WESCO FINANCIAL CORP
10-Q, 1999-08-13
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             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


         For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1999 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 1-4720


                           WESCO FINANCIAL CORPORATION
           ----------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


            DELAWARE                                      95-2109453
- -------------------------------             ------------------------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 incorporation or organization


     301 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 300, Pasadena, California 91101-1901
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


                                  626/585-6700
             ------------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              (Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year,
                          if Changed Since Last Report)


         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 [ ]

          APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS
                         DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents
and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan
confirmed by a court. Yes [ ]    No [ ]

                      APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

         Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. 7,119,807 as of
August 12, 1999


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<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                                <C>
                          PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.           Financial Statements

                  Following is an index to the condensed consolidated financial statements
                      of Wesco Financial Corporation ("Wesco") appearing in this report:
                                                                                                 Pages
                                                                                                 -----
                  Condensed consolidated balance sheet --
                      June 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998...................................        4

                  Condensed consolidated statement of income and
                      retained earnings -- three- and six-month periods
                      ended June 30, 1999 and June 30, 1998.................................        5

                  Condensed consolidated statement of cash flows -- six-month
                      periods ended June 30, 1999
                      and June 30, 1998.....................................................        6

                  Notes to condensed consolidated financial
                      statements............................................................      7-8


Item 2.           Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
                      Operations.

                  See pages 9 through 13.

                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 4.           Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security-Holders

                  Following is a table showing the votes cast for, and withheld from voting for, each
                  nominee at the annual meeting of shareholders of Wesco held May 19, 1999, at which
                  meeting the shareholders reelected all of its Directors:

                                                    Favorable       Votes
                         Name                         Votes        Withheld
                         ----                       ---------      --------
                  Charles T. Munger                 6,933,447        2,000
                  Robert H. Bird                    6,931,537        3,910
                  Carolyn H. Carlburg               6,931,650        3,797
                  James N. Gamble                   6,897,620       37,827
                  Elizabeth Caspers Peters          6,933,327        2,120
                  David K. Robinson                 6,931,085        4,362

                  There were no abstentions or broker non-votes. No other  matters were voted upon at
                  the meeting.
</TABLE>





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Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

           (a)  Exhibits -- Exhibit 27 -- Financial Data Schedule

           (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.



                                           WESCO FINANCIAL CORPORATION




Date:     August 13, 1999                  By: /s/ Jeffrey L. Jacobson
       --------------------                   ----------------------------------
                                               Jeffrey L. Jacobson
                                               Vice President and
                                               Chief Financial Officer
                                               (principal financial officer)





















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                           WESCO FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                          (Dollar amounts in thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             June 30,        Dec. 31,
                                                               1999            1998
                                                            ----------      ----------
<S>                                                         <C>             <C>
                                     ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents ..............................    $    8,310      $  320,034
Investments:
   Securities with fixed maturities ....................       400,349          66,619
   Marketable equity securities ........................     2,536,222       2,778,595
Excess of cost over net assets of acquired business ....        28,947          29,338
Other assets ...........................................        39,058          33,820
                                                            ----------      ----------
                                                            $3,012,886      $3,228,406
                                                            ==========      ==========

                      LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses ..........    $   36,354      $   36,731
Notes payable, due mainly November 1, 1999 .............        33,635          33,635
Income taxes payable, principally deferred .............       836,280         920,035
Other liabilities ......................................        15,220          14,249
                                                            ----------      ----------
   Total liabilities ...................................       921,489       1,004,650
                                                            ----------      ----------

Shareholders' equity:
  Capital stock and capital in excess of par value .....        30,439          30,439
  Unrealized appreciation of investments, net of taxes..     1,536,872       1,686,716
  Retained earnings ....................................       524,086         506,601
                                                            ----------      ----------

   Total shareholders' equity ..........................     2,091,397       2,223,756
                                                            ----------      ----------
                                                            $3,012,886      $3,228,406
                                                            ==========      ==========
</TABLE>



See notes beginning on page 7.






