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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-12881
LONE STAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(A DELAWARE CORPORATION)
15660 N. DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 500
DALLAS, TEXAS 75248
972/770-6401
I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 75-2085454
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
Name of each exchange
TITLE OF EACH CLASS ON WHICH
REGISTERED
Common Stock, par value $1.00 New York Stock
Exchange
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT: NONE
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for the past 90 days. Yes 3 No__.
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [3]
As of March 17, 2000, the number of shares of common stock outstanding was
23,500,325. The aggregate market value of common stock (based upon the closing
price on the New York Stock Exchange on that date) held by nonaffiliates of the
registrant, including Alpine Capital, L.P. and related entities, was
approximately $1.12 billion.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of registrant's Proxy Statement for its 2000 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III hereof.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I
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ITEM 1. BUSINESS.................................................................................................3
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES..............................................................................................10
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.......................................................................................11
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SHAREHOLDERS.........................................................11
PART II
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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND
RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS.............................................................................11
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.................................................................................12
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION........................................................12
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK..............................................19
ITEM 8. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA..................................................................................20
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE..................................................................40
PART III
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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
OF THE REGISTRANT.......................................................................................40
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION..................................................................................40
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
AND MANAGEMENT..........................................................................................40
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS..........................................................40
PART IV
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ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES,
AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.................................................................................40
ITEM 15. SIGNATURES..............................................................................................44
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PART I
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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
GENERAL
Lone Star Technologies, Inc. (Lone Star) is a management and holding
company that had one principal operating subsidiary, Lone Star Steel Company
(Steel), at December 31, 1999. On January 3, 2000, Lone Star's new subsidiary,
Fintube Technologies, Inc. (Fintube), acquired the assets of Fintube Limited
Partnership (see subsequent events Note M to the consolidated financial
statements) and became Lone Star's other principal operating subsidiary.
Steel and Fintube together serve three business segments: oilfield
products, specialty tubing products, and flat rolled steel and other tubular
products and services. Oilfield products are comprised of casing, tubing and
line pipe that are manufactured and marketed globally to the oil and gas
drilling industry. Historically, Lone Star's specialty tubing products have
included Drawn Over Mandrel (DOM) tubing and as-welded tubing that are
manufactured and marketed globally to automotive, fluid power and other markets
for various mechanical applications. After the Fintube acquisition, Lone Star's
specialty tubing products now also include specialty finned tubular products
used in a variety of heat recovery applications. Flat rolled steel and other
tubular products and services are manufactured and provided to general
industrial markets. Additional segment information is included in Note B to the
consolidated financial statements.
Lone Star's consolidated revenues are not seasonal. However, demand for
Steel's oilfield products is subject to significant fluctuations due to the
volatility of oil and gas prices and domestic drilling activity as well as other
factors including competition from imports.
Lone Star was incorporated in Delaware in 1986 and became the holding
company of Steel, pursuant to Steel's merger with a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lone Star.
INDUSTRY BACKGROUND
OILFIELD PRODUCTS. Oil country tubular goods (OCTG) consist of casing,
production tubing and drill pipe. Casing forms the structural wall in oil and
gas wells to provide support and prevent caving during drilling operations and
is used to protect water-bearing formations during the drilling of a well.
Casing is generally not removed after it has been installed in a well.
Production tubing, which is used to convey oil and natural gas to the surface,
may be replaced during the life of a producing well.
Demand for oilfield products is generally affected by customers'
expectations of future oil and gas prices and political factors such as energy
and trade policies. A key indicator of domestic demand is the average number of
drilling rigs operating in the United States. According to Baker Hughes, the
average United States rig counts in 1999, 1998, and 1997 were 625, 827, and 943,
respectively. The active rig count in the United States reached an historic low
of 488 in April 1999. However, the drilling activity accelerated in the second
half of 1999 and by year-end 771 rigs were active, compared to 621 at the end of
1998. The oil country tubular goods market is also affected by the level of
industry inventories maintained by manufacturers, distributors and end users.
Demand for new production drops when customers draw down on inventory
rather than purchasing new products. Conversely, when distributors and end
users increase inventory levels, this has a positive effect on demand for new
production. For 1997, increasing industry inventory levels added to OCTG
demand for new production. However, for 1998, declining industry inventory
levels satisfied a portion of OCTG consumption. For 1999, industry inventory
levels continued to decline, and at year end appeared low relative to
drilling activity.
The OCTG market is also affected by the amount of oilfield products
imported into this country. Imported OCTG accounted for approximately 17% of the
apparent supply available to the domestic OCTG market during 1999, 24% during
1998, and 16% during 1997. Imported OCTG was lower in 1999 than 1998 due to the
dramatic decline in distributor stock purchases during 1999 as inventories were
liquidated and reduced demand for new products as drilling
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activity declined. The level of imported OCTG increased during 1998 due to
dislocations of inventories from certain foreign competitors whose traditional
markets were encroached upon by other foreign manufacturers, particularly those
subject to U.S. trade tariffs, as global drilling activity declined. The lower
level of imported OCTG in 1997 resulted from the imposition of protective
tariffs on certain foreign countries in 1995. These trade tariffs, which were
intended to promote an equitable trade environment, remained in effect during
1999. See "Item 1. Business - Oilfield Products - Competition" for more
information regarding how import trade restrictions affect foreign competition
in the OCTG and line pipe markets.
Manufacturers produce OCTG in numerous sizes, weights, grades and
thread profiles. The grade of pipe used in a particular application depends
on technical requirements for strength, corrosion resistance and other
performance characteristics. OCTG are generally classified by "carbon" and
"alloy" grades. Carbon grades of OCTG have yield strength levels of 75,000
pounds per square inch or less and are generally used in oil and natural gas
wells drilled to depths less than 8,000 feet. Alloy grades of OCTG have yield
strength levels of 75,000 pounds per square inch or more and are generally
used in oil and natural gas wells drilled to depths in excess of 8,000 feet,
or for high temperature wells, highly corrosive wells or other critical
applications.
Carbon and alloy grades of OCTG are available from both electric
resistance welded and seamless producers. Electric resistance welded pipe is
produced by processing flat rolled steel into strips which are cold-formed,
welded, full-body normalized or seam-annealed and end-finished with threads
and couplings. Seamless products are produced by individually heating and
piercing solid steel billets into tubes and then end finishing such tubes
into OCTG in a manner similar to electric resistance welded pipe. Lone Star
believes that the seamless manufacturing process involves higher costs than
the welded process and that, as a result, seamless products are generally
priced higher than comparable welded products.
Based on published industry statistics, electric resistance welded
products, which did not have a significant market penetration prior to the
mid-1970's, now account for over half of the tonnage of domestic OCTG consumed
annually. Full-body normalized, electric resistence welded OCTG and seamless
OCTG compete for deep critical wells, such as offshore wells, requiring
high-performance OCTG that can sustain enormous pressure as measured by burst,
collapse and yield strength. Operators drilling shallow wells generally purchase
OCTG on the basis of price and availability because wells of this nature require
fewer performance characteristics.
Line pipe products are used for surface production flow lines, and
gathering and transmission systems for oil, natural gas and other fluids. Line
pipe is primarily produced in welded form. Line pipe markets are dependent not
only on the factors which influence the OCTG market, but also on the level of
pipe line construction activity, line pipe replacement requirements, new
residential construction and utility purchasing programs.
SPECIALTY TUBING PRODUCTS. The specialty tubing business includes the
manufacture, marketing and sales of a variety of precision steel tubular
products. Steel's and Fintube's specialty tubular products are used in the
following applications: power technology services markets for heat recovery
applications and automotive, fluid power and other markets for various
mechanical applications. Other specialty tubing products of Steel and Fintube
include as-welded specialty tubing, enhanced surface tubing, boiler tubing and
economizers.
Demand for finned tubular products for heat recovery applications is
dependent on, among other factors, power plant construction and the cost of
alternative fuels for power generation and, to a lesser extent, on industrial
processing plant and petrochemical plant construction. The demand for Drawn Over
Mandrel (DOM) and other specialty tubing used for automotive, fluid power and
other mechanical applications is cyclical and dependent on the general economy,
the automotive and construction industries and other factors affecting domestic
goods activity.
Demand for DOM specialty tubing products, within the traditional
markets, was down slightly in 1999. Demand from certain Asian countries was
lower due to Asian economic issues. Demand for hydraulic cylinders used in
agricultural and construction related equipment was down due to decreased
domestic farming activity and reduced building activity in certain Asian
economies.
FLAT ROLLED STEEL AND OTHER TUBULAR PRODUCTS. Steel also manufactures flat
rolled steel and other tubular products. Steel primarily produces flat rolled
steel for the manufacture of its tubular products, but it also sells flat rolled
steel to customers for the manufacture of commercial and industrial products.
Steel also markets its pipe as secondary
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products for use in structural and piling applications in the construction
industry, and subsidiaries of Steel provide transportation, storage and other
services. The market for flat rolled steel and other tubular products is
affected by factors such as price, capacity utilization and material costs.
Flat rolled steel is sold in highly competitive markets, with price,
quality, and availability primarily determining customer purchase decisions. Due
to an influx of inexpensive imported flat rolled steel during 1998 and early
1999, markets for flat rolled steel experienced excess supply and lower pricing.
However, during the first half of 1999, antidumping duties and quotas were
established for suppliers from certain foreign countries which reduced the
amount of imported foreign coils, resulting in increased shipments of coils.
OILFIELD PRODUCTS
PRODUCTS. Steel manufactures and markets OCTG (other than drill pipe)
and line pipe.
OCTG
OCTG offered by Steel includes the widest size and chemistry range of
electric resistance welded (ERW) high-quality prime casing and tubing for oil
and gas drilling and production in the United States. Casing, which historically
represents about 75% of all OCTG tonnage sold by Steel, is the structural
retainer for the walls of oil and gas wells. It also serves to prevent pollution
of nearby water reservoirs and to prevent contamination of a well's production.
Casing is generally not removed after it has been installed. Production tubing
is installed within the casing to convey oil and gas to the surface. Steel
offers the widest ranges of OCTG diameters (1.90" to 20") and grades produced in
the United States, including grades that have been successfully used for
drilling at depths of over 30,000 feet. Approximately 4% of tons shipped in 1999
were to destinations outside the United States.
Two primary markets exist for OCTG, and Steel serves both. Deep critical
wells, such as offshore wells, require high-performance OCTG that can sustain
enormous pressure as measured by burst, collapse, and yield strength. Both major
and independent oil companies that conduct drilling programs of this nature
emphasize quality and compliance with specific standards. Steel, with its
full-body normalized ERW manufacturing process that meets American Petroleum
Institute standards, often competes with seamless OCTG in this market. Operators
drilling shallow wells generally purchase OCTG on the basis of price and
availability because wells of this nature require fewer performance
characteristics. Steel competes in this market, which is served primarily by
producers of seam-annealed ERW and seamless OCTG, with its full range of Lone
Star-Registered Trademark- full-body normalized products, including its
Wildcat-TM- brand of OCTG, and products produced by certain alliance mills.
LINE PIPE
Line pipe offered by Steel ranges in diameter from 2 3/8" to 16" and is
used to gather and transmit oil and gas from the well site to storage or
refining facilities. Historically, 15% to 20% of Steel's oilfield products
revenues are line pipe sales. Approximately 1% of the tonnage of Steel's line
pipe shipments were exported in 1999.
SALES AND DISTRIBUTION. Steel's domestic OCTG sales distribution network
consists of 11 nonexclusive distributors that maintain and deliver product
inventory to major and independent oil and gas companies that explore for oil
and natural gas. Line pipe is also sold directly to end users. Internationally,
OCTG is sold through distributors and trading companies as well as directly to
end users. The largest customer and the second largest customer, both
distributors of Steel's oilfield products in 1999, accounted for 19% and 16%,
respectively, of total OCTG tons shipped by Steel. About 76% of the oil and gas
wells drilled in the United States in 1999 were located in Texas, Oklahoma,
Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and the federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico, all
within 750 miles of Steel's mill in Lone Star, Texas. The majority of Steel's
oilfield products were sold for use in these states, as well as the Gulf of
Mexico which is less than 250 miles from Steel's mill.
ALLIANCE MILLS. In addition to production from its mill, Steel has
marketing agreements to sell other steel oilfield tubular products manufactured
by several companies. These arrangements are intended to expand Steel's product
offerings without a substantial investment in plant and equipment and enhance
Steel's marketing competitiveness. These
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transactions are performed on a commission basis, through purchase and resale of
the products, and under agreements to process flat rolled steel provided by
Steel into tubular products. These arrangements accounted for over 15% of
Steel's revenues from oilfield products during 1999. Steel has commitments to
buy tubular products from certain of its alliance mills.
RAW MATERIALS AND INVENTORIES. OCTG and line pipe are generally produced
to fill specific orders and, accordingly, Steel maintains the majority of its
inventory in the form of raw materials, work-in-process, or finished goods
earmarked for specific orders. Some work-in-process and finished inventories are
maintained in order to provide flexibility in responding to customer delivery
demands.
Steel can use steel slabs, scrap steel, and steel coils in the manufacture
of its products. Steel primarily purchased steel slabs to meet production needs
in 1999, and it was often necessary for Steel to commit to purchase slabs 90 to
150 days prior to production. Steel anticipates again using steel slabs for most
of its production needs in 2000 and has secured commitments from a major
supplier to provide most of its steel slab requirements for 2000. Steel's
principal raw material for its internally produced steel slabs is steel scrap,
which is internally generated from Steel's operations or available in the spot
market. The price of scrap steel and steel slabs can be volatile, is influenced
by a number of competitive market conditions beyond the control of Steel, and is
not directly related to demand for oilfield products.
COMPETITION. OCTG and line pipe are sold in highly competitive markets.
Steel offers casing and tubing products with the widest variety of diameters,
grades and wall thicknesses in the United States. Users of OCTG base their
purchase decisions on four factors: availability, price, quality, and
service. Steel believes that it is competitive in all of these areas. Steel
competes with both seamless OCTG and seam-annealed ERW products, as described
above under "Item 1. Business - Oilfield Products -Products."
Several domestic manufacturers produce limited lines of OCTG, and a number
of foreign manufacturers produce OCTG for export to the United States. See "Item
1. Business -- Industry Background."
Imported OCTG accounted for approximately 17% of the apparent supply
available to the domestic OCTG market during 1999, approximately 24% during
1998, approximately 14% to 16% from 1995 to 1997 and approximately 24% from 1992
to 1994. Imported OCTG was lower in 1999 than 1998 due to the dramatic decline
in distributor stock purchases during 1999 as inventories were liquidated. The
level of imported OCTG increased during 1998 due to dislocations of inventories
from certain foreign competitors whose traditional markets were encroached upon
by other foreign manufacturers, particularly those subject to U.S. trade
tariffs, as global drilling activity declined.
Since 1986, the level of imports of OCTG from Canada, Israel and Taiwan
has been greatly reduced by the existence of antidumping duty orders covering
imports from these countries and a countervailing duty order covering imports
from Israel. In addition, since 1995, the level of imports of OCTG from
Argentina, Italy, Japan, Korea and Mexico has been greatly reduced by the
existence of antidumping duty orders covering imports from these countries and a
countervailing duty order covering imports from Italy. The orders also have had
a beneficial impact on prices for OCTG in the domestic market. Affected
parties can request administrative reviews of imposed duties and tariffs.
