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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(MARK ONE)
/X/ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED]
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
OR
/ / TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ............... TO ...............
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-11936
LAFARGE CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF COMPANY AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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MARYLAND 58-1290226
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
11130 SUNRISE VALLEY DRIVE 22091
SUITE 300 (Zip Code)
RESTON, VIRGINIA
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Company's telephone number, including area code: (703) 264-3600 Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE ON
TITLE OF EACH CLASS WHICH REGISTERED
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COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC.
THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE
MONTREAL EXCHANGE
7% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES DUE 2013 NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC.
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Titles of Class
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NONE
Indicate by check mark whether the Company (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
Company was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X No .
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulations S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to
the best of Company's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to
this Form 10-K. / X /
State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates
of the Company at March 8, 1996: $ 608,300,080
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Indicate the number of shares of each of the Company's classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date.
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CLASS OUTSTANDING AT MARCH 8, 1996
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COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE 69,498,938 SHARES (INCLUDING 8,499,924
EXCHANGEABLE PREFERENCE SHARES OF
LAFARGE CANADA INC.)
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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
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PART OF FORM 10-K INTO WHICH THE
DOCUMENT DOCUMENT IS INCORPORATED
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Proxy Statement dated Part III
March 25, 1996
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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Lafarge Corporation (the "Company"), a Maryland corporation, is engaged in the
production and sale of cement and ready-mixed concrete, aggregates, asphalt,
concrete blocks and pipes, and precast and prestressed concrete components in
the United States and Canada. The Company believes that it is one of the
largest producers of cement and construction materials in North America. The
Company is also engaged in road building and other construction using many of
its own products. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, Systech Environmental
Corporation ("Systech"), provides waste-derived fuels and alternative raw
materials to cement plants for use in cement kilns. The Company's Canadian
operations are carried out by Lafarge Canada Inc. ("LCI"), a major operating
subsidiary of the Company. Lafarge S.A., a French corporation, and certain of
its affiliates own a majority of the Company's outstanding voting securities.
The terms "Company", "LCI" and "Systech", as used in this Annual Report,
include not only Lafarge Corporation, Lafarge Canada Inc. and Systech
Environmental Corporation, respectively, but also their respective subsidiaries
and predecessors, unless the context indicates otherwise.
The Company manufactures and sells various types of portland cement, which is
widely used in most types of residential, institutional, commercial and
industrial construction. The Company also manufactures and sells a variety of
special purpose and specialty cements, and cementitious materials. At December
31, 1995 the Company operated 14 full-production cement manufacturing plants
with a combined rated annual clinker production capacity of approximately 11.5
million tons and two cement grinding facilities. The Company sells cement
primarily to manufacturers of ready-mixed concrete and other concrete products
and to contractors throughout Canada and in many areas of the United States.
During 1995 the Company's cement operations accounted for 54 percent of
consolidated net sales, after the elimination of intracompany sales, and 84
percent of consolidated income from operations.
Management believes that LCI is the largest producer of concrete-related
building materials in Canada, where approximately 80 percent of the Company's
construction materials facilities were located at December 31, 1995. The U.S.
construction materials operations are located primarily in Illinois, Kansas,
Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington and West Virginia. The
Company's significant construction materials activities include the manufacture
and sale of
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ready-mixed concrete, construction aggregates, other concrete products and
asphalt and road construction. The Company has operations at approximately 400
locations including ready-mixed concrete plants, crushed stone and sand and
gravel sites, and concrete product and asphalt plants. During 1995 the
Company's construction materials operations accounted for 46 percent of
consolidated net sales, after the elimination of intracompany sales, and 16
percent of consolidated income from operations.
At December 31, 1995 Systech operated five facilities at cement plants in the
U.S., including three plants that are owned by the Company. Systech processed
approximately 44 million gallons of supplemental fuel in 1995. Systech's
results of operations are included in the results of the Company's construction
materials operations.
The executive offices of the Company are located at 11130 Sunrise Valley Drive,
Suite 300, Reston, Virginia 22091, and its telephone number is (703) 264-3600.
(a) GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS
In 1970, Lafarge Coppee (now Lafarge S.A.) acquired control of Canada Cement
Lafarge Ltd. (now LCI) which was Canada's largest cement producer. In 1974,
LCI extended its cement manufacturing operations into the United States through
a joint venture which operated three cement plants in the United States.
Following the termination of the joint venture in 1977, the Company (which was
incorporated in Maryland in 1977 under the name Citadel Cement Corporation of
Maryland) operated two of these U.S. cement plants. In 1981, a subsidiary of
the Company acquired the common stock of General Portland Inc. ("General
Portland"), the second largest cement producer in the U.S. In 1983, a
corporate reorganization was effected which established the Company as the
parent company of LCI and General Portland (General Portland was merged into
the Company in 1988), and the Company's name was changed to Lafarge
Corporation. In 1986, the Company purchased substantially all the assets of
National Gypsum Company's Huron Cement Division, consisting of one cement
plant, 13 cement terminals and related distribution facilities around the Great
Lakes. Also in 1986, the Company acquired Systech. During 1989, 1990 and
1991, the Company significantly expanded its U.S. construction materials
operations through acquisitions, the largest of which included 32 plant
facilities
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in five states and substantial mineral reserves acquired from Standard Slag
Holding Company headquartered in Ohio. The Company acquired Missouri Portland
Cement Company, Davenport Cement Company and certain related companies and
assets in 1991. This acquisition included three cement plants and 15 cement
distribution terminals located in the Mississippi River Basin, more than 30
ready-mixed concrete and aggregate operations and the assets of a chemical
admixtures business.
Restructuring
In December 1993, the Company announced the restructuring of its North American
business units to be more efficient and cost competitive. The restructuring
plan entailed the consolidation of 11 regional operating units into six in the
Company's two main product lines. This consolidation was substantially
completed by the end of 1995 and is slated for full completion in the first
half of 1996. This consolidation has reduced management layers, eliminated
duplicative administrative functions and standardized procedures and
information systems. Manufacturing and distribution facilities were not
materially affected by the restructuring.
The Company's North American organization includes three regions for
construction materials: Western, based in Calgary, Alberta; Eastern, based in
Toronto, Ontario; and U.S., based in Canfield, Ohio. Similarly, the cement
group is divided into Western, Eastern and U.S. regions, with office locations
in Calgary, Alberta; Montreal, Quebec; and Southfield, Michigan, respectively.
A technical services group is maintained at the Company's research center in
Montreal and corporate headquarters is in Reston, Virginia.
See page II-8 of Item 7 and page II-45 of Item 8 of this Annual Report for
further discussion regarding the restructuring.
Recent Significant Divestments
In January 1995, the Company sold its 65 percent interest in a Texas aggregate
operation for approximately $12.7 million in cash.
In December 1994, the Company sold 29 Texas ready-mixed concrete plants and
five related sand and gravel plants. The sales price was approximately $32.6
million in cash.
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In September 1994, the Company sold its Balcones cement plant in Texas, three
cement terminals and an equity interest in an aggregate and asphalt company in
Houston, Texas for approximately $95.8 million in cash, excluding working
capital, and the repayment of $7.4 million of debt to the Company.
In February 1993, the Company sold its cement plant in Demopolis, Alabama. The
sale also included seven cement distribution terminals and two terminal leases
in the southeastern United States, a cement grinding plant and several barges.
The sales price was approximately $50 million in cash. Systech continues to
supply the Demopolis plant with waste-derived fuels.
(b) FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT INDUSTRY SEGMENTS
The Company's operations are closely integrated. For reporting purposes, the
Company currently has only one industry segment, which includes the manufacture
and sale of cement, ready-mixed concrete, precast and prestressed concrete
components, concrete blocks and pipes, aggregates, asphalt and reinforcing
steel. In addition, the Company is engaged in road building and other
construction utilizing many of its own products. Its subsidiary, Systech,
provides waste-derived fuels and alternative raw materials for use in cement
kilns. Financial information with respect to the Company's product lines and
geographic segments is set forth under Item 7 - Management's Discussion of
Income on pages II-3 through II-25, Management's Discussion of Cash Flows on
pages II-26 through II-28 and Item 8 - Consolidated Financial Statements and
Supplementary Data on pages II-57 and II-58 of this Annual Report.
The Company's business is affected significantly by seasonal variations in
weather conditions. Information with respect to quarterly financial results is
set forth in Item 8 page II-68 of this Annual Report.
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(c) NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Cement Product Line
The Company manufactures and sells in Canada (through its subsidiary LCI) and
in the United States various types of portland cement, a basic construction
material manufactured principally from limestone and clay or shale. Portland
cement is the essential binding ingredient in concrete, which is widely used in
most types of residential, institutional, commercial and industrial
construction. In addition to normal portland cement, the Company manufactures
and sells a variety of special purpose cements, such as high early strength,
low and moderate heat of hydration, sulphate resistant, silica fume, masonry
and oilwell cement.
At December 31, 1995 the rated annual clinker production capacity of the
Company's operating cement manufacturing plants was approximately 11.5 million
tons with about 5.1 million tons in Canada and approximately 6.4 million tons
in the United States. The Canadian Portland Cement Association's "Plant
Information Summary Report" dated December 31, 1994 shows that the Canadian
capacity is the largest of the cement companies in Canada and represented
approximately 31 percent of the total active industry clinker production
capacity in that country. This same report for the U.S. at December 31, 1994
shows that the Company's operating cement manufacturing plants in the United
States accounted for an estimated 8 percent of total U.S. active industry
clinker production capacity.
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Cement Plants
The following table indicates the location, types of process and rated annual
clinker production capacity (based on management's estimates) of each of the
Company's operating cement manufacturing plants at December 31, 1995. The
total clinker production of a cement plant might be less than its rated
capacity due principally to product demand and seasonal factors. Generally, a
plant's cement production capacity is greater than its clinker production
capacity.
Rated Annual Clinker Production Capacity of
Cement Manufacturing Plants
(In short tons) *
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Paulding, OH Wet 470,500 Brookfield, N.S. Dry 507,700
Fredonia, KS Wet 375,900 St. Constant, QUE Dry 1,046,300
Whitehall, PA Dry *** 676,200 Bath, ONT Dry *** 1,065,800
Alpena, MI Dry 2,295,700 Woodstock, ONT Wet 559,900
Davenport, IA Dry ** 930,200 Exshaw, ALTA Dry ** 1,185,500
Sugar Creek, MO Dry 516,600 Kamloops, B.C. Dry 207,200
Joppa, IL Dry *** 1,158,600 Richmond, B.C. Wet 553,700
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Total capacity 6,423,700 Total capacity 5,126,100
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Total 1995 clinker production 5,767,300 Total 1995 clinker production 4,625,100
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1995 production as a percentage 1995 production as a percentage
of total capacity 90% of total capacity 90%
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* One short ton equals 2,000 pounds.
** Preheater, pre-calciner plants. The capacity of Exshaw's
preheater, pre-calciner kiln is 53 percent of the plant's clinker
production capacity.
*** Preheater plants.
All of the Company's cement plants are fully equipped with raw grinding mills,
kilns, finish grinding mills, environmental protective dust collection systems
and storage facilities. Each plant has facilities for shipping by rail and by
truck. The Richmond, Alpena, Bath,
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Davenport, Sugar Creek and Joppa plants have facilities for transportation by
water. The Exshaw plant and the Kamloops limestone and cinerite quarries are
located on sites leased on a long-term basis. The Company owns all other plant
sites. The Company believes that each of its producing plants is in
satisfactory operating condition.
At December 31, 1995, the Company owned cement grinding plants for the
processing of clinker into cement at Fort Whyte, Manitoba; Edmonton, Alberta;
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Montreal East, Quebec; Superior, Wisconsin and Port
Manatee, Florida. The Fort Whyte grinding plant was shut down in 1994;
furthermore, the Edmonton, Montreal East, Saskatoon and Superior grinding
plants have been shutdown for several years as cement grinding has not been
cost effective at these locations. These plants were used during 1995 for the
storage of cement. The 600,000 ton cement grinding plant at Port Manatee,
Florida was acquired in May 1995. The Company also owns a cement grinding
plant and terminal facilities at Tampa, Florida. The Port Manatee and Tampa
plants include facilities for receiving clinker and cement, respectively, by
water. The Company owns clinker producing plants which have been shut down in
Havelock, New Brunswick; Ft. Whyte, Manitoba and Metaline Falls, Washington.
With respect to the Company's Alpena plant, the second phase of the
modernization program costing approximately $26 million was completed in early
1995 and involved additional improvements to the plant's raw materials handling
and storage facilities. The facility upgrade and modernization program has
reduced operating costs and increased the plant's rated annual cement
production capacity to 2.5 million tons.
The Manufacturing Process
The Company manufactures cement by a closely controlled chemical process which
begins with the crushing and mixing of calcium carbonates, argillaceous
material (clay, shale or kaolin), silicates (sand) and iron-rich materials.
Once mixed, the crushed raw materials undergo a grinding process, which mixes
the various materials more thoroughly and increases fineness in preparation for
the kiln. This mixing and grinding process may be done by either the wet or
the dry process. In the wet process, the materials are mixed with water to
form "slurry", which is heated in kilns, forming a hard substance called
"clinker". In the more fuel-efficient dry process, the addition of water and
the formation of slurry are eliminated, and
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clinker is formed by heating the dry raw materials. In the preheater process,
which provides further fuel efficiencies, the dry raw materials are preheated
by air exiting the kiln, and part of the chemical reaction takes place prior to
entry of the materials into the kiln. In the pre-calciner process, an
extension of the preheater process, heat is applied to the raw materials,
increasing the proportion of the chemical reaction taking place prior to the
kiln and, as a result, increasing clinker production capacity. After the
addition of gypsum, the clinker is ground into an extremely fine powder called
Portland cement. In this form, cement is the binding agent which, when mixed
with sand, stone or other aggregates and water, produces either concrete or
mortar.
The raw materials required to manufacture cement are obtained principally from
operations which are owned by the Company or in which it has long-term
quarrying rights. These sources are located close to the manufacturing plants
except for the Joppa and Richmond quarries which are located approximately 70
and 80 miles, respectively, from the plant site. Each cement manufacturing
plant is equipped with rock crushing equipment. At Richmond, the Company owns
the reserves, but does not currently quarry them. The Company purchases
limestone for Richmond from a local source. At Whitehall, Joppa and Kamloops
the Company sub-contracts the quarry operations.
Fuel represents a significant portion of the cost of manufacturing cement. The
Company has placed special emphasis on becoming, and has become, more efficient
in its sourcing and use of fuel. Dry process plants generally consume
significantly less fuel per ton of output than do wet process plants. At
year-end approximately 78 percent and 87 percent of the Company's clinker
production capacity in Canada and the United States, respectively, used the dry
process.
As an additional means of reducing energy costs, most plants are now equipped
to convert from one form of fuel to another with very little interruption in
production, thus avoiding dependence on a single fuel and permitting the
Company to take advantage of price variations between fuels.
The use of waste-derived fuels supplied by Systech has also resulted in
substantial fuel cost savings to the Company. At December 31, 1995, the
Company used industrial waste materials obtained and processed by Systech as
fuel at three of the Company's United States cement plants. Waste-derived
fuels supplied by Systech constituted approximately 8
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percent of the fuel used by the Company in all of its cement operations during
1995.
The Company's three U.S. cement plants which utilize hazardous waste-derived
fuels are subject to emission limits and other requirements under the Federal
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ("RCRA") and Boiler and Industrial
Furnaces ("BIF") regulations. See pages II-18 through II-25 of Item 7 of this
Annual Report for further discussion regarding the RCRA and BIF regulations.
The following table shows the possible alternative fuel sources of the
Company's cement manufacturing plants in the United States and Canada at
December 31, 1995.
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Paulding, Ohio. . . . . . . Coal, Coke, Oil, Industrial Waste Materials
Fredonia, Kansas. . . . . . Coal, Industrial Waste Materials,
Natural Gas
Whitehall, Pennsylvania . . Coal, Oil, Coke, Tire Derived Fuel
Alpena, Michigan. . . . . . Coal, Coke, Industrial Waste Materials
Davenport, Iowa . . . . . . Coal, Coke, Oil
Sugar Creek, Missouri . . . Coal, Coke, Natural Gas, Waste Oil
Joppa, Illinois . . . . . . Coal, Coke
Canada:
Brookfield, Nova Scotia . . Coal, Coke, Oil, Waste Oil
St. Constant, Quebec. . . . Natural Gas, Oil, Coke, Pitch Fuel
Bath, Ontario . . . . . . . Natural Gas, Coke, Coal
Woodstock, Ontario. . . . . Natural Gas, Coal, Coke
Exshaw, Alberta . . . . . . Natural Gas
Kamloops, British Columbia. Natural Gas, Coal, Coke
Richmond, British Columbia. Natural Gas, Coke, Coal Tailings
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Marketing
Cement is sold by the Company primarily to manufacturers of ready-mixed
concrete and other concrete products and to contractors throughout Canada and
in many areas of the United States. The states in which the Company had the
most significant U.S. sales in 1995 were Michigan and Florida. Other states in
which the Company had significant sales include Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New
Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Wisconsin and
Washington.
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The provinces in Canada in which the Company had the most significant sales of
cement products were Ontario and British Columbia, which together accounted for
approximately 45 percent of the Company's total Canadian cement shipments in
1995. Other provinces in which the Company had significant sales include
Alberta and Quebec. Approximately 35 percent of the Company's cement shipments
in Canada were made to affiliates.
The Company sells cement to several thousand unaffiliated customers. No single
unaffiliated customer accounted for more than 10 percent of the Company's
cement sales during 1995, 1994 or 1993. Sales are made on the basis of
competitive prices in each market area, generally pursuant to telephone orders
from customers who purchase quantities sufficient for their immediate
requirements. The amount of backlog orders, as measured by written contracts,
is normally not significant.
At December 31, 1995 sales offices in the United States were located in
Buffalo, New York; Port Manatee, Florida; Fort Wayne, Indiana; Whitehall,
Pennsylvania; Cleveland, Ohio; Lansing, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Seattle
and Spokane, Washington; Kansas City, Missouri; Davenport, Iowa; Valley City,
Bismarck and Grand Forks, North Dakota and Nashville, Tennessee.
At December 31, 1995 sales offices in Canada were located in Moncton, New
Brunswick; Quebec City and Montreal, Quebec; Toronto, Ontario; Winnipeg,
Manitoba; Regina and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Edmonton, Alberta; and Kamloops
and Vancouver, British Columbia.
Distribution and storage facilities are maintained at all cement manufacturing
and finishing plants and at approximately 90 other locations including six deep
water ocean terminals. These facilities are strategically located to extend
the marketing areas of each plant. Because of freight costs, most cement is
sold within a radius of 250 miles from the producing plant, except for
waterborne shipments which can be shipped economically considerably greater
distances. Cement is distributed primarily in bulk but also in paper bags.
The Company utilizes trucks, rail cars and waterborne vessels to transport
cement from its plants to distribution points or directly to customers.
Transportation equipment is owned, leased or contracted for as required. In
addition, some customers in the United States make their own transportation
arrangements and take delivery of cement at the manufacturing plant or
distribution point.
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Construction Materials Product Line
The Company is engaged in the production and sale of ready-mixed concrete,
aggregates, asphalt, precast and prestressed concrete, concrete block, concrete
pipe and other related products. The Company is also engaged in highway and
municipal paving and road building. During 1995, 1994 and 1993 no single
unaffiliated customer accounted for more than 10 percent of the Company's
construction materials sales.
LCI is the only producer of ready-mixed concrete and construction aggregates in
Canada that has operations extending from coast to coast. Ready-mixed concrete
plants mix controlled portions of cement, water and aggregates to form concrete
which is sold primarily to building contractors and delivered to construction
sites by mixer trucks. In addition, management believes that LCI is one of the
largest manufacturers of precast concrete products and concrete pipe in Canada.
These products are sold primarily to contractors engaged in all phases of
construction activity. The Company owns substantially all of its ready-mixed
concrete, concrete products and aggregates plants and believes that all such
plants are in satisfactory operating condition.
The Company owned or had a majority interest in 328 construction materials
facilities in Canada at December 31, 1995. Of these, 119 are ready-mixed
concrete plants concentrated in the provinces of Ontario (where approximately
46 percent of the plants are located), Alberta, Quebec and British Columbia.
The Company also owns ready-mixed concrete plants in New Brunswick, Nova
Scotia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The Company owns 133 construction
aggregates facilities in Canada, approximately 41 percent of which are located
in Ontario. The other aggregates facilities are located in Alberta,
Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Quebec, Manitoba, New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia. The Company's 30 Canadian asphalt facilities are also concentrated
primarily in Ontario with the remaining plants in Alberta, Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick and Quebec. The Company owns a total of 46 precast and prestressed
concrete, concrete block and concrete pipe plants and miscellaneous other
construction materials operations in Ontario (where approximately 50 percent of
the plants are located), Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Quebec, New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
In the U.S., the Company owned or had a majority interest in 61 construction
materials facilities at year end. Of these, 32 are ready-mixed concrete plants
concentrated in Missouri, and to a lesser extent,
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Louisiana, Ohio and Kansas. Of the Company's 20 U.S. construction aggregates
facilities, 9 are in Ohio, 4 in Pennsylvania, with the remainder located in
Illinois, Missouri, Washington and West Virginia. The Company owns a total of
9 concrete paving stone, trucking and miscellaneous other construction
materials operations located in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Missouri.
In addition, the Company has minority interests in a number of smaller
companies primarily engaged in the manufacture and sale of ready-mixed
concrete, other concrete products and aggregates in Canada and the U.S.
Systech Environmental Corporation provides waste-derived fuels and alternative
raw materials for use in cement kilns. Using a technology called
co-processing, Systech provides high BTU value waste as a fuel substitute for
coal, natural gas and petroleum coke in heating the cement kiln. Co-processing
preserves natural resources and serves as a safe and efficient method to manage
selected waste. In addition, co-processing makes the cement plant more
competitive by reducing fuel cost, which represents about 14 percent of cement
manufacturing cost.
