Exhibit 99.1

Allegheny Technologies Announces First Quarter 2009 Results

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2009--Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE: ATI) reported net income attributable to ATI common stockholders for the first quarter 2009 of $5.9 million, or $0.06 per share, on sales of $831.6 million.

In the first quarter 2008, ATI reported net income attributable to common stockholders of $142.0 million, or $1.40 per share, on sales of $1.34 billion.

“While we will never be satisfied with being marginally profitable, our ability to generate positive results in the first quarter demonstrates the ongoing transformation of ATI into a uniquely positioned, globally-focused diversified specialty metals company,” said L. Patrick Hassey, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “ATI remained profitable and continued to generate positive cash flow in spite of the most challenging global economic conditions we have ever seen and a significant negative impact from out-of-phase raw material surcharges and indices.

“As we previously indicated, our first quarter 2009 segment operating profit was negatively impacted by approximately $65 million of out-of-phase raw material surcharges and indices due primarily to the rapid decrease in the cost of most of our raw materials late last year.

“ATI’s financial position remains solid. We ended the first quarter with cash on hand of $506 million after we invested $108 million in self-funded capital projects. At the end of the first quarter, we had no borrowings under our $400 million domestic credit facility and no significant near-term debt maturities.

“ATI benefited from our diversified products and markets, and global reach. Direct international sales were nearly 30% of sales during the first quarter.

“Our largest market, commercial aerospace, continued to be impacted by schedule pushouts and uncertainties as the supply chain adjusted to revised commercial airplane build schedules and reduced demand from the aeroengine aftermarket.

“In the chemical process industry, our exotic alloys business benefited from a solid backlog, but demand for many of our other products was soft. In the oil and gas market, demand for our products for pipelines and offshore projects was good. On the other hand, demand for downhole drilling weakened considerably and projects for refineries and unconventional fuel, such as tar sands, remained delayed.

“In the electrical energy market, demand for our grain-oriented electrical steel was good, demand for our industrial titanium products for electrical power plants remained at a high level, and demand for our exotic alloys for nuclear energy applications continued to grow. Demand for our large castings for wind energy applications was nearly nonexistent; however, early signs of a recovery began to emerge.


“As expected, consumer-related markets, such as automotive, appliance, and residential construction were very weak.

“Benefits from our ATIBS business processes continued to be realized. We maintained our world-class safety performance and achieved gross cost reductions of nearly $35 million in the first quarter. Our 2009 cost reduction target is a minimum of $150 million.

“ATI continued to invest in unsurpassed manufacturing capabilities. Our Rowley, UT premium-grade titanium sponge facility and our Bakers, NC titanium and superalloy forging facility are both on target to begin production in the third quarter 2009. These strategic investments enhance our capabilities to serve our core long-term growth markets including aerospace and defense, chemical process industry, oil and gas, electrical energy, and medical. The melt shop consolidation at our Brackenridge, PA specialty melt shop is progressing. We expect cost savings from this project to begin in late 2010. Engineering, permitting, and site preparation continues on our Brackenridge, PA hot rolling and processing center. We now expect 2009 self-funded capital investments to be in the range of $425 million to $450 million.

“As we look forward to the second quarter we remain cautious. While we see some signs of stabilization in certain markets due to low inventory in the supply chain, demand for many products remains at a very low level, the pricing environment is challenging, and visibility is limited. The aerospace supply chain likely needs to further adjust to recently announced commercial aircraft production plans and reduced aftermarket demand. We will continue to adjust our production schedules and cost structures to market conditions and navigate through this difficult and uncertain period. We expect the second quarter 2009 segment operating profit to be negatively impacted by approximately $20 million from out-of-phase surcharges and indices.

“Considering all the above, we expect ATI’s second quarter 2009 earnings to be modestly better than the first quarter 2009. In addition, we expect to end the second quarter 2009 with a significant amount of cash on hand while continuing to self fund our capital investments.

