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Subsequent Event

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

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Subsequent Event

The Company announced on April 22, 2013 that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Met-Pro Corporation (“Met-Pro”). Met-Pro is a leading global, niche-oriented provider of product recovery, pollution control, fluid handling and filtration solutions across multiple diversified end-markets. Pursuant to the terms of the definitive agreement, CECO will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Met-Pro common stock in a cash and stock transaction valued at a total of approximately $210 million, or $13.75 per share. Under the terms of the agreement, Met-Pro’s shareholders may elect to exchange each share of Met-Pro common stock for either $13.75 in cash or shares of CECO common stock having an equivalent value based the volume weighted average trading price of CECO common stock for the 15-trading day period ending on the date immediately preceding the closing of the acquisition, subject to a collar. Overall elections are subject to proration such that approximately 53% of the Met-Pro shares (treating equity award shares as outstanding shares calculated using the treasury share method) will be exchanged for cash and 47% for stock.

The Company and Met-Pro have made customary representations, warranties and covenants in the definitive agreement, including Met-Pro agreeing not to solicit alternative transactions or, subject to certain exceptions, to enter into discussions concerning, or provide confidential information in connection with, an alternative transaction. The definitive agreement also contains certain termination rights for both CECO and Met-Pro, and further provides that, upon termination of the definitive agreement under certain circumstances, including a termination by Met-Pro to enter into an agreement for a superior proposal, Met-Pro may be obligated to pay the Company a termination fee of $6,740,000. In certain other circumstances upon termination of the definitive agreement by the Company, including the failure to obtain financing, the Company may be required to pay Met-Pro a reverse termination fee of $10,365,000. The completion of the acquisition is subject to standard closing conditions including the approval of the stockholders of both CECO and Met-Pro.

The definitive agreement is not subject to any financing contingency. In connection with the execution of the definitive agreement, CECO entered into a commitment letter, dated April 21, 2013 (the “Commitment Letter”), with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and as collateral agent, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as sole lead arranger and sole book runner. The Commitment Letter provides for a senior secured amortizing term loan facility in the aggregate principal amount of $65,000,0000 and a senior secured revolving credit facility for loans and letters of credit of up to $60,000,000 in aggregate principal amount (collectively, the “Senior Credit Facilities”); provided that the Senior Credit Facilities may be increased by up to $30,000,000 in the aggregate without further consent of the lenders party thereto although there is no commitment to provide such incremental financing. The Senior Credit Facilities may be used to finance a portion of the aggregate cash consideration of, and to pay the fees and expenses in connection with, the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, to repay existing indebtedness of the Company, Met-Pro and their respective subsidiaries, and to provide working capital to the Company and its subsidiaries from and after the closing date. The Senior Credit Facilities will be guaranteed by all domestic and most foreign subsidiaries of the Company.

The boards of directors of each of CECO and Met-Pro have unanimously approved the acquisition transaction. CECO stockholders who own approximately 26% of the current voting power of CECO have signed voting agreements and irrevocable proxies to vote in favor of the transaction.