In response to a petition filed by Steel and other domestic welded line
pipe producers and their workers, in February 2000 President Clinton granted
relief to the line pipe industry under Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974. The
relief, effective March 1, 2000, restricts welded line pipe imports not
exceeding 16 inches to 9,000 tons from any country other than Canada and Mexico
for three years. Imports in excess of that amount are subject to additional
tariffs.
Antidumping and countervailing duty orders may be revoked as a result of
periodic "sunset reviews." An individual exporter also may obtain revocation as
to itself under certain circumstances. The U.S. government is now conducting
sunset reviews of the orders covering Canada and Taiwan, which are expected to
be completed by May 2000.
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The U.S. government is scheduled to conduct sunset reviews of the orders
covering Argentina, Italy, Japan, Korea and Mexico beginning in August 2000.
These reviews are expected to be completed by August 2001. The relief recently
granted to the line pipe industry under Section 201 is also subject to appeal
and review.
SPECIALTY TUBING PRODUCTS
PRODUCTS. As a result of the January 2000 Fintube acquisition (see
subsequent events Note M to the consolidated financial statements), Lone Star's
specialty tubing products now include finned tubular products used in power
technology services for heat recovery applications and in industrial processing
and petrochemical plant construction. The Fintube products augment the DOM
specialty tubing products that Steel manufactures, which are primarily provided
to automotive, fluid power and other markets for various mechanical
applications.
FINNED TUBULAR PRODUCTS
Fintube manufactures specialty finned tubular products used in a variety
of heat recovery applications, including primarily for heat recovery steam
generation in combined-cycle power generating plants. Finned tubes
raise the efficiency of electric plants by converting exhaust heat from natural
gas turbines or the combustion of other fuels into steam to generate additional
electricity. Fintube's heat recovery products also serve petrochemical and food
processing industries. Finned tubes are steel tubes with various types of fins
or studs welded to the outside to increase surface area for maximized recovery
of heat.
DRAWN OVER MANDREL PRODUCTS
Steel produces most of its specialty tubing by the Drawn Over Mandrel
(DOM) process, which uses a drawbench to pull tubing through a die and over a
mandrel. Steel believes it has the second largest manufacturing capacity for DOM
tubing in the world. Specialty tubing products manufactured by Steel include a
wide array of high-quality, custom-made steel tubular products which require
critical tolerances, precise dimensional control, and special metallurgical
properties. Steel's specialty tubing products have the widest size range from
1/2" to 15" in outside diameter in North America and are made from a variety of
combinations of chemical compositions, thermal treatments, mechanical
properties, and surface finishes. Product uses include the manufacture of
automotive, construction, and farm equipment and industrial applications such as
hydraulic cylinders, stabilizer tubes, intrusion tubes, machine parts, bearing
races, downhole pump barrels, heavy-lift crane boom chords, drill rods, and
printing press rolls. Because of the wide range of industrial applications,
sales traditionally follow general domestic economic conditions.
The use of the DOM manufacturing process enables Steel to achieve higher
critical tolerances and dimensional control than other processes. Steel's
production facilities include seven drawbenches. Its 1,000,000 pound drawbench,
the largest in the Western Hemisphere, and its 800,000 pound drawbench enable
Steel to access broader markets through the manufacture of larger diameter,
thicker wall products. DOM specialty tubing order quantities are typically under
20,000 pounds, and are made to exact customer specifications. International
shipments of DOM specialty tubing were 17%, 19%, and 26% of shipments in 1999,
1998, and 1997, respectively.
OTHER SPECIALTY TUBING PRODUCTS
Steel also produces as-welded specialty tubing which does not utilize the
DOM process. A typical application for this product is axles.
In addition to finned tubes, Fintube's business includes the design and
manufacture of other products relating to large-scale applied heat recovery
technology, such as boiler tubing and economizers. Economizers manufactured in
Fintube's business are bundles of finned tubes arranged to maximize the amount
of heat captured from boiler exhaust gases. Boiler economizers are normally used
on large boilers, such as for office buildings, hospitals, universities,
prisons, breweries and food processing plants. Fintube's business also includes
the manufacture and sale of X-ID tubing, which has specific patterns on the
interior surface of the tube for enhanced heat transfer.
SALES AND DISTRIBUTION. Domestically, specialty tubing manufactured by
Steel is marketed and sold through 19 nonexclusive steel service centers and
directly to end users. Specialty tubing products have detailed design
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specifications and in some cases long lead times, making annual contracts an
efficient mechanism for large purchasers. The largest customer of Steel's
specialty tubing in 1999 accounted for 21% of specialty tubing shipments.
Internationally, the majority of Steel's specialty tubing is currently sold
directly to end users. Exports accounted for approximately 17% and 19% of the
tonnage of Steel's DOM specialty tubing shipments in 1999 and 1998,
respectively.
Fintube markets its products through a small domestic sales force, an
international sales manager based in Quebec, and independent distributors.
RAW MATERIALS AND INVENTORIES. Raw materials are readily available from
multiple sources. Production is generally scheduled to meet specific orders and,
accordingly, inventory is managed to minimize the amount of finished goods on
hand. Work-in-process inventories are maintained in order to provide flexibility
in responding to customer needs.
Steel can use steel slabs, scrap steel, and steel coils in the manufacture
of its products. Steel primarily purchased steel slabs to meet production needs
in 1999, and it was often necessary for Steel to commit to purchase slabs 90 to
150 days prior to production. Steel anticipates again using steel slabs for most
of its production needs in 2000 and has secured commitments from a major
supplier to provide most of its steel slab requirements for 2000. Steel's
principal raw material for its internally produced steel slabs is steel scrap,
which is internally generated from Steel's operations or available in the spot
market. The price of scrap steel and steel slabs can be volatile and is
influenced by a number of competitive market conditions beyond the control of
Steel.
Fintube primarily uses steel coils and wire rod in the manufacture of its
product. Although these raw materials are available from multiple sources, their
price can be volatile and is influenced by various market conditions.
COMPETITION. The market for specialty tubing is competitive and is served
by several manufacturers. During 1996, Steel completed a capital expenditure
program to expand its DOM specialty tubing capacity, which is now the second
largest in the world.
Because these products are made to end-user specifications and often
require just-in-time delivery, only small quantities are imported into the
United States. In contrast to the OCTG market, seamless and ERW specialty tubing
products differ in their applications. ERW is preferred for many mechanical
tubing applications because its consistent wall thickness requires less
machining in the finishing process. Seamless tubes are used primarily in heavy
gauge applications such as boiler and pressure tubing.
Based on generally available market data, management estimates that
Fintube has a substantial majority of the domestic manufacturing capacity for
finned heat recovery steam generation tubes. Fintube has only one significant
domestic competitor and a number of foreign competitors.
FLAT ROLLED STEEL AND OTHER TUBULAR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. Steel also manufactures and markets flat rolled
steel and other miscellaneous tubular products that are secondary to its
manufacture of oilfield and specialty tubing products. Flat rolled steel is
primarily used by Steel in the manufacture of tubular products. Steel also sells
flat rolled steel to fabricators of large diameter transmission pipe, storage
tanks, rail cars, and a variety of other construction and industrial products.
Steel's participation in the flat rolled steel commodity market to some extent
involves its excess capacity for flat rolled steel as related to the manufacture
of its oilfield and specialty tubing products, as well as certain cost
considerations associated with its total manufacturing operations.
Steel also markets its pipe as secondary products for use in structural
and piling applications in the construction industry, and subsidiaries of Steel
provide transportation, storage and other services.
The vertical integration of Fintube has resulted in the development of a
stand-alone steel coil slitting business and invention of a new steel rod to
thin steel strip manufacturing process. Fintube's business includes a steel coil
storage and processing business, where Fintube acts as a toll slitting agent for
major steel customers and also provides steel storage and custom cutting. The
steel coil division ships its processed steel on a just-in-time basis to outside
customers
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and to other divisions of Fintube's business. Fintube owns the rights to its
patented cold-rolling process for flattening steel rod into narrow bands of
thin-gauge steel.
SALES AND DISTRIBUTION. Steel sells flat rolled steel directly to end
users and through service centers, primarily in the Southwestern region of the
United States. Due to an influx of inexpensive imported flat rolled steel during
1998 and early 1999, markets for flat rolled steel experienced excess supply and
lower pricing. As a result, Steel's shipment volumes were down in 1998 and 1999.
However, during the first half of 1999, antidumping duties and quotas were
established for certain foreign countries which reduced the amount of imported
foreign coils resulting in increased shipments by Steel during the second half
of 1999. The largest customer of Steel's flat rolled steel, Friedman Industries,
Inc., historically has accounted for over 70% of Steel's flat rolled steel
sales, and 87% in 1999 as well as substantially all other sales of miscellaneous
tubular products other than oilfield and specialty tubing products. This
customer has steel processing facilities located adjacent to Steel's facilities
in East Texas, and those facilities purchase most of their flat rolled steel
from Steel. Sales to this customer represented approximately 10% of Steel's
total revenues for 1999.
Fintube sells thin strip flat rolled steel directly to end users in
North America through a small sales force. Flat rolled steel processing
services are also sold to steel mills where Fintube receives processing
revenues but does not purchase and resell steel.
RAW MATERIALS AND INVENTORIES. Steel produces flat rolled steel from its
internally produced slabs and slabs purchased from unrelated companies. Steel
can use steel slabs, scrap steel, and steel coils in the manufacture of its
products. Steel primarily purchased steel slabs to meet production needs in
1999, and it was often necessary for Steel to commit to purchase slabs 90 to 150
days prior to production. Steel anticipates again using steel slabs for most of
its production needs in 2000 and has secured commitments from a major supplier
to provide most of its steel slab requirements for 2000. Steel's principal raw
material for its internally produced steel slabs is steel scrap, which is
internally generated from Steel's operations or available in the spot market.
The price of scrap steel and steel slabs can be volatile and is influenced by a
number of competitive market conditions beyond the control of Steel.
COMPETITION. Flat rolled steel is sold by Steel in highly competitive
markets generally concentrated in the Southwestern region of the United
States. Sales and earnings are affected by the cost of raw materials, use of
flat rolled steel by Steel in the manufacture of its tubular products, demand
by outside customers, and general economic conditions. Fintube thin strip
flat rolled steel and steel coil slitting devices compete against service
centers throughout the Midwest.
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS. In November 1993 Lone Star sold the stock of
American Federal Bank (AFB), a federally chartered savings bank acquired by Lone
Star in 1988. During August 1997, Lone Star received $12.4 million as a final
payment on the sale of AFB. The accompanying consolidated financial statements
reflect this payment as a gain from discontinued operations.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND PATENTS
Lone Star is committed to product development. With respect to oilfield
products, Steel has worked with customers and industry groups in the development
of higher grades of OCTG as well as new products, such as the expandable casing
first successfully installed in late 1999 in the Gulf of Mexico for which Steel
is presently the only supplier. Steel has also developed ultrasonic testing
methods to assure the quality of its tubing. In the specialty tubing area,
recent product developments include the Aeroseg finned tube, a new quench and
tempered DOM product called QDOM for applications requiring highly demanding
mechanical properties (e.g., high pressure hydraulic cylinders and high strength
boom cords) and thick wall products utilizing hot reduction technology for
applications such as heavy axles that are normally made out of seamless tubes.
Lone Star's patents do not significantly affect financial results.
EMPLOYEES
At December 31, 1999, Lone Star and Steel had a total of 1,554 active
employees, of whom 1,073 were members of two unions represented by three
bargaining units. The majority of these union workers are represented by the
United Steelworkers of America under a contract signed in May 1996, which
expires on May 31, 2001. Such contract contains a provision to reopen the
contract for wages but not other benefits or work conditions after May 31, 1999,
but such provision has not been exercised. The other two agreements expire in
2000.
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Fintube, which was acquired on January 3, 2000 (see subsequent events Note
M to the consolidated financial statements), had 409 employees on December 31,
1999. Of these employees, 35 were members of two unions covering
employees in Quebec, Canada and Veracruz, Mexico.
Management considers its relationship with its employees to be good.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS
Steel conducts no manufacturing operations outside the United States.
Export sales to destinations outside the United States were approximately $21.2
million, $33.8 million, and $58.1 million for the years 1999, 1998, and
1997, respectively.
Fintube owns manufacturing facilities in Quebec, Canada and Veracruz,
Mexico.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS
Lone Star's operations are subject to extensive environmental regulations
imposed by United States and foreign federal, state, provincial and local
authorities with respect to air emissions, wastewater discharges, and the
generation, handling, storage, transportation, treatment, and disposal of waste
materials. Steel's environmental protection and improvement expenditures were
approximately $3 million during 1998 and 1999, including expenditures related to
the elimination of PCB transformers, asbestos abatement, waste disposal site
closures and out-of-service facility remediation projects. Steel has now removed
all PCB transformers and underground storage tanks from its properties.
In connection with the cleanup of several offsite commercial waste
management sites, Steel, along with many other entities, has been designated a
potentially responsible party (PRP) by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act, which potentially subjects PRPs to liability for such cleanup costs.
Because cost estimates have been obtained for each of the cleanup actions, and
Steel's share has been determined, Steel does not believe its liability,
individually or in the aggregate, will be material to its financial position.
Steel has numerous solid waste management units for hazardous and
non-hazardous wastes, including two closed Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA) hazardous waste units that require post-closure monitoring. Steel has
met its financial assurance requirements, currently estimated at approximately
$300,000, for post-closure care. Recently, Steel submitted documentation to the
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) verifying Steel has
achieved EPA's RCRA Corrective Action goals. TNRCC is in the progress of
determining what, if any, corrective action is required to address Steel's
remaining non-RCRA waste management units.
Steel's federal and state wastewater discharge permits were consolidated
into a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) permit issued by the
TNRCC on December 27, 1999. Steel also has a storm water discharge permit issued
under the EPA Multi-Sector General Permit program to monitor storm water that is
not commingled with process wastewater. Steel has obtained, or made application
for, air permits necessary for its operations. Sources that are not permitted
are either exempt from permitting or registered as "grandfathered" sources.
Steel is presently in substantial compliance with its permits and air,
water and waste management rules and regulations. Steel does not expect future
environmental expenditures necessary to comply with environmental rules and
regulations to have a material impact on its financial position.
Lone Star's business is also subject to United States and foreign federal,
state, provincial and local laws and regulations relating to manufacturing
operations, as well as safety matters.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Steel conducts its operations at facilities on a 2,000-acre site in East
Texas. The original facilities, constructed in the 1940's and 1950's, have been
expanded and modernized, and include two electric-arc furnaces (EAF) equipped
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with oxy-fuel burners with a combined capacity of approximately 575,000 ingot
tons per year; two rolling mills, a "two-high" mill that rolls the EAF ingots
into slabs and a "four-high" single stand reversing Steckel mill that produces
flat rolled coils; coil slitting and handling equipment; two pipe welding mills;
seven draw benches, including the largest specialty tubing drawbench in the
United States; heat treating facilities; numerous types of ultrasonic and
electromagnetic testing and inspection equipment; finishing facilities at which
tubular goods are threaded and couplings are applied; and various support
facilities including a shortline railroad and other transportation and storage
facilities.
