Globe Specialty Metals 8-K Globe Specialty Metals Reports Second Quarter and Six Months Fiscal 2012 Results

February 6, 2012

2nd Quarter 2012 Earnings Call

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All references to “MT” or “tons” mean metric tons, each of which equals 2,204.6 pounds.

2nd Quarter 2012 Financial Highlights

nFiscal second quarter results declined from the first quarter due to several factors:

ØBridgeport fire

ØIncremental costs from six planned maintenance and upgrade outages

ØPower hedge mark-to-market and foreign exchange

ØLower volume shipped in quarter

nEBITDA totaled $30.8 million in the quarter, which was a $10.5 million decline from the
first quarter.

nAdding back the impact of the Bridgeport fire and transaction-related expense, EBITDA
on a comparable basis was $36.6 million, for a decline of $5.9 million.

nSales in the second quarter declined 5% from the first quarter as shipments declined
5%, or 3,000 MT, and average selling price remained approximately the same.

nDecreased shipments of silicon-based alloys accounted for approximately two-thirds of
the volume decline and silicon metal shipments accounted for the other third.

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2nd Quarter 2012 Special Items

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Sequential Quarter Pro Forma Sales Bridge

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February 6, 2012

2nd Quarter 2012 Earnings Call