Research, Development and Engineering
The Company is involved in research and development through its own technical
services laboratories and through its participation in the Portland Cement
Association. In addition, Lafarge S.A., LCI and the Company are parties to
agreements relating to the exchange of technical and management expertise under
which the Company has access to the research and development resources of
Lafarge S.A. Research is directed toward improvement of existing technology in
the manufacturing of cement, concrete and related products as well as the
development of new manufacturing techniques and products. Systech is also
engaged in research and development in an effort to further develop the
technology to handle additional waste materials. Research and development
costs, which are charged to expense as incurred, were $6.6 million, $5.5
million and $6.2 million for 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively. This includes
amounts accrued for technical services rendered by Lafarge S.A. to the Company,
under the terms of the agreements discussed above, of $5.5 million during 1995,
$4.3 million during 1994 and $4.8 million during 1993.
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Capital Expenditures and Asset Dispositions
The Company's business is relatively capital-intensive. During the three-year
period ended December 31, 1995 the Company's capital expenditures were
approximately $276 million, principally for the modernization or replacement of
existing equipment. Of this amount, approximately 60 percent related to cement
operations and 40 percent to construction materials operations. During the
same period, the Company also invested approximately $49 million in various
acquisitions that expanded its market and product lines. Of this amount,
approximately 45 percent related to cement operations and 55 percent to
construction materials.
In January 1996, the Company acquired the remaining interest in Tews Company, a
ready-mixed concrete and building materials supplier located in the greater
Milwaukee area. In May 1995, the Company purchased all of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of National Portland Cement Company which operated a
grinding plant in Port Manatee, Florida. In April 1995, the Company acquired
the Grey Stone cement terminal in Wilder, Kentucky and effective September 9,
1994, the Company acquired the Red Rock Cement terminal in St. Paul, Minnesota.
In December 1993, the Company purchased from Koch Industries, Inc. a plant at
Spragge, Ontario for grinding iron blast furnace slag into slag cement. In
April 1993, the Company entered into a joint venture, Richvale-York Block Inc.,
with another block producer to carry on its concrete block business in the
Greater Metropolitan Toronto area. The Company is the majority shareholder in
this joint venture which owns two modern block plants that are strategically
located in this market.
See General Development of Business - "Recent Significant Divestments" for a
discussion on the sale of certain significant non strategic assets. During
1995, 1994 and 1993, the Company disposed of various surplus properties, none
of which were material.
In 1995 the Indianapolis, Indiana terminal facility was shut down. Cement
terminal facilities in St. Louis, Missouri and Houston, Texas were shut down in
February 1993. During 1994, the Company sold the St. Louis terminal land and
intends to sell the land on which the Houston terminal was located.
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Environmental Matters
The Company's operations, like those of other companies in similar businesses,
involve the use, release/discharge, disposal and clean-up of substances
regulated under increasingly stringent federal, state, provincial and/or local
environmental protection laws. The major environmental statutes and
regulations affecting the Company's business and the status of certain
environmental enforcement matters involving the Company are discussed in Item 7
of this Annual Report in the "Environmental Matters" section of Management's
Discussion and Analysis beginning on page II-18. Additionally, certain
enforcement matters are described in Item 3 (Legal Proceedings) of this Annual
Report.
Employees
As of December 31, 1995, the Company and its subsidiaries employed 6,624
individuals of which 4,043 were hourly employees. Approximately 1,041 of these
hourly employees were engaged in the production of portland cement products and
3,002 were employed in the Company's construction materials operations.
Salaried employees totalled 2,581. These employees generally perform work in
administrative, managerial, marketing, professional and technical endeavors.
Overall, the Company considers its relations with employees to be satisfactory.
- - U.S. Cement Operations
The majority of the Company's 551 U.S. hourly employees are represented by
labor unions. During 1995 labor agreements were negotiated at cement plants
located at Paulding, Ohio and Davenport, Iowa and distribution terminals
located at Detroit and Saginaw, Michigan and Oswego and Buffalo, New York. Two
more agreements expired in 1995 but were not renewed at Ownesboro, Kentucky
(now non-union) and Forestview, Illinois. During 1996, agreements will expire
at the Fredonia, Kansas cement plant and distribution terminals at Cleveland
and Toledo, Ohio; Duluth, Minnesota; Superior, Wisconsin and Waukegan,
Illinois.
- - U.S. Construction Materials Operations
The Company's 1,133 U.S. construction materials employees consist of 845
hourly employees and 288 salaried employees. During 1995, the Company sold its
interest in a Texas aggregate operation and acquired ready-mixed concrete
operations in Missouri and Louisiana.
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In the U.S., approximately 75% of hourly employees are covered by 20 collective
bargaining agreements with 6 major unions. During 1995, 3 collective
bargaining agreements were successfully renegotiated with union bargaining
agents without a work stoppage. During 1996, 8 labor agreements will expire
and are expected to be successfully concluded without a work stoppage.
- - Canadian Cement Operations
Substantially all of the 490 Canadian cement hourly employees are covered by
labor agreements. In 1995, agreements were reached at the Kamloops, British
Columbia; Bath, Ontario and Brookfield, Nova Scotia cement plants, and
distribution terminals at Montreal East, Quebec and Winnipeg, Manitoba. In
1996, the agreement will expire at the Stoney Creek, Ontario slag plant.
- - Canadian Construction Materials Operations
Employees working in the Canadian construction materials operations totalled
2,915 at the end of 1995 with 2,157 hourly employees and 758 salaried
employees.
In western Canada, hourly employees are covered by 31 collective bargaining
agreements with several unions. During 1995, 16 collective bargaining
agreements were successfully renegotiated with union bargaining agents without
a work stoppage. Seven other contracts expired on December 31, 1995 and are
expected to be renegotiated early in 1996. During 1996, 8 labor agreements
will expire.
In eastern Canada, hourly employees are covered by 63 collective bargaining
agreements with a number of unions. There are 40 non-union business units in
which negotiations are held directly with employees. During 1995, 33
collective bargaining agreements were successfully renegotiated with union
bargaining agents without a work stoppage. Thirty collective bargaining
agreements will expire in 1996 throughout eastern Canada.
All labor and benefit agreements covering hourly bargaining unit employees
which expire in 1996 are expected to be successfully concluded without a work
stoppage.
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Competition
The competitive marketing radius of a typical cement plant for common types of
cement is approximately 250 miles except for waterborne shipments which can be
economically transported considerably greater distances. Cement, concrete
products and aggregates and construction services are sold in competitive
markets. These products and services are obtainable from alternate suppliers.
Vigorous price, service and quality competition is encountered in each of the
Company's primary marketing areas.
The Company's operating cement plants located in Canada represented an
estimated 31 percent of the rated annual active clinker production capacity of
all Canadian cement plants at December 31, 1994. The Company is the only
cement producer serving all regions of Canada. The Company's largest
competitor in Canada accounted for approximately 23 percent of rated annual
active clinker production capacity. The Company's operating cement plants
located in the United States at December 31, 1994 represented an estimated 8
percent of the rated annual active clinker production capacity of all U.S.
cement plants. The Company's three largest competitors in the United States
accounted for 14, 7 and 6 percent, respectively, of the rated annual active
clinker production capacity. The preceding statements regarding the Company's
ranking and competitive position in the cement industry are based on the U.S.
and Canadian Portland Cement Industry: "Plant Information Summary Report" dated
December 31, 1994.
(d) FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC OPERATIONS AND EXPORT
SALES
The information with respect to foreign and domestic operations and export
sales is set forth on pages II-57 and II-58 of Item 8 - Financial Statements
and Supplementary Data of this Annual Report and is incorporated herein by
reference.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY
The following tabulation sets forth as of March 29, 1996 the name and age of
each of the executive officers of the Company and indicates all positions and
offices with the Company held by them at said date.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name Position Age
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<S> <C> <C>
Bertrand P. Collomb Chairman of the Board 53
Michel Rose President and Chief Executive Officer 53
Edward T. Balfe Executive Vice President and 54
President Construction Materials Group
Duncan Gage Executive Vice President and 46
President U.S. Cement Operations
Peter H. Cooke Executive Vice President and 47
President - Canadian Cement Operations
H. L. Youngblood Senior Vice President and 60
President - Western Cement Region
Patrick Demars Senior Vice President - 47
Corporate Technical Services
Guillaume Roux Senior Vice President - 36
Planning and Marketing
Thomas W. Tatum Senior Vice President - 59
Human Resources
Larry J. Waisanen Senior Vice President and 45
Chief Financial Officer
John C. Porter Vice President and Controller 57
David C. Jones Vice President - Legal Affairs and 54
Secretary
David W. Carroll Vice President - Environment and 49
Government Affairs
Kevin C. Grant Treasurer 40
</TABLE>
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Bertrand P. Collomb was appointed to his current position in January 1989. He
has also served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Lafarge
S.A. since August 1, 1989. From January 1, 1989 to August 1, 1989 he was Vice
Chairman of the Board and Chief Operating Officer of Lafarge S.A., and from
1987 until January 1, 1989 he was Senior Executive Vice President of Lafarge
S.A. He served as Vice Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company from February 1987 to January 1989.
Michel Rose was appointed to his current position in September 1992. He
previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Orsan, a former
Lafarge S.A. subsidiary, from 1987 until September 1992. Since 1989 he has
served as Senior Executive Vice President of the Lafarge S.A. Group.
Edward T. Balfe was appointed to his current position in July 1994. Prior to
that he served as Senior Vice President of the Construction Materials Group.
He served as President of the Company's Construction Materials Eastern Region
and President and General Manager of Permanent Lafarge, a construction
materials affiliate of the Company, from 1990 to 1993. He had served as
President and General Manager of Permanent Lafarge from 1986 - 1990.
Duncan Gage was elected to his current position effective March 1, 1996. From
October 1994 to February 1996 he was Senior Vice President and President of the
Company's U.S. Cement Region. He previously served as Senior Vice President -
Planning and Development from January 1994 to September 1994. He served as
Senior Vice President and President of the Company's Southern Region from May
1992 to December 1993. He also served as President of Parker Lafarge, a former
construction materials affiliate of the Company, from 1990 to 1992 and
President of Francon Lafarge, another construction materials affiliate of the
Company, from 1987 to 1990.
Peter H. Cooke was elected to his current position effective March 1, 1996. He
previously served as Senior Vice President and President of the Company's
Eastern Cement Region from July 1990 to February 1996. Prior to that he was
Vice President of Operations of the Company's Great Lakes Region from April
1987 to June 1990.
H. L. Youngblood was appointed to his current position in January 1989. He
served as Vice President - Distribution of the Company's Great Lakes Region
from May 1987 to January 1989.
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Patrick Demars was appointed to his current position effective February 1991.
He previously served as Vice President - Products and Process of the Company's
Corporate Technical Services operations from July 1990 to January 1991. He was
a Regional Vice President at CNCP, a Brazilian subsidiary of Lafarge S.A., from
July 1986 to June 1990.
Guillaume Roux was appointed to his current position effective February 1,
1996. From May 1994 to January 1996 he served as Deputy General Manager of
Clause Semences, a former subsidiary of Lafarge S.A. Prior to that, he served
as a Vice President in the Lafarge S.A. Finance Department from November 1992
to May 1994. He was Chief Financial Officer of Harris Moran Seeds Company, a
former subsidiary of Lafarge S.A., from May 1989 to November 1992.
Thomas W. Tatum was appointed to his current position in April 1987.
Larry J. Waisanen was appointed to his current position effective January 1,
1996. He served as Assistant General Manager of Lafarge S.A.'s interests in
Turkey from May 1992 to December 1995. Prior to that he served as Vice
President Controller of Lafarge S.A. from March 1989 to April 1992.
John C. Porter was appointed to his current position in September 1990. He
served as Vice President and Controller of the Company's Great Lakes Region
from April 1989 until September 1990.
David C. Jones was appointed to his current position in February 1990. He
served as Corporate Secretary of the Company from November 1987 to February
1990.
David W. Carroll was appointed to his current position in February 1992. He
served as Director Environmental Affairs of the Company from February 1990 to
February 1992. Prior to that he was Director Environmental Programs for the
Chemical Manufacturers Association from 1978 to 1990.
Kevin C. Grant was appointed to his current position effective June 1, 1995.
He previously served as Vice President - Human Resources Development from June
1994 to June 1995. He also was Sales Manager from June 1992 to June 1994 and
Manager of Strategic Studies from June 1991 to June 1992 for Lafarge Fondu
International, a subsidiary of Lafarge S.A.
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There is no family relationship between any of the executive officers of the
Company or its subsidiaries. None was selected as an officer pursuant to any
arrangement or understanding between him and any other person. The term of
office for each executive officer of the Company expires on the date of the
next annual meeting of the Board of Directors, scheduled to be held on May 7,
1996.
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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Information set forth in Item 1 of this Annual Report, insofar as it relates to
the location and general character of the principal plants, mineral reserves
and other significant physical properties owned in fee or leased by the
Company, is incorporated herein by reference in answer to this Item 2.
All of the Company's cement plant sites (active and closed) and quarries
(active and closed), as well as terminals, grinding plants and miscellaneous
properties, are owned by the Company free of major encumbrances, except the
Exshaw plant and the Kamloops limestone and cinerite quarries.
The Exshaw plant is built on land leased from the province of Alberta. The
original lease has been renewed for a 42-year term commencing in 1992. Annual
payments under the lease are presently based on a fixed fee per acre.
The Kamloops plant, as well as the gypsum quarry which serves this plant, is on
land owned by the Company. The limestone and cinerite quarries are on land
leased from the province of British Columbia until March 2022.
Limestone quarry sites for the cement manufacturing plants in the United States
are owned and are conveniently located near each plant except for the Joppa
plant quarry which is located approximately 70 miles from the plant site. At
December 31, 1995, the Company also owned substantial reserves which previously
supplied raw materials to former cement production facilities located at Miami
and Tampa, Florida and Fort Worth, Texas. The Tampa plant is now operated as a
cement grinding and distribution facility. Most of the Miami property was sold
in January 1996.
LCI's quarrying rights for limestone used by cement manufacturing plants in the
Canadian provinces of Quebec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Alberta and British
Columbia, are held under quarry leases, some of which require annual royalty
payments to the provincial authorities. Management of the Company estimates
that its limestone reserves for the cement plants currently producing clinker
will be adequate to permit production at present capacities for at least 20
years. Other raw materials, such as clay, shale, sandstone and gypsum, are
either obtained from reserves owned by the Company or are purchased from
suppliers and are readily available.
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Deposits of raw materials for the Company's aggregate producing plants are
located on or near the plant sites. These deposits, due to their varying
nature, are either owned by the Company or leased upon terms which permit
orderly mining of reserves.
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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
During 1989 and 1990, CSX Transportation, Inc., Metro-North Commuter Railroad
Company, National Railroad Passenger Corp., Peerless Insurance Company and
Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (the "Railroads") filed actions against
Lone Star Industries Inc. and affiliates ("Lone Star") for damages resulting
from its fabrication and sale of allegedly defective concrete railroad ties to
the Railroads. The Company and LCI were named in third party actions in which
Lone Star claimed indemnity for liability to the Railroads, for damages to its
business and for costs and losses suffered as a result of the Company and LCI
supplying allegedly defective cement used by Lone Star in the fabrication of
the railroad ties. The damages claimed total approximately $226.5 million. The
Company denied the allegations and vigorously defended against the lawsuits
(the "Lone Star Case"). During September and October 1992, Lone Star entered
into agreements with all five plaintiff Railroads settling their claims
regarding the Lone Star Case for an amount totaling approximately $66.7
million. These settlements were submitted to and approved by the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York which handled the Lone
Star bankruptcy. Lone Star commenced trial in November 1992 in its third party
complaint against the Company and LCI seeking indemnity for the Railroads'
claims in addition to its own claim for business destruction. A jury verdict in
this case reached in December 1992 awarded Lone Star $1.2 million as damages.
Both Lone Star and the Company and LCI appealed the trial court verdict to the
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit which in April 1994
reversed the verdict, remanded the case to the district court for retrial on
damages and liability and reinstated Lone Star's claim under Massachusetts
Chapter 93A which prohibits unfair and deceptive trade practice and provides
for recovery of double or treble damages and attorneys' fees. The re-trial of
this suit began on October 24, 1994 with Lone Star claiming approximately $88.8
million in damages. On November 30, 1994 the jury returned a verdict in favor
of the Company on the claims of implied warranty, negligence, fraud and
indemnification but found in favor of Lone Star on the claim of breach of
express warranty in the amount of $8.9 million. On December 20, 1994 the Court
entered partial summary judgment in the amount of the verdict plus prejudgment
interest of $0.9 million. Subsequently on April 3, 1995 the Court ruled in
favor of the Company and LCI on Lone Star's Massachusetts Chapter 93A claims
awarding it nothing and entered its final judgment awarding Lone Star $8.4
million damages and $0.9 million prejudgment interest. In August 1994 Lone Star
commenced a new suit against the Company and LCI for damages as a result of
conduct which parallels that alleged in the Lone Star Case involving
approximately
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8,000 railroad ties sold three railroads, a construction company and the U.S.
Navy and claiming an amount not less than $11.2 million plus double or treble
damages under Massachusetts Chapter 93A and attorneys' fees ("Union Pacific
Case"). Because the case was not filed until August 1994, it was not included
in the disposition of the Lone Star Case.
In May 1995 Lone Star appealed and the Company and LCI cross appealed the
Court's final judgment order to the United States Court of Appeals for the
Fourth Circuit. During the pendency of this appeal the parties agreed to settle
the Lone Star Case, the Union Pacific Case, and all other claims or potential
claims Lone Star has or had concerning allegedly defective cement supplied by
the Company or LCI and used in concrete railroad ties for a cash payment of
$11.2 million which was paid on August 31, 1995 and the cases were dismissed
with prejudice. The settlement was funded by payments from the Company's and
LCI's insurers except for $4.865 million which was paid by the Company and for
which the Company and LCI have sought repayment through litigation.
In late 1990 Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company ("Nationwide"), one of the
Company's primary insurers during the period when allegedly defective cement
was supplied to Lone Star by the Company, filed a complaint for declaratory
judgment against the Company, several of its affiliates and eleven other
liability insurers of the Company (the "Coverage Suit"). The complaint sought
a determination of all insurance coverage issues in the Lone Star Case. The
Company answered the complaint, counter-claimed against Nationwide,
cross-claimed against the co-defendant insurers and filed a third party
complaint against 36 additional insurers. In 1991, the Company and Nationwide
entered into a settlement agreement pursuant to which Nationwide settled its
claim in the Coverage Suit and, among other things, paid the Company a portion
of past due defense expenses in the Lone Star Case, promised to pay its
proportion of continuing defense expenses therein and to post the entire
remaining aggregate limits of its policies as reserves to be used in the Lone
Star Case, if necessary. In September 1995 the Company and LCI commenced suit
in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland against National Union
Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA ("NUF") as a result of its failure to
contribute to the settlement of the Lone Star Case. The complaint includes
claims for declaratory relief regarding NUF's obligation to pay $4.865 million
in indemnity under its insurance policy, breach of contract, violations of the
Texas Insurance Code and common law bad faith. This case was severed from the
Coverage Suit and is expected to be tried sometime in the first half of 1996.
The Coverage Suit was
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tried to a jury from mid October to early November 1995. On November 2, 1995
the jury awarded the Company and LCI approximately $19.5 million of the $27.5
million sought as the necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in defense of
the Lone Star Case. After the jury returned its verdict the Court ruled on the
Company's motion to mold the verdict and awarded it pre and post judgment
interest, apportioned the policy deductibles, determined the equitable
apportionment of the verdict among the defendant insurers and entered its final
judgment order effective January 16, 1996. The Company and LCI have settled
with all but two of their insurers and have appealed certain issues in this
matter to the Court of Appeals.
Since 1992, a number of owners of buildings located in eastern Ontario, Canada
most of whom are residential homeowners, filed actions in the Ontario Court
(General Division) against Bertrand & Frere Construction Company Limited
("Bertrand") and a number of other defendants seeking damages as a result of
allegedly defective footings, foundations and floors made with ready-mixed
concrete supplied by Bertrand. The largest of these cases involves claims by
approximately 118 plaintiffs complaining about 80 basement foundations
including a 20-unit condominium. Together, these and other plaintiffs are
claiming more than Cdn. $62 million against Bertrand, each plaintiff seeking
Cdn. $200,000 for costs of repairs and loss of capital value of their
respective home or building, Cdn. $200,000 for punitive and exemplary damages
and Cdn. $20,000 for hardship, inconvenience and mental distress, together with
interest and costs. LCI has been served with third- or fourth-party claims by
Bertrand in most of the referenced lawsuits. Bertrand is seeking indemnity for
its liability to the owners as a result of the supply by LCI of allegedly
defective fly ash. Bertrand has amended all of its claims to allege that the
cement supplied by LCI is also defective. In July 1995, the Ontario New Home
Warranty Program instituted a lawsuit against Bertrand, LCI and certain other
defendants to recover approximately Cdn. $3 million in costs for replacing or
repairing the foundations of 29 houses which were covered under the warranty
program. The amount of LCI's liability, if any, is uncertain. LCI has denied
liability and is defending the lawsuits vigorously. It has introduced third and
fourth party claims against its insurers to have the insurance coverage issues
dealt with by the Court at the same time as the liability case. The Company
believes it has substantial insurance coverage that will respond to defense
expenses and liability, if any, in the lawsuits.