“We remain confident in the long-term growth potential of our core aerospace and infrastructure markets that have been driving ATI’s performance. We intend to use the current difficult market conditions to continue to positively differentiate ATI as a uniquely positioned, diversified, technology-driven global specialty metals company with unsurpassed manufacturing capabilities. Our strategic direction and vision remain intact.”


  Three Months Ended
March 31
2009   2008

In Millions

Sales $ 831.6 $ 1,343.4

Net income attributable to ATI common stockholders*

$

5.9

$

142.0

 
Per Diluted Share
Net income attributable to ATI common stockholders* $ 0.06 $ 1.40

* Net income and net income per share amounts presented above are attributable to Allegheny Technologies Incorporated common stockholders. As required, in the first quarter 2009 the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51”. Under the provisions of this statement, the income statement presentation has been revised to separately present consolidated net income, which now includes the amounts attributable to the Company plus noncontrolling interests (minority interests), and net income attributable solely to the Company.

First Quarter 2009 Financial Results


High Performance Metals Segment

Market Conditions

First quarter 2009 compared to first quarter 2008

Flat-Rolled Products Segment

Market Conditions

First quarter 2009 compared to first quarter 2008


Engineered Products Segment

Market Conditions

First quarter 2009 compared to first quarter 2008

Retirement Benefit Expense


Other Expenses

Income Taxes

Cash Flow, Working Capital and Debt


New Accounting Pronouncement Adopted in 2009

Allegheny Technologies will conduct a conference call with investors and analysts on April 22, 2009, at 1 p.m. ET to discuss the financial results. The conference call will be broadcast live on www.alleghenytechnologies.com. To access the broadcast, click on “Conference Call”. Replay of the conference call will be available on the Allegheny Technologies website.

This news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain statements in this news release relate to future events and expectations and, as such, constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include those containing such words as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “would,” “should,” “will,” “will likely result,” “forecast,” “outlook,” “projects,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and include known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which we are unable to predict or control, that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to materially differ from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include: (a) material adverse changes in economic or industry conditions generally, including credit market conditions and related issues, and global supply and demand conditions and prices for our specialty metals; (b) material adverse changes in the markets we serve, including the aerospace and defense, construction and mining, automotive, electrical energy, chemical process industry, oil and gas, medical and other markets; (c) our inability to achieve the level of cost savings, productivity improvements, synergies, growth or other benefits anticipated by management, including those anticipated from strategic investments and the integration of acquired businesses, whether due to significant increases in energy, raw materials or employee benefits costs, the possibility of project cost overruns or unanticipated costs and expenses, or other factors; (d) volatility of prices and availability of supply of the raw materials that are critical to the manufacture of our products; (e) declines in the value of our defined benefit pension plan assets or unfavorable changes in laws or regulations that govern pension plan funding; (f) significant legal proceedings or investigations adverse to us; (g) other risk factors summarized in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, and in other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We assume no duty to update our forward-looking statements.


Building the World’s Best Specialty Metals Company™

Allegheny Technologies Incorporated is one of the largest and most diversified specialty metals producers in the world with revenues of $5.3 billion during 2008. ATI has approximately 9,600 full-time employees world-wide who use innovative technologies to offer global markets a wide range of specialty metals solutions. Our major markets are aerospace and defense, chemical process industry/oil and gas, electrical energy, medical, automotive, food equipment and appliance, machine and cutting tools, and construction and mining. Our products include titanium and titanium alloys, nickel-based alloys and superalloys, grain-oriented electrical steel, stainless and specialty steels, zirconium, hafnium, and niobium, tungsten materials, and forgings and castings. The Allegheny Technologies website is www.alleghenytechnologies.com.


