | Germantown, Wisconsin      |  | 102,000       |  | Owned       
|                               |  | Horicon, Wisconsin         |  | 120,000       |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Wichita, Kansas            |  | 43,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Liberty, Missouri          |  | 117,000       |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Northbrook, Illinois       |  | 187,000       |  | Owned       
|                               |  | Walker, Michigan           |  | 50,000        |  | Owned       
|                               |  | Union, New Jersey          |  | 39,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Anaheim, California        |  | 22,000        |  | Leased      
|Building Products Group:       |  |                            |  |               |  |             
|Service Centers                |  | Phoenix, Arizona           |  | 111,000       |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Brea, California           |  | 43,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Buena Park, California     |  | 168,000       |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Corona, California         |  | 38,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Ontario, California        |  | 28,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Rancho Cordova, California |  | 41,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Groveland, Florida         |  | 247,000       |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Leesburg, Florida          |  | 61,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Pensacola, Florida         |  | 48,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Las Vegas, Nevada          |  | 133,000       |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Irmo, South Carolina       |  | 38,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Nashville, Tennessee       |  | 44,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Houston, Texas             |  | 142,000       |  | Owned       
|                               |  | Houston, Texas             |  | 155,000       |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Mesquite, Texas            |  | 200,000       |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Mesquite, Texas            |  | 55,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Kent, Washington           |  | 57,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Courtland, Ontario         |  | 32,000        |  | Owned       
|Sales and Distribution Centers |  | Birmingham, Alabama        |  | 12,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Tucson, Arizona            |  | 9,000         |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Hayward, California        |  | 24,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | San Diego, California      |  | 9,000         |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Clearwater, Florida        |  | 20,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Holly Hill, Florida        |  | 10,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Jacksonville, Florida      |  | 17,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Lakeland, Florida          |  | 24,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | West Palm Beach, Florida   |  | 5,000         |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Stone Mountain, Georgia    |  | 14,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Louisville, Kentucky       |  | 22,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Kansas City, Missouri      |  | 16,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Overland, Missouri         |  | 13,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Greensboro, North Carolina |  | 15,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma    |  | 40,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania   |  | 12,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Memphis, Tennessee         |  | 20,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Dallas, Texas              |  | 26,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Longview, Texas            |  | 15,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | San Antonio, Texas         |  | 20,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Weslaco, Texas             |  | 21,000        |  | Leased      
|                               |  | Salt Lake City, Utah       |  | 23,000        |  | Leased      



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|                          |  |                              |  |               |  |             
|------------------------- |  | ---------------------------- |  | ------------- |  | ------------
|                          |  | Location                     |  | SquareFootage |  | Owned/Leased
|Administrative Locations: |  |                              |  |               |  |             
|Corporate Headquarters    |  | Houston, Texas               |  | 13,000        |  | Leased      
|Building Product Group    |  | Houston, Texas               |  | 13,000        |  | Leased      
|i-Solutions               |  | Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania |  | 4,000         |  | Leased      



|(1) | This facility is subject to liens with respect to specific debt obligations, including Industrial Revenue Bonds.
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Item 3.Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we are involved in a variety of claims,
lawsuits and other disputes arising in the ordinary course of business. We believe the resolution of these matters and the incurrence of their related costs and expenses should not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial
position, results of operations or liquidity. While it is not feasible to predict the outcome of all pending suits and claims, the ultimate resolution of these matters as well as future lawsuits could have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or reputation.

Item 4.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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PART II

Item 5.Market for Registrants Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

In
accordance with its Certificate of Incorporation dated May 9, 2005, and as amended on November 28, 2005, Metals USA Holdings was authorized to issue 30,000,000 shares of capital stock, all of which were shares of common stock, $.01 par
value. At February 15, 2008, 14,077,500 shares were issued and outstanding. Investment funds associated with Apollo own approximately 97% of the capital stock of Metals USA Holdings (or approximately 90% on a fully-diluted basis). The remainder
of the capital stock of Metals USA Holdings is held by members of our management. Accordingly, the Companys common stock is not traded on any stock exchange and has no established public trading market. At February 15, 2008, there were a
total of 27 holders of the Companys common stock.

Securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans

The following table set forth, as of December 31, 2007, the number of shares of our common stock that may be issued upon the exercise of outstanding
options issued under equity compensation plans, the weighted average exercise price of those options and the number of shares of common stock remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans.

Equity Compensation Plan Information



|                                                           |  |                                                                                          |  |                                                                            |      |                                                                                                                                       |        
|---------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------
|Plan Category                                              |  | Number ofsecurities to beissued uponexercise ofoutstandingoptions, warrantsand
rights(a) |  | Weighted-averageexercise price ofoutstandingoptions, warrantsand rights(b) |      | Number ofsecuritiesremainingavailable for futureissuance
underequitycompensation plans(excludingsecurities reflectedin column (a))(c)
|                                                           |  |                                                                                         
|Equity compensation plans approved by security holders     |  | 991,261                                                                                  |  | $                                                                          | 4.00 |                                                                                                                                       | 397,689
|Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders |  |                                                                                         |  |                                                                            |     |                                                                                                                                       |       
|                                                           |  |                                                                                          |  |                                                                            |      |                                                                                                                                       |        
|Total                                                      |  | 991,261                                                                                  |  | $                                                                          | 4.00 |                                                                                                                                       | 397,689
|                                                           |  |                                                                                          |  |                                                                            |      |                                                                                                                                       |        

Dividends

May 2006 DividendOn May 23, 2006, Flag Intermediate declared a $25.0 dividend (the May 2006 Dividend) payable to Metals USA Holdings. The dividend was paid on May 24, 2006.
Concurrently, on May 23, 2006, Metals USA Holdings declared a $25.0 dividend to its stockholders of record as of that date. The dividend was paid on May 24, 2006.

January 2007 DividendOn January 3, 2007, Metals USA Holdings used the net proceeds from the issuance of the $150.0 million initial
aggregate principal amount of Senior Floating Rate Toggle Notes due 2012 (the 2006 Notes), as well as $8.2 of additional borrowings under the Senior Secured Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility (the ABL facility), to pay a
cash dividend of approximately $144.8 to its stockholders, which include Apollo and certain members of our management, to make a cash payment (partially in lieu of the cash dividend) of $4.2 to its vested stock option holders (the cash payment and
the cash dividend are referred to collectively as the January 2007 Dividend), which include certain members of our management, and to pay fees and expenses related to the issuance of the 2006 Notes, including a $1.5 non-recurring
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July 2007 DividendOn July 10, 2007, Metals USA Holdings used the net proceeds from the
issuance of $300.0 million initial aggregate principal amount of Senior Floating Rate Toggle Notes due 2012 (the 2007 Notes), as well as approximately $8.3 of additional borrowings under the ABL facility, to redeem the 2006 Notes (for
approximately $150.0 plus accrued and unpaid interest of approximately $5.4see Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the 2006 Notes redemption), to pay a cash dividend of approximately $130.3 to its
stockholders, which include Apollo and certain members of management, to make a cash payment (partially in lieu of the cash dividend) of approximately $9.2 to its stock option holders (the cash payment and the cash dividend are referred to
collectively as the July 2007 Dividend), which include certain members of our management, and to pay fees and expenses related to the offering of the 2007 Notes.



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Item 6.Selected Financial Data

On May 18, 2005, Metals USA Holdings and its
wholly owned subsidiary, Flag Acquisition, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Metals USA. On November 30, 2005, Flag Acquisition, then a wholly owned subsidiary of Flag Intermediate, merged with and into Metals USA, with Metals
USA being the surviving corporation. Metals USA Holdings, Flag Intermediate and Flag Acquisition conducted no operations during the period May 9, 2005 (date of inception) to November 30, 2005.

We applied purchase accounting on the closing date of the Merger and, as a result, the merger consideration was allocated to the respective values of the
assets acquired and liabilities assumed from the Predecessor Company. As a result of the application of purchase accounting, the Successor Company balances and amounts presented in the consolidated financial statements and footnotes are not
comparable with those of the Predecessor Company.

The following table sets forth our selected historical consolidated financial data as of
the dates and for the periods indicated. The selected historical consolidated financial data for the period from January 1, 2005 to November 30, 2005 for the Predecessor Company and for the period from May 9, 2005 to December 31,
2005, and as of December 31, 2006 and for the year ended December 31, 2006, and as of December 31, 2007 and for the year then ended for the Successor Company have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements and
related notes included in this Form 10-K. The Successor Company had no assets and conducted no operations from May 9, 2005 (date of inception) to November 30, 2005. The selected historical consolidated financial data as of
December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2004, and for each of the two years ended December 31, 2004, and as of December 31, 2005 presented in this table have been derived from our Predecessor Companys audited consolidated
financial statements not included in this Form 10-K. The historical results set forth below do not necessarily indicate results expected for any future period, and should be read in conjunction with, and are qualified by reference to,
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.



|                                                                                                                            |  |                         |       |   |                                                 |   |         |                                                                 |  |      |                         |   |      |   |       |   |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | ----- | - | ----------------------------------------------- | - | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | ----------------------- | - | ---- | - | ----- | - |  | - | ------- | - |  | - | ------- | -
|                                                                                                                            |  | Predecessor Company     |       |   | Successor Company                               |  
|                                                                                                                            |  | Years EndedDecember 31, |       |   | PeriodfromJanuary 1,2005throughNovember 30,2005 |   |         | Periodfrom May 9,2005
(dateof inception)throughDecember 31,2005 |  |      | Years EndedDecember 31, |  
|                                                                                                                            |  | 2003                    |       |   | 2004                                            |   |         |                                                                 |  | 2006 |                         |   | 2007 |  
|                                                                                                                            |  | (in millions)           |      
|Statements of Operations Data:                                                                                              |  |                         |       |   |                                                 |   |         |                                                                 |  |      |                         |   |      |   |       |   |  |  
|Net Sales                                                                                                                   |  | $                       | 963.2 |   |                                                 | $ | 1,509.8 |                                                                 |  | $    | 1,522.1                 |   |      | $ | 116.9 |   |  | $ | 1,802.9 |   |  | $ | 1,845.3 |  
|Cost of sales (exclusive of operating and delivery, and depreciation and amortization included in Operating Expenses below) |  |                         | 731.6 |   |                                                 |   | 1,080.1 |                                                                 |  |      | 1,189.3                 |   |      |   | 92.5  |   |  |   | 1,371.8 |   |  |   | 1,418.8 |  
|Operating expenses(1)(2)                                                                                                    |  |                         | 215.2 |   |                                                 |   | 256.0   |                                                                 |  |      | 250.7                   |   |      |   | 23.5  |   |  |   | 312.1   |   |  |   | 313.1   |  
|                                                                                                                            |  |                         |       |   |                                                 |   |         |                                                                 |  |      |                         |   |      |   |       |   |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Operating income                                                                                                            |  |                         | 16.4  |   |                                                 |   | 173.7   |                                                                 |  |      | 82.1                    |   |      |   | 0.9   |   |  |   | 119.0   |   |  |   | 113.4   |  
|Interest expense                                                                                                            |  |                         | 5.7   |   |                                                 |   | 8.4     |                                                                 |  |      | 12.0                    |   |      |   | 4.1   |   |  |   | 54.6    |   |  |   | 87.0    |  
|Loss on extinguishment of debt                                                                                              |  |                         |      |   |                                                 |   |        |                                                                 |  |      |                        |   |      |   |      |   |  |   |        |   |  |   | 8.4     |  
|Other (income) expense, net                                                                                                 |  |                         | (2.0  | ) |                                                 |   | (2.5    | )                                                               |  |      | (0.1                    | ) |      |   |      |   |  |   | (0.7    | ) |  |   | (0.7    | )
|                                                                                                                            |  |                         |       |   |                                                 |   |         |                                                                 |  |      |                         |   |      |   |       |   |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations                                                               |  |                         | 12.7  |   |                                                 |   | 167.8   |                                                                 |  |      | 70.2                    |   |      |   | (3.2  | ) |  |   | 65.1    |   |  |   | 18.7    |  
|Provision (benefit) for income taxes                                                                                        |  |                         | 5.1   |   |                                                 |   | 63.3    |                                                                 |  |      | 26.7                    |   |      |   | (1.2  | ) |  |   | 25.8    |   |  |   | 4.8     |  
|                                                                                                                            |  |                         |       |   |                                                 |   |         |                                                                 |  |      |                         |   |      |   |       |   |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Income (loss) before discontinued operations                                                                                |  |                         | 7.6   |   |                                                 |   | 104.5   |                                                                 |  |      | 43.5                    |   |      |   | (2.0  | ) |  |   | 39.3    |   |  |   | 13.9    |  
|Discontinued operations, net                                                                                                |  |                         | (0.1  | ) |                                                 |   |        |                                                                 |  |      |                        |   |      |   |      |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|                                                                                                                            |  |                         |       |   |                                                 |   |         |                                                                 |  |      |                         |   |      |   |       |   |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Net income (loss)                                                                                                           |  | $                       | 7.5   |   |                                                 | $ | 104.5   |                                                                 |  | $    | 43.5                    |   |      | $ | (2.0  | ) |  | $ | 39.3    |   |  | $ | 13.9    |  
|                                                                                                                            |  |                         |       |   |                                                 |   |         |                                                                 |  |      |                         |   |      |   |       |   |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  



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|                                     |  |                                             |       |                                           |   |         |  |      |       |      |   |         |  |   |        |  
|------------------------------------ |  | ------------------------------------------- | ----- | ----------------------------------------- | - | ------- |  | ---- | ----- | ---- | - | ------- |  | - | ------ | -
|                                     |  | Predecessor CompanyYears Ended December 31, |       | Successor CompanyYears Ended December 31, |  
|                                     |  | 2003                                        |       | 2004                                      |   | 2005(3) |  | 2006 |       | 2007 |  
|                                     |  | (in millions)                               |      
|Balance Sheet Data:                  |  |                                             |       |                                           |   |         |  |      |       |      |  
|Working Capital                      |  | $                                           | 303.4 |                                           | $ | 565.0   |  | $    | 453.7 |      | $ | 713.6   |  | $ | 506.3  |  
|Total assets                         |  |                                             | 407.2 |                                           |   | 710.0   |  |      | 795.3 |      |   | 1,127.0 |  |   | 959.0  |  
|Long-term debt, less current portion |  |                                             | 118.2 |                                           |   | 266.6   |  |      | 472.9 |      |   | 754.4   |  |   | 855.0  |  
|Stockholders equity (deficit)       |  |                                             | 200.6 |                                           |   | 328.2   |  |      | 132.4 |      |   | 147.6   |  |   | (125.6 | )



|(1) | For the one-month period ended December 31, 2005, the Successor Companys operating expenses increased by $5.2 million ($4.1 million for cost of sales and $1.1 million of
additional depreciation and amortization) as the inventory was sold and additional depreciation and amortization was recorded. For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Successor Companys operating expenses increased by $23.9 million
($10.8 million in the first quarter of 2006 for cost of sales as the inventory was sold and $13.1 million of additional depreciation and amortization). As a result of the application of purchase accounting, the Successor Company balances and amounts
presented in the consolidated financial statements are not comparable with those of the Predecessor Company.
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|(2) | We incurred certain non-recurring costs related to the Merger that were charged to the Predecessor Companys selling, general and administrative expense during the period from
January 1, 2005 to November 30, 2005. Such expenses of $15.8 million included $14.6 million paid by us on the closing date of the Merger to holders of 1,081,270 vested in-the-money options and holders of 45,437 restricted stock grant
awards related to the long-term incentive compensation plan of the Predecessor Company. Additionally, we recorded expenses of $0.8 million related to severance costs and $0.4 million for other costs associated with the Merger.
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(3) | The Merger was accounted for as a purchase, with the Successor Company applying purchase accounting on the closing date of the Merger. As a result, the merger consideration was
allocated to the respective fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from the Predecessor Company. The fair value of inventories, property and equipment and intangibles (customer lists) were increased by $14.9 million, $118.6
million, and $22.2 million, respectively.
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Item 7.Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This section contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. See disclosure presented on the inside of the
front cover of this report for cautionary information with respect to such forward-looking statements. Readers should refer to Item 1.A Risk Factors for risk factors that may affect future performance. The following discussion
should be read in conjunction with Item 6. Selected Financial Data and Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Overview

We are a leading provider of value-added processed steel, aluminum and specialty metals and manufactured metal
components. Approximately 92% of our 2007 revenue was derived from our metal service center activities that are segmented into two groups, Plates and Shapes and Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous. The remaining portion of our 2007 revenue was derived from
our Building Products Group that manufactures and sells products primarily related to the residential remodeling industry. We purchase metal from primary producers that generally focus on large volume sales of unprocessed metals in standard
configurations and sizes. In most cases, we perform the customized, value-added processing services required to meet the specifications provided by end-use customers. Our Plates and Shapes Group and Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Group customers are in
the machining, furniture, transportation equipment, power and process equipment, industrial/commercial construction/fabrication, consumer durables and electrical equipment businesses, as well as machinery and equipment manufacturers. Our Building
Products Group customers are distributors and contractors engaged in the residential remodeling industry.

Matters Impacting Comparability of Results

Merger with Flag Acquisition

On November 30, 2005, Flag Acquisition, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Flag Intermediate, merged with and into Metals USA, with Metals USA being the surviving corporation. The Merger was consummated pursuant to an
agreement and plan of merger by and among Metals USA, Metals USA Holdings and Flag Acquisition. As a result of the Merger, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Metals USA is held indirectly by Metals USA Holdings through Flag
Intermediate, its wholly owned subsidiary. Flag Intermediate has no assets other than its investment in Metals USA, conducts no operations and is a guarantor of both the ABL facility and the Metals USA Notes. Immediately prior to the closing date of
the Merger, all outstanding shares of our common stock were cancelled in exchange for a cash payment of $22.00 per share of such common stock. Investment funds associated with Apollo V own approximately 97% of the capital stock of Metals USA
Holdings (or approximately 90% on a fully-diluted basis). The remainder of the capital stock of Metals USA Holdings is held by members of our management.

Although the Merger has not affected our operations, it has significantly affected our results of operations as reported in our financial statements. In 2005, we incurred approximately $15.8 million of nonrecurring
expenses relating primarily to stock option redemptions, severance packages and the amortization of certain prepaid expenses in connection with the closing of the Merger. As a result of the Merger, we have experienced increased non-cash expenses
related to purchase price adjustments and increased interest expense resulting from the larger debt component of our capital structure.

As
a result of the Merger, the fair values of inventories, property and equipment and intangibles (customer lists) were increased by $14.9 million, $118.6 million and $22.2 million, respectively. For the Successor Company for the period from
May 9, 2005 (date of inception) to December 31, 2005, operating costs and expenses were increased by $5.2 million ($4.1 million for cost of sales and $1.1 million of additional depreciation and amortization) as the inventory was sold and
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million, respectively. Our intangible assets (customer lists) are being amortized over five years using an accelerated amortization method which approximates
their useful life and economic value to us. Total acquisition costs were allocated to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities based upon estimates of their respective fair values as of the closing date of the Merger using valuation and other
studies.

As a result of the items discussed above, operating income is not comparable for the periods listed below. Operating income
includes charges which affect comparability between periods as follows:



|                                                          |  |                                                   |      |  |  |                                                                  |   |                            |  |   |     
|--------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------- | ---- |  |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | - | -------------------------- |  | - | ----
|                                                          |  | PredecessorCompany                                |      |  |  | Successor Company                                               
|                                                          |  | Period fromJanuary 1, 2005throughNovember 30,2005 |      |  |  | Period fromMay 9, 2005(date of inception)throughDecember 31,2005 |   | Year EndedDecember 31,2006
|                                                          |  |                                                   |      | 
|                                                          |  | (in millions)                                    
|Charges Included in Operating Income:                     |  |                                                   |      |  |  |                                                                  |   |                            |  |   |     
|Inventory purchase adjustments(1)                         |  | $                                                 |     |  |  |                                                                  | $ | 4.1                        |  | $ | 10.8
|Stock options and grant expense(2)                        |  |                                                   | 15.0 |  |  |                                                                  |   | 0.4                        |  |   | 1.2 
|Write-off of prepaid expnses as a result of the Merger(3) |  |                                                   | 0.3  |  |  |                                                                  |   |                           |  |   |    
|Severance costs(4)                                        |  |                                                   | 0.7  |  |  |                                                                  |   |                           |  |   |    
|Management fees(5)                                        |  |                                                   |     |  |  |                                                                  |   | 0.1                        |  |   | 1.2 



|(1) | As a result of managements analysis and evaluation of the replacement cost of inventory as of the closing of the Merger, a purchase adjustment of $14.9 million was recorded as
of December 1, 2005 with $4.1 million of that amount was charged to cost of sales in December 2005 and $10.8 million charged to cost of sales in the first quarter of 2006.
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(2) | The Predecessor Company paid $14.6 million on the closing date of the Merger to holders of 1,081,270 vested in-the-money options and holders of 45,437 restricted stock grant awards.
Those amounts were recorded as an administrative expense during the period from January 1, 2005 to November 30, 2005. On January 1, 2006, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123(R)
Share-Based Payments (SFAS 123(R)). In accordance with SFAS 123(R), we recognized $1.2 million of non-cash stock-based compensation expense in 2006.
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(3) | These prepaid amounts were written off as a result of the Merger.
|--- | -----------------------------------------------------------------

|(4) | This amount represents severance costs of management personnel that were replaced as part of the Merger.
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|(5) | Includes accrued expenses related to the management agreement with Apollo.
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2006 Acquisitions

On May 17, 2006, Metals USA purchased all of the assets and business
operations of Port City, located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for approximately $41.3 million, including transaction costs and a $5.0 million contingent payout provision that may be made in 2009 or earlier, subject to certain performance criteria. The
maximum amount payable has been accrued in accordance with SFAS 141. Founded in 1977, Port City is a value-added processor of steel plate. Port City uses cutting-edge technologies in laser, plasma and oxyfuel burning, braking and rolling, drilling
and machining, and welding to service its customers. Port Citys range and depth of processing capabilities are highly complementary to the capital investments we have already made in the Plates and Shapes Group and we believe this acquisition
positions us to be the pre-eminent plate processor in the southern United States. Port Citys customers are predominately manufacturers of cranes and other heavy equipment, heat exchangers, and equipment specifically focused on the oil and gas
industry. Port City has traditionally purchased metal from service centers and we believe we have realized synergies by consolidating its metal needs into our overall purchasing process. We have also realized benefits by selling Port Citys
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On May 12, 2006, Metals USA purchased all of the assets and operations of Allmet with one
manufacturing facility located near Toronto, Ontario, Canada and a sales and distribution facility located in California (which was subsequently closed) for approximately $10.4 million Canadian dollars (approximately U.S. $9.4 million). Allmet,
then operating as Dura-Loc Roofing Systems Limited, was established in 1984 and is one of the leading stone-coated metal roof manufacturers in North America. Effective June 30, 2007, we changed the trade name from Dura-Loc Roofing Systems
Limited to Allmet to better facilitate our marketing objectives. Allmet is also the only manufacturer of such product located in the eastern half of North America, a market not yet fully developed for the high-end, stone-coated metal products we
produce. We believe this acquisition gives us significant additional capacity located in a potentially high growth market. In addition, by transforming Allmets production processes to our methodologies, we have reduced Allmets cost of
production, further improving the benefits of the purchase. We believe the addition of Allmet to our stone-coated metal roofing division, Gerard Roofing Technology, provides us with a more economic and efficient way to gain access to an expanded
product mix and leverage the combined sales force and research and development personnel, thereby solidifying our position as one of the largest stone-coated metal roofing manufacturers in North America.

2007 Acquisition

On July 2,
2007, we purchased the business operations of Lynch Metals (Lynch), for approximately $42.4 million. The purchase price was funded by borrowings under the ABL facility, $38.4 million of which was paid at closing, and approximately $4.0
million of which is deferred and will be paid in various installments over the next two years. The excess of the aggregate purchase price over the estimated fair value of net assets acquired was approximately $34.3 million, which was allocated to
goodwill. In connection with the completion of the valuation of the trade name and customer list intangibles in the fourth quarter of 2007, $13.4 million was reclassified from goodwill to intangible assets. The estimated fair value of accounts
receivable, inventories, and property and equipment acquired were $4.4 million, $4.2 million and $1.4 million, respectively. The estimated fair value of accounts payable and accrued liabilities assumed was $2.3 million. The estimated amount of
goodwill and related allocation of assets and liabilities acquired and assumed are not final and are subject to change based on final valuations of tangible assets. The results of operations for the Lynch acquisition are included in the
Companys consolidated results of operations beginning July 2, 2007.

Lynch is a value-added, specialty aluminum service center
and processor with locations in New Jersey and California. Lynch uses enhanced technologies in slitting, shearing, and cut-to-length to service the just-in-time requirements of its customers, who are predominately manufacturers of air/heat transfer
products specifically focused on aerospace, automotive and industrial applications. The acquisition is an important strategic addition to our Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Group because it supports our continued shift in product mix from ferrous
products to non-ferrous and stainless products and strengthens our non-ferrous presence in the strategic Northeast and Southern California regions. Lynchs product line and processing capabilities are highly complementary to our Flat Rolled and
Non-Ferrous segment, and we expect to expand sales of Lynchs non-ferrous products into our existing geographic base, as well as expand sales of non-ferrous and stainless products into Lynchs geographic base.

Selected Operational Information

Net sales. We derive the net sales of our Plates and Shapes and Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Groups from the processing and sale of metal products to end-users including metal fabrication companies, general contractors and OEMs.
Pricing is generally based upon the underlying metal cost as well as a margin associated with customized value-added services as specified by the customer. The net sales of our Building Products Group are derived from the sales of finished goods to
local distributors and general contractors who are generally engaged in the residential remodeling industry.

Cost of
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and the cost of inbound freight charges together with third-party processing cost, if any. Generally, the cost of metal approximates 75% of net sales for the
Plates and Shapes and Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Groups. Cost of sales with respect to our Building Products Group includes the cost of raw materials, manufacturing labor and overhead costs, together with depreciation and amortization expense
associated with property, buildings and equipment used in the manufacturing process. Amounts included within this caption may not be comparable to similarly titled captions reported by other companies.

Operating and delivery expense. Our operating and delivery expense reflects the cost incurred by our Plates and Shapes and Flat Rolled and
Non-Ferrous Groups for labor and facility costs associated with the value-added metal processing services that we provide. With respect to our Building Products Group, operating costs are associated with the labor and facility costs attributable to
the distribution and warehousing of our finished goods at our service center facilities. Delivery expense reflects labor, material handling and other third party costs incurred with the delivery of product to customers. Amounts included within this
caption may not be comparable to similarly titled captions reported by other companies.

Selling, general and administrative
expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses include sales and marketing expenses, executive officers compensation, office and administrative salaries, insurance, accounting, legal, computer systems, and professional services and
costs not directly associated with the processing, manufacturing, operating or delivery costs of our products. Amounts included within this caption may not be comparable to similarly titled captions reported by other companies.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense represents the costs associated with property, buildings and equipment used
throughout the company except for depreciation and amortization expense associated with the manufacturing assets employed by our Building Products Group, which is included within cost of sales. This caption also includes amortization of intangible
assets.

Industry Trends

Metals
Service Centers

Over the past several years, there has been significant consolidation among the major domestic metals producers. The
top three steel producers now control over 60% of the domestic flat rolled steel market, which has created a metals pricing environment characterized by a more disciplined approach to production and pricing. The domestic suppliers have largely
exited their non-core metal service and distribution functions to focus on reducing production costs and driving efficiencies from their core metals production activities. Increasingly, metal service centers like us have continued to capture a
greater proportion of these key functions once served by the major metals producers.

In 2004, increased demand for steel in China,
shortages of raw materials such as coking coal, iron ore and oil, increased demand for scrap, the weak U.S. dollar and increased freight rates all contributed to significant increases in prices for domestic metal of all types, particularly
steel. Further, improved economic conditions in Europe, Asia, and North America contributed to a higher level of demand for steel. During most of 2004, supplies of many products were constrained, which also led to price increases.

In early 2005, the three iron ore suppliers controlling about 80% of the world market announced a 71.5% price increase to the integrated steel mills in
Europe and Asia. This iron ore price increase was unprecedented and resulted in cost increases for the European and other large integrated steel mills throughout the world. During 2006, the industry experienced a modest rising price trend with
localized periods of supply and demand imbalance. Import volumes grew aggressively during the second half of the year. As a result, for the third time since the domestic mills consolidated, domestic production was scaled back to bring supply and
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With the domestic steel producers taking a more disciplined approach to managing inventory levels through
production curtailment, steel demand was generally favorable throughout most of 2007, resulting in moderate increases in selling values. Market conditions for non-ferrous products, which improved steadily through the first half of the year, softened
in the third quarter of 2007 as a result of a downward trend in stainless steel surcharges. By year-end 2007 and into the beginning of the first quarter of 2008, lower inventories across the supply chain and an overall lack of imported steel had
translated into market tightness, pushing up prices.

The timing of the effect that further price trends will have on the domestic market
is difficult to predict, and any number of political or general economic factors could cause prices to decline.

Building Products

Sales of existing homes softened in 2006, and the decrease continued throughout 2007. Existing home sales are an important driver of
remodeling activity, with sellers of older properties typically making improvements before putting their homes on the market, and recent buyers typically making changes to customize their new homes to their tastes. While signs of a construction
cutback have been appearing since early 2006, direct evidence of a remodeling slowdown emerged in late 2006 and continued through 2007. Retail sales at building and supply dealers have weakened after adjusting for inflation in product price. These
businesses sell home products and supplies to do-it-yourself and buy-it-yourself homeowners, as well as directly to professional general contractors and the trades.

Product demand for the Companys Building Products Group may be influenced by numerous factors such as interest rates, general economic conditions, consumer confidence and other factors beyond our control.
Declines in existing home sales and remodeling expenditures due to such factors could significantly reduce the segments performance.

Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our
consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and
judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Estimates are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed
to be reasonable under the circumstances. The result of this process forms the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. We review our estimates and judgments on a
regular, ongoing basis. Actual results may differ from these estimates due to changed circumstances and conditions.

The following
accounting policies and estimates are considered critical in light of the potentially material impact that the estimates, judgments and uncertainties affecting the application of these policies might have on our reported financial information.

Accounts Receivable. We generally recognize revenue as product is shipped (risk of loss for our products generally passes at time
of shipment), net of provisions for estimated returns. Financial instruments, which potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk, consist principally of trade accounts and notes receivable. Collections on our accounts receivable are made
through several lockboxes maintained by our lenders. Credit risk associated with concentration of cash deposits is low as we have the right of offset with our lenders for the substantial portion of our cash balances. Concentrations of credit risk
with respect to trade accounts receivable are within several industries. Generally, credit is extended once appropriate credit history and references have been obtained. We perform ongoing credit evaluations of customers and set credit limits based
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customers current credit information and payment history. We monitor customer payments and maintain a provision for estimated credit losses based on
historical experience and specific customer collection issues that we have identified. Provisions to the allowance for doubtful accounts are made monthly and adjustments are made periodically based upon our expected ability to collect all such
accounts. Generally we do not require collateral for the extension of credit.

Each month we consider all available information when
assessing the adequacy of the provision for allowances, claims and doubtful accounts. Adjustments made with respect to the allowance for doubtful accounts often relate to improved information not previously available. Uncertainties with respect to
the allowance for doubtful accounts are inherent in the preparation of financial statements. The rate of future credit losses may not be similar to past experience.

Inventories. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Our inventories are accounted for using a variety of methods including specific identification, average cost and the first-in first-out method
of accounting. We regularly review inventory on hand and record provisions for damaged and slow-moving inventory based on historical and current sales trends. Changes in product demand and our customer base may affect the value of inventory on hand
which may require higher provisions for damaged and slow-moving inventory.

Adjustments made with respect to the inventory valuation
allowance often relate to improved information not previously available. Uncertainties with respect to the inventory valuation allowance are inherent in the preparation of financial statements. The rate of future losses associated with damaged or
slow moving inventory may not be similar to past experience.

Combined and Consolidated Results of Operations

The following financial information reflects our historical financial statements. The results of operations data for 2005 includes the Predecessor Company
results for the period January 1, 2005 through November 30, 2005 and the Successor Company results for the period May 9, 2005 (date of inception) through December 31, 2005. See Results of Operations2005 Successor
Company and Predecessor Company ResultsCombined Non-GAAP below for information on our combined results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, combining the results for the Successor Company from May 9, 2005 (date of
inception) to December 31, 2005, and the results for the Predecessor Company from January 1, 2005 to November 30, 2005.



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|                                     |  | Fiscal Years Ended December 31,   |        
|                                     |  | 2007                              |         |   | % |       |   | 2006 |   |         | % |  |       | 2005 |  |   | %       |  
|                                     |  | (In millions, except percentages) |        
|Net sales                            |  | $                                 | 1,845.3 |   |   | 100.0 | % |      | $ | 1,802.9 |   |  | 100.0 | %    |  | $ | 1,639.0 |   |  | 100.0 | %
|Cost of sales                        |  |                                   | 1,418.8 |   |   | 76.9  | % |      |   | 1,371.8 |   |  | 76.1  | %    |  |   | 1,281.8 |   |  | 78.2  | %
|Operating and delivery               |  |                                   | 178.4   |   |   | 9.7   | % |      |   | 175.5   |   |  | 9.7   | %    |  |   | 151.9   |   |  | 9.3   | %
|Selling, general and administrative  |  |                                   | 112.4   |   |   | 6.1   | % |      |   | 115.2   |   |  | 6.4   | %    |  |   | 117.8   |   |  | 7.2   | %
|Depreciation and amortization        |  |                                   | 22.1    |   |   | 1.2   | % |      |   | 21.4    |   |  | 1.2   | %    |  |   | 4.5     |   |  | 0.3   | %
|Impairment of property and equipment |  |                                   | 0.2     |   |   | 0.0   | % |      |   |        |   |  | 0.0   | %    |  |   |        |   |  | 0.0   | %
|                                     |  |                                   |         |   |   |       |   |      |   |         |   |  |       |      |  |   |         |   |  |       |  
|Operating income                     |  |                                   | 113.4   |   |   | 6.1   | % |      |   | 119.0   |   |  | 6.6   | %    |  |   | 83.0    |   |  | 5.1   | %
|Interest expense                     |  |                                   | 87.0    |   |   | 4.7   | % |      |   | 54.6    |   |  | 3.0   | %    |  |   | 16.1    |   |  | 1.0   | %
|Loss on debt extinguishment          |  |                                   | 8.4     |   |   | 0.5   | % |      |   |        |   |  | 0.0   | %    |  |   |        |   |  | 0.0   | %
|Other (income) expense, net          |  |                                   | (0.7    | ) |   | 0.0   | % |      |   | (0.7    | ) |  | 0.0   | %    |  |   | (0.1    | ) |  | 0.0   | %
|                                     |  |                                   |         |   |   |       |   |      |   |         |   |  |       |      |  |   |         |   |  |       |  
|Income before income taxes           |  | $                                 | 18.7    |   |   | 1.0   | % |      | $ | 65.1    |   |  | 3.6   | %    |  | $ | 67.0    |   |  | 4.1   | %
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Results of OperationsYear Ended December 31, 2007 Compared to 2006

Net sales. Net sales increased $42.4 million, or 2.4%, from $1,802.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $1,845.3 million
for the year ended December 31, 2007. The acquisition of Lynch Metals accounted for $15.6 million of increased sales for the period. Results of operations for the 2006 Acquisitions, which closed in May 2006, were included for the entire
year ended December 31, 2007, and as a result, accounted for $25.7 million of increased sales for the year ended December 31, 2007 versus the same period of 2006. The remaining increase of $1.1 million was primarily attributable to a 9.8%
increase in average realized prices, partially offset by a 6.7% decrease in volumes for our metal service center businesses and a decline in sales for our building products business of $37.4 million.

Cost of sales. Cost of sales increased $47.0 million, or 3.4%, from $1,371.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, to $1,418.8
million for the year ended December 31, 2007. The Lynch Metals acquisition accounted for $9.5 million of additional cost of sales for the period, while the 2006 Acquisitions accounted for $15.6 million of the increase. The remaining
increase of $21.9 million was primarily attributable to an 11.2% increase in the average cost per ton, offset in part by a 6.7% decrease in volumes for our metal service center businesses, and by a decrease of $22.6 million in cost of sales for our
building products business. Cost of sales as a percentage of net sales increased from 76.1% for the year ended December 31, 2006 to 76.9% for the same period in 2007.

Operating and delivery. Operating and delivery expenses increased $2.9 million, or 1.7%, from $175.5 million for the year ended
December 31, 2006 to $178.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. The acquisition of Lynch Metals accounted for $0.6 million of additional operating and delivery expenses for the period, while the 2006 Acquisitions accounted
for a $6.8 million increase. These increases were partially offset by lower variable costs of $4.5 million associated with decreased shipments. As a percentage of net sales, operating and delivery expenses for 2007 remained level with 2006 at 9.7%.

Selling, general and administrative.Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $2.8 million, or 2.4%, from
$115.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $112.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. The acquisition of Lynch Metals accounted for $1.6 million of increased selling, general and administrative expenses for the
period, while the 2006 Acquisitions accounted for a $0.2 million increase. These acquisition increases were offset by a decrease of $4.6 million, which was primarily attributable to lower salaries, incentive compensation and advertising expenses at
our Building Products segment, in addition to lower bad debt expense at our Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Group. As a percentage of net sales, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased from 6.4% for the year ended December 31, 2006
to 6.1% for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Depreciation and amortization.Depreciation and amortization increased $0.7
million, or 3.3%, from $21.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $22.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. The acquisition of Lynch Metals accounted for $1.7 million of additional depreciation and amortization for the
period, while the 2006 Acquisitions accounted for an increase of $1.3 million for the period. These acquisition increases were partially offset by a decrease of $2.3 million, which was primarily attributable to lower amortization of customer list
intangible assets (which is recognized on an accelerated basis) recorded in connection with the Merger and the 2006 Acquisitions.

Operating income. Operating income decreased $5.6 million, or 4.7%, from $119.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $113.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. The acquisition of Lynch Metals
contributed $2.2 million of operating income for the period, while the 2006 Acquisitions accounted for a $1.8 million increase versus the same period of last year. The remaining decrease of $9.6 million resulted primarily from higher cost of sales,
which was driven by an increase in average cost per ton that exceeded the increase in average realized prices for our metal service center businesses, in addition to a decrease in operating income of $10.0 million for our building products business,
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costs that increased year-over-year on a percentage of net sales basis. As a percentage of net sales, operating income decreased from 6.6% for the year ended
December 31, 2006 to 6.1% for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Interest expense. Interest expense increased $32.4
million, or 59.3%, from $54.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $87.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. This increase was primarily a function of higher debt levels for the year ended December 31, 2007. In
July 2007, we issued $300.0 million initial aggregate principal amount of the 2007 Notes (a portion of the proceeds of which were used to redeem the $150.0 million initial aggregate principal amount of the 2006 Notes issued in December 2006). In
addition, during the year ended December 31, 2007, the average daily balance outstanding on our ABL facility was $319.3 million, at a weighted average interest rate of 7.06%, compared to $274.1 million at 7.05% for the comparable period of
2006.