The State of Michigan has contacted the Company and the former owner of the
Company's Alpena cement plant seeking remediation of an old CKD
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pile from which it alleges there is runoff of hazardous substances into Lake
Huron. The Company has advised the state that it is not responsible for
remediating this property because the property was expressly excluded in the
purchase agreement pursuant to which the Company acquired the plant. The
Company has advised the former plant owner of the Company's position on this
matter and has filed a legal action in federal district court seeking to have
the deed reformed to be consistent with the asset purchase agreement. This
action has been transferred to the bankruptcy court for the Northern District
of Texas which administered the bankruptcy proceedings of the former plant
owner. The Company is awaiting the bankruptcy court's determination in this
matter.
In June 1994, the Company was sued by approximately 24 plaintiffs for injury to
and death of passengers and observers of a collision between a ready-mixed
concrete truck owned by the Company and a church van which occurred in 1992.
The plaintiffs contend that the negligent acts and omissions of the driver and
the Company constitute the proximate cause of the accident and all of the
plaintiffs' injuries and damages arising therefrom. The claim for damages is
approximately $106 million. The Company tendered its policy limits under its
primary insurance policy and transferred control of the defense of this
litigation to the excess insurance carrier, which paid $9.2 million in
settlement of this litigation in 1995.
Following the publication in late July 1995 of articles in a Quebec City
(Canada) newspaper alleging price fixing and bid rigging agreements among
suppliers in the ready mixed concrete industry, the Canadian Bureau of
Competition Policy has started an investigation and executed search warrants
against several ready mixed concrete producers operating in the Quebec City
area, including LCI. LCI is presently conducting an internal investigation.
The Company is involved in certain other legal actions and claims. It is the
opinion of management that all such legal matters will be resolved without
material effect on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.
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ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
None during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 1995.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE COMPANY'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS.
Information required in response to Item 5 is reported in Item 7, pages II-31
and II-32 of this Annual Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
On March 8, 1996, 60,999,014 Common Shares were outstanding and held by 2,972
record holders. In addition, on March 8, 1996, 8,499,924 exchangeable
preference shares of LCI, which are exchangeable at the option of the holder
into Common Shares on a one-for-one basis and have rights and privileges that
parallel those of the Common Shares, were outstanding and held by 6,826 record
holders.
The Company may obtain funds required for dividend payments, expenses and
interest payments on its debt from its operations in the U.S., dividends from
its subsidiaries or from external sources, including bank or other borrowings.
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The table below summarizes selected financial information for the Company. For
further information, refer to the Company's consolidated financial statements
and notes thereto presented under Item 8 of this Annual Report.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
(in millions except as indicated by an *)
Years Ended December 31
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1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATING RESULTS
Net Sales $ 1,472.2 $1,563.3 $1,494.5 $1,511.2 $1,568.8
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INCOME BEFORE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: $ 185.4 $ 141.9 $ 70.2 $ 28.0 $ 17.7
Interest expense, net (15.2) (28.8) (42.7) (49.4) (52.0)
Income taxes (40.6) (32.5) (21.6) (15.7) (16.1)
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NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE CUMULATIVE
EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING
PRINCIPLES 129.6 80.6 5.9 (37.1) (50.4)
Cumulative effect of change in
accounting principles - - - (63.5) -
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NET INCOME (LOSS) 129.6 80.6 5.9 (100.6) (50.4)
Depreciation and depletion 90.2 97.5 108.5 117.6 112.1
Cumulative effect of change in
accounting principles - - - 63.5 -
Restructuring (4.8) (13.6) 21.6 - -
Other items not affecting cash (96.7) (16.5) 18.9 (3.8) 10.9
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATIONS $ 118.3 $ 148.0 $ 154.9 $ 76.7 $ 72.6
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TOTAL ASSETS $ 1,713.9 $1,651.4 $1,687.7 $1,767.4 $1,836.4
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FINANCIAL CONDITION AT YEAR END
Working Capital $ 448.6 $ 402.3 $ 315.4 $ 253.0 $ 253.5
Property, plant and equipment, net 797.0 751.9 880.7 982.3 1,056.3
Other assets 198.3 192.4 221.8 205.0 209.0
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TOTAL NET ASSETS $ 1,443.9 $1,346.6 $1,417.9 $1,440.3 $1,518.8
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Long-term debt $ 268.6 $ 290.7 $ 373.2 $ 515.2 $ 564.6
Other long-term liabilities 194.3 214.5 253.0 225.2 112.2
Shareholders' equity 981.0 841.4 791.7 699.9 842.0
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TOTAL CAPITALIZATION $ 1,443.9 $1,346.6 $1,417.9 $1,440.3 $1,518.8
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COMMON EQUITY SHARE INFORMATION
Net income (loss)* $ 1.88 $ 1.18 $ 0.10 $ (0.63)(a) $ (0.90)
Dividends* $ 0.375 $ 0.30 $ 0.30 $ 0.30 $ 0.35
Book value at year end* $ 14.17 $ 12.34 $ 11.84 $ 11.79 $ 14.85
Average shares and equivalents
outstanding 69.0 68.3 61.6 58.7 55.9
Shares outstanding at year end 69.2 68.2 66.9 59.4 56.7
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STATISTICAL DATA
Capital expenditures $ 121.9 $ 95.4 $ 58.4 $ 54.9 $ 95.8
Acquisitions $ 29.3 $ 4.7 $ 15.2 $ 4.3 $ 11.1
Net income (loss) as a percentage
of net sales* 8.8% 5.2% 0.4% (2.5)%(a) (3.2)%
Return on average shareholders'
equity* 14.2% 9.9% 0.8% (4.8)%(a) (5.8)%
Long-term debt as a percentage
of total capitalization* 18.6% 21.6% 26.3% 35.8 % 37.2 %
Number of employees at year end* 6,600 6,500 7,400 7,700 7,900
Exchange rate at year end
(Cdn. to U.S.)* 0.733 0.713 0.755 0.787 0.865
Average exchange rate for year
(Cdn. to U.S.)* 0.729 0.732 0.775 0.828 0.873
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</TABLE>
(a) Before cumulative effect of change in accounting principles.
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and alysis should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto:
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION OF INCOME
The Consolidated Statements of Income (Item 8, page II-38) summarize the
Company's operating performance for the past three years. To facilitate
analysis, sales and operating profit will be discussed by product line and are
summarized in the table on page II-4 (in millions). The Company's two product
lines are:
1. Cement - the production and distribution of portland and specialty
cements and cementitious materials.
2. Construction materials - the production and distribution of
ready-mixed concrete, construction aggregates, other concrete
products, asphalt, road construction and the conversion of industrial
waste into fuels and raw materials for use in cement kilns.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years Ended December 31
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1995 1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
NET SALES
Cement $ 901.6 $ 876.6 $ 801.4
Construction Materials 683.2 799.7 802.2
Eliminations (112.6) (113.0) (109.1)
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TOTAL NET SALES $1,472.2 $1,563.3 $1,494.5
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GROSS PROFIT
Cement $ 243.9 $ 207.8 $ 161.0
Construction Materials 79.0 100.8 91.2
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TOTAL 322.9 308.6 252.2
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OPERATIONAL OVERHEAD AND
OTHER EXPENSES
Cement (59.8) (69.5) (71.7)
Construction Materials (43.2) (69.3) (63.2)
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TOTAL (103.0) (138.8) (134.9)
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INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
Cement 184.1 138.3 89.3
Construction Materials 35.8 31.5 28.0
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TOTAL OPERATING PROFIT 219.9 169.8 117.3
Corporate and Unallocated
Expenses (34.5) (27.9) (47.1)
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TOTAL INCOME FROM OPERATIONS $185.4 $ 141.9 $ 70.2
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IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS
Cement $ 756.9 $692.3 $ 759.2
Construction Materials 601.3 605.0 697.3
Corporate and
Unallocated Assets 355.7 354.1 231.2
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TOTAL ASSETS $1,713.9 $1,651.4 $1,687.7
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YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
During the second quarter of 1995, the Company reached an agreement with
Revenue Canada Taxation related to the pricing of certain cement sales between
its operations in Canada and the U.S. for the years 1984 through 1994. The
result was an increase in net sales and pre-tax income in Canada of U.S. $30.1
million with corresponding adjustments in the U.S. The impact of this agreement
was immaterial to consolidated net income. Management's Discussion and
Analysis that follows excludes the impact of this agreement (except for the
discussion on income taxes).
NET SALES
Net sales declined 6 percent in 1995 to $1,472.2 million from $1,563.3 million
in 1994. However, after adjusting for sales from the Company's 1994
divestments in the U.S., net sales from continuing operations increased 4
percent. The divested operations were in Texas and include the Company's
Balcones cement plant and three cement terminals, equity interests in two
aggregate operations and an asphalt company, and ready-mixed concrete plants
and related assets. The increase in net sales was mostly due to a 6 percent
improvement in cement prices partially offset by weak construction activity in
Canada and poor weather in the fourth quarter relative to 1994. Canadian net
sales were $660.8 million, a 1 percent decline from 1994. U.S. net sales
decreased 9 percent to $811.4 million due to the 1994 divestments partially
offset by cement price improvement.
The Company's net sales from cement operations were $901.6 million, an increase
of 3 percent. Excluding sales from the Company's Texas operations divested in
1994, net sales from continuing operations were 8 percent higher although
cement shipments at 12.2 million tons were essentially flat. A decline in
cement shipments in western Canada was offset by shipments from a cement
grinding plant in Florida that was acquired in early 1995. Canadian net sales
increased 3 percent due to a 5 percent increase in average selling prices and
higher shipments of cementitious products, offset by a 5 percent reduction in
shipments reflecting lower demand in Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta and
poor weather in the fourth quarter of 1995 compared to 1994. In the U.S., net
sales were 3 percent higher as average prices increased 6 percent while cement
shipments
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declined 5 percent. Excluding operations divested, revenues improved 9 percent
while cement shipments were relatively flat. The increase in revenues was due
to higher prices.
Net sales from the Company's construction materials and waste management
operations were $683.2 million, down 15 percent from 1994. Net sales from
continuing operations were only 1 percent lower than 1994. From continuing
operations, ready mixed concrete volumes slipped 9 percent to 5.4 million cubic
yards and aggregate volumes dropped 2 percent to 37.5 million tons. In
Canada, ready-mixed concrete volumes were 10 percent lower, reflecting sharp
declines in Quebec and British Columbia due to slowdowns in construction
activity, partially offset by higher shipments to the fixed-link bridge project
in the Atlantic Provinces. Aggregate volumes were 4 percent lower. Despite
lower volumes, net sales in Canada declined only 1 percent because of price
improvements in most product lines and higher shipments of concrete products.
Net sales from continuing operations in the U.S. declined 1 percent.
Ready-mixed concrete shipments decreased 6 percent mainly due to the
construction slowdown in St. Louis; however, aggregate volumes were 3 percent
higher.
GROSS PROFIT AND COST OF GOODS SOLD
The Company's gross profit as a percentage of net sales increased to 22 percent
in 1995 from 20 percent in 1994. Cement gross profit was 27 percent compared
to 24 percent in 1994. The increase was the result of higher prices and lower
production costs in Canada, partially offset by the impact on U.S. margins of
higher cement and clinker purchases. Construction materials gross profit
margin was 12 percent in 1995, down slightly from 13 percent in 1994.
The Company's cement cost per ton is heavily influenced by plant capacity
utilization. The following table summarizes the Company's cement production
from continuing operations (in millions of tons) and the utilization rate of
clinker production capacity.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years Ended December 31
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1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C>
Cement production 11.01 10.94
Clinker capacity utilization 90% 86%
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</TABLE>
Cement production increased 1 percent over 1994. Total U.S. cement production
totalled 6.5 million tons, a 2 percent decrease from 1994. Clinker capacity
utilization at U.S. plants was 90 percent in 1995 compared to 94 percent in
1994. Manufacturing setbacks at some U.S. plants necessitated higher purchases
of cement and clinker to replace lost production. In Canada, cement production
was 4.5 million tons, an increase of 5 percent from last year. Canadian
clinker capacity utilization increased to 90 percent from 75 percent in 1994.
Two idle kilns in eastern Canada were restarted for part of the year to
supplement shipments to the U.S. Great Lakes market and to the fixed-link
bridge project in the Atlantic Provinces. In addition, record production
levels were achieved in western Canada.
SELLING AND ADMINISTRATIVE
Selling and administrative expenses were $141.1 million in 1995 compared to
$163.4 million in 1994. The reduction resulted from the Company's staff
reductions related to restructuring and from divestments. Selling and
administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales declined to 9.6 percent in
1995 from 10.4 percent in 1994.
OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET
Other income and expense consists of items such as equity income, amortization
of intangibles and gains and losses from divestitures. Other income, net was
$3.5 million in 1995 compared to expense of $3.4 million in 1994. The change
was the result of the absence of various nonrecurring charges and higher equity
income partially offset by lower divestment gains from the sale of non
strategic assets.
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RESTRUCTURING
During 1995 and 1994, the Company spent $4.6 million (decreased by $.2 million
of exchange rate impact) and $14.7 million (increased by $1.1 million of
exchange rate impact), respectively, which was charged to the previously
provided restructuring accrual (see Management's Discussion of Income on pages
II-15 and II-16). The Company anticipates that the remaining accrual of $2.3
million will be spent in the first half of 1996 as the Construction Materials
Group completes its restructuring.
In 1995 and 1994, the annual expense reductions (mostly from the termination of
273 employees through December 31, 1995) that resulted from the restructuring
totalled approximately $14.0 million pre-tax and $10.0 million pre-tax,
respectively, consistent with expectations. In 1994, these expense reductions
were mostly offset by nonrecurring charges for development of the new financial
system for construction materials and for secondary employee relocations that
were triggered by the restructuring. The estimated annual savings upon full
implementation of the restructuring plan, after reduction for savings
identified for operations that have been divested, are $20 million pre-tax.
This reduction is substantially consistent with Management's original
expectations.
PERFORMANCE BY LINE OF BUSINESS
The Company's operating profit from cement operations (before corporate and
unallocated expenses) was $184.1 million, $45.8 million better than 1994. The
improvement resulted from higher sales prices in all markets reduced by higher
plant costs and higher clinker and cement purchases in the U.S. The Company's
Canadian operations reported an operating profit of $63.5 million, $20.6
million better than 1994. Higher prices throughout Canada, an increase in
exports to the U.S. and lower plant costs at Exshaw were partially offset by
lower sales volumes in Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta. In the U.S.,
operating profit was $120.6 million, $25.2 million higher than 1994. The
improvement was due to higher prices partially offset by lower shipments, an
increase in costs at some plants and the effect on margins of higher cement and
clinker purchases.
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The Company's operating profit from construction materials and waste management
operations (before corporate and unallocated expenses) was $35.8 million, $4.3
million higher than 1994. The improvement was due mostly to the absence of
nonrecurring charges of approximately $7 million at the Company's waste
management operations that were recorded in 1994. The Canadian construction
materials operations earned $21.5 million, $2.8 million better than last year.
Ready-mixed concrete and aggregate margins improved in western Canada.
Concrete product margins in eastern Canada were up due to higher pipe sales.
Selling and administrative expenses were lower due to staff reductions related
to restructuring. The Company's U.S. operations contributed $12.6 million,
$6.8 million worse than 1994. The lower earnings were mostly a result of the
absence of earnings from divested operations in Texas and lower earnings in the
northern aggregate operations due to higher operating costs.
TOTAL INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
The 1995 total income from operations was $185.4 million, $43.5 million better
than 1994. The improvement was due to higher earnings in the Company's cement
and waste management operations. Negative factors were lower earnings from the
Company's construction materials operations and lower divestment gains.
Operating profit from Canadian operations was $75.5 million, $25.6 million
better than 1994. Operating profit from U.S. operations was $109.9 million,
$17.9 million higher than 1994.
NET INTEREST EXPENSE
Net interest expense decreased by $13.6 million in 1995 due to lower average
debt, higher average cash invested at higher interest rates and capitalized
interest on construction in progress. Capitalized interest was $2.1 million
and $0.7 million in 1995 and 1994, respectively.
INCOME TAXES
The following analysis of income taxes reflects the impact of the agreement
with Revenue Canada Taxation related to the pricing of
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certain cement sales between the Company's operations in Canada and the U.S.
Income tax expense increased from $32.5 million in 1994 to $40.6 million in
1995. U.S. income taxes declined $7.0 million. U.S. earnings were essentially
fully taxable in 1995 whereas earnings in 1994 benefited from the utilization
of substantially all of the net operating loss carryforwards. In the third
quarter, the U.S. tax provision was lowered by $23.0 million due to a reduction
of a valuation allowance on deferred tax assets which had been recorded in
1992. The reduction stems from the favorable long-term outlook for the U.S.
cement market, three consecutive years of taxable income in the U.S. and
management's projection of future taxable income in the U.S. which is expected
to be in excess of amounts needed to realize these deferred tax assets.
Therefore, management believes it is more likely than not that the related
deferred tax assets will be realized. In Canada, taxes increased $15.1 million
due to higher earnings. The Canadian effective income tax rates were 37.0
percent in 1995 and 46.9 percent in 1994. Certain elements of the Canadian
income tax provision are fixed in amount. The decrease in the effective tax
rate was caused by a lower percentage of these fixed amounts relative to the
higher earnings experienced in 1995.
NET INCOME
In 1995, the Company reported record net income of $129.6 million compared to
net income of $80.6 million in 1994. The earnings improvement was mainly due
to an increase in cement prices, lower selling and administrative expenses,
lower interest expense in the U.S. and the absence of nonrecurring charges
related to waste management operations. Earnings were negatively impacted by
lower divestment gains, the absence of earnings from divested operations and
higher clinker and cement purchases in the U.S.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
For 1996, there is some uncertainty about short-term economic growth in Canada;
however, it is expected that construction activity will approximate current
levels in the United States.
In the cement group, the Company has announced price increases in essentially
all markets. U.S. cement demand should continue to
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exceed domestic production capacity. The Company's Canadian operations will
help offset the shortfall. The Portland Cement Association projects modest
growth in U.S. cement demand for 1996 due to continued strength in the
commercial, institutional and public works sectors. In Canada, the Portland
Cement Association projects that cement demand will improve in Quebec after a
poor showing in 1995, and a small increase is forecast in Ontario. Shipments
in the Atlantic provinces are projected to remain moderately strong due to the
fixed-link bridge project, which is scheduled to be completed in 1997. In
western Canada, the Portland Cement Association projects a resumption of growth
in demand over the next three years in British Columbia and 5 percent growth in
the prairies in 1996.
In the Company's Construction Materials Group, the outlook for 1996 is
favorable. The restructuring plan will be completed and should have a positive
impact. In Canada, modest price and volume gains are anticipated across
diverse product lines in the Eastern Region. Austerity measures taken by
Ontario's new government will continue to impact public works construction. In
the Atlantic provinces, concrete usage for the fixed-link bridge project is
expected to increase. In the Western Region, shipments for 1996 are expected
to be flat or decrease slightly in most product lines; however, pricing should
improve. Reviewing the Company's U.S. markets, Kansas City is operating near a
market peak while the St. Louis market is a concern as it has been extremely
soft, particularly in the housing sector. However, the market outlook for the
New Orleans and the northern aggregates divisions is positive.
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YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
NET SALES
The Company's net sales increased 5 percent in 1994 to $1,563.3 million from
$1,494.5 million in 1993. Excluding sales from the Company's operations
divested in 1994 and 1993, net sales were 9 percent higher than 1993. These
divested operations include the Company's Balcones cement plant in Texas, three
cement terminals and an equity interest in an aggregates and asphalt company in
Houston, Texas that were sold in September 1994 and the aggregate operations
located in southern Ohio and Illinois which were sold in late 1993. The
improvement in net sales was primarily due to 5 percent and 10 percent
increases in cement and ready-mixed concrete shipments, respectively, and 6
percent higher cement prices. Partially offsetting these increases was the
exchange rate impact resulting from a drop in the value of the Canadian dollar
relative to the U.S. dollar. Canadian net sales were $666.8 million, an
increase of 4 percent from 1993. U.S. net sales rose 5 percent to $896.5
million.
The Company's net sales from cement operations were $876.6 million, an increase
of 9 percent. After adjusting for sales lost from the Company's operations
divested in 1994 and 1993, net sales from continuing operations were 14 percent
higher than 1993. Cement shipments rose in 1994 to 12.8 million tons from 12.3
million tons in 1993. Excluding shipments from the divested Texas cement
plant, shipments from continuing operations increased 8 percent. All three
cement regions had higher sales volumes than the previous year. Cement average
net sales prices increased 6 percent over 1993. U.S. prices increased 7
percent and Canadian prices increased 4 percent, before exchange rate
fluctuations, led by a 7 percent increase in eastern Canada. Canadian net
sales and shipments increased 5 percent and 7 percent, respectively. Net sales
were reduced by a drop in the value of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S.
dollar. Sales volumes in eastern Canada increased 8 percent due to strong
domestic volumes resulting from Canada's $6 billion federal infrastructure
renewal program. In the U.S., net sales were 11 percent higher while cement
shipments increased 4 percent. Excluding operations divested, revenues and
shipments from continuing operations increased 16 percent and 8 percent,
respectively, over 1993. The improvement was due to the
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strong construction activity throughout the year, which resulted in U.S. cement
consumption far exceeding domestic capacity.
Net sales from the Company's construction materials and waste management
operations were $799.7 million, down slightly from $802.2 million in 1993. Net
sales from continuing operations were 5 percent higher than 1993. Sales
volumes from continuing operations in 1994 were higher in both of the group's
primary product lines, ready-mixed concrete and construction aggregates.
