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CAMDEN, N.Y.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--International Wire Group Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets: ITWG) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a special distribution to its stockholders and option holders of $0.915 per share or option. The record date of the special distribution is February 28, 2012. The special distribution will be paid on March 5, 2012.

"We are pleased to have another opportunity to return capital to our shareholders, as the Companyas operating results and liquidity position remain strong."

Hugh Steven Wilson, Chairman of the Companyas Board of Directors, said, aWe are pleased to have another opportunity to return capital to our shareholders, as the Companyas operating results and liquidity position remain strong.a

About International Wire Group Holdings, Inc.

International Wire Group Holdings, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiaries, manufactures and markets wire products, including bare, silver-plated, nickel-plated and tin-plated copper wire, for other wire suppliers, distributors and original equipment manufacturers. Its products include a broad spectrum of copper wire configurations and gauges with a variety of electrical and conductive characteristics and are utilized by a wide variety of customers primarily in the aerospace, appliance, automotive, electronics/data communications, industrial/energy and medical device industries. The Company manufactures and distributes its products at 20 facilities located in the United States, Belgium, France, Italy and Poland.

Forward-Looking Information is Subject to Risk and Uncertainty

Certain statements in this release may constitute aforward-lookinga statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as the words abelieves,a aexpects,a amay,a awill,a ashould,a aseeks,a apro forma,a aanticipates,a aintends,a aplans,a aestimates,a or the negative of any thereof or other variations thereof or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy or intentions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in these forward-looking statements. As a result, these statements speak only as of the date they were made and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Many important factors could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, fluctuations in our operating results and customer orders, unexpected decreases in demand or increases in inventory levels, changes in the price of copper, tin, nickel and silver, the failure of our acquisitions and expansion plans to perform as expected, the competitive environment, our reliance on our significant customers, lack of long-term contracts, substantial dependence on business outside of the U.S. and risks associated with our international operations, limitations due to our indebtedness, loss of key employees or the deterioration in our relationship with employees, litigation, claims, liability from environmental laws and regulations and other factors.

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