MONACA, Pa., Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Horsehead Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:ZINC), the parent company of Horsehead Corporation, today announced that it has priced its initial public offering of 4,867,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $18.00 per share, 4,171,235 shares of which are being offered by the Company. The offering is being made through an underwriting syndicate led by Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc. The Company intends to use the proceeds from the offering to fund capital improvements and for general corporate purposes. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of such common stock in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. The offering of these securities may be made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained by contacting: Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc., 1001 19th Street North, Arlington, Virginia, 22209. Horsehead Holding Corp. is the parent company of Horsehead Corporation, a leading U.S. producer of specialty zinc and zinc-based products. Horsehead, headquartered in Monaca, Pa., employs over 1000 people and has six operating locations throughout the U.S. Visit http://www.horsehead.net/ for more information. DATASOURCE: Horsehead Holding Corp. CONTACT: Ali Alavi, Vice President of Horsehead Corporation, +1-724-773-2212 Web site: http://www.horsehead.net/

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