SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
1995 FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 Commission file number 1-164
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ASARCO Incorporated
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New Jersey 13-4924440
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
180 Maiden Lane, New York, N. Y. 10038
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 510-2000
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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, without par value New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (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 registrant
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 Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant'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]
As of February 29, 1996, there were of record 42,630,720 shares of Common Stock,
without par value, outstanding, and the aggregate market value of the shares of
Common Stock (based upon the closing price of Asarco Common Stock on the New
York Stock Exchange - Composite Transactions) of ASARCO Incorporated held by
nonaffiliates was approximately $1.3 billion.
PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:
Part III: Proxy statement in connection with the Annual Meeting to be held
on April 24, 1996.
Part IV: Exhibit index is on pages C1 through C3.
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PART I
Item 1. Business
Asarco, a New Jersey corporation organized in 1899, is one of the world's
leading producers of nonferrous metals, principally copper, lead, zinc, silver
and molybdenum, from its own mines and through its 54.0% interest in Southern
Peru Copper Corporation (SPCC). Asarco also produces specialty chemicals and
construction aggregates and provides environmental services. Asarco has
substantial investments in two mining companies: a 15.1% interest in M.I.M.
Holdings Limited (MIM) in Australia; and a 23.6% interest in Grupo Mexico, S.A.
de C.V. (Grupo Mexico).
Asarco and its subsidiaries or associated companies operate mines in the United
States, Peru, Australia and Mexico. Asarco and these companies together in 1995
accounted for about 12% of western world mine production of copper, 10% of
silver, 21% of lead, 9% of zinc and 13% of molybdenum.
All tonnages are in short tons. All ounces are troy ounces. Dollar amounts are
in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. A$=Australian dollars. "Asarco" or
"the Company" includes Asarco and subsidiaries.
Reference is made to the following Financial Statement footnotes included in
this report: Investments in Note 6, and Business Segments in Note 12.
Additional business information follows:
PRIMARY METALS
Principal Products and Markets
Copper Business
The primary domestic uses of copper are in the building and construction
industry, electrical and electronic products and, to a lesser extent, industrial
machinery and equipment, consumer products and the automotive and transportation
industries. A substantial portion of Asarco's copper sales are made under annual
contracts to industrial users.
Asarco today is the world's fourth largest private sector copper producer. The
Company's domestic copper business includes the Mission and Ray mines in
Arizona, copper smelters in Hayden, Arizona and El Paso, Texas and a copper
refinery in Amarillo, Texas. Asarco also owns a 49.9% interest in Montana
Resources, Inc.'s copper-molybdenum mine and a 75% interest in a new leaching
and solvent extraction/electrowinning operation under development at its Silver
Bell mine in Arizona. At Southern Peru Copper Corporation (SPCC), a 54.0% owned
subsidiary, copper is produced at the Toquepala and Cuajone mines, the Ilo
smelter and the Ilo refinery, all located in the southern part of Peru.
In 1995, Asarco's beneficial copper production was 898 million pounds, 12% more
than in 1994. The growth in copper production was principally due to the
resumption of full operations at the Ray mine and the increase in Asarco's
ownership in SPCC. The Ray mine returned to full production in May 1995
following early completion of a development program initiated in July 1994
during which copper production was reduced. The Company acquired an additional
10.7% interest in SPCC in April 1995.
Since 1985, Asarco's strategy for its copper business has been to transform it
from a predominately custom smelting and refining business to a fully integrated
copper mining business. With the successful completion of this integration
strategy, the Company will focus on improving operating costs, increasing
production and maximizing the value of its significant ore reserve position.
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Ore reserves are the future of any mining company. The Company has increased its
copper ore reserves by more than 6 times from 10 years ago. Asarco's beneficial
interest in copper ore reserves (exclusive of its interests in MIM and Grupo
Mexico) now totals 3.2 billion tons containing 36 billion pounds of copper.
Development programs are currently underway at Mission and Silver Bell to
increase production from new reserves, and at SPCC studies of expansion
opportunities to capitalize on its increased ore reserves have begun.
In 1995, copper prices remained strong as demand continued to exceed supply.
Worldwide inventories again declined in 1995 following a significant decline in
1994. Copper prices averaged a record $1.35 per pound in 1995 on the New York
Commodity Exchange (COMEX) and $1.33 per pound on the London Metal Exchange
(LME).
The price of molybdenum, which is mined along with copper at Mission, Montana
Resources and SPCC, reached a 10-year high in 1995 as a result of supply
shortages. Molybdenum is used principally in the manufacture of steel and in
lubricants. The price of molybdenum averaged $7.42 per pound in 1995 but had
declined to $4.31 by year end. Asarco's beneficial production of molybdenum in
1995 was 10 million pounds.
Domestic Copper Operations
The Company's copper operations in the U.S. established several production
records in 1995 including record total mine production of 676 million pounds.
The Ray mine had record production following early completion of a major
development program begun in July 1994. Montana Resources, the El Paso smelter
and the Amarillo refinery also set copper production records in 1995.
The accelerated development program at Ray which was originally scheduled to
take 15 months, was completed four months early. The development program
provided additional working faces in the mine and restored operating flexibility
lost as a result of the accumulation of water from unusually heavy rains in late
1992 and early 1993. During the program, ore production was curtailed as new and
existing mining equipment was assigned to mine development. Operations at the
older, higher-cost sections of the Hayden mill were suspended. Full production
was restored by late May. During the curtailment, a $5 million modernization
program was initiated at the Hayden mill to increase productivity.
New copper production projects now underway at other Arizona mining operations
will further increase production in 1996 and 1997. At Mission, declines are
being driven from the bottom of the open-pit mine to permit underground mining
of an estimated 5.1 million tons of ore with an average copper grade of 2.1%.
This ore reserve is 400 feet below the current Mission pit and is mostly outside
the final open-pit mine plan. Production from the underground reserve is
expected to begin in mid-1996 and result in an additional 28 million pounds of
copper per year.
Construction of a new solvent extraction/electrowinning (SX/EW) plant at the
Company's Silver Bell mine is now underway. The plant is expected to produce 36
million pounds of refined copper cathode per year when operations begin in
mid-1997. Silver Bell was Asarco's first open-pit copper mine and began
operation in 1954. Since mining and milling operations were suspended in 1984,
the mine has produced a small amount of leached precipitate copper. In 1995,
production totaled 7 million pounds. The new SX/EW facility will cost
approximately $70 million and is being developed in partnership with Mitsui &
Co., Ltd., which purchased a 25% interest in early 1996.
New, larger and more efficient mining equipment is being acquired for use at the
Ray and Mission mines to increase productivity and lower costs. At Mission, five
trucks, each capable of transporting 240 tons have already been acquired to
replace smaller trucks now in use. A new 46-cubic-yard shovel was also put in
service at Mission. Orders were placed for delivery in 1996, for three
56-cubic-yard shovels, capable of loading the 240-ton trucks in three passes.
Two are for Mission and one is for Ray. The smaller shovels and trucks replaced
by this new equipment will be used in the new operation at Silver Bell.
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Improvements in preventive maintenance programs for shovels, trucks and other
mining equipment at the Ray mine have increased the operational availability of
equipment and reduced costs. Similar programs are now being introduced in other
operating areas.
