On January 27, 2014, GAMCO Investors, Inc. sent a letter to Rose Hoover, Executive VP and Secretary of Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. notifying the Company that it may submit nominations for one or more individuals as nominee for election to the Company's board at the Company's 2014 annual meeting of shareholders. GAMCO Investors also requested the Company a copy of the questionnaire reference in Article 2 Section 17 of the Company's by-laws to comply with the time period for nomination(s) referenced in the Company's by-laws.