Results of OperationsYear Ended December 31, 2006 Compared to 2005

Net sales. Net sales increased $163.9 million, or 10.0%, from $1,639.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $1,802.9 million for
the year ended December 31, 2006. The 2006 Acquisitions accounted for $48.1 million of the increase. The remaining increase of $115.8 million in sales was primarily attributable to a 5.7% increase in average realized prices and a 3.0% increase
in volumes for our Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous and Plates and Shapes Product Groups offset by a net sales decrease for our Building Products Group of $12.3 million (excluding the acquisition of Allmet).

Cost of sales. Cost of sales increased $90.0 million, or 7.0%, from $1,281.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2005, to $1,371.8
million for the year ended December 31, 2006. The 2006 Acquisitions accounted for $25.0 million of the increase and $10.8 million of the increase related to inventory purchase accounting. The remaining increase in cost of sales was primarily
attributable to a 3.3% increase in the average cost per ton in addition to a 3.0% increase in volumes for our Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous and Plates and Shapes Product Groups. Cost of sales as a percentage of net sales decreased from 78.2% in 2005
to 76.1% for 2006.

Operating and delivery. Operating and delivery expenses increased $23.6 million, or 15.5%, from
$151.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $175.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. The 2006 Acquisitions accounted for $9.7 million of the increase. The remaining increase of $13.9 million was primarily
due to higher labor costs and higher freight costs due to rising fuel prices and, to a lesser extent, higher volumes in our Plates and Shapes Group. As a percentage of net sales, operating and delivery expenses increased from 9.3% for the year ended
December 31, 2005 to 9.7% for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Selling, general and administrative. Selling, general and
administrative expenses decreased $2.6 million, or 2.2%, from $117.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $115.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. This decrease was primarily due to the acceleration of payment
of stock-based compensation during 2005 totaling $14.6 million as a result of the Merger. The 2006 Acquisitions accounted for an increase of $3.3 million during 2006. Other increases during 2006 were primarily due to higher salaries and incentive
compensation, $3.3 million of personnel and advertising-related costs to improve the Building Products Groups sales and service and expand its presence on a national basis, an increase in bad debt expense of $1.0 million (primarily due to an
increase of $1.9 million at our Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Group offset by decreases of $0.9 million at our other operating segments), an increase of $1.1 million related to management fees and an increase of $1.2 million in stock-based
compensation expense due to the adoption of SFAS 123(R). As a percentage of net sales, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased from 7.2% for the year ended December 31, 2005 to 6.4% for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased $16.9 million, from $4.5 million for the year ended
December 31, 2005 to $21.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. Of this increase, $13.1 million resulted from the revaluation of our long-lived assets as a result of the Merger, $1.9 million was due to increased amortization of
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due to capital investments in facilities and equipment placed in service throughout 2005 and 2006, and $0.9 million was due to increased depreciation
related to the 2006 Acquisitions.

Operating income. Operating income increased $36.0 million, from $83.0 million for the year ended
December 31, 2005 to $119.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. This increase included $7.3 million of operating income from the 2006 Acquisitions. The remaining increase in operating income resulted from increased volumes and an
increase in average realized prices that exceeded the increase in average costs per ton, in addition to lower selling, general and administrative expenses, partially offset by higher operating and delivery costs. As a percentage of net sales,
operating income increased from 5.1% for the year ended December 31, 2005 to 6.6% for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Interest expense. Interest expense increased $38.5 million, or 239.1% from $16.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $54.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. This increase was primarily a function of
higher debt levels and, to a lesser extent, higher effective interest rates. Our borrowings were significantly different between the two periods due to the Merger that occurred on November 30, 2005, the 2006 Acquisitions financed from our
availability under our ABL facility, the $25.0 million dividend paid to stockholders on May 24, 2006, and the issuance of the 2006 Notes.

Results
of Operations by Segment

The results of operations by segment for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 includes the Predecessor
Company results for the period January 1, 2005 through November 30, 2005 combined with the Successor Company results for the period May 9, 2005 (date of inception) through December 31, 2005. See Results of
Operations2005 Successor Company and Predecessor Company ResultsCombined Non-GAAP below for information on our combined results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, combining the results for the Successor Company from
May 9, 2005 (date of inception) to December 31, 2005, and the results for the Predecessor Company from January 1, 2005 to November 30, 2005.



|                            |  |                                 |         |   |   |       |    |                            |   |         |  |       |                       |  |   |       |   |  |                 |    |                |   |      |  |       |  
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|                            |  | Fiscal Years Ended December 31, |        
|                            |  | Net Sales                       |         |   | % |       |    | OperatingCosts andExpenses |   | %       |  |       | OperatingIncome(Loss) |  |   | %     |   |  | CapitalSpending |    | TonsShipped(1) |  
|2007:                       |  |                                 |         |   |   |       |    |                            |   |         |  |       |                       |  |   |       |   |  |                 |    |                |   |      |  |       |  
|Plates and Shapes           |  | $                               | 889.7   |   |   | 48.2  | %  |                            | $ | 796.9   |  | 46.0  | %                     |  | $ | 92.8  |   |  | 81.8            | %  |                | $ | 16.6 |  | 826   |  
|Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous |  |                                 | 817.7   |   |   | 44.3  | %  |                            |   | 767.6   |  | 44.3  | %                     |  |   | 50.1  |   |  | 44.2            | %  |                |   | 2.9  |  | 614   |  
|Building Products           |  |                                 | 152.4   |   |   | 8.3   | %  |                            |   | 152.7   |  | 8.8   | %                     |  |   | (0.3  | ) |  | (0.3            | )% |                |   | 1.6  |  |      |  
|Corporate and other         |  |                                 | (14.5   | ) |   | (0.8  | )% |                            |   | 14.7    |  | 0.8   | %                     |  |   | (29.2 | ) |  | (25.7           | )% |                |   | 0.4  |  | (11   | )
|                            |  |                                 |         |   |   |       |    |                            |   |         |  |       |                       |  |   |       |   |  |                 |    |                |   |      |  |       |  
|Total                       |  | $                               | 1,845.3 |   |   | 100.0 | %  |                            | $ | 1,731.9 |  | 100.0 | %                     |  | $ | 113.4 |   |  | 100.0           | %  |                | $ | 21.5 |  | 1,429 |  
|                            |  |                                 |         |   |   |       |    |                            |   |         |  |       |                       |  |   |       |   |  |                 |    |                |   |      |  |       |  
|2006:                       |  |                                 |         |   |   |       |    |                            |   |         |  |       |                       |  |   |       |   |  |                 |    |                |   |      |  |       |  
|Plates and Shapes           |  | $                               | 856.6   |   |   | 47.5  | %  |                            | $ | 760.7   |  | 45.2  | %                     |  | $ | 95.9  |   |  | 80.6            | %  |                | $ | 11.1 |  | 843   |  
|Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous |  |                                 | 776.0   |   |   | 43.0  | %  |                            |   | 731.7   |  | 43.5  | %                     |  |   | 44.3  |   |  | 37.2            | %  |                |   | 2.8  |  | 680   |  
|Building Products           |  |                                 | 189.8   |   |   | 10.5  | %  |                            |   | 180.1   |  | 10.7  | %                     |  |   | 9.7   |   |  | 8.2             | %  |                |   | 2.7  |  |      |  
|Corporate and other         |  |                                 | (19.5   | ) |   | (1.1  | )% |                            |   | 11.4    |  | 0.7   | %                     |  |   | (30.9 | ) |  | (26.0           | )% |                |   | 0.3  |  | (18   | )
|                            |  |                                 |         |   |   |       |    |                            |   |         |  |       |                       |  |   |       |   |  |                 |    |                |   |      |  |       |  
|Total                       |  | $                               | 1,802.9 |   |   | 100.0 | %  |                            | $ | 1,683.9 |  | 100.0 | %                     |  | $ | 119.0 |   |  | 100.0           | %  |                | $ | 16.9 |  | 1,505 |  
|                            |  |                                 |         |   |   |       |    |                            |   |         |  |       |                       |  |   |       |   |  |                 |    |                |   |      |  |       |  
|2005:                       |  |                                 |         |   |   |       |    |                            |   |         |  |       |                       |  |   |       |   |  |                 |    |                |   |      |  |       |  
|Plates and Shapes           |  | $                               | 694.7   |   |   | 42.4  | %  |                            | $ | 626.3   |  | 40.3  | %                     |  | $ | 68.4  |   |  | 82.4            | %  |                | $ | 13.7 |  | 740   |  
|Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous |  |                                 | 770.9   |   |   | 47.0  | %  |                            |   | 735.4   |  | 47.3  | %                     |  |   | 35.5  |   |  | 42.8            | %  |                |   | 2.5  |  | 723   |  
|Building Products           |  |                                 | 195.1   |   |   | 11.9  | %  |                            |   | 178.3   |  | 11.5  | %                     |  |   | 16.8  |   |  | 20.2            | %  |                |   | 3.2  |  |      |  
|Corporate and other         |  |                                 | (21.7   | ) |   | (1.3  | )% |                            |   | 16.0    |  | 1.0   | %                     |  |   | (37.7 | ) |  | (45.4           | )% |                |   | 0.9  |  | (24   | )
|                            |  |                                 |         |   |   |       |    |                            |   |         |  |       |                       |  |   |       |   |  |                 |    |                |   |      |  |       |  
|Total                       |  | $                               | 1,639.0 |   |   | 100.0 | %  |                            | $ | 1,556.0 |  | 100.0 | %                     |  | $ | 83.0  |   |  | 100.0           | %  |                | $ | 20.3 |  | 1,439 |  
|                            |  |                                 |         |   |   |       |    |                            |   |         |  |       |                       |  |   |       |   |  |                 |    |                |   |      |  |       |  



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|(1) | Shipments are expressed in thousands of tons and are not an appropriate measure for the Building Products Group.
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Segment ResultsYear Ended December 31, 2007 Compared to 2006

Plates and Shapes. Net sales increased $33.1 million, or 3.9%, from $856.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $889.7 million
for the year ended December 31, 2007. Results of operations for the 2006 Acquisition of Port City, which closed in May 2006, were included for the entire year ended December 31, 2007, and as a result, accounted for $25.9 million of
increased sales for the year ended December 31, 2007 versus the same period of 2006. Apart from the increase attributable to Port City, net sales for the remainder of the segment increased $7.2 million, or 0.9%, primarily due to a 5.8% increase
in average realized prices, partially offset by a 4.6% decrease in shipments, for the year ended December 31, 2007 compared to the year ended December 31, 2006.

Operating costs and expenses increased $36.2 million, or 4.8%, from $760.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $796.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. The 2006 Acquisition of
Port City accounted for $22.7 million of the increase. In addition, average cost per ton increased by 7.1%, which was partially offset by a 4.6% decrease in shipments for the year ended December 31, 2007. Operating costs and expenses as a
percentage of segment net sales increased from 88.8% for the year ended December 31, 2006 to 89.6% for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Operating income decreased by $3.1 million, or 3.2%, from $95.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $92.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. The 2006 Acquisition of Port City accounted for $3.2 million
of increased operating income for the year ended December 31, 2007 versus the same period of 2006. The remaining decrease of $6.3 million was primarily attributable to the increase in operating costs and expenses discussed above. Operating
income as a percentage of segment net sales decreased from 11.2% for the year ended December 31, 2006 to 10.4% for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Flat Rolled. Net sales increased $41.7 million, or 5.4%, from $776.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $817.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. The acquisition of
Lynch Metals contributed $15.6 million of additional net sales for the year ended December 31, 2007. The remaining increase of $26.1 million was primarily due to a 15.0% increase in the average sales price per ton, partially offset by a 10.1%
decrease in shipments for the year ended December 31, 2007 compared to the year ended December 31, 2006, as we elected to reduce sales volume to maintain our level of profitability. Sales of non-ferrous metals accounted for 48% of the
segments sales product mix for the year ended December 31, 2007, compared to 39% for the same period of 2006.

Operating costs
and expenses increased $35.9 million, or 4.9%, from $731.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $767.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. The acquisition of Lynch Metals accounted for $13.4 million of additional
operating costs and expenses for the year ended December 31, 2007. The remaining increase of $22.5 million was mostly attributable to an increase in the cost of raw materials of 16.0%, partially offset by a 10.1% decrease in shipments for the
year ended December 31, 2007. Operating costs and expenses as a percentage of segment net sales decreased from 94.3% for the year ended December 31, 2006 to 93.9% for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Operating income increased by $5.8 million, or 13.1%, from $44.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $50.1 million for the year ended
December 31, 2007. The acquisition of Lynch Metals contributed $2.2 million of operating income for the year ended December 31, 2007. The balance of the increase was primarily attributable to the increase in net sales discussed above,
which, despite the decrease in shipments, produced higher margins due to the shift in product mix to more non-ferrous products. Operating income as a percentage of segment net sales increased from 5.7% for the year ended December 31, 2006 to
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Building Products.Net sales decreased $37.4 million, or 19.7%, from $189.8 million
for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $152.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. Results of operations for the 2006 Acquisition of Allmet, which was acquired in May 2006, were included for the entire year ended
December 31, 2007, and as a result, accounted for $0.2 million of decreased sales for the year ended December 31, 2007 versus the same period of 2006. New house production and existing home sales, both of which are primary drivers of
residential remodeling activity, were down for the year ended December 31, 2007 versus the same period of 2006. The softness in the residential remodeling market, which was impacted by declines in existing home sales and new house production,
contributed to the period-over-period net sales decrease for our Building Products Group.

Operating costs and expenses decreased $27.4
million, or 15.2%, from $180.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $152.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. The 2006 Acquisition of Allmet accounted for $1.2 million of increased costs, which was offset by lower
operating costs and expenses associated with lower sales volumes, in addition to certain initiatives the segment has taken in response to the downturn in the housing and residential remodeling markets, including reductions in square footage under
lease, standardization of service center layouts, and manufacturing consolidation. Operating costs and expenses as a percentage of segment net sales increased from 94.9% for the year ended December 31, 2006 to 100.2% for the year ended
December 31, 2007.

Operating income decreased by $10.0 million, or 103.1%, from operating income of $9.7 million for the year ended
December 31, 2006 to an operating loss of $0.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. The 2006 Acquisition of Allmet accounted for $1.4 million of the year-over-year decrease. The remainder of the decrease was primarily
attributable to the reductions in sales volumes discussed above.

Corporate and other. This category reflects certain administrative
costs and expenses management has not allocated to its industry segments. These costs include compensation for executive officers, insurance, professional fees for audit, tax and legal services and data processing expenses. The negative
net sales amount represents the elimination of intercompany sales. The operating loss decreased $1.7 million, or 5.5%, from $30.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $29.2 million for the year ended December 31,
2007. This decrease was primarily attributable to lower insurance expense due to favorable trends in workers compensation claims, lower amortization of the customer list intangible asset recorded in connection with the Merger, which decreases
over the useful life and economic value of the intangible asset, in addition to lower employee benefit costs and lower incentive compensation. The decrease was partially offset by $3.6 million of higher stock-based compensation expense due to the
accelerated vesting of stock options and partial settlement of existing stock option awards in connection with the January 2007 and July 2007 dividends paid by Metals USA Holdings to its stockholders.

Segment ResultsYear Ended December 31, 2006 Compared to 2005

Plates and shapes. Net sales increased $161.9 million, or 23.3%, from $694.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $856.6 million
for the year ended December 31, 2006. The 2006 Acquisition of Port City accounted for $41.1 million of the increase. The remaining increase of $120.8 million was primarily due to a 5.9% increase in the average sales price per ton and a
10.8% increase in shipments for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to the year ended December 31, 2005.

Operating costs
and expenses increased $134.4 million, or 21.5%, from $626.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $760.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. The 2006 Acquisition of Port City accounted for $35.1 million of the
increase. The remaining increase of $99.3 million was primarily attributable to the higher volumes of 10.8%, higher cost of raw materials of 4.8%, and additional costs of $6.3 million related to purchase accounting. Operating costs and expenses
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Operating income increased by $27.5 million, from $68.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2005
to $95.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. The 2006 Acquisition of Port City accounted for $6.0 million of the increase. Operating income as a percentage of net sales increased from 9.8% for the year ended December 31,
2005 to 11.2% for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Flat rolled and non-ferrous. Net sales increased $5.1 million, or 0.6%,
from $770.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $776.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. This increase was primarily due to a 7.0% increase in the average sales price per ton partially offset by a 5.9% decrease in
shipments. Although prices were generally improving throughout the first three quarters of 2006, the ferrous Flat Rolled business remained competitive during the fourth quarter and, as a result, we elected to reduce sales volume to maintain our
level of profitability. Sales of non-ferrous metals accounted for approximately 39% of the segments sales product mix for 2006, compared to 32% for 2005.

Operating costs and expenses decreased $3.7 million, or 0.5%, from $735.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $731.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. This decrease was attributable
to a decrease in volumes of 5.9%, offset by an increase in the cost of raw materials of 4.3%, a $6.2 million cost related to purchase accounting and an increase in bad debt expense of $1.9 million. Operating costs and expenses as a percentage of net
sales decreased from 95.4% for the year ended December 31, 2005 to 94.3% for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Operating income
increased by $8.8 million, from $35.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $44.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. This increase was primarily attributable to larger margins due to an increase in the average selling
price per ton. Operating income as a percentage of net sales increased from 4.6% for the year ended December 31, 2005 to 5.7% for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Building products. Net sales decreased $5.3 million, or 2.7%, from $195.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $189.8 million for
the year ended December 31, 2006, primarily due to Florida markets that have not returned to normal volumes following a 2005 surge in post-hurricane damage remediation. The decrease was partially offset by the 2006 Acquisition of Allmet, which
accounted for $7.0 million of sales during the period.

Operating costs and expenses increased $1.8 million, or 1.0%, from $178.3 million
for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $180.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. The 2006 Acquisition of Allmet accounted for $5.7 million of increased costs. This increase was offset by a decrease of $3.9 million
attributable to a decrease in cost of sales due to reduced volumes, and increased margins, offset by a $3.3 million cost related to purchase accounting and increased costs of $3.3 million related to personnel and advertising costs to improve the
Building Products Groups sales and service and expand its presence on a national basis. Operating costs and expenses as a percentage of net sales increased from 91.4% for the year ended December 31, 2005 to 94.9% for the year ended
December 31, 2006 for the reasons discussed above.

Operating income decreased by $7.1 million, from $16.8 million for the year ended
December 31, 2005 to $9.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. The 2006 Acquisition of Allmet accounted for $1.3 million of operating income. The remaining decrease of $8.4 million is primarily due to the $3.3 million
cost related to inventory purchase accounting, the additional costs to improve Building Products Groups sales and services and expand its presence on a national basis, in addition to lower volumes. Operating income as a percentage of net sales
decreased from 8.6% for the year ended December 31, 2005 to 5.1% for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Corporate and
other. This category reflects certain administrative costs and expenses management has not allocated to its industry segments. These costs include compensation for executive officers, insurance, professional fees for audit, tax and legal
services and data processing expenses. The negative net sales amount represents the elimination of intercompany sales. The operating loss decreased $6.8 million, from $37.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $30.9 million for the
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primarily due to the acceleration of payment of stock-based compensation during 2005 totaling $14.6 million as a result of the Merger. Partially
offsetting this decrease were increases during 2006 due to a full year of amortization of customer list intangible assets recorded in 2005 in connection with the Merger, a full year of management fees incurred in connection with the Merger, and
increased stock-based compensation expense due to the adoption of SFAS 123(R).

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary sources of liquidity are borrowings under the ABL facility and our cash flow from operations. At December 31, 2007, our borrowing
availability was $120.3 million and we had available cash of $13.6 million. Our borrowing availability fluctuates daily with changes in eligible accounts receivables and inventory, less outstanding borrowings and letters of
credit. See Financing Activities below. On February 15, 2008, we had $318.5 million drawn on the ABL facility and borrowing availability of $134.7 million.

Operating and Investing Activities

Although we do not produce any metal, our financial
performance is affected by changes in metal prices. As a processor and distributor of metal products, we maintain a constant inventory of steel and other metals that are subject to market pricing changes. When metal prices rise, we generally are
able to sell our products at prices that are higher than their historical costs. Accordingly, our working capital (which consists primarily of accounts receivable and inventory) requirements and our profitability tend to increase in a rising price
environment. Conversely, when metal prices fall, our working capital requirements and our profitability tend to decrease.

Changes in metal
prices also affect our liquidity because of the time difference between our payment for our raw materials and our collection of cash from our customers. We sell our products and typically collect our accounts receivable within 45 days after the
sale; however, we tend to pay for replacement materials (which are more expensive when metal prices are rising) over a much shorter period, primarily to benefit from early-payment discounts that are substantially higher than our cost of incremental
debt. As a result, when metal prices are rising, we tend to draw more on the ABL facility to cover the cash flow cycle from material purchase to cash collection. When metal prices fall, we can replace our inventory at lower cost and, thus, generally
do not need to access the ABL facility as much to cover the cash flow cycle. We believe our cash flow from operations, supplemented with the cash available under the ABL facility will provide sufficient liquidity to meet the challenges and
obligations we face during the current metal price environment. Additionally, we intend to look for value-added businesses that we can acquire at reasonable prices. We intend to use cash flows from operations and excess cash available under the ABL
facility to fund future acquisitions.

Cash Flows

The following discussion of the principal sources and uses of cash should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows which are
set forth under Item 8Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

The year ended December 31, 2005 includes
the combined results for the Successor Company from May 9, 2005 (date of inception) to December 31, 2005, and the Predecessor Company from January 1, 2005 to November 30, 2005. See Results of Operations2005 Successor
Company and Predecessor Company ResultsCombined Non-GAAP below for information on our combined results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, combining the results for the Successor Company from May 9, 2005 (date of
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Year Ended December 31, 2007

During the year ended December 31, 2007, net cash provided by operating activities was $119.2 million. This amount represents net income,
adjusted for costs that did not involve cash flows for the period, of $54.2 million, plus changes in operating assets and liabilities that resulted in a cash inflow of $65.0 million for the period, an amount that was primarily attributable to
decreases in inventories and accounts receivable.

Net cash used in investing activities was $58.5 million for the year ended
December 31, 2007, and consisted primarily of $21.5 million of purchases of assets and $38.2 million for the acquisition of Lynch Metals. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the most significant internal capital project was the expansion
of our New Orleans Plates and Shapes facility.

Net cash used in financing activities was $202.9 million for the year ended
December 31, 2007, and consisted primarily of dividends paid to our stockholders of $288.5 million, in addition to repayments of long-term debt of $150.7 million ($150.0 million in connection with the repayment of the 2006 Notes) and net
repayments on the ABL facility of $48.5 million, partially offset by $291.0 million of proceeds received from the issuance of the 2007 Notes.

Year Ended December 31, 2006

During the year ended December 31, 2006, net cash used in operating
activities was $45.7 million. This amount represents net income, adjusted for costs that did not involve cash flows for the period, of $63.2 million, offset by changes in operating assets and liabilities that resulted in a cash outflow of
$108.9 million for the period, an amount that was primarily attributable to increases in accounts receivable and inventories, partially offset by a decrease in prepaid expenses and increases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

Net cash used in investing activities was $61.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, and consisted of $1.6 million of proceeds from the
sale of assets, offset by $16.9 million of purchases of assets and the $45.7 million for the purchase of Port City and Dura-Loc. These purchases were strategic acquisitions in our Plates and Shapes and Building Products segments. For the year ended
December 31, 2006, the most significant internal capital projects included the expansion of our non-ferrous Germantown, Wisconsin facility and the installation of new processing equipment in our New Orleans facility.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $251.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 and consisted primarily of $144.8 million of
proceeds from the issuance of the 2006 Notes, in addition to net borrowings on the ABL facility of $137.6 million, offset by the $25.0 million payment of a cash dividend to our shareholders.

Combined Year Ended December 31, 2005

The year ended December 31, 2005 includes the combined results for the Successor Company from May 9, 2005 (date of inception) to December 31, 2005, and the Predecessor Company from January 1, 2005
to November 30, 2005.

During the year ended December 31, 2005, net cash by operating activities was $177.4 million. We had
operating income of $83.0 million in 2005, and $116.5 million of cash was provided by the reduction of inventory and collection of accounts receivable.

Net cash used by investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $450.3 million and consisted of Flag Intermediates acquisition Metals USA pursuant to the Merger for $430.1 million and the
purchase of assets of $20.3 million, which was partially offset by the sales of assets of $0.1 million. The most significant capital investments during the year included an acquisition of new laser cutting equipment at our Plates and Shapes facility
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Net cash provided by financing activities was $317.8 million for year ended December 31, 2005 and
consisted primarily of the proceeds from the issuance of the Metals USA Notes, $191.4 million of borrowings under our ABL facility, and the capital contribution from Flag Intermediate of $134.0 million. These were partially offset by payments of
$107.7 million under our previous credit facility and the final payment of $145.3 million to payoff and terminate that facility as a result of the Merger.

Financing Activities

The ABL Facility

The ABL facility permits us to borrow on a revolving basis through November 30, 2011. Substantially all of our subsidiaries are borrowers under the
ABL facility.

On June 8, 2007, we executed an amendment to the ABL facility (the June 2007 amendment), which increased
the commitment from $450.0 million to $525.0 million, comprised of $500.0 million of Tranche A Commitments and $25.0 million of Tranche A-1 Commitments. Additionally, the June 2007 amendment reduced the borrowing cost on the Tranche A facility
by 25 basis points, reduced the borrowing cost on the Tranche A-1 facility by 75 basis points and gave us the option to increase the Tranche A Commitments by $100.0 million. The June 2007 amendment did not have any impact on our current covenant
compliance. Costs incurred in connection with the June 2007 amendment totaled $1.6 million, and are being amortized over the existing term of the ABL facility, which expires November 30, 2011.

Prior to June 8, 2007, the ABL facility provided for borrowings, subject to a borrowing base calculation, of up to $450.0 million, which was
comprised of $425.0 million of Tranche A Commitments and $25.0 million of the Tranche A-1 Commitments. While the Tranche A-1 Commitments are outstanding, the borrowing base is subject to greater advance rates than would be otherwise in effect.

Borrowing base.The maximum availability under the ABL facility is based on eligible receivables and eligible inventory, subject to
certain reserves. Our borrowing availability fluctuates daily with changes in eligible receivables and inventory, less outstanding borrowings and letters of credit. The borrowing base is equal to the lesser of (a) the aggregate amount of the
Tranche A Commitments and the Tranche A-1 Commitments and (b) the sum of:



| |  |  | 85% of the net amount of eligible accounts receivable;
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| |  |  | the lesser of (x) 70% of the lesser of the original cost or market value of eligible inventory and (y) 90% of the net orderly liquidation value of
eligible inventory; and
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| |  |  | at all times prior to the termination of the Tranche A-1 Commitments, the sum of 5% of the net amount of eligible accounts receivable and 5% of the net orderly
liquidation value of eligible inventory.
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Initial borrowings under the ABL facility were used to repay the outstanding
amounts drawn under our existing revolving credit facility and to fund other costs and expenses related to the Merger. The loan and security agreement governing the ABL facility provides for up to $15.0 million of swing-line loans and up to $100.0
million for the issuance of letters of credit. Both the face amount of any outstanding letters of credit and any swing-line loans will reduce borrowing availability under the ABL facility on a dollar-for-dollar basis.

As of December 31, 2007, we had eligible collateral of $416.2 million, $280.5 million in outstanding advances, $15.4 million in open letters of
credit and $120.3 million in additional borrowing capacity.

In May 2006, we used $36.3 million and $9.4 million of funds from the ABL
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In January 2007, we used the net proceeds from the issuance of the 2006 Notes, as well as $8.2 million of
additional borrowings under the ABL facility, to pay a cash dividend of approximately $144.8 million to our stockholders, to make a cash payment (partially in lieu of the cash dividend) of $4.2 million to our vested stock option holders, and to pay
fees and expenses related to the issuance of the 2006 Notes, including a $1.5 million non-recurring transaction fee to Apollo.

On
July 2, 2007, we purchased the business operations of Lynch Metals for approximately $42.4 million. The purchase price was funded by borrowings under the ABL facility, $38.4 million of which was paid at closing, and approximately $4.0 million
of which is deferred and will be paid in various installments over the next two years.

Also in July 2007, we issued $300.0 million initial
aggregate principal amount of the 2007 Notes. The net proceeds from the issuance of the 2007 Notes, as well as approximately $8.3 million of additional borrowings under the ABL facility, were used to redeem the 2006 Notes (for approximately $150.0
million plus accrued and unpaid interest of approximately $5.4 million), to pay a cash dividend of approximately $130.3 million to our stockholders, which include Apollo and certain members of management, to make a cash payment (partially in
lieu of the cash dividend) of approximately $9.2 million to our stock option holders, which include certain members of our management, and to pay fees and expenses related to the offering of the 2007 Notes.

Guarantees and security.Substantially all of our subsidiaries are defined as borrowers under the loan and security agreement
governing the ABL facility. The obligations under the ABL facility are guaranteed by Flag Intermediate and certain of our domestic subsidiaries and are secured (i) on a first-priority lien basis by our, the other borrowers and the
guarantors accounts, inventory, cash and proceeds and products of the foregoing and certain assets related thereto and (ii) on a second-priority lien basis by substantially all of our, the other borrowers and the guarantors
other assets, subject to certain exceptions and permitted liens.

Interest rate and fees.Interest is calculated based upon a margin
(established within a specific pricing grid for loans utilizing Tranche A Commitments) over reference rates. The marginal rates vary with our financial performance as measured by the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (FCCR). The FCCR is
determined by dividing (i) the sum of Adjusted EBITDA (as defined by the loan and security agreement governing the ABL facility) minus income taxes paid in cash minus non-financed capital expenditures by (ii) the sum of certain
distributions paid in cash, cash interest expense and scheduled principal reductions on debt.

The interest rates with respect to loans
utilizing the Tranche A Commitments are, at our option, (i) the higher of (a) the prime rate of Credit Suisse in effect at its principal office in New York City and (b) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.5%; plus, in each case,
an applicable margin ranging between 0.25% and 0.50% as determined in accordance with the loan agreement or (ii) the rate (as adjusted) at which Eurodollar deposits for one, two, three, six or, if available, nine or twelve months, as selected
by us, by reference to the British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rates for deposits in dollars, plus an applicable margin ranging between 1.00% and 1.75% as determined in accordance with the loan and security agreement governing the
ABL facility. The interest rates with respect to loans utilizing the Tranche A-1 Commitments are, at our option, (i) the higher of (a) the prime rate of Credit Suisse in effect at its principal office in New York City and (b) the
federal funds effective rate plus 0.5%; in each case plus an applicable margin of 0.75% or (ii) the rate (as adjusted) at which Eurodollar deposits for one, two, three, six or, if available, nine or twelve months, as selected by us, by
reference to the British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rates for deposits in dollars, plus an applicable margin of 2.75%.

A commitment fee is payable on any unused commitments under the ABL facility of 0.25% per annum. The applicable base rate and the effective London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) rate were 7.25% and 4.70%, respectively, at
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Certain covenants.The ABL facility contains customary representations, warranties and covenants
as a precondition to lending, including a material adverse change in the business, limitations on our ability to incur or guarantee additional debt, subject to certain exceptions, pay dividends, or make redemptions and repurchases, with respect to
capital stock, create or incur certain liens, make certain loans or investments, make acquisitions or investments, engage in mergers, acquisitions, asset sales and sale lease-back transactions, and engage in certain transactions with affiliates. In
addition, the ABL facility requires a lock-box arrangement, which in the absence of default, is controlled by Metals USA. As long as our borrowing availability is $45.0 million or greater, we do not have to maintain a minimum FCCR. Should borrowing
availability fall below $45.0 million, we must maintain an FCCR of at least 1.0 to 1.0.

Additionally, payments to affiliates are limited
to the greater of $3.0 million or 3% of Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the loan and security agreement governing the ABL facility) provided borrowing availability equals at least $25.0 million. Further, distributions in respect of capital stock are
limited to the payment of up to $25.0 million, plus $5.0 million for each full fiscal quarter (with any amount not used in any fiscal quarter being permitted to be used in succeeding fiscal quarters), plus 50% of cumulative consolidated net
income, or if a loss, minus 100% of the amount thereof, plus 100% of the aggregate net proceeds received by us from certain sales and issuances of capital stock or from certain capital contributions, of dividends in any fiscal quarter provided that
borrowing availability is greater than $50.0 million.

The ABL facility contains events of default with respect to: default in payment of
principal when due, default in the payment of interest, fees or other amounts after a specified grace period, material breach of the representations or warranties, default in the performance of specified covenants, failure to make any payment when
due under any indebtedness with a principal amount in excess of a specified amount, certain bankruptcy events, certain ERISA violations, invalidity of certain security agreements or guarantees, material judgments, or a change of control. In the
event of default the agreement may permit the lenders to: (i) restrict the account or refuse to make revolving loans; (ii) cause customer receipts to be applied against borrowings under the ABL facility causing the Company to suffer a
rapid loss of liquidity and the ability to operate on a day-to-day basis; (iii) restrict or refuse to provide letters of credit; or ultimately: (iv) terminate the commitments and the agreement; or (v) declare any or all obligations to
be immediately due and payable if such default is not cured in the specified period required. Any payment default or acceleration under the ABL facility would also result in a default under the Metals USA Notes that would provide the holders of the
Metals USA Notes with the right to demand immediate repayment.

The Metals USA Notes

On the closing date of the Merger, we received approximately $268.0 million of net cash proceeds from the sale of $275.0 million of the Metals USA Notes,
after deducting expenses of the offering. Interest on the Metals USA Notes accrues at the rate of 11 1/8% per annum and is payable semiannually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 and commenced on June 1, 2006. We will pay
interest on overdue principal at 1% per annum in excess of the above rate and will pay interest on overdue installments of interest at such higher rate to the extent lawful. The indenture governing the Metals USA Notes contains the covenants
described under Covenant Compliance below.

The Metals USA Notes contain events of default with respect to: default in
payment of principal when due, default in the payment of interest, fees or other amounts after a specified grace period, material breach of the representations or warranties, default in the performance of specified covenants, failure to make any
payment when due under any indebtedness with a principal amount in excess of a specified amount, certain bankruptcy events, certain ERISA violations, invalidity of certain security agreements or guarantees, material judgments, or a change of
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The 2006 Notes

During December 2006, we issued the 2006 Notes. The 2006 Notes were senior unsecured obligations that were not guaranteed by any of Metals USA
Holdings subsidiaries. As such, the 2006 notes were structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities (including trade payables) of Metals USA Holdings subsidiaries.

Because Metals USA Holdings principal asset is its investment in Flag Intermediate, Flag Intermediate provided funds to service the 2006 Notes. On
April 16, 2007, Flag Intermediate provided funds to Metals USA Holdings in the amount of $5.3 million to fund the initial quarterly interest payment on the 2006 Notes, which was paid on April 16, 2007.

In connection with the issuance of the 2007 Notes discussed below, Metals USA Holdings discharged its obligations under the indenture related to the
previously issued 2006 Notes by depositing with the trustee for the 2006 Notes (i) an irrevocable notice of redemption of the 2006 Notes and (ii) cash and United States government securities in an amount necessary to yield on
August 9, 2007 approximately $156.0 million, which represented all amounts payable under the indenture relating to the 2006 Notes on the August 9, 2007 redemption date.

The 2007 Notes

On
July 10, 2007, we issued $300.0 initial aggregate principal amount of the 2007 Notes. The 2007 Notes were issued at an initial issue price of 97% of the principal amount thereof, and the original issue discount is being amortized to interest
expense over the life of the 2007 Notes. The 2007 Notes are senior unsecured obligations that are not guaranteed by any of Metals USA Holdings subsidiaries. As such, the notes are structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other
liabilities (including trade payables) of Metals USA Holdings subsidiaries.

The initial four interest payments on the 2007 Notes are
payable solely in cash. For any interest period thereafter, we may elect to pay interest (1) entirely in cash or (2) entirely by increasing the principal amount of the 2007 Notes or issuing new 2007 Notes (PIK Interest), or
(3) on 50% of the outstanding principal amount of the 2007 Notes in cash and on 50% of the outstanding principal amount of the 2007 Notes by increasing the principal amount of the outstanding 2007 Notes or by issuing new 2007 Notes
(Partial PIK Interest). Cash interest on the 2007 Notes will accrue at a rate per annum, reset quarterly, equal to LIBOR plus a spread of 6.00%, which increases by 0.25% to 6.25% in year 2, by 0.50% to 6.50% in year 3, and by 0.75% to
6.75% in year 4. In the event PIK Interest is paid on the 2007 Notes after the first four interest periods, the then-applicable margin over LIBOR on the 2007 Notes would increase by 0.75% for each period in which PIK Interest is paid. If we elect to
pay any PIK Interest, we will increase the principal amount on the 2007 Notes or issue new 2007 Notes in an amount equal to the amount of PIK Interest for the applicable interest payment period to holders of the 2007 Notes on the relevant record
date.

Flag Intermediate provided funds to Metals USA Holdings in the amount of $7.7 million to fund the initial quarterly interest payment
on the 2007 Notes, which was paid on October 1, 2007. Flag Intermediate also provided funds to Metals USA Holdings to fund the second quarterly interest payment on the 2007 Notes in the amount of $8.4 million, which was paid on January 2,
2008. Flag Intermediate expects to provide funds to Metals USA Holdings to fund the third quarterly interest payment on the 2007 Notes in the amount of $8.5 million due on April 1, 2008.

The terms of the ABL facility, as well as the indenture governing the Metals USA Notes, restrict Flag Intermediate and certain of its subsidiaries from
making payments or transferring assets to Metals USA Holdings, including dividends, loans, or distributions. Such restrictions include prohibition of dividends in an event of default and limitations on the total amount of dividends paid to Metals
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interest and principal payments on the 2007 Notes when due, Metals USA Holdings may default on the 2007 Notes unless other sources of funding are available.
Amounts available under these restricted payment provisions amounted to $34.8 under the indenture governing the Metals USA Notes and $74.9 under the loan and security agreement governing the ABL facility as of December 31, 2007.

On or after January 15, 2008, Metals USA Holdings may redeem some or all of the 2007 Notes at certain redemption prices, plus accrued and unpaid
interest and additional interest, if any, to the redemption date. If Metals USA Holdings makes certain public offerings, sales or issuances of common stock, and does not redeem the 2007 Notes, it will be required to make an offer to repurchase the
maximum principal amount of the 2007 Notes that may be purchased out of the proceeds thereof, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to the date of repurchase.

The indenture governing the 2007 Notes contains covenants that, among other things, limit Metals USA Holdings ability and the ability of certain
of its subsidiaries to incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue disqualified or preferred stock, repurchase or redeem capital stock or subordinated indebtedness, pay dividends or make distributions to its stockholders, incur restrictions
on the ability of its subsidiaries to pay dividends or to make other payments to Metals USA Holdings, transfer or sell assets, create liens, enter into transactions with affiliates, make investments or acquisitions, and merge or consolidate with
other companies or transfer all or substantially all of its assets.

From time to time, depending upon market, pricing and other
conditions, as well on our cash balances and liquidity, we may seek to repurchase a portion of the 2007 Notes in the market. Additionally, our affiliates, which include Apollo, from time to time and depending upon market, pricing and other
conditions, have purchased and may in the future purchase a portion of the 2007 Notes in the market. Any such future purchases may be made in the open market, privately negotiated transactions, tender offers or otherwise.