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                           WESCO FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                       CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF
                          INCOME AND RETAINED EARNINGS
           (Dollar amounts in thousands except for amounts per share)
                                   (Unaudited)



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Three Months Ended          Six Months Ended
                                                                   -----------------------     -----------------------
                                                                    June 30,      June 30,      June 30,      June 30,
                                                                      1999          1998          1999          1998
                                                                   ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------
<S>                                                                <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
Revenues:
    Sales and service revenues ................................    $  15,956     $  17,031     $  33,004     $  35,048
    Insurance premiums earned .................................        4,195         3,871         7,989         7,315
    Dividend and interest income ..............................       11,888        10,805        23,496        20,248
    Realized gains on securities and
       foreclosed properties ..................................          141        58,108           141        58,108
    Other .....................................................          245           263           487           489
                                                                   ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------
                                                                      32,425        90,078        65,117       121,208
                                                                   ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------
Costs and expenses:
    Cost of products and services sold ........................       12,619        13,516        26,116        27,790
    Insurance losses, loss adjustment and underwriting expenses        1,850         2,314         3,196         4,269
    Selling, general and administrative expenses ..............        2,399         2,823         5,333         5,584
    Interest on notes payable .................................          748           754         1,496         1,508
                                                                   ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------
                                                                      17,616        19,407        36,141        39,151
                                                                   ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------

Income before income taxes ....................................       14,809        70,671        28,976        82,057
Provision for income taxes ....................................       (3,744)      (23,345)       (7,290)      (25,864)
                                                                   ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------

    Net income ................................................       11,065        47,326        21,686        56,193

Retained earnings -- beginning of period ......................      515,121       449,752       506,601       442,914
Cash dividends declared and paid ..............................       (2,100)       (2,029)       (4,201)       (4,058)
                                                                   ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------
Retained earnings -- end of period ............................    $ 524,086     $ 495,049     $ 524,086     $ 495,049
                                                                   =========     =========     =========     =========


Amounts per capital share based on 7,119,807 shares
  outstanding throughout each period:
       Net income .............................................    $    1.56     $    6.65     $    3.05     $    7.89
                                                                   =========     =========     =========     =========
       Cash dividends .........................................    $    .295     $    .285     $    .590     $    .570
                                                                   =========     =========     =========     =========
</TABLE>



See notes beginning on page 7.






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                           WESCO FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                          (Dollar amounts in thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               Six Months Ended
                                                          -------------------------
                                                           June 30,        June 30,
                                                             1999            1998
                                                          ---------       ---------
<S>                                                       <C>             <C>
Cash flows from operating activities, net ..........      $  16,199       $  11,785
                                                          ---------       ---------

Cash flows from investing activities:
   Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments          3,799         283,244
   Purchases of investments ........................       (327,839)         (8,982)
   Other, net ......................................            318           1,309
                                                          ---------       ---------
      Net cash flows from investing activities .....       (323,722)        275,571
                                                          ---------       ---------

Cash flows from financing activities:
   Payment of cash dividends .......................         (4,201)         (4,058)
   Other, net ......................................             --              --
                                                          ---------       ---------
      Net cash flows from financing activities .....         (4,201)         (4,058)
                                                          ---------       ---------

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents ...       (311,724)        283,298

Cash and cash equivalents -- beginning of period ...        320,034          10,687
                                                          ---------       ---------

Cash and cash equivalents -- end of period .........      $   8,310       $ 293,985
                                                          =========       =========


Supplementary information:
   Interest paid during period .....................      $   1,471       $   1,508
                                                          =========       =========
   Income taxes paid, net, during period ...........      $  11,281       $  11,800
                                                          =========       =========
</TABLE>



See notes beginning on page 7.




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                           WESCO FINANCIAL CORPORATION
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)



Note 1

      In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to a fair
statement of the results of operations of Wesco Financial Corporation ("Wesco")
and its subsidiaries (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) are
reflected in the condensed consolidated financial statements.


Note 2

      Reference is made to the notes to Wesco's consolidated financial
statements appearing on pages 32 through 38 of its 1998 Form 10-K Annual Report
for other information deemed generally applicable to the condensed consolidated
financial statements.


Note 3

       Following is a summary of marketable equity securities (all common
stocks), in thousands of dollars:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  June 30, 1999             December 31, 1998
                            ------------------------    -------------------------
                                        Quoted Market               Quoted Market
                                          (Carrying)                  (Carrying)
                               Cost          Value         Cost         Value
                            ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------
<S>                         <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
Freddie Mac ............    $   71,729    $1,670,400    $   71,729    $1,855,800
The Coca-Cola Company ..        40,761       446,747        40,761       482,775
The Gillette Company ...        40,000       262,400        40,000       306,000
Other ..................        32,038       156,675        32,038       134,020
                            ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------
                            $  184,528    $2,536,222    $  184,528    $2,778,595
                            ==========    ==========    ==========    ==========
</TABLE>








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Note 4

      The Financial Accounting Standards Board requires the reporting of
comprehensive income, which comprises net income and all other changes in net
worth other than additional investments by, or distributions to, shareholders.
Wesco's only type of comprehensive income other than net income has been the net
change in unrealized appreciation of investments, less related income taxes.

