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Mueller Water Products — BB&T Capital Markets Commercial and Industrial Conference April 2011

32 slides from Mueller Water Products's conference presentation, Apr 7, 2011

  1. Slide 1: BB&T Capital Markets Commercial and Industrial Conference April 2011

    Exhibit 99.1 BB&T7,Capital Industrial April 2011 Conference Markets Commercial and

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor Statement

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  3. Slide 3: Non-GAAP Financial Measures

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  4. Slide 4: Investment Highlights

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  5. Slide 5: Mueller Water Products overview

    •Our Mueller FY2010 Net Repair Non-residential Residential The (1) (2) * 5 Valves $1.3B Portfolio Fire Pipe Ductile Metering Leak Specified More Residential Valves Based Sales largest Business hydrants fittings detection and than LTM Water Co. Primary iron $1.3B on or includes: systems replacement i

  6. Slide 6: Broad Product Portfolio

    Broad ($ HISTORICAL SEGMENT DEPRECIATION ADJUSTED Mueller PORTFOLIO PRODUCT Iron Hydrants $123 $49 $74 $609 Butterfly, Metering US Ductile ($32) $19 ($51) $373 Restrained Joint Anvil Est. Cast $40 $15 $25 $330 Fittings Pipe Hangers Note: (1) of (2) 6 inSegment restructuring. PIPE 1857 1899 1999 Gate

  7. Slide 7: Complete Drinking Water Product Offering

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  8. Slide 8: Water Infrastructure Competitive Landscape

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  9. Slide 9: Strategy and Objectives

    Mueller internationally Strategy Capitalize Maintain Continue Broaden Expand 9 Water And breadth leadership toonenhance Objectives the Products and large, positions operational depth attractive of with products and and customers organizational growing and services and water endexcellence infrastruct

  10. Slide 10: Our End Markets

    Mueller Our EndWater Markets Products

  11. Slide 11: Primary End Markets, FY2006 vs FY2010

    Mueller Primary FY Net Non-residenetial Repair Non-residential Residential Since Source: *Residential 11 2006 2010 Sales: 2006, and Management Water End$1.9B $1.3B replacement construction* our construction Markets: Products construction exposure construction estimates 2006-2010 ofto 40% 5% is munic

  12. Slide 12: Historical Seasonally Adjusted Housing Starts

    Mueller Historical Seasonally 2,400 Units 1,400 Bottom April 1991 Jan-91 12 –2009 (thousands) 2,150 1,150 Jan-92 2011 of Water Housing prior Adjusted –900 1,900 Average Lowest Jan-93 Products down 650 1,650 Starts Annualized 400 starts 1,417 Jan-94 cycle (1991 (477) (798) Jan-95 - since February Jan

  13. Slide 13: Non-Residential Construction Trends

    Non-Residential Exhibit 20% 2% Change Note: 1990 Architecture AIA (Diffusion 65 1999 Source: We 13 60 continue -14% Architecture 15% 1991 2001 Excludes 5513: Census IHS in50 -5% 10% Value index, 1992 2003 Zelman 45 Global Billings to7% 5% 40 see Manufacturing Bureau, 1993 2005 Construction Put-in-Pl

  14. Slide 14: A Significant Opportunity

    Mueller A Significant WaterMarket Products Opportunity

  15. Slide 15: Aging Drinking Water Infrastructure

    Mueller Aging Drinking 1988 1998 2001 2005 1American *National “America’s water 2009 15 B* D D- Report regulations. Water Water Water1 Council Society drinking Card Infrastructure Products This for on ofwater America’s Public Civil doessystems Engineers not Works account Infrastructure face Improvem

  16. Slide 16: The Repair and Replacement Market Is Significant

    Mueller The Repair •Funding Source: (2) (3) (4) Future Infrastructure Source, Storage, Treatment, Other, Transmission Area 20-YR 16 Aging Valves UpGovernment Emphasis 90% 29% Global EPA Market to inof funded $2.3B Drinking and Need 15% which $19.8B water (1) Water Clean and $36.9B water Water $75.1B

  17. Slide 17: Aging Water Infrastructure

    Mueller Aging 2.0% Percentage 2.5% Accelerating 2000 Figure Year Average (1) 17 The Installed 2010 1.5% 2.0% Water 2–10: 2–11: EPA Water life2020 of 1.0% 1.5% of Clean Age Infrastructure Projected Need Inventory Replacement Products 100 2030 0.5% 1.0% Distribution Water year 2040 Annual 0.0% 0.5% an

  18. Slide 18: Increasing Awareness and Stronger Regulation

    Mueller Increasing •Stronger — “New produces The 18 At 1974/1996 2011 Atlanta Washington, Baltimore Kansas Cincinnati $1.3B least Clean Jersey proposed Water EPA the 40 for Water $4.0B City Federal cities Safe can lowest Drinking City $1.5B regulations Products $2.5B D.C. federal maintain Council Dr

