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UNITED STATES
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): January 11, 2000 (January 7,
2000)
NATIONAL STEEL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of 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 January 7, 2000 announcing
a successful Y2K transition. 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 January 7, 2000.
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: January 11, 2000 By: /s/ Glenn H. Gage
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Glenn H. Gage
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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Exhibit 99.1
[LETTER HEAD OF NATIONAL STEEL]
NEWS RELEASE
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Media Contact: Clarence J. Ehlers
(219) 273-7327
Analyst and Joseph A. Rainis
Investor Contact: (219) 273-7158
NATIONAL STEEL ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL Y2K TRANSITION
Mishawaka, IN, January 7, 2000 - National Steel Corporation (NYSE: NS) today
announced that its critical business and plant operating computer systems
functioned normally as the new year began. Some of the Company's primary
operations were intentionally paused for a brief period centering around
midnight on December 31 and these facilities successfully resumed operations
shortly thereafter.
"We are very pleased with the efforts of our employees, particularly those in
our Information Systems group, that brought about such a seamless transition.
As a result of their careful planning and implementation of the appropriate
remediation tools, our facilities continued to operate normally and shipments to
our customers did not experience any disruption," said John A. Maczuzak,
president and chief operating officer of National Steel.
Headquartered in Mishawaka, Indiana, National Steel Corporation is one of the
nation's largest producers of carbon flat-rolled steel products, with annual
shipments of approximately six million tons. National Steel employs
approximately 9,200 employees. Visit National Steel's website at:
www.nationalsteel.com.