Allegheny Technologies Incorporated and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income (a)
(Unaudited, dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
   
 
Three Months Ended
March 31
2009 2008
 
Sales $ 831.6 $ 1,343.4
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales 750.9 1,052.8
Selling and administrative expenses 80.8   70.2

Income (loss) before interest, other income and income taxes

(0.1 ) 220.4
Interest income, net 0.1 0.2
Other income, net 0.3   1.0
Income before income tax provision (benefit) 0.3 221.6
Income tax provision (benefit) (5.0 ) 77.9
 
Net income 5.3 143.7
 

 

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

(0.6 ) 1.7
 
Net income attributable to ATI $ 5.9   $ 142.0
 

Basic net income per common share
attributable to ATI common stockholders

$ 0.06   $ 1.41
 

Diluted net income per common share
attributable to ATI common stockholders

$ 0.06   $ 1.40
 
Weighted average common shares
outstanding -- basic (millions) 97.2 100.8
 
Weighted average common shares
outstanding -- diluted (millions) 97.8 101.6
 
Actual common shares outstanding--
end of period (millions) 98.0 101.1
 

(a)

On January 1, 2009, ATI adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 160, "Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated
Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51". Under the
provisions of this statement, the income statement presentation has
been revised to separately present consolidated net income, which
now includes the amounts attributable to the Company plus
noncontrolling interests (minority interests), and net income
attributable solely to the Company. Prior year presentations have
been restated to conform with the new statement.


Allegheny Technologies Incorporated and Subsidiaries
Sales and Operating Profit by Business Segment
(Unaudited - Dollars in millions)
   
Three Months Ended
March 31
2009 2008
Sales:
High Performance Metals $ 387.9 $ 481.0
Flat-Rolled Products 378.2 746.9
Engineered Products 65.5   115.5  
 
Total External Sales $ 831.6   $ 1,343.4  
 
Operating Profit (Loss):
 
High Performance Metals $ 54.3 $ 131.4
% of Sales 14.0 % 27.3 %
 
Flat-Rolled Products 7.7 102.9
% of Sales 2.0 % 13.8 %
 
Engineered Products (6.1 ) 5.7
% of Sales -9.3 % 4.9 %
 
Operating Profit 55.9 240.0
% of Sales 6.7 % 17.9 %
 
Corporate expenses (14.4 ) (17.7 )
 
Interest income, net 0.1 0.2
 
Other expense, net of
gains on asset sales (4.0 ) (0.9 )
 
Retirement benefit expense (37.3 ) -  
 
Income before
income taxes $ 0.3   $ 221.6  

Allegheny Technologies Incorporated and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets (a)
(Current period unaudited--Dollars in millions)
 
March 31, December 31,
2009 2008
ASSETS
 
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 506.0 $ 469.9
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for
doubtful accounts of $5.6 and $6.3 at
March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008,
respectively 448.8 530.5
Inventories, net 746.2 887.6
Prepaid expenses and
other current assets 44.9 41.4
Total Current Assets 1,745.9 1,929.4
 
Property, plant and equipment, net 1,709.8 1,633.6
Deferred income taxes 263.8 281.6
Cost in excess of net assets acquired 189.1 190.9
Other assets 124.7 134.9
 
Total Assets $ 4,033.3 $ 4,170.4
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 232.6 $ 278.5
Accrued liabilities 273.5 322.0
Deferred income taxes 24.8 78.2
Short term debt and current
portion of long-term debt 14.7 15.2
Total Current Liabilities 545.6 693.9
 
Long-term debt 488.8 494.6
Accrued postretirement benefits 449.5 446.9
Pension liabilities 405.2 378.2
Other long-term liabilities 121.9 127.8
Total Liabilities 2,011.0 2,141.4
 
Total ATI stockholders' equity 1,951.0 1,957.4
Non-controlling interests 71.3 71.6
Total Equity 2,022.3 2,029.0
 
Total Liabilities and Equity $ 4,033.3 $ 4,170.4
 

(a)

On January 1, 2009, ATI adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 160, "Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an
amendment of ARB No. 51", which requires that noncontrolling interests,
formerly termed minority interests, be considered a component of equity for
all periods presented. Noncontrolling interests were previously classified
within other long-term liabilities.