      The following table sets forth Wesco's consolidated comprehensive income
for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 1999 and 1998.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         Three Months             Six Months Ended
                                                  -----------------------     -----------------------
                                                   June 30,      June 30,      June 30,      June 30,
                                                     1999          1998          1999          1998
                                                  ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------
<S>                                               <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
Net income ...................................    $  11,065     $  47,326     $  21,686     $  56,193
Other comprehensive income -- unrealized
   appreciation (depreciation) of investments,
   net of income tax effect ..................      (47,654)        1,683      (149,844)      208,066
                                                  ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------

Comprehensive income (loss) ..................    $( 36,589)    $  49,009     $(128,158)    $ 264,259
                                                  =========     =========     =========     =========
</TABLE>


Note 5

      Following is certain condensed consolidated financial information, broken
down as to Wesco's business segments, in thousands of dollars:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         Three Months             Six Months Ended
                                                  -----------------------     -----------------------
                                                   June 30,      June 30,      June 30,      June 30,
                                                     1999          1998          1999          1998
                                                  ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------
<S>                                               <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
Insurance segment:
     Total revenues ..........................    $  15,798     $  72,257     $  30,888     $  84,496
     Net income ..............................       10,342        46,642        20,508        54,560
                                                  =========     =========     =========     =========

Industrial segment:
     Total revenues ..........................    $  15,991     $  17,068     $  33,071     $  35,111
     Net income ..............................          571           735         1,277         1,591
                                                  =========     =========     =========     =========

Not identified with a business segment:
     Total revenues ..........................    $     636     $     753     $   1,158     $   1,601
     Net income (loss) .......................          152           (51)          (99)           42
                                                  =========     =========     =========     =========
</TABLE>





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                           WESCO FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                  FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


     Reference is made to management's discussion and analysis of Wesco's
consolidated financial condition and results of operations appearing on pages 18
through 25 of its 1998 Form 10-K Annual Report for information deemed generally
appropriate to an understanding of the accompanying condensed consolidated
financial statements. The information set forth in the following paragraphs
updates such discussion.


FINANCIAL CONDITION

     Wesco's shareholders' equity at June 30, 1999 was $2.09 billion ($294 per
share) compared to $2.13 billion ($299 per share) at March 31, 1999, $2.22
billion ($312 per share) at December 31, 1998, and $1.83 billion ($257 per
share) at September 30, 1998. These fluctuations were caused mainly by changes
in the unrealized appreciation component, which represented 73%, 74% and 76% and
71%, respectively, of total shareholders' equity. Unrealized appreciation, which
is based on current market quotations, is expected to continue to fluctuate, and
the amount recorded at any date could differ substantially from net gains
ultimately realized.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     Following is a breakdown of Wesco's consolidated net (after-tax) income by
business segment, in thousands of dollars:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      Three Months             Six Months Ended
                                                 ---------------------      ----------------------
                                                 June 30,     June 30,      June 30,      June 30,
                                                   1999         1998          1999          1998
                                                 --------     --------      --------      --------
<S>                                              <C>          <C>           <C>           <C>
Insurance segment --
   "Normal" net operating income ...........     $ 10,342     $  8,872      $ 20,508      $ 16,790
   Realized securities gains ...............           --       37,770            --        37,770
                                                 --------     --------      --------      --------
   Segment net income ......................       10,342       46,642        20,508        54,560
                                                 --------     --------      --------      --------
Industrial segment net income (all "normal"
   net operating income) ...................          571          735         1,277         1,591
                                                 --------     --------      --------      --------
Net income (loss) other than from identified
   business segments --
    "Normal" net operating income (loss) ...           68          (51)         (183)           42
    Gains on sales of foreclosed properties            84           --            84            --
                                                 --------     --------      --------      --------
    Nonsegment net income (loss) ...........          152          (51)          (99)           42
                                                 --------     --------      --------      --------

        Consolidated net income ............     $ 11,065     $ 47,326      $ 21,686      $ 56,193
                                                 ========     ========      ========      ========
</TABLE>