Ready-mixed concrete volumes climbed 10 percent to 6.7 million cubic yards from
6.1 million cubic yards in 1993, with the largest gains coming from midwestern
and southern markets of the U.S. and the Atlantic and Ontario markets of
Canada. As a result of divestments, aggregate volumes fell 3 percent in 1994
to 46.5 million tons from 48.1 million tons in 1993. Aggregate volumes from
continuing operations rose 8 percent, reflecting growth in the eastern half of
Canada and all U.S. markets. In Canada, net sales were up 4 percent despite
the negative impact from the declining value of the Canadian dollar relative to
U.S. currency. Compared to 1993, ready-mixed concrete and aggregate volumes in
Canada increased approximately 6 percent due to 13 percent increases in each
product line in eastern Canada. The improvement from the previous year was due
to the continued growth in construction activity in Ontario and shipments to
the fixed-link bridge project in the Canadian Maritimes. Net sales in the U.S.
were 7 percent lower than 1993 mainly due to divested operations. Ready-mixed
concrete volumes were 21 percent higher than a year ago while aggregate sales
volumes from continuing operations rose 9 percent. The U.S. construction
materials operations benefitted from a rebound in construction that took place
in the midwest markets following the summer floods of 1993, the end of a
drivers strike in St. Louis and strong activity in the southern markets and in
the northern aggregate markets.
GROSS PROFIT AND COST OF GOODS SOLD
The Company's gross profit as a percentage of net sales improved from 17
percent in 1993 to 20 percent in 1994. Cement gross profit margin was 24
percent compared to 20 percent in 1993. The increase was a result of improved
volumes and prices. Construction materials gross profit margin was 13 percent
in 1994, up from 11 percent in 1993.
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The Company's cement cost per ton is heavily influenced by plant capacity
utilization. The following table summarizes the Company's cement production
(in millions of tons) and the utilization rate of clinker production capacity.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years Ended December 31
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1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C>
Cement production 10.94 10.37
Clinker capacity utilization 86% 81%
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</TABLE>
Cement production from continuing operations increased 6 percent from 1993
mainly due to the strong product demand in the U.S. Total U.S. cement
production totalled 6.6 million tons, an increase of 5 percent from last year.
In Canada, cement production was 4.3 million tons, up slightly from 4.1 million
tons in 1993. Clinker capacity utilization at U.S. plants was 94 percent in
1994 compared to 90 percent in 1993 while Canadian capacity utilization
increased to 75 percent from 72 percent in 1993. Capacity utilization in the
Company's Canadian plants increased from higher cement shipments in Canada and
higher exports to the U.S.
Total U.S. cement consumption exceeded domestic production capacity. To meet
the cement needs of U.S. customers, the company purchased more cement from its
Canadian plants which had underutilized cement capacity, and imported cement
from South American and European sources. Spot cement shortages occurred in
some U.S. markets.
SELLING AND ADMINISTRATIVE
Selling and administrative expenses were $163.4 million in 1994 compared to
$161.4 million in 1993. Although some expense reductions were achieved from
office consolidation and termination of some employees in the first phase of a
restructuring program (see "Restructuring" below), these reductions were mostly
offset by nonrecurring charges for development of a new financial system for
construction materials and for secondary employee relocations that
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were triggered by the restructuring. Selling and administrative expenses as a
percentage of net sales declined to 10.4 percent in 1994 from 10.8 percent in
1993.
OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET
Other income and expense consists of items such as net retirement costs, equity
income, amortization of intangibles and nonrecurring gains and losses from
divestitures. Other expense, net was $3.4 million in 1994 compared to income
of $1.0 million in 1993. The change was the result of write-downs of surplus
properties, higher retirement costs, a provision for settlement of a lawsuit
and interest rate swap expenses. These charges were partially offset by higher
divestment gains from the sale of non strategic assets.
RESTRUCTURING
In the fourth quarter of 1993, the Company recorded a one-time pre-tax
restructuring charge of $21.6 million ($16.4 million net of tax benefits) to
cover the direct expenses of restructuring the Company's North American
business units to increase organizational efficiency. The primary components
of the restructuring charge were separation benefits for approximately 310
employees (after reduction for employees identified for operations that have
been divested), employee relocation costs and retirement benefits for eligible
employees electing early retirement. The charge also included office
relocation and lease termination expenses.
The restructuring plan entailed the consolidation of 11 regional operating
units into six units in the Company's two main product lines. This
consolidation, which began in 1994 and will be substantially completed in 1995,
will reduce management layers, eliminate duplicative administrative functions,
and standardize procedures and information systems. Manufacturing and
distribution facilities are not materially affected by the restructuring.
During 1994, the Company spent $14.7 million (includes $1.1 million of exchange
rate impact) on the restructuring and anticipates that the remaining accrual of
$6.9 million will be substantially spent in 1995 as the Construction Materials
Group completes most of its restructuring.
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In 1994, the annual expense reductions (mostly from the termination of 238
employees) that resulted from the restructuring totalled approximately $10
million pre-tax, consistent with expectations. These expense reductions were
mostly offset by nonrecurring charges for development of the new financial
system for construction materials and for secondary employee relocations that
were triggered by the restructuring.
PERFORMANCE BY LINE OF BUSINESS
The Company's operating profit from cement operations (before corporate and
unallocated expenses) was $138.3 million, $49.0 million better than 1993.
Cement results were better due to higher sales volumes and prices somewhat
offset by higher maintenance costs and fuel costs per unit in certain Canadian
plants and higher purchased clinker costs in the U.S. In Canada, operating
profit totalled $42.7 million, $3.7 million higher than 1993. Higher sales
volumes throughout Canada and higher prices in central and eastern Canada were
partially offset by higher plant costs in certain cement plants. The Company's
U.S. operations reported an operating profit of $95.6 million. This was $45.3
million better than 1993. Strong product demand coupled with a 7 percent
increase in the average net sales price led to the improvement.
The Company's operating profit from its construction materials and waste
management operations (before corporate and unallocated expenses) was $31.5
million, or $3.5 million better than 1993. Results were better due to
significant improvement in the United States and moderate improvement in
eastern Canada. Operating profit was reduced by development expenses for a new
financial system and nonrecurring charges totalling approximately $7 million at
the Company's waste management operations. The Company's Canadian operations
contributed $16.4 million. This was $1.5 million worse than the prior year.
Earnings were higher in eastern Canada due to increased ready-mixed concrete
and aggregate volumes reflecting the continued improvement in economic
conditions and shipments to the fixed-link bridge project. These earnings were
more than offset by nonrecurring charges at the waste management operations and
development expenses for the new financial system. The U.S. operations earned
$15.1 million compared to $10.1 million in 1993. The improvement was the
result of higher ready-mixed concrete and aggregate volumes due to increased
construction
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activity following the 1993 floods in the midwest coupled with strong
performance in Texas and the northern aggregate markets. Partially offsetting
these improvements were nonrecurring charges at the waste management operations
and development expenses for the new financial system.
TOTAL INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
In 1994, total income from operations was $141.9 million, $71.7 million better
than 1993. The increase was mostly due to higher earnings in the Company's
U.S. cement and construction materials operations, which accounted for 82
percent of the increase. Income from operations was also improved by higher
divestment gains from the sale of non strategic assets and the absence of the
one-time restructuring charge of $21.6 million in 1993. Offsetting these
improvements were nonrecurring charges at the Company's waste management
operations, a provision for settlement of a lawsuit, write-downs of surplus
properties, expenses for development of a new financial system and interest
rate swap expenses. Operating profit from Canadian operations was $49.9
million, $13.2 million better than 1993. The Company's operating profit from
U.S. operations was $92.0 million, $58.5 million better than 1993.
NET INTEREST EXPENSE
Net interest expense decreased by $14.0 million in 1994 due to lower average
net indebtedness, higher interest rates on investments and currency exchange
gains on U.S. dollar denominated investments in Canada.
INCOME TAXES
Income tax expense increased from $21.6 million in 1993 to $32.5 million in
1994. In the U.S., taxes climbed only $2.0 million. The higher operating
income coupled with the additional taxable income from divestments resulted in
a current tax benefit from the utilization of most of the Company's net
operating loss carryforwards in the U.S. Canadian income tax expense increased
$8.9 million due to higher earnings. The Canadian effective income tax rates
were 46.9 percent in 1994 and 46.1 percent in 1993.
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NET INCOME
The Company reported net income of $80.6 million in 1994. This compares with
net income of $5.9 million in 1993. The 1993 results included an after-tax
charge of $16.4 million recorded in the fourth quarter related to the Company's
restructuring plan. The Company's Canadian operations reported net income of
$29.9 million, $9.4 million better than 1993. Earnings increased in eastern
Canada due to the continued improvement in economic conditions. Canadian
earnings also benefitted from an adjustment of overhead charges between the
U.S. and Canada, the absence of the restructuring charge and higher interest
income. Partially offsetting these gains were higher maintenance costs and
fuel costs per unit in certain plants, nonrecurring charges related to waste
management operations and expenses for the development of a new financial
system for construction materials. In the U.S., net income was $50.7 million,
$65.3 million better than 1993. The U.S. improvement resulted from an increase
in cement shipments and prices, a 21 percent increase in ready-mixed concrete
shipments, higher divestment gains and the absence of the restructuring charge.
In addition, interest expense in the U.S. was $8.8 million lower than 1993.
These increases were partially offset by higher purchased clinker costs at
certain U.S. plants, nonrecurring charges related to waste management
operations, a provision for settlement of a lawsuit and interest rate swap
expenses.
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
The Company's operations, like those of other companies engaged in similar
businesses, involve the use, release/discharge, disposal and clean-up of
substances regulated under increasingly stringent federal, state, provincial
and/or local environmental protection laws. Many of the regulations are
technically and legally complex, posing significant compliance challenges. The
Company's environmental compliance program includes an environmental policy and
an environmental ethics policy that are designed to provide corporate direction
for all operations and employees, an environmental audit and follow-up
program, routine compliance oversight of the Company's facilities,
environmental guidance on key issues confronting the Company, routine training
and exchange of information by its environmental professionals, an
environmental
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recognition award program, and routine and emergency reporting systems.
The Company has been in, or is presently involved in, certain environmental
enforcement matters in both the U.S. and Canada. Management's philosophy is to
attempt to actively resolve such matters with the appropriate government
authorities. In certain circumstances, notwithstanding management's belief
that a particular alleged violation poses no significant threat to the
environment, the Company may decide to resolve such matters by entering into a
consent agreement and/or paying a penalty.
The Company currently operates three cement plants using hazardous
waste-derived fuels that are subject to emission limits and other requirements
under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ("RCRA") and Boiler
and Industrial Furnaces ("BIF") regulations. The other BIF requirements
include a permitting process, extensive recordkeeping of operational
parameters, raw materials and waste-derived fuels use, and corrective action
requirements for other solid waste management units at the facilities. The
Company completed testing in 1995 recertifying that the three cement plants
were in compliance with the BIF interim status emissions limitations. (These
standards must be certified every three years until a final RCRA Part B permit
is issued.)
The BIF regulations are extremely complex, and certain provisions have been
subject to different interpretations. The Company in 1992 received three
notices of violation and complaints from the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency ("EPA") and one from the State of Michigan Department of Natural
Resources ("MDNR"). With the exception of the Paulding, Ohio cement plant, all
the enforcement matters have been resolved by entering into a consent decree
and paying a penalty. With respect to the Paulding plant, a substantive
agreement has been reached on the terms of a consent agreement, penalty amount,
and a supplemental environmental project. The EPA is drafting the consent
agreement. In the interim, the Company has implemented the agreed upon
substantive provisions. At the present time, the Company's BIF facilities are
in substantial compliance with the existing requirements.
The Company's three BIF cement plants have submitted formal Part B permit
applications which is the first step in the permitting
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process. The Fredonia, Kansas plant has recently completed its "test burn"
which is the next step in establishing permit limitations for incorporation
into a draft of the final Part B permit.
The EPA is in the process of revising its BIF requirements, using both RCRA and
Clean Air Act authority. The EPA plans to publish proposed regulations for
public review and comment in early 1996, and issue final regulations in 1997.
Under the proposal, cement plants that continue using waste-derived fuels would
have three years to meet these standards or other non-hazardous fuels must be
substituted. The EPA plans to rely heavily on the Maximum Achievable Control
Technology ("MACT") requirements of Title III of the Clean Air Act Amendments
of 1990 (hazardous air pollutants) in conjunction with the risk-based
authorities of RCRA. It is unclear at this time what the actual standards will
be and the ability of Company's facilities to meet these standards without
substantial capital investment. The Company plans to actively participate in
the regulatory process and thereby help formulate the revised BIF standards
that are reasonable, cost-effective, and comply with the RCRA and Clean Air Act
statutory language.
A by-product of many of the Company's cement manufacturing plants is cement
kiln dust ("CKD"). CKD has been excluded from regulations as a hazardous waste
under the so-called "Bevill Amendment" to RCRA until the EPA completes a study
of CKD, determines if it should be regulated as a hazardous waste and issues
appropriate implementing regulations. On January 31, 1995, the EPA issued a
regulatory determination in which it found that certain CKD management
practices create unacceptable risks that require additional regulation. The
EPA specifically identified the potential for groundwater contamination from
the management of CKD in karst terrain, fugitive emissions from handling and
management of CKD, and surface water/stormwater runoff from CKD management
areas. The EPA found that there is no difference between dust generated from
kilns that use traditional fuels and those that use supplemental fuels. The
EPA also indicated there are no concerns with cement and clinker, and that most
beneficial uses of CKD were not of concern with the exception of its use as a
"soil amendment" (the EPA indicated it would further study such application
during a future rulemaking).
The EPA outlined a tentative regulatory approach for further
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regulation of CKD to be carried out over the next two-plus years. During this
interim period, the Bevill exclusion would be retained. The EPA indicated that
existing legal authority under the Clean Air and Water Acts will be used to
address the fugitive emissions and stormwater/surface water runoff issues. For
those instances where groundwater concerns exist, the EPA indicated it will use
Subtitle C of RCRA as its jurisdiction for establishing highly tailored CKD
management standards. In this regard, the EPA indicated that
industry-developed CKD management standards would likely be the starting point
for the rulemaking. During an industry briefing, EPA representatives indicated
that the above approach was tentative and could be influenced and/or found to
be unnecessary should states adequately regulate CKD, new information shows
clear evidence of no need for regulation and/or the cement manufacturing
industry implements its own CKD management practices. The Company's management
does not believe that the existing data support the tentative regulatory
approach set forth by EPA. As a result, the Company and other organizations
have filed suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Circuit seeking judicial review of this determination.
On March 14, 1995, the Company joined other cement manufacturing companies in
submitting a proposed enforceable agreement for the management of CKD. The
agreement is premised on the inherent authority of the U.S. Government to enter
into contracts, and the substantive provisions are based upon the industry
consensus CKD management practices. The agreement provides for public
participation and penalties for non-compliance with the terms of the agreement.
The industry has presented the enforceable agreement proposal to the EPA. The
primary concern expressed by the EPA has been whether they, in fact, have the
inherent authority to enter into an enforceable contract. An alternative
approach of applying the CKD management standards under state-driven programs
is also being explored separately by the EPA and the industry. The Company
believes it technically and legally inappropriate for the EPA to develop CKD
standards under Subtitle C of RCRA. Should the EPA ultimately proceed to
promulgate new CKD management standards under Subtitle C, the Company could
incur substantial additional capital costs and operational expenses to meet the
new standards. In order to mitigate the longer term impact of CKD regulation
at the federal and/or state levels, the Company has undertaken a program to
assess its management practices for CKD at operating and inactive facilities in
the U.S. and Canada, and is voluntarily
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taking remedial steps and instituting management practices consistent with the
industry CKD management practices, as well as assessing and modifying process
operations, evaluating and using alternative raw materials, and implementing
new technologies for reducing the generation of CKD.
In 1993, the State of Michigan alleged that the Company's Alpena cement plant
was managing CKD in violation of applicable state solid waste management
requirements. In 1994, the Company settled this matter by entering into a
consent judgment in federal district court with the State of Michigan. The
agreement finalizes a testing protocol for CKD, how the CKD will be managed, a
closure plan for historic CKD areas, and payment of a penalty of $350,000 that
essentially covers the costs expended by state agency personnel to resolve this
matter. On December 19, 1995, a local citizen group, opposed to cement kilns
using hazardous waste as a supplemental fuel, filed a lawsuit against the
Company and the head of the MDNR. The suit seeks a judicial determination that
CKD management plans, approved by the state in a federal district court consent
agreement, violate the Michigan Environmental Protection Act. The suit seeks a
court order to stop the Company from using hazardous waste derived fuel and
forbid the management of CKD in the quarry on Company property. The Company
believes there is no merit to the lawsuit and will vigorously defend it.
In another matter relating to the Alpena plant and CKD, the State of Michigan
in 1994 contacted the Company and the former owner of the plant, seeking
remediation of an old CKD pile from which it alleges there is runoff of
hazardous substances into Lake Huron. The Company has advised the state that
it is not responsible for remediating this property because the property was
expressly excluded in the purchase agreement pursuant to which the Company
acquired the plant. The Company has advised the former plant owner of the
Company's position on this matter, and has a legal action pending in federal
bankruptcy court, seeking to have the deed reformed to be consistent with the
asset purchase agreement. It is unclear at this time how this matter will be
resolved. The portion of the old CKD alleged to be the Company's
responsibility is de minimis in comparison to the remaining portion of the CKD
pile that is the responsibility of the former plant owner. Accordingly, the
Company's pro rata remediation costs should not be material, should it fail to
prevail in the bankruptcy court proceedings.
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As with most industrial companies in the U.S., the Company is involved in
certain remedial actions to clean up and/or close certain historical waste
disposal sites, as required by federal, provincial and state laws, which
provide that responsible parties must fund remedial actions regardless of fault
or legality at the time of the original disposal. In this regard, the Company
is presently involved in approximately 24 federal, state, and provincial
administrative investigations, studies and proceedings. At ten of these sites,
the Company is either a de minimis party or the Company has information to
support its position that it did not contribute/dispose or is not legally
responsible for the disposal of materials at the site. At four other sites,
the remediation has been completed, and closure approval has been received for
two sites and approval for two other sites is expected early in 1996. At
eight other sites, the Company is in the process of remediating the site or has
agreed to voluntarily undertake remediation of the site, and with respect to
the eight sites, the Company has recorded provisions for remediation. At one
site, the Company and the port authority are attempting to obtain regulatory
agency approval to "seal" the property. A lawsuit has been filed seeking
indemnification from the prior landowner and real estate agent. The remaining
site is the old CKD pile at the Alpena plant discussed above.
Title V of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments has the potential to result in
significant capital expenditures and operational expenses for the Company. The
Clean Air Act Amendments established a new federal operating permit and fee
program for many manufacturing operations. The Company's U.S. operations that
are deemed to be "major sources" of air pollution will have to or will submit
detailed permit applications and pay recurring permit fees. The Company has
placed a major emphasis on quantifying emissions in order to determine the
facilities that will be subject to the federal operating permit requirements.
As part of this process, plant and regional personnel have been discussing
permit application requirements with the respective state air agencies that
have the ultimate responsibility for review and issuance of the federal and/or
state operating permits. In many instances, the Company's emissions
inventories indicated that its construction materials facilities and cement
terminals would generally not be under the federal program, but still required
various submittals to the state to document its emissions and operating
parameters. For those facilities covered by the federal operating permits, a
major
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emphasis has been placed on defining likely future operational needs so that
the plants ultimately obtain permit operating conditions that allow them to be
competitive in the marketplace.
On a related permitting issue, the Company has announced that it plans to
construct two new state-of-the-art cement plants, one in Sugar Creek, Missouri,
and one in Richmond, British Columbia. Prior to commencement of construction,
the Company must obtain all necessary permits and approvals. The Company has
already conducted testing of both sites to define the information that will be
submitted as part of the permit/approval applications. Permit/approval
applications are anticipated to be submitted in 1996 so that timely permits and
approvals can be obtained consistent with construction schedules.
The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 also require the EPA to develop air toxics
regulations for a broad spectrum of industrial sectors, including portland
cement manufacturing. The EPA has indicated that the new MACT standards will
force a significant reduction of air pollutants below existing levels. The
Company is actively participating with other cement manufacturers in working
with the EPA to define test protocols, better define the scope of MACT
standards, determine the existence and feasibility of various technologies and
develop realistic emission limitations for the cement industry. It is expected
that the EPA will develop proposed standards for existing and new facilities
and publish them for review and public comment by the middle of 1996. Final
MACT regulations are anticipated by late 1997 and existing facilities will have
three years to meet the standards or close down operations. The proposed new
Sugar Creek plant must meet the new MACT standards at the time of start-up. It
now appears that the EPA is prepared to distinguish, in its MACT standards
development process, between cement kilns that burn hazardous wastes as a
supplemental fuel and those that use traditional fuels. (See BIF MACT
discussion above.) The Company's management anticipates that several of its
plants are likely to be required to upgrade and/or replace existing air
pollution control equipment as a result of both MACT regulations. Management
is not able to determine the additional controls and their associated costs
until the EPA proposes the actual MACT emission standards based upon specific
control technologies, and continuous emissions monitoring techniques to measure
compliance.
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In Canada, the key environmental issue concerns climate change -- greenhouse
gas (CO ) reduction. The potential consequences of CO reduction measures for
2 2
cement producers are significant since CO is generated from combusting fuels,
2
i.e., coal and coke, to produce the high temperatures necessary to manufacture
cement clinker. In addition, CO is generated in the calcining of limestone to
2
make cement clinker. Any imposition of raw material or production limitations,
fuel use or carbon taxes could have a negative impact on the cement
manufacturing industry. The Company has entered into a voluntary industry
commitment with the Canadian government providing for a 0.7% annual improvement
of energy efficiency per ton of clinker from 1990 to 2000. The Company is
confident that through energy efficiency improvements, fuel switching, and
plant upgrading underway or to be started in the near-term, it can meet the
climate change target for the industry. The Company is committed to making the
voluntary approach work in order to offset pressures for the imposition of
stringent regulatory or tax measures.
At the present time, there is no pressure in the United States for similar
voluntary CO reductions. In addition, a carbon tax proposal was soundly
2
defeated by a broad industrial coalition in the early 1990s.
