UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC - 10-Q Quarterly Report

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended SEPTEMBER 30, 2002

OR

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR
15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ........ to ........

Commission file number is 000-4197

UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

TEXAS 75-0789226
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)

13800 MONTFORT DRIVE, SUITE 330, DALLAS, TX 75240
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(972) 991-8400
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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 (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes X No
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date: As of November 5, 2002,
5,799,845 shares of common stock, $0.10 par value, were outstanding.

PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM:1: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands of dollars)
(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands of dollars, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands of dollars)
(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

1. Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have
been prepared by the Company without independent audit. In the opinion of
the Company's management, all adjustments of a normal and recurring nature
necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations
and cash flows for the periods presented have been made. Certain
information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial
statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles have been condensed or omitted. It is suggested that these
condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31,
2001. The results of operations for the three-month and nine-month periods
ended September 30, 2002 are not necessarily indicative of operating
results for the full year.

2. Embezzlement Matter and Restatements and Reclassification of Previously
Reported Amounts

On January 31, 2002, the Company announced that it had discovered that
an employee who had recently left the Company may have improperly diverted
Company funds without authorization. Trading in the Company's common stock
on the Nasdaq National Market(R) ("Nasdaq") was halted, and the Audit
Committee of the Company's Board of Directors retained outside counsel to
conduct a special investigation into the matter. The Audit Committee also
retained an independent accounting firm to review the Company's internal
controls and to make recommendations for improvement, and the Company has
implemented the recommended improvements. The Company also contacted the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), as well as criminal
authorities, and is cooperating with the SEC, Nasdaq, and criminal
authorities with respect to their investigations into this matter.

The Company's former Vice President - Finance, Controller, Treasurer,
and Secretary, Larry Ohms (the "Former VP Finance"), over a period of four
years beginning in 1998, embezzled approximately $2,179,000 from the
Company. The Former VP Finance voluntarily resigned from the Company on
January 22, 2002, approximately one week before the Company discovered the
defalcations. The Company has since filed suit against the Former VP
Finance. The Former VP Finance has stated that no one else at the Company
was involved in perpetrating the embezzlements. From the results of the
special investigation, the Company believes this statement to be accurate.

On March 14, 2002, the Company received $500,000 in insurance proceeds
from the Company's insurance policies covering employee theft. The $500,000
had been recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2001 in
prepaid expenses and other assets, and recognized in the Consolidated
Statement of Operations in other income in the fourth quarter 2001. In
addition, the Company has retained counsel for assistance in its efforts to
recover the embezzled funds from the Former VP Finance, and to pursue
possible civil actions on behalf of the Company

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against third parties. The Former VP Finance has claimed not to have
any funds. During the first nine months 2002, no additional recoveries
were realized. Any future recoveries will be recognized in the quarters
in which the recoveries are realized. The costs of the Company's
special investigation, the Company's cooperation with the SEC, Nasdaq,
and criminal authorities in their investigations, and the Company's
ongoing recovery efforts will be recognized as incurred. During the
first nine months 2002, the Company recorded $546,000 ($0.09 per share)
net of income tax benefits ($642,000 gross) for such
embezzlement-related costs.

Of the total amount embezzled, $126,000 was embezzled during 1998,
$282,000 was embezzled during 1999, $791,000 was embezzled during 2000, and
$980,000 was embezzled during 2001. The Former VP Finance used a variety of
methods to hide the embezzlements. Funds embezzled during 1998 were
improperly expensed to selling, general and administrative expenses. Funds
embezzled during 1999 were improperly expensed to labor and other operating
expenses. Of the $791,000 that was embezzled in 2000, $328,000 was
improperly expensed to labor and other operating expenses, and $463,000 was
improperly recorded as prepaid financing costs within other assets, net.
Funds embezzled during 2001 totaling $980,000 were also improperly recorded
as prepaid financing costs in other assets, net. As a result of the
fraudulent entries in other assets, net during 2000 ($463,000) and 2001
($980,000), the Company improperly recognized excess amortization of its
prepaid financing costs, as a component of interest expense, of $19,000 for
the year ended December 31, 2000 and $166,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2001.

As a result of the embezzlements, the Company has reclassified to other
expenses $126,000 in 1998, and $282,000 in 1999, removing those amounts
from selling, general and administrative expenses, and labor and other
operating expenses, respectively. The embezzlements had a material effect
on the Company's financial statements for fiscal year 2000 and the first
three quarters 2001. Therefore, the Company has restated its financial
statements for 2000 and the first three quarters 2001. As a result of the
correction for the overstated prepaid financing costs for 2000 and the
first three quarters 2001, and the reclassification of excess interest
expense to other expenses, the Company's restatements reflected an
additional loss of $344,000 ($0.09 per share) net of income tax benefits
($444,000 gross) in 2000, and a reduction in net income of $525,000 ($0.10
per share) net of income tax benefits ($647,000 gross) for the nine months
ended September 30, 2001.

The Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations for first nine
months 2001 has been restated to eliminate excess amortization of prepaid
financing costs, as a component of interest expense, of $166,000, and to
recognize in other expenses $813,000 of embezzlement expense. The Company's
restatement resulted in an additional loss of $525,000 ($0.10 per share)
net of income tax benefits ($647,000 gross) for the nine months ended
September 30, 2001.

3. Inventories

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4. Banking Facilities and Other Debt

On April 22, 1999, the Company entered into a new credit agreement with
a consortium of commercial banks for a $50,000,000 Senior Secured Term Loan
(the "Loan"). The Loan is repayable over a period of approximately 8 years,
maturing on March 30, 2007, and requires monthly principal payments of
$278,000, which began April 30, 2000, with a final principal payment of
$26,944,000 on March 30, 2007, which equates to a 15-year amortization. The
Company paid a fee equivalent to 2.50% of the Loan value to the placement
agent.

The interest rate on the first $30,000,000 of the Loan is 8.875%. The
subsequent installments bear interest from the date they were funded at
3.52% above the secondary market yield of the United States Treasury
obligation maturing May 15, 2005. The blended rate for the additional
$20,000,000 is 9.84%.

The Loan is secured by a first lien on substantially all of the
Company's assets, with the exception of accounts receivable and inventories
which have been used to secure the Company's revolving credit facility. The
Loan agreement contains covenants that restrict the incurrence of debt,
guaranties and liens, and places certain restrictions on the payment of
dividends and the sale of significant assets. The Company is also required
to meet minimum debt service coverage ratios on an on-going basis and
maintain a minimum level of tangible net worth.

As of April 26, 2001, the Company renewed its revolving credit
facility, extending it through May 31, 2002 and increasing the maximum
borrowing amount from $4,000,000 to $5,000,000. The $5,000,000 revolving
credit facility bears interest at LIBOR plus 1.40%, which rate will
increase to a maximum of LIBOR plus 3.55% in accordance with a defined rate
spread based upon the Company's then-current ratio of total funded debt to
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). On
December 31, 2001, the Company amended the revolving credit facility to
extend the maturity date to July 31, 2002, and to allow for a contractual
overadvance above the borrowing base limitation as previously stated in the
facility in an amount not to exceed $750,000 that expired on July 31, 2002.
The $5,000,000 revolving credit facility was further amended on May 31,
2002 to extend the maturity date to January 31, 2003. The Company has
requested an additional extension of the $5,000,000 revolving credit
facility. As of October 31, 2002, the Company's outstanding balance was
$1,825,000, and the average interest rate for the first nine months 2002
was 4.19%. The revolving credit facility is secured by the Company's
accounts receivable and inventory.

On December 27, 2000, the Company obtained a $5,000,000 bridge loan
under normal commercial terms from Inberdon Enterprise, Ltd. ("Inberdon"),
evidenced by a subordinated promissory note. Inberdon owned approximately
51% of the outstanding common stock of the Company at the time. The bridge
loan was unsecured, bore interest at 9.75%, and had to be repaid by March
27, 2001. The bridge loan was repaid with a portion of the proceeds of the
Company's rights offering that closed on February 8, 2001. See Note 5.

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A summary of outstanding debt at the dates indicated is as follows:
(In thousands of dollars)

The carrying amount of the Company's long-term debt approximates its fair
value.

5. Rights Offering

On December 26, 2000, the Company initiated a rights offering for
$10,000,000. The rights offering allowed each shareholder to receive 0.4566
non-transferable subscription rights for each share of the Company's common
stock owned on December 26, 2000. The purchase price for the subscription
was $5.50 per share, and the rights offering expired on February 5, 2001.

As a result of the rights offering, the Company received $10,000,000
($9,551,000 net of offering costs) and issued an additional 1,818,181
shares effective February 8, 2001. In the rights offering, the Company
honored the over subscription requests of its shareholders in full. The
Company's majority shareholder, Inberdon, subscribed for its full pro-rata
amount, and in addition purchased 461,005 shares not purchased by other
shareholders in the rights offering. Immediately following the rights
offering, Inberdon owned approximately 59% of the Company's common stock.

