LONE STAR INDUSTRIES INC
8-K, 1994-03-08
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                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                           Washington, DC 20549



                                 Form 8-K

                              CURRENT REPORT


  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934

   Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 1, 1994


                        Lone Star Industries, Inc.
                           Debtor-in-Possession
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Delaware              1-2333             13-0982660
 (State or other jurisdiction   (Commission        (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)       File Number)      Identification
No.)



  300 First Stamford Place, P. O. Box 120014, Stamford, CT 06912-
0014
          (Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)


    Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (203) 969-
8600
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ITEM 3(b).  BANKRUPTCY OR RECEIVERSHIP

     An order ("Order") confirming a consolidated plan of
     reorganization of registrant, Lone Star Industries, Inc.
     ("Lone Star") and certain of its subsidiaries ("Plan of
     Reorganization") has been entered in the proceedings
     entitled In re: New York Trap Rock Corporation; Lone Star
     Industries, Inc.; San-Vel Concrete Corporation; NYTR
     Transportation Corp.; Lone Star Cement Inc.; Construction
     Materials Co.; I.C. Materials, Inc.; Lone Star Prestress
     Concrete, Inc.; Lone Star Properties, Inc.; Southern
     Aggregates, Inc.; Lone Star Transportation Corp.; Lone Star
     Building Centers, Inc. and Lone Star Building Centers
     (Eastern) Inc., Case Nos. 90B21276 to 90B21286, 90B21334 and
     90B21335 (HS) (Jointly Administered).

     1.   The Order was issued by the United States Bankruptcy
     Court, Southern District of New York ("Bankruptcy Court").

     2.   The Order was entered on March 1, 1994.

     3.   The Plan of Reorganization as approved by the
     Bankruptcy Court provides that allowed unsecured claims
     (estimated to be $570 million as of February 17, 1994) will
     receive their pro rata share of (i) the approximately $182.7
     million in cash expected to be available on the effective
     date of the Plan of Reorganization, (ii) $78 million of 10%
     Senior Notes due January 31, 2004 of reorganized Lone Star,
     (iii) $138 million of 10% secured Asset Proceeds Notes due
     July 31, 1997 of a liquidating corporation (to be paid out
     of the proceeds from the sale of assets transferred to the
     liquidating corporation by Lone Star and certain of its
     subsidiaries) and guaranteed to a maximum of $28,000,000, by
     reorganized Lone Star, and (iv) approximately 85% of the
     common equity of reorganized Lone Star.

     Holders of Lone Star preferred stock (both $4.50 Cumulative
     Convertible Preferred Stock and $13.50 Cumulative
     Convertible Preferred Stock) will receive their pro rata
     share of 10.5% of the common equity of reorganized Lone Star
     and 1.2 million warrants to purchase common stock in the
     reorganized Lone Star.  The holders of common stock of Lone
     Star will receive the balance of the reorganized Lone Star's
     common equity and 2.8 million warrants to purchase common
     stock in the reorganized Lone Star.  The warrants to be
     issued to the preferred and common shareholders will be
     exercisable through December 31, 2000 and will provide for
     the purchase of shares of the common stock of reorganized
     Lone Star at a price of $18.75 a share.

     Reference is made (i) to the Disclosure Statement attached
     to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 1, to which
     Statement is attached the Plan of Reorganization as an
     exhibit and (ii) to the Modification of Debtors' Plan of
     Reorganization attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K
     as Exhibit 2, for a complete description of the terms
     thereof.

     4.   As of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, Lone
     Star  has 16,644,000 shares of Common Stock and 11,020
     shares of $4.50 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock and
     375,000 shares of $13.50 Cumulative Convertible Preferred
     Stock outstanding. 

     All shares of the presently outstanding Common Stock, $4.50
     Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock and $13.50 Cumulative
     Convertible Preferred Stock will be cancelled upon the
     effective date of the Plan of Reorganization.

     12,000,000 shares of new Common Stock of reorganized Lone
     Star will be issued in respect of the claims and interests
     filed and allowed under the Plan of Reorganization. 
     Warrants to purchase an additional 4,003,333 shares of new
     Common Stock will also be issued in respect of interests
     filed and allowed.

