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THE COMPANY: Shark’s Jeanerette facility is highly active in the production

At the company’s original 15-acre Jeanerette, Louisiana of patrol boats for foreign operators (both via direct sales as production campus, Metal Shark focuses on the “high qual- well as via the U.S. DoD’s FMS sales program). By the end of ity serialized production” of smaller, trailerable vessels (40’ 2018, Metal Shark military vessels will be either in production and under). Key U.S. military programs in Jeanerette in- or in service for nearly 50 countries worldwide. In addition to clude the US Coast Guard Response Boat – Small (RB-S). vessels for U.S. and foreign militaries, Metal Shark’s Jeanerette

Over 300 RB-S units have been delivered by Metal Shark facility also produces custom vessels for state, local, and mu- since the award of the contract in 2012, and the company nicipal law enforcement agencies and