TMS International Corp., Parent of Tube City IMS Corporation, Files Registration Statement for Initial Public Offering of Common Stock

PITTSBURGH, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- TMS International Corp., the parent company of Tube City IMS Corporation, announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common stock.  The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the offering have not been determined.

BofA Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse and J.P. Morgan are serving as joint book-running managers of the offering.  The offering of common stock will be made only by means of a prospectus.  When available, copies of the preliminary prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from BofA Merrill Lynch, 4 World Financial Center, New York, NY 10080, Attn: Preliminary Prospectus Department or email [email protected]; Credit Suisse, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010, Attention: Credit Suisse Prospectus Department (Tel: 800-221-1037); or J.P. Morgan, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Ave., Edgewood, NY 11717 (Tel:  866-803-9204).

About TMS International Corp.

TMS International Corp., through its subsidiaries including Tube City IMS Corporation, is the largest provider of outsourced industrial services to steel mills in North America and has a substantial and growing international presence.  The company provides services at 74 customer sites in nine countries and operates a global raw materials procurement network.  

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective.  These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective.  This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

SOURCE TMS International Corp.