  19. Slide 19: Funding and Historical Water Rate Increases

    Mueller Funding Historical Long-term 350 1913 —Water —Local —Natural —ALL —Telephone —Electricity (CPI) Exhibit The (1) Sources: (2) (3) Sources Operational Rate Other Bonds Grants Loans From 19 AWWA Bureau Black 325 index Increases 1916 2007-2009, 15% 16% 9% 3% ITEMS 1. Water of 300 Phone Water and

  20. Slide 20: Business Actions & Results

    Mueller & Actions Water Business Products Results

  21. Slide 21: Management Actions and Objectives

    Mueller Management Reduce Objectives Manage Leverage •Closed Actions •Reduced Sigma manufacturing by turn •Acquired •Entered 21 $116.6 at and the costs six Water working into Mueller headcount million end and leak other plants Actions/Initiatives and advanced of Products invested facilities detectio

  22. Slide 22: Historical Financial Performance

    Mueller History (see ($ NET $509 $492 $393 ADJUSTED 25.7% $131 8.8% $44 12.3% $48 2002 a) 2009; b) environmental-related charges c) in 22 Fiscal Excludes 2010 in$38 Financial $16 appendices millions) SALES $536 $465 $387 $139 2003 3.3% restructuring 25.9% 9.7% of Water $26 $47 year Strong $18.3 $618

  23. Slide 23: Consolidated First Quarter Results

    Mueller Consolidated First $ Net •Adj. FY 23 Financial Mueller Plant Higher in1Q10 1Q11 sales millions income operating net EBITDA Quarter closure, Water loss sales $287.6 results Co. results (loss) per (except Fiscal Non-GAAP shipment prices $17.7 %Products income manufacturing exclude share $313.1

  24. Slide 24: Debt Refinancing Highlights

    Mueller Refinancing Debt ($ $450 $226 $0 FY2010 •New 24 Recapitalization Extended Locked Preserved Expect Eliminated More Reduced $420 $225 $275 in $0millions) structure: Maturity $400 $420 $0 million than Water FY2011 greater $0 inlimitations $350 $225 maturities deleveraging long-term $123 $0 High

  25. Slide 25: Key Financial Metrics

    Mueller Key Free $73 $140 $37 Total Debt $1,800 $1,549 Mar-2006 Capital ($ $100 $71 FY2006 * ** *** 25FY2007 in FY2009 million $115 $88 FY2010 Financial Cash millions) has $120 $90 Debt $1,600 $1,127 Expenditures Water $88 FY2007* FY2007 declined $94 $80 FY2006 Flow results $100 results free $40 res

  26. Slide 26: Why Mueller Water Products?

    Mueller Why Water Strong Operating •Leveraging 26 Driven Limited Leading Comprehensive Low-cost Recovery Increased Operating Expand Develop Strategic Invest industry competitive Water by smart diagnostic number brand municipal smart leverage acquisitions/partnerships manufacturing municipal of stren

  27. Slide 27: Supplemental Data

    Mueller WaterData Supplemental Products

  28. Slide 28: Segment Results Reconciliation

    Segment (in Three Mueller GAAP Gross Selling, Non-GAAP Income Impairment Restructuring Depreciation Interest Restructuring, Adjusted Capital Free Current Long-term Total Less Net 28 millions, sales loss cash debt cash debt months profit results: expenditures expense, tax (loss) rate portion general

  29. Slide 29: Segment Results Reconciliation

    Segment (in Three Mueller GAAP Gross Selling, Interest Non-GAAP Income Restructuring Depreciation Restructuring, Adjusted Capital Free Current Long-term Total Less Net 29 millions, sales loss cash debt cash debt months profit results: expenditures expense, tax (loss) portion general Water Co. per $

  30. Slide 30: Segment Results Reconciliation

    Segment (in Mueller GAAP Gross Selling, Non-GAAP Income Restructuring Depreciation Restructuring, Interest Loss Tax Adjusted Capital Free Current Long-term Total Less Net 30 millions, sales loss cash debt on cash on debt profit results: repatriation expenditures expense, tax (loss) rate portion gene

  31. Slide 31: Segment Results Reconciliation

    Segment (in Mueller GAAP Gross Selling, Income Non-GAAP Depreciation Impairment Interest Loss Adjusted Capital Free Current Long-term Total Less Net 31 millions, sales loss cash debt cash from on debt profit results: expenditures expense, tax rate portion general early Water Co. per $(end $ provided

  32. Slide 32: Questions

    Mueller Water Products Questions

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