Graham Corporation Awarded Follow-On $23 Million Order to Provide Engineered Products for MK48 Mod 7 Heavyweight Torpedo

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BATAVIA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Graham Corporation (NYSE: GHM) (“GHM” or “the Company”), a global leader in the design and manufacture of mission critical fluid, power, heat transfer, and vacuum technologies for the defense, space, energy, and process industries, today announced that it has been awarded a follow-on order to support the MK48 Mod 7 Heavyweight Torpedo program valued at approximately $23 million.

Daniel J. Thoren, President and CEO, commented, “We believe the combination of our engineering know-how, highly skilled workforce, and precision machining and manufacturing expertise enabled us to win this follow-on contract award. We have made significant investments to provide the high quality and reliability required to supply these critical components for the U.S. Navy and other foreign militaries. Additionally, we are further investing to expand our capacity to address growing demand and ensure timely delivery of our products.”

Graham designs and manufactures the alternators and regulators for the MK48 Mod 7 Heavyweight Torpedo. The Company expects to deliver on the firm fixed price contract through 2026. The order will be reflected in the Company’s fourth quarter fiscal 2023 backlog.

About Graham Corporation

GHM is a global leader in the design and manufacture of mission critical fluid, power, heat transfer and vacuum technologies for the defense, space, energy and process industries. The Graham Manufacturing and Barber-Nichols’ global brands are built upon world-renowned engineering expertise in vacuum and heat transfer, cryogenic pumps and turbomachinery technologies, as well as its responsive and flexible service and the unsurpassed quality customers have come to expect from the Company’s products and systems.

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Christopher J. Thome
Vice President - Finance and CFO
Phone: (585) 343-2216

Deborah K. Pawlowski/Laura Kiernan
Kei Advisors LLC
Phone: (716) 843-3908/ (914) 598-7733
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lkiernan@keiadvisors.com

Source: Graham Corporation

Released April 6, 2023