Because of differences between requirements in the U.S. and Canada, and the
complexity and uncertainty of existing and future environmental requirements,
permit conditions, costs of new and existing technology, potential remedial
costs and insurance coverage, and/or enforcement-related activities and costs,
it is difficult for management to estimate the ultimate level of the Company's
expenditures related to environmental matters. The Company's capital
expenditures and operational expenses for environmental matters have increased
and are likely to increase in the future. However, the Company cannot
determine at this time if capital expenditures and other remedial actions that
the Company has taken, or may in the future be required to undertake in order
to comply with the laws governing environmental protection, will have a
material effect upon its capital expenditures or earnings.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION OF CASH FLOWS
The Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows summarize the Company's main sources
and uses of cash. These statements show the relationship between operations
that are presented in the Consolidated Statements of Income and liquidity and
financial resources, which are depicted in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The Company's liquidity requirements arise primarily from the funding of its
capital expenditures, working capital needs, debt service obligations and
dividends. The Company has met its operating liquidity needs primarily through
internal generation of cash and expects to continue to do so in the future.
However, because of the seasonality of the Company's business, cash balances
decline in the first two quarters. Short-term borrowings might be required in
the future to fund seasonal operating requirements.
The net cash provided by operations for each of the three years presented
reflects the Company's net income adjusted for noncash items. Depreciation and
depletion have declined over the periods presented due to divestments and the
1994 extension of the estimated useful lives at six of the Company's cement
plants. Deferred income taxes affected the operating cash flow primarily
because of the reversal of depreciation differences in Canada in 1993, the
payment of alternative minimum tax in the U.S. in 1994 and a decrease in the
valuation allowance in 1995 due to management's belief that it is more likely
than not that the related deferred tax assets will be realized. The changes in
working capital are discussed in Management's Discussion of Financial Position.
Cash flows from investing consist primarily of capital expenditures and
acquisitions offset by proceeds from property, plant and equipment
dispositions. Capital investments by product line, including acquisitions,
were as follows (in millions):
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years Ended December 31
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1995 1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Cement $ 97.1 $ 63.7 $ 27.2
Construction materials 53.0 32.8 45.8
Other 1.1 3.7 0.6
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Total capital investments $151.2 $100.2 $ 73.6
================================================
</TABLE>
Capital investments are expected to be approximately $200 million in 1996. The
Company intends to invest in projects that maintain or improve the performance
of its plants as well as in acquisition opportunities which will enhance the
Company's competitive position in the U.S. and Canada. In October 1995, the
Company announced plans to build cement plants to replace existing facilities
in Richmond, British Columbia and Sugar Creek, Missouri. The Company projects
a capital investment of approximately $95 million for the Richmond plant, which
is expected to be completed in 1998. The Sugar Creek plant and a deep
underground limestone quarry are expected to cost approximately $135 million
and to go on line by the year 2000.
Capital spending and dividend requirements are anticipated to be funded by
existing cash and by cash flows from operations. In January 1995, the Company
sold its equity interest in a Texas aggregate operation. In September 1994,
the Company sold its Balcones, Texas cement plant, three cement terminals and
an equity interest in an aggregate operation. In late December 1994, the
Company sold its Texas ready-mixed concrete plants and related assets. In
February 1993, the Company sold its Demopolis, Alabama cement facility and
other related assets. During 1995 and 1994 the Company's proceeds from the
sale of non strategic assets, surplus land and other miscellaneous items
totalled $34.6 million and $157.9 million, respectively.
The Company has reduced its net debt by $338.6 million during the three years
ended December 31, 1995. This reduction was the result of improved earnings
from operations, proceeds from the divestment of non strategic assets, proceeds
from the sale of Common Shares in 1993 and moderate levels of capital spending.
In October 1993 the
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Company completed an offering of 6.75 million Common Shares priced at $18.25
per share. The net proceeds from the offering totalled $117.6 million.
The Company has access to a wide variety of short-term and long-term financing
alternatives in both the U.S. and Canada. Effective September 1, 1994, the
Company cancelled its existing revolving credit facility and established
similar, bilateral revolving credit facilities with nine institutions for total
commitments of $150 million at favorable terms compared with the previous
facility. At December 31, 1995, no amounts were outstanding under the
revolving credit facilities.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION OF FINANCIAL POSITION
The Consolidated Balance Sheets summarize the Company's financial position at
December 31, 1995 and 1994.
The value reported for Canadian dollar denominated net assets increased from
December 31, 1994 as a result of an increase in the value of the Canadian
dollar relative to the U.S. dollar from $.71 to $.73 at December 31, 1995. The
impact of the exchange rate differential on working capital was insignificant.
Working capital, excluding cash, short-term investments and current portion of
long-term debt increased $66.8 million from December 31, 1994 to December 31,
1995. Inventories increased $34.6 million from December 31, 1994 when
inventory levels were at abnormally low levels due to strong shpments in the
fourth quarter. The increase in 1995 resulted from accelerated U.S. cement and
clinker purchases in mid-year in anticipation of higher shipments, the slowdown
of shipments which began late in the third quarter and the unusually cold and
wet weather in the fourth quarter. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
decreased $24.5 million mostly due to divestments, a reduction in the
restructuring accrual, a decrease in various nonrecurring provisions and the
timing of purchases and payments.
Net property, plant and equipment increased $45.1 million during 1995. The
impact of exchange rate changes was $9.4 million. Depreciation and divestments
were $90.2 million and $20.0 million. Capital expenditures and acquisitions of
fixed assets totalled $142.0 million. The excess of cost over net assets of
business acquired relates primarily to a 1981 U.S. acquisition. Other
long-term liabilities decreased $20.2 million during 1995 due to a decrease in
deferred income taxes resulting from a $23.0 million reduction of the valuation
allowance.
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The Company's capitalization is summarized in the following table:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31
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1995 1994
----------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Long-term debt 18.6% 21.6%
Other long-term liabilities 13.5% 15.9%
Shareholders' equity 67.9% 62.5%
----------------------
Total capitalization 100.0% 100.0%
======================
</TABLE>
The increase in shareholders' equity is discussed in Management's Discussion of
Shareholders' Equity. The decline in long-term debt is discussed in
Management's Discussion of Cash Flows.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
The Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity summarize the activity in
each of the components of shareholders' equity for the three years presented.
In 1995 Shareholders' Equity increased by $139.5 million mainly from net income
of $129.6 million and an increase in foreign currency translation adjustments
of $17.0 million (resulting from an increase in the value of the Canadian
dollar relative to the U.S. dollar), partially offset by dividend payments,
net of reinvestments, of $10.1 million.
Shareholders' equity increased $49.8 million in 1994 due to net income of $80.6
million and proceeds from the exercise of stock options of $12.0 million,
partially offset by dividend payments, net of reinvestments of $10.1 million
and a decrease in foreign currency translation adjustments of $34.6 million.
Common equity interests include Common Shares and the Lafarge Canada Inc.
Exchangeable Shares, which have comparable voting, dividend and liquidation
rights. Common Shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the
ticker symbol "LAF" and on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Montreal
Exchange. The Exchangeable Shares are traded on the Montreal Exchange and the
Toronto Stock Exchange.
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The following table reflects the range of high and low closing prices of Common
Shares by quarter for 1995 and 1994 as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Quarters Ended
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March June September December
31 30 30 31
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1995 STOCK PRICES
HIGH $ 18 3/4 $21 3/8 $21 7/8 $19 5/8
LOW 16 3/4 18 3/8 18 3/8 16 3/4
1994 Stock Prices
High $26 7/8 $23 5/8 $22 $20 1/4
Low 21 1/2 18 7/8 18 1/4 16 1/4
</TABLE>
Dividends are summarized in the following table (in thousands, except per share
amounts):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years Ended December 31
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1995 1994 1993
------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Common equity dividends $25,898 $20,430 $18,390
Less dividend
reinvestments (15,784) (10,338) (4,073)
------------------------------------------------------
Net cash dividend payments $10,114 $10,092 $14,317
======================================================
Common equity dividends
per share $.375 .30 $.30
======================================================
</TABLE>
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION OF SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The Selected Consolidated Financial Data provides both a reference for some
data frequently requested about the Company and a useful record in reviewing
trends.
The Company's net sales decreased 4 percent from 1991 to 1992 due to sluggish
construction activity in central and eastern Canada coupled with a decline in
the average value of the Canadian dollar. The 1 percent decline from 1992 to
1993 was due to the drop in the value of the Canadian dollar and sales lost
from operations divested, partially offset by a 4 percent increase in average
cement net sales prices and higher cement and construction materials sales
volumes. Net sales increased 5 percent from 1993 to 1994 due to increases in
cement and ready-mixed concrete shipments and higher cement prices. Net sales
were reduced by the declining value of the Canadian dollar relative to U.S.
currency and sales lost from operations divested. The Company's net sales
declined 6 percent in 1995 compared to 1994. The decline was due to
divestments, weak construction activity in Canada and poor weather in the
fourth quarter relative to 1994, partially offset by higher cement prices as
discussed in Management's Discussion of Income.
Inflation has not been a significant factor in the Company's sales or earnings
growth due to lower inflation rates in recent years, and because the Company
continually attempts to offset the effect of inflation by improving operating
efficiencies, especially in the areas of selling and administrative expenses,
productivity and energy costs. The ability to recover increasing costs by
obtaining higher prices for the Company's products varies with the level of
activity in the construction industry and the availability of products to
supply a local market.
In 1991, the Company's cement selling price increases in the U.S. were
generally less than the rate of inflation; however, Canadian selling prices
were relatively stable. In 1992, selling prices in the U.S. decreased 1.4
percent while Canadian selling prices increased 1 percent. In 1993, selling
prices in the U.S. increased 6 percent while average Canadian prices were
unchanged despite lower volumes and competitive pressures in Ontario. Cement
average net sales prices increased 7 percent in 1994 over 1993 in the U.S.
while Canadian prices increased 4 percent. Prices in 1995
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increased 6 percent in the U.S. and 5 percent in Canada.
Net cash provided by operations consists of net income (loss), adjusted
primarily for depreciation, restructuring adjustments in 1994 and 1993 and, in
1992, the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles. The Company
is in a capital-intensive industry and as a result recognizes large amounts of
depreciation. The Company has used the cash provided by operations essentially
to expand its markets and to improve the performance of its plants and other
operating equipment.
Capital expenditures and acquisitions totalled $491.0 million over the five
years. Significant investments during the period included a variety of cement
plant projects to increase production capacity and reduce costs, the
installation of receiving and handling facilities for substitute fuels and raw
materials, the building and purchasing of additional distribution terminals to
extend markets and improve existing supply networks, acquisitions of
ready-mixed concrete plants and aggregate operations, and modernization of the
construction materials mobile equipment fleet.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The following financial information is included on the pages indicated:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Page
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<S> <C>
Report of Independent Public Accountants II - 36
Consolidated Balance Sheets II - 37
Consolidated Statements of Income II - 38
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity II - 39
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows II - 40
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements II - 41 through II - 68
</TABLE>
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To Lafarge Corporation:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Lafarge
Corporation (a Maryland corporation) and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995
and 1994, and the related consolidated statements of income, cash flows, and
shareholders' equity for each of the three years in the period ended December
31, 1995. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above (appearing on pages
II-37 through II-67) present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of Lafarge Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995 and
1994 and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 1995, in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.
Our audit was made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial
statements taken as a whole. The consolidated Schedule II (appearing on page
IV-9) is presented for purposes of complying with the Securities and Exchange
Commission's rules and is not part of the basic financial statements. This
schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of
the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, fairly states in all
material respects the financial data required to be set forth therein in
relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
Arthur Andersen LLP
Washington, D.C.
January 25, 1996
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31
-----------------------
1995 1994
-----------------------
<S> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 136,435 $ 193,057
Short-term investments 84,516 50,500
Receivables, net 256,262 257,093
Inventories 210,076 175,433
Other current assets 31,214 31,052
-----------------------
Total current assets 718,503 707,135
Property, plant and equipment, net 797,017 751,880
Excess of cost over net assets of
businesses acquired, net 21,302 21,926
Other assets 177,031 170,490
-----------------------
TOTAL ASSETS $1,713,853 $1,651,431
=======================
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities $ 222,458 $ 247,378
Income taxes payable 31,729 39,614
Current portion of long-term debt 15,741 17,813
-----------------------
Total current liabilities 269,928 304,805
Long-term debt 268,636 290,668
Other long-term liabilities 194,311 214,504
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Total liabilities 732,875 809,977
-----------------------
Common Equity Interests
Common shares ($1.00 par value;
authorized 110.1 million shares;
issued 60.7 and 59.7 million
shares, respectively) 60,735 59,694
Exchangeable shares (no par or stated
value; authorized 24.3 million
shares; issued 8.5 and 8.5 million
shares, respectively) 58,311 57,805
Additional paid-in capital 593,310 576,054
Retained earnings 328,623 224,908
Foreign currency translation adjustments (60,001) (77,007)
-----------------------
Total shareholders' equity 980,978 841,454
-----------------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY $1,713,853 $1,651,431
=======================
</TABLE>
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years Ended December 31
-------------------------------------------
1995 1994 1993
-------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
NET SALES $1,472,159 $1,563,250 $1,494,491
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Costs and expenses
Cost of goods sold $1,149,168 1,254,646 1,242,246
Selling and administrative 141,112 163,371 161,449
Interest expense, net 15,219 28,780 42,732
Other (income) expense, net (3,507) 3,366 (1,007)
Restructuring - - 21,600
-------------------------------------------
Total costs and expenses 1,301,992 1,450,163 1,467,020
-------------------------------------------
Pre-tax income 170,167 113,087 27,471
Income taxes 40,554 32,451 21,574
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NET INCOME $ 129,613 $ 80,636 $ 5,897
===========================================
NET INCOME PER COMMON
EQUITY SHARE - PRIMARY $ 1.88 $ 1.18 $ 0.10
===========================================
NET INCOME PER COMMON
EQUITY SHARE - ASSUMING FULL
DILUTION $ 1.82 $ 1.18 $ 0.10
===========================================
DIVIDENDS PER COMMON EQUITY SHARE $ 0.375 $ 0.30 $ 0.30
===========================================
</TABLE>
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years Ended December 31
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1995 1994 1993
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Amount Shares Amount Shares Amount Shares
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
COMMON EQUITY INTERESTS
COMMON SHARES
Balance at January 1 $ 59,694 59,694 $ 55,290 55,290 $ 46,605 46,605
Issuance of Common Shares for:
Dividend reinvestment plans 812 812 514 514 168 168
Sale of Common Shares - - - - 6,750 6,750
Employee stock purchase plan 36 36 44 44 45 45
Exchange of Exchangeable Shares 59 59 3,163 3,163 1,286 1,286
Exercise of stock options 134 134 683 683 436 436
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at December 31 $ 60,735 60,735 $ 59,694 59,694 $ 55,290 55,290
==================================================================================
EXCHANGEABLE SHARES
Balance at January 1 $ 57,805 8,494 $ 78,443 11,596 $ 85,689 12,767
Issuance of Exchangeable
Shares for:
Dividend reinvestment plans 722 39 511 26 1,027 64
Employee stock purchase plan 182 27 234 35 257 38
Exchange of Exchangeable Shares (398) (59) (21,383) (3,163) (8,667) (1,286)
Exercise of stock options - - - - 137 13
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at December 31 $ 58,311 8,501 $ 57,805 8,494 $ 78,443 11,596
==================================================================================
ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL
Balance at January 1 $576,054 $535,685 $408,338
Issuance of Common and/or
Exchangeable Shares for:
Dividend reinvestment plans 14,250 9,313 2,877
Sale of Common Shares - - 110,869
Employee stock purchase plan 1,001 1,475 1,073
Exchange of Exchangeable Shares 339 18,220 7,381
Exercise of stock options 1,666 11,361 5,147
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at December 31 $593,310 $576,054 $535,685
==================================================================================
RETAINED EARNINGS
Balance at January 1 $224,908 $164,702 $177,195
Net income 129,613 80,636 5,897
Dividends-common equity interests (25,898) (20,430) (18,390)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at December 31 $328,623 $224,908 $164,702
==================================================================================
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
ADJUSTMENTS
Balance at January 1 $(77,007) $(42,455) $(17,897)
Translation adjustments 17,006 (34,552) (24,558)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at December 31 $(60,001) $(77,007) $(42,455)
==================================================================================
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY $980,978 $841,454 $791,665
==================================================================================
</TABLE>
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years Ended December 31
----------------------------------------
1995 1994 1993
----------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATIONS
Net income $ 129,613 $ 80,636 $ 5,897
Adjustments to reconcile net
income to net cash
provided by operations:
Depreciation, depletion,
and amortization 94,321 103,586 114,970
Provision for bad debts 588 5,941 5,735
Deferred income taxes (25,101) (21,967) (5,676)
Gain on sale of assets (14,585) (17,797) (16,995)
Other noncash charges and credits, net (2,918) (1,943) 757
Net change in operating working
capital (see below)* (63,651) (483) 50,184
------------------------------------
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATIONS 118,267 147,973 154,872
------------------------------------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING
Capital expenditures (121,882) (95,415) (58,427)
Acquisitions (29,319) (4,739) (15,203)
Purchases of short-term
investments, net (34,016) (50,500) -
Proceeds from property, plant
and equipment dispositions 34,628 157,945 68,940
Other 2,920 11,400 3,933
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) INVESTING (147,669) 18,691 (757)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING
Additional long-term borrowings - - 23,000
Repayment of long-term debt (24,314) (78,983) (257,834)
Issuance of equity securities, net 3,019 13,797 124,713
Dividends, net of reinvestments (10,114) (10,092) (14,317)
------------------------------------
NET CASH CONSUMED BY FINANCING (31,409) (75,278) (124,438)
------------------------------------
Effect of exchange rate changes 4,189 (7,623) (5,041)
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE)IN CASH AND
CASH EQUIVALENTS (56,622) 83,763 24,636
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING
OF YEAR 193,057 109,294 84,658
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END
OF YEAR $ 136,435 $ 193,057 $ 109,294
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*ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN WORKING
CAPITAL ITEMS
Receivables, net $ 7,550 $ (30,540) $ (20,166)
Inventories (31,147) (4,021) 32,841
Other current assets (773) (5,294) (1,912)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (26,078) 40,753 16,798
Restructuring (4,792) (13,596) 21,600
Income taxes payable (8,411) 12,215 1,023
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NET CHANGE IN OPERATING WORKING CAPITAL $ (63,651) $ (483) $ 50,184
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</TABLE>
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Together with its subsidiaries, Lafarge Corporation ("Lafarge"), a Maryland
corporation, is engaged in the production and sale of cement, ready-mixed
concrete, aggregates and other concrete products. Lafarge operates in the U.S.
and its major operating subsidiary, Lafarge Canada Inc. ("LCI"), operates
throughout Canada. The primary U.S. markets are in the mid-western, mid-south,
northeastern, north-central and northwestern areas. Lafarge's wholly-owned
subsidiary, Systech Environmental Corporation, supplies cement plants with
substitute fuels and raw materials. Lafarge S.A.(formerly Lafarge Coppee), a
French corporation, and certain of its affiliates ("Lafarge S.A.") own a
majority of the voting securities of Lafarge.
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING POLICIES
Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Actual results could differ
from those estimates.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Lafarge and all
of its majority-owned subsidiaries (the "Company"), after the elimination of
intercompany transactions and balances. Investments in affiliates in which the
Company has less than a majority ownership are accounted for by the equity
method. Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial
statements to conform to the 1995 presentation.
Foreign Currency Translation
Assets and liabilities of LCI are translated at the exchange rate prevailing at
the balance sheet date. Revenue and expense accounts for this subsidiary are
translated using the average exchange rate during the period. Foreign currency
translation adjustments are disclosed as a separate item in shareholders'
equity.
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Revenue Recognition
Revenue from the sale of cement, concrete products and aggregates is recorded
at the time the products are shipped. Revenue from waste recovery and disposal
is recorded at the time the material is received, tested and accepted. Revenue
from road construction contracts is recognized on the basis of units of work
completed, while revenue from other indivisible lump sum contracts is
recognized using the percentage-of-completion method.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company utilizes derivative financial instruments ("Derivatives") in order
to hedge the impact of adverse changes in interest rates. These Derivatives
are not held or issued for trading purposes.
The Company is a party to an interest rate swap contract ("Interest Swap")
requiring the Company to make a fixed interest rate payment and to receive a
floating interest rate payment from a commercial bank. This Interest Swap was
transacted in order to hedge a portion of the Company's floating interest rate
borrowings from significant increases in interest rates. The net difference in
interest payments is accrued as interest rates change and is recognized over
the life of the Interest Swap as a component in the "Interest expense, net"
caption in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Cash Equivalents
The Company considers liquid investments purchased with an original maturity at
the date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Because
of the short maturity of these investments, their carrying amount approximates
fair value.
Short-Term Investments
Short-term investments consist primarily of commercial paper with original
maturities at date of purchase beyond three months and less than 12 months.
Such short-term investments are carried at cost, which approximates fair value,
due to the short period of time to maturity.
Inventories
Inventories are valued at lower of cost or market. The majority of the
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Company's U.S. inventories, other than maintenance and operating supplies, are
stated at last-in, first-out ("LIFO") cost and all other inventories are valued
at average cost.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is computed for financial
reporting purposes using the straight-line method over the estimated useful
lives of the assets. These lives range from three years on light mobile
equipment to 40 years on certain buildings. Land and mineral deposits include
depletable raw material reserves on which depletion is recorded using the
units-of-production method.
During 1994, the Company completed a review of the estimated useful lives of
its cement plants. As a result, the Company extended the estimated useful
lives of certain plants effective July 1, 1994. The effect of this change in
estimate reduced depreciation expense and increased pre-tax income for the year
ended December 31, 1994 by approximately $2.6 million.