6. Employee Retirement Plan

The Company has a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan (the
"Corson Plan") that covered substantially all union employees previously
employed by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Corson Lime Corporation. In June
1997, the Company sold substantially all of the assets of Corson Lime
Company and all benefit accruals under the plan ceased as of July 31, 1997.
During 1997 and 1998, the Company made contributions to the Corson Plan
that were intended to fully fund all of the benefits earned by the
participants. The Company has made no contributions to the Corson Plan
since 1998. The significant declines in the financial markets have
unfavorably impacted plan asset values. Assuming the stock market does not
significantly improve during the last quarter of this year, and
historically low interest rates continue (a key factor when estimating plan
liabilities), the Company is likely to record a significant non-cash charge
to equity in the fourth quarter 2002. This charge would not impact reported
earnings for 2002 and will reverse in future periods if either interest
rates increase or market performance and returns on plan assets improve.

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ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Net cash provided by operating activities was $5,808,000 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2002, compared to net cash used in operating
activities of $1,883,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2001. The
$7,691,000 improvement in the first nine months 2002 was primarily the result of
changes in working capital. The most significant changes in working capital
resulted from $4,479,000 less cash being required to pay for accounts payable
and accrued expenses in the first nine months 2002, compared to the same period
in 2001. The 2001 decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses primarily
reflected payments for costs incurred related to the Phase I of the
modernization and expansion project at the Arkansas facility that was completed
in the second quarter 2001. In addition, the Company reduced its inventories by
$1,018,000 in the first nine months 2002, compared to a $631,000 increase in the
comparable 2001 period, and accounts receivable increased $1,233,000 during the
first nine months 2002, compared to a $2,756,000 increase in the comparable 2001
period. The $610,000 decrease in prepaid expenses in the first nine months 2002
is primarily due to the $500,000 in insurance proceeds received in March 2002.

The Company invested $2,913,000 in capital expenditures in the first nine
months 2002, compared to $3,120,000 in the same period last year after final
resolution with a contractor. In the first nine months 2001, capital
expenditures of approximately $722,000 were related to Phase I of the
modernization and expansion project at the Arkansas facility.

Net cash used in financing activities was $3,039,000 in the first nine
months 2002, primarily from $4,350,000 repayment of debt and $439,000 payment of
cash dividends, partially offset by $1,750,000 of draws on the Company's
revolving credit facility. Financing activities provided $116,000 net cash in
the first nine months 2001, as explained below.

During the fourth quarter 2000, the Company required additional capital
because the costs to complete both Phase I of the Arkansas modernization and
expansion project and the new pulverized limestone production line at Texas were
significantly higher than originally anticipated and because the Company's cash
flow and operating profits were lower than expected. To meet its short-term
liquidity demands, the Company determined to make a pro-rata rights offering to
its existing shareholders to raise $10,000,000 in additional equity capital.

On December 27, 2000, the Company obtained a $5,000,000 bridge loan
("Bridge Loan") under normal commercial terms from Inberdon Enterprise, Ltd.
("Inberdon"), its majority shareholder. Inberdon owned approximately 51% of the
outstanding common stock of the Company at the time the Bridge Loan was made.
The Bridge Loan was unsecured, carried interest at 9.75%, and matured on March
27, 2001.

The Company commenced the rights offering on December 26, 2000, and it
closed on February 8, 2001. In the rights offering, the Company raised an
additional $10,000,000 ($9,551,000 net of offering costs) in equity capital and
issued 1,818,181 shares of common stock at the subscription price of $5.50 per
share. The Company was able to honor in full all over-subscription requests from
its shareholders. The Company's majority shareholder, Inberdon, subscribed for
its full pro rata amount and also purchased, at the $5.50 per share subscription
price, 461,005 additional shares not purchased by other shareholders in the
rights offering, for a total investment of approximately $7,630,000. Immediately

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following the rights offering, Inberdon owned approximately 59% of the Company's
outstanding common stock.

The proceeds of the rights offering were used to repay the $5,000,000
Bridge Loan from Inberdon, to repay the Company's then-outstanding $4,000,000
revolving credit facility, and for working capital. Accordingly, the Company has
fully utilized the proceeds of the rights offering. As a result of repaying the
revolving credit facility, however, the Company continued to have access to the
funds available under the facility.

On December 31, 2001, the Company amended the revolving credit facility to
extend the maturity date to July 31, 2002, and to allow for a contractual
overadvance above the borrowing base limitation as previously stated in the
facility in an amount not to exceed $750,000 that expired on July 31, 2002. The
$5,000,000 revolving credit facility was further amended on May 31, 2002 to
extend the maturity date to January 31, 2003. The Company has requested an
additional extension of the $5,000,000 revolving credit facility. As of October
31, 2002, the Company's outstanding balance on the revolving credit facility was
$1,825,000. The Company believes that funds generated from operations and
available under the revolving credit facility, assuming it is extended, will be
sufficient to meet the Company's liquidity and capital needs through such
period.