The El Paso, Texas smelter which utilizes new CONTOP technology operated at 96%
of design capacity in 1995. Improvements in operations at El Paso resulted from
modifications made by the Company to the CONTOP design in late 1993. Improved
maintenance practices also contributed to the increased operational availability
of the CONTOP furnace. Acid plant equipment at El Paso is now being upgraded to
improve throughput and product quality and to lower costs.
In 1995, ISO-9002 certification was extended to Amarillo's copper rod
manufacturing process and to its precious metals electrorefining process. In
late 1994, Amarillo had become the first copper refinery in the United States to
receive ISO-9002 certification for its cathode production process. In 1995, the
refinery produced a record 483,365 tons of cathode copper.
At the Santa Cruz In-Situ Copper Mining Research Project in Casa Grande,
Arizona, a pilot SX/EW plant was completed in 1995 following receipt of permits
in late 1994. Santa Cruz is a joint venture 50%-owned with Freeport-McMoRan
Copper & Gold Co. and managed by Asarco. The joint venture owns a deep
mineralized ore deposit estimated to contain one billion tons of .55% soluble
copper. The ore body is too deep to mine from the surface and too low grade to
be economically mined from underground. The project, which has been funded 25%
by the partners and 75% by the U.S. Bureau of Mines, involves research into an
alternative method of recovering copper from the deep mineralized zone through
injection and recovery of leach solutions at the surface. The project could
result in a new, low-cost and environmentally superior ore extraction
technology. Injection of leach solutions began early in 1996 and will, if
successful, result in production of refined copper from the experimental
facility later in the year.
In May 1995, Asarco and the unions representing employees at five of the
Company's domestic copper properties ratified new three-year collective
bargaining agreements six weeks before expiration of the prior agreements. The
new agreements, which extend to 1998, cover 1,900 employees at the Mission and
Silver Bell mines, the Hayden and El Paso smelters and the Amarillo refinery.
Labor and management cooperative programs, which have been operating since late
1993 at Ray, were extended to all copper operations in the new labor contract.
These programs develop production and spending targets and job-related goals,
which are set and monitored cooperatively by labor and management employees. At
Ray, these programs have resulted in increased production, lower costs, improved
quality control and improved worker health and safety. Also at Ray, in late 1995
a gainsharing program with employees was instituted.
Southern Peru Copper Corporation
As a result of acquiring an additional 10.7 % interest in SPCC in 1995, Asarco
began consolidating SPCC in its financial statements effective January 1, 1995.
In November 1995, SPCC offered to exchange new common shares for labor shares
issued by its Peruvian Branch to workers under prior law in Peru. These labor
shares, which are traded on the Lima Stock Exchange, represented a 17.3%
interest in the Peruvian Branch which comprises substantially all of the
operations of SPCC in Peru. The offer ended on December 29, 1995 with 80.8% of
the labor shares tendered. SPCC now owns 96.7% of the Branch. Asarco's equity
interest in SPCC is 54.0% and its voting interest is 61.0%. Asarco's economic
interest in the operations of SPCC, net of the remaining labor share interest,
is 52.3%. Asarco owns Class A Common Stock which is entitled to five votes per
share and the newly issued common shares are entitled to one vote per share.
Asarco elects 8 of SPCC's 15 directors. The common shares are listed on both the
New York Stock Exchange and the Lima Stock Exchange.
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Economic conditions in Peru have continued the improvement begun in 1990. As a
result, SPCC has been able to make the investments necessary to accomplish
operating improvements which have led to the best operating performance in its
40 year history. In 1995, SPCC produced over 557 million pounds of copper from
its mines and it completed most of the $445 million modernization and expansion
program begun in 1992. The program included $65 million for the purchase of the
Ilo refinery, privatized by the Peruvian government, $105 million for a new
SX/EW operation, $120 million for new equipment and $135 million for a new acid
plant at the Ilo smelter, a tailings impoundment facility and other
environmental projects.
With the acquisition of the Ilo refinery in May 1994 SPCC completed the
integration of its copper operations from mining through production of refined
copper cathodes. Investments are now being made at the refinery to increase
refined copper production from the record 216,200 tons produced in 1995.
SPCC's new SX/EW facility produces refined copper cathodes from solutions
leached from mostly low grade ores stockpiled at the Toquepala and Cuajone
mines. The plant began operation in November and is expected to produce 80
million pounds of copper annually at a very low cost.
A new acid plant at SPCC's Ilo smelter became operational in October. The plant
is expected to produce approximately 175,000 tons of sulfuric acid annually and
reduce emissions from the smelter by 18%. SPCC has also instituted programs to
further control emissions at the smelter.
An ongoing drilling program has identified significant additional ore reserves
at SPCC. Proven and probable ore reserves have been increased 69% to 2.0 billion
tons containing 22.3 billion pounds of copper. The evaluation of an additional
1.0 billion tons of mineralized material is expected to be completed by
mid-1996.
As a result of the additional ore reserves, SPCC has begun to study the
expansion of mining operations at both Toquepala and Cuajone and of smelting and
refining facilities at Ilo. Such a program is expected to involve the
modernization or replacement of the existing smelter with a new flash smelting
technology which would reduce sulfur emissions to world standards. Any expansion
program will require significant capital investment over a number of years and
will be subject to obtaining the required financing.
Lead, Zinc, and Silver Businesses
Asarco is a major producer of lead and zinc in the U.S. The Company produces
silver as a by-product of its copper, lead and zinc mining operations. It has a
50% interest in Silver Valley Resources which is reopening its two primary
silver mines.
Lead
The primary domestic uses of lead are for automotive and industrial batteries
and, to a lesser extent, for lead oxide for glass, solder and other industrial
uses. A substantial portion of Asarco's lead sales are made under annual
contracts to industrial users.
The Company has two different lead businesses, its Missouri lead operations and
its custom lead smelting operation in Montana.
Asarco's Missouri lead business includes two mines and a smelter and refinery.
It is among the world's lowest cost producers of lead. The West Fork and
Sweetwater mines provide all of the feed for the Glover smelter and refinery.
Zinc is an important co-product of the mining operations and record production
of 23,100 tons of zinc was achieved in 1995. Gainsharing programs with employees
were instituted in 1995 to further enhance productivity and lower costs. These
innovative programs share with employees the benefits realized from cost savings
and production improvements identified by joint labor and management teams.
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Asarco's custom lead business includes the East Helena, Montana smelter and
Omaha, Nebraska refinery. This business depends upon precious metal-bearing lead
concentrates purchased from mines located in the western United States and Latin
America. Due to low prices for lead, gold and silver, concentrates have been in
short supply and the custom lead business has not been profitable. At East
Helena, the Company is making the necessary investments to meet current
environmental standards. At Omaha, however, the Company concluded that the
further investment of an additional $40 million for environmental compliance
could not be economically justified and lead refining operations at the plant
will be terminated in 1996. The Company recorded a $51 million after-tax charge
to earnings in 1995 related to the closure, $34.3 million for shutdown and site
remediation costs and $16.7 million to write-off the remaining book value of the
plant. The Company will, in the future, sell lead bullion produced at the East
Helena, Montana smelter to refineries located outside of the U.S.
The Company is conducting research on a lead electrowinning process which could
produce high quality refined lead from lead bullion at lower capital and
operating costs. A pilot plant has been built, but a commercial technology has
not yet been developed.