On January 22, 2008, we commenced an exchange offer to exchange the privately placed 2007 Notes for substantially identical Notes registered under
the Securities Act of 1933. We expect the exchange offer to be completed on or about February 20, 2008.

Covenant Compliance

Our FCCR as defined by the ABL facility is calculated based on a numerator consisting of Adjusted EBITDA less cash taxes and capital expenditures, and
a denominator consisting of interest expense and certain distributions. As of December 31, 2007, our FCCR was 1.31. As of December 31, 2007, we had $120.3 million of additional borrowing capacity under the ABL facility. Failure to comply
with the FCCR covenant of the ABL facility can result in limiting our long-term growth prospects by hindering our ability to incur future indebtedness or grow through acquisitions.

The indenture governing the Metals USA Notes contains covenants that restrict our ability to take certain actions, such as incurring additional debt and
making certain acquisitions, if we are unable to meet defined Adjusted EBITDA to Fixed Charges and consolidated total debt ratios (each, as defined). The covenants in the indenture require us to have an Adjusted EBITDA to Fixed Charge ratio
(measured on a trailing four-quarter basis and calculated differently from the fixed charge coverage ratio as defined by the ABL facility) of 2.0 to 1.0 to incur ratio indebtedness and a consolidated total debt ratio of no greater than
4.75 to 1.0 to incur ratio indebtedness in connection with acquisitions. Based on the calculations for the trailing four quarters, we are able to satisfy these covenants and incur additional indebtedness under these ratios, including for
acquisition purposes, under our indentures. The most restrictive of the covenants in all of our debt agreements is the FCCR in our ABL facility; accordingly, we have presented our covenant compliance on that basis.

Fixed charges are defined as interest expense excluding the amortization or write-off of deferred financing costs. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA
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supplemental adjustments applied in calculating Adjusted EBITDA is appropriate to provide additional information to investors to demonstrate compliance with
our financial covenants and assess our ability to incur additional indebtedness in the future. EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and fixed charges are not defined terms under GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to operating income or
net income as a measure of operating results or an alternative to cash flows as a measure of liquidity. Fixed charges should not be considered an alternative to interest expense. Because we are highly leveraged, we believe that the inclusion of
supplementary adjustments to EBITDA applied in presenting Adjusted EBITDA are appropriate to provide additional information to investors to demonstrate compliance with the covenants in our debt agreements.

As of December 31, 2007, we were in compliance with all of the debt covenants including those of the loan and security agreement governing the ABL
facility and the indenture governing the Metals USA Notes. Both the loan and security agreement governing the ABL facility and the indenture governing the Metals USA Notes contain restrictions as to the payment of dividends. As of December 31,
2007, under the most restrictive of these covenants, the maximum amount of dividends that could be paid was $74.9 million under the loan and security agreement governing the ABL facility and $34.8 million under the indenture governing the Metals USA
Notes. As of December 31, 2007, Flag Intermediate and its wholly owned subsidiary, Metals USA, had $167.6 million of total stockholders equity.

We believe the cash flow from operations, supplemented by the cash available under the ABL facility, will be sufficient to enable us to meet our debt service and operational obligations as they come due for at least
the next twelve months.



|                                                     |  |                                               |       |      |                                                             |   |      |                         |  |   |       |   |  |   |       |  
|---------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | - | ---- | ----------------------- |  | - | ----- | - |  | - | ----- | -
|                                                     |  | Period fromJanuary 1, 2005to November 30,2005 |       |      | Period fromMay 9, 2005(Date ofInception)to December 31,2005 |   |      | Years EndedDecember 31, | 
|                                                     |  |                                               |       | 2006 |                                                             |   | 2007 |                        
|                                                     |  | (in millions)                                 |      
|Net income                                           |  | $                                             | 43.5  |      |                                                             | $ | (2.0 | )                       |  | $ | 39.3  |   |  | $ | 13.9  |  
|Depreciation and amortization(1)                     |  |                                               | 3.5   |      |                                                             |   | 1.5  |                         |  |   | 22.6  |   |  |   | 23.7  |  
|Interest expense                                     |  |                                               | 12.0  |      |                                                             |   | 4.1  |                         |  |   | 54.6  |   |  |   | 87.0  |  
|Loss on extinguishment of debt                       |  |                                               |      |      |                                                             |   |     |                         |  |   |      |   |  |   | 8.4   |  
|Provision (benefit) for income taxes                 |  |                                               | 26.7  |      |                                                             |   | (1.2 | )                       |  |   | 25.8  |   |  |   | 4.8   |  
|Other (income) expense                               |  |                                               | (0.1  | )    |                                                             |   |     |                         |  |   | (0.7  | ) |  |   | (0.7  | )
|                                                     |  |                                               |       |      |                                                             |   |      |                         |  |   |       |   |  |   |       |  
|EBITDA                                               |  |                                               | 85.6  |      |                                                             |   | 2.4  |                         |  |   | 141.6 |   |  |   | 137.1 |  
|Covenant defined adjustments:                        |  |                                               |       |      |                                                             |   |      |                         |  |   |       |   |  |   |       |  
|Inventory purchase adjustments(2)                    |  |                                               |      |      |                                                             |   | 4.1  |                         |  |   | 10.8  |   |  |   |      |  
|Stock options and grant expense(3)                   |  |                                               | 15.0  |      |                                                             |   | 0.4  |                         |  |   | 1.2   |   |  |   | 4.8   |  
|Write-off of prepaid expenses as result of Merger(4) |  |                                               | 0.3   |      |                                                             |   |     |                         |  |   |      |   |  |   |      |  
|Facilities closure(5)                                |  |                                               |      |      |                                                             |   |     |                         |  |   | 1.4   |   |  |   | 0.7   |  
|Severance costs(6)                                   |  |                                               | 0.7   |      |                                                             |   |     |                         |  |   |      |   |  |   |      |  
|Pension withdrawal liability(7)                      |  |                                               |      |      |                                                             |   |     |                         |  |   |      |   |  |   | 2.0   |  
|Management fees(8)                                   |  |                                               |      |      |                                                             |   | 0.1  |                         |  |   | 1.2   |   |  |   | 1.5   |  
|                                                     |  |                                               |       |      |                                                             |   |      |                         |  |   |       |   |  |   |       |  
|Adjusted EBITDA                                      |  | $                                             | 101.6 |      |                                                             | $ | 7.0  |                         |  | $ | 156.2 |   |  | $ | 146.1 |  
|                                                     |  |                                               |       |      |                                                             |   |      |                         |  |   |       |   |  |   |       |  
|Fixed charge coverage ratio(9)                       |  |                                               | N/A   |      |                                                             |   | N/A  |                         |  |   | 1.51  |   |  |   | 1.31  |  
|                                                     |  |                                               |       |      |                                                             |   |      |                         |  |   |       |   |  |   |       |  



|(1) | Includes depreciation for Building Products that is included in cost of sales.
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|(2) | As a result of managements analysis and evaluation of the replacement cost of inventory as of the closing of the Merger, a purchase accounting increase in the fair value of
inventory of $14.9 million was recorded as of December 1, 2005 with $4.1 million of that amount charged to cost of sales in December 2005 and $10.8 million charged to cost of sales in the first quarter of 2006.
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|(3) | Non-cash stock option and stock grant expense.
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|(4) | These prepaid amounts were written off as a result of the Merger.
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|(5) | The amount for 2006 represents $1.4 million of charges in connection with the closure of three facilities within the Building Products Group and one faciltiy within each of the
Plates and Shapes and Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Groups, respectively. The amount for 2007 represents charges in the Building Products Group for the closure of two facilities in the third quarter of 2007 and one in the fourth quarter of 2007.
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|(6) | This amount represents severance costs of managment personnel that were replaced as part of the Merger.
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|(7) | This amount represents accrued expenses incurred in connection with the withdrawal of two of our operating facilities from a multi-employer pension fund.
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|(8) | Includes accrued expenses related to the management agreement we have with Apollo.
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|(9) | This amount represents the FCCR, as defined by the ABL facility.
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Results of Operations2005 Successor Company and Predecessor Company ResultsCombined Non-GAAP

The following tables present our combined results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, combining the results for the
Successor Company from May 9, 2005 (date of inception) to December 31, 2005, and the results for the Predecessor Company from January 1, 2005 to November 30, 2005.

GAAP does not allow for such combination of the Predecessor Companys and the Successor Companys financial results; however, we believe the
combined results provide information that is useful in evaluating our financial performance. The combined information is the result of merely adding the two columns and does not include any pro forma assumptions or adjustments. The Successor Company
had no assets and conducted no operations from May 9, 2005 (date of inception) to November 30, 2005. We believe the Predecessor/Successor split of our results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 would make it difficult for an
investor to compare historical and future results. The Merger did not affect the operational activities of Metals USA and combining Predecessor and Successor results puts our operational performance into a meaningful format for comparative purposes.

As a result of the Merger, the fair value of inventories, property and equipment and intangibles (customer lists) were increased by $14.9
million, $118.6 million and $22.2 million, respectively. For the Successor Company for the period from May 9, 2005 (date of inception) to December 31, 2005, operating costs and expenses were increased by $5.2 million ($4.1 million for cost
of sales and $1.1 million of additional depreciation and amortization) as the inventory was sold and additional depreciation and amortization was recorded. The fair value of deferred taxes and long-term liabilities were increased by $64.8 million
and $3.1 million. Our intangible assets (customer lists) will be amortized over five years using an accelerated amortization method which approximates its useful life and value to us. Total acquisition costs were allocated to the acquired assets and
assumed liabilities based upon estimates of their respective fair values as of the closing date of the Merger using valuation and other studies.



|                                    |  |                                                   |         |   |                                                                 |   |       |                            |  |   |         |  
|----------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------- | ------- | - | --------------------------------------------------------------- | - | ----- | -------------------------- |  | - | ------- | -
|                                    |  | PredecessorCompany                                |         |   | SuccessorCompany                                                |   |       | CombinedNon-GAAP           | 
|                                    |  | Period fromJanuary 1,2005 throughNovember 30,2005 |         |   | Period fromMay 9, 2005(date ofinception)throughDecember 31,2005 |   |       | Year EndedDecember 31,2005 | 
|                                    |  |                                                  
|                                    |  | (in millions)                                     |        
|Net sales                           |  | $                                                 | 1,522.1 |   |                                                                 | $ | 116.9 |                            |  | $ | 1,639.0 |  
|Cost of sales(1)                    |  |                                                   | 1,189.3 |   |                                                                 |   | 92.5  |                            |  |   | 1,281.8 |  
|Operating and delivery              |  |                                                   | 139.1   |   |                                                                 |   | 12.8  |                            |  |   | 151.9   |  
|Selling, general and administrative |  |                                                   | 108.5   |   |                                                                 |   | 9.3   |                            |  |   | 117.8   |  
|Depreciation and amortization(1)    |  |                                                   | 3.1     |   |                                                                 |   | 1.4   |                            |  |   | 4.5     |  
|                                    |  |                                                   |         |   |                                                                 |   |       |                            |  |   |         |  
|Operating income                    |  |                                                   | 82.1    |   |                                                                 |   | 0.9   |                            |  |   | 83.0    |  
|Interest expense                    |  |                                                   | 12.0    |   |                                                                 |   | 4.1   |                            |  |   | 16.1    |  
|Other (income) expense, net         |  |                                                   | (0.1    | ) |                                                                 |   |      |                            |  |   | (0.1    | )
|                                    |  |                                                   |         |   |                                                                 |   |       |                            |  |   |         |  
|Income (loss) before income taxes   |  | $                                                 | 70.2    |   |                                                                 | $ | (3.2  | )                          |  | $ | 67.0    |  
|                                    |  |                                                   |         |   |                                                                 |   |       |                            |  |   |         |  



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The period from May 9, 2005 (date of inception) to December 31, 2005 includes one month of
operations, the month of December, of Metals USA. There is a slight decrease in our business during the winter months because of the impact of inclement weather conditions on the construction industry. This decrease in business, as well as the
increase in costs that were associated with purchase accounting of $5.2 million, resulted in a net loss of $3.2 million.



|                            |  |                          |         |   |   |       |    |                       |   |       |   |  |        |                 |  |                |      |  |       |  
|--------------------------- |  | ------------------------ | ------- | - | - | ----- | -- | --------------------- | - | ----- | - |  | ------ | --------------- |  | -------------- | ---- |  | ----- | -
|                            |  | 2005 CombinedBy Segment |        
|                            |  | Net Sales                |         |   | % |       |    | OperatingIncome(Loss) |   |       | % |  |        | CapitalSpending |  | TonsShipped(2) |     
|Combined Non-GAAP 2005:     |  |                          |         |   |   |       |    |                       |   |       |   |  |        |                 |  |                |      |  |       |  
|Plates and Shapes           |  | $                        | 694.7   |   |   | 42.4  | %  |                       | $ | 68.4  |   |  | 82.4   | %               |  | $              | 13.7 |  | 740   |  
|Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous |  |                          | 770.9   |   |   | 47.0  | %  |                       |   | 35.5  |   |  | 42.8   | %               |  |                | 2.5  |  | 723   |  
|Building Products           |  |                          | 195.1   |   |   | 11.9  | %  |                       |   | 16.8  |   |  | 20.2   | %               |  |                | 3.2  |  |      |  
|Corporate and other         |  |                          | (21.7   | ) |   | (1.3  | )% |                       |   | (37.7 | ) |  | (45.4  | )%              |  |                | 0.9  |  | (24   | )
|                            |  |                          |         |   |   |       |    |                       |   |       |   |  |        |                 |  |                |      |  |       |  
|Total                       |  | $                        | 1,639.0 |   |   | 100.0 | %  |                       | $ | 83.0  |   |  | 100.0  | %               |  | $              | 20.3 |  | 1,439 |  
|                            |  |                          |         |   |   |       |    |                       |   |       |   |  |        |                 |  |                |      |  |       |  
|Successor Company:          |  |                          |         |   |   |       |    |                       |   |       |   |  |        |                 |  |                |      |  |       |  
|Plates and Shapes           |  | $                        | 54.5    |   |   | 46.6  | %  |                       | $ | 4.0   |   |  | 444.4  | %               |  | $              | 4.1  |  | 57    |  
|Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous |  |                          | 51.0    |   |   | 43.6  | %  |                       |   | 0.6   |   |  | 66.7   | %               |  |                | 0.2  |  | 52    |  
|Building Products           |  |                          | 13.2    |   |   | 11.3  | %  |                       |   | (0.7  | ) |  | (77.8  | )%              |  |                | 0.1  |  |      |  
|Corporate and other         |  |                          | (1.8    | ) |   | (1.5  | )% |                       |   | (3.0  | ) |  | (333.3 | )%              |  |                |     |  | (2    | )
|                            |  |                          |         |   |   |       |    |                       |   |       |   |  |        |                 |  |                |      |  |       |  
|Total                       |  | $                        | 116.9   |   |   | 100.0 | %  |                       | $ | 0.9   |   |  | 100.0  | %               |  | $              | 4.4  |  | 107   |  
|                            |  |                          |         |   |   |       |    |                       |   |       |   |  |        |                 |  |                |      |  |       |  
|                            |  |                          |         |   |   |       |    |                       |   |       |   |  |        |                 |  |                |      |  |       |  
|Predecessor Company:        |  |                          |         |   |   |       |    |                       |   |       |   |  |        |                 |  |                |      |  |       |  
|Plates and Shapes           |  | $                        | 640.2   |   |   | 42.1  | %  |                       | $ | 64.4  |   |  | 78.4   | %               |  | $              | 9.6  |  | 683   |  
|Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous |  |                          | 719.9   |   |   | 47.3  | %  |                       |   | 34.9  |   |  | 42.5   | %               |  |                | 2.3  |  | 671   |  
|Building Products           |  |                          | 181.9   |   |   | 12.0  | %  |                       |   | 17.5  |   |  | 21.3   | %               |  |                | 3.1  |  |      |  
|Corporate and other         |  |                          | (19.9   | ) |   | (1.3  | )% |                       |   | (34.7 | ) |  | (42.3  | )%              |  |                | 0.9  |  | (22   | )
|                            |  |                          |         |   |   |       |    |                       |   |       |   |  |        |                 |  |                |      |  |       |  
|Total                       |  | $                        | 1,522.1 |   |   | 100.0 | %  |                       | $ | 82.1  |   |  | 100.0  | %               |  | $              | 15.9 |  | 1,332 |  
|                            |  |                          |         |   |   |       |    |                       |   |       |   |  |        |                 |  |                |      |  |       |  



|(1) | As a result of the Merger, the fair value of inventories, property and equipment and intangibles (customer lists) were increased by $14.9 million, $118.6 million and $22.2 million,
respectively. For the Successor Company for the period from May 9, 2005 (date of inception) to December 31, 2005, operating costs and expenses were increased by $5.2 million ($4.1 million for cost of sales and $1.1 million of additional
depreciation and amortization) as the inventory was sold and additional depreciation and amortization was recorded. On a segment basis, $5.2 million additional operating cost and expense was allocated as follows: Building Products $1.1 million, Flat
Rolled and Non-Ferrous $1.9 million, Plates and Shapes $1.6 million, and Corporate $0.6 million.
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|(2) | Shipments are expressed in thousands of tons and are not an appropriate measure of volume for the Building Products Group.
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|----------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------- | ------ | - | --------------------------------------------------------------- | - | ------ | -------------------------- |  | - | ------ | -
|                                                      |  | PredecessorCompany                                |        |   | SuccessorCompany                                                |   |        | CombinedNon-GAAP           | 
|                                                      |  | Period fromJanuary 1,2005 throughNovember 30,2005 |        |   | Period fromMay 9, 2005(date ofinception)throughDecember 31,2005 |   |        | Year EndedDecember 31,2005 | 
|                                                      |  |                                                   |       
|                                                      |  | (in millions)                                     |       
|Cash flow data:                                       |  |                                                   |        |   |                                                                 |   |        |                            |  |   |        |  
|Cash flows provided by operating activities           |  | $                                                 | 170.1  |   |                                                                 | $ | 7.3    |                            |  | $ | 177.4  |  
|Cash flows used in investing activities               |  |                                                   | (15.8  | ) |                                                                 |   | (434.5 | )                          |  |   | (450.3 | )
|Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities |  |                                                   | (120.7 | ) |                                                                 |   | 438.5  |                            |  |   | 317.8  |  



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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We were not engaged in off-balance sheet arrangements through any unconsolidated, limited purpose entities and no material guarantees of debt or other
commitments to third parties existed at December 31, 2007.

Contractual Obligations

We enter into operating leases for many of our facility, vehicle and equipment needs. These leases allow us to conserve cash by paying a monthly lease
rental fee for the use of, rather than purchasing, facilities, vehicles and equipment. At the end of the lease, we have no further obligation to the lessor. We have varying amounts of open purchase orders that are subject to
renegotiation/cancellation by either party as to quantity or price. Generally, the amounts outstanding relate to delivery periods of up to 12 weeks from the date of the purchase order.

Our future contractual obligations include the following:



|                                                           |  |       |         |                                         |   |       |  |      |      |      |   |      |  |        |       |  |   |       |  |   |      
|---------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----- | ------- | --------------------------------------- | - | ----- |  | ---- | ---- | ---- | - | ---- |  | ------ | ----- |  | - | ----- |  | - | -----
|                                                           |  |       |         | For the Fiscal Years Ended December 31,
|                                                           |  | Total |         | 2008                                    |   | 2009  |  | 2010 |      | 2011 |   | 2012 |  | Beyond
|                                                           |  |       |         | (in millions)                          
|ABL facility(1)                                            |  | $     | 280.5   |                                         | $ |      |  | $    |     |      | $ |     |  | $      | 280.5 |  | $ |      |  | $ |     
|Purchase Orders                                            |  |       | 277.0   |                                         |   | 277.0 |  |      |     |      |   |     |  |        |      |  |   |      |  |   |     
|111/8Senior Secured
Notes Due 2015 (Metals USA Notes)      |  |       | 519.8   |                                         |   | 30.6  |  |      | 30.6 |      |   | 30.6 |  |        | 30.6  |  |   | 30.6  |  |   | 366.8
|Senior Floating Rate Toggle Notes Due 2012 (2007 Notes)(2) |  |       | 300.0   |                                         |   |      |  |      |     |      |   |     |  |        |      |  |   | 300.0 |  |   |     
|IRB(3)                                                     |  |       | 5.7     |                                         |   |      |  |      |     |      |   |     |  |        |      |  |   |      |  |   | 5.7  
|Other obligations(4)                                       |  |       | 4.2     |                                         |   | 2.3   |  |      | 1.6  |      |   | 0.1  |  |        | 0.1   |  |   | 0.1   |  |   |     
|Operating lease obligations                                |  |       | 84.0    |                                         |   | 18.1  |  |      | 15.4 |      |   | 13.8 |  |        | 12.2  |  |   | 7.6   |  |   | 16.9 
|                                                           |  |       |         |                                         |   |       |  |      |      |      |   |      |  |        |       |  |   |       |  |   |      
|Total                                                      |  | $     | 1,471.2 |                                         | $ | 328.0 |  | $    | 47.6 |      | $ | 44.5 |  | $      | 323.4 |  | $ | 338.3 |  | $ | 389.4
|                                                           |  |       |         |                                         |   |       |  |      |      |      |   |      |  |        |       |  |   |       |  |   |      



|(1) | The amounts stated do not include interest costs. The ABL facility bears interest based upon a margin over reference rates established within a specific pricing grid. The marginal
rates will vary with our financial performance as measured by the fixed charge coverage ratio. The applicable base rate and the effective LIBOR rate were 7.25% and 4.70%, respectively, on the December 31, 2007.
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(2) | The amounts stated do not include interest costs. The 2007 Notes bear cash interest at LIBOR plus a spread of 6.00%, which increases by 0.25% to 6.25% in year 2, by 0.50% to 6.50%
in year 3 and by 0.75% to 6.75% in year 4. In the event PIK Interest is paid, the then-applicable margin over LIBOR on the 2007 Notes would increase by 0.75% for each period in which PIK Interest is paid. The effective LIBOR rate was 4.70% at
December 31, 2007.
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(3) | The amounts stated do not include interest costs. The interest rate assessed on the IRB varies from month to month based on an index of mutual bonds, which was 3.65% on
December 31, 2007.
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(4) | Excludes payments for unrecognized tax benefits. Based on the contingent and uncertain nature of our liability for unrecognized tax benefits, we are unable to make an estimate of
the period of potential settlement, if any, with respective taxing authorities.
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

New Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157), which enhances existing guidance for
measuring assets and liabilities using fair value. SFAS 157 provides a single definition of fair value, together with a framework for measuring it, and requires additional disclosure about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities.
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being quoted market prices in active markets. Under the standard, fair value measurements would be separately disclosed by level within the fair value
hierarchy. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. SFAS 157 does not require any new fair value measurements for existing assets
and liabilities on the Companys balance sheet as of the date of adoption. As such, the Company does not expect any impact to its financial statements as of the January 1, 2008 adoption date.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plansan
amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R) (SFAS 158), which requires the recognition of the funded status of benefit plans in the balance sheet. SFAS 158 also requires certain gains and losses that are deferred under
current pension accounting rules to be recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax effects. These deferred costs (or income) will continue to be recognized as a component of net periodic pension cost, consistent with current
recognition rules. For entities with no publicly traded equity securities, the effective date for the recognition of the funded status is for fiscal years ending after June 15, 2007. In addition, the ability to measure the plans benefit
obligations, assets and net period cost at a date prior to the fiscal year-end date is eliminated for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. The adoption of the recognition element of SFAS 158 had no effect on the Companys financial
statements. The adoption of the measurement date element of SFAS 158 is not expected to have a material impact on the Companys financial statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial LiabilitiesIncluding an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (SFAS 159).
SFAS 159 expands the use of fair value accounting but does not affect existing standards which require assets and liabilities to be carried at fair value. Under SFAS 159, a company may elect to use fair value to measure accounts and loans
receivable, available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities, equity method investments, accounts payable, guarantees, issued debt and other eligible financial instruments. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007. The Company has elected not to adopt SFAS 159.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007),
Business Combinations (SFAS 141R), which replaces SFAS 141. SFAS 141R establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the
liabilities assumed, any non-controlling interest in the acquiree and the goodwill acquired in connection with a business combination. The Statement also establishes disclosure requirements that will enable users to evaluate the nature and financial
effect of the business combination. SFAS 141R applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of an entitys first fiscal year that begins after December 15, 2008. The Company is
currently evaluating the potential impact, if any, of the adoption of SFAS 141R on the Companys financial statements.

In December
2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statementsan amendment of ARB No. 51 (SFAS 160). SFAS 160 requires that accounting and reporting for minority interests
will be recharacterized as noncontrolling interests and classified as a component of equity. SFAS 160 also establishes reporting requirements that provide sufficient disclosures that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the
parent and the interests of the noncontrolling owners. This Statement is effective as of the beginning of an entitys first fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company has not yet determined the impact, if any, that SFAS 160
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Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

In the normal
course of business, we are exposed to market risk, primarily from changes in interest rates and the cost of metal we hold in inventory. We continually monitor exposure to market risk and develop appropriate strategies to manage this risk. With
respect to our metal purchases, there is no recognized market to purchase derivative financial instruments to reduce the inventory exposure risks. See Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
OperationsLiquidity and Capital Resources for a discussion of market risk relative to steel prices.

Our exposure to market
risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to the ABL facility and the 2007 Notes. The ABL facility bears interest based upon a margin over reference rates established within a specific pricing grid. The marginal rates will vary with our
financial performance as measured by the fixed charge coverage ratio. The applicable base rate and the effective LIBOR rate were 7.25% and 4.70%, respectively, on the December 31, 2007. Outstanding borrowings under the ABL facility were $280.5
million as of December 31, 2007. Assuming a 1% increase in the interest rate on the revolving credit facility, our annual interest expense would increase by $2.8 million.

The 2007 Notes bear cash interest at LIBOR plus a spread of 6.00%, which increases by 0.25% to 6.25% in year 2, by 0.50% to 6.50% in year 3 and by 0.75%
to 6.75% in year 4. In the event PIK Interest is paid, the then-applicable margin over LIBOR on the 2007 Notes would increase by 0.75% for each period in which PIK Interest is paid. The effective LIBOR rate was 4.70% at December 31, 2007.
Assuming a 1% increase in the interest rate on the 2007 Notes, our annual interest expense would increase by $2.9 million.

At
December 31, 2007, the 2007 Notes were traded at approximately 81% of face value, based on quoted market prices. At December 31, 2007, the Metals USA Notes were traded at approximately 103% of face value, based on quoted market prices.



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Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Metals USA Holdings Corp.

We have audited the accompanying
consolidated balance sheets of Metals USA Holdings Corp. and subsidiaries (the Successor Company) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders equity and comprehensive
income (loss), and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, and for the period from May 9, 2005 (date of inception) to December 31, 2005. We have also audited the related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders equity and comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows of Metals USA, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Predecessor Company) for the period from January 1, 2005 to November 30, 2005. Our audits also included the
financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15. These consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the
standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The
Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that
are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining,
on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Successor Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006,
and the period from May 9, 2005 (date of inception) to December 31, 2005, and the results of the Predecessor Company operations and its cash flows for the period from January 1, 2005 to November 30, 2005, in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all
material respects the information set forth therein.

As discussed in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company adopted
the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes on January 1, 2007 and as a result, recognized a decrease of $3.1 million to the beginning balance of retained
earnings.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Houston, Texas

February 20, 2008



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METALS USA HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in millions, except share amounts)



|                                                                                                                                                        |  |              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------ | ------- | - | ---- | - | ------- | -
|                                                                                                                                                        |  | December 31, |        
|                                                                                                                                                        |  | 2007         |         |   | 2006 |  
|Assets                                                                                                                                                  |  |              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Current Assets:                                                                                                                                         |  |              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Cash                                                                                                                                                    |  | $            | 13.6    |   |      | $ | 155.8   |  
|Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $8.3 and $8.4, respectively                                                                                    |  |              | 196.8   |   |      |   | 211.6   |  
|Inventories                                                                                                                                             |  |              | 409.8   |   |      |   | 447.3   |  
|Deferred income tax asset                                                                                                                               |  |              | 19.7    |   |      |   | 15.0    |  
|Prepayments and other                                                                                                                                   |  |              | 7.5     |   |      |   | 14.9    |  
|                                                                                                                                                        |  |              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Total current assets                                                                                                                                    |  |              | 647.4   |   |      |   | 844.6   |  
|Property and equipment, net                                                                                                                             |  |              | 202.1   |   |      |   | 194.6   |  
|Intangible assets, net                                                                                                                                  |  |              | 23.3    |   |      |   | 19.9    |  
|Goodwill                                                                                                                                                |  |              | 60.2    |   |      |   | 47.1    |  
|Other assets                                                                                                                                            |  |              | 26.0    |   |      |   | 20.8    |  
|                                                                                                                                                        |  |              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Total assets                                                                                                                                            |  | $            | 959.0   |   |      | $ | 1,127.0 |  
|                                                                                                                                                        |  |              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Liabilities and Stockholders Equity (Deficit)                                                                                                          |  |              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Current liabilities:                                                                                                                                    |  |              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Accounts payable                                                                                                                                        |  | $            | 75.5    |   |      | $ | 71.2    |  
|Accrued liabilities                                                                                                                                     |  |              | 63.3    |   |      |   | 59.3    |  
|Current portion of long-term debt                                                                                                                       |  |              | 2.3     |   |      |   | 0.5     |  
|                                                                                                                                                        |  |              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Total current liabilities                                                                                                                               |  |              | 141.1   |   |      |   | 131.0   |  
|Long-term debt, less current portion                                                                                                                    |  |              | 855.0   |   |      |   | 754.9   |  
|Deferred income tax liability                                                                                                                           |  |              | 67.4    |   |      |   | 67.6    |  
|Other long-term liabilities                                                                                                                             |  |              | 21.1    |   |      |   | 25.9    |  
|                                                                                                                                                        |  |              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Total liabilities                                                                                                                                       |  |              | 1,084.6 |   |      |   | 979.4   |  
|                                                                                                                                                        |  |              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Commitments and contingencies                                                                                                                           |  |              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Stockholders Equity (Deficit):                                                                                                                         |  |              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Common stock, $.01 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized, 14,077,500 and 14,066,400 issued and oustanding at December 31,
2007 and 2006, respectively |  |              | 0.1     |   |      |   | 0.1     |  
|                                                                                                                                                        | 
|                                                                                                                                                        | 
|Additional paid-in capital                                                                                                                              |  |              | 0.7     |   |      |   | 118.1   |  
|Retained earnings (deficit)                                                                                                                             |  |              | (127.1  | ) |      |   | 30.0    |  
|Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)                                                                                                           |  |              | 0.7     |   |      |   | (0.6    | )
|                                                                                                                                                        |  |              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Total stockholders equity (deficit)                                                                                                                    |  |              | (125.6  | ) |      |   | 147.6   |  
|                                                                                                                                                        |  |              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity (deficit)                                                                                                    |  | $            | 959.0   |   |      | $ | 1,127.0 |  
|                                                                                                                                                        |  |              |         |   |      |   |         |  

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METALS USA HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in millions)



|                                                                                                   |  |                         |         |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |         |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | ------- | - | ---------------------------------------------------------- | - | ------------------ | - |  | ------------------------------------------------- | ----- | - |  |  |  | - | ------- | -
|                                                                                                   |  | Successor Company       |         |   |                                                            |   | PredecessorCompany |  
|                                                                                                   |  | Years EndedDecember 31, |         |   | Period fromMay 9 (dateof inception)throughDecember 31,2005 |   |                    |   |  | Period fromJanuary 1,2005 throughNovember 30,2005 |      
|                                                                                                   |  | 2007                    |         |   | 2006                                                       |   |                    |   | 
|Net Sales                                                                                          |  | $                       | 1,845.3 |   |                                                            | $ | 1,802.9            |   |  | $                                                 | 116.9 |   |  |  |  | $ | 1,522.1 |  
|Operating costs and expenses:                                                                      |  |                         |         |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |         |  
|Cost of sales (exclusive of operating and delivery, and depreciation and amortization shown below) |  |                         | 1,418.8 |   |                                                            |   | 1,371.8            |   |  |                                                   | 92.5  |   |  |  |  |   | 1,189.3 |  
|Operating and delivery                                                                             |  |                         | 178.4   |   |                                                            |   | 175.5              |   |  |                                                   | 12.8  |   |  |  |  |   | 139.1   |  
|Selling, general and administrative                                                                |  |                         | 112.4   |   |                                                            |   | 115.2              |   |  |                                                   | 9.3   |   |  |  |  |   | 108.5   |  
|Depreciation and amortization                                                                      |  |                         | 22.1    |   |                                                            |   | 21.4               |   |  |                                                   | 1.4   |   |  |  |  |   | 3.1     |  
|Impairment of property and equipment                                                               |  |                         | 0.2     |   |                                                            |   |                   |   |  |                                                   |      |   |  |  |  |   |        |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                         |         |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |         |  
|Operating income                                                                                   |  |                         | 113.4   |   |                                                            |   | 119.0              |   |  |                                                   | 0.9   |   |  |  |  |   | 82.1    |  
|Other (income) expense:                                                                            |  |                         |         |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |         |  
|Interest expense                                                                                   |  |                         | 87.0    |   |                                                            |   | 54.6               |   |  |                                                   | 4.1   |   |  |  |  |   | 12.0    |  
|Loss on extinguishment of debt                                                                     |  |                         | 8.4     |   |                                                            |   |                   |   |  |                                                   |      |   |  |  |  |   |        |  
|Other (income) expense, net                                                                        |  |                         | (0.7    | ) |                                                            |   | (0.7               | ) |  |                                                   |      |   |  |  |  |   | (0.1    | )
|                                                                                                   |  |                         |         |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |         |  
|Income (loss) before income taxes                                                                  |  |                         | 18.7    |   |                                                            |   | 65.1               |   |  |                                                   | (3.2  | ) |  |  |  |   | 70.2    |  
|Provision (benefit) for income taxes                                                               |  |                         | 4.8     |   |                                                            |   | 25.8               |   |  |                                                   | (1.2  | ) |  |  |  |   | 26.7    |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                         |         |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |         |  
|Net income (loss)                                                                                  |  | $                       | 13.9    |   |                                                            | $ | 39.3               |   |  | $                                                 | (2.0  | ) |  |  |  | $ | 43.5    |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                         |         |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |         |  

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METALS USA HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(in millions)



|                                                            |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |       |  
|----------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | ------ | - | ---------------------------------------------------------- | - | ------------------ | - |  | ------------------------------------------------- | ----- | - |  |  |  | - | ----- | -
|                                                            |  | Successor Company       |        |   |                                                            |   | PredecessorCompany |  
|                                                            |  | Years EndedDecember 31, |        |   | Period fromMay 9 (dateof inception)throughDecember 31,2005 |   |                    |   |  | Period fromJanuary 1,2005 throughNovember 30,2005 |      
|                                                            |  | 2007                    |        |   | 2006                                                       |   |                    |   | 
|Common Stock ($.01 Par)                                     |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |       |  
|Balance at beginning of period                              |  | $                       | 0.1    |   |                                                            | $ | 0.1                |   |  | $                                                 |      |   |  |  |  | $ | 0.2   |  
|Capital contribution, net                                   |  |                         |       |   |                                                            |   |                   |   |  |                                                   | 0.1   |   |  |  |  |   |      |  
|                                                            |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |       |  
|Balance at end of period                                    |  | $                       | 0.1    |   |                                                            | $ | 0.1                |   |  | $                                                 | 0.1   |   |  |  |  | $ | 0.2   |  
|                                                            |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |       |  
|Additional Capital                                          |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |       |  
|Balance at beginning of period                              |  | $                       | 118.1  |   |                                                            | $ | 134.4              |   |  | $                                                 |      |   |  |  |  | $ | 219.5 |  
|Tax benefit realized from tax attribute carryforwards       |  |                         |       |   |                                                            |   |                   |   |  |                                                   |      |   |  |  |  |   | 2.4   |  
|Stock option exercises, grants and other adjustments        |  |                         |       |   |                                                            |   |                   |   |  |                                                   | 0.5   |   |  |  |  |   | 0.6   |  
|Capital contribution                                        |  |                         |       |   |                                                            |   |                   |   |  |                                                   | 133.9 |   |  |  |  |   |      |  
|Stock-based compensation                                    |  |                         | 4.1    |   |                                                            |   | 1.2                |   |  |                                                   |      |   |  |  |  |   |      |  
|Deferred compensation                                       |  |                         | (0.9   | ) |                                                            |   |                   |   |  |                                                   |      |   |  |  |  |   |      |  
|Dividends paid                                              |  |                         | (120.6 | ) |                                                            |   | (17.7              | ) |  |                                                   |      |   |  |  |  |   |      |  
|Other                                                       |  |                         |       |   |                                                            |   | 0.2                |   |  |                                                   |      |   |  |  |  |   |      |  
|                                                            |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |       |  
|Balance at end of period                                    |  | $                       | 0.7    |   |                                                            | $ | 118.1              |   |  | $                                                 | 134.4 |   |  |  |  | $ | 222.5 |  
|                                                            |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |       |  
|Deferred Compensation                                       |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |       |  
|Balance at beginning of period                              |  | $                       |       |   |                                                            | $ | (0.1               | ) |  | $                                                 |      |   |  |  |  | $ | (0.2  | )
|Stock option exercises, grants and other adjustments        |  |                         |       |   |                                                            |   | 0.1                |   |  |                                                   | (0.1  | ) |  |  |  |   | 0.2   |  
|                                                            |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |       |  
|Balance at end of period                                    |  | $                       |       |   |                                                            | $ |                   |   |  | $                                                 | (0.1  | ) |  |  |  | $ |      |  
|                                                            |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |       |  
|Retained Earnings (Deficit)                                 |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |       |  
|Balance at beginning of period                              |  | $                       | 30.0   |   |                                                            | $ | (2.0               | ) |  | $                                                 |      |   |  |  |  | $ | 108.7 |  
|Net income (loss)                                           |  |                         | 13.9   |   |                                                            |   | 39.3               |   |  |                                                   | (2.0  | ) |  |  |  |   | 43.5  |  
|Dividends paid                                              |  |                         | (167.9 | ) |                                                            |   | (7.3               | ) |  |                                                   |      |   |  |  |  |   |      |  
|Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting principle   |  |                         | (3.1   | ) |                                                            |   |                   |   |  |                                                   |      |   |  |  |  |   |      |  
|                                                            |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |       |  
|Balance at end of period                                    |  | $                       | (127.1 | ) |                                                            | $ | 30.0               |   |  | $                                                 | (2.0  | ) |  |  |  | $ | 152.2 |  
|                                                            |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |       |  
|Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)               |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |       |  
|Foreign currency translation adjustments                    |  | $                       | 1.3    |   |                                                            | $ | (0.6               | ) |  | $                                                 |      |   |  |  |  | $ |      |  
|                                                            |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |       |  
|Other comprehensive income loss                             |  |                         | 1.3    |   |                                                            |   | (0.6               | ) |  |                                                   |      |   |  |  |  |   |      |  
|Accumulated other comprehensive loss at beginning of period |  |                         | (0.6   | ) |                                                            |   |                   |   |  |                                                   |      |   |  |  |  |   |      |  
|                                                            |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |       |  
|Accumulated other comprehensive income at end of period     |  | $                       | 0.7    |   |                                                            | $ | (0.6               | ) |  | $                                                 |      |   |  |  |  | $ |      |  
|                                                            |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |       |  
|Comprehensive Income (Loss)                                 |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |       |  
|Net income (loss)                                           |  | $                       | 13.9   |   |                                                            | $ | 39.3               |   |  | $                                                 | (2.0  | ) |  |  |  | $ | 43.5  |  
|Other comprehensive income (loss)                           |  |                         | 1.3    |   |                                                            |   | (0.6               | ) |  |                                                   |      |   |  |  |  |   |      |  
|                                                            |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |       |  
|Total comprehensive income (loss)                           |  | $                       | 15.2   |   |                                                            | $ | 38.7               |   |  | $                                                 | (2.0  | ) |  |  |  | $ | 43.5  |  
|                                                            |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |       |   |  |  |  |   |       |  