The Arkansas modernization and expansion project is expected to be
completed in two phases. Phase I involved the redevelopment of the quarry plant,
rebuilding of the railroad to standard gauge, the purchase of a facility to
establish an out-of-state terminal in Shreveport, Louisiana, the installation of
a rotary kiln with preheater, and increased product storage and loading
capacity. The kiln in Phase I produced its first lime on October 22, 2000, which
is of excellent quality and has been well received by customers. Phase I of the
modernization and expansion project for the Arkansas plant required additional
work in order to be fully operational and efficient. The Company completed this
work in the second quarter 2001.

After final resolution of all outstanding matters with a contractor, the
total cost of Phase I was approximately $33,000,000. The $33,000,000 included
$1,800,000 of costs associated with the pre-building of certain facilities for
Phase II of the Arkansas project and the purchase of, but not all of the
improvements to, the out-of-state terminal in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Phase II of the Arkansas project will further expand the plant capacity
through the installation of a second kiln with additional storage capacity, and
includes the completion of the out-of-state terminal in Shreveport, Louisiana
for distribution of the Company's products.

The estimated additional capital costs to complete Phase II is
approximately $16,000,000. The Company plans to proceed with Phase II at the
optimum time based on its future operating results, market demand and ability to
secure competitive construction bids and financing.

The Company is not contractually committed to any planned capital
expenditures until actual orders are placed for equipment. As of September 30,
2002, the Company had no material open orders.

As of October 31, 2002, the Company had $43,214,000 in total debt
outstanding.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Revenues decreased to $10,496,000 in the third quarter 2002 from
$10,975,000 in the third quarter 2001, a decrease of $479,000, or 4.4%. This
primarily resulted from a 4.9% decrease in sales volume, partially offset by a
0.5% increase in average prices. Revenues were $30,434,000 in the first nine

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months 2002, basically unchanged compared to $30,478,000 for the first nine
months 2001 as a 0.8% decrease in sales volume was partially offset by a 0.7%
increase in average prices. The market for the Company's products continues to
be very competitive. There was also a reduction in the amount of Texas highway
construction work let in the first nine months of the year, as compared to the
first nine months of last year. During the last couple of months, the letting of
contracts for highway construction work has increased and the Company believes
this should have a favorable impact on revenues when the work takes place.

The Company's gross profit was $2,739,000 for the third quarter 2002,
compared to $3,312,000 for the third quarter 2001, a 17.3% decrease. Gross
profit margin as a percentage of revenues for the third quarter 2002 decreased
to 26.1% from 30.2% in third quarter 2001. Gross profit and gross profit margins
declined in the quarter primarily due to reduced lime production during July at
the Company's Texas plant caused by various operational problems. This reduced
production resulted in the depletion of finished goods inventories and increased
costs through the purchase of lime from alternative sources to fulfill some of
the Company's sales commitments.

The Company's gross profit was $7,557,000 for the first nine months 2002,
compared to $8,061,000 for the first nine months 2001, a decrease of $504,000,
or 6.3%. Gross profit margin as a percentage of revenues for the first nine
months 2002 was 24.8% compared to 26.4% in first nine months 2001. The decrease
in gross profit and gross profit margin during the first nine months 2002 is
primarily due to a $321,000 increase in depreciation expense and reduced
production at the Texas plant in the second quarter and the first month of the
third quarter due to operational problems, partially offset by increased
production and sales at the Arkansas plant. The increase in depreciation
resulted from the completion of the Company's Arkansas Phase I modernization and
expansion project in the second quarter 2001.

Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") increased by $44,000
or 4.7%, to $983,000 in the third quarter 2002, as compared to $939,000 in the
third quarter 2001, and increased by $47,000 or 1.6%, to $2,956,000 in the first
nine months 2002, as compared to $2,909,000 in the first nine months 2001. As a
percentage of sales, SG&A was 9.4% in the third quarter 2002, as compared to
8.6% in the comparable 2001 period, and 9.7% for the 2002 nine-month period, as
compared to 9.5% in the first nine months 2001.

Interest expense in the second quarter 2002 was $1,072,000. This compares
to $1,163,000, net for the third quarter 2001. Interest expense in the first
nine months 2002 was $3,287,000. This compares to $2,734,000, net for the
comparable 2001 period, after $845,000 had been capitalized as part of the
Arkansas Phase I project costs during the first nine months 2001.