Steel's annual rated capacity approximates 480,000 slab tons, 1,400,000
flat rolled tons, and 1,000,000 welded pipe tons. Steel has access through
marketing arrangements and agreements with alliance mills which provide
additional oilfield pipe capacity of approximately 250,000 tons. In 1999, the
specialty tubing facilities operated near 80% of capacity. The rolling mills and
pipe mills generally operated at approximately 50% of capacity, while the EAF's
operated at less than 40% of capacity.
In addition to the manufacturing, railway, storage, and other industrial
use facilities, Steel owns 7,000 acres in Texas which were purchased primarily
for iron ore, coal reserves, or water rights and mineral interests in an
additional 12,000 acres in Oklahoma and 60,000 acres in Texas. No minerals have
been recovered from these properties for many years because their use is no
longer required in Steel's operations. Steel owns nominal oil and gas interests
in an additional 18,000 acres in Texas.
Fintube conducts its operations on several owned and leased facilities in
the Tulsa, Oklahoma metropolitan area and in Pryor, Oklahoma. Fintube also owns
manufacturing facilities in Quebec, Canada and Veracruz, Mexico.
The headquarters for Lone Star, Steel and Fintube are located in leased
facilities in Dallas, Texas.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Management does not believe, based upon analysis of known facts and
circumstances and reports from legal counsel, that any pending legal proceeding
will have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of Lone Star
and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SHAREHOLDERS
None.
PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER
MATTERS
Lone Star's Common Stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol LSS. The following table summarizes the range of trading prices by
quarter for the last two years (in $):
First Second Third Fourth
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1999 High 14 1/2 19 13/16 21 5/8 29 3/16
Low 10 1/4 12 7/16 16 11/16 17 5/16
1998 High 33 7/16 25 1/8 16 15/16 13 1/4
Low 23 1/8 14 3/4 8 7/8 8 5/8
As of January 31, 2000, Lone Star had approximately 3,500 common
shareholders of record. Lone Star has paid no dividends on its Common Stock
since becoming a public company and has no present plans to do so.
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
($ in millions, except share and employee data)
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
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Oilfield products revenues $ 185.1 $ 255.6 $ 454.1 $ 371.0 $ 241.6
Specialty tubing products revenues 120.5 123.2 129.0 109.8 115.2
Flat rolled and other tubular revenues 47.8 53.6 71.2 68.2 69.0
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Total revenues 353.4 432.4 654.3 549.0 425.8
Gross profits 12.0 4.4 64.2 48.2 26.2
Special charges - (14.5) - - -
Selling, general, and administrative expenses (15.5) (20.0) (19.6) (16.4) (14.6)
Operating income (loss) (3.5) (30.1) 44.6 31.8 11.6
Interest income 1.8 2.0 3.0 4.4 5.8
Interest expense (4.6) (4.0) (6.6) (6.8) (8.7)
Other income (expense) - (0.2) 0.3 (0.1) 2.4
Minority interest in Steel - - - (3.8) (1.5)
Income tax - - (0.9) (0.6) -
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Income (loss) from continuing operations (6.3) (32.3) 40.4 24.9 9.6
Income (loss) from continuing operations
per common share - diluted (0.28) (1.43) 1.83 1.19 0.46
Net income (loss) $ (6.3) $ (24.9) $ 53.7 $ 24.9 $ 9.6
Net income (loss) per common share - diluted (0.28) (1.10) 2.44 1.19 0.46
Common shares used for diluted EPS (millions) 22.5 22.5 22.1 20.9 20.6
Current assets $ 172.1 $ 152.9 $ 207.2 $ 206.6 $ 194.5
Total assets 351.1 335.8 405.8 396.0 357.7
Current liabilities 86.0 41.4 81.3 74.7 53.5
Total liabilities 156.0 146.7 188.1 267.2 255.5
Shareholders' equity $ 195.1 $ 189.1 $ 217.7 $ 128.8 $ 102.2
Shares outstanding (millions) 22.6 22.5 22.5 20.7 20.5
Capital expenditures $ 7.2 $ 17.6 $ 34.7 $ 20.0 $ 14.9
Depreciation and amortization $ 16.7 $ 15.8 $ 14.3 $ 11.8 $ 11.4
Active employees 1,554 938 2,044 1,941 1,696
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
OVERVIEW
Lone Star is the leading United States manufacturer of welded "oil country
tubular goods," which are steel tubular products used in the completion and
production of oil and natural gas wells. Lone Star is also a major
manufacturer of line pipe, which is used in the transportation of oil and gas.
In addition, Lone Star is a leading manufacturer of specialty tubing products
used in automotive, construction, agricultural and industrial applications. In
January 2000, Lone Star augmented its specialty tubing products by acquiring the
assets of Fintube Limited Partnership, the largest specialty tubing manufacturer
of heat recovery finned tubes, which are primarily used in combined-cycle power
generation plants.
Historically, over 60% of Lone Star's revenues have been generated through
the sale of oilfield products. As a result, Lone Star's revenues are largely
dependent upon the state of the oil and gas industry, which has historically
been volatile. Downturns in the oil and gas markets cause demand for Lone Star's
principal products to decrease.
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As a result, Lone Star's historical operating results have fluctuated
based on the demand for its products. Lone Star had an operating loss in 1999
due to the low level of oil and gas drilling activity that resulted from low oil
and gas prices in the first half of the year. Lone Star also sustained an
operating loss from continued operations in 1998, principally as a result of a
continued decline in oil and gas drilling activity which reduced demand and
prices for Lone Star's oil and gas casing and tubing products. Lone Star's
future operating results may fluctuate significantly depending upon a number of
factors, including industry conditions, the level of oil and gas drilling
activity and competition from imports, in the case of its Steel subsidiary, and
continuing domestic and foreign demand for power generation, in the case of its
Fintube subsidiary.
OILFIELD PRODUCTS. Steel's oilfield products consist of (i) casing, which
acts as the structural walls of oil and natural gas wells, (ii) production
tubing, which transmits hydrocarbons to the surface, and (iii) line pipe, which
is used in gathering and transmitting hydrocarbons from the wellhead to larger
transmission pipelines.
Demand for oilfield products is affected by drilling activity, which is
driven by customers' expectations of future oil and gas prices and political
factors such as energy and trade policies. Domestic drilling activity was down
24% in 1999 from the prior year, according to industry reports. However,
drilling activity accelerated in the second half of 1999 and by year-end 771
rigs were active, compared to 621 at the end of 1998. Steel's open orders for
OCTG at December 31, 1999, were up 75% from the prior year-end due to the
increase in drilling activity and demand attributable to reduced industry-wide
OCTG inventories.
SPECIALTY TUBING PRODUCTS. As a result of the January 2000 Fintube
acquisition (see subsequent events Note M to the consolidated financial
statements), Lone Star's specialty tubing product segment now includes finned
tubular products manufactured by Fintube, in addition to the Drawn Over
Mandrel, or DOM, tubing manufactured by Steel. Finned tubular products are
used in heat recovery steam generation applications such as combined-cycle
power generation plants and, to a lesser extent, in industrial processing
plants and petrochemical plants. Steel's specialty tubing consists of a wide
array of high-quality, custom-made steel tubular products requiring critical
tolerances, precise dimensional control, and special metallurgical
properties. These products are used in the further manufacture of automotive,
construction, and other industrial equipment such as hydraulic cylinders,
stabilizer tubes and intrusion tubes, and machine parts.
Demand for DOM specialty tubing products, within the traditional markets,
was down slightly in 1999. Demand from certain Asian countries was lower due to
Asian economic issues. Demand for hydraulic cylinders used in agricultural and
construction related equipment was down due to decreased domestic farming
activity and reduced building activity in certain Asian economies. Steel's open
orders at year-end 1999 for DOM products and as-welded specialty tubing were up
46% from the prior year-end, due to increased demand for as-welded specialty
tubing resulting from significantly increased demand in 1999 for axle and other
applications.
OTHER TUBULAR PRODUCTS AND FLAT ROLLED STEEL. Flat rolled steel is steel
coils manufactured by Steel primarily for use in the production of its tubular
products, although Steel also sells flat rolled steel to fabricators of
large-diameter transmission pipe, storage tanks, rail cars and a variety of
other construction and industrial products. Steel's other tubular products are
principally used for structural and piling applications in the construction
industry. Steel's participation in the flat rolled steel commodity market is
generally concentrated in the Southwestern region of the United States and is
affected by factors such as price, capacity utilization, and raw material costs.
Flat rolled steel is sold in highly competitive markets, with price,
quality, and availability primarily determining customer purchase decisions. Due
to an influx of inexpensive imported flat rolled steel during 1998 and early
1999, markets for flat rolled steel experienced excess supply and lower pricing.
As a result, Steel's shipment volumes were down in 1998 and 1999. However,
during the first half of 1999, antidumping duties and quotas were established
for suppliers from certain foreign countries which reduced the amount of
imported foreign coils, resulting in increased shipments of coils produced by
Steel during the second half of 1999.
Fintube conducts a steel coil slitting storage processing business, where
it (i) acts as a toll slitting agent for major steel customers, and (ii)
provides steel storage and custom slitting.
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MANUFACTURING. The manufacture of Steel's and Fintube's products is
capital intensive. Utilization rates were low during the first half of 1999
and expanded significantly during the second half of 1999 at Steel's
manufacturing facilities. The level of production volume through Steel's
various facilities has a significant effect on the cost of manufacturing. Key
variable costs include costs of raw materials, including scrap steel, steel
slabs, coils, electricity, and natural gas. Fintube's production volumes also
affect its cost of manufacturing. Unlike Steel, most of Fintube's products are
manufactured in specific configurations as ordered. Accordingly, costs are
to some extent factored into product prices on an order-by-order basis.
Steel has entered into certain marketing alliances and manufacturing
arrangements with unrelated companies involving the marketing of their
products and processing of flat rolled steel provided by Steel into tubular
products which provide Steel access to additional manufacturing capacity.
Fintube has licensed its manufacturing technology to licensees in India,
Italy, Japan and Korea.
FINTUBE ACQUISITION AND OVERVIEW OF PRO FORMA INFORMATION. On January
3, 2000, Lone Star's newly formed Fintube subsidiary purchased substantially
all of the assets of Fintube Limited Partnership and its subsidiaries for a
purchase price of approximately $85 million, which included the issuance of
approximately 760,000 shares of Lone Star common stock valued at $20 million
(see subsequent events Note M to the consolidated financial statements).
Fintube's business primarily involves the production of finned tubes, boiler
tubes and other products which are used in a variety of heat recovery
applications. In addition to heat recovery product operations, the Fintube
business includes storage and processing of steel coils for other steel
manufacturers. The Fintube business also includes to a proprietary
manufacturing process for flattening steel rod into narrow bands of
thin-gauge steel.
The Fintube acquisition is expected to significantly increase Lone
Star's consolidated revenues and cash flows beginning in 2000. Lone Star's
revenues in 1999, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the Fintube
acquisition, increases by $80.7 million to $434.1 million. Additionally, the
net loss of $6.3 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, incurred by Lone Star
during 1999 becomes a net income of $3.2 million, or $0.14 per diluted share,
on a pro forma basis.
The pro forma column in the following table sets forth consolidated
financial information for Lone Star on a pro forma basis for the Fintube
acquisition, which gives effect to (i) the acquisition of the assets of Fintube
Limited Partnership as though the acquisition occurred on January 1, 1999; (ii)
the issuance of 760,237 shares of Lone Star Common Stock as partial
consideration for the Fintube acquisition as though the stock was issued on that
date; and (iii) the borrowing of $46 million by Lone Star's Fintube subsidiary
under its new credit facility as though the borrowing occurred on that date.
($ in millions, except per share data)
Historical Pro Forma
1999 1999
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(unaudited)
Revenues $ 353.4 $ 434.1
Gross Profits $ 12.0 $ 39.4
SG&A $ (15.5) $ (29.6)
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Operating Income $ (3.5) $ 9.8
Interest Income $ 1.8 $ 1.8
Interest Expense $ (4.6) $ (10.4)
Other Income (Expense) -- $ 2.2
Income (Loss) from continuing operations $ (6.3) $ 3.2
Net income (Loss) $ (6.3) $ 3.2
Diluted Earnings (Loss) per share $ (0.28) $ 0.14
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HISTORICAL RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Lone Star's revenues are derived from three business segments: oilfield
products, specialty tubing products, and flat rolled steel and other tubular
products and services.
Consolidated revenues reported in the statements of earnings are as
follows:
($ in millions)
1999 1998 1997
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$ % $ % $ %
--- --- --- --- --- ---
Oilfield products revenues 185.1 52 255.6 59 454.1 69
Specialty tubing products revenues 120.5 34 123.2 29 129.0 20
Flat rolled steel and other tubular revenues 47.8 14 53.6 12 71.2 11
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Consolidated net revenues 353.4 100 432.4 100 654.3 100
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Shipments of products by segment are as follows:
(in tons)
1999 1998 1997
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Oilfield products 336,100 372,500 632,600
Specialty tubing products 116,700 111,900 119,800
Flat rolled steel and other tubular 144,600 144,700 194,100
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Total tons shipped 597,400 629,100 946,500
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1999 COMPARED WITH 1998
NET REVENUES of $353.4 million in 1999 were 18% lower than 1998. Net
revenues from oilfield products declined 28% to $185.1 million in 1999. Shipment
volumes and prices were down from 1998 levels 10% and 20%, respectively. Demand
for Steel's OCTG decreased as drilling activities declined to an historical low
of 488 active rigs in April 1999, and the average rig count was down 24% to 625
in 1999 compared to the preceding year. Demand was also detrimentally impacted
as new mill production was replaced by the consumption of excess industry wide
OCTG inventories during the first half of 1999.
Specialty tubing products revenues decreased in 1999 by 2% to $120.5
million on 4% higher shipment volumes to 116,700 tons offset by lower prices.
Selling prices were 6% less due to a higher percentage of aswelded tubular
sales, reduced international sales, and slightly reduced prices for DOM
specialty tubing due to increased capacity in the industry. Shipment volumes
were up 4% due to increased sales of new heavy wall products used in axle and
other applications.
Flat rolled steel and other tubular products revenues were down 11% to
$47.8 million. Selling prices were 11% lower due to the impact on the first half
of 1999 from illegal dumping of foreign coils during 1998 that resulted in an
excess supply of flat rolled steel in domestic markets. Shipments in 1999 were
flat compared to 1998.
GROSS PROFITS increased from $4.4 million in 1998 to $12.0 million in 1999
due to a 17% reduction in costs of goods sold per ton related to lower slab
costs, reduced overall spending and increased productivity.
SELLING, GENERAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES decreased 23% in 1999 to
$15.5 million due to significant spending and salaried workforce reductions made
during the second half of 1998.
INTEREST INCOME decreased from $2.0 million in 1998 to $1.8 million in
1999 due to lower average interest rates on invested cash, short-term
investments and marketable securities.
INTEREST EXPENSE increased from $4.0 million in 1998 to $4.6 million in
1999. Steel's revolving credit facility during 1999 had higher average interest
rates which were offset by lower average borrowings than in 1998.
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LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS for 1999 was $6.3 million, or $0.28 per
diluted share, a 65% improvement compared to $17.8 million, or $0.78 per
diluted share in 1998, excluding special charges in 1998 of $14.5 million, or
$0.65 per diluted share. A reduced loss in 1999 was due to lower slab costs,
reduced spending, increased productivity and salaried workforce reductions
offset partially by lower shipment volumes and pricing.
