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Gray, Inc. Company Updates







                         Gray Construction                     times, but renewed and strengthened when needed

                         with Brian Jones                      most, when together.
                         President & Chief Executive Officer    Building and strengthening our team remains a
                                                               top priority. We will continue to seek and promote
                                                               talented people who demonstrate values-based
          We are filling barrels with bourbon for a European   leadership and have a desire for personal growth.
        customer in America and filling tanks with Dr. Pepper   We will continue to recruit and hire new team
        for an American customer in Europe. These two          members who fit our culture and have the courage,
        milestones punctuate an inflection point for Gray.     character and competence needed to strengthen
        They memorialize 61 years of an incredible growth      our capabilities and support our continued growth.
        story but birth an even more incredible story for      We are excited to welcome our newest business         3
        our future.                                            unit with the move of Abdul’s team from Gray
          Because of the many projects like Diageo in          West to Gray Construction to bolster and increase
        Kentucky and Keurig Dr Pepper in Ireland, we are       our presence and growth opportunities in the
        bigger than a year ago. By a bunch. We’ve added a      Southwest. While none of them are strangers to
        lot of new folks to our team, and if you happen to be   Gray and our culture, the consolidation of our teams
        one, thank you for being part of something special. If   and market focus brings instant relief and growth
        you’ve been around a while, thanks for preparing us    opportunities for all.
        for this for the last several years and for welcoming   Personal growth precedes Gray’s growth, and the
        our new teams. And if you don’t work for Gray          financial results follow when we get the people part
        Construction, thanks for your role in either loving    right. Today, we close the books on fiscal year 2021
        someone that does, or for your contributions with      and the results are our best ever, again. So, thanks,
        another Gray company. The personal growth and          thanks to each one of you for your continued
        endurance of our team members continues to ignite      personal growth. For learning and growing your
        something incredible, that customers want more         capabilities to be able to make bourbon and Dr.
        than they ever have. A tangible consequence is an      Pepper across two continents. For believing in the
        extra billion dollars’ worth of construction we put in   power of relationships and teamwork. Cheers to
        place this past year. That’s tremendous. I know it is   your growth!
        exhausting and the pandemic continues to challenge
        us, so it’s important to remember how results like                     Willett Engineering
        this are possible. The Gray spirit!                                    with J. Mac Willett
          It’s only possible because of our sense of family                    President & Principal Engineer
        and obligation we have to each other. The power of
        our high-performing teams are the bonds we form
        with each other at the personal level. The thread of    “Adaptability” has been our watchword this year,
        our values that tightly stitch us together as one. We   and it has served us well. The Willett team has   Company
        don’t want to disappoint those we care about. We       worked together to support one another as we       updates
        rush to help when another is in need. Together, we     continue to put health and safety first, and we’ve   continued
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        are so much stronger and more resilient through        prioritized flexibility and responsiveness with our   page
        the crashing waves of growth. Tattered and worn at     customers so we can support them in their own
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