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in millions)



|                                                                                            |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                             |        |   |  |  |  |   |          |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | ------ | - | ---------------------------------------------------------- | - | ------------------ | - |  | ------------------------------------------- | ------ | - |  |  |  | - | -------- | -
|                                                                                            |  | Successor Company       |        |   |                                                            |   | PredecessorCompany |  
|                                                                                            |  | Years EndedDecember 31, |        |   | Period fromMay 9 (dateof inception)throughDecember 31,2005 |   |                    |   |  | Period fromJanuary 1throughNovember 30,2005 |       
|                                                                                            |  | 2007                    |        |   | 2006                                                       |   |                    |   |  |                                            
|Cash flows from operating activities:                                                       |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                             |        |   |  |  |  |   |          |  
|Net income (loss)                                                                           |  | $                       | 13.9   |   |                                                            | $ | 39.3               |   |  | $                                           | (2.0   | ) |  |  |  | $ | 43.5     |  
|Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                             |        |   |  |  |  |   |          |  
|(Gain) loss on sale of property and equipment                                               |  |                         | 0.1    |   |                                                            |   | 0.1                |   |  |                                             |       |   |  |  |  |   | (0.1     | )
|Impairment of property and equipment                                                        |  |                         | 0.2    |   |                                                            |   |                   |   |  |                                             |       |   |  |  |  |   |         |  
|Provision for bad debts                                                                     |  |                         | 1.7    |   |                                                            |   | 4.1                |   |  |                                             | 8.5    |   |  |  |  |   | 2.9      |  
|Depreciation and amortization                                                               |  |                         | 23.8   |   |                                                            |   | 22.6               |   |  |                                             | 1.5    |   |  |  |  |   | 3.5      |  
|Loss on extinguishment of debt                                                              |  |                         | 8.4    |   |                                                            |   |                   |   |  |                                             |       |   |  |  |  |   |         |  
|Amortization of bond discounts and debt issuance costs                                      |  |                         | 5.0    |   |                                                            |   | 2.5                |   |  |                                             |       |   |  |  |  |   |         |  
|Deferred income taxes                                                                       |  |                         | (3.7   | ) |                                                            |   | (6.6               | ) |  |                                             | (1.6   | ) |  |  |  |   |         |  
|Stock-based compensation                                                                    |  |                         | 4.8    |   |                                                            |   | 1.2                |   |  |                                             |       |   |  |  |  |   |         |  
|Adjustment to Predecessor Company tax attribute valuation allowance                         |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                   |   |  |                                             |       |   |  |  |  |   | 2.4      |  
|Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:                           |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                             |        |   |  |  |  |   |          |  
|Accounts receivable                                                                         |  |                         | 17.9   |   |                                                            |   | (35.0              | ) |  |                                             | 8.1    |   |  |  |  |   | (18.8    | )
|Inventories                                                                                 |  |                         | 41.7   |   |                                                            |   | (91.2              | ) |  |                                             | (13.4  | ) |  |  |  |   | 140.6    |  
|Prepayments and other                                                                       |  |                         | 0.3    |   |                                                            |   | 9.3                |   |  |                                             | (6.6   | ) |  |  |  |   | (0.7     | )
|Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                                    |  |                         | 2.1    |   |                                                            |   | 11.6               |   |  |                                             | 12.2   |   |  |  |  |   | (2.3     | )
|Other                                                                                       |  |                         | 3.0    |   |                                                            |   | (3.6               | ) |  |                                             | 0.6    |   |  |  |  |   | (0.9     | )
|                                                                                            |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                             |        |   |  |  |  |   |          |  
|Net cash provided by (used in) operations                                                   |  |                         | 119.2  |   |                                                            |   | (45.7              | ) |  |                                             | 7.3    |   |  |  |  |   | 170.1    |  
|                                                                                            |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                             |        |   |  |  |  |   |          |  
|Cash flows from investing activities:                                                       |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                             |        |   |  |  |  |   |          |  
|Sale of assets                                                                              |  |                         | 1.2    |   |                                                            |   | 1.6                |   |  |                                             |       |   |  |  |  |   | 0.1      |  
|Purchases of assets                                                                         |  |                         | (21.5  | ) |                                                            |   | (16.9              | ) |  |                                             | (4.4   | ) |  |  |  |   | (15.9    | )
|Acquisition costs, net of cash acquired                                                     |  |                         | (38.2  | ) |                                                            |   | (45.7              | ) |  |                                             | (430.1 | ) |  |  |  |   |         |  
|                                                                                            |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                             |        |   |  |  |  |   |          |  
|Net cash used in investing activities                                                       |  |                         | (58.5  | ) |                                                            |   | (61.0              | ) |  |                                             | (434.5 | ) |  |  |  |   | (15.8    | )
|                                                                                            |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                             |        |   |  |  |  |   |          |  
|Cash flows from financing activities:                                                       |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                             |        |   |  |  |  |   |          |  
|Borrowings on credit facility                                                               |  |                         |       |   |                                                            |   |                   |   |  |                                             |       |   |  |  |  |   | 1,426.0  |  
|Repayments on credit facility                                                               |  |                         |       |   |                                                            |   |                   |   |  |                                             | (145.3 | ) |  |  |  |   | (1,533.7 | )
|Borrowings on ABL facility                                                                  |  |                         | 574.5  |   |                                                            |   | 441.6              |   |  |                                             | 247.4  |   |  |  |  |   |         |  
|Repayments on ABL facility                                                                  |  |                         | (623.0 | ) |                                                            |   | (304.0             | ) |  |                                             | (56.0  | ) |  |  |  |   |         |  
|Issuances of long-term debt                                                                 |  |                         | 291.0  |   |                                                            |   | 144.8              |   |  |                                             | 275.0  |   |  |  |  |   |         |  
|Repayments of long-term debt                                                                |  |                         | (150.7 | ) |                                                            |   | (0.5               | ) |  |                                             |       |   |  |  |  |   | (10.4    | )
|Capital contributions, net                                                                  |  |                         |       |   |                                                            |   |                   |   |  |                                             | 134.0  |   |  |  |  |   |         |  
|Deferred financing costs                                                                    |  |                         | (6.2   | ) |                                                            |   | (5.9               | ) |  |                                             | (16.6  | ) |  |  |  |   | (2.7     | )
|Issuance of common stock                                                                    |  |                         |       |   |                                                            |   | 0.2                |   |  |                                             |       |   |  |  |  |   | 0.1      |  
|Dividends paid                                                                              |  |                         | (288.5 | ) |                                                            |   | (25.0              | ) |  |                                             |       |   |  |  |  |   |         |  
|                                                                                            |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                             |        |   |  |  |  |   |          |  
|Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities                                         |  |                         | (202.9 | ) |                                                            |   | 251.2              |   |  |                                             | 438.5  |   |  |  |  |   | (120.7   | )
|                                                                                            |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                             |        |   |  |  |  |   |          |  
|Net increase (decrease) in cash                                                             |  |                         | (142.2 | ) |                                                            |   | 144.5              |   |  |                                             | 11.3   |   |  |  |  |   | 33.6     |  
|Cash, beginning of period                                                                   |  |                         | 155.8  |   |                                                            |   | 11.3               |   |  |                                             |       |   |  |  |  |   | 12.6     |  
|                                                                                            |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                             |        |   |  |  |  |   |          |  
|Cash, end of period                                                                         |  | $                       | 13.6   |   |                                                            | $ | 155.8              |   |  | $                                           | 11.3   |   |  |  |  | $ | 46.2     |  
|                                                                                            |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                             |        |   |  |  |  |   |          |  
|Supplemental Cash Flow Information:                                                         |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                             |        |   |  |  |  |   |          |  
|Cash paid for interest                                                                      |  | $                       | 54.5   |   |                                                            | $ | 49.8               |   |  | $                                           | 0.5    |   |  |  |  | $ | 10.5     |  
|                                                                                            |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                             |        |   |  |  |  |   |          |  
|Cash paid for income taxes                                                                  |  | $                       | 21.9   |   |                                                            | $ | 23.2               |   |  | $                                           | 7.0    |   |  |  |  | $ | 27.6     |  
|                                                                                            |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                             |        |   |  |  |  |   |          |  

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(dollars in millions)

1. Organization and
Significant Accounting Policies

Description of the Business

On May 18, 2005, Metals USA Holdings Corporation (formerly Flag Holding Corporations), a Delaware corporation (Metals USA Holdings) and
its wholly owned subsidiary, Flag Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (Flag Acquisition), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) with Metals USA, Inc. On November 30, 2005, Flag
Acquisition, then a wholly owned subsidiary of Flag Intermediate Holdings Corporation (Flag Intermediate), merged with and into Metals USA, Inc. (Metals USA) with Metals USA being the surviving corporation (the
Merger). Metals USA Holdings, Flag Intermediate and Flag Acquisition conducted no operations during the period May 9, 2005 (date of inception) to November 30, 2005. See Note 2 for additional information regarding the Merger.

Metals USA Holdings and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Flag Intermediate and Metals USA, are referred to collectively herein as the
Company or Successor Company and Metals USA prior to the Merger is referred to as the Predecessor Company. The Company applied Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 141,
Business Combinations (SFAS 141) on the Merger date and, as a result, the Merger consideration was allocated to the respective values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from the Predecessor Company (see Note 2).
As a result of the application of purchase accounting, the Successor Company balances and amounts presented in the consolidated financial statements and footnotes are not comparable with those of the Predecessor Company.

We are a leading provider of value-added processed steel, stainless steel, aluminum and specialty metals, as well as manufactured metal components. Our
operations are organized into three product group segments. Over the last twelve months ended December 31, 2007, approximately 92% of our revenue was derived from our metals service center and processing activities that are segmented into two
groups: Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Group and Plates and Shapes Group. The remaining portion of our revenue was derived from our Building Products Group, which principally manufactures and sells aluminum products related to the residential and
commercial construction and improvement industry. We purchase metal from primary producers who generally focus on large volume sales of unprocessed metals in standard configurations and sizes. In most cases, we perform customized, value-added
processing services required to meet specifications provided by end-use customers. The Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Group and Plates and Shapes Group customers are in businesses such as machining, furniture, transportation equipment, power and
process equipment, industrial/commercial, construction and fabrication, consumer durables, electrical equipment industries, and machinery and equipment manufacturers. The Building Products Group customers are primarily contractors engaged in
residential and commercial building products. See Note 12, Segment and Related Information.

Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies

Principles of ConsolidationThe consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Metals USA Holdings,
Flag Intermediate and Metals USA and its subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.

Use of Estimates and AssumptionsThe preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect (i) the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, (ii) the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities known to exist as of the date the financial statements are published, and (iii) the reported amount of net sales and
expenses recognized during the periods presented. Adjustments made with respect to the use of estimates often relate to improved information not previously available. Uncertainties with respect to such estimates and assumptions are inherent in the
preparation of financial statements; accordingly, actual results could differ from these estimates.



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(dollars in millions)



Concentration of credit riskFinancial instruments, which potentially subject us to
concentrations of credit risk, consist principally of cash deposits, trade accounts and notes receivable. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade accounts are within several industries. Generally, credit is extended once appropriate
credit history and references have been obtained. Provisions to the allowance for doubtful accounts are made monthly and adjustments are made periodically based upon our expected ability to collect all such accounts. Additionally, we periodically
review the credit history of our customers and generally do not require collateral for the extension of credit.

InventoriesInventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Our inventories are accounted for using a variety of methods including specific identification, average cost and the first-in first-out method of accounting.
Inventory quantities are regularly reviewed and provisions for excess or obsolete inventory are recorded primarily based on our forecast of future demand and market conditions.

Valuation and qualifying accountsWe provide reserves for accounts receivable and inventory. The reserves for these accounts for the years
ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 are summarized below:



|                                       |  |                              |     |                         |   |                       |  |   |                        |   |  |   |    
|-------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------- | --- | ----------------------- | - | --------------------- |  | - | ---------------------- | - |  | - | ---
|                                       |  | Balance atBeginning ofPeriod |     | AmountCharged toExpense |   | Utilizationof Reserve |  |   | Balance atEnd ofPeriod
|Successor Company                      |  |                              |     |                         |   |                       |  |   |                        |   |  |   |    
|Year Ended December 31, 2007:          |  |                              |     |                         |   |                       |  |   |                        |   |  |   |    
|Allowance for doubtful accounts        |  | $                            | 8.4 |                         | $ | 1.7                   |  | $ | (1.8                   | ) |  | $ | 8.3
|Inventory valuation allowance          |  |                              | 5.9 |                         |   | 1.0                   |  |   | (0.9                   | ) |  | $ | 6.0
|                                       |  |                              |     |                        
|Year Ended December 31, 2006:          |  |                              |     |                         |   |                       |  |   |                        |   |  |   |    
|Allowance for doubtful accounts        |  | $                            | 7.8 |                         | $ | 4.1                   |  | $ | (3.5                   | ) |  | $ | 8.4
|Inventory valuation allowance          |  |                              | 6.9 |                         |   | 1.3                   |  |   | (2.3                   | ) |  | $ | 5.9
|                                       |  |                              |     |                        
|The Month Ended December 31, 2005:     |  |                              |     |                         |   |                       |  |   |                        |   |  |   |    
|Allowance for doubtful accounts        |  | $                            |    |                         | $ | 8.5                   |  | $ | (0.7                   | ) |  | $ | 7.8
|Inventory valuation allowance          |  |                              |    |                         |   | 7.7                   |  |   | (0.8                   | ) |  | $ | 6.9
|                                       |  |                              |     |                         |   |                       |  |   |                        |   |  |   |    
|Predecessor Company                    |  |                              |     |                         |   |                       |  |   |                        |   |  |   |    
|Eleven Months Ended November 30, 2005: |  |                              |     |                         |   |                       |  |   |                        |   |  |   |    
|Allowance for doubtful accounts        |  | $                            | 7.7 |                         | $ | 2.9                   |  | $ | (2.3                   | ) |  | $ | 8.3
|Inventory valuation allowance          |  |                              | 5.3 |                         |   | 3.1                   |  |   | (0.7                   | ) |  | $ | 7.7

Property and equipmentProperty and equipment is stated at cost, and depreciation is
computed using the straight-line method, net of estimated salvage values, over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense when incurred. Expenditures which extend the useful lives of
existing equipment are capitalized and depreciated. Upon retirement or disposition of property and equipment, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is recognized. Leasehold
improvements are capitalized and amortized over the lesser of the life of the lease or the estimated useful life of the asset.

Impairment of long-lived assetsLong-lived assets are comprised principally of property and equipment. We review long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may
not be recoverable. Impairment losses are recorded on assets used in operations when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows to be generated by those assets are less than the carrying amount.



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(dollars in millions)



GoodwillGoodwill represents the excess of the purchase price paid over the fair value of
the net assets acquired in connection with business acquisitions plus cost of acquisition. We test for the impairment of goodwill on at least an annual basis. Our goodwill impairment test involves a comparison of the fair value of each reporting
unit with its carrying amount. If the fair value is less than the carrying amount, goodwill is considered impaired. Based on the results of our December 31, 2007 review of goodwill, no impairment loss was recognized.

Intangible AssetsWe evaluate the recoverability of identifiable intangible assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that
an intangible assets carrying amount may not be recoverable. Such circumstances could include, but are not limited to: (1) a significant decrease in the market value of an asset, (2) a significant adverse change in the extent or
manner in which an asset is used, or (3) an accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition of an asset. We measure the carrying amount of the asset against the estimated undiscounted future
cash flows associated with it. Should the sum of the expected future net cash flows be less than the carrying value of the asset being evaluated, an impairment loss would be recognized. The impairment loss would be calculated as the amount by which
the carrying value of the asset exceeds its fair value. The estimate of fair value is based on various valuation techniques, including the discounted value of estimated future cash flows over the life of the asset being evaluated. These assumptions
require significant judgment and actual results may differ from assumed and estimated amounts.

Debt issuance costsWe defer
certain expenses incurred to obtain debt financing and amortize these costs to interest expense over the term of the respective agreements.

Fair value of financial instrumentsOur receivables, payables, prepayments and accrued
liabilities are current assets and obligations and on normal terms and, accordingly, the recorded values are believed by management to approximate fair value. The amount outstanding under the Companys Senior Secured Asset-Based Revolving
Credit Facility (the ABL facility) approximates its fair value. Our Senior Floating Rate Toggle Notes due 2015 (the 2007 Notes) and our 111/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 (the Metals USA Notes) are thinly traded public debt instruments; accordingly, their market prices at any balance sheet date may not be
representative of the prices which would be derived from a more active market. The fair value of publicly traded debt is determined based on quoted market prices. The fair value of debt which is not publicly traded is estimated using cash flows
discounted at current borrowing rates. The estimated fair value of current and long-term debt at December 31, 2007 and 2006 was $809.2 and $779.6, respectively.

Foreign Currency TranslationThe functional currency for our Canadian subsidiary, Allmet (formerly Dura-Loc Roofing Systems Limited 
see Note 2, Acquisitions), is the Canadian dollar. We translate the functional currency into U.S. dollars based on the current exchange rate at the end of the period for the balance sheet and a weighted average rate for the period on the statement
of operations. The resulting translation adjustments are recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), a component of Stockholders Equity.

Revenue recognitionWe recognize revenues generally when products are shipped and our significant obligations have been satisfied. Shipping and handling costs billed to our customers are accounted for as
revenues. Risk of loss for products shipped generally passes at the time of shipment. Provisions are made currently for estimated returns.

Cost of salesOur Plates and Shapes and Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Groups classify, within cost of sales, the underlying commodity cost of metal purchased in mill form, the cost of inbound freight charges together with
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(dollars in millions)



Cost of sales with respect to our Building Products Group includes the cost of raw materials,
manufacturing labor and overhead costs, together with depreciation and amortization expense associated with property, buildings and equipment used in the manufacturing process.

Operating and delivery expensesOur operating and delivery expense reflects the cost incurred by our Plates and Shapes and Flat Rolled and
Non-Ferrous Groups for labor and facility costs associated with the value-added metal processing services that we provide. With respect to our Building Products Group, operating costs are associated with the labor and facility costs attributable to
the warehousing of our finished goods at our service center facilities. Delivery expense reflects labor, material handling and other third-party costs incurred with the delivery of product to customers.

Delivery expense totaled $46.8, $48.1, and $3.3 for the Successor Company for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the period from
May 9, 2005 (date of inception) to December 31, 2005, respectively, and $39.3 for the Predecessor Company for the period from January 1, 2005 to November 30, 2005.

Selling, general and administrative expensesSelling, general and administrative expenses include sales and marketing expenses, executive
officers compensation, office and administrative salaries, insurance, accounting, legal, computer systems, and professional services costs not directly associated with the processing, manufacturing, operating or delivery costs of our products.

Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization expense represents the costs associated with property, buildings
and equipment used throughout the Company except for depreciation and amortization expense associated with the manufacturing assets employed by our Building Products Group, which is included within cost of sales. This caption also includes
amortization of intangible assets.

Income taxesDeferred income taxes are recognized for the future tax consequences of
differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation
allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. We consider future taxable income and ongoing tax planning strategies in assessing the need for a valuation allowance.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157), which enhances existing guidance for measuring assets and liabilities using fair value. SFAS 157
provides a single definition of fair value, together with a framework for measuring it, and requires additional disclosure about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities. SFAS 157 also emphasizes that fair value is a market-based
measurement, not an entity-specific measurement, and sets out a fair value hierarchy with the highest priority being quoted market prices in active markets. Under the standard, fair value measurements would be separately disclosed by level within
the fair value hierarchy. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. SFAS 157 does not require any new fair value measurements for
existing assets and liabilities on the Companys balance sheet as of the date of adoption. As such, the Company does not expect any impact to its financial statements as of the January 1, 2008 adoption date.



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In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, Employers Accounting for Defined
Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plansan amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R) (SFAS 158), which requires the recognition of the funded status of benefit plans in the balance sheet. SFAS 158 also
requires certain gains and losses that are deferred under current pension accounting rules to be recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax effects. These deferred costs (or income) will continue to be recognized as a component
of net periodic pension cost, consistent with current recognition rules. For entities with no publicly traded equity securities, the effective date for the recognition of the funded status is for fiscal years ending after June 15, 2007. In
addition, the ability to measure the plans benefit obligations, assets and net period cost at a date prior to the fiscal year-end date is eliminated for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. The adoption of the recognition element
of SFAS 158 had no effect on the Companys financial statements. The adoption of the measurement date element of SFAS 158 is not expected to have a material impact on the Companys financial statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial LiabilitiesIncluding an
amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 expands the use of fair value accounting but does not affect existing standards which require assets and liabilities to be carried at fair value. Under SFAS 159, a
company may elect to use fair value to measure accounts and loans receivable, available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities, equity method investments, accounts payable, guarantees, issued debt and other eligible financial instruments.
SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company has elected not to adopt SFAS 159.

In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations (SFAS 141R), which replaces SFAS 141. SFAS 141R establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its
financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, any non-controlling interest in the acquiree and the goodwill acquired in connection with a business combination. The Statement also establishes disclosure requirements
that will enable users to evaluate the nature and financial effect of the business combination. SFAS 141R applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of an entitys first fiscal
year that begins after December 15, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact, if any, of the adoption of SFAS 141R on the Companys financial statements.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statementsan amendment of ARB
No. 51 (SFAS 160). SFAS 160 requires that accounting and reporting for minority interests will be recharacterized as noncontrolling interests and classified as a component of equity. SFAS 160 also establishes reporting
requirements that provide sufficient disclosures that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the noncontrolling owners. This Statement is effective as of the beginning of an entitys first
fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company has not yet determined the impact, if any, that SFAS 160 will have on its financial statements.

2. Acquisitions

2007 Acquisition

On July 2, 2007, we purchased the business operations of Lynch Metals (Lynch), for approximately $42.4. The purchase price was funded by
borrowings under the ABL facility, $38.4 of which was paid at closing, and approximately $4.0 of which is deferred and will be paid in various installments over the next two years. The excess of the aggregate purchase price over the estimated fair
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customer list intangibles in the fourth quarter of 2007, $13.4 was reclassified from goodwill to intangible assets. The estimated fair value of accounts
receivable, inventories, and property and equipment acquired were $4.4, $4.2 and $1.4, respectively. The estimated fair value of accounts payable and accrued liabilities assumed was $2.3. The estimated amount of goodwill and related allocation of
assets and liabilities acquired and assumed are not final and are subject to change based on final valuations of tangible assets. The results of operations for the Lynch acquisition are included in the Companys consolidated results of
operations beginning July 2, 2007.

Lynch is a value-added, specialty aluminum service center and processor with locations in New
Jersey and California. Lynch uses enhanced technologies in slitting, shearing, and cut-to-length to service the just-in-time requirements of its customers, who are predominately manufacturers of air/heat transfer products specifically focused on
aerospace, automotive and industrial applications. The acquisition is an important strategic addition to our Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Group because it supports our continued shift in product mix from ferrous products to non-ferrous and stainless
products and strengthens our non-ferrous presence in the strategic Northeast and Southern California regions. Lynchs product line and processing capabilities are highly complementary to our Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous segment, and we expect to
expand sales of Lynchs non-ferrous products into our existing geographic base, as well as expand sales of non-ferrous and stainless products into Lynchs geographic base.

2006 Acquisitions

In May
2006, the Company completed two acquisitions for an aggregate purchase price of $50.7 (referred to collectively as the 2006 Acquisitions). The excess of aggregate purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired of $19.5 was
allocated to goodwill. In addition, the fair values of intangible assets, inventories and property and equipment were increased by $9.4, $5.7 and $18.1, respectively. These acquisitions are described in more detail below.

On May 17, 2006, we purchased all of the assets and business operations of Port City Metal Services (Port City), located in Tulsa,
Oklahoma, for approximately $41.3, which includes a $5.0 contingent payout provision that may be made in 2009 or earlier, subject to certain performance criteria.

The maximum amount payable under the performance criteria has been accrued in accordance with SFAS No. 141.

On May 12, 2006, we purchased all of the assets and operations of Dura-Loc Roofing Systems Limited (effective June 30, 2007, we changed the trade name from Dura-Loc Roofing Systems Limited to Allmet to better facilitate our
marketing objectives) (Allmet) for approximately $10.4 Canadian dollars (approximately U.S. $9.4). Allmet has one manufacturing facility located near Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The results of operations of the 2006 Acquisitions are included in the Companys consolidated results of operations beginning May 1, 2006 (Port
City) and May 13, 2006 (Allmet).

2005 Acquisition

On November 30, 2005, Flag Acquisition, then a wholly owned subsidiary of Flag Intermediate, merged with and into Metals USA with Metals USA being
the surviving corporation. The Merger was consummated pursuant to the Merger Agreement by and among Metals USA, Flag Acquisition, and Metals USA Holdings. Metals USA Holdings was formed by Apollo Management V L.P. (Apollo Management and
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affiliated investment entities Apollo). As a result of and immediately following the Merger, Metals USA became and is a wholly owned subsidiary
of Flag Intermediate. Flag Intermediate has no assets other than its investment in Metals USA, conducts no operations and is a guarantor of both the ABL facility and the Metals USA Notes.

The Merger was accounted for as a purchase by Flag Acquisition of Metals USA in accordance with SFAS 141. Total Merger consideration was $648.0,
including $458.7 for common stock and warrants, $152.5 for the assumption of debt and revolving credit loans, $16.6 for debt issuance costs and $20.2 for direct merger costs (including $2.6 paid by Metals USA prior to closing of the Merger). Merger
consideration does not include $14.6 paid by Metals USA at the closing of the Merger to holders of 1,081,270 vested in-the-money options and holders of 45,437 restricted stock grant awards (recorded as compensation expense in November 2005). Total
Merger consideration reconciles to the net acquisition costs as follows:



|                                              |  |   |        |  
|--------------------------------------------- |  | - | ------ | -
|Total Merger consideration                    |  | $ | 648.0  |  
|Less:                                         |  |   |        |  
|Assumption of debt and revolving credit loans |  |   | (152.5 | )
|Debt issuance costs                           |  |   | (16.6  | )
|Use of cash on hand at closing                |  |   | (46.2  | )
|Merger costs paid by Metals USA               |  |   | (2.6   | )
|                                              |  |   |        |  
|Acquisition costs, net of cash acquired       |  | $ | 430.1  |  
|                                              |  |   |        |  

Consistent with SFAS 141, the total acquisition costs were allocated to the acquired assets and
assumed liabilities based upon estimates of their respective fair values as of the closing date of the Merger using valuation and other studies. Based on these studies, the fair value of inventories, property and equipment and intangibles (customer
lists) were increased by $14.9, $118.6 and $22.2, respectively. The fair value of deferred taxes and long-term liabilities were increased by $64.8 and $3.1, respectively. The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets
acquired and the liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:



|                          |  |   |      
|------------------------- |  | - | -----
|Total Assets acquired     |  | $ | 735.2
|Total Liabilities assumed |  |   | 321.2
|                          |  |   |      
|Net Assets Acquired       |  | $ | 414.0
|                          |  |   |      

The excess of aggregate purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired of $16.1 was
recorded as goodwill as of December 1, 2005.

The Merger was financed through cash contributions to Metals USA Holdings of $140.0,
less $6.0 of transaction fees paid to Apollo and accounted for as a reduction in capital, proceeds from the sale of $275.0 of the Metals USA Notes and borrowings under the ABL facility.

As a result of the Merger, the results of operations for Metals USA are included in the historical results for the Predecessor Company for 2005 and the
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Pro Forma Results

The following unaudited pro forma information presents the Companys consolidated results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 as if the Lynch acquisition had occurred on
January 1, 2006, and the 2006 Acquisitions and the Merger had occurred on January 1, 2005:



|           |  |                          |         |      |   |         |  |   |        
|---------- |  | ------------------------ | ------- | ---- | - | ------- |  | - | -------
|           |  | Years Ended December 31,
|           |  | 2007                     |         | 2006 |   | 2005   
|Revenues   |  | $                        | 1,860.9 |      | $ | 1,857.4 |  | $ | 1,689.1
|Net income |  |                          | 14.4    |      |   | 73.9    |  |   | 23.9   

3. Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:



|                                         |  |              |       |      |   |      
|---------------------------------------- |  | ------------ | ----- | ---- | - | -----
|                                         |  | December 31,
|                                         |  | 2007         |       | 2006
|Raw materials                           |  |              |       |      |   |      
|Plates and Shapes                        |  | $            | 222.9 |      | $ | 225.4
|Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous              |  |              | 117.0 |      |   | 136.2
|Building Products                        |  |              | 13.6  |      |   | 15.5 
|                                         |  |              |       |      |   |      
|Total raw materials                      |  |              | 353.5 |      |   | 377.1
|                                         |  |              |       |      |   |      
|Work-in-process and finished goods      |  |              |       |      |   |      
|Plates and Shapes                        |  |              |      |      |   |     
|Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous              |  |              | 35.8  |      |   | 36.5 
|Building Products                        |  |              | 20.5  |      |   | 33.7 
|                                         |  |              |       |      |   |      
|Total work-in-process and finished goods |  |              | 56.3  |      |   | 70.2 
|                                         |  |              |       |      |   |      
|Total inventories                        |  | $            | 409.8 |      | $ | 447.3
|                                         |  |              |       |      |   |      

4. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consists of the following:



|                                  |  |                       |  |              |       |   |  |   |       |  
|--------------------------------- |  | --------------------- |  | ------------ | ----- | - |  | - | ----- | -
|                                  |  | EstimatedUseful Lives |  | December 31, |      
|                                  |  | 2007                  |  |              | 2006  |  
|Land                              |  |                      |  | $            | 11.5  |   |  | $ | 11.4  |  
|Buildings and improvements        |  | 5-40 years            |  |              | 71.4  |   |  |   | 64.6  |  
|Machinery and equipment           |  | 7-25 years            |  |              | 136.8 |   |  |   | 122.9 |  
|Automobiles and trucks            |  | 3-10 years            |  |              | 3.0   |   |  |   | 2.3   |  
|Construction in progress          |  |                      |  |              | 4.4   |   |  |   | 5.4   |  
|                                  |  |                       |  |              |       |   |  |   |       |  
|Total property and equipment      |  |                       |  |              | 227.1 |   |  |   | 206.6 |  
|Less: Accumulated depreciation    |  |                       |  |              | (25.0 | ) |  |   | (12.0 | )
|                                  |  |                       |  |              |       |   |  |   |       |  
|Total property and equipment, net |  |                       |  | $            | 202.1 |   |  | $ | 194.6 |  
|                                  |  |                       |  |              |       |   |  |   |       |  



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Depreciation expense for the Successor Company for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
and for the period from May 9, 2005 (date of inception) to December 31, 2005 was $11.7, $11.2 and $0.8, respectively. Depreciation expense for the Predecessor Company for the period from January 1, 2005 through November 30, 2005
was $3.5.

5. Intangible Assets

The
fair values of identifiable intangibles recorded as a result of the Merger, the 2006 Acquisitions and the Lynch acquisition were determined using valuation techniques and other studies. We are amortizing customer lists over five years using an
accelerated amortization method which approximates their estimated useful lives. We are amortizing the Lynch trade name on a straight-line basis over fifteen years.

The carrying amounts of the Companys intangible assets are as follows:



|                               |  |              |       |   |      |   |       |  
|------------------------------ |  | ------------ | ----- | - | ---- | - | ----- | -
|                               |  | December 31, |      
|                               |  | 2007         |       |   | 2006 |  
|Customer lists                 |  | $            | 41.6  |   |      | $ | 31.6  |  
|Effect of foreign currency     |  |              | 0.5   |   |      |   |      |  
|Less: Accumulated amortization |  |              | (22.2 | ) |      |   | (12.0 | )
|                               |  |              |       |   |      |   |       |  
|                               |  | $            | 19.9  |   |      | $ | 19.6  |  
|                               |  |              |       |   |      |   |       |  
|Trade name                     |  | $            | 3.3   |   |      | $ |      |  
|Less: Accumulated amortization |  |              | (0.1  | ) |      |   |      |  
|                               |  |              |       |   |      |   |       |  
|                               |  | $            | 3.2   |   |      | $ |      |  
|                               |  |              |       |   |      |   |       |  
|Patents                        |  | $            | 0.6   |   |      | $ | 0.6   |  
|Less: Accumulated amortization |  |              | (0.4  | ) |      |   | (0.3  | )
|                               |  |              |       |   |      |   |       |  
|                               |  | $            | 0.2   |   |      | $ | 0.3   |  
|                               |  |              |       |   |      |   |       |  

Aggregate amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, and for the
period from May 9, 2005 (date of inception) to December 31, 2005 was $10.4, $11.3, and $0.7, respectively.

The following table
represents the total estimated amortization of customer list intangible assets, excluding the effect of foreign currency, for the five succeeding years:



|                    |  |                              |    
|------------------- |  | ---------------------------- | ---
|For the Year Ending |  | EstimatedAmortizationExpense
|                   
|2008                |  | $                            | 8.3
|2009                |  | $                            | 5.4
|2010                |  | $                            | 3.6
|2011                |  | $                            | 1.6
|2012                |  | $                            | 0.5



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6. Other Assets

Other assets consist of the following:



|                             |  |              |      |      |   |     
|---------------------------- |  | ------------ | ---- | ---- | - | ----
|                             |  | December 31,
|                             |  | 2007         |      | 2006
|Deferred financing costs     |  | $            | 7.9  |      | $ | 8.1 
|Deferred debt offering costs |  |              | 11.3 |      |   | 11.9
|Other                        |  |              | 6.8  |      |   | 0.8 
|                             |  |              |      |      |   |     
|Total other assets           |  | $            | 26.0 |      | $ | 20.8
|                             |  |              |      |      |   |     

Debt issuance costs incurred by the Successor Company for the years ended December 31, 2007
and 2006, and for the period from May 9, 2005 (date of inception) to December 31, 2005, and for the Predecessor Company for the period from January 1, 2005 to November 30, 2005, were $6.2, $5.9, $16.6, and $0.3, respectively.
Amortization of debt issuance costs recorded by the Successor Company for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the period from May 9, 2005 (date of inception) to December 31, 2005, and for the Predecessor Company for the
period from January 1, 2005 to November 30, 2005, were $7.4, $2.5, $0.2, and $2.4, respectively.

7. Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consist of the following:



|                                                                   |  |              |      |      |   |     
|------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ------------ | ---- | ---- | - | ----
|                                                                   |  | December 31,
|                                                                   |  | 2007         |      | 2006
|Accrued salaries and employee benefits                             |  | $            | 15.2 |      | $ | 17.0
|Accrued income taxes                                               |  |              |     |      |   | 3.3 
|Accrued taxes, other than income                                   |  |              | 4.4  |      |   | 4.7 
|Accrued interest                                                   |  |              | 13.8 |      |   | 5.1 
|Accrued insurance                                                  |  |              | 5.1  |      |   | 3.4 
|Accrued audit and tax fees                                         |  |              | 0.6  |      |   | 1.5 
|Accrued warranty liability                                         |  |              | 0.5  |      |   | 1.1 
|Accrued lease terminations                                         |  |              | 0.5  |      |   | 0.9 
|Accrued management fees                                            |  |              | 6.6  |      |   | 7.7 
|Accrued Merger considerationPredecessor common shares outstanding |  |              | 8.1  |      |   | 8.5 
|Other                                                              |  |              | 8.5  |      |   | 6.1 
|                                                                   |  |              |      |      |   |     
|Total accrued liabilities                                          |  | $            | 63.3 |      | $ | 59.3
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8. Debt

Debt consists of the following:



|                                                                    |  |              |       |      |   |      
|------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------ | ----- | ---- | - | -----
|                                                                    |  | December 31,
|                                                                    |  | 2007         |       | 2006
|Senior Secured Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility (ABL facility) |  | $            | 280.5 |      | $ | 329.0
|111/8% Senior Secured
Notes due 2015 (Metals USA Notes)             |  |              | 275.0 |      |   | 275.0
|Senior Floating Rate Toggle Notes due 2012 (2007 Notes)             |  |              | 291.9 |      |   |     
|Senior Floating Rate Toggle Notes due 2012 (2006 Notes)             |  |              |      |      |   | 144.8
|Industrial Revenue Bond                                             |  |              | 5.7   |      |   | 5.7  
|Other                                                               |  |              | 4.2   |      |   | 0.9  
|                                                                    |  |              |       |      |   |      
|Total debt                                                          |  |              | 857.3 |      |   | 755.4
|Lesscurrent portion of debt                                        |  |              | 2.3   |      |   | 0.5  
|                                                                    |  |              |       |      |   |      
|Total long-term portion of debt                                     |  | $            | 855.0 |      | $ | 754.9
|                                                                    |  |              |       |      |   |      

The weighted average interest rate under the ABL facility for the years ended December 31,
2007 and 2006 was 7.06% and 7.05%, respectively.

Senior Secured Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility

The ABL facility permits us to borrow on a revolving basis through November 30, 2011. Substantially all of our subsidiaries are borrowers under the
ABL facility.

On June 8, 2007, we executed an amendment to the ABL facility (the June 2007 amendment), which increased
the commitment from $450.0 to $525.0, comprised of $500.0 of Tranche A Commitments and $25.0 of Tranche A-1 Commitments. Additionally, the June 2007 amendment reduced the borrowing cost on the Tranche A facility by 25 basis points, reduced the
borrowing cost on the Tranche A-1 facility by 75 basis points and gave us the option to increase the Tranche A Commitments by $100.0. The June 2007 amendment did not have any impact on our current covenant compliance. Costs incurred in connection
with the June 2007 amendment totaled $1.6, and are being amortized over the existing term of the ABL facility, which expires November 30, 2011.

Prior to June 8, 2007, the ABL facility provided for borrowings, subject to a borrowing base calculation, of up to $450.0, which was comprised of $425.0 of Tranche A Commitments and $25.0 of the Tranche A-1
Commitments. While the Tranche A-1 Commitments are outstanding, the borrowing base is subject to greater advance rates than would be otherwise in effect.

The maximum availability under the ABL facility is based on eligible receivables and eligible inventory, subject to certain reserves. As of December 31, 2007, we had eligible collateral of $416.2, $280.5 in
outstanding advances, $15.4 in open letters of credit and $120.3 of additional borrowing capacity.