NET OPERATING LOSS CARRY-FORWARDS at December 31, 1999 totaled $262.4
million (see Note H to the consolidated financial statements).
NET LOSS of $6.3 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, improved 75%
relative to 1998 due to lower costs of goods sold in 1999. Also, the net loss
for 1998 included a $14.5 million special charge.
1998 COMPARED WITH 1997
NET REVENUES of $432.4 million in 1998 were 34% lower than 1997. Net
revenues from oilfield products declined 44% to $255.6 million in 1998.
Shipment volumes and prices in 1998 were down from 1997 levels by 41% and
4%, respectively. Demand for Steel's OCTG decreased as drilling activities
declined precipitously in the second half of 1998. The average rig count was
down 116 to 827 in 1998 with only 621 rigs operating at year-end, compared to
1,007 at the end of 1997. Demand was also detrimentally impacted as new mill
production was replaced by the consumption of excess industry-wide OCTG
inventories. Also, demand declined due to increased competition from imported
OCTG which grew to 24% of the apparent supply available to the domestic market
from 16% in 1997.
Specialty tubing products revenues decreased by 4% in 1998 to $123.2
million because of lower shipment volumes despite slightly higher prices.
Shipment volumes were down 7% due to reduced sales for hydraulic cylinder
applications in agricultural and construction related equipment and reduced
international sales to certain Asian countries.
Flat rolled steel and other tubular products revenues were down 25% in
1998 to $53.6 million. Shipments were 25% lower due to a dramatic increase in
inexpensive imported foreign coils during 1998 that resulted in an excess supply
of flat rolled steel in domestic markets.
GROSS PROFITS decreased from $64.2 million in 1997 to $4.4 million in
1998 due to reduced shipment volumes in all products coupled with lower prices
for oilfield products and slightly higher prices for specialty tubing products.
Also, significantly decreased production volumes negatively impacted gross
margins as fixed and semi-fixed costs were absorbed by fewer units of
production.
SPECIAL CHARGES. In response to 1998 market conditions, Steel restructured
and downsized its operations. Lower operating rates resulted in the need to
reduce employment levels and initiate other actions. As a result, special
charges of $14.5 million were recognized in the 1998 consolidated statement of
operations, which included the following items in millions:
Write-down of property, plant, and equipment and related supplies to fair value $ 8.1
Renegotiated or canceled contractual obligations 4.4
Employee severance cost 2.0
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Total special charges $ 14.5
Certain facilities permanently reduced or eliminated their operations,
relying instead on alternative production or procurement methods. This included
a reduction in the production level of the electric-arc furnace steelmaking
facilities, with heavier reliance placed on purchased steel in coil and slab
form. Additionally, some finishing processes and infrastructure utility services
were permanently abandoned and completely replaced through outside procurement.
These actions triggered an assessment of the recoverability of the asset
carrying costs and the resulting recognition of an impairment loss. The
determination of the impairment loss was based on an evaluation of future cash
flows from operation of the steelmaking facilities and estimated salvage values
of the steelmaking facilities and those facilities to be abandoned. The net book
value of these assets, which included property, plant and equipment supplies
inventory, totaled $12.6 million, of which $8.1 million was written down.
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Certain supplier contracts were renegotiated or canceled to accommodate
the lower operating levels resulting in a loss accrual of $4.4 million at
December 31, 1998.
Steel terminated employees or identified certain positions for elimination
as of December 31, 1998. Payments made to terminated employees were based on
Steel's standard severance package. Approximately 200 employees covered by the
severance package were ultimately terminated. Total employee severance costs
included in special charges totaled $2.0 million, of which $1.1 million was
paid in 1998 and $0.9 million in 1999.
SELLING, GENERAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES increased 2.0% in 1998 to
$20.0 million due primarily to continued higher spending related to year 2000
readiness initiatives partially offset by lower selling expenses.
INTEREST INCOME decreased from $3.0 million in 1997 to $2.0 million in
1998 due to lower average interest rates on invested cash, short-term
investments and marketable securities.
INTEREST EXPENSE decreased from $6.6 million in 1997 to $4.0 million in
1998 due to the conversion of Lone Star's $50.0 million principal amount 8%
convertible subordinated debentures into common stock in August 1997. Also,
Steel's revolving credit facility during 1998 had lower average interest rates
which were offset by higher average borrowings than in 1997.
OTHER EXPENSE. During 1998, other expense of $0.2 million was primarily
related to the write-off of prepaid bank fees on the restructuring of Steel's
revolving credit facility partially offset by gains from nonrecurring
miscellaneous items. In 1997 other income of $0.3 million consisted of
nonrecurring miscellaneous items.
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS in 1998 of $32.3 million, or $1.43 per
diluted share, included $14.5 million, or $0.65 per diluted share, in special
charges. Excluding special charges, the loss from continuing operations was
$17.8 million, or $0.78 per diluted share, compared to 1997 income from
continuing operations of $40.4 million, or $1.83 per diluted share. The loss was
due to lower shipment volumes for all products, particularly oilfield products,
coupled with lower prices for oilfield products partially offset by slightly
higher prices for specialty tubing products. Also, significantly decreased
production volumes negatively impacted operating margins as fixed and semi-fixed
costs were absorbed by fewer units of production.
EXTRAORDINARY ITEM of $7.4 million, or $.33 per diluted share, was
realized in 1998 on the gain from cancellation of future obligations under
the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act of 1992 (Act). During 1997
extraordinary items totaling a net gain of $0.9 million, or $.04 per diluted
share, consisted of a gain of $2.0 million for the downward adjustment of
obligations under the Act, partially offset by an extraordinary prepayment
charge of $1.1 million on the refinancing of Steel's credit facility.
NET LOSS of $24.9 million, or $1.10 per diluted share, in 1998 included
special charges of $14.5 million, or $0.65 per diluted share, which were
reflected in the loss from continuing operations of $32.3 million, or $1.43
per diluted share, and partially offset by an extraordinary gain of $7.4
million, or $.33 per diluted share.
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY
As of December 31, 1999, Lone Star had $38.8 million in cash and short
term investments and $86.1 million in working capital.
Cash provided by operating activities was $28.1 million, $8.6 million
and $25.9 million for fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively. Cash provided
by operations in 1999 increased to $28.1 million from $8.6 million in 1998 due
to the reduced net loss. In fiscal 1999, net cash provided by operations was
used to fund capital expenditures and reduce revolving credit facilities. In
1998, net cash provided by operations was primarily used to upgrade property,
plant and equipment. Cash provided by operations in 1997 was used in part to
purchase the minority interest in Steel and for purchase of treasury stock.
Cash used in investing activities was $11.7 million, $4.3 million and $7.7
million for fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively, which was primarily used
for capital expenditures.
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Cash provided (used) by financing activities was ($15.1) million, $2.4
million and ($31.3) million in 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively. Cash used by
financing activities for fiscal 1999 was primarily attributable to increased
working capital needs due to increased operations in the second half of the
year. Cash provided by financing activities in 1998 was from issuance of stock
and borrowings under the revolving credit facility. Cash used by financing
activities in 1997 was used primarily to purchase the minority interest in
Steel and purchase treasury stock.
Cash provided by operations in 1999 increased to $28.1 million from $8.6
million in 1998 due to the reduced net loss.
On March 16, 1999, Steel refinanced the $100.0 million revolving credit
facility that it had in place at year-end 1998 with a $90.0 million revolving
line of credit and a three-year $10.0 million term loan. Under the new revolving
credit facility, Steel can borrow an amount based on a percentage of eligible
accounts receivable and inventories, reduced by outstanding letters of credit.
At December 31, 1999, borrowings totaled $30.0 million including $9.0 million on
the term loan with a remaining availability of $61.7 million. At Steel's option,
the interest rate is the prime lending rate plus 1.0% or the LIBOR plus 3.0%.
Steel pays a 0.375% per annum fee on the unused portion of the credit facility.
The term loan is repayable in quarterly installments of $0.5 million, together
with interest at the prime lending rate plus 1.5% or the LIBOR plus 3.5%.
Steel's assets other than real estate secure these loans. In connection with
Lone Star's purchase through its Fintube subsidiary of assets from Fintube
Limited Partnership on January 3, 2000, Steel borrowed $20 million under its
present credit facility to repay $20 million of its subordinated loan to Lone
Star, Lone Star guaranteed $20 million of Steel's credit facility and Lone Star
used the loan repayment to fund a portion of the purchase price payable in the
Fintube acquisition. At January 3, 2000, borrowings by Steel totaled $50
million, including the term loan, with a remaining availability of $41.7
million.
On January 3, 2000, Lone Star's Fintube subsidiary entered into a new
senior credit facility providing a $20 million revolving line of credit and a
$39 million term loan used to pay part of the cash portion of the purchase price
in its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Fintube Limited
Partnership. Under the revolving line of credit, Fintube can borrow an amount
based on a percentage of eligible accounts receivable and eligible inventory,
reduced by outstanding letters of credit. As of January 3, 2000, borrowings by
the Fintube subsidiary totaled approximately $46 million, including the term
loan, with a remaining availability, based on eligible accounts receivable and
inventory on such date, of approximately $6 million.
Steel's loan agreements at December 31, 1999 contain various restrictive
covenants which require Steel to meet specified quarterly financial ratios,
including cash flow and net worth measurements, all of which Steel met at
December 31, 1999 and which Steel expects to meet during fiscal year 2000.
Steel's ability to incur additional indebtedness and to pay cash dividends to
Lone Star is also restricted under the agreements.
During 1999, Steel entered into slab consignment and sales agreements with
third parties. These inventory financing transactions have been accounted for as
product financing arrangements. Inventory purchases financed under these
arrangements have been recorded as inventory by Steel. At December 31, 1999,
there was $30.8 million included in accounts payable under these financing
arrangements.
Lone Star's two subsidiaries, Steel and Fintube, operate in capital
intensive businesses. Steel has made, and Lone Star expects Fintube will be
required to make, significant capital expenditures each year both for
recurring maintenance necessary to keep manufacturing facilities operational
and to comply with environmental and other legal requirements. Additionally,
Lone Star periodically makes capital expenditures for technological
improvements and for research and development projects. Lone Star's borrowing
capacity and the borrowing capacity of its subsidiaries are interrelated and
substantially used. If funding is insufficient at any time in the future, Lone
Star may be unable to develop or enhance its products or services, take
advantage of business opportunities or respond to competitive pressures.
Lone Star's capital budget for 2000 is approximately $20 million. Steel
requires capital primarily to fund general working capital needs and capital
expenditures. Principal sources of funds include cash generated by operations,
borrowings under Steel's and Fintube's credit facilities and from Lone Star.
Steel believes that cash generated by operations and its borrowing capacity
under the revolving credit agreement will provide the liquidity necessary to
fund its cash requirements during 2000.
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Steel's operations are subject to restrictive environmental compliance and
permitting requirements of various governmental agencies that include the TNRCC
and the EPA. Steel believes that the cost of maintaining compliance with
environmental requirements will fall within its contemplated operating and
capital expenditure plans, averaging $1 - $2 million annually in the foreseeable
future.
Fintube believes that its resources, including cash generated by
operations and borrowings under Fintube's credit facility and from Lone Star,
will provide the liquidity and resources necessary to meet Fintube's cash needs
for working capital and other capital expenditures during 2000.
Lone Star had no direct business operations other than Steel in 1999 (see
subsequent events Note M to the consolidated financial statements regarding
Fintube) or significant sources of cash other than from short-term investments
or the sale of securities. Lone Star is reimbursed by Steel for most of its
operating costs as provided by its cost-sharing agreement with Steel. Under
Steel's new revolving credit agreement, Lone Star's operating costs and Steel's
portion of Lone Star's consolidated taxes are the only funds that can be
distributed by Steel to Lone Star. Beginning in 2000 Fintube will pay Lone Star
an overhead fee of $1.0 million per year, which is the maximum amount permitted
by Fintube's loan agreements.
Lone Star believes that reimbursements by Steel and Fintube for most of
their operating costs and funds generated by cash and investments will be
adequate to fund its cash requirements during 2000.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
The statements included in this Annual Report regarding future financial
performance and results and the other statements that are not historical facts
are forward-looking statements. The words "believes," "intends," "expects,"
"anticipates," "projects," "estimates," "predicts," and similar expressions are
also intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements involve
risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, but not limited to, industry
and market conditions, the ability of Lone Star to successfully manage its
recently acquired Fintube business, environmental liabilities, competitive
pricing, practices and conditions, availability and pricing of raw materials,
fluctuations in prices of crude oil and natural gas, the trade environment, the
impact of current and future laws and governmental regulations (particularly
environmental laws and regulations) and other factors discussed in this Annual
Report and in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Should
one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying
assumptions prove incorrect, actual outcomes may vary materially from those
indicated.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Lone Star and its subsidiaries do not invest in commodities or foreign
currencies. Lone Star's investments in cash equivalents, short-term investments
and marketable securities, the weighted average maturity of which is less than
one year, are held to maturity. Therefore, interest rate risk is not considered
to be material. Information regarding Lone Star's investments is included in
Note A to the consolidated financial statements.
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ITEM 8. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Page
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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent Public Accountants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Consolidated Statements of Income,
for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998, and 1997 . . . . . . . . . 22
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 1999 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . 23
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity
at December 31, 1999, 1998, 1997, and 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows,
for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998, and 1997 . . . . . . . . . 25
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant . . . . . . . . 38
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of Lone Star Technologies, Inc. (Lone
Star):
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Lone Star (a
Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the
related consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity, and cash flows
for the three years ended December 31, 1999. These financial statements and the
schedules referred to below are the responsibility of Lone Star's management.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and
schedules based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Lone
Star and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for the three years ended December 31, 1999, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
Our audits were made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
consolidated financial statements taken as a whole. The schedules listed in the
index to consolidated financial statements are presented for the purpose of
complying with the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and are not a part
of the basic consolidated financial statements. These schedules have been
subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audits of the basic
consolidated financial statements and, in our opinion, fairly state in all
material respects the financial data required to be set forth therein in
relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole.
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Dallas, Texas,
January 20, 2000 (except with respect to certain information in
Note M as to which the date is March 8, 2000)
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LONE STAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
For the Years Ended December 31,
--------------------------------
1999 1998 1997
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Net revenues $ 353.4 $ 432.4 $ 654.3
Cost of goods sold (341.4) (428.0) (590.1)
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Gross profit 12.0 4.4 64.2
Special charges - (14.5) -
Selling, general and administrative expenses (15.5) (20.0) (19.6)
--------- --------- --------
Operating income (loss) (3.5) (30.1) 44.6
Interest income 1.8 2.0 3.0
Interest expense (4.6) (4.0) (6.6)
Other income (expense) - (0.2) 0.3
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Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax (6.3) (32.3) 41.3
Income tax - - (0.9)
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Income (loss) from continuing operations (6.3) (32.3) 40.4
Extraordinary items - 7.4 0.9
--------- --------- --------
Income (loss) before gain from discontinued operations (6.3) (24.9) 41.3
Gain from discontinued operations - - 12.4
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NET INCOME (LOSS) $ (6.3) $ (24.9) $ 53.7
========= ========= ========
PER COMMON SHARE - BASIC:
Net income (loss) from continuing operations $ (0.28) $ (1.43) $ 1.88
Extraordinary items - 0.33 0.04
Gain from discontinued operations - - 0.58
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NET INCOME (LOSS) AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS $ (0.28) $ (1.10) $ 2.50
PER COMMON SHARE - DILUTED:
Net income (loss) from continuing operations $ (0.28) $ (1.43) $ 1.83
Extraordinary items - 0.33 0.04
Gain from discontinued operations - - 0.57
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NET INCOME (LOSS) AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS $ (0.28) $ (1.10) $ 2.44
========= ========= ========
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING
Basic 22.5 22.5 21.5
Diluted 22.5 22.5 22.1
See accompanying notes.
