Halter Marine Group, Inc.
Ticker: HLX 13085 Industrial Seaway Road
Exchange: American Stock Exchange Gulfport, Mississippi 39503
Industry: Manufacturing (601) 896-0029

Type of Shares:Common Shares Filing Date:6/27/96
U.S. Shares:3,000,000 Offer Date:9/25/96
Non-U.S. Shares:0 Filing Range:$12.00 - $14.00
Primary Shares:0 Offer Price:$11.00
Secondary Shares:3,000,000 Gross Spread:$0.77
Offering Amount: $39,000,000 Selling:$0.45
Expenses:$1,070,000 Reallowance:$0.10
Shares Out After:18,000,000
Spin out parent firm: Trinity Industries, Inc.

ManagerTierPhone
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp.Lead Manager (212) 504-4525
Howard, Weil, Labouisse, FriedrichsCo-manager (504) 582-2500

Auditor: Ernst & Young
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
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Prior
Unaudited
Income
Balance
Sheet
3/31/96 6/30/96 6/30/95 6/30/96
Revenue:$254.29$85.98$72.01Assets:$157.78
Net Income:$12.47$3.34$3.67Liabilities:$87.70
EPS:$0.70$0.19Equity:$70.08

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

Business Description
The company is the seventh largest shipbuilder, and the largest builder of small to medium sized ocean-going ships and barges and inland tow boats, in the United States. The company which has built more than 2.000 vessels in the past 40 years, specializes in the construction, repair and conversion of a wide variety of vessels for the governmental and commercial markets. The company's principal products during the past five years have included oceanographic survey and research ships, high speed patrol boats and ferries for government use and offshore double hull tank barges, offshore tug boats and oil spill recovery vessels for commercial use. The company has ten shipyards which are strategically located along the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Florida. The company's multiple shipyards employ advanced manufacturing techniques, including modular construction and zone outfitting methods, and provide the company significant flexibility and efficiency in manufacturing a wide variety of vessels.

Use of Proceeds
Proceeds from the proposed offering will be distributed to selling shareholder.

Last updated: 11/24/96

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