Allegheny Technologies Incorporated and Subsidiaries    
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited - Dollars in millions)
  Three Months Ended
March 31
2009 2008
 
Operating Activities:
 
Net income $ 5.3 $ 143.7
 
Depreciation and amortization 32.3 27.3
Change in managed working capital 216.2 (148.9 )
Change in retirement benefits 29.5 (6.3 )
Accrued liabilities and other (114.4 ) 50.2  
Cash provided by operating activities 168.9   66.0  
Investing Activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (108.6 ) (112.0 )
Asset disposals and other (0.6 ) 0.3  
Cash used in investing activities (109.2 ) (111.7 )
Financing Activities:
Net decrease in debt (5.6 ) (5.6 )
Dividends paid (17.6 ) (18.2 )
Taxes on share-based compensation (0.4 ) (24.6 )
Purchase of treasury stock - (62.3 )
Exercises of stock options -   1.1  
Cash used in financing activities (23.6 ) (109.6 )
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 36.1 (155.3 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 469.9   623.3  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 506.0   $ 468.0  

Allegheny Technologies Incorporated and Subsidiaries
Selected Financial Data
(Unaudited)
   
Three Months Ended
March 31
2009 2008
Volume:
High Performance Metals (000's lbs.)
Titanium mill products 6,938 8,770
Nickel-based and specialty alloys 9,970 9,537
Exotic alloys 1,289 1,364
 
Flat-Rolled Products (000's lbs.)
High value 93,928 119,792
Standard 101,574 170,620
Flat-Rolled Products total 195,502 290,412
 
 
Average Prices:
High Performance Metals (per lb.)
Titanium mill products $ 22.48 $ 25.54
Nickel-based and specialty alloys $ 14.74 $ 18.56
Exotic alloys $ 57.08 $ 44.61
 
Flat-Rolled Products (per lb.)
High value $ 2.64 $ 3.22
Standard $ 1.21 $ 2.07
Flat-Rolled Products combined average $ 1.90 $ 2.54

Allegheny Technologies Incorporated and Subsidiaries
Other Financial Information
Managed Working Capital
(Unaudited - Dollars in millions)
 
March 31, December 31,
2009 2008
 
Accounts receivable $ 448.8 $ 530.5
Inventory 746.2 887.6
Accounts payable (232.6 ) (278.5 )
Subtotal 962.4 1,139.6
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts 5.6 6.3
LIFO reserve 178.1 205.6
Corporate and other 49.4   60.2  
Managed working capital $ 1,195.5   $ 1,411.7  
 
Annualized prior 2 months
sales $ 3,466.2   $ 4,008.0  
 
Managed working capital as a
% of annualized sales 34.5 % 35.2 %
 
March 31, 2009 change in managed
working capital $ (216.2 )
 

As part of managing the liquidity in our business, we focus on controlling managed
working capital, which is defined as gross accounts receivable and gross
inventories, less accounts payable. In measuring performance in controlling this
managed working capital, we exclude the effects of LIFO inventory valuation
reserves, excess and obsolete inventory reserves, and reserves for uncollectible
accounts receivable which, due to their nature, are managed separately.


Allegheny Technologies Incorporated and Subsidiaries
Other Financial Information
Debt to Capital
(Unaudited - Dollars in millions)
 
March 31, December 31,
2009 2008
 
Total debt $ 503.5 $ 509.8
Less: Cash (506.0 ) (469.9 )
Net debt (cash) $ (2.5 ) $ 39.9
 
Net debt (cash) $ (2.5 ) $ 39.9
Total ATI stockholders' equity 1,951.0   1,957.4  
Net ATI capital $ 1,948.5 $ 1,997.3
 
Net debt to ATI capital

(0.1

)%

2.0 %
 
Total debt $ 503.5 $ 509.8
Total ATI stockholders' equity 1,951.0   1,957.4  
Total ATI capital $ 2,454.5 $ 2,467.2
 
Total debt to total ATI capital 20.5 % 20.7 %
 

In managing the overall capital structure of the Company, some of the
measures that we focus on are net debt to net capitalization, which is the
percentage of debt, net of cash that may be available to reduce borrowings,
to the total invested and borrowed capital of ATI (excluding noncontrolling
interest), and total debt to total ATI capitalization, which excludes cash
balances.

CONTACT:
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated
Dan L. Greenfield, 412-394-3004