The Company has a 60% interest in and manages the Leadville mine in Colorado
which produces lead, zinc and silver.
Zinc
Zinc is primarily used in the United States to make galvanized metal products,
zinc-based alloys, brass products, zinc oxide, rolled zinc and for other
industrial uses. The Company's zinc production is sold in the form of
concentrates under contracts of one to three years' duration.
The Company mines zinc at four mines near Knoxville, Tennessee and also produces
zinc as a co-product at its lead mines in Missouri. The Tennessee mines have
low-grade ores by world standards and while production rates increased in 1995,
the mines operated at a loss at the prevailing zinc price. Further improvements
in these operations are expected in 1996 but it will take an improvement in the
zinc market to achieve satisfactory earnings at Tennessee.
Silver
The principal uses for silver in the United States are for photographic,
electrical and electronic products and, to a lesser extent, brazing alloys and
solder, jewelry, coinage, silverware and catalysts. Silver is sold under monthly
contracts or in spot sales principally to industrial users.
In 1995, Asarco and Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation established Silver Valley
Resources, a 50/50 owned company, to consolidate both companies' Idaho silver
properties, including the Coeur and Galena mines. Silver Valley Resources
announced in early 1996 that it will reopen the mines to capitalize on an
improving silver market and increased ore reserves. Production will begin in
June 1996. Both mines have been on standby due to low silver prices. An
exploration program begun in March 1995 resulted in a 34% increase in ore
reserves based on contained silver. When production reaches full capacity,
Silver Valley Resources expects to produce about 3 million ounces of silver per
year.
The Company also owns a 75% interest in the Troy, Montana silver-copper mine
which is currently on standby. The Company plans to restart Troy operations
while it develops the nearby Rock Creek silver-copper deposit. The Rock Creek
deposit has been in the permitting process for nearly nine years. The Troy mine
has remaining reserves adequate for three years of production and could produce
2.8 million ounces of silver a year.
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In 1995, the Company's beneficial interest in mined silver production was nearly
7.3 million ounces. Most of this silver was produced as a by-product of the
Company's copper mining operations.
In August 1995, the Company sold its 80% interest in the Quiruvilca mine in
northern Peru to Pan American Silver Corporation for 500,000 shares of Pan
American Silver common stock, 500,000 warrants and a royalty interest in
Quiruvilca. Asarco has previously sold other properties to Pan American Silver
for stock and now owns 9.6% of the company.
Specialty Chemicals and Aggregates
In recent years Asarco has sought to develop businesses which will provide a
growing source of earnings from non-metals operations.
Enthone-OMI, a worldwide producer of specialty chemicals, manufactures coating
systems for plastics and metals. Enthone-OMI's earnings grew by 44% in 1995 to a
record $23.0 million compared with $16.0 million in 1994. Enthone-OMI's strategy
has been to focus on the high-growth electronics market, while consolidating
operating facilities, reducing operating costs and improving efficiency. It
invests heavily in research and development. Enthone-OMI completed ISO-9002
registration of 11 facilities during the year. The company also plans a major
expansion of its operations in Singapore, which will serve as a technology and
marketing center for the Pacific Rim market.
American Limestone Company produces construction aggregates, ready-mixed
concrete and agricultural limestone. American Limestone had record earnings for
the third consecutive year in 1995 due to increased demand for construction
materials and cost reductions. Earnings in 1995 were $8.0 million compared with
$7.0 million in 1994.
Exploration
Asarco has an active international exploration effort which emphasizes the
identification and acquisition of defined reserves and advanced exploration
projects. Commodities of principal interest are copper, gold, silver, lead and
zinc. The investment climate in many foreign countries where modern exploration
techniques have not previously been used has become increasingly favorable.
Approximately 80% of the exploration budget is spent outside of the United
States. During 1995, exploration activities were conducted in Mexico, Peru,
Chile, Bolivia and French Guiana. Expenditures, including those of SPCC, were
$14.7 million.
Major exploration projects include the Boti gold prospect in the Algamarca
district of northern Peru and the evaluation of the Saint Elie and other gold
prospects in French Guiana. At Boti, a large low grade gold resource has been
discovered and current efforts are directed at finding zones of better grade
material. At Saint Elie, the Company is participating in a joint venture with
Guyanor Resources to evaluate the source area of large historic placer gold
production. Saint Elie and four other properties in French Guiana will be
drilled in 1996. The Company also conducts copper exploration in Chile and Peru
and explores for lead and zinc to expand reserves at its operations in Missouri
and Tennessee.
Following completion of a feasibility study of the Aginskoe gold deposit in
Kamchatka, Russia, the Company sold its 25% share of the project to Kinross
U.S.A. for $4 million.
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Environment Safety and Health
Asarco recognizes and believes that all operations and activities of the Company
should be conducted responsibly and in a manner designed to protect the health
and safety of its employees, its customers, the public and the environment.
Asarco's operations interact with the environment daily. The Company is
committed to the responsible management of natural resources.
Providing employees with a safe workplace is a primary objective of Asarco. The
Company was one of the first in the United States to have an occupational health
program. Over the years, Asarco has developed a number of programs and new
technologies to protect workers and the communities in which we operate. Company
mines have won the prestigious Sentinels of Safety award from the National
Mining Association and the Office of Mine Safety three times in the last seven
years. At Asarco's lead smelters and refineries, employees are working together
to reduce personal exposures to lead in the work place. The Company also works
with local communities to educate residents about the risks to children of lead
exposure and to identify sources of exposure in the community.
A commitment to health, safety and the environment requires constant attention.
All U.S. operations are visited by evaluation teams to review compliance with
the Company's environmental, safety and health standards. Over 200 Asarco
employees have received specialized training in order to participate in these
programs.
Associated Company Investments
Asarco holds important ownership interests in two of the world's largest mining
companies and the Company has recently undertaken efforts to improve the value
of these investments for Asarco shareholders.
MIM Holdings Limited
Asarco owns a 15.1% interest in M.I.M. Holdings Limited (MIM) of Australia, a
major producer of copper, lead, zinc, silver, gold and coal. In January 1995,
Asarco exercised its right to appoint two directors to MIM's board of directors
and has been actively working with MIM's board to improve the Company's
operating performance and its value to shareholders. At December 31, 1995, the
value of Asarco's investment in MIM was $336 million or $7.89 per Asarco share.
The MIM board appointed a new chief executive officer in April 1995. MIM is
divesting non-core assets, focusing on improving performance at its Mount Isa
operations and undertaking new mining projects.
MIM reported a net loss of A$216.1 million in its most recent fiscal year ending
June 30, 1995 due in part to the effects of labor disruptions and to abnormal
charges of A$160.4 million mainly related to the write-down of asset values.
MIM is currently developing two major mining projects. The Bajo de la Alumbrera
copper gold mine in Argentina is 50% owned and is managed by MIM. When
construction is completed in late 1997, the mine is expected to produce 198,000
tons of copper and 640,000 ounces of gold per year in concentrates. MIM is also
developing the Ernest Henry mine, which is a copper gold deposit located near
Mount Isa. When completed, the mine is expected to produce 105,000 tons of
copper and 120,000 ounces of gold per year in concentrates.
Asarco received $9.2 million in dividends from MIM in 1995 and $9.3 million in
1994.