The obligations under the ABL facility
are guaranteed by the Company and certain of our domestic subsidiaries and are secured (i) on a first-priority lien basis by accounts receivable and inventory and (ii) on a second-priority lien basis by other assets, subject to certain
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The ABL facility bears interest with respect to loans utilizing the Tranche A Commitments at the
banks base rate or the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), at our option, plus an applicable margin ranging between 1.00% and 1.75% as determined in accordance with the amended loan and security agreement governing the ABL
facility. The ABL facility bears interest with respect to the Tranche A-1 Commitments at the banks base rate or LIBOR, at our option, plus an applicable margin of 2.75% under the June 2007 amendment. The marginal rates related to the Tranche A
Commitments will vary with our financial performance as measured by the fixed charge coverage ratio (FCCR). The FCCR is determined by dividing (i) the sum of Adjusted EBITDA (as defined by the loan and security agreement governing
the ABL facility) minus income taxes paid in cash minus non-financed capital expenditures by (ii) the sum of certain distributions paid in cash, cash interest expense and scheduled principal reductions on debt. As long as our borrowing
availability is $45.0 or greater, we do not have to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. Should borrowing availability fall below $45.0, we must maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.0 to 1.0. As of December 31, 2007,
our FCCR was 1.31.

Interest on base rate loans is payable on the last day of each quarter. Interest on LIBOR loans is payable on maturity
of the LIBOR loan or on the last day of the quarter if the term of the LIBOR loan exceeds 90 days. A commitment fee of 0.25% per annum is payable on any unused commitments under the ABL facility. The applicable base rate and the effective LIBOR
rate for the Tranche A Commitments and Tranche A-1 Commitments were 7.25% and 4.70%, respectively, as of December 31, 2007.

The loan
and security agreement governing the ABL facility requires us to comply with limited affirmative, negative and subjective covenants, the most significant of which are: (i) the maintenance of a borrowing base availability of at least $45.0, or,
if such required borrowing base availability is not maintained, the maintenance of the FCCR, (ii) restrictions on additional indebtedness and (iii) restrictions on liens, guarantees and quarterly dividends. There are no limitations with
respect to capital expenditures.

The loan and security agreement governing the ABL facility provides for up to $15.0 of swingline loans
and up to $100.0 for the issuance of letters of credit. Both the face amount of any outstanding letters of credit and any swingline loans will reduce borrowing availability under the ABL facility on a dollar-for-dollar basis.

The ABL facility contains customary representations, warranties and covenants as a precondition to lending, which includes a material adverse change in
the business, limitations on our ability to incur or guarantee additional debt, subject to certain exceptions, pay dividends, or make redemptions and repurchases with respect to capital stock, create or incur certain liens, make certain loans or
investments, make acquisitions or investments, engage in mergers, acquisitions, asset sales and sale lease-back transactions, and engage in certain transactions with affiliates. In addition, the ABL facility requires a lock-box arrangement, which in
the absence of default, is controlled by the Company.

The ABL facility contains events of default with respect to: default in payment of
principal when due, default in the payment of interest, fees or other amounts after a specified grace period, material breach of the representations or warranties, default in the performance of specified covenants, failure to make any payment when
due under any indebtedness with a principal amount in excess of a specified amount, certain bankruptcy events, certain ERISA violations, invalidity of certain security agreements or guarantees, material judgments or a change of control. In the event
of default the agreement may permit the lenders to: (i) restrict the account or refuse to make revolving loans; (ii) cause customer receipts to be applied against borrowings under the ABL facility causing the Company to suffer a rapid loss
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agreement; or (v) declare any or all obligations to be immediately due and payable if such default is not cured in the specified period required. Any
payment default or acceleration under the ABL facility would also result in a default under the Metals USA Notes that would provide the holders of the Metals USA Notes with the right to demand immediate repayment. We are in compliance with all
covenants as of December 31, 2007.

Costs related to the establishment of the ABL facility, in addition to subsequent amendments to
the ABL facility, were capitalized and are being charged to interest expense over the life of the ABL facility. Unamortized issuance costs of $7.9 as of December 31, 2007, are included in other non-current assets.

Senior Floating Rate Toggle Notes due 2012

During December 2006, Metals USA Holdings issued $150.0 initial aggregate principal amount of Senior Floating Rate Toggle Notes due 2012 (the 2006 Notes). The 2006 Notes were senior unsecured obligations
that were not guaranteed by any of Metals USA Holdings subsidiaries. As such, the 2006 Notes were structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities (including trade payables) of Metals USA Holdings subsidiaries.

Because Metals USA Holdings principal asset is its investment in Flag Intermediate, Flag Intermediate provided funds to Metals USA
Holdings to service the 2006 Notes. In April 2007, Flag Intermediate provided funds to Metals USA Holdings in the amount of $5.3 to fund the initial quarterly interest payment on the 2006 Notes, which was paid on April 16, 2007.

On July 10, 2007, and in connection with the issuance of the 2007 Notes discussed below, Metals USA Holdings discharged its obligations under the
indenture related to the previously issued 2006 Notes by depositing with the trustee for the 2006 Notes (i) an irrevocable notice of redemption of the 2006 Notes and (ii) cash and United States government securities in an amount necessary
to yield on August 9, 2007 approximately $156.0, which represented all amounts payable under the indenture relating the 2006 Notes on the August 9, 2007 redemption date. On August 9, 2007, the 2006 Notes were redeemed pursuant to the
terms of the 2006 Notes indenture for approximately $150.0 plus accrued and unpaid interest of approximately $5.4.

On July 10, 2007,
Metals USA Holdings issued $300.0 initial aggregate principal amount of Senior Floating Rate Toggle Notes due 2012 (the 2007 Notes). The 2007 Notes were issued at an initial issue price of 97% of the principal amount thereof, and the
original issue discount is being amortized to interest expense over the life of the 2007 Notes. The 2007 Notes are senior unsecured obligations that are not guaranteed by any of Metals USA Holdings subsidiaries. As such, the 2007 Notes are
structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities (including trade payables) of Metals USA Holdings subsidiaries.

The initial four interest payments on the 2007 Notes are payable solely in cash. For any interest period thereafter, Metals USA Holdings may elect to pay interest (1) entirely in cash or (2) entirely by increasing the principal
amount of the 2007 Notes or issuing new 2007 Notes (PIK Interest), or (3) on 50% of the outstanding principal amount of the 2007 Notes in cash and on 50% of the outstanding principal amount of the 2007 Notes by increasing the
principal amount of the outstanding 2007 Notes or by issuing new 2007 Notes (Partial PIK Interest). Cash interest on the 2007 Notes will accrue at a rate per annum, reset quarterly, equal to LIBOR plus a spread of 6.00%, which increases
by 0.25% to 6.25% in year 2, by 0.50% to 6.50% in year 3, and by 0.75% to 6.75% in year 4. In the event PIK Interest is paid on the 2007 Notes after the first four interest periods, the then-applicable margin over LIBOR on the 2007 Notes would
increase by 0.75% for each period in which PIK Interest is paid. If Metals USA Holdings elects to pay any PIK Interest, Metals USA Holdings will increase the principal



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amount on the 2007 Notes or issue new 2007 Notes in an amount equal to the amount of PIK Interest for the applicable interest payment period to holders of
the 2007 Notes on the relevant record date.

Flag Intermediate provided funds to Metals USA Holdings in the amount of $7.7 to fund the
initial quarterly interest payment on the 2007 Notes, which was paid on October 1, 2007. Flag Intermediate also provided funds to Metals USA Holdings to fund the second quarterly interest payment on the 2007 Notes in the amount of $8.4, which
was paid on January 2, 2008. Flag Intermediate expects to provide funds to Metals USA Holdings to fund the third quarterly interest payment on the 2007 Notes in the amount of $8.5 due on April 1, 2008.

The terms of the ABL facility, as well as the indenture governing the Metals USA Notes, restrict Flag Intermediate and certain of its subsidiaries from
making payments or transferring assets to Metals USA Holdings, including dividends, loans, or distributions. Such restrictions include prohibition of dividends in an event of default and limitations on the total amount of dividends paid to Metals
USA Holdings. In the event these agreements do not permit Flag Intermediate to provide Metals USA Holdings with sufficient distributions to fund interest and principal payments on the 2007 Notes when due, Metals USA Holdings may default on its notes
unless other sources of funding are available. Amounts available under these restricted payment provisions amounted to $34.8 under the indenture governing the Metals USA Notes and $74.9 under the loan and security agreement governing the ABL
facility as of December 31, 2007.

On or after January 15, 2008, Metals USA Holdings may redeem some or all of the 2007 Notes at
certain redemption prices, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to the redemption date. If Metals USA Holdings makes certain public offerings, sales or issuances of common stock, and does not redeem the 2007 Notes, it
will be required to make an offer to repurchase the maximum principal amount of the 2007 Notes that may be purchased out of the proceeds thereof, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional
interest, if any, to the date of repurchase.

The indenture governing the 2007 Notes contains covenants that, among other things, limit
Metals USA Holdings ability and the ability of certain of its subsidiaries to incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue disqualified or preferred stock, repurchase or redeem capital stock or subordinated indebtedness, pay dividends
or make distributions to its stockholders, incur restrictions on the ability of its subsidiaries to pay dividends or to make other payments to Metals USA Holdings, transfer or sell assets, create liens, enter into transactions with affiliates, make
investments or acquisitions, and merge or consolidate with other companies or transfer all or substantially all of its assets.

From time
to time, depending upon market, pricing and other conditions, as well on our cash balances and liquidity, we may seek to repurchase a portion of the 2007 Notes in the market. Additionally, our affiliates, which include Apollo, from time to time and
depending upon market, pricing and other conditions, have purchased and may in the future purchase a portion of the 2007 Notes in the market. Any such future purchases may be made in the open market, privately negotiated transactions, tender offers
or otherwise.

On January 22, 2008, we commenced an exchange offer to exchange the privately placed 2007 Notes for substantially
identical Notes registered under the Securities Act of 1933. We expect the exchange offer to be completed on or about February 20, 2008.

Costs of approximately $4.9 related to the establishment of the 2007 Notes were capitalized and are being charged to interest expense over the life of the 2007 Notes.



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111/8% Senior Secured Notes Due 2015

On November 30, 2005, Flag Acquisition sold $275.0 million aggregate principal
amount of the Metals USA Notes. The Metals USA Notes bear interest at a rate per annum equal to 111/8%, payable semi-annually in
arrears, on June 1 and December 1 of each year, commencing on June 1, 2006. The Metals USA Notes will mature on December 1, 2015. We may redeem some or all of the Metals USA Notes at any time on or after December 1, 2010 at
a predetermined redemption price plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to the applicable redemption date. In addition, on or prior to December 1, 2008, we may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the
Metals USA Notes with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings. If we experience a change of control and we do not redeem the Metals USA Notes, we will be required to make an offer to repurchase the Metals USA Notes at a price equal to 101% of
the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to the date of repurchase.

As a result of
the Merger, Metals USA assumed the obligations of Flag Acquisition including the Metals USA Notes. All domestic operating subsidiaries of Metals USA have agreed, jointly and severally with Flag Intermediate (Guarantors), to
unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee Metals USAs obligations under the Metals USA Notes and Indenture Agreement dated as of November 30, 2005. Additionally, Flag Intermediate has unconditionally guaranteed to be a primary obligor of
the due and punctual payment and performance of the obligations under the Indenture.

Metals USA Holdings is not a guarantor of the Metals
USA Notes. There is a limitation on the amount of funds which can be transferred by the Guarantors to Metals USA Holdings in the form of dividends. The amount of dividends available for distribution to Metals USA Holdings was $34.8 as of
December 31, 2007. Such amount available for distribution shall be increased by an amount equal to 50% of Consolidated Net Income, as defined, or reduced by an amount equal to 100% of Consolidated Net Loss, as defined.

The indebtedness evidenced by the Metals USA Notes and the guarantees ranks: equally with all of our and the Guarantors existing and future senior
indebtedness; junior in priority as to collateral that secures the ABL facility on a first-priority lien basis with respect to our and the Guarantors obligations under the ABL facility, any other debt incurred after December 1, 2005 that
has a priority security interest relative to the Metals USA Notes in the collateral that secures the ABL facility, any hedging obligations related to the foregoing debt and all cash management obligations incurred with any lender under the ABL
facility; equal in priority as to collateral that secures the Metals USA Notes and the guarantees on a first-priority lien basis with respect to our and the Guarantors obligations under any other equivalent priority lien obligations incurred
after December 1, 2005; and senior to all of our and the Guarantors existing and future subordinated indebtedness. The Metals USA Notes will also be effectively junior to the liabilities of the non-guarantor subsidiaries.

The Metals USA Notes contain representations, warranties and covenants that are customary for debt instruments, including limitations on our or the
guarantors ability to incur or guarantee additional debt, subject to certain exceptions, pay dividends, or make redemptions and repurchases with respect to capital stock, create or incur certain liens, make certain loans or investments, make
acquisitions or investments, engage in mergers, acquisitions, asset sales and sale lease-back transactions, and engage in certain transactions with affiliates.

The Metals USA Notes contain events of default with respect to: default in payment of principal when due, default in the payment of interest, fees or other amounts after a specified grace period, material breach of
the representations or warranties, default in the performance of specified covenants, failure to make any payment when due under any indebtedness with a principal amount in excess of a specified amount, certain bankruptcy events, certain ERISA
violations, invalidity of certain security agreements or guarantees, material judgments, or a change of control. We were in compliance with all covenants as of December 31, 2007.



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Costs related to the establishment of the Metals USA Notes were capitalized and are being charged to
interest expense over the life of the Metals USA Notes. Unamortized issuance costs of $6.9 as of December 31, 2007, are included in other non-current assets.

Industrial Revenue Bond

The Industrial Revenue Bond (IRB) is payable on
May 1, 2016 in one lump sum payment. The interest rate assessed on the IRB varies from month to month and was 3.65% at December 31, 2007. The IRB is secured by real estate and equipment acquired with proceeds from the IRB. The IRB places
various restrictions on certain of our subsidiaries, including but not limited to, maintenance of required insurance coverage, maintenance of certain financial ratios, limits on capital expenditures and maintenance of tangible net worth and is
supported by a letter of credit. We were in compliance with all covenants as of December 31, 2007.

Maturities

Scheduled maturities of long-term debt outstanding at December 31, 2007, are as follows:



|                                                        |  |                          |     |      |   |      |  |      |     |      |   |        |  |   |       |  |   |      
|------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------ | --- | ---- | - | ---- |  | ---- | --- | ---- | - | ------ |  | - | ----- |  | - | -----
|                                                        |  | Years Ended December 31,
|                                                        |  | 2008                     |     | 2009 |   | 2010 |  | 2011 |     | 2012 |   | Beyond
|                                                        |  | (in millions)           
|ABL facility                                            |  | $                        |    |      | $ |     |  | $    |    |      | $ | 280.5  |  | $ |      |  | $ |     
|111/8Senior Secured
Notes Due 2015 (Metals USA Notes)   |  |                          |    |      |   |     |  |      |    |      |   |       |  |   |      |  |   | 275.0
|Senior Floating Rate Toggle Notes Due 2012 (2007 Notes) |  |                          |    |      |   |     |  |      |    |      |   |       |  |   | 300.0 |  |   |     
|IRB                                                     |  |                          |    |      |   |     |  |      |    |      |   |       |  |   |      |  |   | 5.7  
|Other obligations                                       |  |                          | 2.3 |      |   | 1.6  |  |      | 0.1 |      |   | 0.1    |  |   | 0.1   |  |   |     
|                                                        |  |                          |     |      |   |      |  |      |     |      |   |        |  |   |       |  |   |      
|Total                                                   |  | $                        | 2.3 |      | $ | 1.6  |  | $    | 0.1 |      | $ | 280.6  |  | $ | 300.1 |  | $ | 280.7
|                                                        |  |                          |     |      |   |      |  |      |     |      |   |        |  |   |       |  |   |      

9. Income Taxes

The components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes are as follows:



|                              |  |                         |      |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |      |   |  |  |  |   |     
|----------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | ---- | - | ---------------------------------------------------------- | - | ------------------ | - |  | ------------------------------------------------- | ---- | - |  |  |  | - | ----
|                              |  | Successor Company       |      |   |                                                            |   | PredecessorCompany
|                              |  | Years EndedDecember 31, |      |   | Period fromMay 9 (dateof inception)throughDecember 31,2005 |   |                    |   |  | Period fromJanuary 1,2005 throughNovember 30,2005
|                              |  | 2007                    |      |   | 2006                                                       |   |                    |   | 
|Current provision:            |  |                         |      |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |      |   |  |  |  |   |     
|Federal                       |  | $                       | 9.5  |   |                                                            | $ | 27.6               |   |  | $                                                 | 0.3  |   |  |  |  | $ | 20.1
|State                         |  |                         | (0.6 | ) |                                                            |   | 4.9                |   |  |                                                   | 0.1  |   |  |  |  |   | 3.1 
|Foreign                       |  |                         | (0.4 | ) |                                                            |   | (0.1               | ) |  |                                                   |     |   |  |  |  |   |    
|                              |  |                         |      |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |      |   |  |  |  |   |     
|                              |  | $                       | 8.5  |   |                                                            | $ | 32.4               |   |  | $                                                 | 0.4  |   |  |  |  | $ | 23.2
|                              |  |                         |      |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |      |   |  |  |  |   |     
|Deferred provision (benefit): |  |                         |      |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |      |   |  |  |  |   |     
|Federal                       |  |                         | (3.2 | ) |                                                            |   | (6.1               | ) |  |                                                   | (1.4 | ) |  |  |  |   | 3.0 
|State                         |  |                         | (0.5 | ) |                                                            |   | (0.5               | ) |  |                                                   | (0.2 | ) |  |  |  |   | 0.5 
|                              |  |                         |      |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |      |   |  |  |  |   |     
|                              |  |                         | (3.7 | ) |                                                            |   | (6.6               | ) |  |                                                   | (1.6 | ) |  |  |  |   | 3.5 
|                              |  |                         |      |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |      |   |  |  |  |   |     
|Total provision (benefit)     |  | $                       | 4.8  |   |                                                            | $ | 25.8               |   |  | $                                                 | (1.2 | ) |  |  |  | $ | 26.7
|                              |  |                         |      |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |      |   |  |  |  |   |     



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The components of earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes were as follows:



|                                                               |  |                         |      |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |      |   |  |  |  |   |     
|-------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | ---- | - | ---------------------------------------------------------- | - | ------------------ | - |  | ------------------------------------------------- | ---- | - |  |  |  | - | ----
|                                                               |  | Successor Company       |      |   |                                                            |   | PredecessorCompany
|                                                               |  | Years EndedDecember 31, |      |   | Period fromMay 9 (dateof inception)throughDecember 31,2005 |   |                    |   |  | Period fromJanuary 1,2005 throughNovember 30,2005
|                                                               |  | 2007                    |      |   | 2006                                                       |   |                    |   |  |                                                  
|United States                                                  |  | $                       | 19.9 |   |                                                            | $ | 65.3               |   |  | $                                                 | (3.2 | ) |  |  |  | $ | 70.2
|Foreign                                                        |  |                         | (1.2 | ) |                                                            |   | (0.2               | ) |  |                                                   |     |   |  |  |  |   |    
|                                                               |  |                         |      |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |      |   |  |  |  |   |     
|Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes |  | $                       | 18.7 |   |                                                            | $ | 65.1               |   |  | $                                                 | (3.2 | ) |  |  |  | $ | 70.2
|                                                               |  |                         |      |   |                                                            |   |                    |   |  |                                                   |      |   |  |  |  |   |     

The provision (benefit) differs from an amount computed at the statutory rates as follows:



|                                               |  |                         |      |                                                            |      |   |                    |  |                                                  |      |   |  |  |  |   |      |  
|---------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | ---- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | - | ------------------ |  | ------------------------------------------------ | ---- | - |  |  |  | - | ---- | -
|                                               |  | Successor Company       |      |                                                            |      |   | PredecessorCompany | 
|                                               |  | Years EndedDecember 31, |      | Period fromMay 9 (dateof inception)throughDecember 31,2005 |      |   |                    |  | Period fromJanuary 1,2005throughNovember 30,2005 |     
|                                               |  | 2007                    |      |                                                            | 2006 |   |                    |  |                                                 
|Federal income tax at statutory rates          |  | $                       | 6.5  |                                                            |      | $ | 22.7               |  | $                                                | (1.1 | ) |  |  |  | $ | 24.6 |  
|State taxes, net of federal income tax benefit |  |                         | 0.7  |                                                            |      |   | 3.1                |  |                                                  | (0.1 | ) |  |  |  |   | 2.4  |  
|Nondeductible expenses and other:              |  |                         |      |                                                            |      |   |                    |  |                                                  |      |   |  |  |  |   |      |  
|Valuation allowance                            |  |                         | 0.9  |                                                            |      |   |                   |  |                                                  |     |   |  |  |  |   |     |  
|Revision of prior years tax estimates         |  |                         | (2.6 | )                                                          |      |   |                   |  |                                                  |      |   |  |  |  |   |      |  
|Other                                          |  |                         | (0.7 | )                                                          |      |   |                   |  |                                                  |     |   |  |  |  |   | (0.3 | )
|                                               |  |                         |      |                                                            |      |   |                    |  |                                                  |      |   |  |  |  |   |      |  
|Total provision (benefit)                      |  | $                       | 4.8  |                                                            |      | $ | 25.8               |  | $                                                | (1.2 | ) |  |  |  | $ | 26.7 |  
|                                               |  |                         |      |                                                            |      |   |                    |  |                                                  |      |   |  |  |  |   |      |  

The significant items giving rise to the deferred tax assets (liabilities) are as follows:



|                                       |  |              |       |   |      |   |       |  
|-------------------------------------- |  | ------------ | ----- | - | ---- | - | ----- | -
|                                       |  | December 31, |      
|                                       |  | 2007         |       |   | 2006 |  
|Deferred tax assets:                   |  |              |       |   |      |   |       |  
|Accounts receivable and inventories    |  | $            | 10.6  |   |      | $ | 11.0  |  
|Accrued liabilities                    |  |              | 8.6   |   |      |   | 5.8   |  
|Tax attributes and carryforwards       |  |              | 21.4  |   |      |   | 21.8  |  
|Property and equipment                 |  |              | 7.4   |   |      |   | 8.7   |  
|Other                                  |  |              | 2.3   |   |      |   | 2.1   |  
|                                       |  |              |       |   |      |   |       |  
|Total deferred tax assets              |  |              | 50.3  |   |      |   | 49.4  |  
|                                       |  |              |       |   |      |   |       |  
|Deferred tax liabilities:              |  |              |       |   |      |   |       |  
|Foreign DISC                           |  |              | (0.8  | ) |      |   | (0.9  | )
|Property and equipment                 |  |              | (69.9 | ) |      |   | (68.5 | )
|Intangible assets                      |  |              | (1.5  | ) |      |   | (4.7  | )
|Other                                  |  |              | (2.5  | ) |      |   | (1.8  | )
|                                       |  |              |       |   |      |   |       |  
|Total deferred tax liabilities         |  |              | (74.7 | ) |      |   | (75.9 | )
|                                       |  |              |       |   |      |   |       |  
|Valuation allowance                    |  |              | (23.3 | ) |      |   | (26.1 | )
|                                       |  |              |       |   |      |   |       |  
|Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net |  | $            | (47.7 | ) |      | $ | (52.6 | )
|                                       |  |              |       |   |      |   |       |  



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As of December 31, 2007, we had recorded both federal and state current net deferred tax assets
of $19.7, and we had recorded both federal and state non-current deferred tax liabilities of $67.4. As of December 31, 2006, we had recorded both federal and state current net deferred tax assets of $15.0, and we had recorded both federal and
state non-current deferred tax liabilities of $67.6.

As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, we had net operating loss (NOL)
carryforwards for U.S. federal income taxes of approximately $29.4 and $32.2, respectively, which begin to expire in 2023. Such NOLs and other tax attributes are subject to the Internal Revenue Code Section 382 related to changes in ownership
from our 2002 bankruptcy reorganization and the Merger. The lowest applicable annual limitation is approximately $5.7. The NOL carryforwards are based on returns as currently filed. Our tax returns are subject to periodic audit by the various taxing
jurisdictions in which we operate. These audits can result in adjustments to taxes due or adjustments to the NOLs which are available to offset future taxable income.

Effective December 1, 2005, and in conjunction with the Merger, deferred tax liabilities of $61.2 were recorded as a result of purchase price adjustments to property and equipment, as well as intangible assets
and inventories. Deferred tax assets of $1.2 were recorded as a result of purchase price adjustments to accrued and other long- term liabilities. As of November 30, 2005, the Predecessor Company had tax assets related to pre-bankruptcy goodwill
of $16.5. The tax benefits of goodwill amortization will be available to the Successor Company. Under purchase accounting, we have not recorded a deferred tax asset for the future benefit of tax amortization; however, we will apply the tax benefits
first as a reduction to goodwill related to the Merger (to zero), then as a reduction of non-current intangible assets related to the Merger as the benefits are realized. In the periods December 31, 2007 and 2006, goodwill was reduced by $1.8
and $1.2, respectively, in connection with the recognition of such tax benefits.

SFAS No. 109 Accounting for Income
Taxes, requires that deferred tax assets be reduced by a valuation allowance, if based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The valuation
allowance is adjusted in the periods that we determine the more likely than not standard will or will not be met. A valuation allowance of $23.3 and $26.1 was recorded at December 31, 2007 and at December 31, 2006, respectively. The $2.8
net decrease in the valuation allowance was primarily due to the reduction of valuation allowances by $3.6 related to federal NOLs which we expect to utilize over the next twelve months, partially offset by additional valuation allowances of $0.8
recognized as a result of an increase in state NOLs that we do not expect to utilize.

FIN 48

We adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (FIN 48), on
January 1, 2007. As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, we recognized a decrease of $3.1 to the January 1, 2007 balance of retained earnings. As of the date of adoption, our unrecognized tax benefits totaled $10.8. The total amount
of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate was $3.2 at the date of adoption. As of December 31, 2007, our unrecognized tax benefits totaled $6.4, and based on the contingent and uncertain nature of our
liability, we are unable to make an estimate of the period of potential cash settlement, if any, with respective taxing authorities.

We
file numerous consolidated and separate income tax returns in the United States and various foreign jurisdictions. We are no longer subject to U.S. Federal income tax examinations for years before 2002 and are no longer subject to state and local,
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A reconciliation of the opening and ending balances of the consolidated liability for unrecognized
income tax benefits for the year ended December 31, 2007 is as follows:



|                                                       |  |                             |      |  
|------------------------------------------------------ |  | --------------------------- | ---- | -
|                                                       |  | Year EndedDecember 31, 2007 |     
|Balance at beginning of period                         |  | $                           | 12.5 |  
|Gross increases due to tax positions in prior periods  |  |                             | 0.2  |  
|Gross decreases due to tax positions in prior periods  |  |                             | (2.5 | )
|Gross increases due to tax positions in current period |  |                             | 0.8  |  
|Settlements                                            |  |                             | (0.4 | )
|Decreases due to lapses of statutes of limitations     |  |                             | (3.2 | )
|                                                       |  |                             |      |  
|Balance at end of period                               |  | $                           | 7.4  |  
|                                                       |  |                             |      |  

At December 31, 2007, unrecognized tax benefits affected the Companys effective income
tax rate and goodwill (of the Predecessor Company) by ($0.1) and ($4.3), respectively. The Company accounts for any applicable interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense. The liability for uncertain income
taxes as of the date of adoption (January 1, 2007) and December 31, 2007 includes interest and penalties of $1.7 and $1.0, respectively. Goodwill (of the Predecessor Company) for the period ended December 31, 2007 included a decrease in
interest and penalties of $0.7 associated with uncertain tax positions.

We expect total unrecognized benefits to decrease by $1.0 to $1.5
over the next twelve months due to the expiration of the statute of limitation for a filing position.

10. Stockholders Equity

Common StockIn accordance with its Certificate of Incorporation dated May 9, 2005 and as amended on November 28, 2005, Metals USA
Holdings was authorized to issue 30,000,000 shares of capital stock, all of which were shares of common stock, $.01 par value. At December 31, 2007, 14,077,400 shares were issued and outstanding.

May 2006 DividendOn May 23, 2006, Flag Intermediate declared a $25.0 dividend (the May 2006 Dividend) payable to Metals USA
Holdings. The dividend was paid on May 24, 2006. Concurrently, on May 23, 2006, Metals USA Holdings declared a $25.0 dividend ($1.78 per share) to its stockholders of record as of that date. The dividend was paid on May 24, 2006.

January 2007 DividendOn January 3, 2007, Metals USA Holdings used the net proceeds from the issuance of the 2006 Notes,
as well as $8.2 of additional borrowings under the ABL facility, to pay a cash dividend of approximately $144.8 ($10.28 per share) to its stockholders, which include Apollo and certain members of our management, to make a cash payment (partially in
lieu of the cash dividend) of $4.2 to its vested stock option holders (the cash payment and the cash dividend are referred to collectively as the January 2007 Dividend), which include certain members of our management, and to pay fees
and expenses related to the issuance of the 2006 Notes, including a $1.5 non-recurring transaction fee to Apollo.

In connection with the
January 2007 Dividend, the outstanding employee stock options under the Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan were adjusted a second time (see Note 11 for a discussion of the adjustments to the stock options). The combination of the
reduction of the per share exercise price of the stock options and the cash payment to vested stock option holders was, on a per share basis, approximately equal to the per share amount of the dividend.



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July 2007 DividendOn July 10, 2007, Metals USA Holdings used the net proceeds from
the issuance of the 2007 Notes, as well as approximately $8.3 of additional borrowings under the ABL facility, to redeem the 2006 Notes (for approximately $150.0 plus accrued and unpaid interest of approximately $5.4see Note 8 for further
discussion of the 2006 Notes redemption), to pay a cash dividend of approximately $130.3 (approximately $9.25 per share) to its stockholders, which include Apollo and certain members of management, to make a cash payment (partially in lieu of the
cash dividend) of approximately $9.2 to its stock option holders (the cash payment and the cash dividend are referred to collectively as the July 2007 Dividend), which include certain members of our management, and to pay fees and
expenses related to the offering of the 2007 Notes.

11. Stock Based Compensation

Metals USA Holdings Amended and Restated 2005 Stock and Incentive Plan (the Plan) permits the issuance of options and restricted stock
awards on Metals USA Holdings stock to employees and directors of, or consultants to, the Company, except that consultants may only receive awards with the consent of the president of Metals USA. As a result of the options and restricted stock
awards being issued to employees and directors of the Company, we are required to reflect the stock-based compensation expense related to these options and restricted stock awards within its consolidated statements of operations. A total of $4.1 and
$1.2 was recorded as stock-based employee compensation during the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

On
January 3, 2007, the Board of Directors of Metals USA Holdings adopted the Metals USA Holdings Corp. 2006 Deferred Compensation Plan (the Deferred Compensation Plan). The Deferred Compensation Plan was adopted in connection with the
January 2007 Dividend, and credits to individual accounts established for stock option holders an amount equal to $6.56 per share on certain unvested options, for a total of approximately $2.3. Payment of this liability is subject to continued
employment for two years following the adoption date, and will be paid in one lump sum upon completion of such period. This modification of the Companys stock-based compensation will result in incremental expense of $1.4 related to the
Deferred Compensation Plan, which will be recognized over a two-year vesting period beginning on the date of adoption of the Deferred Compensation Plan. A total of $0.7 was recorded as compensation expense during the year ended December 31,
2007.

Description of Share Option Plan

The Plan has reserved for issuance up to 1.4 million shares of Metals USA Holdings common stock. Metals USA Holdings believes that the granting of such awards promotes an increasing personal interest in furthering the growth and
success of Metals USA Holdings, and to provide a means of rewarding outstanding performance by such persons to the Company and/or its subsidiaries. The Plan has two tranches of options, Tranche A and Tranche B. Tranche A options vest on a pro-rata
basis over five years, have a term of ten years, and expire if not exercised. Tranche B options, which include both a service and a performance condition, vest on the eighth anniversary of the date of grant or earlier dependent on the satisfaction
of an internal rate of return on capital invested, have a term of ten years from date of grant, and expire if not exercised. Awards are generally granted with an exercise price equal to the fair value of Metals USA Holdings stock at the date
of grant. The fair value of the stock is a calculated value based on the date of each of the respective grants using a combination of discounted cash flows and financial metrics from companies with similar characteristics of Metals USA
Holdings. Certain option and share awards provide for accelerated vesting if there is a change in control (as defined in the Plan).

In
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retain the participants rights proportionate with those prior to the dividend payment. This reduction did not result in additional compensation
expense.

In connection with the January 2007 Dividend, the outstanding employee stock options under the Amended and Restated 2005 Stock
Incentive Plan were adjusted a second time by an amount approximately equal to the per share amount of this dividend. The per share exercise price of the options granted on November 30, 2005, was decreased by $4.22 to $4.00 and the per share
exercise price of the options granted on March 17, 2006, was reduced by $4.89 to $4.00.

Because the payment of the January 2007
Dividend resulted in the internal rate of return of the funds managed by Apollo with respect to its investment in Metals USA Holdings to be near 25%, the Board of Directors exercised its discretion under the Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive
Plan to vest all of the outstanding Tranche B options. In addition, the Board of Directors exercised its discretion to vest all Tranche A options granted to directors affiliated with Apollo. In connection with the accelerated vesting of these
options, we recognized $1.8 of non-cash stock-based compensation expense, net of related tax effects, in the first quarter of 2007.

In
connection July 2007 Dividend, stock option holders were paid approximately $9.25 per share on outstanding options (an amount equal to the per-share amount of the July 2007 Dividend), for a total of approximately $9.2. The cash payment to holders of
outstanding options to acquire shares of Metals USA Holdings common stock was made to equitably adjust such option holders by the Metals USA Holdings Board of Directors pursuant to the exercise of its discretion to preserve the rights of
options holders under the Metals USA Holdings Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. As a result of the cash payment on outstanding options, we were required to recognize $0.3 of non-cash stock-based compensation expense, net of related tax
effects, in the third quarter of 2007.

Tranche A Options

The fair value of option awards are estimated on the date of grant using a black-scholes option valuation model. Estimates of expected long-term
volatilities are based on the historical volatilities of four comparable companies publicly traded stock, with financial characteristics similar to Metals USA Holdings, for a period that approximates the expected term of the options being
valued. The historical volatilities of comparable companies were used because Metals USA Holdings stock is not publicly traded, and it has no historical volatility data. The volatilities were calculated by averaging the four companies
historical volatilities over the expected term of the options through the date of the option grant. Because the Company did not have sufficient historical exercise data on which to estimate future experience, we used the simplified measure to
establish the expected term of the options, which is a term equal to the average of the vesting term and the contractual term. A forfeiture rate of five percent was established based on managements expectations. The risk-free rate for periods
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No Tranche A options were granted during the year ended December 31, 2007. The weighted-average
grant date fair value of Tranche A options granted during the year ended December 31, 2006, and for the period from May 9, 2005 (date of inception) to December 31, 2005 was $5.87 and $6.93, respectively, based on the following
assumptions:



|                                    |  |                             |   |  |                                                               |  
|----------------------------------- |  | --------------------------- | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------- | -
|                                    |  | Year EndedDecember 31, 2006 |   |  | Period from May 9,2005 (date ofinception) toDecember 31, 2005 |  
|Expected dividend yield             |  | 0.0                         | % |  | 0.0                                                           | %
|Expected stock price volatility     |  | 54.9                        | % |  | 54.7                                                          | %
|Risk free interest rate             |  | 4.3-4.6                     | % |  | 4.0-4.5                                                       | %
|Expected life of options (in years) |  | 6.5                         |   |  | 10.0                                                          |  

The following is a summary of stock option activity for Tranche A options for the year ended
December 31, 2007:



|                              |  |                                    |      |                              |   |                                                 |  |                  |  |         |  
|----------------------------- |  | ---------------------------------- | ---- | ---------------------------- | - | ----------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------- |  | ------- | -
|                              |  | WeightedAverageGrantDate FairValue |      | WeightedAverageExercisePrice |   | WeightedAverageRemainingContractualLife (Years) |  | Number ofOptions | 
|Balance, December 31, 2006    |  | $                                  | 6.58 |                              | $ | 8.24                                            |  |                  |  | 597,755 |  
|Granted                       |  |                                    |     |                              |   |                                                |  |                  |  |        |  
|Exercised                     |  |                                    | 6.93 |                              |   | 4.00                                            |  |                  |  | (425    | )
|Canceled or expired           |  |                                    | 6.93 |                              |   | 4.00                                            |  |                  |  | (1,700  | )
|                              |  |                                    |      |                              |   |                                                 |  |                  |  |         |  
|Balance, December 31, 2007    |  | $                                  | 6.58 |                              | $ | 4.00                                            |  | 8.0              |  | 595,630 |  
|                              |  |                                    |      |                              |   |                                                 |  |                  |  |         |  
|Vested and Exercisable as of: |  |                                    |      |                              |   |                                                 |  |                  |  |         |  
|December 31, 2007             |  |                                    |      |                              | $ | 4.00                                            |  | 8.0              |  | 330,175 |  
|                              |  |                                    |      |                              |   |                                                 |  |                  |  |         |  

A summary of Tranche A nonvested stock options for the year ended December 31, 2007 is
presented below:



|                               |  |                                      |      |                  |          |  
|------------------------------ |  | ------------------------------------ | ---- | ---------------- | -------- | -
|                               |  | Weighted AverageGrant-DateFair Value |      | Number ofOptions |         
|Nonvested at December 31, 2006 |  | $                                    | 6.58 |                  | 482,282  |  
|Granted                        |  |                                      |     |                  |         |  
|Vested                         |  |                                      | 6.58 |                  | (214,702 | )
|Exercised                      |  |                                      | 6.93 |                  | (425     | )
|Canceled or expired            |  |                                      | 6.93 |                  | (1,700   | )
|                               |  |                                      |      |                  |          |  
|Nonvested at December 31, 2007 |  | $                                    | 6.58 |                  | 265,455  |  
|                               |  |                                      |      |                  |          |  

As of December 31, 2007, there was $1.3 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to
nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Tranche A options, which will be amortized over a remaining period of 2.9 years.



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Tranche B Options

Tranche B options, which include both a service and a performance condition, vest on the eighth anniversary of the date of grant or earlier dependent on
the satisfaction of an internal rate of return on capital invested, and have a term of ten years from the date of grant. Awards are generally granted with an exercise price equal to the fair value of Metals USA Holdings stock at the date of
grant.

The performance condition of the Tranche B options is satisfied when the Investor Internal Rate of Return (IRR) on the
funds managed by Apollo with respect to its investment in us equals or exceeds 25% prior to the eighth anniversary.

The fair value of the
Tranche B options was estimated on the date of grant using the same option valuation model used for the Tranche A options. If the performance condition is satisfied, the options will vest immediately at the date of satisfaction and all related
expense will concurrently be recognized. As discussed above, the Board of Directors exercised its discretion under the Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan to vest all of the outstanding Tranche B options in January 2007.

The input assumptions used to determine the fair value of the Tranche B options were essentially the same as those used to value the Tranche A options
discussed above, except that the expected term was established at 8 years. The risk-free rate for periods within expected term of the option is based on daily U.S. Treasury securities at 10-year constant maturity rates.