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LONE STAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
December 31,
--------------------------
1999 1998
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ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 22.2 $ 20.9
Short-term investments 1.2 3.1
Accounts receivable, net 56.1 36.3
Current inventories, net 88.9 88.9
Other current assets 3.7 3.7
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TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 172.1 152.9
Marketable securities 15.4 9.0
Property, plant, and equipment, net 149.5 157.8
Other noncurrent assets 14.1 16.1
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TOTAL ASSETS $ 351.1 $ 335.8
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
LIABILITIES:
Current installments on long-term debt $ 2.0 $ -
Accounts payable 57.0 15.8
Accrued liabilities 27.0 25.6
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TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 86.0 41.4
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Term loan 7.0 -
Revolving credit facility 21.0 46.0
Postretirement benefit obligations 26.1 41.5
Other noncurrent liabilities 15.9 17.8
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TOTAL LIABILITIES 156.0 146.7
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Commitments and Contingencies (See Note J) - -
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock, $1 par value
(authorized: 10,000,000 shares, issued: none) - -
Common stock, $1 par value
(authorized: 80,000,000 shares, issued: 23,061,864,
23,061,864, respectively) 23.1 23.1
Capital surplus 209.9 209.9
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (1.4) (12.8)
Accumulated deficit (21.8) (15.5)
Treasury stock (462,991 and 566,116 common shares, respectively) (14.7) (15.6)
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TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 195.1 189.1
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 351.1 $ 335.8
==========================
See accompanying notes.
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LONE STAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(IN MILLIONS)
Accumulated
Other Accumulated
Common Capital Treasury Comprehensive Income
Stock Surplus Stock Income (Loss) (Deficit) Total
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BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1996 $ 20.7 160.1 (0.9) (6.8) (44.3) $ 128.8
Net income - - - - 53.7 53.7
Other comprehensive loss:
Minimum pension liability adjustment - - - (2.9) - (2.9)
Comprehensive income 50.8
Conversion of subordinated debentures 2.1 47.2 - - - 49.3
Treasury stock purchases - - (14.1) - - (14.1)
Employee benefit plan stock issuance 0.3 2.6 - - - 2.9
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BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1997 23.1 209.9 (15.0) (9.7) 9.4 217.7
Net loss - - - - (24.9) (24.9)
Other comprehensive loss:
Minimum pension liability adjustment - - - (3.1) - (3.1)
Comprehensive loss (28.0)
Treasury stock purchases - - (1.9) - - (1.9)
Employee benefit plan stock issuance - - 1.3 - - 1.3
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BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1998 23.1 209.9 (15.6) (12.8) (15.5) 189.1
Net loss - - - - (6.3) (6.3)
Other comprehensive income:
Minimum pension liability adjustment - - - 11.4 - 11.4
Comprehensive income 5.1
Employee benefit plan stock issuance - - 0.9 - - 0.9
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BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1999 $ 23.1 209.9 (14.7) (1.4) (21.8) $ 195.1
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See accompanying notes.
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LONE STAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(IN MILLIONS)
For the Years Ended December 31,
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1999 1998 1997
----------- ----------- -----------
BEGINNING CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS $ 20.9 $ 14.2 $ 27.3
=========== =========== ===========
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss) (6.3) (24.9) 53.7
ADJUSTMENTS TO RECONCILE NET INCOME (LOSS) TO NET CASH
PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Gain on sale of discontinued operations - - (12.4)
Depreciation and amortization 16.7 15.8 14.3
Extraordinary item - UMWA liability - (7.4) (2.0)
Special charges - write-down of assets - 8.1 -
Accounts receivable, net (19.8) 43.8 (0.1)
Current inventories, net - 13.2 (25.7)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 42.6 (39.9) 6.9
Other (5.1) (0.1) (8.8)
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES 28.1 8.6 25.9
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures (7.2) (17.6) (34.7)
Short-term investments 1.9 3.2 13.8
Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations - - 12.4
Marketable securities (6.4) 10.0 0.8
Proceeds from sale of assets - 0.1 -
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NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES (11.7) (4.3) (7.7)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Initial borrowings under new revolving credit facility 34.5 - 50.0
Net borrowings (payments) under revolving credit facility (13.5) 3.0 (7.0)
Net payments under old revolving credit facility (46.0) - (37.8)
Issuance of term note 10.0 - -
Term note repayment (1.0) - (0.3)
Treasury stock purchases - (1.9) (14.1)
Acquisition of minority interest - - (25.0)
Issuance of common stock 0.9 1.3 2.9
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NET CASH PROVIDED (USED) BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES (15.1) 2.4 (31.3)
----------- ----------- -----------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 1.3 6.7 (13.1)
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ENDING CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS $ 22.2 $ 20.9 $ 14.2
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NONCASH TRANSACTIONS:
Conversion of subordinated debentures to common stock $ - $ - $ 50.0
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURE:
Interest paid $ 6.7 $ 5.4 $ 9.4
Income taxes paid $ - $ 0.3 $ 1.3
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LONE STAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Lone Star Technologies, Inc. (Lone Star) is a management and holding company
that had one principal operating subsidiary, Lone Star Steel Company (Steel),
at December 31, 1999. On January 3, 2000, Lone Star's new subsidiary, Fintube
Technologies, Inc. (Fintube), acquired the assets of Fintube Limited
Partnership (see subsequent events Note M) and became Lone Star's other
principal operating subsidiary.
Steel and Fintube together serve three business segments: oilfield products,
specialty tubing products, and flat rolled steel and other tubular products and
services. Oilfield products are comprised of casing, tubing and line pipe that
are manufactured and marketed globally to the oil and gas drilling industry.
Historically, Lone Star's specialty tubing products have included Drawn Over
Mandrel (DOM) tubing and as-welded tubing that are manufactured and marketed
globally to automotive, fluid power and other markets for various mechanical
applications. After the Fintube acquisition, Lone Star's specialty tubing
products now also include specialty finned tubular products used in a variety of
heat recovery applications. Flat rolled steel and other tubular products and
services are manufactured and provided to general industrial markets. Additional
segment information is included in Note B to the consolidated financial
statements.
Lone Star's consolidated revenues are not seasonal. However, demand for Steel's
oilfield products is subject to significant fluctuations due to the volatility
of oil and gas prices and domestic drilling activity as well as other factors
including competition from imports.
Lone Star was incorporated in Delaware in 1986 and became the holding company of
Steel, pursuant to Steel's merger with a wholly owned subsidiary of Lone Star.
ACCOUNTING POLICIES - NOTE A
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION. The consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of Lone Star and its subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions are
eliminated in consolidation. Gain from discontinued operations in 1997 relates
to the final settlement of the 1993 sale of American Federal Bank (AFB) (see
Note K).
CASH, INVESTMENTS, AND MARKETABLE SECURITIES. Lone Star's cash equivalents
include highly liquid investments in a fund consisting of U. S. government and
related agencies obligations with original maturities of less than three months.
Short-term investments consist of U. S. government and related agencies debt
obligations with maturities at purchase greater than three months and up to one
year. Marketable securities consist of U. S. government and related agencies
debt obligations with maturities at purchase greater than one year and up to two
years. Lone Star's total cash equivalents, short-term investments and marketable
securities, the weighted average maturity of which is less than one year, are
classified as held-to-maturity because Lone Star has the intent and ability to
hold them to maturity. At December 31, 1999, Lone Star's cash and cash
equivalents, short-term investments, and marketable securities, which had a
carrying amount that approximated market value, consisted of $38.8 million in
U.S. government and related agencies obligations at amortized cost.
INVENTORIES are stated at the lower of cost (principally on the last-in,
first-out "LIFO" method of accounting) or market value and include raw
materials, labor, and overhead.
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT are stated at cost. Depreciation is provided on
the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of depreciable assets.
Long-lived assets including property, plant, and equipment are periodically
evaluated to determine whether events or changes in circumstances have occurred
that indicate the remaining asset balances may not be recoverable and an
impairment loss should be recorded.
INCOME TAXES. Lone Star files a consolidated federal income tax return. Lone
Star utilizes an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and
income tax reporting. Deferred tax liabilities or assets are recognized for the
estimated future tax effects attributable to temporary differences and
carryforwards and are adjusted whenever tax rates or other provisions of income
tax statutes change.
USE OF ESTIMATES. Preparation of the consolidated financial statements in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
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liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
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CURRENT OPERATING ENVIRONMENT AND BUSINESS SEGMENTS - NOTE B
Years ended December 31,
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($ in millions; unaudited)
1999 1998 1997
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OILFIELD PRODUCTS
Net revenues $ 185.1 $ 255.6 $ 454.1
Noncash portion of special charges - 4.5 -
Operating income (loss) (6.6) (17.2) 36.1
Identifiable assets 158.8 170.8 238.0
Capital expenditures 3.6 9.3 22.1
Depreciation and amortization 9.1 8.9 9.0
SPECIALTY TUBING PRODUCTS
Net revenues $ 120.5 $ 123.2 $ 129.0
Noncash portion of special charges - 3.1 -
Operating income (loss) 10.6 (4.6) 12.3
Identifiable assets 127.4 110.9 103.4
Capital expenditures 3.6 8.1 12.2
Depreciation and amortization 6.6 6.0 4.6
FLAT ROLLED AND OTHER TUBULAR PRODUCTS
Net revenues $ 47.8 $ 53.6 $ 71.2
Noncash portion of special charges - 0.5 -
Operating income (loss) (4.5) (4.9) (1.1)
Identifiable assets 20.9 16.3 20.4
Capital expenditures - 0.2 0.4
Depreciation and amortization 1.0 0.9 0.7
CORPORATE AND OTHER NON-SEGMENTS
Net revenues $ - $ - $ -
Operating loss (3.0) (3.4) (2.7)
Identifiable assets 44.0 37.8 44.0
CONSOLIDATED TOTALS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
Net revenues $ 353.4 $ 432.4 $ 654.3
Operating income (loss) (3.5) (30.1) 44.6
Total assets 351.1 335.8 405.8
Capital expenditures 7.2 17.6 34.7
Depreciation and amortization 16.7 15.8 14.3
Oilfield products are comprised of casing, tubing, and line pipe, that are
manufactured and marketed globally to the oil and gas drilling industry.
Specialty tubing products consist of Drawn Over Mandrel (DOM) tubing and
as-welded tubing that are manufactured and marketed globally to automotive,
fluid power, and other markets for various mechanical applications. After the
Fintube acquisition (see subsequent events Note M), Lone Star's specialty
tubing products now also include specialty finned tubular products used in a
variety of heat recovery applications. Flat rolled steel and other tubular
products and services are manufactured and provided to general industrial
markets.
Sales of oilfield products are greatly impacted by the level of domestic oil and
gas drilling, which in turn is primarily dependent on oil and natural gas
prices. Because of the volatility of oil and gas prices and drilling activity as
well as other factors, such as competition from foreign imports, demand for
these steel products can be subject to significant fluctuations.
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At December 31, 1999, Steel's specialty tubing products segment included two
product groups: DOM tubing and as-welded tubing. Specialty tubing consists of a
wide array of high-quality, custom-made steel tubular products requiring
critical tolerances, precise dimensional control, and special metallurgical
properties. Specialty tubing is used in a wide range of industrial applications
and, therefore, demand is sensitive to general economic conditions. The acquired
operations of Fintube manufacture and market specialty tubing consisting of
finned tubes used in a variety of heat recovery applications (see subsequent
event Note M to the consolidated financial statements).
Steel's participation in the flat rolled steel commodity market to some extent
involves its excess capacity for flat rolled steel as related to the manufacture
of its oilfield and specialty tubing products and certain cost considerations
associated with its total manufacturing operations. Steel's flat rolled steel
commodity market is generally concentrated in the southwestern region of the
United States. Flat rolled steel is sold in highly competitive markets, with
price, quality, and availability primarily determining customer purchase
decisions.
The corporate segment is responsible for financial operations including
investing and managing financial assets, financing of product purchases,
shareholder relations, and assessing and evaluating strategic alternatives.
Steel's primary manufacturing facilities are located in East Texas. Raw
materials and supplies, principally steel slabs and steel coils used in the
manufacture of Steel's products have historically been readily available from
various competitive sources. The manufacture of Steel's products uses several
common facilities and shares administrative support. Accordingly, the segment
information contains certain costs and assets which are allocated and may not
reflect each line of business as if it were operated separately. Fintube
conducts its operations on several owned and leased facilities in the Tulsa,
Oklahoma metropolitan area and in Pryor, Oklahoma. Fintube owns manufacturing
facilities in Quebec, Canada and Veracruz, Mexico.
Steel's principal market is domestic, although sales are also made into
international markets. The majority of sales of tubular products occur through
networks of sales distributors, although some tubular product sales and most
flat rolled steel sales are made directly to end users. Sales to the largest
oilfield products customer were $28.1 million or approximately 8% of net
revenues in 1999, $29.9 million or 7% in 1998, and $83.1 million or 13% in 1997.
Sales to another significant customer of flat rolled steel and other tubular
products were $36.4 million or 10%, $43.3 million or 10%, and $53.3 million or
8% of net revenues for 1999, 1998, and 1997, respectively. Direct foreign
revenues as a percent of total revenues were approximately 6% of the total in
1999.
Of Steel's total active labor force, 69% are represented by three collective
bargaining agreements. The majority of union workers are represented by the
United Steelworkers of America under a contract signed in May 1997, which
expires on May 31, 2001. The two other agreements expire in 2000. Fintube had
409 employees on December 31, 1999. Of these employees, 35 were members of two
unions covering employees in Quebec, Canada and Veracruz, Mexico.
For the year ended December 31, 1999, Lone Star had net sales of $353.4 million
and an operating loss of $3.5 million. This compares to net sales of $432.4
million and an operating loss of $30.1 million for 1998. The most significant
reason for the decline in revenue was the decrease in demand for oilfield
products, which was driven by a 24% decrease in the average number of domestic
rigs drilling for oil and natural gas during 1999. However, drilling activity
accelerated in the second half of 1999 as oil and gas prices recovered and at
year-end 771 rigs were active compared to 621 at the end of 1998. Consequently,
Steel's open orders for OCTG at December 31, 1999, were up 75% from the prior
year. The operating loss was significantly reduced principally due to 17% lower
costs of goods sold per ton related to lower slab costs, reduced overall
spending and increased productivity. However, uncertainty continues to exist
regarding the future levels of oil and gas prices and related drilling activity.
Therefore, no assurance can be given regarding the extent of future demand for
Steel's OCTG products, or that profitability can be achieved until these markets
improve.
