Exhibit 99

THE HILLMAN COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED EBITDA (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

Adjusted EBITDA is not a presentation made in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). It should not be considered an alternative to GAAP-based net income or income from operations or operating cash flows. Further, because not all companies use identical calculations, amounts reflected by us as Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. We use this non-GAAP measure internally to make operating decisions and believe it allows more meaningful period-to-period comparisons of our ongoing operating results. The information can also be used to perform trend analysis and to better identify operating trends that may otherwise be masked or distorted by these types of items. The reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA is presented below.

			Thirteen Weeks Ended			Three Months Ended			Thirty-nine Weeks Ended			Nine Months Ended
			September 30,			September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
			2017			2016			2017			2016
Net income (loss)			$	(1,322	)	$	(437	)	$	(6,787	)	$	(6,535	)
Income tax provision (benefit)			(538		)	479			(4,759		)	(2,471		)
Interest expense, net			12,787			12,671			37,960			38,580
Interest expense on junior subordinated debentures			3,152			3,152			9,456			9,456
Investment income on trust common securities			(95		)	(95		)	(284		)	(284		)
Depreciation			7,300			7,974			25,473			24,394
Amortization			9,500			9,481			28,442			28,435
EBITDA			30,784			33,225			89,501			91,575
Stock compensation expense			472			573			2,025			1,691
Management fees			127			148			390			420
Acquisition and integration expense			53			—			53			—
Legal fees and settlements			—			1,886			65			2,752
Restructuring and other costs			1,628			1,499			5,898			2,107
Anti-dumping duties			4,128			—			6,274			—
Other adjustments			(318		)	(509		)	(984		)	150
Adjusted EBITDA			$	36,874		$	36,822		$	103,222		$	98,695