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Grupo Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Asarco holds a 23.6% interest in Grupo Mexico, the largest publicly held mining
company in Mexico. Grupo Mexico owns 13 mines and nine metallurgical plants and
is a major producer of copper, lead, zinc, silver, molybdenum and gold. Due to
the higher copper price and benefits from the devaluation of the Mexican peso,
Grupo Mexico reported record profits in 1995 of US$561.4 million, compared with
a loss of US$163.7 million in 1994. Grupo Mexico benefited substantially from
the peso devaluation as its sales are in dollars and its costs are mainly in
pesos.
Grupo Mexico pays no dividend and the Company records no earnings from this
investment. In order to realize current value for Asarco shareholders, the
Company will seek to sell at least part of its holdings. Under a 1994 agreement,
Asarco will be free from restrictions on the sale of the majority of its shares
in August 1996. Asarco holdings in Grupo Mexico are valued at $427 million at
December 31, 1995, or $10.03 per Asarco share.
BACKLOG OF ORDERS
Substantially all of the Company's metal production is sold under annual
contracts. To the extent not sold under annual contracts, production can be sold
on commodities exchanges or to merchants or consumers on a spot sale basis.
Sales values cannot be determined until the sale is priced based on prevailing
commodity prices at the time the price is fixed under the terms of the contract.
The backlog for other product classes and services is not material.
COMPETITIVE CONDITIONS
In the United States and abroad, Asarco and its foreign nonconsolidated
associated companies are subject to competition from other nonferrous metal
producers. Asarco's metal products also compete with other materials, including
aluminum, stainless steel, plastics, glass and wood.
Competition in nonferrous metals is principally on a price and service basis,
with price being by far the most important consideration when supplies of the
commodities involved are ample. In construction aggregates, geographic location
of facilities in relation to the point of consumption, and price are by far the
most important competitive factors. In specialty chemicals, Asarco competes
against a substantial number of large and small companies both in the United
States and overseas.
EMPLOYEES
At December 31, 1995, Asarco employed about 7,200 persons, of whom about 3,500
were covered by contracts with various unions, most of which were affiliated
with the AFL-CIO. At December 31, 1995 SPCC employed about 5,000 persons,
substantially all of whom were covered by labor contracts.
ENERGY MATTERS
Asarco's energy requirements are met from a variety of sources, including fuel
oil, diesel fuel, gasoline, natural gas, coke and electric power. Asarco has a
large number of contracts of varying duration for its energy needs, typically
negotiated on an individual basis from time to time. Generally, substitute
sources are available except where requirements are guaranteed by local utility
companies. No reductions or interruptions of any operations because of energy
shortages were experienced in 1995.
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ENVIRONMENTAL, SAFETY AND HEALTH MATTERS
Asarco's operations are subject to environmental regulation by various federal,
state, local, and foreign governments. Asarco's principal involvement in this
area concerns compliance by its existing and former operations with federal and
state air and water quality and solid and hazardous waste regulations. The
Company believes that its operations are currently in substantial compliance
with applicable environmental laws and regulations.
The Company anticipates spending $88.6 million for environmental control capital
expenditures at its operating units in 1996. Capital expenditures by Asarco at
its operating mines, smelters and refineries in order to comply with
environmental standards in the past three years have been (in millions):
1995-$92.9; 1994-$22.6; 1993-$21.3. Recurring costs associated with managing
hazardous substances and pollution in ongoing operations before taxes and
depreciation, but including interest on environmental improvement bonds and
other debt incurred for environmental control facilities, reduced pre-tax
earnings by (in millions): 1995-$103; 1994-$88; 1993-$87.
Environmental matters, including a discussion of the Company's reserve for
closed plants and environmental costs, are set forth in the Contingencies and
Litigation Note 8 to the Financial Statements and in Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Operations and Financial Condition and are incorporated herein by
reference.
On March 24, 1995, the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") issued a Record
of Decision ("ROD") for the Company's Tacoma smelter site in Tacoma, Washington,
under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
of 1980 ("CERCLA" or "Superfund"). The smelter site is part of the Commencement
Bay Superfund site. The ROD calls for excavation and disposal of soils, and
demolition debris in an on-site containment facility, capping of the site with a
low permeability cap, demolition of remaining buildings, replacement of the
surface water drainage system and diversion of groundwater and off-site surface
water. The remediation selected in the ROD is consistent with an agreement in
principle entered into between the Company, the City of Tacoma, the Town of
Ruston and the Metropolitan Park District concerning a master redevelopment plan
for the site. The Company has signed a Consent Decree with EPA to carry out the
ROD. Finalization of the Consent Decree requires execution by the U.S.
government and court approval.
At Ruston, Washington, also part of the Commencement Bay Superfund site, on May
2, 1995, a Consent Decree between the Company and EPA was entered by the United
States District Court in Tacoma, Washington, pursuant to which the Company
agreed to sample and, if necessary, remediate the residential area surrounding
the Tacoma smelter site. To date, approximately 174 homes and 26 rights-of-way
have been remediated.
Also with respect to the Commencement Bay Superfund site, during 1995 the
Company completed site stabilization and demolition activities at the Tacoma
smelter site which were undertaken pursuant to a May 1992 Consent Decree between
the Company and EPA.
In November 1994, at the Bunker Hill Superfund site in Idaho, the Company and
two other mining companies entered into a Consent Decree with the EPA, which was
approved by the United States District Court. Pursuant to the Decree, the
companies will remediate approximately 1,350 residential yards over a period of
approximately seven years. In addition, in 1995 the Company, along with several
other potentially responsible parties ("PRPs"), received a notice from the
Federal Trustees of their intent to file suit for natural resource damages under
CERCLA.
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A10
On March 15, 1994, a citizens' suit was filed in federal district court in
Omaha, Nebraska claiming the Company was illegally discharging untreated water
from its Omaha plant without a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
("NPDES") permit. The suit sought to enjoin further discharges from the Omaha
lead refinery, penalties of up to $25,000 per day for past and future
discharges, and costs and fees. On March 31, 1994, the EPA filed suit against
the Company involving the same allegations. The cases were consolidated in Omaha
federal district court. On January 5, 1996, the court approved a Consent Decree
entered into between the Company and the Department of Justice. Pursuant to the
Decree, the Company has paid a $3.25 million penalty and an additional $1.0
million for various studies and to acquire properties to maintain or convert to
wetlands. The Company also agreed to build a water treatment plant under the
Decree involving an estimated cost of $4.0 million. The Decree has terminated
all aspects of the litigation except for the fee application by the citizens'
attorneys.
On March 7, 1995, the Company received a Clean Water Act 60-day notice for the
Troy mine from the Land and Water Fund of the Rockies, on behalf of its client
the Cabinet Resource Group (the "Group"). On January 25, 1996, the Group filed
an action in Federal District Court for the District of Montana, Missoula
Division, seeking civil penalties and demanding that the Company obtain a Clean
Water Act discharge permit. The Company continues to discuss the matter with the
Group.
In August 1994 at the Leadville Superfund site in Colorado, a Consent Decree
with the EPA and other potentially responsible parties was entered by the United
States District Court. The Consent Decree resolved many of the liability issues
at the site. Final remedy selection must await the issuance of the ROD which is
expected in 1996. Prior to 1994 the Company had substantially completed a
remediation program of the Yak drainage tunnel at a cost of approximately $13.7
million. Remaining issues at Leadville will not be addressed for several years
when additional studies are completed.