No Tranche B options were granted during the year ended December 31, 2007. The weighted-average grant date fair value of Tranche B options granted
during the year ended December 31, 2006, and for the period from May 9, 2005 (date of inception) to December 31, 2005 was $6.80 and $6.93, respectively, based on the following assumptions:



|                                    |  |                             |   |  |                                                             |  
|----------------------------------- |  | --------------------------- | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------- | -
|                                    |  | Year EndedDecember 31, 2006 |   |  | Period fromMay 9, 2005(date ofinception) toDecember 31,2005 |  
|Expected dividend yield             |  | 0.0                         | % |  | 0.0                                                         | %
|Expected stock price volatility     |  | 54.3                        | % |  | 54.7                                                        | %
|Risk free interest rate             |  | 5                           | % |  | 4.0-4.5                                                     | %
|Expected life of options (in years) |  | 8.0                         |   |  | 10.0                                                        |  

The following is a summary of stock option activity for Tranche B options for the year ended
December 31, 2007:



|                              |  |                                    |      |                              |   |                                                 |  |                  |  |         |  
|----------------------------- |  | ---------------------------------- | ---- | ---------------------------- | - | ----------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------- |  | ------- | -
|                              |  | WeightedAverageGrantDate FairValue |      | WeightedAverageExercisePrice |   | WeightedAverageRemainingContractualLife (Years) |  | Number ofOptions | 
|Balance, December 31, 2006    |  | $                                  | 6.92 |                              | $ | 8.26                                            |  |                  |  | 397,756 |  
|Granted                       |  |                                    |     |                              |   |                                                |  |                  |  |        |  
|Exercised                     |  |                                    | 6.93 |                              |   | 4.00                                            |  |                  |  | (2,125  | )
|Canceled or expired           |  |                                    |     |                              |   |                                                |  |                  |  |        |  
|                              |  |                                    |      |                              |   |                                                 |  |                  |  |         |  
|Balance, December 31, 2007    |  | $                                  | 6.92 |                              | $ | 4.00                                            |  | 7.9              |  | 395,631 |  
|                              |  |                                    |      |                              |   |                                                 |  |                  |  |         |  
|Vested and Exercisable as of: |  |                                    |      |                              |   |                                                 |  |                  |  |         |  
|December 31, 2007             |  |                                    |      |                              | $ | 4.00                                            |  | 7.9              |  | 395,631 |  
|                              |  |                                    |      |                              |   |                                                 |  |                  |  |         |  



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A summary of nonvested Tranche B stock options for the year ended December 31, 2007, is
presented below:



|                               |  |                                        |      |                   |          |  
|------------------------------ |  | -------------------------------------- | ---- | ----------------- | -------- | -
|                               |  | WeightedAverage Grant -Date Fair Value |      | Number of Options |         
|Nonvested at December 31, 2006 |  | $                                      | 6.92 |                   | 397,756  |  
|Granted                        |  |                                        |     |                   |         |  
|Vested                         |  |                                        | 6.92 |                   | (397,756 | )
|Exercised                      |  |                                        |     |                   |         |  
|Canceled or expired            |  |                                        |     |                   |         |  
|Nonvested at December 31, 2007 |  |                                        |     |                   |          |  
|                               |  |                                        |      |                   |          |  
|                               |  |                                        |     |                   |         |  
|                               |  |                                        |      |                   |          |  

Restricted Stock

The Plan allows for grants of restricted stock as long-term compensation for directors and employees of, or consultants to, the Company or any of its
subsidiaries. Grants of restricted stock have a vesting period that is determined at the discretion of the Board of Directors. The Company amortizes stock-based compensation expense associated with restricted stock ratably over the vesting period.
During the year ended December 31, 2007, no shares of restricted stock were granted, and 13,600 shares of restricted stock became fully vested. As a result, there were no shares of restricted stock outstanding as of December 31, 2007.

12. Segment and Related Information

We follow the provisions of SFAS No. 131, Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information (SFAS 131). SFAS 131 requires the utilization of a management approach to define and
report the financial results of operating segments. The management approach defines operating segments along the lines used by the Companys chief operating decision maker (CODM) to assess performance and make operating and resource
allocation decisions. Our CODM evaluates performance and allocates resources based on operating income (loss). The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in
Note 1.

Our operating segments are based on internal management reporting, which disaggregates business units by product group and
geographic region. Certain geographic regions and product groups with similar economic and other basic characteristics are aggregated for reporting purposes. Our operating segments are organized into three product group reportable segments. Each
segment is described as follows:



| |  |  | Plates and Shapes consists of operating facilities that maintain an inventory focusing on carbon products such as structural plate, beams, bars and tubing.
This segment provides processing services such as cutting, cambering/leveling, punching, bending, shearing, cut-to-length, blast and paint, and tee-splitting.
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous consists of operating facilities that maintain an inventory of cold rolled, coated, and hot rolled steel products and various
non-ferrous flat rolled products including aluminum, stainless steel, copper and brass. This segment provides processing services such as slitting, precision blanking, leveling, cut-to-length, punching, and shearing.
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| |  |  | Building Products consists of operating locations and sales and distribution centers that produce and distribute aluminum and steel building products
consisting of covered canopies and walkways, awnings, sunrooms, solariums and other products primarily for the commercial and residential building products industries.
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The following tables summarize financial information regarding segments:



|                                                                 |  |                  |       |                           |   |                  |  |   |                    |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |        
|---------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------- | ----- | ------------------------- | - | ---------------- |  | - | ------------------ | - |  | ----- | ----- | - |  | - | -------
|                                                                 |  | Plates andShapes |       | Flat RolledandNon-Ferrous |   | BuildingProducts |  |   | Corporateand Other |   |  | Total
|Successor Company:                                               |  |                  |       |                           |   |                  |  |   |                    |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |        
|Year Ended December 31, 2007:                                    |  |                  |       |                           |   |                  |  |   |                    |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |        
|Net sales                                                        |  | $                | 889.7 |                           | $ | 817.7            |  | $ | 152.4              |   |  | $     | (14.5 | ) |  | $ | 1,845.3
|Operating income (loss)                                          |  |                  | 92.8  |                           |   | 50.1             |  |   | (0.3               | ) |  |       | (29.2 | ) |  |   | 113.4  
|Capital expenditures                                             |  |                  | 16.6  |                           |   | 2.9              |  |   | 1.6                |   |  |       | 0.4   |   |  |   | 21.5   
|Depreciation and amortization(1)                                 |  |                  | 8.9   |                           |   | 5.5              |  |   | 2.3                |   |  |       | 7.0   |   |  |   | 23.7   
|Year Ended December 31, 2006:                                    |  |                  |       |                           |   |                  |  |   |                    |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |        
|Net sales                                                        |  | $                | 856.6 |                           | $ | 776.0            |  | $ | 189.8              |   |  | $     | (19.5 | ) |  | $ | 1,802.9
|Operating income (loss)                                          |  |                  | 95.9  |                           |   | 44.3             |  |   | 9.7                |   |  |       | (30.9 | ) |  |   | 119.0  
|Capital expenditures                                             |  |                  | 11.1  |                           |   | 2.8              |  |   | 2.7                |   |  |       | 0.3   |   |  |   | 16.9   
|Depreciation and amortization(1)                                 |  |                  | 7.1   |                           |   | 3.8              |  |   | 1.7                |   |  |       | 10.0  |   |  |   | 22.6   
|Period from May 9, 2005(date of inception) to December 31, 2005: |  |                  |       |                           |   |                  |  |   |                    |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |        
|Net sales                                                        |  | $                | 54.5  |                           | $ | 51.0             |  | $ | 13.2               |   |  | $     | (1.8  | ) |  | $ | 116.9  
|Operating income (loss)                                          |  |                  | 4.0   |                           |   | 0.6              |  |   | (0.7               | ) |  |       | (3.0  | ) |  |   | 0.9    
|Capital expenditures                                             |  |                  | 4.1   |                           |   | 0.2              |  |   | 0.1                |   |  |       |      |   |  |   | 4.4    
|Depreciation and amortization(1)                                 |  |                  | 0.4   |                           |   | 0.3              |  |   | 0.1                |   |  |       | 0.7   |   |  |   | 1.5    
|                                                                 |  |                  |       |                           |   |                  |  |   |                    |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |        
|Predecessor Company:                                             |  |                  |       |                           |   |                  |  |   |                    |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |        
|Period from January 1, 2005 to November 30, 2005:                |  |                  |       |                           |   |                  |  |   |                    |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |        
|Net sales                                                        |  | $                | 640.2 |                           | $ | 719.9            |  | $ | 181.9              |   |  | $     | (19.9 | ) |  | $ | 1,522.1
|Operating income (loss)                                          |  |                  | 64.4  |                           |   | 34.9             |  |   | 17.5               |   |  |       | (34.7 | ) |  |   | 82.1   
|Capital expenditures                                             |  |                  | 9.6   |                           |   | 2.3              |  |   | 3.1                |   |  |       | 0.9   |   |  |   | 15.9   
|Depreciation and amortization(1)                                 |  |                  | 1.5   |                           |   | 0.4              |  |   | 0.5                |   |  |       | 1.1   |   |  |   | 3.5    



|(1) | Includes depreciation expense reflected in cost of goods sold for the Building Products Group.
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|                            |  |              |       |      |   |        
|--------------------------- |  | ------------ | ----- | ---- | - | -------
|                            |  | December 31,
|                            |  | 2007         |       | 2006
|Total Assets:               |  |              |       |      |   |        
|Plates and Shapes           |  | $            | 449.1 |      | $ | 452.2  
|Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous |  |              | 330.3 |      |   | 331.7  
|Building Products           |  |              | 80.7  |      |   | 102.6  
|Corporate and Other         |  |              | 98.9  |      |   | 240.5  
|                            |  |              |       |      |   |        
|Consolidated                |  | $            | 959.0 |      | $ | 1,127.0
|                            |  |              |       |      |   |        
|Goodwill:                   |  |              |       |      |   |        
|Plates and Shapes           |  | $            | 16.4  |      | $ | 16.4   
|Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous |  |              | 20.9  |      |   |       
|Building Products           |  |              | 2.4   |      |   | 3.4    
|Corporate and Other         |  |              | 20.5  |      |   | 27.3   
|                            |  |              |       |      |   |        
|Consolidated                |  | $            | 60.2  |      | $ | 47.1   
|                            |  |              |       |      |   |        

The amounts shown as an operating loss under the column heading Corp, Elims and Other
consist primarily of general and administrative costs that are not allocated to the segments. Goodwill and customer list intangible assets resulting from the Merger are assigned to reporting units solely for testing for impairment.

The reconciliation of operating income (loss) to income (loss) before taxes and discontinued operations is shown within the Consolidated Statements of
Operations and therefore is not separately presented.

Softness in the residential remodeling market, which was impacted by declines in
existing home sales and new house production, contributed to a year-over-year net sales decrease for our Building Products Group. We have implemented certain initiatives in response to the downturn in the housing and residential remodeling markets,
including reductions in square footage under lease, standardization of service center layouts, and manufacturing consolidation. During 2007, we closed three sales and distribution centers within our Building Products Group (Jackson, Mississippi, Ft.
Meyers and West Melbourne, Florida). In addition, during December 2007, we announced the closure of our Houston, Texas manufacturing facility, which we expect to cease operations by the end of the first quarter of 2008. In connection with these
initiatives, we recorded charges to operating costs of $0.7 million during 2007.

Goodwill was reduced $1.8 during the year ended
December 31, 2007 in connection with the recognition of tax benefits. Corporate goodwill was also reduced during the year ended December 31, 2007 by $5.0 in connection with the reduction of our liability related to FIN 48. Adjustments to
goodwill related to our Building Products segment for the year ended December 31, 2007 consisted of an increase of $0.4 due to the effect of foreign currency, offset by a decrease of $1.4 related to the settlement of warranty liabilities
established for Allmet products in connection with a settlement agreement we executed with the former shareholders of Allmet in June 2007 that relieves us of any future obligations or liabilities related to Allmet products sold prior to our May 2006
acquisition of Allmet.

Our areas of operations are solely in the U.S. and Canada. No geographic area is significant to the consolidated
operations. Export sales were $20.9, $10.1 and $7.9 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. We have a broad customer base within the U.S. with no single customer being significant to consolidated operations. For the
years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005, sales to any one customer did not exceed 10% of consolidated revenues.



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13. Employee Benefit Plans

The Metals USA 401(k) Plan (the Plan) was established on June 1, 1998. Effective January 1, 2004, participants are eligible to join the Plan on hire date. Employee contributions are limited
to the Internal Revenue Service established annual dollar limits.

Employees become 50% vested in Company matching contributions and
earnings after completing one year of service and fully vested after completing two years of service. We match 100% of the first 2% of each employees contributions.

The Metals USA Union 401(k) Plan was established on October 1, 1998 to provide a standard defined contribution savings plan for all employees covered under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (the
Union Plan). Metals USA is not obligated by the Union Plan to make contributions, unless required by the operative collective bargaining agreement. The Union Plan allows the employee to contribute up to 25% of their eligible
compensation. The Metals USA match for the Union Plan is 1/2% up to the first 6% of an employees contribution.

The Companys
matching contributions for both plans for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 were $1.9 and $1.7, respectively. Matching contributions by the Successor Company for both plans for the period from May 9, 2005 (date of inception) to
December 31, 2005 were $0.1. Matching contributions by the Predecessor Company for both plans for the period from January 1, 2005 to November 30, 2005 were $1.5.

14. Commitments and Contingencies

Operating Lease Agreements

We lease certain office space, warehouse space and equipment under operating leases. Minimum rental commitments under operating leases at
December 31, 2007 are as follows:



|                             |  |                           |     
|---------------------------- |  | ------------------------- | ----
|Years Ended December 31,     |  | Minimum RentalCommitments
|2008                         |  | $                         | 18.1
|2009                         |  |                           | 15.4
|2010                         |  |                           | 13.8
|2011                         |  |                           | 12.2
|2012                         |  |                           | 7.6 
|Thereafter                   |  |                           | 16.9
|                             |  |                           |     
|Total minimum lease payments |  | $                         | 84.0
|                             |  |                           |     

Rental expense for operating leases was $17.8 and $15.7 for the years ended December 31, 2007
and 2006, respectively. Rental expense for the Successor Company for the period from May 9, 2005 (date of inception) to December 31, 2005 and for the Predecessor Company for the period January 1, 2005 to November 30, 2005 was
$1.2 and $13.2, respectively. Certain of these leases are with individuals and companies previously affiliated with the Predecessor Company.



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METALS USA HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)

(dollars in millions)



Letters of Credit

Letters of credit outstanding at December 31, 2007 consist of a letter of credit in the amount of $5.8 in conjunction with the IRB (see Note 8) and
other letters of credit aggregating $9.6 (total letters of credit of $15.4 at December 31, 2007). Other letters of credit consist primarily of collateral support for our property and casualty insurance program. All letters of credit reduce the
amount available to borrow under the ABL facility.

Dividends Relating to 2007 Notes

See Note 8 for a discussion of the extent to which Metals USA Holdings is dependent on Flag Intermediates cash flows to service its debt.

Contingencies

From time to time, we are involved in a variety of claims, lawsuits and other disputes arising in the ordinary course of business. We believe the resolution of these matters and the incurrence of their related costs and expenses should not
have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

15. Related Party Transactions

Upon completion of the Merger, Metals USA Holdings entered into a management agreement with Apollo under which Apollo or its
affiliates provide us with management services. Pursuant to the agreement, Apollo receives an annual management fee equal to $2.0, payable on March 15 of every year, starting on March 15, 2006. The management agreement will terminate
on December 31, 2012, unless terminated earlier by Apollo. Apollo elected to waive $0.5 of the annual management fee indefinitely, but reserved the right to revoke this waiver. The payment obligation has been recorded as a current liability
(see Note 7) at the present value of minimum future annual payments of $1.5. A discount rate of 6.1% was used in the determination of present value, which approximated our incremental borrowing rate at the inception of the agreement. Deferred
management fees of $8.6 have been recorded as a non-current asset, and are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the agreement. For the year ended December 31, 2007, amortization of deferred management fees was $1.6, with
$1.2 and $0.4 recorded as administrative expense and interest expense, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2006, amortization of deferred management fees was $1.2, with $0.7 and $0.5 recorded as administrative and interest expense,
respectively.

The management agreement also provides that affiliates of Apollo will be entitled to receive a fee in connection with
certain subsequent financing, acquisition, disposition and change of control transactions with a value of $25.0 or more, with such fee to be equal to 1% of the gross transaction value of any such transaction. In connection with the issuance of the
2006 Notes, Apollo was paid a fee of $1.5. Apollo elected to waive a transaction fee of $3.0 payable in connection with the issuance of the 2007 Notes.

Upon a termination of the management agreement prior to December 31, 2012, Apollo will be entitled to receive the present value of (a) $14.0, less (b) the aggregate amount of management fees that were
paid to it under the agreement prior to such termination, and less (c) management fees waived. Both the management agreement and transaction fee agreement contain customary indemnification provisions in favor of Apollo and its affiliates, as
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METALS USA HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)

(dollars in millions)



16. Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

Selected unaudited quarterly financial information for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 is as follows:



|                  |  |                    |       |                    |   |       |         |  |         |       |         |   |          |  |         |       |         |   |       |  |   |       |  |   |      
|----------------- |  | ------------------ | ----- | ------------------ | - | ----- | ------- |  | ------- | ----- | ------- | - | -------- |  | ------- | ----- | ------- | - | ----- |  | - | ----- |  | - | -----
|                  |  | 2007 Quarter Ended |       | 2006 Quarter Ended
|                  |  | Dec. 31            |       | Sept. 30           |   |       | June 30 |  | Mar. 31 |       | Dec. 31 |   | Sept. 30 |  | June 30 |       | Mar. 31
|Net sales         |  | $                  | 432.2 |                    | $ | 469.6 |         |  | $       | 480.9 |         | $ | 462.6    |  | $       | 437.5 |         | $ | 477.6 |  | $ | 458.2 |  | $ | 429.6
|Operating income  |  |                    | 19.3  |                    |   | 29.2  |         |  |         | 39.4  |         |   | 25.5     |  |         | 24.0  |         |   | 42.9  |  |   | 36.6  |  |   | 15.5 
|Net income (loss) |  |                    | 1.8   |                    |   | (3.4  | )       |  |         | 11.7  |         |   | 3.8      |  |         | 6.0   |         |   | 17.3  |  |   | 13.9  |  |   | 2.1  



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Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

Item 9A.Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of December 31, 2007, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our management,
including the President and Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures
are effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange
Commissions rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We maintain a system of internal accounting controls that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that our books and records accurately reflect the transactions of the Company and that our policies and procedures
are followed. There have been no changes in our internal controls during the fourth quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect such controls since the most recent evaluation of these controls as reported in
our Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2007, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in our internal controls.

Managements Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Companys independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control
over financial reporting. Managements report was not subject to attestation by the Companys independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to
provide only managements report in this annual report.

The management of Metals USA Holdings Corp. and its subsidiaries (the
Company) is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Companys internal control system was designed to provide reasonable assurance to management and the Board of Directors regarding
the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement
presentation and preparation. Further, because of changes in conditions, the effectiveness of internal control may vary over time.

Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that the Companys internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2007.

Item 9B.Other Information.

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PART III

Item 10.Executive Officers and Directors; Corporate Governance

Our executive
officers and directors as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K are as follows. Each is a citizen of the U.S. unless otherwise indicated.



|                         |  |     |  |                                                                                       
|------------------------ |  | --- |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Name                     |  | Age |  | Position                                                                              
|Executive Officers:      |  |     |  |                                                                                       
|C. Lourenço Gonçalves    |  | 49  |  | President and Chief Executive Officer                                                 
|Robert C. McPherson, III |  | 44  |  | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer                                     
|John A. Hageman          |  | 53  |  | Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary
|Keith Koci               |  | 43  |  | Senior Vice PresidentBusiness Development                                            
|Roger Krohn              |  | 54  |  | President of the Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Group                                    
|David Martens            |  | 55  |  | President of the Plates and Shapes GroupWest                                         
|Joe Longo                |  | 60  |  | President of the Plates and Shapes GroupEast                                         
|                         |  |    
|Directors:               |  |     |  |                                                                                       
|C. Lourenço Gonçalves    |  | 49  |  | Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors                                          
|Joshua J. Harris         |  | 43  |  | Director                                                                              
|M. Ali Rashid            |  | 31  |  | Director(1)                                                                           
|Eric L. Press            |  | 42  |  | Director                                                                              
|John T. Baldwin          |  | 51  |  | Director(1)                                                                           



|(1) | Member of the Audit Committee of Metals USA.
|--- | --------------------------------------------

C.
Lourenço Gonçalves, 49, has been President and Chief Executive Officer and one of Metals USAs directors since February 2003 and President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Metals USA Holdings since May 1, 2006.
Mr. Gonçalves served as President and Chief Executive Officer of CSI from March 1998 to February 2003. From 1981 to 1998, he was employed by Companhia Siderurgica Nacional, where he held positions as a managing director, general
superintendent of Volta Redonda Works, hot rolling general manager, cold rolling and coated products general manager, hot strip mill superintendent, continuous casting superintendent and quality control manager. Mr. Gonçalves is a
metallurgical engineer with a masters degree from the Federal University of Minas Gerais State and a bachelors degree from the Military Institute of Engineering in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Robert C. McPherson, III,44, became Senior Vice President of Metals USA on March 31, 2003 and Chief Financial Officer of Metals USA on
December 1, 2005 and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Metals USA Holdings on May 1, 2006. From August 2004 through November 2005, Mr. McPherson was President of the Building Products Group of Metals USA and from
March 2003 to August 2004, Mr. McPherson was Senior Vice President, Business Development of Metals USA. Prior to joining us, Mr. McPherson was employed at CSI from 1989 until March 2003. Mr. McPherson served in a number of capacities
at CSI, most recently having served as Treasurer and Controller from 1996 until 2003, Assistant Treasurer from 1992 until 1996, and as Cash Management Administrator from 1989 until 1992.

John A. Hageman,53, became Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary of Metals USA in April 1997 and
of Metals USA Holdings on May 1, 2006. From 1987 through 1997, Mr. Hageman was Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary of Physician Corporation of America. From 1981 to 1987, Mr. Hageman was a partner
with a law firm in Wichita, Kansas.

Keith Koci, 43, became Senior Vice President, Business Development of Metals USA on
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through May 2004, and then served as Vice President, Corporate Controller from May 2004 through November 2005. Mr. Koci is a certified public accountant
licensed in the State of Texas. Prior to joining us, Mr. Koci was CFO and Controller for Optimum Nutrition Inc. from 1996 until 1998.

Roger Krohn,54, became President of the Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Group of Metals USA in November of 2003 and is responsible for the operations of our Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Group. Mr. Krohn served as President of Krohn
Steel Service Center from 1982 until 1998. After we acquired Krohn Steel Service Center in 1998, Mr. Krohn remained as President and General Manager of Metals USA until becoming President of the Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Group in November
2003. After attending college, Mr. Krohn served seven years as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force, commissioned as an officer in 1975.

David A. Martens,55, became President of the Plates and Shapes GroupWest of Metals USA in 2005 and is responsible for the operations of our Plates and Shapes Western Region. From 1999 through 2005, Mr. Martens was Vice
President of our Plates and Shapes South Central Region of Metals USA. Mr. Martens was employed at Singer Steel, Inc. from 1978 until it was acquired by Uni-Steel, Inc. in 1987. Mr. Martens served in a number of capacities at Uni-Steel, a
company later purchased by Metals USA, including Executive Vice President from 1992 to 1997, and President from 1997 to 1999.

Joe
Longo, 60, became President of the Plates and Shapes GroupEast of Metals USA in July of 2005 and is responsible for 16 Plates and Shapes operations. Mr. Longo served as Vice President, Plates and Shapes Northeast of Metals USA since
January 2001. Mr. Longo began his career with Bethlehem Steel in 1972 and entered the Steel Service Center industry in 1983 and held various management positions including Vice President East for Levinson Steel, a company later purchased by
Metals USA. Mr. Longo is a graduate of the University of Maryland.

Joshua J. Harris, 43, became a director of Metals USA
Holdings on May 9, 2005 and a director of Metals USA on November 30, 2005. Mr. Harris co-founded Apollo Management, L.P. in 1990. Prior to 1990, Mr. Harris was a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions Group of Drexel Burnham
Lambert Incorporated. Mr. Harris currently serves on the boards of directors of AP Alternative Assets, Berry Plastics, Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Metals USA, Quality Distribution, and Verso Paper Holdings. Mr. Harris has previously served
on the boards of directors of Nalco, Allied Waste Industries, Pacer International, General Nutrition Centers, Furniture Brands International, Compass Minerals Group, Alliance Imaging, NRT Corporation, Covalence Specialty Materials, United Agri
Products, and Whitmire Distribution. Mr. Harris is actively involved in charitable and political organizations. He is a member and serves on the Corporate Affairs Committee of the Council on Foreign Relations and on the executive committee of
the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Mr. Harris serves as a member of the Department of Medicine Advisory Board for The Mount Sinai Medical Center. Mr. Harris graduated summa cum laude and Beta Gamma Sigma from the University of
Pennsylvanias Wharton School of Business with a BS in Economics and received his MBA from the Harvard Business School, where he graduated as a Baker and Loeb Scholar.

Eric L. Press, 42, became a director of Metals USA Holdings on May 9, 2005 and a director of Metals USA on November 30, 2005.
Mr. Press is a partner of Apollo. He has been employed by Apollo since 1998 and has served as an officer of certain affiliates of Apollo. From 1992 to 1998, Mr. Press was associated with the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen &
Katz, specializing in mergers, acquisitions, restructurings and related financing transactions. From 1987 to 1989, Mr. Press was a consultant with The Boston Consulting Group. Mr. Press currently serves on the board of directors of Quality
Distribution, Inc., Metals USA, Inc. and Affinion. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of The Rodeph Sholom School in New York City. Mr. Press graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College with an A.B. in Economics, and from Yale Law
School.

M. Ali Rashid,31, became a director of Metals USA Holdings on May 9, 2005 and a director of Metals USA on
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its Investment Banking Division. He is a director of Quality Distribution, Inc., Metals USA, Inc., Realogy Corporation, Noranda Aluminum and Countrywide plc.
Mr. Rashid received an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and graduated magna cum laude and Beta Gamma Sigma from Georgetown University with a BS in Business Administration.

John T. Baldwin,51, became a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Metals USA Holdings on May 1, 2006 and a director of Metals USA
on January 18, 2006. Mr. Baldwin served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Graphic Packaging Corporation from September 2003 to August 2005, and as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Worthington Industries,
Inc. from December 1998 to September 2003. He joined Worthington, a steel processor, in 1997 as Treasurer. Prior to Worthington, Mr. Baldwin served in various financial capacities at Tenneco Inc. in Greenwich, Connecticut, London, England and
Houston, Texas. Mr. Baldwin is a graduate of the University of Houston and the University of Texas School of Law. Mr. Baldwin served on the Board of The Genlyte Group Incorporated, a lighting manufacturer, from March 2003 through January
2008 at which time he resigned from such Board upon the companys purchase by Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. in January, 2008, and was Chairman of the Audit Committee of The Genlyte Group Incorporated from April 2006 through January 2008.

There are no family relationships between any of our executive officers or directors.

Code of Ethics

The Board has adopted a code of
ethics as defined by the applicable rules of the SEC, and has been posted on our Internet website, http://www.metalsusa.com.



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Item 11.Executive Compensation

Report on Executive Compensation

The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Metals USA Holdings has furnished the following report for inclusion in this Annual Report on
form 10-K:

The Compensation Committee is responsible for administering the Companys executive compensation program.
Among other things, we review general compensation issues and determine the compensation of the companys CEO and all other senior executives and key employees (hereafter collectively referred to as the Executives), and make
determinations regarding, and administer, all of our employee compensation plans that provide benefits to the Executives, as well as our employees in general.

We have reviewed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and we met and held
discussions with the companys management with respect to that portion of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based upon our review and discussions with management, we recommended to its Board of Directors the inclusion of the Compensation
Discussion and Analysis appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.



Respectfully submitted,The Compensation Committee of the Board of DirectorsM. Ali Rashid, ChairmanEric L. Press


No portion of this report shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, through any general statement incorporating by reference the Annual Report on Form 10-K in which this report appears in its entirety, except to
the extent that the company specifically incorporates this report or a portion of this report by reference. In addition, this report shall not otherwise be deemed to be soliciting material or to be filed under either of such
Acts.

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Overview of compensation program.Prior to February 9, 2007, including the entire year of 2006, the Board of Directors of Metals USA Holdings (currently consisting of the directors of Metals USA and Flag
Intermediate), excluding Mr. Gonçalves, made all compensation decisions, and as such had the responsibility for establishing, implementing and monitoring compliance with the Companys compensation philosophy. On February 9,
2007, the Board of Directors established a compensation committee to ensure that the total compensation and benefits paid to or provided to executives is reasonable, fair, and competitive (hereafter, said Board of Directors, excluding
Mr. Gonçalves, and the compensation committee (together with our Board of Directors where appropriate) are referred to in this report as the Compensation Committee).

Compensation philosophy and objectives. The Compensation Committee believes an effective compensation program should be one that is
designed to: attract and retain the best possible executive talent; tie annual and long-term cash and equity incentives to the achievement of measurable corporate, business unit and individual performance objectives; and align executives
incentives with the creation of stockholder value. To achieve these objectives, the Compensation Committee implements, maintains and monitors compensation plans which tie a substantial portion of the executives overall compensation to the
achievement of established objective goals including: profitability, workplace safety and the efficient use of capital. When establishing these objectives and goals, the Compensation Committee considers the objectives and goals of companies of
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Role of executive officers in compensation decisions. The Compensation Committee makes all
compensation decisions for the Chief Executive Officer and all decisions relating to equity based compensation awards. The Compensation Committee, together with recommendations and input from the Chief Executive Officer, makes non-equity
compensation decisions with respect to the other executives.

On at least an annual basis, the Compensation Committee reviews the
performance of the Chief Executive Officer as compared with the achievement of the Companys objective goals and any individual goals. The Compensation Committee, together with the Chief Executive Officer, annually reviews the performance of
each individual executive as compared with the achievement of Company or operating division goals, as the case may be, together with each executives individual goals. The Compensation Committee can then exercise its discretion in modifying any
recommended adjustments or awards to the executives.

Setting executive compensation. Based on the above objectives and
philosophies, the Compensation Committee has established annual and long-term cash and equity compensation components to motivate the executives to achieve, and hopefully exceed, the business goals established by the Company and to fairly reward
such executives for achieving such goals. The Compensation Committee has not retained a compensation consultant to review our policies and procedures with respect to executive compensation. The Compensation Committee periodically conducts a review
of the aggregate level and mix of our executive compensation against companies in our same industry (both publicly and privately held).

2007 Executive
Compensation Components

For fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, the principal components of compensation for our executives are
described below:

Base salary. We provide executives and other employees with base salary to compensate them for services
rendered during the fiscal year. Base salaries are set to recognize the experience, skills, knowledge and responsibilities required of the executives in their respective roles. Base salaries are reviewed annually, and will be adjusted from time to
time to realign salaries with market levels after taking into account individual responsibilities, performance and experience, including the terms of any agreements we have in place with such executive officer. Base salaries are established for a
given position taking into consideration the factors discussed above, together with available market or comparable salary data. We try to set base salaries at or slightly above the midpoint of the base salary comparables for each position.

Performance-based executive incentive compensation plan. An Executive Incentive Compensation Plan (the EICP) was
established by the Board of Directors in early 2006. The EICP establishes objectives for the calculation of annual cash bonuses for each executive, subject to Compensation Committee oversight and modification. The EICP provides for annual incentive
bonuses which are intended to compensate officers for achieving or exceeding company and/or operating group financial and operational goals and for achieving individual annual performance goals. The EICP uses a sliding scale applied to various
targets with corresponding achievement levels. Targets are reviewed and adjusted annually by the Compensation Committee. No bonus is earned unless the minimum targets are achieved. Each component can result in additional bonus being earned should
the targets be exceeded. For fiscal year 2006, the EICP objectives were primarily based on profitability, safety, and the efficient use of capital. The EICP objectives were the same for fiscal year 2007.

Incentives under the EICP are paid in cash and are typically paid in a single installment in the first quarter following the completion of a given fiscal
year. The Compensation Committee has reserved the right under the EICP to also pay discretionary bonuses. Such discretionary bonuses are paid if the Compensation Committee determines that a particular executive has exceeded the
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Equity program; stock options and restricted stock. Under the Metals USA Holdings
Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the 2005 Plan), the Compensation Committee may make various types of awards with respect to Metals USA Holdings common stock. Metals USA Holdings is a privately held company and its
common stock, including any stock issued or obtained pursuant to the 2005 Plan, has transfer restrictions. The maximum amount of common stock that can be issued (or in respect of which awards can be issued) under the 2005 Plan is 1.4 million
shares. Among other things, the Compensation Committee decides which of our executives, employees, directors or consultants shall receive awards under the 2005 Plan and the type of award made. In the case of stock options granted under the 2005
Plan, the Compensation Committee determines the strike price, vesting terms, and other applicable terms or conditions they may determine, in their sole discretion, provided such terms and conditions are allowed under the 2005 Plan. The 2005 Plan has
two tranches of options; Tranche A and Tranche B. Tranche A options vest on a pro-rata basis over five years, have a term of ten years, and expire if not exercised. Tranche B options, which include both a service and a performance condition,
vest on the eighth anniversary of the date of grant or earlier depending on the achievement of certain performance targets, have a term of ten years from date of grant, and expire if not exercised. All of the awards granted to management under the
2005 Plan were granted on the effective date of the Merger, except for one. A March 17, 2006 award was received by Mr. Gonçalves in connection with his exercise of certain of his options granted at the effective date of the Merger.
Awards granted to our Board of Directors were made in January 2006.

The Compensation Committee has not established any program, plan or
practice for the issuance of equity awards to employees. Newly elected directors are granted 40,000 shares of non-qualified options at fair market value which vest ratably over five years.

We do not have any program, plan or practice in place for selecting grant dates for awards under the 2005 Plan in coordination with the release of
material non-public information. The exercise price for the option awards is the fair market value of the stock of Metals USA Holdings on the date of grant. The fair market value is determined using a combination of discounted cash flows and
financial metrics from companies with similar characteristics of Metals USA Holdings. The Compensation Committee is not prohibited from granting awards at times when they are in possession of material non-public information. However, no inside
information was taken into account in determining the number of options previously awarded or the exercise price for those awards, and we did not time the release of any material non-public information to affect the value of those
awards.

The Compensation Committee believes that the granting of awards under the 2005 Plan promotes, on a short-term and long-term basis,
an enhanced personal interest and alignment of interests of those executives receiving equity awards with the goals and strategies of the Company. The Compensation Committee also believes that the equity grants provide not only financial rewards to
such executives for achieving Company goals but also provide additional incentives for executives to remain with the Company.

In
connection with the May 2006 dividend and pursuant to the 2005 Plans provisions of rights preservation, the Compensation Committee modified the outstanding options by reducing the per share exercise price by $1.78 in order to retain the
participants rights proportionate with those prior to the dividend payment. In connection with the dividend paid to Metals USA Holdings stockholders in January 2007, the outstanding employee stock options under the 2005 Plan were
adjusted a second time by an amount approximately equal to the per share amount of this dividend. The per share exercise price of the options granted on November 30, 2005, was decreased by $4.22 to $4.00 and the per share exercise price of the
options granted on March 17, 2006, was reduced by $4.89 to $4.00. Option holders received the approximate balance of the dividend as a cash payment with respect to vested options and as a contribution to a deferred compensation plan with
respect to unvested options, as more fully described below in the section entitled Deferred Compensation Plan. Because the payment of the special dividend discussed above resulted in the 25% achievement of certain other performance
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In connection with the dividend paid to Metals USA Holdings stockholders in July 2007, option
holders received a cash payment equal to the per share amount of the dividend, approximately $9.25 per option, on all vested and unvested options held by the option holder.

Deferred compensation plan. As discussed above in the section entitled Equity Program; Stock Options and Restricted
Stock, in connection with the January 2007 dividend and vesting of certain Metals USA Holdings options, the reduction in the exercise price for outstanding options was less than the amount of the dividend per share. Accordingly, a
deferred compensation plan was created and an amount approximately equal to the balance of the dividend was credited to a deferred compensation account under the plan for holders of unvested options. Holders of vested options received a cash amount
approximately equal to the balance of the dividend. Payment of an estimated total of $2.3 million to our senior management under the deferred compensation plan is subject to continued employment for two years following the modification date (January
3, 2007).

401(k) plan. Our executive officers are eligible to participate in our companywide 401(k) plan for salaried
employees. The company matches the first 2% of the employee contribution.

Perquisites and other personal benefits. We
provide the executives, including other employees generally, with perquisites and other personal benefits that we and the Compensation Committee believe are reasonable, competitive and which are consistent with the overall compensation program to
enable us to attract and retain qualified employees for key positions. The Compensation Committee periodically reviews the perquisites and other benefits provided to the executives, as well as the other employees.

Tax treatment. We consider the anticipated tax treatment of our executive compensation program when setting levels and types of
compensation. Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the Code), generally disallows a tax deduction to public companies for compensation paid to a companys chief executive officer or any of its other
four most highly compensated executive officers in excess of $1 million in any year, with certain performance-based compensation being specifically exempt from this deduction limit. Compensation received under the EICP is performance-based, and
therefore qualifies for the exemption from the deduction limit. In addition, compensation received in connection with stock and stock option awards granted under the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan is also performance-based, and qualifies for the
exemption from the deduction limit. As such, during 2007, none of our employees subject to this limit received Section 162(m) of the Code compensation in excess of $1 million. Consequently, the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code
should not affect the tax deductions available to us in connection with our senior executive compensation program for 2007.

Conclusion. Our compensation policies are designed to reasonably and fairly motivate, retain and reward our executives for achieving our objectives and goals.