The pro forma column in the following table sets forth consolidated
financial information for Lone Star on a pro forma basis for the Fintube
acquisition, which gives effect to (i) the acquisition of the assets of Fintube
Limited Partnership as though the acquisition occurred on January 1, 1999; (ii)
the issuance of 760,237 shares of Lone Star Common Stock as partial
consideration for the Fintube acquisition as though the stock was issued on that
date; and (iii) the borrowing of $46 million by Lone Star's Fintube subsidiary
under its new credit facility as though the borrowing occurred on that date.
($ in millions, except per share data)
Historical Pro Forma
1999 1999
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(unaudited)
Revenues $ 353.4 $ 434.1
Gross Profits $ 12.0 $ 39.4
SG&A $ (15.5) $ (29.6)
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Operating Income $ (3.5) $ 9.8
Interest Income $ 1.8 $ 1.8
Interest Expense $ (4.6) $ (10.4)
Other Income (Expense) -- $ 2.2
Income (Loss) from continuing operations $ (6.3) $ 3.2
Net income (Loss) $ (6.3) $ 3.2
Diluted Earnings (Loss) per share $ (0.28) $ 0.14
Steel and Fintube requires capital primarily to fund general working capital
needs and capital expenditures. Principal sources of funds include cash
generated by operations, borrowings under Steel's and Fintube's revolving
credit facilities (Note F) and from Lone Star. Steel and Fintube believe that
operating cash flows and borrowing capacity under the revolving credit
agreements will provide the liquidity necessary to fund cash requirements
during 2000.
Lone Star had no direct business operations other than Steel in 1999 (see
subsequent events Note M) or significant sources of cash other than from
short-term investments or the sale of securities. Lone Star is reimbursed by
Steel for most of its operating costs as provided by its cost-sharing
agreement with Steel. Under Steel's new revolving credit agreement, Lone
Star's operating costs and Steel's portion of Lone Star's consolidated taxes
are the only funds that can be distributed to Lone Star. Beginning in 2000
Fintube will pay Lone Star an overhead fee of $1.0 million per year, which is
the maximum amount permitted by Fintube's loan agreements.
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Lone Star believes that reimbursements by Steel and Fintube for most of its
operating costs and funds generated by cash and investments will be adequate to
fund its cash requirements during 2000.
SPECIAL CHARGES (1998) - NOTE C
In response to 1998 market conditions, Steel restructured and downsized its
operations. Lower operating rates resulted in the need to reduce employment
levels and initiate other actions. As a result, special charges of $14.5 million
were recognized in the 1998 consolidated statement of operations, which included
the following items in millions:
Write-down of property, plant, and equipment and related supplies to fair value $ 8.1
Renegotiated or cancelled contractual obligations 4.4
Employee severance cost 2.0
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Total special charges $ 14.5
Certain facilities permanently reduced or eliminated their operations, relying
instead on alternative production or procurement methods. This included a
reduction in the production level of the electric-arc furnace steelmaking
facilities, with heavier reliance placed on purchased steel in coil and slab
form. Additionally, some finishing processes and infrastructure utility services
were permanently abandoned and completely replaced through outside procurement.
These actions triggered an assessment of the recoverability of the asset
carrying costs and the resulting recognition of an impairment loss. The
determination of the impairment loss was based on an evaluation of future cash
flows from operation of the steelmaking facilities and estimated salvage values
of the steelmaking facilities and those facilities to be abandoned. The net book
value of these assets, which included property, plant and equipment and related
supplies inventory, totaled $12.6 million, of which $8.1 million was written
down.
Certain supplier contracts were also renegotiated or cancelled to accommodate
the lower operating levels resulting in a loss accrual of $4.4 million at
December 31, 1998.
Steel terminated employees or identified certain positions for elimination as of
December 31, 1998. Payments made to terminated employees were based on Steel's
standard severance package. Approximately 200 employees, covered by the
severance package, were ultimately terminated. Total employee severance costs
included in special charges totaled $2.0 million, of which $1.1 million was paid
in 1998 and $0.9 million in 1999.
($ in millions)
Balance at Charged to Charged to Balance at
beginning costs and other end of
of period expenses accounts Deductions(b) period
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YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
Reserves for special charges(a) $-- 6.4 -- ($1.1) $5.3
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999
Reserves for special charges(a) $5.3 -- -- (4.5) $0.8
(a) Does not include special charge associated with the write-down of property,
plant, and equipment.
(b) Includes write-offs of accounts receivable and utilization of reserves for
special charges.
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ADDITIONAL BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION - NOTE D
($ in millions)
1999 1998
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INVENTORIES
Finished goods $ 24.5 $ 30.8
Work in process 36.4 33.1
Raw materials 30.4 29.2
Materials, supplies, and other 25.4 27.3
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Total inventories before LIFO valuation reserve 116.7 120.4
Reserve to reduce inventories to LIFO value (20.8) (23.5)
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Total inventories 95.9 96.9
Amount included in other noncurrent assets (7.0) (8.0)
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Net current inventories $ 88.9 $ 88.9
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PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
Land and land improvements $ 12.0 $ 10.9
Buildings, structures, and improvements 6.0 6.0
Machinery and equipment 305.2 297.9
Construction in progress 6.3 7.5
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Total property, plant, and equipment 329.5 322.3
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (180.0) (164.5)
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Property, plant, and equipment, net $ 149.5 $ 157.8
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OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS
Inventory (supplies and spare parts) $ 7.0 $ 8.0
Other 7.1 8.1
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Total other noncurrent assets $ 14.1 $ 16.1
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ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Accrued compensation $ 7.4 $ 5.9
Property taxes 4.3 5.2
Warranty reserves 2.5 2.0
Environmental reserves 0.5 0.5
Pension obligations 4.9 -
Supplier contract reserves 0.8 4.3
Other 6.6 7.7
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Total accrued liabilities $ 27.0 $ 25.6
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OTHER NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Environmental reserves $ 10.7 $ 10.9
Other 5.2 6.9
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Total other noncurrent liabilities $ 15.9 $ 17.8
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Accounts receivable is stated net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1.3
million at December 31, 1999 and $1.4 million at December 31, 1998.
Approximately $108.2 million and $110.8 million of total inventories before LIFO
valuation reserves were accounted for on the LIFO basis at December 31, 1999 and
1998, respectively. During 1999 and 1998, Steel experienced a reduction of
inventory which resulted in the depletion of previous inventory LIFO layers, the
financial effect of which was not significant to net reported results of
operations. Non-LIFO inventories are stated at the lower of average cost or
market. The total inventories before LIFO valuation reserves approximates
replacement cost of the inventories.
CHANGE IN COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - NOTE E
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Issued Treasury Stock Outstanding
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Balance, December 31, 1997 23,059,864 (548,616) 22,511,248
Employee benefit plans 2,000 92,500 94,500
Treasury share purchases - (110,000) (110,000)
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Balance, December 31, 1998 23,061,864 (566,116) 22,495,748
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Employee benefit plans - 103,125 103,125
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Balance, December 31, 1999 23,061,864 (462,991) 22,598,873
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DEBT - NOTE F
Aggregate maturities of long-term debt are as follows: 2,000, $2.0 million;
2001, $2.0 million; 2002, $23.0 million; 2003, $2.0 million; and 2004, $1.0
million.
On March 16, 1999, Steel refinanced the $100.0 million revolving credit
facility that it had in place at year-end 1998 with a $90.0 million revolving
line of credit and a three-year $10.0 million term loan. Under the new revolving
credit facility, Steel can borrow an amount based on a percentage of eligible
accounts receivable and inventories, reduced by outstanding letters of credit.
At December 31, 1999, borrowings totaled $30.0 million including $9.0 million on
the term loan with a remaining availability of $61.7 million. At Steel's option,
the interest rate is the prime lending rate plus 1.0% or the LIBOR plus 3.0%.
Steel pays a 0.375% per annum fee on the unused portion of the credit facility.
The term loan is repayable in quarterly installments of $0.5 million, together
with interest at the prime lending rate plus 1.5% or the LIBOR plus 3.5%.
Steel's assets other than real estate secure these loans. In connection with
Lone Star's purchase through its Fintube subsidiary of assets from Fintube
Limited Partnership on January 3, 2000, Steel borrowed $20 million under its
present credit facility to repay $20 million of its subordinated loan to Lone
Star, Lone Star guaranteed $20 million of Steel's credit facility and Lone Star
used the loan repayment to fund a portion of the purchase price payable in the
Fintube acquisition. At January 3, 2000, borrowings by Steel totaled $50
million, including the term loan, with a remaining availability of $41.7
million.
On January 3, 2000, Lone Star's Fintube subsidiary entered into a new
senior credit facility providing a $20 million revolving line of credit and a
$39 million term loan used to pay part of the cash portion of the purchase price
in its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Fintube Limited
Partnership. Under the revolving line of credit, Fintube can borrow an amount
based on a percentage of eligible accounts receivable and eligible inventory,
reduced by outstanding letters of credit. As of January 3, 2000, borrowings by
the Fintube subsidiary totaled approximately $46 million, including the term
loan, with a remaining availability, based on eligible accounts receivable and
inventory on such date, of approximately $6 million.
Steel's loan agreements at December 31, 1999 contain various restrictive
covenants which require Steel to meet specified quarterly financial ratios,
including cash flow and net worth measurements, all of which Steel met at
December 31, 1999 and which Steel expects to meet during fiscal year 2000.
Steel's ability to incur additional indebtedness and to pay cash dividends to
Lone Star is also restricted under the agreements.
During 1999, Steel entered into slab consignment and sales agreements with third
parties. These inventory financing transactions have been accounted for as
product financing arrangements. Inventory financed under these arrangements have
been recorded as inventory by Steel. At December 31, 1999, there was $30.8
million included in accounts payable under these financing arrangements.
The interest rates at December 31, 1999 were 10.0% for the term loan and 9.48%
for the revolving line of credit.
NET EARNINGS PER SHARE - NOTE G
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted
average number of shares of common stock. The numbers of shares used to
compute basic earnings per share in 1999, 1998, and 1997 were 22.5 million,
22.5 million, and 21.5 million, respectively. Diluted earnings per share is
computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of
common stock and other dilutive securities. The numbers of shares used to
compute diluted earnings per share in 1999, 1998, and 1997 were 22.5 million,
22.5 million, and 22.1 million, respectively. Dilutive securities (stock
options) equivalent to 0.3 million shares of common stock were outstanding at
December 31, 1999. These shares were not included in the computation of
diluted earnings per share. Lone Star had losses in those periods and the
effect of including the dilutive securities in earnings per share would have
been anti-dilutive.
INCOME TAXES - NOTE H
There was no current income tax expense in 1999 or 1998. Current income tax
expense was recognized for federal alternative minimum taxes of $0.9 million in
1997. There was no deferred income tax expense or benefit for 1999, 1998,
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or 1997. A reconciliation of computed income taxes to actual income taxes
follows:
($ in millions)
1999 1998 1997
-------- -------- --------
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax (6.3) $ (32.3) $ 41.3
Statutory federal income tax rate 35% 35% 35%
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Income tax (benefit) expense at statutory rate (2.2) (11.3) 14.5
Net operating loss, benefit not recognized (benefit recognized) 2.2 11.3 (13.6)
-------- -------- --------
Income taxes (federal alternative minimum tax) $ - $ - $ 0.9
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The following table discloses the components of the deferred tax amounts at
December 31, 1999 and 1998:
($ in millions)
1999 1998
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DEFERRED TAX ASSETS - temporary differences
Postretirement benefit accruals $ 10.3 $ 13.5
Environmental reserves 3.9 4.0
Other expense accruals and reserves 6.7 7.1
Inventories 5.3 6.0
Other 0.4 0.6
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Total deferred tax assets - temporary differences 26.6 31.2
Net operating loss carryforwards 91.8 86.0
Alternative minimum tax credit carryforward 1.0 1.0
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Total deferred tax assets 119.4 118.2
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY - temporary difference for basis in
and depreciation of property, plant, and equipment (34.9) (33.3)
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Net deferred tax assets 84.5 84.9
Less valuation allowance (84.5) (84.9)
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NET DEFERRED TAX AMOUNT $ - $ -
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At December 31, 1999, Lone Star had federal tax net operating loss carryforwards
(NOL's) of approximately $262.4 million, a portion of which may be related to
AFB and subject to an agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(FDIC) whereby Lone Star may be required to pay the FDIC for certain tax
benefits. If not utilized, the NOL's will expire between years 2003 and 2014,
and their future availability may be limited if Lone Star or a member of the
consolidated group experiences an ownership change of more than 50 percentage
points, as defined by IRS regulations. Lone Star's common stock is publicly
traded, and management cannot assure that future trading will not result in an
ownership change, as defined by IRS regulations, which would limit availability
of the NOL's. Due to these uncertainties regarding possible utilization of NOL's
and the sensitivity of Steel's income to the level of domestic drilling
activity, valuation allowances were recorded to fully reserve the computed net
deferred tax assets.
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS - NOTE I
DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS. Lone Star and Steel have defined contribution plans
available to substantially all full-time employees under which participants can
make voluntary pretax contributions. For nonbargaining unit employees, Lone Star
and Steel make matching contributions within specified limits. Steel makes
contributions at rates specified under collective agreements for its bargaining
unit employees. Lone Star and Steel contributions totaled $1.2 million in 1999,
$1.3 million in 1998, and $1.5 million in 1997. Fintube also has a defined
contribution plan.
STOCK OPTION PLAN. Lone Star has a long-term incentive plan which provides for
the issuance of up to 2,700,000 shares of common stock to key employees and
outside directors through the granting of incentive (the right to grant further
incentive options expired in 1995) and nonqualified stock options, stock
appreciation rights, restricted stock grants, and performance unit grants. The
option price is the average of the high and low market price on the date of the
grant. Options are generally exercisable for ten years with one-fourth of the
shares becoming exercisable on the one-year anniversary of the grant date and an
additional one-fourth becoming exercisable on the same anniversary date over the
next three years. If the optionee's employment is terminated under certain
circumstances after a change of control of
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Lone Star occurs before an option's fourth anniversary, the option may be
exercised in full earlier. Also, accelerated vesting of options can occur upon
death or retirement from employment of an option holder. Following is a summary
of stock option activity during 1999, 1998, and 1997:
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Shares Under Option Price Range ($) Price ($)
------------------- --------------- ----------
OUTSTANDING, DECEMBER 31, 1996 852,075 2.59 - 17.38 8.37
Granted in 1997 390,000 19.06 - 19.75 19.33
Exercised in 1997 (316,200) 3.06 - 17.38 9.13
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OUTSTANDING, DECEMBER 31, 1997 925,875 2.59 - 19.75 12.73
Granted in 1998 257,500 22.56 - 31.28 24.68
Exercised in 1998 (94,500) 3.06 - 19.75 13.41
Cancelled in 1998 (27,000) 6.88 - 31.28 20.14
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OUTSTANDING, DECEMBER 31, 1998 1,061,875 2.59 - 31.28 16.46
Granted in 1999 424,375 13.00 - 16.75 13.57
Exercised in 1999 (103,125) 3.06 - 19.75 8.80
Cancelled in 1999 (75,000) 19.06 - 19.06 19.06
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OUTSTANDING, DECEMBER 31, 1999 1,308,125 2.59 - 31.28 15.98
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At December 31, 1999, 1,267,900 shares were available for grant and 564,375
shares were exercisable.