In 1995 at the East Helena Superfund site in Montana, the Company completed the
remediation of approximately 135 residences at a cost of approximately $3.0
million. This brings the total number of properties remediated to date to 460.
Additional properties are expected to require remediation, which together with
proposed community protection measures, is estimated to require an expenditure
of $2.0 million over the next five years.
In 1995 at the Globe proposed Superfund site in Denver, Colorado the Company
completed the remediation of 74 properties, including residences, commercial
properties and open spaces, at a cost of approximately $4.1 million pursuant to
a Consent Decree and a settlement of a lawsuit entered in 1993. This brings the
total number of properties remediated to date to 232. Remediation has also been
commenced at the plant site itself. Remediation of additional properties and the
plant site will continue for the next several years.
In 1995, the Company completed and presented to the Washington Department of
Ecology a remedial investigation and feasibility study report of the Company's
former smelter site in Everett, Washington. It is anticipated that the
Department of Ecology will issue a cleanup action plan for the site during 1996.
During 1995, the Company continued the purchase of residences on or near the
former smelter site. To date, the Company has purchased 36 properties.
Litigation with an adjacent landowner has been stayed to enable the parties to
share information and negotiate a settlement of site responsibility at a later
date.
With respect to a Superfund site located in Tar Creek, Oklahoma for which the
Company entered into a Consent Decree in 1989 and settled with the EPA for
$479,000 for reimbursement of EPA response costs, the Company received a Special
Notice from the EPA on November 17, 1995 invoking the provisions of the Consent
Decree permitting further remedial action under certain circumstances and
requesting that the Company and other PRP's enter into good faith negotiations
to conduct studies and design remedial actions at the site.
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A11
The Company and certain of its subsidiaries are cooperating with environmental
authorities to undertake studies of certain other sites and remediate where
necessary.
Prior to 1995, the Company and certain subsidiaries received notices of
potential liability pursuant to CERCLA from the EPA or federal agencies
regarding 14 sites in eight states. Further, prior to 1995 the Company received
notices from state agencies regarding five other sites in four states.
Significant developments at certain of these sites during 1995 are described
above. Also, the Company has received notification of potential liability or
information requests from EPA and state agencies regarding various other sites
where the Company's liability is considered minor.
In 1993, the State of Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued a Notice
of Violation and filed a petition in Missouri state court alleging violations of
the NPDES permit for the Company's West Fork Mine. On February 8, 1996, the
court entered a consent judgment resolving this matter, with the Company
agreeing to pay a civil penalty of $1.7 million and construct a new wastewater
treatment facility.
Other environmental matters involving potential civil penalties are as follows:
1) In 1992, the United States Department of Justice on behalf of the
EPA notified the Company that it intends to sue seeking civil penalties for
alleged violation of the Company's water discharge permit at the Company's Ray
Complex. Under the Clean Water Act, civil penalties may be sought for up to
$25,000 per day for each violation. The Company is negotiating with EPA and the
Department of Justice to resolve this matter.
2) In January 1994, the Company received a notice from the EPA
regarding alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
("RCRA") at its smelter in El Paso, Texas. The EPA is seeking a civil penalty of
$140,400. The citation relates to sand-blasting material left on site by a
contractor prior to May 1993. The Company is cooperating with the EPA to resolve
this matter and has demanded that the Contractor pay the fine and remediation
costs.
3) In July and August 1994, the EPA notified the Montana Department of
Health and Environmental Sciences that it considers the Company's East Helena
plant to be in violation of the federal Clean Water Act because of unauthorized
discharges into a nearby creek. The Company applied for a NPDES permit in 1994
and is in discussions with the EPA and the State of Montana regarding this
matter.
4) In 1992 and 1993, the Company's Glover, Missouri lead smelter and
refinery received several Notices of Violation for monitored levels of lead in
excess of the ambient air standard. Additionally, the Missouri Department of
Natural Resources ordered the Company to conduct stack testing at the plant to
determine whether the plant is in compliance with applicable emission
regulations. The Company has investigated emission levels and has been working
with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to develop a new State
Implementation Plan ("SIP") for lead. In January 1995, the Company's control
strategy for attainment of the SIP was submitted. State approval is expected in
mid-1996. The SIP will be implemented in 1996 at an estimated cost of $18
million.
"SIPs" designed to achieve compliance by January 6, 1997 with the EPA ambient
air quality standard for lead of 1.5 micrograms per cubic meter of air have been
developed in each state in which Asarco has a lead smelter or refinery. These
plans will require the construction of additional controls at Asarco's East
Helena and Glover (see above) facilities. The East Helena SIP was approved by
the State of Montana on August 4, 1995 and has been submitted to the EPA for
final approval.
The Company's Omaha lead refinery has been issued a complaint and compliance
order by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality for exceeding the lead
standard. Asarco proposes to satisfy the ambient air quality standards for lead
at its Omaha Plant by production limitations and corresponding emissions
reductions which are anticipated to be achieved by the cessation of lead
refining operations.
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A12
The Company is studying means of compliance with RCRA through process changes at
its facilities, where feasible, to manage the wastes not presently excluded from
regulation. Mine tailings, slag and slag tailings from primary copper
processing, calcium sulfate wastewater treatment plant sludge from primary
copper processing, and slag from primary lead processing at the Company's
operations are excluded from RCRA regulation. The Company is a party to a court
approved Consent Decree with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, in
which the Company has agreed to implement certain process changes and conduct
various sampling and testing plans to remain in compliance with RCRA
requirements at its Glover smelter.
Asarco is subject to federal and state legislation and regulations pertaining to
plant and mine safety and health conditions, including the Occupational Safety
and Health Act of 1970 and the federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977.
Asarco has made, and is likely to continue to make, expenditures to comply with
such legislation and regulations.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
Statements in this report regarding expected commencement dates of mining or
metal production operations, projected quantities of future metal production,
and anticipated production rates, operating efficiencies, costs and expenditures
are forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially depending
upon the availability of materials, equipment, required permits or approvals and
financing, the occurrence of unusual weather or operating conditions, lower than
expected ore grades or the failure of equipment or processes to operate in
accordance with specifications. Results of operations are directly affected by
metals prices on commodity exchanges which can be volatile.