Excess of Cost Over Net Assets of Businesses Acquired
The excess of cost over fair value of net assets of businesses acquired
("goodwill") is amortized using the straight-line method over periods not
exceeding 40 years. The Company continually evaluates whether events and
circumstances have occurred that indicate the remaining estimated useful life
of goodwill may warrant revision or that the remaining balance of goodwill may
not be recoverable. In evaluating impairment, the Company estimates the sum of
the expected future cash flows, undiscounted and without interest charges,
derived from such goodwill over its remaining life. The Company believes that
no impairment exists at December 31, 1995. The amortization recorded for 1995,
1994 and 1993 was $2.4 million, $4.0 million and $4.3 million, respectively.
Accumulated amortization at December 31, 1995 and 1994 was $37.6 million and
$35.2 million, respectively.
Other Postretirement Benefits
The Company accrues the expected cost of retiree health care and life insurance
benefits and charges it to expense during the years that the employees render
service.
In addition, the Company accrues for benefits provided to former or
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inactive employees after employment but before retirement when it becomes
probable that such benefits will be paid and when sufficient information exsits
to make reasonable estimates of the amounts to be paid.
Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes are determined by the liability method in accordance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income
Taxes" ("SFAS No. 109").
Research and Development
The Company is committed to improving its manufacturing process, maintaining
product quality and meeting existing and future customer needs. These
objectives are pursued through various programs. Research and development
costs, which are charged to expense as incurred, were $6.6 million, $5.5
million and $6.2 million for 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively.
Interest
Interest of $2.1 million and $0.7 million was capitalized in 1995 and 1994,
respectively. No interest was capitalized during 1993. Interest income of
$11.9 million, $9.4 million and $5.3 million, has been applied against interest
expense for 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively.
Net Income Per Common Equity Share
The calculation of net income per common equity share is based on the weighted
average number of Lafarge's Common Shares and the Exchangeable Preference
Shares of LCI ("Exchangeable Shares") outstanding in each period and the
assumed exercise of stock options. The weighted average number of shares and
share equivalents outstanding was (in thousands) 68,984, 68,254 and 61,636 in
1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively.
The weighted average number of shares and share equivalents outstanding
assuming full dilution was (in thousands) 73,504 in 1995 and assumed conversion
of the Convertible Subordinated Debentures (the "Convertible Debentures"). The
computation of fully diluted earnings per share was antidilutive in 1994 and
1993.
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Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Effective
In October 1995 the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation" ("SFAS 123"). SFAS 123 is required for financial statements for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1995 with earlier adoption permitted.
Management believes that it will implement the statement beginning in 1996 by
disclosing the fair value of stock options issued subsequent to January 1, 1995
and provide a pro forma computation of earnings and earnings per share as if
fair value had been used to record the issuance of stock options. Accordingly,
adoption of this new standard should not impact the results of operations.
RESTRUCTURING
In the fourth quarter of 1993, the Company recorded a one-time pre-tax
restructuring charge of $21.6 million ($16.4 million net of tax benefits, or
$.27 per share) to cover the direct costs of restructuring the Company's North
American business units to increase organizational efficiency. The primary
components of the restructuring charge were separation benefits for
approximately 310 employees, after reduction for employees identified for
operations that have been divested, employee relocation costs and early
retirement benefits for eligible employees electing early retirement. The
charge also included office relocation and lease termination. Through December
31, 1995, 273 employees have been separated.
The restructuring plan entailed the consolidation of eleven regional operating
units into six units in the Company's two main business lines. This
consolidation reduced management layers, eliminated duplicative administrative
functions and standardized procedures and information systems. Manufacturing
and distribution facilities were not materially affected.
During 1995 and 1994 respectively, the Company spent $4.6 million (decreased by
$.2 million of exchange rate impact) and $14.7 million (increased by $1.1
million of exchange rate impact) on the restructuring and anticipates that the
remaining accrual of $2.3 million will be spent in the first half of 1996 as
the Construction Materials Group completes its restructuring plan.
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RECEIVABLES
Receivables consist of the following (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31
----------------------------------
1995 1994
----------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Trade and note receivables $ 271,999 $ 276,310
Retainage on long-term contracts 8,490 9,130
Allowances (24,227) (28,347)
----------------------------------
Total receivables, net $ 256,262 $ 257,093
==================================
</TABLE>
INVENTORIES
Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31
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1995 1994
----------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Finished products $ 97,950 $ 82,324
Work in process 16,959 8,427
Raw materials and fuel 50,030 45,291
Maintenance and operating supplies 45,137 39,391
----------------------------------
Total inventories $ 210,076 $ 175,433
==================================
</TABLE>
Included in the finished products, work in process and raw materials and fuel
categories are inventories valued using the LIFO method of $67.5 million and
$56.4 million at December 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively. If these inventories
were valued using the average cost method, such inventories would have
decreased by $6.6 million and $9.1 million, respectively.
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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31
-------------------------
1995 1994
-------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Land and mineral deposits $ 164,187 $ 168,552
Buildings, machinery and equipment 1,544,215 1,434,320
Construction in progress 72,133 54,627
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Property, plant and equipment,
at cost 1,780,535 1,657,499
Less accumulated depreciation and
depletion (983,518) (905,619)
-------------------------
Total property, plant and equipment, net $ 797,017 $ 751,880
=========================
</TABLE>
OTHER ASSETS
Other assets consist of the following (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31
-------------------------
1995 1994
-------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Long-term receivables $ 10,985 $ 18,334
Investments in unconsolidated
companies 36,894 36,807
Prepaid pension asset 85,192 75,294
Property held for sale 21,221 22,409
Other 22,739 17,646
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Total other assets $ 177,031 $ 170,490
=========================
</TABLE>
Property held for sale represents certain permanently closed cement plants and
land which are carried at the lower of cost or estimated net realizable value.
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ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consist of the following (in
thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31
----------------------
1995 1994
----------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Trade accounts payable $ 58,171 $ 67,166
Accrued payroll expense 32,704 36,567
Accrued interest expense 4,235 4,996
Restructuring 2,267 6,902
Bank overdrafts 25,481 25,532
Other accrued expenses 99,600 106,215
----------------------
Total accounts payable and
accrued liabilities $ 222,458 $ 247,378
======================
</TABLE>
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LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31
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1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C>
Medium-term notes maturing in various
amounts between 1996 and 2006, bearing
interest at fixed rates which range
from 9.1 percent to 9.8 percent $ 153,000 $ 176,000
7% Convertible Debentures maturing
in 2013, convertible into Common Shares
at a conversion price of $22.125 per
share, with sinking fund requirements
beginning in 1999 100,000 100,000
Tax-exempt bonds maturing in various
amounts between 1996 and 2011, bearing
interest at floating rates which range
from 5.1 percent to 6.8 percent 29,983 30,517
Other 1,394 1,964
------------------------------
Subtotal 284,377 308,481
Less current portion (15,741) (17,813)
------------------------------
Total long-term debt $ 268,636 $ 290,668
==============================
</TABLE>
The fair value of current and long-term debt at December 31, 1995 and 1994,
respectively, was approximately $304.4 and $315.4 million compared with $284.4
and $308.5 million included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. This fair
value was estimated based upon quoted market prices or current interest rates
offered to the Company for debt of the same maturity.
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The annual principal payment requirements on long-term debt for each of the
five years in the period ending December 31, 2000 are as follows (in millions):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Thereafter
---------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Repayments $15.7 $16.5 $29.6 $27.8 $40.5 $154.3
---------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
The Company has similar, bilateral revolving credit facilities with nine
institutions for total commitments of $150 million, extending through August
31, 1999. At the end of 1995, no amounts were outstanding under the revolving
credit facilities. The Company is required to pay annual commitment fees of
0.15 percent of the total amount of the facilities. Borrowings made under the
revolving credit facilities will bear interest at variable rates based on a
bank's prime lending rate or the applicable LIBOR rate.
The Company's debt agreements require the maintenance of certain financial
ratios relating to fixed charge coverage and leverage. At December 31, 1995,
the Company was in compliance with these requirements.
At December 31, 1994 the Company was party to $75 million (notional amount) of
Interest Swaps which required the Company to pay fixed rates of interest in
exchange for floating rate receipts. These Interest Swaps had been entered
into in order to hedge the Company's floating interest rate payments. Because
the Company had repaid a portion of its liquid, floating interest rate
borrowings beginning in 1994, and continuing into 1995, a portion of the
notional amount of these Interest Swaps exceeded the current and projected
floating interest rate debt levels. During 1995 and 1994 the Company recorded
mark-to-market provisions of $1.9 million and $0.5 million respectively for
several of the Interest Swaps relative to periods when the Interest Swap
positions exceeded associated borrowings. These mark-to-market provisions are
included in the "Other (income) expense, net" caption in the Consolidated
Statements of Income.
In December 1995, the Company terminated Interest Swaps of $50 million
(notional value) at a cash cost of $4.7 million. The portion of this cash
termination cost associated with the Interest Swaps which continued to be
hedges, $2.4 million, was deferred and will be amortized to expense over the
original Interest Swap term, while the
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remaining termination costs were charged against the previously provided
mark-to-market liability on the balance sheet.
At December 31, 1995, the Company is a party to a $25 million (notional amount)
Interest Swap, which requires the Company to pay a fixed rate of 8.7 percent in
exchange for a floating rate receipt which was 5.8 percent at December 31,
1995. The Company's Interest Swap matures in 1999.
The differences in swapped interest rates are paid every three months pursuant
to the Interest Swap contract. The Company is exposed to credit loss in the
event of nonperformance by the other party to the Interest Swap contract but
does not anticipate nonperformance. The net payments under the Interest Swaps
are dependent on the level of floating commercial paper interest rates.
Based on interest rates at December 31, 1995 the net termination cost for the
Company to unwind its Interest Swap was approximately $2.6 million.
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Other long-term liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31
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1995 1994
-------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Deferred income taxes $ 43,314 $ 68,326
Minority interests 7,808 10,206
Accrued postretirement benefit cost 123,260 120,591
Accrued pension liability 16,466 13,037
Other 3,463 2,344
-------------------------
Total other long-term liabilities $ 194,311 $ 214,504
=========================
</TABLE>
COMMON EQUITY INTERESTS
Holders of Exchangeable Shares have voting, dividend and liquidation rights
which parallel those of holders of the Company's Common Shares.
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The Exchangeable Shares are exchangeable into the Company's Common Shares on a
one-for-one basis. Dividends on the Exchangeable Shares are cumulative and
payable at the same time as any dividends declared on the Company's Common
Shares. The Company has agreed not to pay dividends on its Common Shares
without causing LCI to declare an equivalent dividend in Canadian dollars on
the Exchangeable Shares. Dividend payments and the exchange rate on the
Exchangeable Shares are subject to adjustment from time to time to take into
account certain dilutive events.
At December 31, 1995 the Company had reserved for issuance approximately 10.1
million Common Shares to allow for the exchange of outstanding Exchangeable
Shares. Additional common equity shares are reserved to cover grants under the
Company's stock option program (2.5 million), employee stock purchase plan (0.7
million), conversion of the Convertible Debentures (4.5 million) and issuances
pursuant to the Company's optional stock dividend plan (1.2 million).
On October 13, 1993, the Company sold 6.75 million Common Shares for $18.25 per
share with net proceeds of $117.6 million. Lafarge S.A., the Company's
majority shareholder, purchased 1.0 million of these shares.
OPTIONAL STOCK DIVIDEND PLAN
The Company has an optional stock dividend plan which permits holders of record
of common equity shares to elect to receive new common equity shares issued as
stock dividends in lieu of cash dividends on such shares. The common equity
shares are issued under the plan at 95 percent of the average market price, as
defined in the plan.
STOCK OPTION AND PURCHASE PLANS
Options to purchase the Company's Common Shares have been granted to key
employees and directors of the Company at option prices based on the market
price of the securities at the date of grant. One-fourth of the employee
options granted are exercisable at the end of each year following the date of
grant. The director options are exercisable based upon the length of a
director's service on the Company's Board of Directors, becoming fully
exercisable when a director has served on the Board for over four years. The
options expire ten years from the date
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of grant.
The following table summarizes activity for options related to the Company's
common equity interests:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years Ended December 31
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1995 1994 1993
------------------------ ------------------------------ -------------------------
Average Average Average
Option Option Option
Shares Price Shares Price Shares Price
------------------------ ------------------------------ -------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance outstanding
at beginning
of year 2,153,720 $17.06 2,449,228 $14.79 2,566,828 $14.23
Options granted 483,800 18.00 467,000 24.13 437,500 15.75
Options exercised (134,308) 13.41 (684,633) 13.88 (503,725) 12.71
Options cancelled (183,375) 19.11 (77,875) 15.77 (51,375) 15.43
------------------------ ------------------------------ -------------------------
Balance outstanding
at end of year 2,319,837 $17.33 2,153,720 $17.06 2,449,228 $14.79
------------------------ ------------------------------ -------------------------
Options exerciable at end
of year 1,379,037 1,081,720 1,356,853
=======================================================================================
</TABLE>
The Company has an Employee Stock Purchase Plan that permits substantially all
employees to purchase the Company's common equity interests through payroll
deductions at 90 percent of the lower of the beginning or end of plan year
market prices. In 1995, 62,522 shares were issued to employees under the plan
at a share price of $17.21 and in 1994, 79,319 shares were issued at a share
price of $15.19. At December 31, 1995 and 1994, $.6 million and $.7 million
were subscribed for future share purchases, respectively.
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INCOME TAXES
Pre-tax income (loss) is summarized by country in the following table (in
thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years Ended December 31
----------------------------------------------------
1995 1994 1993
----------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
United States* $ 57,908 $ 56,691 $(10,622)
Canada* 112,259 56,396 38,093
----------------------------------------------------
Pre-tax income $170,167 $113,087 $ 27,471
====================================================
</TABLE>
* The 1995 amounts shown for Canada and the United States include $30.1
million of cumulative adjustments resulting from an agreement reached with
Revenue Canada Taxation (as described below). If these adjustments were
not reflected, pre-tax income in Canada would be decreased and pre-tax
income in the U.S. would be increased by $30.1 million.
The provision for income taxes includes the following components (in
thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years Ended December 31
----------------------------------------------------
1995 1994 1993
----------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Current
United States $ 25,300 $ 21,600 $ 1,400
Canada 40,355 32,818 25,850
----------------------------------------------------
Total current 65,655 54,418 27,250
----------------------------------------------------
Deferred
United States (26,300) (15,600) 2,600
Canada 1,199 (6,367) (8,276)
----------------------------------------------------
Total deferred (25,101) (21,967) (5,676)
----------------------------------------------------
Total income taxes $ 40,554 $ 32,451 $ 21,574
====================================================
</TABLE>
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The Company's U.S. federal tax liability has not been finalized by the Internal
Revenue Service for any year subsequent to 1983 due to the existence of tax net
operating loss and credit carryforwards. During 1995, an agreement was reached
with Revenue Canada Taxation related to the pricing of certain cement sales
between the Company's operations in Canada and the U.S. for the years 1984
through 1994. The result was an increase in net sales and pre-tax income in
Canada by U.S. $30.1 million with corresponding adjustments in the U.S. The
impact of this agreement on consolidated net income was immaterial. Under the
terms of the Canada-U.S. Income Tax Convention, the agreement has been
submitted to the Competent Authorities of Canada and the U.S. and is subject to
adjustment. The purpose of the Competent Authorities is to reach agreement for
the elimination of double taxation which is not in accordance with the
Convention. The Company's Canadian federal tax liability for all taxation
years through 1991 has been reviewed and finalized by Revenue Canada Taxation.
A reconciliation of taxes at the U.S. federal income tax rate to the Company's
actual income taxes is as follows (in millions):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years Ended December 31
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1995 1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Taxes at the U.S. federal
income tax rate $ 59.6 $ 39.6 $ 9.6
U.S./Canadian tax rate
differential 3.4 1.7 1.2
Canadian tax incentives (7.0) (3.2) (1.9)
State and Canadian
provincial income taxes,
net of federal benefit 8.2 5.9 3.3
Change in valuation allowance (23.0) --- ---
Tax effect of certain operating
losses and other tax credits,
primarily U.S. (1.8) (21.8) (1.9)
Other items 1.2 10.3 11.3
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Provision for income taxes $ 40.6 $ 32.5 $ 21.6
=======================================================
</TABLE>
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Deferred income taxes reflect the tax consequences of "temporary differences"
between the amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes
and such amounts as measured by tax law. These temporary differences are
determined in accordance with SFAS No. 109.
Temporary differences and carryforwards which give rise to deferred tax assets
and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31
--------------------------------
1995 1994
--------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Deferred tax assets:
Reserves and other liabilities $ 54,760 $ 50,419
Other postretirement benefits 48,888 47,322
Tax loss carryforwards 6,689 6,857
Tax credit carryforwards 6,562 13,970
--------------------------------
Gross deferred tax assets 116,899 118,568
Valuation allowance (23,296) (46,276)
--------------------------------
Net deferred tax assets 93,603 72,292
--------------------------------
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment 88,998 91,913
Prepaid pension asset 26,640 22,615
Other 4,863 8,578
--------------------------------
Gross deferred tax liabilities 120,501 123,106
--------------------------------
Net deferred tax liability 26,898 50,814
Net deferred tax asset-current 16,416 17,512
--------------------------------
Net deferred tax liability-noncurrent $ 43,314 $ 68,326
================================
</TABLE>
A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the deferred tax assets to a level
which, more likely than not under the rules of SFAS No. 109, will be realized.
During 1995, the net decrease in the valuation allowance was $23.0 million. The
1995 reduction stems from the favorable long-term outlook for the U.S. cement
market, three consecutive years of taxable income in the U.S. and management's
projections of future taxable income in the U.S. which is expected to
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be in excess of amounts needed to realize these deferred tax assets. The 1994
reduction of $21.8 million resulted primarily from the realization of net
operating loss carryforwards and investment tax credits for which a valuation
allowance had previously been provided.
At December 31, 1995, the Company had net operating loss and tax credit
carryforwards of $17.7 million and $6.6 million, respectively. The net
operating loss carryforwards are limited to use in varying annual amounts
through 2006. The tax credit carryforwards are alternative minimum tax credits
that have no expiration date.
Included in deferred tax assets is approximately $9.2 million which represents
the tax effect of transfer pricing adjustments that have not been deducted in
the U.S. pending settlement between the U.S. and Canadian Competent Authorities
as previously noted.
At December 31, 1995, cumulative undistributed earnings of LCI were $638.9
million. No provision for U.S. income taxes or Canadian withholding taxes has
been made since the Company considers the undistributed earnings to be
permanently invested in Canada. The Company's management has decided that the
determination of the amount of any unrecognized deferred tax liability for the
cumulative undistributed earnings of LCI is impracticable since it would depend
upon a number of factors which cannot be known until such time as a decision to
repatriate the earnings might be made.
SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company's single business segment includes the manufacture and sale of
cement and ready-mixed concrete, precast and prestressed concrete components,
concrete block and pipe, aggregates, asphalt and reinforcing steel. In
addition, the Company is engaged in road building and other construction
utilizing many of its own products, and in supplying cement plants with
substitute fuels and raw materials.
Sales between the United States and Canada are accounted for at fair market
value. Income from operations equals net sales plus other income less cost of
goods sold, selling and administrative expenses and, in 1993, restructuring
charges. It excludes interest expense and income taxes. Financial information
by country is as follows (in millions):
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years Ended December 31
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1995 1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net Sales *
Canada $ 722.3 $ 717.1 $ 685.0
United States 821.1 904.9 862.9
Eliminations (71.2) (58.7) (53.4)
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Total net sales $1,472.2 $1,563.3 $1,494.5
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Income from operations *
Canada $ 75.5 $ 49.9 $ 36.7
United States 109.9 92.0 33.5
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Total income from operations $ 185.4 $ 141.9 $ 70.2
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Identifiable assets
Canada $ 845.6 $ 791.3 $ 801.0
United States 868.3 860.1 886.7
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Total identifiable assets $1,713.9 $1,651.4 $1,687.7
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</TABLE>
* The 1995 amounts shown as income from operations for Canada and the United
States exclude $30.1 million of cumulative adjustments resulting from an
agreement reached with Revenue Canada Taxation (as described in the
"Income Taxes" footnote). If these adjustments were reflected, net sales
and income from operations in Canada would be increased with corresponding
adjustments in the U.S. There would be no impact on consolidated income
from operations.
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Non-cash investing and financing activities included the issuance of 851,000,
540,000 and 232,000 common equity shares upon the reinvestment of dividends
totalling $15.8, $10.3 and $4.1 million in 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively.
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Cash paid during the year for interest and income taxes is as follows (in
thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years Ended December 31
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1995 1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Interest $ 15,944 $ 29,159 $ 44,553
Income taxes (net of
refunds) $ 75,218 $ 41,779 $ 27,177
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</TABLE>
PENSION PLANS
The Company has several defined benefit and defined contribution retirement
plans covering substantially all employees. Benefits paid under the defined
benefit plans are generally based either on years of service and the employee's
compensation over the last few years of employment or years of service
multiplied by a contractual amount. The Company's funding policy is to
contribute amounts that are deductible for income tax purposes.
