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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):
February 16, 2000 (February 15, 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 February 15, 2000
announcing a common stock dividend. 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 February 15, 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: February 16, 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
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National Steel Corporation
4100 Edison Lakes Parkway
Mishawaka, IN 46545
(219) 273-7000
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 DECLARES COMMON STOCK DIVIDEND
Mishawaka, IN, February 15, 2000 - National Steel Corporation (NYSE: NS) today
announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.07 per
common share, payable on March 15, 2000 to stockholders of record at the close
of business on March 1, 2000.
This is National Steel's ninth consecutive quarterly dividend paid on common
shares.
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.