<PAGE>
A13
Item 2. Properties
ASARCO Worldwide Operations
METALS
COPPER
MINES(1)
Mission; Sahuarita, Arizona
Ray; Hayden, Arizona
Silver Bell; Silver Bell, Arizona
Montana Resources; Butte, Montana
SMELTERS AND REFINERIES
Amarillo, Texas (Refinery)
(Also Selenium, Tellurium)
El Paso, Texas (Smelter)
(Also Sulfuric Acid)
Hayden, Arizona (Smelter)
(Also Sulfuric Acid)
SOUTHERN PERU COPPER CORPORATION (1)
Cuajone mine, Peru
Toquepala mine, Peru
Ilo Smelter and Refinery, Peru
MOLYBDENUM
MINES (1)
Mission; Sahuarita, Arizona
Montana Resources; Butte Montana
SOUTHERN PERU COPPER CORPORATION (1)
Cuajone, Peru
Toquepala, Peru
LEAD
MINES (1)
Leadville; Leadville, Colorado
Sweetwater; Reynolds County, Missouri
West Fork; Reynolds County, Missouri
SMELTERS AND REFINERIES
East Helena, Montana (Smelter)
(Also Sulfuric Acid)
Glover, Missouri (Smelter, Refinery)
Omaha, Nebraska (Refinery)
(Also Bismuth)
ZINC
MINES (1)
Coy; Jefferson County, Tennessee
Immel; Knox County, Tennessee
New Market; Jefferson County, Tennessee
Young; Jefferson County, Tennessee
Leadville; Leadville, Colorado
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A14
SILVER
MINES (1)
Silver Valley Resources
Coeur; Wallace, Idaho
Galena; Wallace, Idaho
Troy(2); Troy, Montana
PRECIOUS METALS REFINERY
Amarillo, Texas
(Silver and Gold, Palladium and Platinum)
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS
Enthone-OMI
North America
Long Beach, California
Bridgeview, Illinois
West Haven, Connecticut
Orange, Connecticut
Warren, Michigan
Toronto, Canada
Mexico City, Mexico
Europe
Barcelona, Spain
s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Woking, United Kingdom
Milan, Italy
Marne-La-Vallee, France
Brunn Am Gebirge, Austria
Erkrath, Germany
Norrkoping, Sweden
Geneva, Switzerland
Pacific Rim
Melbourne, Australia
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Singapore
Shen Zhen, People's Republic
of China
Yokohama, Japan
Taipei, Taiwan
AGGREGATES
American Limestone Company, Inc.
(Construction Aggregates,
Concrete, Agricultural Limestone)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Tri-Cities, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Abingdon, Virginia
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Encycle/Texas, Inc.
Corpus Christi, Texas
Hydrometrics, Inc.
Helena, Montana
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A15
OTHER
Antimony Oxide
Omaha, Nebraska
High Purity Metals
Denver, Colorado
INVESTMENTS
M.I.M. Holdings Limited (15.1%)
Ten mines and eight metallurgical
plants in Australia, South America
and Europe, including:
Mount Isa, MacArthur River
Bajo de la Alumbrera
and Ernest Henry
(Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold,
Coal, Coke, Oil and Gas)
Grupo Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (23.6%)
Thirteen mines and nine metallurgical
plants throughout Mexico,
including: La Caridad and Cananea
(Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold,
Coal, Coke, Fluorspar, Sulfuric Acid)
(1) Interest in these mines is shown in Mineral Reserves tables starting
on page A18
(2) On standby
(Percent ownership of companies shown in parentheses)
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A16
Southern Peru Copper Corporation
SPCC operates two open pit mines under concessions granted by the Peruvian
government.
Silver Valley Resources
In 1995, Asarco and Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation established Silver Valley
Resources, a corporation owned 50% by each, to consolidate the companies'
interest in the Coeur and Galena silver mines in Idaho. While the Coeur mine was
temporarily shut down in 1991 and the Galena mine was temporarily shut down in
1992, both mines will reopen, with production to begin in June 1996. In Silver
Valley Resources (50%), Asarco has an equity interest in profits or losses in
proportion to the related ownership interest.
Leadville
Leadville (60.0%) is operated by Asarco under a joint venture agreement. Asarco
and its joint venture partner share operating results in proportion to their
respective ownership interests, except that Asarco bears 100% of losses, if any
in excess of cumulative profits generated since October 1991.
Troy
Troy is operated by Asarco under a lease agreement. Asarco retains 75% of net
proceeds after operating expenses but before depletion, depreciation and income
taxes. The Troy mine was temporarily shut down commencing in April 1993 due to
depressed silver prices.
Mission
A portion of the mine is held under long-term leases in which the lessors have
retained a royalty interest.
West Fork
A portion of the mine is held under a long-term lease in which the lessor has
retained a royalty interest.
Investments
Grupo Mexico, S.A. de C.V., a 23.6% owned associated company, operates thirteen
mines under concessions granted by the Mexican government.
<PAGE>
A17
The following production information is provided:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MILLS 1995 1994 1993
- ----- ---- ---- ----
Avg Mill Avg Mill Avg Mill
Ore Milled Recovery Ore Milled Recovery Rate Ore Milled Recovery Rate
(000s Rate (000s Tons) (%) (000s Tons) (%)
ASARCO Tons) (%)
---------- -------- ----------- ------------- ----------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Domestic
Mission 14,803 83.6 15,722 81.4 13,973 83.8
Mission South 7,346 82.7 7,574 80.6 7,556 79.3
Hayden
Concentrator 8,452 78.4 7,550 80.9 9,807 80.3
Ray Concentrator 13,216 82.7 12,143 82.3 11,594 84.6
Montana Resources 14,853 88.9 15,202 93.3 16,829 84.1
Leadville 219 91.4 223 89.7 219 91.2
Sweetwater 1,269 98.1 1,260 98.3 1,148 98.5
West Fork 1,005 97.7 1,009 97.8 1,018 98.0
Tennessee 3,206 92.6 3,193 92.9 2,850 92.1
Troy - - - - 668 85.7
Other
Quiruvilca (a) 291 82.1 513 84.5 440 84.0
Wiluna (b) - - - - 1,033 83.0
SPCC
Toquepala 16,937 89.0 15,737 88.8 15,835 87.6
Cuajone 21,378 84.3 21,688 86.0 21,405 85.1
</TABLE>
Productive Capacity
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Defined Defined
Smelters Capacity (c) Refineries Capacity (c)
------------ ---------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Anode Copper (tons) Copper (tons)
El Paso 115,000 Amarillo 483,000
Hayden 175,000 Ray (SX-EW) 40,000
-------
Total 290,000 Ilo - SPCC (d) 300,000
Blister Copper (tons) Toquepala (SX/EW)(d) 40,000
------
Ilo - SPCC (d) 300,000 Total 863,000
Lead Bullion (tons) Lead (tons)
East Helena 75,000 Omaha 132,000
Glover 130,000 Glover 130,000
------- -------
Total 205,000 Total Lead 262,000
Silver (000s ounces)
Amarillo 60,000
Gold (ounces)
Amarillo 600,000
</TABLE>
(a) Asarco sold its 80% interest in Quiruvilca on August 31, 1995.
(b) Wiluna is owned by Asarco Australia Limited. The Company sold its
remaining interest in Asarco Australia Limited in January, 1994.
(c) Asarco's estimate of actual capacity under normal operating conditions
with allowance for normal downtime for repairs and maintenance and
based on the average metal content of input material for the three
years shown. No adjustment is made for shutdowns or production
curtailments due to strikes or air quality emissions restraints.
(d) Asarco's beneficial ownership of SPCC was 43.2% through April 1995,
52.1% through December 1995, and 52.3% effective December 31, 1995. In
May 1994 SPCC purchased the Ilo refinery.
