Ms. Linda Hasenfratz reports

LINAMAR CORPORATION TO ACQUIRE WINNING BLW'S REMSCHEID AND PENZBERG FACILITIES, EXPANDING ITS FORGING AND GEAR MANUFACTURING

Linamar Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Remscheid and Penzberg facilities of Winning BLW. This strategic transaction further expands Linamar's product portfolio and manufacturing capabilities, adding approximately $200-million in annualized revenue and further strengthening the company's global footprint.

The Remscheid facility is a leader in mass production of high-performance precision bevel and intermediate gears for the light vehicle market, while the Penzberg facility specializes in helical gears and high-precision components serving the commercial and off-highway sectors.

Through these acquisitions, Linamar significantly expands its forging expertise to include warm forging, expanding its already-significant offering of precision gears to include precision bevel and helical gears as well as small to medium-sized drivetrain and transmission components. The additions further secure Linamar's already globally leading position in designed and machined gears, deepen its forging expertise, and reinforce its vertically integrated manufacturing model.

Linamar executive chair Linda Hasenfratz said: "The acquisition of warm-forging capability, and notably the expertise in bevel and helical gears, is a huge win for us at Linamar. We have long been recognized as a global leader in the multibillion-dollar gear market and this just deepens that capability to drive growth with our customers in both light vehicle and commercial vehicle markets."

Linamar chief executive officer and president Jim Jarrell said: "These acquisitions are a great strategic fit for Linamar. They strengthen our technology and manufacturing capabilities in products where we are already strong, deepen relationships with key global customers and position us for continued growth by increasing our content per vehicle across multiple markets."

Both facilities serve customers with which Linamar has significant existing business while also introducing new key customers. Together, they are expected to contribute meaningfully to Linamar's long-term growth, operational excellence and innovation leadership across mobility and industrial markets.

The acquisition is immediately accretive.

Linamar is a diversified advanced manufacturing company where the intersection of leading-edge technology and deep manufacturing expertise is creating solutions that power vehicles, motion, work and lives for the future. At the heart of Linamar is the technologies the company delivers: casting, forging, metal forming, machining and assembly, and fully engineered products. The company serves a broad variety of industries, from its on- and off-highway mobility business to its agricultural and access businesses to new areas of expansion in medtech (medical technology), water, power, defence and robotics. Linamar proudly markets its global, class-leading products under the brands Linamar, Skyjack, MacDon, Salford, Bourgault and McLaren Engineering. Linamar has over 36,000 employees in 86 manufacturing locations, 17 R&D (research and development) centres, and 31 sales offices in 19 countries in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, which generated sales of more than $10.2-billion in 2025.

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