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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): December 29, 1997
NATIONAL STEEL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction incorporation)
1-983 25-0687210
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
4100 Edison Lakes Parkway, Mishawaka, IN 46545-3440
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 219-273-7000
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
National Steel Corporation issued a press release on December 29, 1997
announcing that it has redeemed all outstanding shares of its Series A Preferred
Stock. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated December 29, 1997.
SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
NATIONAL STEEL CORPORATION
Date: December 30, 1997 By: /s/John A. Maczuzak
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John A. Maczuzak
President and Chief Operating Officer
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Exhibit 99.1
News Release
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Media Contact: Leon L. Judd
(219) 273-7631
Analyst/Investor Contact: Joseph A. Rainis
(219) 273-7158
NATIONAL STEEL BOARD APPROVES REDEMPTION OF SERIES A
PREFERRED STOCK
Mishawaka, IN, December 19, 1997--National Steel Corporation (NYSE: NS) today
announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the redemption of all
outstanding shares of its Series A Preferred Stock. This stock is held entirely
by NKK U.S.A. Corporation, the majority stockholder of National Steel and is
currently valued at $36.7 million. The Company expects to complete the
redemption before year-end.
The Series A Preferred Stock is non-voting and was issued in 1990 as part of the
Recapitalization of National Steel and carries no mandatory redemption date.
The stock carries an 11% dividend rate with an annual payment obligation of
approximately $4 million. The on-going annual impact of the redemption will be
to increase earnings by approximately $0.06 per common share. The redemption
will also simplify National Steel's capital structure and balance sheet.
In November, the Company announced the redemption of all of its Series B
Preferred Stock, all of which was held by Avatex Corporation. After redemption
of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Company will no longer have any preferred
stock outstanding. Dividend payments on the Series A and Series B Preferred
Stock had previously aggregated approximately $11 million annually.
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