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Insurance Segment

   The insurance segment comprises Wesco Financial Insurance Company ("Wes-FIC")
and The Kansas Bankers Surety Company ("KBS"). Following is a summary of the
"normal" net operating income of the insurance segment, which represents the
combination of underwriting results with dividend and interest income, less
related income taxes (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        Three Months            Six Months Ended
                                                   ---------------------     ---------------------
                                                   June 30,     June 30,     June 30,     June 30,
                                                     1999         1998         1999         1998
                                                   --------     --------     --------     --------
<S>                                                <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Premiums written ..............................    $  3,890     $  3,409     $ 10,257     $ 11,695
                                                   ========     ========     ========     ========

Premiums earned ...............................    $  4,195     $  3,871     $  7,989     $  7,315
                                                   ========     ========     ========     ========

Underwriting gain .............................    $  2,150     $  1,362     $  4,402     $  2,655
Dividend and interest income ..................      11,586       10,256       22,882       19,051
                                                   --------     --------     --------     --------
                                                     13,736       11,618       27,284       21,706
Income tax provision ..........................      (3,394)      (2,746)      (6,776)      (4,916)
                                                   --------     --------     --------     --------

Insurance segment "normal" net operating income    $ 10,342     $  8,872     $ 20,508     $ 16,790
                                                   ========     ========     ========     ========
</TABLE>

     Premiums written and earned by the insurance group are reported net of
amounts ceded to reinsurers, and are credited for amounts returned by reinsurers
upon changes in contractual terms.

     Premiums written for the first six months of 1999 included $2.4 million
attributable to Wes-FIC and $7.9 million attributable to KBS. Of those amounts,
$0.2 million and $3.7 million were written in the second quarter. Premiums
written for the first six months of 1998 included $2.0 million attributable to
Wes-FIC and $9.7 million attributable to KBS. Of those amounts, $0.2 million and
$3.2 million were written in the second quarter. The decrease in premiums
written by KBS in the first six months of 1999 compared to those written in the
first half of 1998 was attributable to the inclusion in the first quarter of
1998 of $2.6 million of unearned premiums returned to it by reinsurers upon
KBS's restructuring of its reinsurance program effective January 1,1998.
Excluding that amount, premiums written by KBS for the second quarter and first
six months of 1999 increased about 11% and 16% over last year's comparable
figures.

     Earned premiums for the second quarters and first six months of 1999
included $3.7 million and $7.2 million attributable to KBS, versus $3.4 million
and $6.6 million attributable to KBS for the comparable periods of 1998. The
remainder in each period was attributable to Wes-FIC.

     The underwriting gains reported for the periods shown above were
attributable mainly to the profitable underwriting results of KBS, and are net
of goodwill amortization of $.2 million per calendar quarter. The improvement of
underwriting results from 1998 to 1999 resulted mainly from decreases in losses
incurred by KBS.

     Dividend and interest income earned by the insurance segment increased for
the second quarter and first six months of 1999 over the comparable 1998 figures
due to an increase in interest-bearing investments, as well as dividend
increases on most common stock investments.





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     The income tax provision of the insurance segment generally fluctuates
somewhat as a percentage of its pre-tax income mainly due to fluctuations in the
relationship of substantially tax-exempt components of income to total pre-tax
income.


Industrial Segment

     Following is a summary of the results of operations of the industrial
segment, consisting of the businesses of Precision Steel Warehouse, Inc. and its
subsidiaries (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Three Months                Six Months Ended
                                   -----------------------       -------------- --------
                                   June 30,       June 30,       June 30,       June 30,
                                     1999           1998           1999           1998
                                   --------       --------       --------       --------
<S>                                <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
Revenues, principally sales
    and services ............      $ 15,991       $ 17,068       $ 33,071       $ 35,111
                                   ========       ========       ========       ========

Income before income taxes ..      $    948       $  1,244       $  2,121       $  2,642
Income tax provision ........          (377)          (509)          (844)        (1,051)
                                   --------       --------       --------       --------

Industrial segment net income      $    571       $    735       $  1,277       $  1,591
                                   ========       ========       ========       ========
</TABLE>

      Revenues of Precision Steel's businesses for the second quarter and first
six months of 1999 decreased $1.1 million and $2.0 million, or approximately 6%
for each period, from those reported for the corresponding periods of 1998.
However, pounds of steel products sold decreased by only 2.3% for the second
quarter and 0.1% for the first six months. Precision Steel's management
attributes this apparent anomaly principally to a change in mix of products sold
toward lower-priced items, and a decline in selling prices of higher-margin
items following price decreases by mills and other suppliers.

      Income before income taxes and net income of the industrial segment are
dependent not only on revenues, but also on operating expenses and the cost of
products sold. The latter, as a percentage of revenues, amounted to 79.1% and
79.4% for the second quarters of 1999 and 1998, and 79.1% and 79.3% for the
corresponding six-month periods. The cost percentage typically fluctuates
slightly from period to period as a result of changes in product mix and price
competition at all levels.