     5.  The information as to assets and liabilities of Lone
     Star in the form furnished to the Bankruptcy Court is
     included in Exhibit 1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K,
     the Disclosure Statement, particularly Exhibits E, F, J and
     K thereto.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

     (c)  Exhibits

     1.   Modified Amended Disclosure Statement Regarding
          Debtors' Modified Amended Consolidated Plan of
          Reorganization and exhibits thereto incorporated by
          reference to Lone Star Industries, Inc. Form T-3 filed
          14 January, 1994, File Number 1.022-22175; except for
          Exhibit J to said Modified Amendment Disclosure
          Statement which is incorporated by reference to Lone
          Star Industries, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for
          the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992, and Exhibit K
          to said Modified Amended Disclosure Statement which is
          incorporated by reference to Lone Star Industries, Inc.
          Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
          June 30, 1993 filed 12 August 1993, File Number 1.001-
          06124.

     2.   Modification of Debtors' Plan of Reorganization.
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                            SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, Lone Star Industries, Inc. has duly caused this report
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.


                              LONE STAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
                              Debtor-in-Possession



                              By: /s/ John S. Johnson  
                                      John S. Johnson
                                       Vice President

Date:  March 7, 1994







                              EXHIBIT 1



     Modified Amended Disclosure Statement Regarding Debtors'
     Modified Amended Consolidated Plan of Reorganization and
     exhibits thereto incorporated by reference to Lone Star
     Industries, Inc. Form T-3 filed 14 January, 1994, File
     Number 1.022-22175; except for Exhibit J to said Modified
     Amendment Disclosure Statement which is incorporated by
     reference to Lone Star Industries, Inc. Annual Report on
     Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992, and
     Exhibit K to said Modified Amended Disclosure Statement
     which is incorporated by reference to Lone Star Industries,
     Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
     June 30, 1993 filed 12 August 1993, File Number 1.001-
     06124.
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                              EXHIBIT 2




     Modification of Debtors' Plan of Reorganization.

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
- ----------------------------------x
                                  :
In re                             :     Chapter 11
                                  :
NEW YORK TRAP ROCK CORPORATION    :     Case Nos. 90 B 21276
LONE STAR INDUSTRIES, INC.,       :     to 90 B 21286,
et al.,                           :     90 B 21334 and
                  Debtors.        :     90 B 21335 (HS)
                                  :     (Jointly Administered)
                                  :
- ----------------------------------x



           MODIFICATION OF DEBTORS' PLAN OF REORGANIZATION


     Pursuant to Section 1127 of Title 11 of the United States Code
and Rule 3019 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, Lone Star
Industries, Inc. ("Lone Star"), on its own behalf and on behalf of the
other above-captioned debtors-in-possession (together with Lone Star,
collectively, the "Debtors") by its attorneys, Proskauer Rose Goetz
& Mendelsohn, submits the following modification to the Debtors'
Modified Amended Consolidated Plan of Reorganization, dated November
4, 1993 (the "Plan"):

          1.   Section 1.15 of the Plan is amended by inserting
following after the phrase "payable in semi-annual installments":

     which interest shall accrue beginning March 1, 1994

          2.   Section 1.38 of the Plan is amended by deleting
"January 31, 1994" and replacing it with "March 31, 1994".

          3.   Section 1.66 of the Plan is deleted in its entirety and
is replaced with the following:

     "Reorganized Lone Star Warrants" shall mean the warrants to
     purchase 4,003,333 shares of New Lone Star Common Stock
     pursuant to the Warrant Agreement exercisable until
     December 31, 2000 at a price of $18.75 per share, which
     warrants shall not be redeemable by Reorganized Lone Star.

          4.   Section 1.76 of the Plan is amended by (i) deleting
"$75,000,000" and replacing it with "$78,000,000", and (ii) inserting
the following after the phrase "semi-annually in cash":
     which interest shall accrue beginning February 1, 1994

          5.   Section 1.81 is hereby amended to insert "and the
Equity Committee" after the phrase "Official Committee of Unsecured
Creditors" and such Agreement shall be modified to provide for
standard anti-dilution provisions.