The weighted average fair value per option granted in 1999, 1998, and 1997 was
$6.68, $14.28, and $9.72, respectively. The fair value of each option grant is
estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with
the following weighted average assumptions for grants in 1999, 1998, and 1997,
respectively: risk-free interest rates of 5.37%, 5.60%, and 6.36%; volatility of
48.53%, 48.83%, and 47.94%; and expected lives of five years for all 1999, 1998,
and 1997 option grants with payment of no dividends.
Lone Star accounts for this plan under APB Opinion No. 25, under which no
compensation cost has been recognized. Had compensation cost for this plan been
determined consistent with SFAS No. 123, net income and earnings per share would
have been reduced to the following pro forma amounts:
1999 1998 1997
---- ----- -----
Net income (loss) - as reported ($ in millions) $ (6.3) $ (24.9) $ 53.7
- pro forma ($ in millions) $ (8.9) $ (27.0) $ 52.6
Basic earnings per share - as reported $ (.28) $ (1.10) $ 2.50
- pro forma $ (.39) $ (1.19) $ 2.45
Diluted earnings per share - as reported $ (.28) $ (1.10) $ 2.44
- pro forma $ (.39) $ (1.19) $ 2.39
Because the SFAS No. 123 method of accounting has not been applied to options
granted prior to January 1, 1995, the resulting pro forma compensation cost may
not be representative of that to be expected in future years.
DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION AND HEALTH CARE PLANS. Steel has three defined benefit
pension plans covering a substantial portion of its bargaining unit employees.
Retirement benefits are based on years of service at progressively increasing
flat-rate amounts. A special initial lump-sum pension payment equal to 13 weeks
of vacation pay is also paid following retirement. Steel funds the minimum
required contributions each year as required by applicable regulations.
During 1996, the largest of the three pension plans was amended so that new
employees do not participate in the defined benefit plan. During 1998, the other
two plans were similarly amended. New employees are eligible to participate in
one of the defined contribution retirement plans, as are substantially all other
employees. The amendments also provided for increased benefits to newly retiring
plan participants.
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Steel also sponsors an unfunded defined benefit postretirement health care plan
for eligible bargaining unit employees and a limited number of other retirees
eligible under special early retirement programs. These health care plan
benefits are limited to eligible retirees and their spouses until age 65, at
which time coverage terminates. Certain other postretirement benefits, primarily
life insurance, are also provided. The anticipated costs of these postretirement
benefits are accrued over the employees' years of service.
The measurement dates for determining the assets and obligations of these plans
were November 30, 1999, 1998, and 1997. The following table sets forth the
changes in the plans' benefit obligation and plan assets, the funded status
amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 1999,
1998, and 1997:
($ in millions)
Pension Benefits Other Benefits
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1999 1998 1997 1999 1998 1997
-------- -------- -------- --------- --------- --------
CHANGE IN BENEFIT OBLIGATION
Benefit obligation at beginning of year $ 84.0 82.7 79.4 $ 13.9 12.3 11.9
Service cost 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.5
Interest cost 5.3 5.4 5.5 0.9 0.8 0.9
Plan participants' contributions - - - - - 0.1
Amendments - 0.5 - - - -
Actuarial loss (gain) (7.0) 1.2 3.5 (2.1) 1.2 (0.4)
Benefits paid (6.5) (6.7) (6.6) (0.7) (0.9) (0.7)
-------- -------- -------- --------- --------- --------
Benefit obligation at end of year $ 76.8 84.0 82.7 $ 12.6 13.9 12.3
======== ======== ======== ========= ========= ========
CHANGE IN PLAN ASSETS
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year $ 54.3 53.2 44.0 $ - - -
Actual return on plan assets 8.7 2.8 5.0 - - -
Employer contributions 2.1 5.0 10.8 0.7 0.9 0.6
Plan participants' contributions - - - - - 0.1
Benefits paid (6.5) (6.7) (6.6) (0.7) (0.9) (0.7)
-------- -------- -------- --------- --------- --------
Fair value of plan assets at end of year $ 58.6 54.3 53.2 $ - - -
======== ======== ======== ========= ========= ========
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDED STATUS
Unfunded status - obligation in excess of assets $ 18.2 29.7 29.5 $ 12.6 13.9 12.3
Unrecognized actuarial gain (loss) (2.1) (13.7) (10.7) 1.8 (0.3) 0.8
Unrecognized net obligation at January 1, 1986 (1.0) (2.1) (3.1) - - -
Unrecognized prior service cost (1.6) (1.7) (1.3) - - -
-------- -------- -------- --------- --------- --------
Net amount recognized $ 13.5 12.2 14.4 $ 14.4 13.6 13.1
======== ======== ======== ========= ========= ========
AMOUNTS RECOGNIZED IN CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
Postretirement benefit obligations - current $ 4.9 - 3.0 $ 0.9 1.0 0.8
Postretirement benefit obligations - noncurrent 12.6 28.9 25.5 13.5 12.6 12.3
Other noncurrent assets - intangible asset (2.6) (3.9) (4.4) - - -
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (1.4) (12.8) (9.7) - - -
-------- -------- -------- --------- --------- --------
Net amount recognized $ 13.5 12.2 14.4 $ 14.4 13.6 13.1
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In determining the benefit obligation, weighted average discount rates of 7.5%,
6.5%, and 7.0% were used for 1999, 1998, and 1997, respectively. Other
assumptions utilized for all three years included a 9.0% expected long-term rate
of return on plan assets and a 4.0% annual increase in the compensation rate.
The pension plans' assets consist primarily of short-term money market
investments, government and corporate obligations, real estate, and public
market equity securities:
Assumed health care cost trend rates have a significant effect on the amounts
reported for the health care plans. The annual rate of increase in the per
capita costs of covered health care benefits is assumed to decrease gradually
from 8.0% to an ultimate trend rate of 6.0% by the year 2004. Increasing the
assumed medical cost trend rates by one percentage point in each year would have
resulted in a $1.1 million increase in the benefit obligation as of December 31,
1999 and a $0.2 million increase in the aggregate of the service cost and
interest cost components of net periodic benefit expense for 1999. A 1.0%
decrease in the assumed trend rates would have resulted in a $1.0 million
decrease in the benefit obligation
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and a $0.2 million decrease in expense.
Net periodic benefit expense for 1999, 1998, and 1997 included the following
components:
($ in millions)
Pension Benefits Other Benefits
--------------------------------- --------------------------------
1999 1998 1997 1999 1998 1997
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Service cost $ 1.0 0.9 0.9 $ 0.6 0.5 0.5
Interest cost 5.3 5.4 5.5 0.9 0.8 0.9
Expected return on plan asset (4.6) (4.7) (3.6) - - -
Amortization of net obligation at January 1, 1986 1.0 1.0 1.0 - - -
Amortization of prior service cost 0.2 0.1 0.1 - - -
Recognized net actuarial loss 0.5 0.1 0.1 - - -
-------- ------- ------- ------- -------- --------
Net periodic benefit expense $ 3.4 2.8 4.0 $ 1.5 1.3 1.4
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PROFIT SHARING PLAN. Steel has a profit sharing plan for substantially all
employees which provides for payment of a specified percentage of Steel's
quarterly operating income and certain minimum payments to bargaining unit
employees. Steel's payments to employees were $0.7 million, $1.5 million, and
$3.9 million for 1999, 1998, and 1997, respectively.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - NOTE J
Steel has various commitments for the purchase of raw materials, certain tubular
goods, supplies, services, and energy arising in the ordinary course of
business. The majority of these commitments are for a period of less than one
year.
Steel's operations are subject to numerous environmental laws. The three major
areas of regulation are air quality, water quality, and solid and hazardous
waste management. The primary governmental oversight agencies include the Texas
Natural Resource Conservation Commission and the Environmental Protection
Agency. Steel has agreements with these agencies to conduct numerous
environmental studies and to develop plans to ensure continuous compliance with
applicable laws and regulations. Steel is engaged in various ongoing
environmental studies, monitoring programs, and capital projects. Estimated
expenditures for certain remediation programs are included in accrued
liabilities and other noncurrent liabilities as shown in Note D and are computed
on a non-discounted basis. Steel believes that its environmental expenditures
will continue to fall within its contemplated operating and capital plans.
Steel leases equipment under various operating leases. Rental expense totaled
$3.6 million, $3.7 million, and $3.9 million in 1999, 1998, and 1997,
respectively. Future minimum lease payments under noncancellable operating
leases are as follows: 2000, $1.6 million; 2001, $1.1 million; 2002, $1.0
million; 2003, $0.3 million; 2004, $0.3 million; and thereafter, $0.5 million.
Lone Star and its subsidiaries are parties to a number of lawsuits and
controversies which are not discussed herein. Management of Lone Star and its
operating companies, based upon their analysis of known facts and circumstances
and reports from legal counsel, does not believe that any such matter will have
a material adverse effect on the results of operations or financial condition of
Lone Star and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS (1998, 1997) AND GAIN FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (1997) -
NOTE K
During 1992, The Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act of 1992 ("Act")
created a benefit plan fund to provide medical and death benefits to certain
United Mine Workers of America ("UMWA") retirees and eligible dependents. In
1993, Steel recorded a liability for the total estimated future payments related
to this Act. During 1997, the estimated liability was adjusted downward,
resulting in an extraordinary gain of $2.0 million. During 1998, as a result of
a decision by the United States Supreme Court, Steel was relieved from making
payments under the Act. Accordingly, the remaining UMWA liability was reversed
in 1998, resulting in a $7.4 million extraordinary gain. In addition to the $2.0
million UMWA liability adjustment in 1997, an extraordinary loss of $1.1 million
was recognized for the early prepayment fee in connection with the refinancing
of Steel's revolving credit facility in 1997, resulting in a net extraordinary
gain of $0.9 million for 1997. There were no income tax effects recognized for
these extraordinary items.
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In November 1993, Lone Star sold the stock of AFB, one of its operating
subsidiaries. The sale price was $155.7 million; of that, Lone Star received
$135.7 million in cash on the sale date. Additional payments were received of
$5.0 million in November 1994 and $12.4 million in August 1997, and recognized
as gains from discontinued operations. There were no income tax effects
recognized for these items.
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL SUMMARY - NOTE L
($ in millions, except share amounts; quarterly amounts unaudited):
Quarter
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1999 First Second Third Fourth Total Year
- ----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------
Net revenues $ 63.7 $ 77.2 $ 99.5 $113.0 $353.4
Gross profit (loss) (2.2) (0.5) 6.9 7.8 12.0
Net income (loss) $ (6.6) $ (4.8) $ 2.0 $ 3.1 $ (6.3)
PER COMMON SHARE - BASIC
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders $ (0.29) $ (0.21) $ 0.09 $ 0.14 $ (0.28)
PER COMMON SHARE - DILUTED
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders $ (0.29) $ (0.21) $ 0.09 $ 0.14 $ (0.28)
1998
Net revenues $151.0 $129.0 $ 88.9 $ 63.5 $432.4
Gross profit (loss) 15.4 7.7 (9.9) (8.8) 4.4
Special charges $ - $ - $ - $(14.5) $(14.5)
Income (loss) from continuing operations 9.9 2.2 (15.6) (28.8) (32.3)
Extraordinary items - - - 7.4 7.4
------ ------ ------ ------ -------
Net income (loss) $ 9.9 $ 2.2 $(15.6) $(21.4) $(24.9)
PER COMMON SHARE - BASIC
Income (loss) from continuing operations $ 0.44 $ 0.09 $ (0.69) $ (1.28) $ (1.43)
Extraordinary items - - - 0.33 0.33
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders $ 0.44 $ 0.09 $ (0.69) $ (0.95) $ (1.10)
PER COMMON SHARE - DILUTED
Income (loss) from continuing operations $ 0.43 $ 0.09 $ (0.69) $ (1.28) $ (1.10)
Extraordinary items - - - 0.33 0.33
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders $ 0.43 $ 0.09 $ (0.69) $ (0.95) $ (1.10)
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS - NOTE M
On January 3, 2000, Lone Star completed the purchase of the assets of Fintube
Limited Partnership, a privately held, Tulsa-based manufacturer of finned tubes.
The purchase price was approximately $85 million, which included the issuance of
approximately 760,000 shares of Lone Star common stock valued at $20 million.
The assets were purchased by Fintube Technologies, Inc. (Fintube), a new wholly
owned subsidiary of Lone Star. While the new Fintube subsidiary assumed
substantially all of the contractual obligations of Fintube Limited Partnership
and its subsidiaries, certain liabilities were not assumed. The excluded
liabilities included, among other things, the partnership's bank debt ($17.9
million as of December 31, 1999); Fintube's litigation; brokers', accounting and
legal fees and expenses incurred by Fintube in connection with the sale of its
assets to Lone Star; and various non-assumed pre-closing liabilities. Fintube
also executed a new $59 million credit agreement with a bank group. The initial
funding under the credit agreement was approximately $46 million with the
balance available for working capital, and new capital investments subject to
borrowing base limitations. The balance of the purchase price was provided by
Lone Star from the repayment of intracompany debt by Steel using the proceeds of
additional borrowings.
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Fintube manufactures and markets finned tubes used in a variety of heat recovery
applications. Its customers include suppliers of heat recovery boiler sections
used in gas-fired, combined cycle power generating plants. Fintube also designs
and manufactures other products, such as boiler economizers, boiler tubing and
enhanced-surface tubing.
March 8, 2000, Lone Star announced that it signed a definitive agreement to
purchase the assets of Bellville Tube Corporation (Bellville), a privately held
Houston-area based tubular goods manufacturer, for a cash purchase price of
approximately $14.5 million. The acquisition is expected to close on or near
March 31, 2000.
LONE STAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE I - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
(PARENT COMPANY ONLY)
($ in millions, except share
data)
Years ended December 31,
----------------------------------
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME 1999 1998 1997
---------- -------- ---------
General and administrative expenses $ (3.0) $ (3.4) $(2.8)
Steel cost sharing 3.0 3.3 2.3
Equity in Steel's income (loss) (10.2) (28.0) 39.9
Interest income 1.7 1.7 2.9
Interest expense - - (2.7)
Other intercompany income from Steel 2.2 1.5 1.7
Gain on sale of discontinued operations - - 12.4
------ ------- ------
Net income (loss) (6.3) (24.9) 53.7
======= ======= ======
Cash dividends received from Steel $ - $ - $ -
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As of December 31,
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CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS 1999 1998
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Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 18.1 $ 20.2
Short-term investments 1.2 3.1
Due from Steel 25.6 25.4
Other current assets 1.1 0.6
Total current assets 46.0 49.3
Investment in Steel 133.3 132.0
Marketable securities 15.4 9.0
Other noncurrent assets 3.9 4.2
Total assets $ 198.6 $ 194.5
Current liabilities: $ 0.6 $ 1.0
Other noncurrent liabilities 2.9 4.4
Total Liabilities $ 3.5 $ 5.4
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $1 par value (authorized: 10,000,000 shares, issued:
none)
Common stock, $1 par value (authorized: 80,000,000 shares, issued:
23,061,864 and 23,061,864, respectively) 23.1 23.1
Capital surplus 209.9 209.9
Minimum pension liability adjustment (1.4) (12.8)
Retained deficit (21.8) (15.5)
Treasury stock (462,991 and 566,116 common shares, respectively, at cost) (14.7) (15.6)
--------- --------
Total shareholders' equity 195.1 189.1
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 198.6 $ 194.5
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---------------------------------
Year ended December 31,
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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 1999 1998 1997
---------- -------- ---------
Net income (loss) $ (6.3) $(24.9) $ 53.7
Undistributed equity in Steel's income (loss) 10.2 28.0 (39.9)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations - (12.4)
Other (2.4) (0.2) (14.8)
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities 1.5 2.9 (13.4)
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities (4.5) 13.2 27.0
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities 0.9 (0.6) (36.2)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (2.1) 15.5 (22.6)
Beginning cash and cash equivalents 20.2 4.7 27.3
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Ending cash and cash equivalents $ 18.1 $ 20.2 $ 4.7
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LONE STAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
DECEMBER 31, 1997, 1998, AND 1999
($ IN MILLIONS)
($ in millions)
Balance at Charged to Charged to Balance at
beginning costs and other end of
of period expenses accounts Deductions(b) period
Description
- ----------- --------- -------- -------- ------------- ------
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997
Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 1.4 $ - $ - $ - $ 1.4
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
Allowance for doubtful accounts 1.4 - - - 1.4
Reserves for special charges (a) - 6.4 - (1.1) 5.3
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999
Allowance for doubtful accounts 1.4 - - (0.1) 1.3
Reserves for special charges (a) $ 5.3 - - (4.5) $ 0.8
(a) Does not include special charge associated with the write-down of
property, plant, and equipment.
