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Associated Materials Incorporated
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 4100 East, Dallas, TX 75201 * (214) 220-4600

The company is a leading, vertically integrated manufacturer and nationwide distributor of exterior residential building products through its Alside division. Alside's core products are vinyl siding and vinyl windows.

Primary Underwriting Group
ManagerTierPhone
Salomon Smith BarneyLead Manager (212) 723-7300
Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, Inc.Co-manager (214) 989-1588

Offering Information
NASNTL:SIDE Manufacturing: SIC 3089
Type of Shares:Common Shares Filing Date:12/12/97
U.S. Shares:2,128,800 Offer Date:2/25/98
Non-U.S. Shares:0 Filing Range:$16.00 - $18.00
Primary Shares:700,000 Offer Price:$16.00
Secondary Shares:1,428,800 Gross Spread:$1.12
Offering Amount: $36,189,600 Selling:$0.67
Expenses:$440,000 Reallowance:$0.10
Post-IPO Shares:8,293,504
Employees:1500

Legal Counsel, Auditor and Registrar
Issuer's Law Firm: Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue
Bank's Law Firm: Latham & Watkins
Registrar/Transfer Agent: ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.
Auditor: Ernst & Young

Selected Financial Data

Dollar amounts in U.S. millions except for per share data
9 Month Ending Financials
Full Year
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
Prior
Unaudited
Income
Balance
Sheet
12/31/96 9/30/97 9/30/96 9/30/97
Revenue:$356.47$297.92$264.52Assets:$190.44
Net Income:$8.22$9.11$6.63Curr Assets:$123.65
EPS:$1.14$1.17$0.86Liabilities:$149.69
Prior EPS:$0.16$16.67$9.90Curr Liab:$64.49
Cash Flow/Oper:$15.06-$10.15-$2.36Equity:$40.75
Cash Flow/Fin:-$6.86-$6.31-$6.87Cash:$2.60
Cash Flow/Inv:-$8.09Working Cap:$59.16

Competition
Except for Owens Corning, no company within the residential siding industry competes with Alside on both the manufacturing and distribution levels. There are, however, numerous small and large manufacturers of metal and vinyl siding products, including Aluminum Company of America, CertainTeed Corporation, Jannock Limited, Nortek, Inc. and Royal Group Technologies Limited, some of whom are larger in size and have greater financial resources than the Company. Alside competes with Owens Corning and numerous large and small distributors of building products in its capacity as a distributor of such products. The market for vinyl replacement windows is highly fragmented, and Alside believes that no single manufacturer accounts for a significant percentage of national sales. Alside believes that the market trend towards sales of welded vinyl windows, which Alside began manufacturing in 1992 and which require expensive, more sophisticated production equipment, will result in further consolidation of the window fabrication industry. Alside and its competitors generally compete on price, product performance, and sales and service support to professional contractors. Competition varies by region. Alside also faces competition from alternative materials: wood and aluminum in the window markets, and wood, masonry and metal in the siding market. However, the Company believes Alside's products are competitive, and in most sectors are gaining share at the expense of alternative materials due to vinyl's superior qualities, including its lower material cost, durability and low maintenance requirements.

Business Plan
The Company believes that it is well positioned to capitalize on the growing demand for vinyl building products. The following business strategy should enable the Company to (i) maintain Alside's position as a leading manufacturer and distributor of exterior residential building products, (ii) continue to increase sales, and (iii) strengthen operating margins.

Use of Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used to fund in part, the company's 1998 capital expenditure plan, including the construction of a new vinyl siding manufacturing facility.

Executive Officers and Directors
Officer NameTitleAge
William W. WinspearChairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company64
Richard I. GallandDirector81
James F. LearyDirector67
Gary D. TrabkaDirector43
Alan B. LernerDirector67
A. A. MeitzDirector60
James R. BussmanExecutive Vice President -- Corporate Services of Alside and Vice President of the Company50
Michael R. St. ClairExecutive Vice President -- Finance of Alside and Vice President of the Company51
Benjamin L. McGarryGroup Vice President -- Vinyl Manufacturing of Alside50
Wayne D. FrederickGroup Vice President -- Window Products of Alside51
Donald L. KaufmanPresident and Chief Executive Officer of Alside and Vice President and Director of the Company66
Robert F. Hogan, Jr.President and Chief Executive Officer of AmerCable and Vice President of the Company40
Robert L. WinspearVice President, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company32

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