The following table summarizes the consolidated funded status of the Company's
defined benefit retirement plans and provides a reconciliation to the
consolidated prepaid pension asset recorded on the Company's Consolidated
Balance Sheets at December 31, 1995 and 1994 (in millions). For 1995 and 1994,
the assumed settlement interest rates were 7.5 and 8.5 percent, respectively,
for the Company's U.S. plans and 8.25 and 9.0 percent, respectively, for the
Canadian plans. For 1995 and 1994, the assumed rates of increase in future
compensation levels used in determining the actuarial present values of the
projected benefit obligations were 4.5 and 5.0 percent, respectively, for the
Company's U.S. plans and 4.25 and 5.0 percent, respectively, for the Canadian
plans. The expected long-term rate of investment return on pension assets,
which includes listed stocks, fixed income securities and real estate, for each
country was 9.0 percent for each year presented.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31, 1995 December 31, 1994
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Assets Exceed Accumulated Assets Exceed Accumulated
Accumulated Benefits Accumulated Benefits
Benefits Exceed Assets Benefits Exceed Assets
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Actuarial present
value of:
Vested benefit
obligations $ 288.7 $ 37.1 $ 253.3 $ 21.9
Accumulated benefit
obligations 292.1 40.6 256.6 25.1
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Projected benefit obli-
gation for service
rendered to date $ 323.5 $ 43.5 $ 285.5 $ 28.5
Market value of plan
assets 403.9 19.5 360.8 14.1
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Plan assets in excess
of (less than) pro-
jected benefit
obligations 80.4 (24.0) 75.3 (14.4)
Unrecognized net (gain)
loss due to past
experience different
from assumptions made
and amortized over
the average future
working lifetime
of those expected to
receive benefits 15.0 6.1 12.0 (0.4)
Unrecognized net (assets)
obligations at
transition to
SFAS No. 87 (10.2) 1.4 (12.0) 1.8
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Prepaid pension asset
(accrued pension
liability) $ 85.2 $ (16.5) $ 75.3 $ (13.0)
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</TABLE>
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Net retirement cost for the years indicated includes the following components
(in millions):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years Ended December 31
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1995 1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Service cost of benefits
earned during the period $ 8.5 $ 11.2 $ 10.5
Interest cost on projected
benefit obligation 28.1 26.1 26.2
Actual gain on plan assets (61.3) (7.5) (31.7)
Net amortization and deferral 26.4 (26.8) (3.5)
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Total defined benefit plans cost 1.7 3.0 1.5
Defined contribution plans cost 3.6 4.2 4.4
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Net retirement cost $ 5.3 $ 7.2 $ 5.9
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</TABLE>
Certain employees are also covered under multi-employer pension plans
administered by unions. Amounts included in the preceding table as defined
benefit plans retirement cost include contributions to such plans of $3.2
million, $3.4 million and $3.5 million for 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively.
The data available from administrators of the multi-employer plans are not
sufficient to determine the accumulated benefit obligation, nor the net assets
attributable to the multi-employer plans in which Company employees
participate.
The defined contribution plans' costs in the preceding table relate to thrift
savings plans for eligible U.S. and Canadian employees. Under the provisions
of the plans, the Company matches a portion of each participant's contribution
and, for eligible U.S. employees through June 30, 1994, contributed an amount
proportionate to each participant's salary.
OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
The Company provides certain retiree health and life insurance benefits to
eligible employees who retire in the U.S. or Canada. Salaried participants
generally become eligible for retiree health care benefits when they retire
from active service at age 55 or later, although there are some variances by
plan or unit in Canada and the U.S. Benefits, eligibility and cost-sharing
provisions for hourly employees vary by
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location and/or bargaining unit. Generally, the health plans pay a stated
percentage of most medical/dental expenses reduced for any deductible,
co-payment and payments made by government programs and other group coverage.
These plans are unfunded. An eligible retiree's health care benefit coverage
is coordinated in Canada with Provincial Health and Insurance Plans and in the
U.S., after attaining age 65, with Medicare. Certain retired employees of
businesses acquired by the Company are covered under other care plans that
differ from current plans in coverage, deductibles and retiree contributions.
In the U.S., salaried retirees and dependents under age 65 have a $1,000,000
health care lifetime maximum benefit. At age 65 or over, the maximum is
$50,000. Lifetime maximums for hourly retirees are governed by the location
and/or bargaining agreement in effect at the time of retirement. In Canada,
some units have maximums, but in most cases there are no lifetime maximums. In
some units in Canada, spouses of retirees have lifetime medical coverage.
In Canada, both salaried and nonsalaried employees are generally eligible for
life insurance benefits. In the U.S., life insurance is provided for a number
of hourly retirees as stipulated in their hourly bargained agreements, but not
for salaried retirees except those of certain acquired companies.
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The following table sets forth the plans' combined status reconciled with the
accrued postretirement benefit cost included in the Company's Consolidated
Balance Sheets (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31
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1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C>
Accumulated Postretirement
Benefit Obligation
Retirees $ 72,864 $ 69,212
Fully eligible active
participants 15,330 13,601
Other active participants 19,537 17,148
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Total accumulated post-
retirement benefit obligation 107,731 99,961
Unrecognized net gain 11,274 15,776
Unrecognized prior service cost 4,255 4,854
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Accrued postretirement benefit cost $123,260 $120,591
=======================
</TABLE>
Net periodic postretirement benefit cost includes the following components (in
thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years Ended December 31
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1995 1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Service cost of benefits
earned during the period $ 1,285 $ 1,687 $ 2,517
Interest cost on accumulated post-
retirement benefit obligation 8,046 8,040 9,296
Net amortization (1,390) (492) -
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Net periodic postretirement
benefit cost $ 7,941 $ 9,235 $11,813
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</TABLE>
The assumed health care cost trend rate used in measuring the accumulated
postretirement benefit obligation differs between U.S. and Canadian plans. For
plans in both the U.S. and Canada, the pre-65 assumed rate was 10.5 percent
decreasing to 5.5 percent over 12 years. For post-65 retirees in the U.S., the
assumed rate was 8.0 percent
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decreasing to 5.5 percent over 12 years with a Medicare assumed rate for the
same group of 7.25 percent decreasing to 5.5 percent over 12 years. For
post-65 retirees in Canada, the assumed rate was 10.0 percent decreasing to 5.5
percent over 12 years. If the health care cost trend rate assumptions were
increased by 1 percent, the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation as of
December 31, 1995 would be increased by 8.0 percent. The effect of this change
on the net periodic postretirement benefit cost for 1995 would be an increase
of 13.0 percent.
For 1995 and 1994, the weighted average discount rates used in determining the
accumulated postretirement benefit obligations were 7.5 and 8.5 percent,
respectively, for U.S. plans and 8.25 and 9.0 percent, respectively, for
Canadian plans.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company leases office space and certain equipment. Total rental expenses
for 1995, 1994 and 1993 were $12.8 million, $11.8 million and $16.7 million,
respectively.
Future minimum annual rental commitments for all non-cancelable leases are as
follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
1996 $ 13,454
1997 10,913
1998 9,883
1999 9,151
2000 8,125
Thereafter 25,476
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Total $ 77,002
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</TABLE>
The Company self insures for workers' compensation and general liability
claims, up to a maximum amount per claim. The estimated liability is accrued
based on an actuarial determination prepared by an outside actuary.
During 1989 and 1990, five railroad companies (the "Railroads") filed actions
against Lone Star Industries Inc. and affiliates ("Lone Star") for damages
resulting from its fabrication and sale of allegedly defective concrete
railroad ties to the Railroads. The Company and LCI were named in third party
actions in which Lone Star was claiming
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indemnity for liability to the Railroads, for damages to its business and for
costs and losses suffered as a result of the Company and LCI supplying
allegedly defective cement used by Lone Star in the fabrication of the railroad
ties. The damages claimed totalled approximately $226.5 million. The Company
denied the allegations and vigorously defended against the lawsuits (the "Lone
Star Case").
In late 1992, Lone Star settled with the Railroads for approximately $67
million and proceeded with its case against the Company and LCI which resulted
in a jury verdict of $1.2 million in damages for Lone Star. An appeal of the
verdict resulted in a retrial and a jury verdict of $8.4 million in damages for
Lone Star plus prejudgment interest of $0.9 million. This jury verdict also
was appealed. The parties agreed in 1995 to settle the Lone Star Case for a
cash payment of $11.2 million. The settlement was funded by payments from the
Company's and LCI's insurers (in partial settlement of litigation with these
insurers as described below), except for $4.865 million which was paid by the
Company and for which the Company and LCI are seeking repayment from one
insurer through litigation.
In late 1990 Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company ("Nationwide"), one of the
Company's primary insurers during the period when allegedly defective cement
was supplied to Lone Star by the Company, filed a complaint for declaratory
judgment against the Company, LCI and eleven other liability insurers of the
Company and LCI (the "Coverage Case"). The complaint sought a determination of
all insurance coverage issues in the Lone Star Case. The Company answered the
complaint, counter-claimed against Nationwide, cross-claimed against the
co-defendant insurers and filed a third party complaint against 36 additional
insurers. In 1991, the Company and Nationwide entered into a settlement
agreement pursuant to which Nationwide settled its claim in the Coverage Case
and, among other things, paid the Company a portion of past due defense
expenses in the Lone Star Case, promised to pay its proportion of continuing
defense expenses therein and to post the entire remaining aggregate limits of
its policies as reserves to be used in the Lone Star Case, if necessary.
The Coverage Case was tried in late 1995 and the jury awarded the Company and
LCI approximately $19.5 million of the $27.5 million sought as the necessary
and reasonable expenses incurred in defense of the Lone Star Case (part of
which is the Company's ultimate liability pursuant to contractual arrangements
with several of its primary insurers). After the jury returned its verdict, the
Court awarded the Company and LCI pre- and post-judgment interest, apportioned
the policy deductibles, determined the equitable apportionment of the verdict
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among the defendant insurers and entered its final judgment order in January
1996. The Company and LCI have settled with all but two of its insurers and are
currently weighing possible appeal of this matter to the Court of Appeals.
Since 1992, a number of owners of buildings located in eastern Ontario, Canada,
most of whom are residential homeowners, filed actions in the Ontario Court
(General Division) against Bertrand & Frere Construction Company Limited
("Bertrand") and a number of other defendants seeking damages as a result of
allegedly defective footings, foundations and floors made with ready-mixed
concrete supplied by Bertrand. There are presently approximately 168
plaintiffs whose claims involve 104 foundations, which are embodied in nine
lawsuits. In two of these actions, the plaintiffs have added LCI as a party
defendant; in the others, LCI is either a third or fourth party. The damages
claimed total more than Cdn. $62 million. In the largest of these actions,
approximately 119 plaintiffs are complaining about 81 basement foundations,
including a 20-unit condominium, and claiming approximately Cdn. $51.7 million,
each plaintiff seeking Cdn. $200,000 for costs of repairs and loss of capital
value of their respective home or building, Cdn. $200,000 for punitive and
exemplary damages and Cdn. $20,000 for hardship, inconvenience and mental
distress, together with interest and costs. LCI has also been served with
cross-claims or third or fourth party claims by Bertrand in the referenced
lawsuits. Bertrand is seeking indemnity for its liability to the owners as a
result of the supply by LCI of allegedly defective flyash. Bertrand amended
its claims to allege that the cement supplied by LCI is also defective. In
1995, the Ontario New Home Warranty Program instituted a lawsuit against
Bertrand, LCI and certain other defendants to recover approximately Cdn. $3
million in costs for replacing or repairing the foundations of 29 houses which
were covered under the warranty program. The amount of LCI's liability, if
any, is uncertain. LCI has denied liability and is defending the lawsuits
vigorously. It has introduced third and fourth party claims against its
insurers to have the insurance coverage issues dealt with by the Court at the
same time as the liability case. The Company believes it has substantial
insurance coverage that will respond to defense expenses and liability, if any,
in the lawsuits.
The Company has been notified by the EPA that it is one of several potentially
responsible parties for clean-up costs at waste disposal sites. The ultimate
costs related to such matters and the Company's degree of responsibility, in
some of these matters, is not presently determinable. In addition, the Company
is involved in certain other legal actions and claims. It is the opinion of
management that all
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legal and environmental matters will be resolved without material effect on the
Company's consolidated financial statements.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company is a participant to agreements with Lafarge S.A. for the sharing of
certain costs incurred for technical, research and managerial assistance and
for the use of certain trademarks. The net expenses accrued for these services
were $5.5 million, $4.3 million and $4.8 million during 1995, 1994 and 1993,
respectively. In addition, the Company purchases various products from Lafarge
S.A. Such purchases totaled $27.7 million, $11.7 million and $6.3 million in
1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively. All transactions with Lafarge S.A. were
conducted on an arm's length basis.
Lafarge S.A. reinvested a portion of dividends it was entitled to receive on
the Company's Common Shares during 1995, 1994 and 1993. These reinvestments
totaled $12.4 million, $9.5 million and $3.0 million, respectively.
At year-end, $15 million of the Company's 7% Convertible Debentures were held
by Lafarge S.A.
In 1993, Lafarge S.A. purchased 1.0 million Common Shares of the Company's
equity offering of 6.75 million Common Shares. The price paid for these shares
was the price to the public. (See Common Equity Interests).
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QUARTERLY DATA (UNAUDITED)
The following table summarizes financial data by quarter for 1995 and 1994 (in
millions, except per share information):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
First Second Third Fourth Total
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1995
Net Sales $ 197 $ 396 $ 510 $ 369 $ 1,472
Gross profit (loss) (16) 103 146 90 323
Net income (loss) (42) 50 86 36 130
Net income (loss) per
common equity share (a):
Primary (0.62) 0.72 1.24 0.52 1.88
Fully diluted (0.62) 0.70 1.19 0.50 1.82
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</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
First Second Third Fourth Total
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1994
Net Sales $ 208 $423 $528 $404 $1,563
Gross profit (loss) (23) 98 144 90 309
Net income (loss) (61) 38 72 32 81
Net income (loss) per
common equity share (a):
Primary (0.92) 0.56 1.06 0.47 1.18
Fully diluted (0.92) 0.55 1.01 0.47 1.18
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</TABLE>
(a) The sum of these amounts does not equal the annual amount because of
changes in the average number of common equity shares outstanding during
the year.
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
None
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY.
The section entitled "Election of Directors" appearing on pages 5 through 8 of
the Company's proxy statement for the annual meeting of stockholders to be held
on May 7, 1996 sets forth certain information with respect to the directors and
nominees for election as directors of the Company and is incorporated herein by
reference. Certain information with respect to persons who are or may be
deemed to be executive officers of the Company is set forth under the caption
"Executive Officers of the Company" in Part I of this Annual Report.
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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The section entitled "Executive Compensation" appearing on pages 8 through 17
of the Company's proxy statement for the annual meeting of stockholders to be
held on May 7, 1996 sets forth certain information with respect to the
compensation of management of the Company, and is incorporated herein by
reference.
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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.
The sections entitled "Voting Securities", "Security Ownership of Certain
Beneficial Owners" and "Security Ownership of Management" appearing on pages 1
through 5 and "Election of Directors" appearing on pages 5 through 8 of the
Company's proxy statement for the annual meeting of stockholders to be held on
May 7, 1996 set forth certain information with respect to the ownership of the
Company's voting securities, and are incorporated herein by reference.
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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.
The sections entitled "Executive Compensation - Indebtedness of Management" and
"Executive Compensation - Transactions with Management and Others" appearing on
pages 16 and 17 of the Company's proxy statement for the annual meeting of
stockholders to be held on May 7, 1996 set forth certain information with
respect to relations of and transactions by management of the Company, and are
incorporated herein by reference.
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PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
(a) The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report:
1. Financial Statements
Consolidated Financial Statements filed as part of this Form 10-K are
listed under Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
2. Financial Statement Schedule
Page Number
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Consolidated Supporting Schedule
II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts IV-9
Schedules I, III, IV and V have been omitted because
they are not applicable.
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3. EXHIBITS
3.1 Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Company, filed May 29,
1992 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Annual Report
on Form 10-K filed by the Company for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1992].
3.2 By-Laws of the Company, (as most recently amended on July 29, 1994)
[incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed by the Company for the fiscal year ended December
31, 1994].
4.1 Form of Indenture dated as of October 1, 1989 between the Company
and Citibank, N.A., as Trustee, relating to $250 million of debt
securities of the Company [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1
to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No.
33-31333) of the Company, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on October 3, 1989].
4.2 Form of Fixed Rate Medium-Term Note of the Company [incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3
(Registration No. 33-31333) of the Company, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3, 1989].
4.3 Form of Floating Rate Medium-Term Note of the Company [incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (Registration No. 33-31333) of the Company, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3, 1989].
4.4 Instruments with respect to long-term debt which do not exceed 10
percent of the total assets of the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries have not been filed. The Company agrees to furnish a
copy of such instruments to the Commission upon request.
9.1 Trust Agreement dated as of October 13, 1927 among Canada Cement
Company Limited, Montreal Trust Company, Henry L. Doble and Alban
C. Bedford-Jones, as amended (composite copy) [incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Registration No. 2-82548) of the
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Company, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
March 21, 1983].
9.2 Amendment dated June 10, 1983 to Trust Agreement filed as Exhibit
9.1 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 9.2 to the Registration
Statement of Form S-1 (Registration No. 2-86589) of the Company,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 16,
1983].
10.1 Exchange Agency and Trust Agreement dated as of May 1, 1983 among
the Company, Canada Cement Lafarge, Lafarge Coppee and Montreal
Trust Company, as trustee [incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Registration No. 2-82548) of the Company, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on May 5, 1983]. Canada Cement
Lafarge changed its name in 1988 to Lafarge Canada Inc. Lafarge
Coppee changed its name in 1995 to Lafarge S.A.
10.2 Guarantee Agreement dated as of May 1, 1983 between the Company and
Canada Cement Lafarge [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement of Form S-1
(Registration No. 2-82548) of the Company, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on May 5, 1983].
10.3 Special Surface Lease dated as of August 1, 1954 between the
Province of Alberta and Canada Cement Lafarge, as amended
[incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 2-82548) of the Company,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21,
1983].
10.4 Director Fee Deferral Plan of the Company [incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Registration Statement on Form
S-1 (Registration No. 2-86589) of the Company, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on September 16, 1983].
10.5 1993 Stock Option Plan of the Company [incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.6 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993].
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10.6 1983 Stock Option Plan of the Company, as amended and restated
May 2, 1989 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 28 to the
Company's report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1989].
10.7 Optional Stock Dividend Plan of the Company [incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed
by the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1987].
10.8 Director Fee Deferral Plan of General Portland, assumed by the
Company on January 29, 1988 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10(g) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by General Portland
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1980].
10.9 Option Agreement for Common Stock dated as of November 1, 1993
between the Company and Lafarge Coppee [incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.11 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the
Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993].
10.10 Deferred Compensation Program of Canada Cement Lafarge
[incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.57 to Amendment No. 1 to
the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 2-86589)
of the Company, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on November 23, 1983].
10.11 Agreement dated November 8, 1983 between Canada Cement Lafarge and
Standard Industries Ltd. [incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.58 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Registration No. 2-86589) of the Company, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on November 23, 1983].
10.12 Stock Purchase Agreement dated September 17, 1986 between the
Company and Lafarge Coppee, S.A. [incorporated by reference to
Exhibit B to the Company's report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended September 30, 1986].
10.13 Promissory Note dated July 17, 1987 of Bertrand P. Collomb
[incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.64 to the Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed by the Company for the fiscal year ended December
31, 1987].
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10.14 Promissory Note dated July 31, 1987 of Thomas W. Tatum
[incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.65 to the Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed by the Company for the fiscal year ended December
31, 1987].
10.15 Cost Sharing Agreement dated December 2, 1988 between Lafarge
Coppee, LCI and the Company relating to expenses for research and
development, strategic planning and human resources and
communication techniques [incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.42 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1988].
10.16 Royalty Agreement dated December 2, 1988 between Lafarge Coppee,
LCI and the Company relating to access to the reputation, logo and
trademarks of Lafarge Coppee [incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.43 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1988].
10.17 Amendment dated January 1, 1993 to Royalty Agreement filed as
Exhibit 10.19 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1992].
10.18 Description of Nonemployee Director Retirement Plan of the Company,
effective January 1, 1989 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.40 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1989].
10.19 Promissory Note dated February 6, 1989 of John M. Piecuch
[incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to the Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed by the Company for the fiscal year ended December
31, 1989].
10.20 Promissory Note dated February 27, 1989 of John M. Piecuch
[incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42 to the Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed by the Company for the fiscal year ended December
31, 1989].
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10.21 Promissory Note dated January 17, 1989 of H. L. Youngblood
[incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.44 to the Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed by the Company for the fiscal year ended December
31, 1989].
10.22 Promissory Note dated September 20, 1990 of John C. Porter
[incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 to the Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed by the Company for the fiscal year ended December
31, 1990].
10.23 Reimbursement Agreement dated January 1, 1990, between Lafarge
Coppee and the Company relating to expenses for Strategic Planning
and Communication techniques [incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.41 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1990].
10.24 Form of Revolving Credit Facility Agreements, dated as of September
1, 1994, among the Company and nine separate banking institutions
[incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed by the Company for the fiscal year ended December
31, 1994].
10.25 Promissory Note dated June 15, 1994 of Edward T. Balfe
[incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed by the Company for the fiscal year ended December
31, 1994].
10.26 Promissory Note dated September 1, 1994 of Duncan Gage
[incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to the Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed by the Company for the fiscal year ended December
31, 1994].
10.27 Promissory Note dated July 9, 1990 of Peter H. Cooke [incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed by the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994].
10.28 Amendment dated September 13, 1991 to Cost Sharing Agreement filed
as Exhibit 10.18 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1994].
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10.29 Promissory Note dated January 8, 1996 of Larry J. Waisanen.
10.30 Memorandum of Understanding dated September 1, 1992 between the
Company and Lafarge Coppee relating to the reimbursement to the
Company of a portion of Michel Rose's compensation and expenses
[incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to the Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed by the Company for the fiscal year ended December
31, 1992].
11 Statement regarding computation of net income per common equity
share.
21 Subsidiaries of the Company.
23 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants.
27 Financial Data Schedule
(b) Reports on Form 8-K.
No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the last quarter of the
fiscal year covered by this Annual Report.