          6.   Section 3.3 of the Plan is deleted in its entirety and
is replaced with the following:

     All final applications for Professional Fees for services
     rendered in connection with the Reorganization Cases and
     this Plan prior to the Confirmation Date shall be filed by
     March 31, 1994.  Payments respecting Professional Fee
     holdbacks and final Professional Fee applications shall be
     made from the Professional Fee Reserve within five (5) days
     following the Bankruptcy Court's authorization thereof. 
     All professional fees for services rendered in connection
     with the Reorganization Cases and the Plan after the
     Confirmation Date, including those relating to the
     resolution of Disputed Claims, shall be paid by the Debtors
     without further Bankruptcy Court authorization.

          7.   Section 5.2.1(a)(ii) of the Plan is amended by deleting
"$6,471,000" and replacing it with "$6,574,000".

          8.   Section 5.2.2(a)(ii) of the Plan is amended by deleting
"$68,529,000" and replacing it with "$71,426,000".

          9.   Section 5.4(a)(i) of the Plan is amended by deleting
"2,083,333" and replacing it with "2,753,333".

          10.  Section 5.5 of the Plan is deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:

     Class 7 (Rescission and Damage Claims Respecting Common
     Stock).  Each holder of an Allowed Unsecured Claim in Class
     7 shall retain all proceeds derived from any litigation
     instituted by any such holder or on his or their behalf
     payable by any entity other than the Debtors but shall
     receive no distribution under this Plan from the Debtors or
     Reorganized Debtors, except as specifically provided for in
     the Confirmation Order or other order of this Court.

          11.  Section 6.15(ii)(a) of the Plan shall be amended by
inserting the following language after "(a) any individuals":

     (to the extent that such individuals were not members of
     the Debtors' Board of Directors as of February 16, 1994)

          12.  The word "or" at the end of clause (ii)(b) of Section
6.15 of the Plan is deleted.  The period at the end of Section 6.15
of the Plan is deleted and replaced with a comma and the following
language is inserted thereafter:

     or, (d) any claims asserted or assertable by the United
     States of America or its agencies in connection with the
     Debtors and their operations on or prior to the Effective
     Date.

          13.  Section 6.5 of the Plan is amended by (i) deleting
"3,333,333" and replacing it with "4,003,333", (ii) inserting the
following at the end thereof:

     Lone Star will use its best efforts to have the Reorganized
     Lone Star Warrants listed on a national securities
     exchange.

          14.  Section 9.3 of the Plan is amended by deleting
"$577,000,000" and replacing it with "$571,500,000".

          15.  Section 11.1 of the Plan is deleted in its entirety and
is replaced with the following:

     Termination of Committees.  Each Committee shall dissolve
     and all powers of each such committee shall terminate as
     follows: (a) with respect to the Official Committee of
     Equity Security Holders, on the later of (i) the Effective
     Date, or (ii) the date on which an order is entered
     respecting final Professional Fee applications filed
     pursuant to Section 3.3 of this Plan; provided, however,
     Professional Fees of all Professionals of the Official
     Committee of Equity Security Holders for the period between
     the Confirmation Date and the date of dissolution of such
     committee shall not exceed $25,000 in the aggregate
     excluding the time expended in connection with the Warrant
     Agreement and preparing final fee applications; (b) with
     respect to the Official Committee of Retired Employees, as
     set forth in the "Order (i) Reconfirming the Appointment of
     the Retiree Committee as the Authorized Representative for
     All Pre- and Post-Petition Salaried Retirees for Certain
     Purposes, (ii) Authorizing the Debtors to Enter Into a
     Settlement Agreement With the Retiree Committee, and (iii)
     Approving the Terms of Such Settlement Agreement"; and (c)
     with respect to the Official Committee of Unsecured
     Creditors, on the final Reserve Surplus Distribution Date.



Dated: New York, New York
       February 17, 1994

                         PROSKAUER ROSE GOETZ & MENDELSOHN
                         Attorneys for the Debtors and
                           Debtors-in-Possession
                         1585 Broadway
                         New York, New York  10036



                         By:    /s/ Alan B. Hyman      
                             Alan B. Hyman (AH-6655)
                             A Member of the Firm



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