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Compensation Tables

Summary Compensation Table

The table below summarizes the total compensation paid or earned
by each of the named executive officers for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006. Amounts listed under the columns entitled Bonus, Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation, and All Other
Compensation were determined and approved by the Board of Directors.



|                                                  |  |            |  |        |         |          |   |                |  |                 |        |                                         |   |                          |  |       |         |  |   |           |  |   |          
|------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------- |  | ------ | ------- | -------- | - | -------------- |  | --------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------- | - | ------------------------ |  | ----- | ------- |  | - | --------- |  | - | ---------
|(a)                                               |  | (b)        |  | (c)    |         | (d)      |   | (e)            |  | (f)             |        | (g)                                     |   | (h)                      |  | (i)  
|Name and Principal Position                       |  | FiscalYear |  | Salary |         | Bonus(1) |   | StockAwards(2) |  | OptionAwards(3) |        | Non-EquityIncentive PlanCompensation(4) |   | All OtherCompensation(5) |  | Total
|C. Lourenco Goncalves                             |  | 2007       |  | $      | 600,000 |          | $ |               |  | $               |       |                                         | $ | 1,649,989                |  | $     | 540,916 |  | $ | 5,918,878 |  | $ | 8,709,783
|President and Chief Executive Officer             |  | 2006       |  |        | 585,000 |          |   | 27,329         |  |                 | 36,000 |                                         |   | 493,169                  |  |       | 828,656 |  |   | 105,091   |  |   | 2,075,245
|                                                  |  |            |  |        |         |          |   |               
|Robert C. McPherson III                           |  | 2007       |  |        | 300,000 |          |   |               |  |                 | 25,208 |                                         |   | 185,900                  |  |       | 178,295 |  |   | 804,514   |  |   | 1,493,917
|Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |  | 2006       |  |        | 300,000 |          |   |               |  |                 | 27,500 |                                         |   | 56,763                   |  |       | 262,178 |  |   | 15,507    |  |   | 661,948  
|                                                  |  |            |  |        |         |          |   |               
|John A. Hageman                                   |  | 2007       |  |        | 300,000 |          |   |               |  |                 |       |                                         |   | 269,177                  |  |       | 178,295 |  |   | 992,073   |  |   | 1,739,545
|Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer     |  | 2006       |  |        | 290,000 |          |   |               |  |                 |       |                                         |   | 82,191                   |  |       | 253,438 |  |   | 37,017    |  |   | 662,646  
|                                                  |  |            |  |        |         |          |   |               
|Roger Krohn                                       |  | 2007       |  |        | 280,000 |          |   |               |  |                 | 22,458 |                                         |   | 174,228                  |  |       | 206,302 |  |   | 746,276   |  |   | 1,429,264
|President Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Group       |  | 2006       |  |        | 280,000 |          |   |               |  |                 | 24,500 |                                         |   | 53,199                   |  |       | 247,848 |  |   | 15,612    |  |   | 621,159  
|                                                  |  |            |  |        |         |          |   |               
|David A. Martens                                  |  | 2007       |  |        | 260,000 |          |   |               |  |                 | 7,333  |                                         |   | 48,400                   |  |       | 213,082 |  |   | 227,227   |  |   | 756,042  
|President Plates and Shapes Group-West            |  | 2006       |  |        | 250,000 |          |   | 35,000         |  |                 | 8,000  |                                         |   | 14,779                   |  |       | 251,062 |  |   | 14,300    |  |   | 573,141  



|(1) | The amounts in column (d) reflect the amount attributable to annual bonus paid to the named executive officers based on the discretion of the Compensation Committee, which is
discussed further under Compensation Discussion and Analysis above.
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|(2) | The amounts in column (e) reflect the dollar amount recognized for financial reporting purposes for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, in accordance with
SFAS 123(R) of awards pursuant to our Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, and thus, include amounts from awards granted in and prior to 2006. See Note 11 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2007 for further discussion of restricted stock awards.
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|(3) | The amounts in column (f) reflect the dollar amount recognized for financial reporting purposes for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, in accordance with
SFAS 123(R) of awards pursuant to our Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, and thus, include amounts from awards granted in and prior to 2006. Assumptions used in the calculation of this amount for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2007 are included in Note 11 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
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|(4) | The amounts in column (g) reflect the cash awards to the named individuals under the EICP, which is discussed further under Compensation Discussion and Analysis
above.
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|(5) | The amounts in column (h) reflect the following for each named executive officer for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007:
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|                        |  |                                      |        |                                         |   |          
|----------------------- |  | ------------------------------------ | ------ | --------------------------------------- | - | ---------
|Name                    |  | TotalPerquisites andPersonalBenefits |        | Dividends Paidon Stock andOption Awards
|C. Lourenco Goncalves   |  | $                                    | 36,049 |                                         | $ | 5,878,329
|Robert C. McPherson III |  |                                      | 17,864 |                                         |   | 782,150  
|John A. Hageman         |  |                                      | 24,745 |                                         |   | 962,828  
|Roger Krohn             |  |                                      | 14,162 |                                         |   | 727,614  
|David A. Martens        |  |                                      | 15,506 |                                         |   | 207,221  



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Perquisites and personal benefits consist of the following:



| |  |  | the amount attributable to company payments for personal use of automobiles;
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| |  |  | the amounts attributable to company reimbursements for club dues payable by the named executive officer;
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| |  |  | the amount of income taxes paid by the company on behalf of the named executive officer for automobile allowances and club dues; and
| | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | the amounts attributable to company reimbursements for medical insurance premiums and life insurance premiums.
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

None of the individual amounts attributable to each such perquisites or benefits exceeds the greater of $25,000 or 10% of the total amount of perquisites
for each named executive officer.

Dividends paid on stock and option awards are the amounts paid to each named executive officer on
restricted stock and option awards granted under the Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan in connection with the January 2007 Dividend and July 2007 Dividend, each of which are discussed in more detail in Note 10 to our Consolidated
Financial Statements.

Grants of Plan-Based Awards



|                        |  |           |  |                                                                      |   |                                                      |   |                                                            |  |                                     |           |                                              |   |     |   |     |   |  |  
|----------------------- |  | --------- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | - | ---------------------------------------------------- | - | ---------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------- | --------- | -------------------------------------------- | - | --- | - | --- | - |  | -
|(a)                     |  | (b)       |  | (c)                                                                  |   | (d)                                                  |   | (e)                                                        |  | (f)                                 |           | (g)                                          |   | (h) |   | (i)
|Name                    |  | GrantDate |  | Estimated Possible Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards(1) |   | All OtherStockAwards:Numberof Sharesof Stockor Units |   | All OtherOptionAwards:Number ofSecuritiesUnderlyingOptions |  | Exerciseor BasePrice ofOptionAwards |           | Grant DateFair Valueof Stockand OptionAwards
|                        |  | Threshold |  | Target                                                               |   | Maximum                                              |   |                                                            |  |                                    
|C. Lourenco Goncalves   |  |          |  | $                                                                    |  |                                                      | $ | 660,000                                                    |  | $                                   | 1,284,000 |                                              |  |     |  |     |  |  | 
|Robert C. McPherson III |  |          |  |                                                                      |  |                                                      |   | 210,000                                                    |  |                                     | 402,000   |                                              |  |     |  |     |  |  | 
|John A. Hageman         |  |          |  |                                                                      |  |                                                      |   | 210,000                                                    |  |                                     | 402,000   |                                              |  |     |  |     |  |  | 
|Roger Krohn             |  |          |  |                                                                      |  |                                                      |   | 196,000                                                    |  |                                     | 375,200   |                                              |  |     |  |     |  |  | 
|David A. Martens        |  |          |  |                                                                      |  |                                                      |   | 182,000                                                    |  |                                     | 348,400   |                                              |  |     |  |     |  |  | 



|(1) | The amounts shown in column (c) reflect the minimum payment level under the Metals USA Holdings Annual Incentive Bonus Plan for 2007, which was zero. The Plan did not
have a maximum limit with respect to profitability objectives. For purposes of calculating the maximum presented in column (e), a 200% achievement level was assumed. It was not likely that a 200% achievement level would have been met, and for 2007,
it was not met. These amounts are based on the individuals current salary and position. See Compensation Discussion and Analysis above for further discussion.
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Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan

In connection with the Merger, Metals USA Holdings adopted the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the 2005 Plan), which was amended and restated by Metals USA Holdings on January 18, 2006, under which
Messrs. Gonçalves, McPherson, Hageman, Krohn, Martens and other management participants are eligible to receive awards of stock options for common stock of Metals USA Holdings. Pursuant to option agreements entered into that are subject
to the terms of the 2005 Plan, Messrs. Gonçalves, McPherson, Hageman, Krohn and Martens have been granted options under the Plan, effective at the effective time of the Merger. The number of options to be granted to each of Messrs.
Gonçalves, McPherson, Hageman, Krohn and Martens and the date of vesting and pricing of such options are more fully described above under Management Agreements with Metals USA and Related Stock Option Grants from Metals USA
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granted to employees or directors of, or consultants to, us, or any of our subsidiaries, except that consultants may only receive awards with the consent of
our president. The 2005 Plan has a term of ten years. The date of grant, vesting and pricing of options granted under the option plan are subject to the discretion of the Compensation Committee of Metals USA Holdings. In addition, Messrs.
Gonçalves, McPherson, Hageman, Krohn and Martens and a limited number of other management participants have also received awards of restricted shares of our common stock of Metals USA Holdings granted under the 2005 Plan. Messrs.
Gonçalves, McPherson, Hageman, Krohn and Martens have been granted 39,600, 5,500, 8,000, 4,900 and 1,600 restricted shares, respectively, pursuant to restricted stock agreements entered into that are subject to the terms of the 2005 Plan, all
of which were fully vested as of December 31, 2007.

See Compensation Discussion and Analysis above and Note 11 to our
Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion and the 2005 Plan.

Management Agreements with Metals USA and Related Stock Option Grants from Metals
USA Holdings

Each of Messrs. Gonçalves, Hageman and McPherson has an employment agreement and each of Messrs. Krohn, Martens and
Longo has a severance agreement with Metals USA.

Mr. Gonçalves employment agreement. Under his employment
agreement, Mr. Gonçalves serves as Metals USAs President and Chief Executive Officer for an initial term of five years following the effective date of the Merger. The initial term will automatically be renewed for successive
one-year periods unless 90 days prior notice is given by either party. In addition, Mr. Gonçalves is a member of our Board of Directors. He receives an annual base salary of $600,000. Mr. Gonçalves is eligible to
receive an annual bonus of not less than 100% of his base salary if we achieve specified performance objectives. In addition, pursuant to his employment agreement, he received two stock option grants at the effective time of the Merger,
November 30, 2005, to purchase shares of Metals USA Holdings common stock at an exercise price of $10.00 per share. The first grant was for options to purchase 407,960 shares of Metals USA Holdings common stock and expires ten years
after the grant date. Pursuant to his non-qualified stock option agreements, the options were classified as Tranche A options or Tranche B options. The Tranche A options cover 203,980 of the shares subject to the options, and 20% of these options
vest and become exercisable on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant date, except that vesting will accelerate upon our sale. Tranche B includes the remaining 203,980 shares subject to this first grant of options and vests and becomes
exercisable on the earlier of the eighth anniversary of the grant date and the achievement of other performance metrics. The second grant was for options to purchase 18,800 shares of Metals USA Holdings common stock and was fully vested as of
the grant date and exercisable on or before March 30, 2006. Mr. Gonçalves exercised his options subject to the second grant on March 17, 2006. Pursuant to his option agreement, upon such exercise on March 17, 2006,
Mr. Gonçalves received an additional grant of options to purchase 40,790 shares of Metals USA Holdings common stock at an exercise price of $10.67 per share. These additional options are allocated equally into Tranches A and B and
are subject to similar vesting specifications as the first grant of options to purchase 407,960 shares of Metals USA Holdings discussed above. In connection with the May 2006 dividend, the exercise price of the options granted on November 30,
2005, was reduced to $8.22 and the exercise price of the options granted on March 17, 2006 was reduced to $8.89. The options exercise price was reduced by an amount equal to the per share amount of the dividend. In connection with the
January 2007 dividend, the exercise price of the outstanding employee stock options under the 2005 Plan was adjusted a second time. The per share exercise price of the options granted on November 30, 2005, was decreased by $4.22 to $4.00 and
the per share exercise price of the options granted on March 17, 2006, was reduced by $4.89 to $4.00. With respect to his vested options, a cash payment was made to Mr. Gonçalves approximating the balance of the dividend (including
all Tranche B options, which were vested in the Boards discretion based on the achievement of the related performance metrics). With respect to his unvested options, an amount approximating the balance of the dividend was credited to a
deferred compensation account, distribution of which is subject to continued employment through January 3, 2009. In connection with the July 2007 dividend, Mr. Gonçalves received on all of his vested and unvested options a cash
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at the effective time of the Merger and an additional 3,600 upon the exercise of the 18,800 options discussed above, which vested immediately. Under the
employment agreement, Mr. Gonçalves is provided employee benefits equal to or greater than those provided to him by us prior to the Merger. Upon Mr. Gonçalves termination of employment by us without cause or
by Mr. Gonçalves for good reason (each as defined in the employment agreement) or upon our election not to renew his employment, Mr. Gonçalves will be entitled to receive the following severance payments and
benefits: all accrued salary and bonus earned but not yet paid, a pro-rata bonus for the year in which the termination occurs, a lump sum payment equal to twelve months of his base salary, monthly payments equal to one-twelfth of his annual base
salary beginning with the thirteenth month following the date of his termination, until the twenty-fourth month following his date of termination (or on the earlier date of his material violation of the terms of his employment agreement), and the
reimbursement for the cost of COBRA Continuation coverage for a period of up to eighteen months. Additionally, Mr. Gonçalves will be subject to certain restrictions on his ability to compete with us or solicit our customers or employees
for two years after his termination. Mr. Gonçalves employment agreement may also be terminated for cause (as defined in the employment agreement).

Mr. Hagemans employment agreement. Under his employment agreement, Mr. Hageman serves as our senior vice president and chief legal
officer and administrative officer for an initial term of two years following the effective time of the Merger. The initial term will automatically be renewed for successive one-year periods unless 90 days prior notice is given by either
party. Mr. Hageman receives an annual base salary of $300,000 and is eligible for an annual bonus of 70% of his base salary if we achieve specified performance objectives. In addition, at the effective time of the Merger, he received a stock
option grant to purchase 73,000 shares of Metals USA Holdings common stock at an exercise price of $10.00 per share that expires ten years after the grant date. Pursuant to his non-qualified stock option agreement, 36,500 of these options are
classified as Tranche A Options and 20% of these options will vest and become exercisable on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant date, except that vesting will accelerate upon our sale. The remaining 36,500 options are classified as
Tranche B Options and will vest and become exercisable on the earlier of the eighth anniversary of the effective time of the Merger and the date other performance targets are achieved. In connection with the May 2006 dividend, the exercise price of
the options was reduced to $8.22. The exercise price was reduced by an amount equal to the per share amount of the dividend. In connection with the January 2007 dividend, the exercise price of the outstanding employee stock options under the 2005
Plan was adjusted a second time. The per share exercise price of the options granted on November 30, 2005, was decreased by $4.22 to $4.00. With respect to his vested options, a cash payment was made to Mr. Hageman approximating the
balance of the dividend (including all Tranche B options, which were vested in the Boards discretion based on the achievement of the related performance metrics). With respect to his unvested options, an amount approximating the balance of the
dividend was credited to a deferred compensation account, distribution of which is subject to continued employment through January 3, 2009. In connection with the July 2007 dividend, Mr. Hageman received on all of his vested and unvested
options a cash payment $9.25 per option, an amount equal to the per share amount of the dividend. Further, Mr. Hageman received a grant of 8,000 restricted shares on the effective date of the Merger, which vested immediately. Mr. Hageman
is provided employee benefits equal to those provided to him by us prior to the Merger. Upon his termination of employment by us without cause or by Mr. Hageman for good reason, or upon our election not to renew his
employment, Mr. Hageman will be entitled to the following severance payments and benefits: all accrued salary and bonus earned but not paid, a pro rata bonus for the year in which the termination occurs, his annual base salary for a period of
eighteen months following his termination or, at our election, a lump sum payment equal to eighteen months of annual base salary (such payments to cease (or be repaid by Mr. Hageman on a pro-rata basis in the case of a lump sum payment) if he
violates the terms of his employment agreement prior to such time), and the reimbursement for the cost of COBRA Continuation coverage for a period of up to eighteen months. Additionally, Mr. Hageman will be subject to certain restrictions on
his ability to compete with us for eighteen months or solicit our customers or employees for two years after his termination. Mr. Hagemans employment agreement may also be terminated for cause (as defined in the employment
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Mr. McPhersons employment agreement. Under his employment agreement, Mr. McPherson
serves as our senior vice president and chief financial officer for an initial term of two years following the effective time of the Merger. The initial term will automatically be renewed for successive one-year periods unless 90 days prior
notice is given by either party. Mr. McPherson receives an annual base salary of $300,000 and is eligible for an annual bonus of 70% of his base salary if we achieve specified performance objectives. In addition, at the effective date of the
Merger, he received a stock option grant to purchase 50,415 shares of Metals USA Holdings common stock at an exercise price of $10.00 per share that expires ten years after the grant date. Pursuant to his non-qualified stock option agreement,
25,207 of these options are classified as Tranche A Options, and 20% of these options will vest and become exercisable on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant date, except that vesting will accelerate upon our sale. The remaining 25,208
options are classified as Tranche B Options and will vest and become exercisable on the earlier of the eighth anniversary of the grant date and the date certain other performance targets are achieved. In connection with the May 2006 dividend, the
exercise price of the options was reduced to $8.22. The exercise price was reduced by an amount equal to the per share amount of the dividend. In connection with the January 2007 dividend, the exercise price of the outstanding employee stock options
under the 2005 Plan was adjusted a second time. The per share exercise price of the options granted on November 30, 2005, was decreased by $4.22 to $4.00. With respect to his vested options, a cash payment was made to Mr. McPherson
approximating the balance of the dividend (including all Tranche B options, which were vested in the Boards discretion based on the achievement of the related performance metrics). With respect to his unvested options, an amount approximating
the balance of the dividend was credited to a deferred compensation account, distribution of which is subject to continued employment through January 3, 2009. In connection with the July 2007 dividend, Mr. McPherson received on all of his
vested and unvested options a cash payment $9.25 per option, an amount equal to the per share amount of the dividend. Further, on the effective date of the Merger, Mr. McPherson received a grant of 5,500 restricted shares, which shares will
vest on the second anniversary of the Merger. Mr. McPherson is provided employee benefits equal to those provided to him by us prior to the Merger. Upon Mr. McPhersons termination of employment by us without cause or by
Mr. McPherson for good reason (each as defined in the employment agreement) or upon our election not to renew his employment, Mr. McPherson will be entitled to receive the same severance payments as set forth in
Mr. Hagemans employment agreement and described above. Additionally, Mr. McPherson will be subject to certain restrictions on his ability to compete with us for eighteen months or solicit our customers or employees for two years
after his termination. Mr. McPhersons employment agreement may also be terminated for cause (as defined in the employment agreement).

Mr. Krohns severance agreement. Under his severance agreement, upon his termination of employment by us without cause or by Mr. Krohn for good reason as those terms are
defined in the severance agreement, Mr. Krohn will be entitled to the following severance payments and benefits: his annual base salary for a period of twelve months following his termination of employment (such payments to cease if he violates
any material terms of his severance agreement prior to such time) and the reimbursement for the cost of COBRA Continuation coverage for a period of up to twelve months. Additionally, Mr. Krohn will be subject to certain restrictions on his
ability to compete with us for one year (two years if his employment is terminated for cause or he resigns without good reason) and to solicit our customers or employees for two years after his termination. In addition, pursuant to a stock option
agreement with Metals USA Holdings, Mr. Krohn received a stock option grant on November 30, 2005, at the effective time of the Merger, to purchase 47,250 shares of Metals USA Holdings common stock at an exercise price of $10.00 per
share that expires ten years after the grant date. Pursuant to his non-qualified stock option agreement, 23,625 of these options are classified as Tranche A Options, 20% of which vest and become exercisable on each of the first five anniversaries of
the grant date, except that vesting will accelerate upon our sale. The remaining 23,625 options are classified as Tranche B Options and will vest and become exercisable on the earlier of the eighth anniversary of the effective time of the Merger and
the date certain other performance targets are achieved. In connection with the May 2006 dividend, the exercise price was reduced to $8.22. The exercise price was reduced by an amount equal to the per share dividend. In connection with the January
2007 dividend, the exercise price of the outstanding employee stock options under the 2005 Plan was adjusted a second time. The per share exercise price of the options granted on November 30, 2005, was decreased by $4.22 to $4.00. With respect
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approximating the balance of the dividend (including all Tranche B options, which were vested in the Boards discretion based on the achievement of the
related performance metrics). With respect to his unvested options, an amount approximating the balance of the dividend was credited to a deferred compensation account, distribution of which is subject to continued employment through January 3,
2009. In connection with the July 2007 dividend, Mr. Krohn received on all of his vested and unvested options a cash payment $9.25 per option, an amount equal to the per share amount of the dividend. Further, pursuant to a restricted stock
agreement with Metals USA Holdings, on the effective date of the Merger, Mr. Krohn received a grant of 4,900 restricted shares, which shares vested on the second anniversary of the Merger.

Mr. Martens severance agreement. Under his severance agreement, upon his termination of employment by us without cause or
by Mr. Martens for good reason as those terms are defined in the severance agreement, Mr. Martens will be entitled to the following severance payments and benefits: his annual base salary for a period of twelve months following
his termination of employment (such payments to cease if he violates any material terms of his severance agreement prior to such time) and the reimbursement for the cost of COBRA Continuation coverage for a period of up to twelve months.
Additionally, Mr. Martens will be subject to certain restrictions on his ability to compete with us for one year (two years if his employment is terminated for cause or he resigns without good reason) and to solicit our customers or employees
for two years after his termination. In addition, pursuant to a stock option agreement with Metals USA Holdings, Mr. Martens received a stock option grant, at the effective time of the Merger, to purchase 13,126 shares of Metals USA
Holdings common stock at an exercise price of $10.00 per share that will expire ten years after the grant date. Pursuant to his non-qualified stock option agreement, 6,563 of these options are classified as Tranche A Options, 20% of which will
vest and become exercisable on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant date, except that vesting will accelerate upon our sale. The remaining 6,563 options are classified as Tranche B Options and will vest and become exercisable on the
earlier of the eighth anniversary of the effective time of the Merger and the date that certain other performance targets are achieved. In connection with the May 2006 dividend, the exercise price of the options was reduced to $8.22. The exercise
price was reduced by an amount equal to the per share dividend. In connection with the January 2007 dividend, the exercise price of the outstanding employee stock options under the 2005 Plan was adjusted a second time. The per share exercise price
of the options granted on November 30, 2005, was decreased by $4.22 to $4.00. With respect to his vested options, a cash payment was made to Mr. Martens approximating the balance of the dividend (including all Tranche B options, which were
vested in the Boards discretion based on the achievement of the related performance metrics). With respect to his unvested options, an amount approximating the balance of the dividend was credited to a deferred compensation account,
distribution of which is subject to continued employment through January 3, 2009. In connection with the July 2007 dividend, Mr. Martens received on all of his vested and unvested options a cash payment $9.25 per option, an amount equal to
the per share amount of the dividend. Further, pursuant to a restricted stock agreement with Metals USA Holdings, on the effective date of the Merger, Mr. Martens received a grant of 1,600 restricted shares, which shares vested on the second
anniversary of the Merger.

Mr. Longos severance agreement. Under his severance agreement, upon his termination of
employment by us without cause or by Mr. Longo for good reason as those terms are defined in the severance agreement, Mr. Longo will be entitled to the following severance payments and benefits: his annual
base salary for a period of twelve months following his termination of employment (such payments to cease if he violates any material terms of his severance agreement prior to such time), and the reimbursement for the cost of COBRA Continuation
coverage for a period of up to twelve months. Additionally, Mr. Longo will be subject to certain restrictions on his ability to compete with us for one year (two years if his employment is terminated for cause or he resigns without good reason)
and to solicit our customers or employees for two years after his termination. In addition, pursuant to a stock option agreement with Metals USA Holdings, Mr. Longo received a stock option grant, at the effective time of the Merger, to purchase
15,750 shares of Metals USA Holdings common stock at an exercise price of $10.00 per share that will expire ten years after the grant date. Pursuant to his non-qualified stock option agreement, 7,875 of these options are classified as Tranche
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vest and become exercisable on the earlier of the eighth anniversary of the effective time of the Merger and the date certain other performance targets are
achieved. In connection with the May 2006 dividend, the exercise price of the options was reduced to $8.22. The exercise price was reduced by an amount equal to the per share amount of the dividend. In connection with the January 2007 dividend, the
exercise price of the outstanding employee stock options under the 2005 Plan was adjusted a second time. The per share exercise price of the options granted on November 30, 2005, was decreased by $4.22 to $4.00. With respect to his vested
options, a cash payment was made to Mr. Longo approximating the balance of the dividend (including all Tranche B options, which were vested in the Boards discretion based on the achievement of the related performance metrics). With
respect to his unvested options, an amount approximating the balance of the dividend was credited to a deferred compensation account, distribution of which is subject to continued employment through January 3, 2009. In connection with the July
2007 dividend, Mr. Longo received on all of his vested and unvested options a cash payment $9.25 per option, an amount equal to the per share amount of the dividend. Further, pursuant to a restricted stock agreement with Metals USA Holdings, on
the effective date of the Merger, Mr. Longo received a grant of 1,600 restricted shares, which shares vested on the second anniversary of the Merger.

Bonus Plan

See Compensation Discussion and Analysis for a discussion of our EICP.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End



|                        |  |                                                             |  |                                                               |  |                     |  |                      |  |                                                   |  |  |  |                                                           
|----------------------- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------- |  | -------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------- |  |  |  | ----------------------------------------------------------
|                        |  | Option Awards(1)                                            |  |                                                               |  | Stock Awards       
|(a)                     |  | (b)                                                         |  | (c)                                                           |  | (d)                 |  | (e)                  |  | (f)                                               |  |  |  | (g)                                                       
|Name                    |  | Number ofSecuritiesUnderlyingUnexercisedOptionsExercisable |  | Number ofSecuritiesUnderlyingUnexercisedOptionsUnexercisable |  | OptionExercisePrice |  | OptionExpirationDate |  | Numberof Sharesor Unitsof StockThatHave NotVested |  |  |  | Market Value ofShares or Unitsof Stock ThatHave Not Vested
|C. Lourenco Goncalves   |  | 310,046                                                     |  | 138,704                                                       |  | 4.00                |  | 11/30/2015           |  |                                                  |  |  |  |                                                          
|Robert C. McPherson III |  | 35,292                                                      |  | 15,123                                                        |  | 4.00                |  | 11/30/2015           |  |                                                  |  |  |  |                                                          
|John A. Hageman         |  | 51,100                                                      |  | 21,900                                                        |  | 4.00                |  | 11/30/2015           |  |                                                  |  |  |  |                                                          
|Roger Krohn             |  | 33,075                                                      |  | 14,175                                                        |  | 4.00                |  | 11/30/2015           |  |                                                  |  |  |  |                                                          
|David A. Martens        |  | 9,189                                                       |  | 3,937                                                         |  | 4.00                |  | 11/30/2015           |  |                                                  |  |  |  |                                                          



|(1) | See Note 11 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 for a description of Metals USA Holdings share option and restricted
stock plans, including the vesting schedule.
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Option Exercises and Stock Vesting



|                        |  |                                    |  |                           |   |                 |  |                                   |       |                         |   |       
|----------------------- |  | ---------------------------------- |  | ------------------------- | - | --------------- |  | --------------------------------- | ----- | ----------------------- | - | ------
|                        |  | Option Awards(1)                   |  |                           |   | Stock Awards(2)
|(a)                     |  | (b)                                |  | (c)                       |   |                 |  | (d)                               |       | (e)                    
|Name                    |  | Number ofSharesAcquired onExercise |  | Value Realizedon Exercise |   |                 |  | Number ofSharesAcquired onVesting |       | ValueRealized onVesting
|C. Lourenco Goncalves   |  |                                   |  | $                         |  |                 |  |                                   |      |                         | $ |      
|Robert C. McPherson III |  |                                   |  |                           |  |                 |  |                                   | 5,500 |                         |   | 55,000
|John A. Hageman         |  |                                   |  |                           |  |                 |  |                                   |      |                         |   |      
|Roger Krohn             |  |                                   |  |                           |  |                 |  |                                   | 4,900 |                         |   | 49,000
|David A. Martens        |  |                                   |  |                           |  |                 |  |                                   | 1,600 |                         |   | 16,000



|(1) | There were no stock option exercises by the named executive officers during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
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|(2) | As the common stock of Metals USA Holdings is held by Apollo and members of management, there is no established trading market for the common stock and it is not traded on any stock
exchange. Since there is no closing market price at which to establish the market value of the awards reported in column (e), the $10.00 per share grant value has been used, which was determined on the grant date using a combination of discounted
cash flows and financial metrics from companies with similar characteristics to those of Metals USA Holdings.
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Potential Payments Upon
Termination or Change in Control

Our employment and severance agreements are described under the Grants of Plan-Based
Awards table above.

If (1) each of our named executive officers terminated their employment for good reason or was
terminated other than for cause, death or disability, or (with respect to those executives with employment agreements) if we elected not to renew their employment agreements, or (2) each of our named executive officers was
terminated as a result of death or disability, as of December 31, 2007, our named executive officers would be paid the following amounts, respectively:



|                                  |  |                                                                                 |         |                                       |   |          
|--------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------- | - | ---------
|                                  |  | VoluntaryTermination orInvoluntary withoutCause Termination onDecember 31,
2007 |         | Death orDisability onDecember 31,2007
|C. Lourenco Goncalves:            |  |                                                                                 |         |                                       |   |          
|Compensation                      |  |                                                                                 |         |                                       |   |          
|Accrued Salary                    |  | $                                                                               | 1,650   |                                       | $ | 1,650    
|Accrued Bonus (Incentive Plan)    |  |                                                                                 | 540,916 |                                       |   | 540,916  
|Lump Sum Salary (12 months)       |  |                                                                                 | 600,000 |                                       |   | 600,000  
|Lump Sum SalaryDeath (24 months) |  |                                                                                 |        |                                       |   | 1,200,000
|Monthly Salary (12 months)        |  |                                                                                 | 600,000 |                                       |   |         
|                                  |  |                                                                                
|Benefits and Perquisites          |  |                                                                                 |         |                                       |   |          
|401(k) Savings Plan               |  |                                                                                 | 22,174  |                                       |   | 22,174   
|Health and Welfare Benefits       |  |                                                                                 | 23,612  |                                       |   | 23,612   
|Disability Income(1)              |  |                                                                                 |        |                                       |   | 1,672,586
|Life Insurance Benefits(2)        |  |                                                                                 |        |                                       |   | 400,000  
|Accrued Vacation Pay              |  |                                                                                 | 161,585 |                                       |   | 161,585  
|                                  |  |                                                                                
|Robert C. McPherson III:          |  |                                                                                 |         |                                       |   |          
|Compensation                      |  |                                                                                 |         |                                       |   |          
|Accrued Salary                    |  | $                                                                               | 824     |                                       | $ | 824      
|Accrued Bonus (Incentive Plan)    |  |                                                                                 | 178,295 |                                       |   | 178,295  
|Lump Sum Salary (12 months)       |  |                                                                                 |        |                                       |   | 300,000  
|Monthly Salary (18 months)        |  |                                                                                 | 450,000 |                                       |   |         
|                                  |  |                                                                                
|Benefits and Perquisites          |  |                                                                                 |         |                                       |   |          
|401(k) Savings Plan               |  |                                                                                 | 21,132  |                                       |   | 21,132   
|Health and Welfare Benefits       |  |                                                                                 | 23,612  |                                       |   | 23,612   
|Disability Income(1)              |  |                                                                                 |        |                                       |   | 1,911,818
|Life Insurance Benefits(2)        |  |                                                                                 |        |                                       |   | 400,000  
|Accrued Vacation Pay              |  |                                                                                 | 24,808  |                                       |   | 24,808   
|                                  |  |                                                                                
|John A. Hageman:                  |  |                                                                                 |         |                                       |   |          
|Compensation                      |  |                                                                                 |         |                                       |   |          
|Accrued Salary                    |  | $                                                                               | 824     |                                       | $ | 824      
|Accrued Bonus (Incentive Plan)    |  |                                                                                 | 178,295 |                                       |   | 178,295  
|Lump Sum Salary (12 months)       |  |                                                                                 |        |                                       |   | 300,000  
|Monthly Salary (18 months)        |  |                                                                                 | 450,000 |                                       |   |          



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|                               |  |   |         |  |   |          
|------------------------------ |  | - | ------- |  | - | ---------
|Benefits and Perquisites       |  |   |         |  |   |          
|401(k) Savings Plan            |  |   | 35,587  |  |   | 35,587   
|Health and Welfare Benefits    |  |   | 23,612  |  |   | 23,612   
|Disability Income(1)           |  |   |         |  |   | 1,410,827
|Life Insurance Benefits(2)     |  |   |         |  |   | 400,000  
|Accrued Vacation Pay           |  |   | 84,253  |  |   | 84,253   
|                               |  |  
|Roger Krohn:                   |  |   |         |  |   |          
|Compensation                   |  |   |         |  |   |          
|Accrued Salary                 |  | $ | 10,183  |  | $ | 10,183   
|Accrued Bonus (Incentive Plan) |  |   | 206,302 |  |   | 206,302  
|Monthly Salary (12 months)     |  |   | 280,000 |  |   |         
|Benefits and Perquisites       |  |   |         |  |   |          
|401(k) Savings Plan            |  |   | 245,786 |  |   | 245,786  
|Health and Welfare Benefits    |  |   | 15,324  |  |   | 15,324   
|Disability Income(1)           |  |   |        |  |   | 1,244,238
|Life Insurance Benefits(2)     |  |   |        |  |   | 400,000  
|Accrued Vacation Pay           |  |   |        |  |   |         
|                               |  |  
|David A. Martens:              |  |   |         |  |   |          
|Compensation                   |  |   |         |  |   |          
|Accrued Salary                 |  | $ | 6,000   |  | $ | 6,000    
|Accrued Bonus (Incentive Plan) |  |   | 213,082 |  |   | 213,082  
|Monthly Salary (12 months)     |  |   | 260,000 |  |   |         
|Benefits and Perquisites       |  |   |         |  |   |          
|401(k) Savings Plan            |  |   | 343,594 |  |   | 343,594  
|Health and Welfare Benefits    |  |   | 15,324  |  |   | 15,324   
|Disability Income(1)           |  |   |        |  |   | 1,083,128
|Life Insurance Benefits(2)     |  |   |        |  |   | 400,000  
|Accrued Vacation Pay           |  |   | 14,932  |  |   | 14,932   



|(1) | Reflects the maximum lump-sum present value of all future payments each named executive would be entitled to receive under the Companys disability program. Each named
executive would be entitled to receive benefits until he reaches age 65.
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|(2) | Reflects the maximum lump-sum amount of $200,000 payable to each named executives beneficiaries upon his death plus the maximum lump-sum amount of $200,000 payable in the
event of accidental death under the Companys life insurance program.
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No payments are made under any employment
agreement or severance agreement if an executive terminates his employment without good reason or we terminate his employment for cause.

With respect to the employment and severance agreements:



| |  |  | cause generally means (1) the commission of a felony or a crime of moral turpitude; (2) a willful and material act of dishonesty involving
Metals USA; (3) a material non-curable breach of the executives obligations under the agreement; (4) material breaches of Metals USAs policies or procedures; (5) any other willful misconduct which causes material harm to
Metals USA or its business reputation; (6) a failure to cure a material breach of the executives obligations under the agreement, the investor rights agreement among the stockholders of Metals USA Holdings and certain other agreements
related to the executives equity participation in Metals USA Holdings, within 30 days after written notice of such breach; or (7) breaches of any of the executives representations contained in the agreement; and
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| |  |  | good reason generally means (1) a reduction in the executives annual base salary or bonus potential described in the agreement (but not
including any diminution related to a broader compensation reduction that is not limited to any particular employee or executive); (2) a material diminution of the executives responsibilities or, with respect to Mr. Gonçalves,
prior to an initial public offering, the failure to re-elect him to the Board of Directors of Metals USA or Metals USA Holdings; (3) relocation of the executives primary work place, as assigned to him by Metals USA, beyond a fifty mile
radius; or (4) a material breach by the employer of the agreement.
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Director Compensation

The table below summarized the compensation paid by the Company to non-employee Directors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.



|                  |  |                          |         |             |   |                 |  |                          |         |       |   |         |  |   |        
|----------------- |  | ------------------------ | ------- | ----------- | - | --------------- |  | ------------------------ | ------- | ----- | - | ------- |  | - | -------
|(a)(1)            |  | (b)                      |         | (c)         |   | (d)             |  | (e)                      |         | (f)  
|Name              |  | FeesEarned orPaid inCash |         | StockAwards |   | OptionAwards(2) |  | All OtherCompensation(3) |         | Total
|Joshua J. Harris  |  | $                        | 60,500  |             | $ |                |  | $                        | 182,486 |       | $ | 632,537 |  | $ | 875,523
|Marc E. Becker(4) |  |                          | 88,500  |             |   |                |  | $                        | 179,341 |       |   | 632,537 |  | $ | 900,378
|Eric L. Press     |  |                          | 64,000  |             |   |                |  | $                        | 182,486 |       |   | 632,537 |  | $ | 879,023
|M. Ali Rashid     |  |                          | 116,000 |             |   |                |  | $                        | 182,486 |       |   | 632,537 |  | $ | 931,023
|John T. Baldwin   |  |                          | 90,000  |             |   |                |  | $                        | 46,592  |       |   | 422,617 |  | $ | 559,209



|(1) | C. Lourenço Gonçalves, the Companys Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, is not included in this table as he is an employee of the Company and thus
receives no compensation for his services as a Director. The compensation received by Mr. Gonçalves as an employee of the Company is shown in the Summary Compensation Table above.
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|(2) | Reflects the dollar amount recognized for financial reporting purposes for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, in accordance with SFAS 123(R) of awards pursuant to Metals
USA Holdings Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. Assumptions used in the calculation of this amount for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 are included in Note 11 to our Consolidated Financial Statements. As of
December 31, 2007, each Director had the following number of options outstanding: Joshua J. Harris: 40,000; M. Ali Rashid: 40,000; Eric L. Press: 40,000; John T. Baldwin: 40,000.
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|(3) | Consists of dividends paid on stock option awards granted under the Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan in connection with the January 2007 Dividend and July 2007
Dividend, each of which are discussed in more detail in Note 10 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
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|(4) | Marc E. Becker resigned his position as a Director of the Company effective December 6, 2007. Amounts reflected in the table above are for the period from January 1, 2007
through December 6, 2007.
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Compensation of Directors

We currently compensate our directors with an annual retainer of $60,000, paid quarterly in advance of each fiscal quarter of service. Each director also
receives a fee of $2,000 per board meeting attended and $2,000 for each regularly scheduled committee meeting. The annual fees for the Audit Committee members are $10,000, and for the Chairman and member of any other Committee, the annual fees are
$7,500 and $3,000, respectively. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an annual fee of $12,500. All reasonable out-of-pocket expenses are reimbursed upon submission of support documentation. In addition, each non-employee director of Metals
USA received a grant of 40,000 non-qualified options under the 2005 Plan. Such options have a 10-year term, vest ratably over 5 years and have a strike price of $10.00. The exercise price was reduced to $8.22 per share in connection with a special
dividend paid to Metals USA Holdings stockholders on May 12, 2006. The exercise price was reduced by an amount equal to the per share amount of the dividend. In connection with a special dividend paid to Metals USA Holdings
stockholders on January 3, 2007, the exercise price was adjusted a second time and a cash payment was made to vested option holders, of which the combined amount approximated the per share amount of this dividend. Accordingly, the per share
exercise price of the options granted on November 30, 2005, was decreased by $4.22 to $4.00. Additionally, the Company has accelerated the vesting of unvested stock options held by non-employee directors, other than Mr. Baldwin. In
connection with the July 2007 dividend, each director received on his options a cash payment $9.25 per option, an amount equal to the per share amount of the dividend. Newly elected directors will receive the same fees as described above. In
addition, upon election, each new director will be awarded 40,000 non-qualified options, with a 10-year term, 5-year vesting and with a strike price equal to the fair market value of the stock at the date of grant.