Other, net was $2,000 income in the third quarter 2002, as compared to the
restated $171,000 expense in the third quarter 2001. Other, net in the 2002
quarter consisted of interest and other income partially offset by $19,800 of
embezzlement-related costs. In the third quarter 2001 as restated, $193,000 of
embezzlement expense was the primary other expense, partially offset by interest
income. Other, net decreased by $166,000 to $571,000 in the first nine months
2002, as compared to the restated $737,000 in the first nine months 2001. Other,
net in the first nine months 2002 consisted of $642,000 of embezzlement-related
costs, partially offset by interest and other income. In the first nine months
2001 as restated, $813,000 of embezzlement expense was the primary other
expense, partially offset by interest income. (See Note 2 to Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements.)

The Company reported net income of $585,000 ($0.10 per share) during the
third quarter 2002, compared to a restated net income of $772,000 ($0.13 per
share) during the third quarter 2001. The

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Company reported a net income of $631,000 ($0.11 per share) during the fist nine
months 2002, compared to a restated net income of $1,221,000 ($0.22 per share)
during the first nine months 2001.

EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization) was $3,386,000 for the third quarter 2002, a decrease of 12.3%
from the restated third quarter 2001 EBITDA of $3,859,000. This $473,000
decrease was primarily due to the operational problems at the Company's Texas
plant in July. EBITDA was $8,819,000 for the first nine months 2002, a decrease
of 0.9% from the restated first nine months 2001 EBITDA of $8,897,000. This
$78,000 decrease was primarily due to reduced production at the Company's Texas
plant, partially offset by increased production at the Company's Arkansas plant.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. Any statements contained in this Quarterly Report
that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements as
defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements in this Report, including without limitation, statements relating to
the Company's plans, strategies, objectives, expectations, intentions, and
adequacy of resources, are identified by such words as "will," "could,"
"should," "believe," "expect," "intend," "plan," "schedule," "estimate,"
"anticipate," and "project." The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from expectations, including without
limitation the following: (i) the Company's plans, strategies, objectives,
expectations, and intentions are subject to change at any time at the discretion
of the Company; (ii) the Company's plans and results of operations will be
affected by the Company's ability to manage its growth and modernization; and
(iii) other risks and uncertainties, including without limitation those risks
and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2001.

ITEM 3: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not Applicable.

ITEM 4: CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Within 90 days prior to the filing of this report, an evaluation
of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure
controls and procedures was performed under the supervision and with the
participation of the Company's management, including the Chief Executive Officer
("CEO") and the Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"). Based on that evaluation, the
CEO and CFO, concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures
were effective. There have been no significant changes in the Company's internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of the most recent evaluation of internal controls.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 6: EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

a. Exhibits:

11 Statement re computation of per share earnings

99(a) Section 906 Certification by the Chief Executive
Officer

99(b) Section 906 Certification by the Chief Financial
Officer

b. Reports on Form 8-K: None

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS, INC.

November 6, 2002 By: /s/ Timothy W. Byrne
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Timothy W. Byrne
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

November 6, 2002 By: /s/ M. Michael Owens
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M. Michael Owens
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)

I, Timothy W. Byrne, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of United
States Lime & Minerals, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light
of the circumstances under which such statements were made,
not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
quarterly report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
financial information included in this quarterly report,
fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition, results of

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operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for,
the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are
responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to
ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this
quarterly report is being prepared;

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
disclosure controls and procedures as of a date
within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions
about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls
and procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have
disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the
registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
function):

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or
operation of internal controls which could adversely
affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial data and have
identified for the registrant's auditors any material
weaknesses in internal controls; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant
role in the registrant's internal controls; and

6. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have indicated
in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant
changes in internal controls or in other factors that could
significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date
of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.

Dated: November 6, 2002 /s/ Timothy W. Byrne
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Timothy W. Byrne
Chief Executive Officer

I, M. Michael Owens, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of United
States Lime & Minerals, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light
of

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the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this
quarterly report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
financial information included in this quarterly report,
fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
quarterly report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are
responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

d) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to
ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this
quarterly report is being prepared;

e) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
disclosure controls and procedures as of a date
within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

f) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions
about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls
and procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have
disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the
registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
function):

c) all significant deficiencies in the design or
operation of internal controls which could adversely
affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial data and have
identified for the registrant's auditors any material
weaknesses in internal controls; and

d) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant
role in the registrant's internal controls; and

6. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have indicated
in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant
changes in internal controls or in other factors that could
significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date
of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.

Dated: November 6, 2002 /s/ M. Michael Owens
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M. Michael Owens
Chief Financial Officer

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UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS, INC.

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
Quarter Ended
September 30, 2002

Index to Exhibits

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