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A18
METAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COPPER Average
Associated Mineral Mineral Metal Production
Asarco Company's Reserves Content Contained Metal
Interest Interest (000s tons) (%) (000s tons)
-----------
(%) (%) 12/31/95 12/31/95 1995 1994 1993
--- --- -------- -------- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
MINES
Domestic
Mission 100 500,359 .68 112.3 114.7 117.9
Ray 100 1,015,700 .62 130.2 107.3 122.7
Ray (SX/EW) 100 198,300 .41 35.1 32.0 36.6
Montana Resources 49.9 517,000 .34 56.4 56.1 47.2
Silver Bell 100(a) 197,500 .39 3.4 3.6 3.6
Troy 75 11,996 .65 - - 3.6
----- ----- -----
Total Domestic 337.4 313.7 331.6
----- ----- -----
SPCC 52.3(b)
Toquepala-sulfide 326,661 .80 128.1 111.8 115.1
-leachable 662,290 .21 5.0 - -
Cuajone-sulfide 967,733 .72 145.5 156.0 150.4
-leachable 15,324 1.00 - - -
Other
Quiruvilca-Peru (c) - - .6 1.1 1.0
----- ----- -----
Total 279.2 268.9 266.5
----- ----- -----
Total Production 616.6 582.6 598.1
----- ----- -----
Asarco Beneficial Production
449.2 402.3 422.4
SMELTERS
El Paso 100 126.5 98.0 91.9
Hayden 100 193.5 200.1 194.2
SPCC - Ilo 52.3(b) 317.2 322.1 312.8
----- ----- -----
Total 637.2 620.2 598.9
----- ----- -----
Asarco Beneficial Production
478.2 437.2 421.1
REFINERIES
Amarillo 100 483.4 460.6 460.0
Ray (SX/EW) 100 35.1 32.0 36.6
SPCC - Ilo 52.3(b) 216.2 122.5 -
Toquepala (SX/EW) 5.0 - -
----- ----- -----
Total 739.7 615.1 496.6
----- ----- -----
Asarco Beneficial Production
628.8 545.5 496.6
ASSOCIATED COMPANIES
MIM 15.1
Mount Isa 100 75,178 3.46 137.9 204.9 173.9
Ernest Henry 51 139,993 1.11 - - -
Bajo de la Alumbrera 50 765,003 .51 - - -
GRUPO MEXICO 23.6 (d) (d)
Base Metal Mines 100 75,728 .65 24.7 23.5 22.9
Mexicana de Cobre 96.0 529,200 .53 179.0 178.6 174.6
leachable 190,700 .25 10.7 - -
Mexicana de Cananea 76.1 1,316,400 .61 89.5 48.9 84.7
leachable 628,500 .27 32.2 28.4 -
Asarco's & associated companies' share
of western world mine production
12% 13% 13%
</TABLE>
(a) Asarco's interest in Silver Bell was 100% until February 1996 when Asarco
sold a 25% interest to Mitsui & Co. Ltd.
(b) Asarco's beneficial ownership of SPCC was 43.2% through April 1995, 52.1%
through December 1995, and 52.3% effective December 31, 1995. In May 1994
SPCC purchased the Ilo refinery.
(c) Asarco sold its 80% interest in Quiruvilca on August 31, 1995.
(d) Reflects mineral reserve data at December 31, 1994, 1995 data not yet
available.
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A19
METAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS (continued)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
LEAD
Average
Associated Mineral Mineral Metal Production
Asarco Company's Reserves Content Contained Metal
Interest Interest (000s tons) (%) (000s tons)
-----------
(%) (%) 12/31/95 12/31/95 1995 1994 1993
--- --- -------- -------- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
MINES
Domestic
Leadville 60 799 2.82 5.0 4.8 5.4
Sweetwater 100 11,339 4.51 62.2 67.1 69.9
West Fork 100 6,788 5.07 55.0 52.3 53.6
----- ----- -----
Total Domestic 122.2 124.2 128.9
Other
Quiruvilca-Peru (a) 3.9 6.9 6.1
----- ----- -----
Total 126.1 131.1 135.0
----- ----- -----
Asarco Beneficial Production
123.3 127.8 131.1
SMELTERS
East Helena 100 63.9 61.7 69.7
Glover 100 135.8 132.7 124.2
----- ----- -----
Total 199.7 194.4 193.9
----- ----- -----
REFINERIES
Omaha 100 70.4 73.1 73.5
Glover 100 135.8 132.7 124.2
----- ----- -----
Total 206.2 205.8 197.7
----- ----- -----
ASSOCIATED COMPANIES
MIM 15.1
Mount Isa/Hilton 100 31,085 5.70 164.0 209.2 242.6
McArthur River 70 28,660 6.26 - - -
GRUPO MEXICO 23.6 (b) (b)
Base Metal Mines 100 75,728 1.20 41.7 48.9 45.2
Asarco's & associated companies'
share of western world mine
production
21% 21% 22%
</TABLE>
(a) Asarco sold its 80% interest in Quiruvilca on August 31, 1995 (b) Reflects
mineral reserve data at December 31, 1994, 1995 data not yet available.
<PAGE>
A20
METAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS (continued)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ZINC
Average
Associated Mineral Mineral Metal Production
Asarco Company's Reserves Content Contained Metal
Interest Interest (000s tons) (%) (000s tons)
-----------
(%) (%) 12/31/95 12/31/95 1995 1994 1993
--- --- -------- -------- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
MINES
Domestic
Leadville 60 799 8.66 15.4 15.4 15.3
Sweetwater 100 11,339 .38 12.2 8.9 4.6
Tennessee 100 5,187 3.17 77.1 74.6 61.8
West Fork 100 6,788 1.06 10.9 11.8 12.9
----- ----- -----
Total Domestic 115.6 110.7 94.6
Other
Quiruvilca-Peru (a) 12.6 20.6 18.6
----- ----- -----
Total 128.2 131.3 113.2
----- ----- -----
Asarco Beneficial Production
119.4 120.5 102.4
ASSOCIATED COMPANIES
MIM 15.1
Mount Isa/Hilton 100 31,085 6.36 187.3 281.7 273.2
McArthur River 70 28,660 13.96 - - -
GRUPO MEXICO 23.6 (b) (b)
Base Metal Mines 100 75,728 4.20 201.0 205.4 189.8
Asarco's & associated companies'
share of western world mine
production
9% 11% 10%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOLYBDENUM (000's pounds)
1995 1994 1993
---- ---- ----
MINES
Domestic
Mission 100 500,359 .02 900 - -
Montana Resources 49.9 517,000 .03 10,200 7,600 7,200
------ ----- -----
Total Domestic 11,100 7,600 7,200
------ ----- -----
SPCC 52.3(c)
Toquepala 100 326,661 .06 3,700 3,000 2,600
Cuajone 100 967,733 4,300 3,100 3,700
----- ----- -----
Total 8,000 6,100 6,300
----- ----- -----
Asarco Beneficial Production
10,000 6,400 6,300
ASSOCIATED COMPANIES
GRUPO MEXICO 23.6 (b) (b)
Mexicana de Cobre 96.0 529,200 .03 8,400 5,800 3,800
Asarco's & associated companies'
share of western world mine
production
13% 11% 13%
</TABLE>
(a) Asarco sold its 80% interest in Quiruvilca on August 31, 1995.
(b) Reflects mineral reserve data at December 31, 1994, 1995 data not yet
available.
(c) Asarco's beneficial ownership of SPCC was 43.2% through April 1995, 52.1%
through December 1995, and 52.3% effective December 31, 1995.
