Business Description

Overview AAON, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("AAON Nevada"), was incorporated on August 18, 1987. Our operating subsidiaries include AAON, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation ("AAON Oklahoma"), AAON Coil Products, Inc., a Texas corporation ("AAON Coil Products"), and BASX, Inc., an Oregon corporation ("BASX"). Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Annual Report to "AAON", the "Company", "we", "us", "our", or "ours" refer to AAON Nevada and our subsidiaries. AAON is a leader in heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and liquid cooling solutions for commercial and industrial indoor environments. The Company designs and manufactures highly configurable equipment to meet specific customer requirements, delivering reliable performance, efficiency, and long-term value. Through a strong commitment to research and development, advanced engineering capabilities, and decades of industry experience, the Company continues to elevate standards for climate management solutions. Business Segments The Company operates through three reportable business segments: AAON Oklahoma, AAON Coil Products, and BASX. These segments are based on differences in products, manufacturing processes, and end markets, and reflect how management evaluates operating performance and allocates resources. AAON Oklahoma: AAON Oklahoma engineers, manufactures, and sells highly configurable HVAC systems, designs and manufactures controls solutions, and sells aftermarket parts to customers through retail part stores and online. AAON Oklahoma includes operations at the Company’s manufacturing facilities in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Memphis, Tennessee; and Parkville, Missouri, as well as two retail locations, the Norman Asbjornson Innovation Center (“NAIC”), and the Gary D. Fields Customer Exploration Center. The NAIC is a world-class research and development laboratory accredited by the Air Movement and Control Association International, Inc. ("AMCA"), where our products are continuously tested under extreme environmental conditions to ensure optimal performance, efficiency, and value. The Gary D. Fields Customer Exploration Center showcases the engineering, design attributes, and premium build quality of our equipment alongside market alternatives. AAON Coil Products: AAON Coil Products engineers and manufactures and sells semi-custom and custom HVAC systems as well as heating and cooling coils for use in HVAC systems, primarily for AAON Oklahoma, AAON Coil Products, and BASX. AAON Coil Products operates from our Longview, Texas manufacturing facilities, which also produce BASX-branded products. BASX: BASX engineers, manufactures, and sells a wide range of custom, high-performance cooling solutions for the rapidly growing hyperscale data center market; ventilation solutions for cleanroom environments in the biopharmaceutical, semiconductor, medical, and agricultural sectors; and highly customized air handlers and modular solutions for a variety of markets. BASX operates from our manufacturing facilities in Redmond, Oregon, with additional support from facilities in Memphis, Tennessee, and Longview, Texas. For more information on our business segments’ financial position and results of operations, refer to Note 23, “Segments,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Business and Marketing Strategy The Company serves commercial, industrial, data center, and cleanroom markets with a differentiated approach to HVAC manufacturing. Our business strategy centers on mass semi-customization, leveraging flexible, computer-aided manufacturing systems to deliver highly configurable equipment that combines the cost efficiency of scaled production with the precision of individual customization. Our marketing strategy is guided by the Company’s core priorities: Customers First: We collaborate closely with our network of independent sales representatives to engineer and manufacture solutions tailored to each customer's specific requirements. Unlike manufacturers of standardized equipment, we build to order, ensuring every system is pre-specified before production begins. Our go-to-market 6 strategy targets customers and applications that demand exceptional performance, efficiency, and long-term value. We compete on technical excellence and customer outcomes, not price. Product Leadership: Since our founding, our Company has maintained an unwavering commitment to manufacturing and product leadership through continuous research and development.…