(b) Includes write-offs of accounts receivable and utilization of reserves
for special charges.
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
PART III
ITEM 10.DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
Information required under this item is contained in Lone Star's proxy statement
for the 2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and is incorporated herein by
reference.
ITEM 11.EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Information required under this item is contained in Lone Star's proxy statement
for the 2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and is incorporated herein by
reference.
ITEM 12.SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Information required under this item with respect to beneficial owners of more
than 5 percent of outstanding common stock and to directors and executive
officers is contained in Lone Star's proxy statement for the 2000 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders, and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 13.CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Information required under this item with respect to directors and executive
officers is contained in Lone Star's proxy statement for the 2000 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders, and is incorporated herein by reference.
PART IV
ITEM 14.EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a)1. Financial Statements - The following Consolidated Financial Statements
are filed as part of this report:
- Report of Independent Public Accountants
- Consolidated Statements of Income-
for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998, and 1997
- Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 1999 and 1998
- Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity -
at December 31, 1999, 1998, 1997, and 1996
- Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -
for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998, and 1997
- Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
2. Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Note: All schedules not filed herein for which provision is made under rules
of Regulation S-X have been omitted as not applicable or not required or
the information required has been included in the notes to the
consolidated financial statements.
3. Index to Exhibits
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DESCRIPTION
2.1 Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of November 16, 1999 by and among
Lone Star, Fintube Technologies, Inc. and Fintube Limited Partnership
(incorporated by reference to the same numbered Exhibit to Form 8-K of
Lone Star as filed on January 18, 2000.)
2.2 First Amendment to Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of January 1,
2000 by and among Lone Star, Fintube Technologies, Inc. and Fintube
Limited Partnership ((incorporated by reference to the same numbered
Exhibit to Form 8-K of Lone Star as filed on January 18, 2000.)
3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3(a) to Form S-4 Registration Statement of Lone Star as
filed on April 4, 1986, File No. 33-4581).
3.2 Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation dated
September 30, 1986 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Form
S-3 Registration Statement of Lone Star as filed on February 4, 2000,
File No. 333-96207).
3.3 Agreement and Plan of Merger dated March 6, 1986, among Steel, a Texas
corporation, Lone Star, a Delaware corporation, and Lone Star Steel
Company Merging Corporation, a Delaware corporation (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit II to Form S-4 Registration Statement of Lone
Star as filed on April 4, 1986, File No. 33-4581).
3.4 By-Laws as adopted March 6, 1986, as amended effective September 30,
1986 and March 15, 1990 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to
Form S-3 Registration Statement of Lone Star as filed on February 4,
2000, file No. 333-96207).
3.5 Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation dated May 20,
1998 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 1998).
4.1 Statement of Resolution establishing Cumulative Preferred Stock,
Series A (par value $1 per share), dated September 9, 1988
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(c) of Form 10-K of Lone Star
as filed on April 7, 1989).
4.2 Lone Star Indenture with Bankers Trust Company, Trustee, with respect
to $50,000,000 8% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due 2002
(Eurobonds), dated August 26, 1987 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4(c) of Form 10-K of Lone Star as filed on April 7, 1989).
4.3 Stock Registration Agreement dated January 1, 2000 among Lone Star
Technologies, Inc., Fintube Limited Partnership, Yorktown Energy
Partners, Brown University Third Century Fund, Warburg, Dillon, Reed,
L.L.C. and Ticonderoga Partners and the stockholders named therein
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form S-3 Registration
Agreement of Lone Star as filed on February 4, 2000, File No.
333-96207).
10.1 Amended 1985 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit A of Proxy Statement of Lone Star as filed on October 22,
1993).*
10.1(a) Amendments to the Amended 1985 Long-Term Incentive Plan adopted on May
8, 1997 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1(a) to Form 10-Q of
Lone Star for the quarter ended June 30, 1997).*
10.1(b) Amendments to the Amended 1985 Long-Term Incentive Plan adopted on May
14, 1998 (incorporated by reference to same numbered Exhibit to Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998).*
10.1(c) Amendments to the Amended 1985 Long-Term Incentive Plan adopted on May
11, 1999 (incorporated by reference to same numbered Exhibit to Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1999).*
10.2 Lone Star Corporate Improvement Incentive Program adopted October 9,
1990 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(s) to Form 10-K as filed
on March 15, 1991).*
10.3 Employment Retention Policy adopted May 8, 1997, letter agreements
dated May 22, 1997 between Lone Star and John P. Harbin, Charles J.
Keszler and Robert F. Spears and between Steel and W. Byron Dunn and
letter agreement dated September 25, 1997 between Lone Star and Rhys
J. Best (incorporated by reference to same numbered Exhibit to Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997).*
10.4 Financing Agreement dated March 2, 1993, between The CIT
Group/Business Credit, Inc. and Steel (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(af) to Form 10-K as filed on March 15, 1993); Amendment
agreement dated February 14, 1994 (related to Financing Agreement
dated March 2, 1993).
10.5 Amendment Agreement dated February 14, 1994, related to Financing
Agreement dated March 2, 1993, between The CIT Group/Business Credit,
Inc. and Steel (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to Form 10-K
as filed on March 28, 1996).
10.6 Amendment Agreement dated September 25, 1995, related to Financing
Agreement dated March 2, 1993, between The CIT Group/Business Credit,
Inc. and Steel (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Form
10-K as filed on March 28, 1996).
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10.7 Amendment Agreement dated March 4, 1996, related to Financing
Agreement dated March 2, 1993, between The CIT Group/Business Credit,
Inc. and Steel (incorporated by reference to same numbered Exhibit to
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996).
10.8 Amendment Agreement dated January 17, 1997, related to Financing
Agreement dated March 2, 1993, between The CIT Group/Business Credit,
Inc. and Steel (incorporated by reference to same numbered Exhibit to
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996).
10.9 Loan and Security Agreement dated March 22, 1993, between Steel and
the CIT Group Equipment Financing, Inc. (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.9 to Form 10-K as filed on February 27, 1995).
10.10 Agreement dated November 2, 1994, among Steel, Lone Star, and certain
minority holders of Steel regarding participation in the First Capital
Project by acquiring convertible preferred stock of Steel
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to Form 10-K as filed on
February 27, 1995).
10.11 Stockholders and Registration Rights Agreement among Steel, Lone Star,
and Minority Shareholders of Steel, dated May 16, 1991 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10(p) to Form 10-K filed on March 5, 1992).
10.12 Cost Sharing Agreement between Steel and Lone Star, dated May 16, 1991
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(p) to Form 10-K filed on
March 5, 1992); Amendment to the Cost Sharing Agreement dated May 16,
1991, between Lone Star and Steel dated March 2, 1993 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10(ai) to Form 10-K as filed on March 15, 1993).
10.13 Tax Allocation and Indemnification Agreement dated May 16, 1991,
between Steel and Lone Star (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10(r) to Form 10-K filed on March 5, 1992); Amendment to Tax
Allocation and Indemnification Agreement dated May 16, 1991, among
Lone Star, Steel, and Steel subsidiaries dated March 2, 1993
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(ah) to Form 10-K as filed on
March 15, 1993).
10.14 Stock Purchase Agreement, Assistance Agreement, Capital Maintenance
Agreement, and Subordination Agreement regarding the acquisition by
Lone Star of AFB dated August 18, 1988 (incorporated by reference to
Form 8 (Amendment No. 3 to Form 8-K) dated January 11, 1989);
Amendment No. 1 to the Assistance Agreement of August 18, 1988, dated
August 31, 1990 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(q) to Form
10-K as filed on March 15, 1991); Settlement Agreement and Second
Amendment to Assistance Agreement dated September 30, 1992, among the
FDIC, as Manager, the RTC, AFB, and LSST (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(ab) to Form 10-K as filed on March 15, 1993).
10.15 Agreement and Plan of Merger dated March 25, 1992, as amended by First
Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger dated April 15, 1992,
between AFB and Americity (incorporated by reference to Form 8-K dated
July 14, 1992).
10.16 Holdback Escrow Agreement dated July 1, 1992, among Americity, AFB,
Bank One, Texas, as Agent, and James C. Jarocki, as Shareholder
Representative (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(x) to Form
10-K as filed on March 15, 1993).
10.17 Letter Agreement dated July 1, 1992, among AFB, Americity, and the
FDIC, as Manager (regarding assignment and assumption of the
Termination Agreement and Tax Benefits Cancellation Agreement)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(y) to Form 10-K as filed on
March 15, 1993); Termination Agreement dated December 18, 1991, among
Americity, the FDIC, as Manager, and the RTC (terminating Assistance
Agreement of November 18, 1988, between Americity and the FSLIC)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(z) to Form 10-K as filed on
March 15, 1993); Tax Benefits Cancellation Agreement dated December
18, 1991, among Americity, the FDIC, as Manager, and the RTC
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(aa) to Form 10-K as filed on
March 15, 1993).
10.18 Stock Purchase Agreement and Agreement and Plan of Reorganization by
and among Guaranty Federal Bank, F.S.B., Guaranty Holdings, Inc. I,
Lone Star, and LSST Financial Services Corporation, dated February 16,
1993, First Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement and Agreement and
Plan of Reorganization, dated April 2, 1993, Second Amendment to Stock
Purchase Agreement and Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated
August 31, 1993, and Third Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement and
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated September 30, 1993
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit B of Proxy Statement of Lone
Star as filed October 22, 1993).
10.19 Holdback Escrow Agreement to Stock Purchase Agreement and Agreement
and Plan of Reorganization, dated November 12, 1993 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit C of Proxy Statement of Lone Star as filed
October 22, 1993).
10.20 Agreement dated October 31, 1995, among Steel, Lone Star and the
minority shareholders of Steel regarding participation in capital
projects not to exceed $5,000,000 by acquiring convertible preferred
stock of Steel (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to Form
10-K as filed on March 28, 1996).
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10.21 Contract for Electric Service dated September 30, 1996 between
Southwestern Electric Power Company and Steel (incorporated by
reference to same numbered Exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1996).
10.22 Assignment, Termination and Release dated January 21, 1997, among
Steel, Lone Star, and the minority shareholders of Steel (incorporated
by reference to same numbered Exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1996).
10.23 Credit Agreement dated as of October 2, 1997 by and among Steel and
the banks named therein (incorporated by reference to same numbered
Exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997).
10.24 Cost Sharing Agreement dated as of July 1, 1997 between Lone Star and
Steel, replacing Cost Sharing Agreement dated May 16, 1991 (Exhibit
10.12 to this Form 10-K) (incorporated by reference to same numbered
Exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997).
10.25 Termination Agreement dated as of July 1, 1997 between Lone Star and
Steel, terminating Tax Allocation and Indemnification Agreement dated
May 16, 1991 (Exhibit 10.13 to this Form 10-K) (incorporated by
reference to same numbered Exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1997).
10.26 Compromise and Settlement Agreement and Release dated July 31, 1997
between Lone Star and Guaranty Federal Bank, F.S.B. (incorporated by
reference to same numbered Exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1997).
10.27 Consulting Agreement dated as of July 23, 1998 between Lone Star and
John P. Harbin (incorporated by reference to same numbered Exhibit to
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1998).*
10.28 Phantom Stock Deferred Compensation Plan adopted on September 22, 1998
(incorporated by reference to same numbered Exhibit to Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended September 30, 1998).*
10.29 First Amendment dated as of December 24, 1998 to Credit Agreement
dated as of October 2, 1997 by and among Steel and the banks named
therein (incorporated by reference to same numbered Exhibit to Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998).
10.30 Financing Agreement dated March 12, 1999 between Steel and The CIT
Group/Business Credit, Inc. (incorporated by reference to same
numbered Exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1999).
10.31 Subordination Agreement dated March 12, 1999 between Lone Star and The
CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc. (incorporated by reference to same
numbered Exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1999).
10.32 Intercreditor Agreement dated March 12, 1999 among Lone Star, Steel
and The CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc. (incorporated by reference to
same numbered Exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1999).
10.33 Amendment agreement dated December 28, 1999 to Financing Agreement
dated March 12, 1999 between Steel and The CIT Group/Business Credit,
Inc.
10.34 Limited Guaranty dated December 28, 1999 of Lone Star in favor of The
CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc., as Agent.
21 List of Subsidiaries.
23 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
24 Powers of Attorney.
27 Financial Data Schedule
* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K:
Date of Report Date Filed Description
-------------- ---------- -----------
November 16, 1999 November 22, 1999 Signing Asset Purchase
Agreement with Fintube
Limited Partnership
ITEM 15. SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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LONE STAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Date: March 27, 2000
By: /s/ Charles J. Keszler
------------------------
(Charles J. Keszler)
Vice President - Finance
and Treasurer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date
- --------- ----- ----
/s/ Rhys J. Best Chairman, Director, Chief March 27, 2000
- -------------------------------- Executive Officer and President
(Rhys J. Best) (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Charles J. Keszler Vice President-Finance and March 27, 2000
- -------------------------------- Treasurer (Principal Financial
(Charles J. Keszler) and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Charles L. Blackburn * Director March 27, 2000
- --------------------------------
(Charles L. Blackburn)
/s/ Dean P. Guerin * Director March 27, 2000
- --------------------------------
(Dean P. Guerin)
/s/ Frederick B. Hegi, Jr. * Director March 27, 2000
- --------------------------------
(Frederick B. Hegi, Jr.)
/s/ James E. McCormick * Director March 27, 2000
- --------------------------------
(James E. McCormick)
/s/ M. Joseph McHugh * Director March 27, 2000
- --------------------------------
M. Joseph McHugh
/s/ Thomas M. Mercer, Jr. * Director March 27, 2000
- --------------------------------
(Thomas M. Mercer, Jr.)
*By: /s/ Charles J. Keszler *
- --------------------------------
(Charles J. Keszler, Attorney-in-Fact)
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