CPI Aerostructures and Air Industries Group Agree to Settle Working Capital Dispute
EDGEWOOD, N.Y., Dec. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CPI Aerostructures, Inc. (“CPI Aero®”) (NYSE American: CVU) announced it has reached an agreement (“Settlement Agreement”) to resolve its post-closing working capital adjustment dispute with Air Industries Group (“Air Industries”) (NYSE American: AIRI) in exchange for payment of the $1,381,000 remaining in escrow to CPI Aero. In December 2018, CPI Aero completed the acquisition of Welding Metallurgy, Inc. from Air Industries for a purchase price of $7.9 million subject to a potential post-closing working capital adjustment. Of the purchase price, $2 million was placed in escrow at closing. A dispute arose regarding the post-closing working