Other Than Identified Business Segments

       In the absence of nonoperating or unusual items such as securities gains
or losses, net income or loss other than from identified business segments
typically fluctuates from period to period but is usually not significant in
amount. It includes mainly (1) dividend and interest income from marketable
securities and cash equivalents owned outside the insurance segment and (2)
rental income from owned commercial real estate, reduced by (1) the costs
associated with the development and liquidation of foreclosed real estate
formerly owned by a savings and loan subsidiary and (2) interest and other
corporate expenses -- plus or minus income taxes related to such "normal"
nonsegment items.

                                    * * * * *






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      Realized gains and losses -- reflected on the consolidated statement of
income when securities are sold, or when required by other events -- tend to
fluctuate in amount from period to period, sometimes impacting net income
significantly. However, the amount of realized gain or loss has no predictive
value, and variations in amount from period to period have no practical
analytical value, particularly in view of the substantial unrealized price
appreciation now existing in Wesco's consolidated investment portfolio. (Wesco's
shareholders' equity at June 30, 1999 contained $1.5 billion, or $216 per share,
of unrealized appreciation of investments, net of taxes -- about 73% of
shareholders' equity.)

      Wesco did not realize any securities gains in the first six months of
1999. However, Wesco's consolidated earnings for the first six months of 1998
included realized gains of $37.8 million, after income taxes, all realized in
the second quarter. The gains reported for 1998, although material in relation
to Wesco's 1998 earnings, had only a minor impact on Wesco's total shareholders'
equity: Wesco's investments are carried at market value, and most of the gains
had already been reflected in the unrealized appreciation component of its
shareholders' equity.

      Wesco's effective consolidated income tax rate typically fluctuates from
period to period for various reasons, such as the inclusion in consolidated
revenues of significant, varying amounts of dividend income from preferred and
common stocks, which is substantially exempt from income taxes. The respective
income tax provisions, expressed as percentages of income before income taxes,
amounted to 25.3% and 33.0% for the quarters ended June 30, 1999 and June 30,
1998, and 25.2% and 31.5% for the six-month periods then ended.

      Consolidated revenues, expenses and net income reported for any period are
not necessarily indicative of future revenues, expenses and net income in that
they are subject to significant variations in amount and timing of securities
gains and losses and the possible occurrence of other unusual nonoperating
items. In addition, consolidated revenues, expenses and net income from
operations are expected to be much more volatile than they were prior to
Wes-FIC's entry into the super-catastrophe reinsurance business and, to a lesser
degree, the restructuring of KBS's reinsurance program in 1998.

       Shareholders' equity is impacted not only to the extent that unusual
items affect earnings, but also to reflect changes in unrealized appreciation of
investments, which are not reflected in net income.


MARKET RISK ANALYSIS

       The analysis of market risks presented on pages 22 and 23 of Wesco's
1998 Form 10-K Annual Report is not updated here inasmuch as there do not appear
to have been any significant changes in such exposures in relation to Wesco's
shareholders' equity.


YEAR 2000 EXPOSURE

       Reference is made to page 24 of Wesco's 1998 Form 10-K Annual Report for
an explanation of potential exposures that could result from the failure of
Wesco, or of its affiliates, non-subsidiary investees, customers or suppliers,
or of governmental bodies, to prepare for so-called Year 2000 problems. Wesco's
management believes the explanation of potential exposures continues to be
appropriate.









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       Wesco and its subsidiaries are continuing their ongoing efforts to
identify, remediate and test their systems, monitor the disclosures of their
significant investees, and consider contingency plans to deal with certain Year
2000 issues in the event remediation efforts by themselves or others prove
unsuccessful. Thus far, Wesco and its subsidiaries have incurred approximately
$.5 million, after income tax benefit, in Year 2000-related costs, including $.1
million, after taxes, charged to expense in the first six months of 1999. Future
outlays are not expected to be significant.


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

      Certain written or oral representations of management stated herein or
elsewhere constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as contrasted with statements
of historical fact. Forward-looking statements include statements which are
predictive in nature, or which depend upon or refer to future events or
conditions, or which include words such as expects, anticipates, intends, plans,
believes, estimates, may, or could, or which involve hypothetical events. For
example, the preceding section on Year 2000 exposure contains several
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on information
currently available and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those
characterized as being likely or possible to occur.

















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