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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

During 2006, our entire Board of Directors, excluding Mr. Gonçalves, performed the functions of a compensation committee. Other than
Mr. Gonçalves, none our directors has ever been one of our officers or employees. With the exception of those matters described below under Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions pertaining to
Mr. Gonçalves with respect to his employment agreement and the investor rights agreement described in that section, none of such directors during 2007 had any relationship that requires disclosure in this report as a transaction with a
related person. During 2007, none of our executive officers served as a member of the compensation committee of another entity, one of whose executive officers served on such Board of Directors, none of our executive officers served as a director of
another entity, one of whose executive officers served on such Board of Directors, and none of our executive officers served as a member of the compensation committee of another entity, one of whose executive officers served as one of such
directors.

Audit Committee of the Board of Directors

The Audit Committee of our Board of Directors consists of Messrs. Baldwin and Rashid (of whom Mr. Baldwin has been deemed independent pursuant to Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act by our Board of Directors and is
chairman of the Audit Committee). Our Audit Committee recommends the firm to be appointed as independent accountants to audit financial statements and to perform services related to the audit, reviews the scope and results of the audit and with the
independent accountants, reviews with management and the independent accountants our annual operating results, considers the adequacy of the internal accounting procedures, considers the effect of such procedures on the accountants
independence and establishes policies for business values, ethics and employee relations. Mr. Baldwin is an Audit Committee financial expert as such term is defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K.



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Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

Metals USA
Holdings owns 100% of the common stock of Flag Intermediate, which owns 100% of the common stock of Metals USA.

The following table sets
forth information with respect to the ownership of Metals USA Holdings as of February 15, 2008 for:



| |  |  | each person who owns beneficially more than a 5% equity interest in Metals USA Holdings,
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| |  |  | each member of our board of directors,
| | - |  | --------------------------------------



| |  |  | each of our named executive officers, and
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------



| |  |  | all of our executive officers and directors as a group.
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|                                                            |  |                                    |  |                 |  
|----------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------------- |  | --------------- | -
|                                                            |  | Metals USA Holdings(1)             | 
|Name and Address of Owner(2)                                |  | Number of SharesBeneficially Owned |  | Equity Interest |  
|Apollo Management V, L.P.(3)                                |  | 13,612,900                         |  | 96.7            | %
|C. Lourenço Gonçalves                                       |  | 560,525                            |  | 3.9             | %
|Robert C. McPherson, III                                    |  | 68,292                             |  | *               |  
|John A. Hageman                                             |  | 96,600                             |  | *               |  
|Roger Krohn                                                 |  | 64,975                             |  | *               |  
|Joe Longo                                                   |  | 21,625                             |  | *               |  
|Keith A. Koci                                               |  | 17,520                             |  | *               |  
|David A. Martens                                            |  | 18,289                             |  | *               |  
|Joshua J. Harris                                            |  | 40,000                             |  | *               |  
|Eric L. Press                                               |  | 40,000                             |  | *               |  
|M. Ali Rashid                                               |  | 40,000                             |  | *               |  
|John T. Baldwin                                             |  | 16,000                             |  | *               |  
|All executive officers and directors as a group(11 persons) |  | 983,826                            |  | 6.7             | %



|* | Less than 1%
|- | ------------

|(1) | The amounts and percentages of interests beneficially owned are reported on the basis of regulations of the SEC governing the determination of beneficial ownership of securities.
Under the rules of the SEC, a person is deemed to be a beneficial owner of a security if that person has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or direct the voting of such security, or investment power, which includes
the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any securities of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Securities that can be so
acquired are deemed to be outstanding for purposes of computing such persons ownership percentage, but not for purposes of computing any other persons percentage. Under these rules, more than one person may be deemed beneficial owner of
the same securities and a person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which such person has no economic interest. Except as otherwise indicated in these footnotes, each of the beneficial owners has, to our knowledge, sole
voting and investment power with respect to the indicated ownership interests.
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|(2) | Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each person listed is c/o Metals USA, One Riverway, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77056.
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|(3) | Represents all equity interest of Metals USA Holdings held of record by affiliates of Apollo Management V, L.P. Apollo Management V, L.P. has the voting and investment power over
the shares on behalf of Apollo. The general partner of Apollo Management V, L.P. is AIF V Management, Inc. Messrs. Leon Black and John Hannon, are the principal executive officers and directors of AIF V Management, Inc., each of whom disclaim
beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. Each of Messrs. Harris, Press and Rashid, who have relationships with Apollo, disclaim beneficial ownership of any shares of Metals USA Holdings that may
be deemed beneficially owned by Apollo Management V, L.P., except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. Each of Apollo Management V, L.P. and its affiliated investment funds disclaims beneficial ownership of any such shares in which it
does not have a pecuniary interest. The address of Messrs. Harris, Press and Rashid and Apollo Management V, L.P. is c/o Apollo Management, L.P., 9 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019.
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Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions; Director Independence

Related
Party Transactions

Management Agreements

In contemplation of the Merger, Messrs. Gonçalves, McPherson, Hageman, Krohn, Martens and Longo entered into certain agreements with Metals USA Holdings and Flag Acquisition. The terms of the employment
agreements with Messrs. Gonçalves, McPherson and Hageman, and the terms of the severance agreements with Messrs. Krohn, Martens and Longo are similar to each other. The terms of those agreements are described under Item 11. Executive
CompensationManagement Agreements with Metals USA and Related Stock Option Grants from Metals USA Holdings. These agreements were negotiated between management and us and we believe that the agreements are on arms-length terms.

Investors Rights Agreement

Metals USA Holdings and each of the management participants have entered into an investor rights agreement which provides for, among other things, a restriction on the transferability of each such management
members equity ownership in Metals USA Holdings, tag-along rights, come-along rights, piggyback registration rights, repurchase rights by Metals USA Holdings and Apollo V in certain circumstances, and the grant of an irrevocable proxy to
Apollo with respect to the voting rights associated with his respective ownership, and certain restrictions on each such persons ability to compete with or solicit our employees or customers. The investors rights agreement was negotiated among
management, us and Apollo V, and we believe it is on arms-length terms.

Apollo Management Agreements

Metals USA Holdings has entered into a management agreement with Apollo V on November 30, 2005, pursuant to which Apollo V provides us with
management services. Pursuant to such agreement, Apollo V receives an annual management fee equal to $2.0 million, payable on March 15 of every year, starting on March 15, 2006. $500,000 of this fee has been waived by Apollo V, subject to
revocation. The management agreement will terminate on December 31, 2012, unless earlier terminated by Apollo V. Upon a termination of the management agreement prior to December 31, 2012, Apollo V will be entitled to receive the present
value of (a) $14.0 million, less (b) the aggregate amount of management fees that were paid to it under the agreement prior to such termination, and less (c) management fees waived. Finally, Apollo V is entitled to receive a
transaction fee in connection with certain subsequent financing, acquisition, disposition and change of control transactions with a value of $25 million or more, equal to 1% of the gross transaction value of any such transaction. The management
agreement contains customary indemnification provisions in favor of Apollo V, as well as expense reimbursement provisions with respect to expenses incurred by Apollo V in connection with its performance of services thereunder. In addition,
pursuant to a transaction fee agreement between us and Apollo V dated as of November 30, 2005, we paid Apollo V $6.0 million at the consummation of the Merger for various services performed by it and its affiliates in connection with the
Transactions. As a result of the acquisition of Port City in May 2006 discussed in Note 2 of our Consolidated Financial Statements, Apollo V was paid a transaction fee of $0.4 million. In addition, in connection with Metals USA Holdings
issuance of the Holdings Notes discussed in Note 18 of our Consolidated Financial Statements, Apollo V was paid a transaction fee of $1.5 million. The terms and fees payable to Apollo V under the management agreement and the transaction fee
agreement were determined through arms-length negotiations between us and Apollo V, and reflect the understanding of Apollo V and us of the fair value for such services, based in part on market conditions and what similarly-situated companies
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Director Independence

During 2006 our Board of Directors had not established a nominating committee or compensation committee. During that year, our entire Board of Directors performed the functions that would otherwise be performed by a
nominating committee and compensation committee. Although our board has not made a formal determination on the matter, under current New York Stock Exchange listing standards (which we are not currently subject to) and taking into account any
applicable committee standards, we believe that Mr. Baldwin would be considered an independent director, including as a member of our audit committee. Under current New York Stock Exchange listing standards, Mr. Gonçalves would not
be considered independent under any general listing standards or those applicable to any particular committee due to his employment relationship with us, and Messrs Harris, Rashid and Press may not be considered independent under any general listing
standards or those applicable to any particular committee, due to their relationship with Apollo, our largest indirect stockholder. As Apollo owns indirectly approximately 97% of our outstanding equity, under New York Stock Exchange listing
standards, we would qualify as a controlled company and, accordingly, be exempt from its requirements to have a majority of independent directors and a corporate governance and compensation committee composed of a majority of independent
directors.

Related-Party Transactions

Transactions with our directors, executive officers, principal shareholders or affiliates must be at terms that are no less than favorable to us than those available from third parties and must be approved in advance by a majority of
disinterested members of the Board of Directors.



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Item 14.Principal Accounting Fees and Services

The following table sets forth the
aggregate fees billed to the Company for professional services provided in 2007 and 2006 by Deloitte & Touche LLP (D&T), the Companys independent registered public accounting firm and principal accounting firm:



|                      |  |                                        |           |      |   |          
|--------------------- |  | -------------------------------------- | --------- | ---- | - | ---------
|                      |  | For the Fiscal Years EndedDecember 31,
|                      |  | 2007                                   |           | 2006
|Audit Fees(1)         |  | $                                      | 1,298,500 |      | $ | 1,165,130
|Audit Related Fees(2) |  |                                        | 823,309   |      |   | 800,963  
|Tax Fees(3)           |  |                                        | 660,501   |      |   | 372,799  
|All Other Fees        |  |                                        |          |      |   |         
|                      |  |                                        |           |      |   |          
|Total                 |  | $                                      | 2,782,310 |      | $ | 2,338,892
|                      |  |                                        |           |      |   |          



|(1) | Consists of professional services rendered for the audit of the annual financial statements of the Company and for the review of the quarterly financial statements of the Company.
|--- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(2) | Consists of fees for accounting and financial reporting consultations in connection with offering memorandums, registration statements, acquisitions, and managements
assessment of internal control over financial reporting.
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(3) | Consists of fees for tax planning and tax compliance services, including assistance in connection with tax audits and tax advice related to acquisitions.
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Audit Committee has considered whether the non-audit services provided to the Company by D&T impaired the independence of D&T and
concluded that they did not.

All of D&Ts fees for 2007 and 2006 were pre-approved by the Audit Committee through formal
engagement letters. The Audit Committees or the Boards, as applicable, policy is to pre-approve all services by the Companys independent accountants. The Audit Committee has adopted a pre-approval policy that provides guidelines
for the audit, audit-related, tax and other non-audit services that may be provided by D&T to the Company. The policy (a) identifies the guiding principles that must be considered by the Audit Committee in approving services to ensure that
D&Ts independence is not impaired; (b) describes the audit, audit-related, tax and other services that may be provided and the non-audit services that are prohibited; and (c) sets forth pre-approval requirements for all permitted
services. Under the policy, all services to be provided by D&T must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee.



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PART IV

Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules



|(a) | (1) Financial Statements:
|--- | -------------------------

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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ----
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  | Page
|Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                                                                                                                                                                  |  | 51  
|Consolidated Balance Sheets                                                                                                                                                                                              |  | 52  
|Consolidated Statements of Operations                                                                                                                                                                                    |  | 53  
|Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss)                                                                                                                                          |  | 54  
|Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                                                                                                                                                                                    |  | 55  
|Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                                                                                                                                                                               |  | 56  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 
|(2) Financial Statement Schedules:                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |     
|Schedule ICondensed Financial Information of Registrant at December 31, 2007 and 2006 and for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, and for the period from May
 9, 2005 (date of inception) to December 31, 2005 |  | 109 

All other schedules have been omitted since the required information is not significant or is
included in the Consolidated Financial Statements or Notes thereto or is not applicable.

(b) Exhibits

Reference is made to the Index of Exhibits immediately preceding the exhibits hereto (beginning on page 116), which index is incorporated herein by
reference.



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SCHEDULE ICONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT

METALS USA HOLDINGS CORP.

BALANCE SHEETS (Unconsolidated)

(in
millions, except share amounts)



|                                                                                                                                                        |  |              |        |   |      |   |       |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------ | ------ | - | ---- | - | ----- | -
|                                                                                                                                                        |  | December 31, |       
|                                                                                                                                                        |  | 2007         |        |   | 2006 |  
|Assets                                                                                                                                                  |  |              |        |   |      |   |       |  
|Current Assets:                                                                                                                                         |  |              |        |   |      |   |       |  
|Cash                                                                                                                                                    |  | $            |       |   |      | $ | 141.6 |  
|Income taxes receivable                                                                                                                                 |  |              | 3.8    |   |      |   |      |  
|                                                                                                                                                        |  |              |        |   |      |   |       |  
|Total current assets                                                                                                                                    |  |              | 3.8    |   |      |   | 141.6 |  
|Other assets, net                                                                                                                                       |  |              | 4.4    |   |      |   | 4.1   |  
|Investment in Flag Intermediate Holdings Corporation                                                                                                    |  |              | 167.5  |   |      |   | 147.6 |  
|                                                                                                                                                        |  |              |        |   |      |   |       |  
|Total assets                                                                                                                                            |  | $            | 175.7  |   |      | $ | 293.3 |  
|                                                                                                                                                        |  |              |        |   |      |   |       |  
|Liabilities and Stockholders Equity (Deficit)                                                                                                          |  |              |        |   |      |   |       |  
|Current liabilities:                                                                                                                                    |  |              |        |   |      |   |       |  
|Accounts payable                                                                                                                                        |  | $            | 0.2    |   |      | $ |      |  
|Accrued liabilities                                                                                                                                     |  |              | 9.1    |   |      |   | 0.3   |  
|                                                                                                                                                        |  |              |        |   |      |   |       |  
|Total current liabilities                                                                                                                               |  |              | 9.3    |   |      |   | 0.3   |  
|Long-term debt                                                                                                                                          |  |              | 291.9  |   |      |   | 144.8 |  
|Payable to subsidiaries                                                                                                                                 |  |              | 0.1    |   |      |   | 0.6   |  
|                                                                                                                                                        |  |              |        |   |      |   |       |  
|Total liabilities                                                                                                                                       |  |              | 301.3  |   |      |   | 145.7 |  
|                                                                                                                                                        |  |              |        |   |      |   |       |  
|Stockholders Equity (Deficit):                                                                                                                         |  |              |        |   |      |   |       |  
|Common stock, $.01 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized, 14,077,500 and 14,066,400 issued and oustanding at December 31, 2007 and
2006, respectively |  |              | 0.1    |   |      |   | 0.1   |  
|Additional paid-in capital                                                                                                                              |  |              | 0.7    |   |      |   | 118.1 |  
|Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)                                                                                                           |  |              | 0.7    |   |      |   | (0.6  | )
|Retained earnings (deficit)                                                                                                                             |  |              | (127.1 | ) |      |   | 30.0  |  
|                                                                                                                                                        |  |              |        |   |      |   |       |  
|Total stockholders equity (deficit)                                                                                                                    |  |              | (125.6 | ) |      |   | 147.6 |  
|                                                                                                                                                        |  |              |        |   |      |   |       |  
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity (deficit)                                                                                                    |  | $            | 175.7  |   |      | $ | 293.3 |  
|                                                                                                                                                        |  |              |        |   |      |   |       |  



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METALS USA HOLDINGS CORP.

STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS (Unconsolidated)

(in millions)



|                                          |  |                         |       |   |                                                            |   |      |   |  |   |      |  
|----------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | ----- | - | ---------------------------------------------------------- | - | ---- | - |  | - | ---- | -
|                                          |  | Years EndedDecember 31, |       |   | Period fromMay 9 (dateof inception)throughDecember 31,2005 |  
|                                          |  | 2007                    |       |   | 2006                                                       |   |     
|Interest and other income (expense), net  |  | $                       | 0.5   |   |                                                            | $ | 0.2  |   |  | $ |     |  
|Interest expense                          |  |                         | 29.3  |   |                                                            |   | 0.5  |   |  |   |     |  
|Loss on extinguishment of debt            |  |                         | 8.4   |   |                                                            |   |     |   |  |   |     |  
|Equity of earnings (loss) of subsidiaries |  |                         | 36.6  |   |                                                            |   | 39.5 |   |  |   | (2.0 | )
|                                          |  |                         |       |   |                                                            |   |      |   |  |   |      |  
|Income (loss) before income taxes         |  |                         | (0.6  | ) |                                                            |   | 39.2 |   |  |   | (2.0 | )
|Provision (benefit) for income taxes      |  |                         | (14.5 | ) |                                                            |   | (0.1 | ) |  |   |     |  
|                                          |  |                         |       |   |                                                            |   |      |   |  |   |      |  
|Net income (loss)                         |  | $                       | 13.9  |   |                                                            | $ | 39.3 |   |  | $ | (2.0 | )
|                                          |  |                         |       |   |                                                            |   |      |   |  |   |      |  



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METALS USA HOLDINGS CORP.

STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS (Unconsolidated)

(in millions)



|                                                                                                   |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |       |   |  |   |        |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | ------ | - | ---------------------------------------------------------- | - | ----- | - |  | - | ------ | -
|                                                                                                   |  | Years EndedDecember 31, |        |   | Period fromMay 9 (dateof inception)throughDecember 31,2005 |  
|                                                                                                   |  | 2007                    |        |   | 2006                                                       |   |      
|Cash flows from operating activities:                                                              |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |       |   |  |   |        |  
|Net income (loss)                                                                                  |  | $                       | 13.9   |   |                                                            | $ | 39.3  |   |  | $ | (2.0   | )
|Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |       |   |  |   |        |  
|Equity in (earnings) losses of subsidiaries                                                        |  |                         | (36.6  | ) |                                                            |   | (39.5 | ) |  |   | 2.0    |  
|Loss on extinguishment of debt                                                                     |  |                         | 8.4    |   |                                                            |   |      |   |  |   |       |  
|Amortization of debt issuance costs                                                                |  |                         | 0.9    |   |                                                            |   |      |   |  |   |       |  
|Dividends received from subsidiaries                                                               |  |                         | 18.1   |   |                                                            |   | 25.0  |   |  |   |       |  
|(Increase) decrease in receivables from subsidiaries                                               |  |                         |       |   |                                                            |   | 0.4   |   |  |   | (0.4   | )
|Increase in income taxes receivable and other assets                                               |  |                         | (4.1   | ) |                                                            |   |      |   |  |   |       |  
|Decrease in payable to subsidiaries                                                                |  |                         | (0.5   | ) |                                                            |   | 0.6   |   |  |   |       |  
|Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                               |  |                         | 9.0    |   |                                                            |   | 0.3   |   |  |   |       |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |       |   |  |   |        |  
|Net cash provided by (used in) operations                                                          |  |                         | 9.1    |   |                                                            |   | 26.1  |   |  |   | (0.4   | )
|                                                                                                   |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |       |   |  |   |        |  
|Cash flows from investing activities:                                                              |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |       |   |  |   |        |  
|Investments in and net advances from (to) subsidiaries                                             |  |                         | 1.7    |   |                                                            |   | (0.4  | ) |  |   | (134.0 | )
|                                                                                                   |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |       |   |  |   |        |  
|Net cash used in investing activities                                                              |  |                         | 1.7    |   |                                                            |   | (0.4  | ) |  |   | (134.0 | )
|                                                                                                   |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |       |   |  |   |        |  
|Cash flows from financing activities:                                                              |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |       |   |  |   |        |  
|Proceeds from issuance of Senior Unsecured Notes                                                   |  |                         | 291.0  |   |                                                            |   | 144.8 |   |  |   |       |  
|Repayments of Senior Unsecured Notes                                                               |  |                         | (150.0 | ) |                                                            |   |      |   |  |   |       |  
|Issuance of common stock                                                                           |  |                         |       |   |                                                            |   | 0.2   |   |  |   | 134.4  |  
|Dividends paid                                                                                     |  |                         | (288.5 | ) |                                                            |   | (25.0 | ) |  |   |       |  
|Deferred financing costs                                                                           |  |                         | (4.9   | ) |                                                            |   | (4.1  | ) |  |   |       |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |       |   |  |   |        |  
|Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities                                                |  |                         | (152.4 | ) |                                                            |   | 115.9 |   |  |   | 134.4  |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |       |   |  |   |        |  
|Net increase (decrease) in cash                                                                    |  |                         | (141.6 | ) |                                                            |   | 141.6 |   |  |   |       |  
|Cash, beginning of period                                                                          |  |                         | 141.6  |   |                                                            |   |      |   |  |   |       |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                         |        |   |                                                            |   |       |   |  |   |        |  
|Cash, end of period                                                                                |  | $                       |       |   |                                                            | $ | 141.6 |   |  | $ |       |  
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METALS USA HOLDINGS CORP.

NOTES TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(dollars in millions)



1. Investment in Flag Intermediate Holdings Corporation

On May 18, 2005, Metals USA Holdings Corp. (formerly Flag Holdings Corporation), a Delaware corporation (Metals USA Holdings) and its
wholly owned subsidiary, Flag Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (Flag Acquisition), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) with Metals USA, Inc. On November 30, 2005, Flag
Acquisition, then a wholly owned subsidiary of Flag Intermediate Holdings Corporation (Flag Intermediate), merged with and into Metals USA, Inc. (Metals USA) with Metals USA being the surviving corporation (the
Merger). Flag Intermediate and Flag Acquisition conducted no operations during the period May 9, 2005 (date of inception) to November 30, 2005.

2. Debt

Debt consists of the following:



|                                                        |  |              |       |      |   |      
|------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------ | ----- | ---- | - | -----
|                                                        |  | December 31,
|                                                        |  | 2007         |       | 2006
|Senior Floating Rate Toggle Notes due 2012 (2007 Notes) |  | $            | 291.9 |      | $ |     
|Senior Floating Rate Toggle Notes due 2012 (2006 Notes) |  |              |      |      |   | 144.8
|                                                        |  |              |       |      |   |      
|Total debt                                              |  | $            | 291.9 |      | $ | 144.8
|                                                        |  |              |       |      |   |      

Senior Floating Rate Toggle Notes due 2012

During December 2006, Metals USA Holdings issued $150.0 initial aggregate principal amount of Senior Floating Rate Toggle Notes due 2012 (the 2006
Notes). The 2006 Notes were senior unsecured obligations that were not guaranteed by any of Metals USA Holdings subsidiaries. As such, the 2006 Notes were structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities (including
trade payables) of Metals USA Holdings subsidiaries.

Because Metals USA Holdings principal asset is its investment in Flag
Intermediate, Flag Intermediate provided funds to Metals USA Holdings to service the 2006 Notes. In April 2007, Flag Intermediate provided funds to Metals USA Holdings in the amount of $5.3 to fund the initial quarterly interest payment on the 2006
Notes, which was paid on April 16, 2007.

On July 10, 2007, and in connection with the issuance of the 2007 Notes discussed
below, Metals USA Holdings discharged its obligations under the indenture related to the previously issued 2006 Notes by depositing with the trustee for the 2006 Notes (i) an irrevocable notice of redemption of the 2006 Notes and (ii) cash
and United States government securities in an amount necessary to yield on August 9, 2007 approximately $156.0, which represented all amounts payable under the indenture relating the 2006 Notes on the August 9, 2007 redemption date. On
August 9, 2007, the 2006 Notes were redeemed pursuant to the terms of the 2006 Notes indenture for approximately $150.0 plus accrued and unpaid interest of approximately $5.4.

On July 10, 2007, Metals USA Holdings issued $300.0 initial aggregate principal amount of Senior Floating Rate Toggle Notes due 2012 (the 2007
Notes). The 2007 Notes were issued at an initial issue price of 97% of the principal amount thereof, and the original issue discount is being amortized to interest expense over the life of the 2007 Notes. The 2007 Notes are senior unsecured
obligations that are not guaranteed by any of Metals USA Holdings subsidiaries. As such, the 2007 Notes are structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities (including trade payables) of Metals USA Holdings
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METALS USA HOLDINGS CORP.

NOTES TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)

(dollars in millions)



The initial four interest payments on the 2007 Notes are payable solely in cash. For any interest
period thereafter, Metals USA Holdings may elect to pay interest (1) entirely in cash or (2) entirely by increasing the principal amount of the 2007 Notes or issuing new 2007 Notes (PIK Interest), or (3) on 50% of the
outstanding principal amount of the 2007 Notes in cash and on 50% of the outstanding principal amount of the 2007 Notes by increasing the principal amount of the outstanding 2007 Notes or by issuing new 2007 Notes (Partial PIK Interest).
Cash interest on the 2007 Notes will accrue at a rate per annum, reset quarterly, equal to LIBOR plus a spread of 6.00%, which increases by 0.25% to 6.25% in year 2, by 0.50% to 6.50% in year 3, and by 0.75% to 6.75% in year 4. In the event PIK
Interest is paid on the 2007 Notes after the first four interest periods, the then-applicable margin over LIBOR on the 2007 Notes would increase by 0.75% for each period in which PIK Interest is paid. If Metals USA Holdings elects to pay any PIK
Interest, Metals USA Holdings will increase the principal amount on the 2007 Notes or issue new 2007 Notes in an amount equal to the amount of PIK Interest for the applicable interest payment period to holders of the 2007 Notes on the relevant
record date.

Flag Intermediate provided funds to Metals USA Holdings in the amount of $7.7 to fund the initial quarterly interest payment
on the 2007 Notes, which was paid on October 1, 2007. Flag Intermediate also provided funds to Metals USA Holdings to fund the second quarterly interest payment on the 2007 Notes in the amount of $8.4, which was paid on January 2, 2008.
Flag Intermediate expects to provide funds to Metals USA Holdings to fund the third quarterly interest payment on the 2007 Notes in the amount of $8.5 due on April 1, 2008.

The terms of the ABL facility, as well as the indenture governing the Metals USA Notes, restrict Flag Intermediate and certain of its subsidiaries from
making payments or transferring assets to Metals USA Holdings, including dividends, loans, or distributions. Such restrictions include prohibition of dividends in an event of default and limitations on the total amount of dividends paid to Metals
USA Holdings. In the event these agreements do not permit Flag Intermediate to provide Metals USA Holdings with sufficient distributions to fund interest and principal payments on the 2007 Notes when due, Metals USA Holdings may default on its notes
unless other sources of funding are available. Amounts available under these restricted payment provisions amounted to $34.8 under the indenture governing the Metals USA Notes and $74.9 under the loan and security agreement governing the ABL
facility as of December 31, 2007.

On or after January 15, 2008, Metals USA Holdings may redeem some or all of the 2007 Notes at
certain redemption prices, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to the redemption date. If Metals USA Holdings makes certain public offerings, sales or issuances of common stock, and does not redeem the 2007 Notes, it
will be required to make an offer to repurchase the maximum principal amount of the 2007 Notes that may be purchased out of the proceeds thereof, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional
interest, if any, to the date of repurchase.

The indenture governing the 2007 Notes contains covenants that, among other things, limit
Metals USA Holdings ability and the ability of certain of its subsidiaries to incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue disqualified or preferred stock, repurchase or redeem capital stock or subordinated indebtedness, pay dividends
or make distributions to its stockholders, incur restrictions on the ability of its subsidiaries to pay dividends or to make other payments to Metals USA Holdings, transfer or sell assets, create liens, enter into transactions with affiliates, make
investments or acquisitions, and merge or consolidate with other companies or transfer all or substantially all of its assets.

From time
to time, depending upon market, pricing and other conditions, as well on our cash balances and liquidity, we may seek to repurchase a portion of the 2007 Notes in the market. Additionally, our affiliates, which include Apollo, from time to time and
depending upon market, pricing and other conditions, have purchased and



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METALS USA HOLDINGS CORP.

NOTES TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)

(dollars in millions)



may in the future purchase a portion of the 2007 Notes in the market. Any such future purchases may be made in the open market, privately negotiated
transactions, tender offers or otherwise.

On January 22, 2008, we commenced an exchange offer to exchange the privately placed 2007
Notes for substantially identical Notes registered under the Securities Act of 1933. We expect the exchange offer to be completed on or about February 20, 2008.

Costs of approximately $4.9 related to the establishment of the 2007 Notes were capitalized and are being charged to interest expense over the life of the 2007 Notes.

Maturities

Scheduled
maturities of long-term debt outstanding at December 31, 2007, are as follows:



|                                                        |  |                          |   |      |   |      |  |      |   |      |   |        |  |   |       |  |   |  
|------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------ | - | ---- | - | ---- |  | ---- | - | ---- | - | ------ |  | - | ----- |  | - | -
|                                                        |  | Years Ended December 31,
|                                                        |  | 2008                     |   | 2009 |   | 2010 |  | 2011 |   | 2012 |   | Beyond
|                                                        |  | (in millions)           
|Senior Floating Rate Toggle Notes Due 2012 (2007 Notes) |  | $                        |  |      | $ |     |  | $    |  |      | $ |       |  | $ | 300.0 |  | $ | 
|                                                        |  |                          |   |      |   |      |  |      |   |      |   |        |  |   |       |  |   |  
|Total                                                   |  | $                        |  |      | $ |     |  | $    |  |      | $ |       |  | $ | 300.0 |  | $ | 
|                                                        |  |                          |   |      |   |      |  |      |   |      |   |        |  |   |       |  |   |  

3. Stockholders Equity

Common StockIn accordance with its Certificate of Incorporation dated May 9, 2005 and as amended on November 28, 2005, Metals USA Holdings was authorized to issue 30,000,000 shares of capital
stock, all of which were shares of common stock, $.01 par value. At December 31, 2007, 14,077,400 shares were issued and outstanding.

May 2006 DividendOn May 23, 2006, Flag Intermediate declared a $25.0 dividend (the May 2006 Dividend) payable to Metals USA Holdings. The dividend was paid on May 24, 2006. Concurrently, on May 23,
2006, Metals USA Holdings declared a $25.0 dividend ($1.78 per share) to its stockholders of record as of that date. The dividend was paid on May 24, 2006.

January 2007 DividendOn January 3, 2007, Metals USA Holdings used the net proceeds from the issuance of the 2006 Notes, as well as $8.2 of additional borrowings under the ABL facility, to pay a cash
dividend of approximately $144.8 ($10.28 per share) to its stockholders, which include Apollo and certain members of our management, to make a cash payment (partially in lieu of the cash dividend) of $4.2 to its vested stock option holders (the cash
payment and the cash dividend are referred to collectively as the January 2007 Dividend), which include certain members of our management, and to pay fees and expenses related to the issuance of the 2006 Notes, including a $1.5
non-recurring transaction fee to Apollo.

July 2007 DividendOn July 10, 2007, Metals USA Holdings used the net proceeds
from the issuance of the 2007 Notes, as well as approximately $8.3 of additional borrowings under the ABL facility, to redeem the 2006 Notes (for approximately $150.0 plus accrued and unpaid interest of approximately $5.4see Note 7 for further
discussion of the 2006 Notes redemption), to pay a cash dividend of approximately $130.3 (approximately $9.25 per share) to its stockholders, which include Apollo and certain members of management, to make a cash payment (partially in lieu of the
cash dividend) of approximately $9.2 to its stock option holders (the cash payment and the cash dividend are referred to collectively as the July 2007 Dividend), which include certain members of our management, and to pay fees and
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15 (d) 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 on February 20, 2008.



METALS USA HOLDINGS CORP.By:

/s/ C. LOURENÇO GONÇALVESC. Lourenço Gonçalves,Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated on February 20, 2008.



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|Signature                                             |  | Title                                                                                   
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|/S/ C. LOURENÇO GONÇALVES C. Lourenço Gonçalves       |  | Chairman of the Board,Chief Executive Officer and President(Principal Executive Officer)
|                                                      | 
|/S/ JOSHUA J. HARRIS Joshua J. Harris                 |  | Director                                                                                
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|/S/ M. ALI RASHID M. Ali Rashid                       |  | Director                                                                                
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|/S/ ERIC L. PRESS Eric L. Press                       |  | Director                                                                                
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|/S/ JOHN T. BALDWIN John T. Baldwin                   |  | Director                                                                                
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|/S/ ROBERT C. MCPHERSON, III Robert C. McPherson, III |  | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)         
|                                                      | 
|/S/ DANIEL L. HENNEKE Daniel L. Henneke               |  | Vice President and Controller(Principal Accounting Officer)                             



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INDEX OF EXHIBITS



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|ExhibitNumber |  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|2.1           |  | Agreement and Plan of Merger dated May 18, 2005 between Metals USA, Inc., Flag Acquisition Corporation and Flag Intermediate Corporation (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to Flag Intermediate Holdings
Corporations Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-132918) filed on March 31, 2006)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|              | 
|3.1*          |  | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Metals USA Holdings Corp.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|              | 
|3.2*          |  | Bylaws of Metals USA Holdings Corp.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|              | 
|4.1*          |  | Indenture, dated July 10, 2007, between Metals USA Holdings Corp. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|              | 
|4.2*          |  | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2007, by and among Metals USA Holding Corp. and UBS Securities LLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|              | 
|4.3           |  | Form of Senior Floating Rate Toggle Note Due 2012 (included in Exhibit 4.1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|              | 
|10.1          |  | Indenture, dated November 30, 2005, by and among Metals USA, Inc. (formerly Flag Acquisition Corporation), Flag Intermediate Holdings Corporation, the Subsidiary Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank,
N.A., as trustee and Notes Collateral Agent (filed as Exhibit 4.6 to Flag Intermediate Holdings Corporations Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-132918) filed on March 31, 2006)                                                                                                                                                                                   
|              | 
|10.2          |  | Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 30, 2005, among Metals USA, Inc., Flag Intermediate Holdings Corporation, the Subsidiary Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee and Notes
Collateral Agent (filed as Exhibit 4.9 to Flag Intermediate Holdings Corporations Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-132918) filed on March 31, 2006)                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|              | 
|10.3          |  | Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 30, 2006, among MUSA Newark, LLC, Metals USA, Inc., Flag Intermediate Holdings Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee and Notes
Collateral Agent (filed as Exhibit 4.10 to Flag Intermediate Holdings Corporations Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-132918) filed on March 31, 2006)                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|              | 
|10.4          |  | Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 20, 2006, among Metals USA International Holdings, Inc., Flag Intermediate Holdings Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee and Notes
Collateral Agent (filed as Exhibit 4.11 to Amendment No. 3 to Flag Intermediate Holdings Corporations Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-132918) filed on August 1, 2006)                                                                                                                                                                                             
|              | 
|10.5          |  | Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2005, among each of the Lenders party thereto, Credit Suisse, as the Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A., as the Collateral Agent,
Flag Intermediate Holdings Corporation, Metals USA, Inc. (formerly Flag Acquisition Corporation) and certain Subsidiaries of Metals USA, Inc. party thereto (filed as Exhibit 4.5 to Flag Intermediate Holdings Corporations Registration Statement
on Form S-4 (File No. 333-132918) filed on March 31, 2006)                                                                     
|              | 
|10.6          |  | Amendment No. 1 dated as of July 18, 2006, to the Loan and Security Agreement dated as of November 30, 2005, among each of the Lenders party thereto, Credit Suisse, as the
Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A., as the Collateral Agent, Flag Intermediate Holdings Corporation, Metals USA, Inc. (formerly Flag Acquisition Corporation) and certain Subsidiaries of Metals USA, Inc. party thereto (filed as Exhibit 4.12
to Amendment No. 3 to Flag Intermediate Holdings Corporations Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-132918) filed on August 1, 2006)
|10.7*         |  | Amendment No. 2 dated as of June 8, 2007, to the Loan and Security Agreement dated as of November 30, 2005, among each of the Lenders party thereto, Credit Suisse, as the Administrative Agent,
Bank of America, N.A., as the Collateral Agent, Flag Intermediate Holdings Corporation, Metals USA, Inc. (formerly Flag Acquisition Corporation) and certain Subsidiaries of Metals USA, Inc. party thereto                                                                                                                                                                         



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|ExhibitNumber |  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|              | 
|10.8          |  | Employment Agreement, dated September 29, 2005, between Metals USA, Inc. and C. Lourenço Gonçalves (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Flag Intermediate Holdings Corporations
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-132918) filed on March 31, 2006)                                    
|              | 
|10.9          |  | Employment Agreement, dated September 29, 2005, between Metals USA, Inc. and John A. Hageman (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Flag Intermediate Holdings Corporations Registration Statement on
Form S-4 (File No. 333-132918) filed on March 31, 2006)                                          
|              | 
|10.10         |  | Employment Agreement, dated September 29, 2005, between Metals USA, Inc. and Robert C. McPherson, III (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Flag Intermediate Holdings Corporations Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-132918) filed on March 31, 2006)                                 
|              | 
|10.11         |  | Severance Agreement, dated September 29, 2005, between Metals USA, Inc. and Roger Krohn (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to Flag Intermediate Holdings Corporations Registration Statement on Form S-4
(File No. 333-132918) filed on March 31, 2006)                                               
|              | 
|10.12         |  | Severance Agreement, dated September 29, 2005, between Metals USA, Inc. and David Martens (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to Flag Intermediate Holdings
Corporations Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-132918) filed on March 31, 2006)                                             
|              | 
|10.13         |  | Severance Agreement, dated September 29, 2005, between Metals USA, Inc. and Joe Longo (filed as Exhibit 10.6 to Flag Intermediate Holdings Corporations Registration Statement on Form S-4
(File No. 333-132918) filed on March 31, 2006)                                                 
|              | 
|10.14         |  | Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan of Metals USA Holdings Corporation (filed as Exhibit 10.7 to Amendment No. 1 to Flag Intermediate Holdings Corporations Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-132918) filed on May 26, 2006)                                    
|              | 
|10.15         |  | Management Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2005, between Metals USA, Inc., Flag Holdings Corporation and Apollo Management V, L.P. (filed as Exhibit 10.8 to Flag Intermediate Holdings
Corporations Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-132918) filed on March 31, 2006)
|              | 
|10.16         |  | Director Compensation Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.9 to Flag Intermediate Holdings Corporations Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-132918) filed on March 31,
2006)                                                                                                            
|              | 
|10.17         |  | Transaction Fee Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2005, between Metals USA, Inc. and Apollo Management V, L.P. (filed as Exhibit 10.10 to Amendment No. 1 to Flag Intermediate Holdings
Corporations Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-132918) filed on May 26, 2006)    
|              | 
|10.18         |  | Management Deferred Compensation Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.11 to Flag Intermediate Holdings Corporations Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2006 on Form 10-K (File
No. 333-132918) filed on March 12, 2007)                                                                   
|              | 
|12.1#         |  | Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|              | 
|21.1#         |  | List of Subsidiaries of Metals USA Holdings Corp.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|              | 
|31.1#         |  | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Metals USA Holdings Corp., dated February 20, 2008, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                          
|              | 
|31.2#         |  | Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Metals USA Holdings Corp., dated February 20, 2008, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                          



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|ExhibitNumber |  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|32.1#         |  | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Metals USA Holdings Corp., dated February 20, 2008, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|              | 
|32.2#         |  | Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Metals USA Holdings Corp., dated February 20, 2008, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002



|* | incorporated by reference to the exhibits to Metals USA Holdings Corp.s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed September 19, 2007
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|# | filed herewith
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