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CONSOLIDATED SUPPORTING SCHEDULE
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LAFARGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE II
CONSOLIDATED VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
Years Ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993
(In Thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Additions Deductions
--------- ----------------------------------
Balance at Charge to From Reserve for
Beginning Cost and Purposes for Which Balance at
Description of Year Expenses Reserve Was Created Other (1) End of Year
- ------------ ---------- --------- ------------------- --------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Reserve applicable to
current receivable
For doubtful accounts:
1995 $ 22,698 $ 588 $ (2,843) $ 242 $ 20,685
1994 $ 19,084 $ 5,941 $ (1,842) $ (485) $ 22,698
1993 $ 19,138 $ 5,735 $ (5,451) $ (338) $ 19,084
For cash and other
discounts:
1995 $ 5,649 $ 30,691 $ (32,985) $ 187 $ 3,542
1994 $ 4,988 $ 34,567 $ (33,155) $ (751) $ 5,649
1993 $ 5,115 $ 35,733 $ (35,213) $ (647) $ 4,988
</TABLE>
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(1) Primarily foreign currency translation adjustments.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this Annual Report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
LAFARGE CORPORATION
By:/s/ LARRY J. WAISANEN
------------------------------
Larry J. Waisanen
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: March 29, 1996
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
Annual Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
Company and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Signature Title Date
--------- ----- ----
<S> <C> <C>
/s/ MICHEL ROSE President and Chief March 29, 1996
- ---------------------------- Executive Officer
Michel Rose and Director
/s/ LARRY J. WAISANEN Senior Vice President March 29, 1996
- ------------------------------- and Chief Financial
Larry J. Waisanen Officer
/s/ JOHN C. PORTER Vice President March 29, 1996
- ---------------------------- and Controller
John C. Porter
/s/ BERTRAND P. COLLOMB Director March 29, 1996
- ----------------------------
Bertrand P. Collomb
/s/ THOMAS A. BUELL Director March 29, 1996
- ----------------------------
Thomas A. Buell
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
/s/ MARSHALL A. COHEN Director March 29, 1996
- ----------------------------
Marshall A. Cohen
/s/ BERNARD L. KASRIEL Director March 29, 1996
- ----------------------------
Bernard L. Kasriel
/s/ JACQUES LEFEVRE Director March 29, 1996
- ---------------------------
Jacques Lefevre
/s/ PAUL W. MACAVOY Director March 29, 1996
- ----------------------------
Paul W. MacAvoy
/s/ CLAUDINE B. MALONE Director March 29, 1996
- ----------------------------
Claudine B. Malone
/s/ ALONZO L. MCDONALD Director March 29, 1996
- ----------------------------
Alonzo L. McDonald
/s/ DAVID E. MITCHELL Director March 29, 1996
- ----------------------------
David E. Mitchell
/s/ ROBERT W. MURDOCH Director March 29, 1996
- ----------------------------
Robert W. Murdoch
/s/ BERTIN F. NADEAU Director March 29, 1996
- ----------------------------
Bertin F. Nadeau
/s/ JOHN M. PIECUCH Director March 29, 1996
- ----------------------------
John M. Piecuch
/s/ JOHN D. REDFERN Director March 29, 1996
- ----------------------------
John D. Redfern
/s/ JOE M. RODGERS Director March 29, 1996
- ----------------------------
Joe M. Rodgers
/s/ RONALD D. SOUTHERN Director March 29, 1996
- ----------------------------
Ronald D. Southern
/s/ EDWARD H. TUCK Director March 29, 1996
- ----------------------------
Edward H. Tuck
</TABLE>
IV - 11
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit Sequentially
Number Numbered Pages
- ------ -------------------------------------------------- --------------
3.1 Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the
Company, filed May 29, 1992 [incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed by the Company for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1992].
3.2 By-Laws of the Company, (as most recently amended on
July 29, 1994) [incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.2 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the
Company for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1994].
4.1 Form of Indenture dated as of October 1, 1989
between the Company and Citibank, N.A., as Trustee,
relating to $250 million of debt securities of the
Company [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to
the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration
No. 33-31333) of the Company, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3,
1989].
4.2 Form of Fixed Rate Medium-Term Note of the Company
[incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No.
33-31333) of the Company, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on October 3, 1989].
4.3 Form of Floating Rate Medium-Term Note of the
Company [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to
the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration
No. 33-31333) of the Company, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3,
1989].
4.4 Instruments with respect to long-term debt which do
IV - 12
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit Sequentially
Number Numbered Pages
- ------ -------------------------------------------------- --------------
not exceed 10 percent of the total assets of the
Company and its consolidated subsidiaries have not
been filed. The Company agrees to furnish a copy of
such instruments to the Commission upon request.
9.1 Trust Agreement dated as of October 13, 1927 among
Canada Cement Company Limited, Montreal Trust
Company, Henry L. Doble and Alban C. Bedford-Jones,
as amended (composite copy) [incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 2-82548) of
the Company, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 21, 1983].
9.2 Amendment dated June 10, 1983 to Trust Agreement
filed as Exhibit 9.1 [incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 9.2 to the Registration Statement of Form
S-1 (Registration No. 2-86589) of the Company, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September 16, 1983].
10.1 Exchange Agency and Trust Agreement dated as of May
1, 1983 among the Company, Canada Cement Lafarge,
Lafarge Coppee and Montreal Trust Company, as
trustee [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1
to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (Registration No. 2-82548) of the Company,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
May 5, 1983]. Canada Cement Lafarge changed its
name in 1988 to Lafarge Canada Inc. Lafarge Coppee
changed its name in 1995 to Lafarge S.A.
IV - 13
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit Sequentially
Number Numbered Pages
- ------ -------------------------------------------------- --------------
10.2 Guarantee Agreement dated as of May 1, 1983 between
the Company and Canada Cement Lafarge [incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Amendment No. 1 to
the Registration Statement of Form S-1 (Registration
No. 2-82548) of the Company, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on May 5, 1983].
10.3 Special Surface Lease dated as of August 1, 1954 b
etween the Province of Alberta and Canada Cement
Lafarge, as amended [incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.7 to the Registration Statement on Form
S-1 (Registration No. 2-82548) of the Company, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March
21, 1983].
10.4 Director Fee Deferral Plan of the Company
[incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No.
2-86589) of the Company, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on September 16, 1983].
10.5 1993 Stock Option Plan of the Company [incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed by the Company for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1993].
10.6 1983 Stock Option Plan of the Company, as amended
and restated May 2, 1989 [incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 28 to the Company's report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1989].
10.7 Optional Stock Dividend Plan of the Company [i
ncorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1987].
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit Sequentially
Number Numbered Pages
- ------ -------------------------------------------------- --------------
10.8 Director Fee Deferral Plan of General Portland,
assumed by the Company on January 29, 1988
[incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(g) to the
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by General Portland
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1980].
10.9 Option Agreement for Common Stock dated as of
November 1, 1993 between the Company and Lafarge
Coppee [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11
to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the
Company for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1993].
10.10 Deferred Compensation Program of Canada Cement
Lafarge [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.57
to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (Registration No. 2-86589) of the Company,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November 23, 1983].
10.11 Agreement dated November 8, 1983 between Canada
Cement Lafarge and Standard Industries Ltd.
[incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.58 to
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (Registration No. 2-86589) of the Company,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November 23, 1983].
10.12 Stock Purchase Agreement dated September 17, 1986
between the Company and Lafarge Coppee, S.A.
[incorporated by reference to Exhibit B to the
Company's report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 1986].
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit Sequentially
Number Numbered Pages
- ------ -------------------------------------------------- --------------
10.13 Promissory Note dated July 17, 1987 of Bertrand P.
Collomb [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.64
to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the
Company for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1987].
10.14 Promissory Note dated July 31, 1987 of Thomas W.
Tatum [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.65 to
the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1987].
10.15 Cost Sharing Agreement dated December 2, 1988
between Lafarge Coppee, LCI and the Company relating
to expenses for research and development, strategic
planning and human resources and communication
techniques [incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.42 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the
Company for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1988].
10.16 Royalty Agreement dated December 2, 1988 between
Lafarge Coppee, LCI and the Company relating to
access to the reputation, logo and trademarks of
Lafarge Coppee [incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.43 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the
Company for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1988].
10.17 Amendment dated January 1, 1993 to Royalty Agreement
filed as Exhibit 10.19 [incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.21 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed by the Company for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1992].
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit Sequentially
Number Numbered Pages
- ------ -------------------------------------------------- --------------
10.18 Description of Nonemployee Director Retirement Plan
of the Company, effective January 1, 1989
[incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 to the
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1989].
10.19 Promissory Note dated February 6, 1989 of John M.
Piecuch [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41
to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the
Company for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1989].
10.20 Promissory Note dated February 27, 1989 of John M.
Piecuch [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42
to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the
Company for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1989].
10.21 Promissory Note dated January 17, 1989 of H. L.
Youngblood [incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.44 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the
Company for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1989].
10.22 Promissory Note dated September 20, 1990 of John C.
Porter [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40
to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the
Company for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1990].
10.23 Reimbursement Agreement dated January 1, 1990,
between Lafarge Coppee and the Company relating to
expenses for Strategic Planning and Communication
techniques [incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.41 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the
Company for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1990].
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit Sequentially
Number Numbered Pages
- ------ -------------------------------------------------- --------------
10.24 Form of Revolving Credit Facility Agreements, dated
as of September 1, 1994, among the Company and nine
separate banking institutions [incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed by the Company for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1994].
10.25 Promissory Note dated June 15, 1994 of Edward T.
Balfe [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to
the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994].
10.26 Promissory Note dated September 1, 1994 of Duncan
Gage [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to
the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994].
10.27 Promissory Note dated July 9, 1990 of Peter H. Cooke
[incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994].
10.28 Amendment dated September 13, 1991 to Cost Sharing
Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.18 [incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed by the Company for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1994].
*10.29 Promissory Note dated January 8, 1996 of Larry J.
Waisanen.
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit Sequentially
Number Numbered Pages
- ------ -------------------------------------------------- --------------
10.30 Memorandum of Understanding dated September 1, 1992
between the Company and Lafarge Coppee relating to
the reimbursement to the Company of a portion of
Michel Rose's compensation and expenses[incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to the Annual Report
on Form 10-K filed by the Company for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1992].
*11 Statement regarding computation of net income per
common equity share.
*21 Subsidiaries of the Company.
*23 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public
accountants.
*27 Financial Data Schedule
- ---------------------------
* Filed herewith
IV - 19
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[] BRACKETED MATERIAL INDICATES DELETED TEXT
NOTE
January 16, 1996
Fairfax, Virginia
806 Sherlin Lane, Great Falls, Virginia 22066
1. BORROWER'S PROMISE TO PAY
In return for a loan that I have received, I promise to pay U.S.
$100,000 (this amount will be called "principal"), [plus interest], to the order
of the Lender. The Lender is LAFARGE CORPORATION. I understand that the
Lender may transfer this Note. The Lender or anyone who takes this Note by
transfer and who is entitled to receive payments under this Note will be called
the "Note Holder."
2. [INTEREST]
[I will pay interest at a yearly rate of %.]
[Interest will be charged on unpaid principal until the full amount of
principal has been paid.]
3. PAYMENTS
I will pay principal [and interest] by making payments each month of
U.S. $416.67.
I will make my payments on the 1st day of each month beginning on
February 1, 1996. I will make these payments every month until I have paid all
of the principal [and interest] and any other charges, described below, that I
may owe under this Note. If, on January 31, 2016, I still owe amounts under
this Note, I will pay all those amounts, in full, on that date.
I will make my monthly payments by payroll deduction or in any other
manner as may hereafter be required by the Noteholder upon notice to me or at a
different place if required by the Note Holder.
4. BORROWER'S FAILURE TO PAY AS REQUIRED
[(A) LATE CHARGE FOR OVERDUE PAYMENTS]
[If the Note Holder has not received the full amount of any of my
monthly payments by the end of calendar days after the date it
is due, I will pay a late charge to the Note Holder. The amount of the charge
will be % of my overdue payment, but not less than U.S. $
and not more than U.S. $ , I will pay this late charge only once
on any late payment.]
(B) NOTICE FROM NOTE HOLDER
If I do not pay the full amount of each monthly payment on time, the
Note Holder may send me a written notice telling me that if I do not pay the
overdue amount by a certain date I will be in default. That date must be at
least 10 days after the date on which the notice is mailed to me or, if it is
not mailed, 10 days after the date on which it is delivered to me.
(C) DEFAULT
If I do not pay the overdue amount by the date stated in the notice
described in (B) above, or if I am in default under the Deed of Trust, I will
be in default. If I am in default, the Note Holder may require me to pay
immediately the full amount of principal which has not been [paid and all the
interest that I owe on that amount.]
Even if, at a time when I am in default, the Note Holder does not
require me to pay immediately in full as described above, the Note Holder will
still have the right to do so if I am in default at a later time.
(D) PAYMENT OF NOTE HOLDER'S COSTS AND EXPENSES
If the Note Holder has required me to pay immediately in full as
described above, the Note Holder will have the right to be paid back for all of
its costs and expenses to the extent not prohibited by applicable law. Those
expenses include, for example, reasonable attorneys' fees.
5. THIS NOTE SECURED BY A DEED OF TRUST
In addition to the protections given to the Note Holder under this
Note, a Deed of Trust, dated , 19 ,
protects the Note Holder from possible losses which might result if I do
not keep the promises which I make in this Note. That Deed
of Trust describes how and under what conditions I may be required to make
immediate payment in full of all amounts that I owe under this Note.
6. BORROWER'S PAYMENTS BEFORE THEY ARE DUE
I have the right to make payments of principal at any time before they
are due. A payment of principal only is known as a "prepayment." When I make
a prepayment, I will tell the Note Holder in a letter that I am doing so. A
<PAGE> 2
prepayment of all of the unpaid principal is known as a "full prepayment." A
prepayment of only part of the unpaid principal is known as a "partial
prepayment."
I may make a full prepayment or a partial prepayment without paying
any penalty. The Note Holder will use all of my prepayments to reduce the
amount of principal that I owe under this Note. If I make a partial
prepayment, there will be no delays in the due dates or changes in the amount
of my monthly payments unless the Note Holder agrees in writing to those delays
or changes. I may make a full prepayment at any time. If I choose to make a
partial prepayment, the Note Holder may require me to make the prepayment on
the same day that one of my monthly payments is due. The Note Holder may also
require that the amount of my partial prepayment be equal to the amount of
principal that would have been part of my next one or more monthly payments.
7. BORROWER'S WAIVERS
I waive my rights to require the Note Holder to do certain things.
Those things are: (A) to demand payment of amounts due (known as
"presentment"); (B) to give notice that amounts due have not been paid (known
as "notice of dishonor"); (C) to obtain an official certification of nonpayment
(known as a "protest"). Anyone else who agrees to keep the promises made in
this Note, or who agrees to make payments to the Note Holder if I fail to keep
my promises under this Note, or who signs this Note to transfer it to someone
else also waives these rights. These persons are known as "guarantors,
sureties and endorsers."
8. GIVING OF NOTICES
Any notice that must be given to me under this Note will be given by
delivering it or by mailing it by certified mail addressed to me at the
Property Address above. A notice will be delivered or mailed to me at a
different address if I give the Note Holder a notice of my different address.
Any notice that must be given to the Note Holder under this Note will
be given by mailing it by certified mail to the Note Holder at the address
stated in Section 3 above. A notice will be mailed to the Note Holder at a
different address if I am given a notice of that different address.
9. RESPONSIBILITY OF PERSONS UNDER THIS NOTE
If more than one person signs this Note, each of us is fully and
personally obligated to pay the full amount owed and to keep all of the
promises made in this Note. Any guarantor, surety, or endorser of this Note
(as described in Section 7 above) is also obligated to do these things. The
Note Holder may enforce its rights under this Note against each of us
individually or against all of us together. This means that any one of us may
be required to pay all of the amounts owed under this Note. Any person who
takes over my rights or obligations under this Note will have all of my rights
and must keep all of my promises made in this Note. [Any person who takes over
the rights or obligations of a guarantor, surety, or endorser of this Note (as
described in Section 7 above) is also obligated to keep all of the promises
made in this Note.] I understand that this Note is personal to me and is not
transferable to any third party.
10. HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION
I waive my Homestead Exemption.
11. The purpose of this loan is for the purchase of a new residence in
connection with my transfer to a new place of employment.
/S/ Larry J. Waisanen
(Seal)
-------------------------------------
- Borrower
This is to certify that this is the Note described in and secured by a Deed of
Trust dated January 16, 1996 on property located in Fairfax County, Virginia.
My commission expires: 6/30/96 /S/ Mark Fitzgerald Notary Public
--------------------------------
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LAFARGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
EXHIBIT 11
COMPUTATION OF NET INCOME PER COMMON EQUITY SHARE
(Unaudited and in thousands except per share amounts)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years Ended December 31
------------------------------------
1995 1994 1993
------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Primary Calculation
Net income applicable to common equity shareholders $ 129,613 $ 80,636 $ 5,897
====================================
Weighted average number of common equity shares outstanding 68,666 67,736 61,097
Net effect of dilutive stock options-based on the treasury
stock method using average market price 318 518 539
------------------------------------
Weighted average number of common equity shares and share
equivalents outstanding 68,98 468,254 61,636
====================================
Primary net income per common equity share $ 1.88 $ 1.18 $ 0.10
====================================
Fully diluted calculation
Net income $ 129,613 $ 80,636 $ 5,897
Add after tax interest expense applicable to
7% Convertible Debentures 4,473 7,000 7,000
------------------------------------
Net income assuming full dilution $ 134,086 $ 87,636 $ 12,897
====================================
Weighted average number of common equity shares outstanding 68,666 67,736 61,097
Net effect of dilutive stock options-based on the treasury stock
method using the higher of average or year-end market price 318 518 850
Add additional shares assuming conversion of
7% Convertible Debentures 4,520 4,520 4,520
------------------------------------
Weighted average number of common equity shares assuming
full conversion of all potentially dilutive securities 73,504 72,774 66,467
====================================
Fully diluted net income per common equity share $ 1.82 $ 1.20(a) $ 0.19(a)
====================================
</TABLE>
(a) This calculation is submitted in accordance with regulation S-K item
601(b)(11) although it is contrary to paragraph 40 of APB Opinion No. 15
because it produces an anti-dilutive result.
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Exhibit 21
Page 1 of 2
MAJOR SUBSIDIARIES OF LAFARGE CORPORATION
The following indicates the corporate names (and all other significant names,
if any, under which business is conducted) and jurisdictions of incorporation
of the subsidiaries of Lafarge Corporation, all of which are wholly owned or
majority owned. Indirect subsidiaries of Lafarge Corporation are indented and
listed following their direct parent corporations.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Jurisdiction
Name(s) of Incorporation
- ------------------------------ ----------------
<S> <C>
Cement Transport, Ltd. North Dakota
Friday Harbor Sand & Gravel Co. Washington
International Atlantins Insurance Company Vermont
Lafarge Dakota Inc. North Dakota
Lafarge Florida Inc. Florida
National Minerals Corporation Minnesota
Systech Environmental Corporation Delaware
Tews Company Delaware
Walter N. Handy Co., Inc. Missouri
Lafarge Canada Inc. Canada
Allan G. Cook Limited Ontario
Gestion Carim Inc. Quebec
International Atlantins Agencies Inc. British Columbia
Johnson Concrete & Material Ltd. Saskatchewan
Lulu Transport Inc. British Columbia
N C Rubber Products Inc. Ontario
North Western Concrete Limited Ontario
Quality Ready-Mix Limited Ontario
Re-Wa Holdings Ltd. Alberta
Richvale York Block Inc. Ontario
Les sablieres Forestville Inc. Quebec
Standard Paving Maritime Limited Nova Scotia
Valley Rite-Mix Ltd. British Columbia
</TABLE>
Lafarge Corporation also does business under the following names: Florida
Portland Cement Company, Lafarge Construction Materials, Trinity Portland
Cement Company.
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Exhibit 21
Page 2 of 2
Lafarge Canada Inc. also does business under the following names: Alberta
Concrete Products, Apex Gravel, Best Pipe, Brunswick Ready Mix Concrete, Canada
Concrete, Capital Concrete, Challenge Concrete, Champion Concrete, Cinq
Concrete, Coldstream Concrete, Columbia Concrete, Conmac Western Industries,
Consolidated Sand & Gravel Company, Construction Chemicals, Country Building
Supplies, Crown Equipment, Crown Paving and Engineering, Duracon, Forbes Ready
Mix, Francon-Lafarge, Guelph Sand and Gravel, Great Lakes Flyash, High River
Concrete, Johnston Ready Mix, Lafarge Concrete, Lafarge Concrete Products,
Lafarge Construction Materials, Lafarge Materials, Lethbridge Concrete
Products, Manitoulin Precast, Maritime Cement, Masonry Products, Nelson
Aggregate Co., O.K. Construction Materials, Permanent-Lafarge, Red-D-Mix Block,
Redmond Sand & Gravel, Richvale - McCord, Richvale - York, Rocky Mountain
Precast, Spartan Explosives, Standard Aggregates, Standard Asphalt, Supercrete,
Superior Concrete Products, Trans-Alta Flyash.
Information regarding 49 additional subsidiaries of the Company has been
omitted because such subsidiaries, considered in the aggregate as a single
subsidiary, do not constitute a "significant subsidiary" as defined in Rule
1-02(v) of Regulation S-X [17 CFR 210.1-02(v)].
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EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of
our reports included in this Form 10-K into the following Registration
Statements of Lafarge Corporation previously filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission: (i) Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 2-92414,
(ii) Registration Statement on Form S-8, Form 33-9813, (iii) Registration
Statement on Form S-8, File No. 33-32645, (iv) Registration Statement on Form
S-3, File No. 33-32644 (which also constitutes Post-Effective Amendment No. 6
to Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 2-82548), (v) Registration
Statement on Form S-8, File No. 33-20865, (vi) Registration Statement on Form
S-3, File No. 33-46093 (which also constitutes Post-Effective Amendment No. 7
of Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 2-82548), and (vii)
Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 33-51873.
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Washington, D.C.
March 29, 1996
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