Business Description

Twin Disc, Incorporated (“Twin Disc” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the state of Wisconsin in 1918. Twin Disc designs, manufactures and sells marine and heavy-duty off‑highway power transmission equipment. The Company has manufacturing locations in the United States, Belgium, Canada, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. In addition to these countries, it has distribution locations in Belgium, Singapore, China, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. Products offered include: marine transmissions, azimuth drives, surface drives, propellers, and boat management systems as well as power-shift transmissions, hydraulic torque converters, power take-offs, industrial clutches, controls systems, and braking systems. The Company sells its products to customers primarily in the pleasure craft, commercial, and military marine markets, as well as in the energy and natural resources, government, military, and industrial markets. The Company's worldwide sales to both domestic and foreign customers are transacted through a direct sales force and a distributor network. The products described above have accounted for more than 90% of revenues in each of the last three fiscal years. On February 14, 2025, the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding common stock of Kobelt Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (“Kobelt”). Based in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, Kobelt is a manufacturer of controls, propulsion, steering, and braking systems to the marine, oil and gas, and industrial markets. Most of the Company's products are machined from cast iron, forgings, cast aluminum, and bar steel which generally are available from multiple sources and which are believed to be in adequate supply. The Company has applied for patents in both the United States and certain foreign countries on inventions made in the course of its development work for which commercial applications are considered probable. The Company regards its patents collectively as important but does not consider its business dependent upon any one of such patents. The business is not considered to be seasonal except to the extent that employee vacations and plant shutdowns, particularly in Europe, occur mainly in the months of July and August, curtailing production during that period. The Company's products receive direct widespread