Asahi/America, Inc.
Ticker: ASAM 19 Green Street
Exchange: NASDAQ-National Market Malden, Massachusetts 02148
Industry: Manufacturing (617) 321-5409

Type of Shares:Common Shares Filing Date:3/13/96
U.S. Shares:1,160,000 Offer Date:5/15/96
Non-U.S. Shares:0 Filing Range:$7.00 - $9.00
Primary Shares:1,000,000 Offer Price:$7.50
Secondary Shares:160,000 Gross Spread:$0.52
Offering Amount: $9,280,000 Selling:$0.30
Expenses:$470,000 Reallowance:$0.10
Shares Out After:3,340,000

ManagerTierPhone
Daiwa Securities America Inc.Lead Manager (212) 341-0528
Fechtor, Detwiler & Co.Co-manager (617) 451-0100

Auditor: Arthur Andersen
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
Prior
Unaudited
Income
Balance
Sheet
12/31/95 3/31/96 3/31/95 3/31/96
Revenue:$35.00$9.65$7.81Assets:$22.63
Net Income:$1.59$0.51$0.17Liabilities:$14.69
EPS:$0.68$0.22$0.07Equity:$7.94

Note: Dollar amounts are in U.S. millions; Audited figures expressed as full year,
unaudited figures are partial year

Business Description
The company is a distributor of thermoplastic valves and piping. The company's products combine the benefits associated with all plastic valve and piping products, such as light weight, ease of installation, long life and low installed cost. The Company, an ISO 9001 quality control certified manufacturer, makes electric and pneumatic valve actuators and controls, proprietary double containment thermoplastic piping systems, and custom fabricated fittings and specialty products. The Company offers a broad selection of industrial thermoplastic valves in, and, based on a Company-commissioned market study prepared by an unaffiliated firm, believes it has one of the largest shares of the United States industrial thermoplastic valve market.

Use of Proceeds
Proceeds from the offering will be used to expand the company's manufacturing and warehouse capacity, to repay short-term bank debt in full, and for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions of complementary businesses and product lines as opportunities are identified.

Last updated: 10/28/96

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