<PAGE>
A21
METAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS (continued)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SILVER
Average
Associated Mineral Mineral Metal Production
Asarco Company's Reserves Content Contained Metal
Interest Interest (000s tons) (oz/ton) (000s troy ounces)
(%) (%) 12/31/95 12/31/95 1995 1994 1993
--- --- -------- -------- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
MINES
Domestic
Silver Valley Resources(a)
50 1,628 16.90 - - -
Leadville 60 799 2.04 347 381 338
Mission 100 500,359 .16 2,604 2,355 1,869
Montana Resources 49.9 517,000 .07 680 546 763
Ray 100 1,015,700 - 839 570 827
Sweetwater 100 11,339 .10 272 238 159
Troy 75(a) 11,996 1.42 - - 812
West Fork 100 6,788 .30 232 256 251
Others Various - Various - - 5
----- ----- -----
Total Domestic 4,974 4,346 5,024
SPCC 52.3(b) 100
Toquepala 326,661 1,557 1,401 1,400
Cuajone 967,733 1,401 1,579 1,413
Other
Quiruvilca-Peru (c) 1,621 2,807 2,468
----- ------ ------
Total 9,553 10,133 10,305
----- ------ ------
Asarco Beneficial Production
7,273 7,437 7,468
REFINERIES
Amarillo 100 37,265 36,126 35,666
SPCC-Ilo 52.3(b) 2,519 1,210 -
------ ------ ------
Total 39,784 37,336 35,666
------ ------ ------
Asarco Beneficial Production
38,522 36,648 35,666
ASSOCIATED COMPANIES
MIM 15.1
Mount Isa/Hilton 100 31,085 4.19 13,000 17,001 19,354
McArthur River 70 28,660 1.84 - - -
From Purch Cons 605 556 445
GRUPO MEXICO 23.6 (d) (d)
Base Metal Mines 100 75,728 3.12 10,800 10,690 11,130
Mexicana de Cobre 96.0 529,200 2,490 2,300 2,120
Mexicana de Cananea 76.1 1,316,400 550 730 350
Asarco's & associated companies'
share of western world mine
production
10% 11% 13%
</TABLE>
(a) Silver Valley Resources and Troy are currently on standby.
(b) Asarco's beneficial ownership of SPCC was 43.2% through April 1995, 52.1%
through December 1995, and 52.3% effective December 31, 1995. In May 1994
SPCC purchased the Ilo refinery.
(c) Asarco sold its 80% interest in Quiruvilca on August 31, 1995.
(d) Reflects mineral reserve data at December 31, 1994, 1995 data not yet
available.
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A22
All mineral reserves represent 100% of the reserves for that mine and the
percentage ownership of Asarco and associated companies is separately indicated.
All mineral reserves are at December 31, 1995, except for M.I.M. Holdings
Limited which are as of June 30, 1995, and Grupo Mexico which are at December
31, 1994. Reserves are estimated quantities of proven and probable ore that
under present and anticipated conditions may be economically mined and processed
for the extraction of their mineral content. The data for MIM and Grupo Mexico
are as published by those companies and supplemental information to support the
reserves for those companies has not been reviewed by the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission. Controlled mineral deposits include those owned, directly
or indirectly through subsidiaries, partnerships or joint ventures, optioned,
leased, or held under government concession.
All production figures represent entire amounts of operations, including those
under lease, joint venture, government concessions or operated by subsidiaries
or associated companies. Metal production figures for associated companies are
from mines. Data for MIM are based on its June 30 fiscal year.
Other Operations
The principal activities included in the business segment entitled "Other" are
those of Encycle/Texas, Inc. and Hydrometrics, Inc., wholly-owned subsidiaries
in the environmental services business, Capco Pipe Company, Inc. (Capco), a
wholly-owned subsidiary that manufactures polyvinyl chloride pipe (PVC), and
asbestos cement pipe, and a zinc oxide operation in Hillsboro, Illinois. None of
these operations constitute a significant portion of the total operations of the
Company. In 1993, Capco permanently shut down its asbestos cement pipe business,
and in 1994, the Company sold its PVC and zinc oxide operations.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Reference is made to the Contingencies and Litigation footnote 8 to the
Financial Statements incorporated herein by reference.
The following is additional information with respect to the asbestos personal
injury litigation. While no one personal injury action is exactly like any
other, the following three pending lawsuits are typical of those in which
employees of other companies allege death or injury resulting from alleged
exposure to asbestos fiber supplied by Lac d'Amiante du Quebec, Ltee ("LAQ"), a
wholly-owned subsidiary, and other suppliers to their employers' manufacturing
operations:
1) In Pogorzelski, et al. v. Amtorg Trading Corporation, et al., Docket No.
L-12274-91, pending since October 31, 1991 in the Superior Court of New Jersey,
Middlesex County, 19 primary and 8 secondary plaintiffs sued LAQ and 25 other
defendants that allegedly supplied asbestos fiber or asbestos containing
products to Johns-Manville's Manville, New Jersey facility for substantial
compensatory and punitive damages for death or injuries allegedly resulting from
the primary plaintiffs' exposure to asbestos fiber while employed at that
facility. The claims of seven of the primary plaintiffs were dismissed as to LAQ
in June 1992. The plaintiffs allege a broad range of respiratory and other
injuries including disabling lung changes, asbestosis, cancer, and mesothelioma.
Liability is alleged on theories of strict liability, negligence, breach of
warranty, misrepresentation, ultra hazardous activity and conduct, conspiracy,
concert of action, market share or enterprise liability, and alternative
liability. The thrust of the complaint is that the defendants, individually or
collectively, failed to warn the primary plaintiffs of the possible hazards
associated with inhalation of asbestos fibers while working with or being
exposed to such fibers.
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2) In Darlene Turner and Patricia Foret, Individually and on Behalf of Their
Father, Robert Foret, Sr. v. Raymond Plauche, etc., et al., Case No. 94-13057,
pending since August 24, 1994 in the Civil District Court, for the Parish of
Orleans of the State of Louisiana, the heirs of Mr. Foret sued LAQ and three
other defendants that allegedly supplied asbestos fiber or asbestos containing
products to the National Gypsum plant in New Orleans, Louisiana. A fifth
defendant was an officer of National Gypsum that plaintiffs allege was negligent
in not providing Mr. Foret with a safe place to work. The plaintiffs seek
substantial compensatory and punitive damages for Mr. Foret's alleged death from
lung cancer and other asbestos-related diseases that allegedly resulted from his
exposure to asbestos fiber while employed at National Gypsum.
3) In Haines v. Aetna Casualty Co., et al., Docket No. L-5918-95, pending since
July 13, 1995 in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Camden County, one primary
and one secondary plaintiff sued LAQ and six other defendants that allegedly
supplied asbestos fiber or asbestos containing products to New York Shipbuilding
& Drydock Co., in Chester, Pennsylvania and Owens-Corning Fiberglas in Berlin,
New Jersey. The plaintiffs demand substantial compensatory and punitive damages
for asbestosis allegedly resulting from primary plaintiff's exposure to asbestos
fiber while employed at these facilities.
In addition to these personal injury lawsuits arising out of alleged asbestos
exposure to employees of other companies using asbestos fiber in their
manufacturing operations, included in the asbestos product liability lawsuits
pending against LAQ and Asarco are numerous lawsuits arising from products (such
as insulation and brake linings) manufactured by others. These cases typically
allege a failure to warn of possible health hazards associated with those
products and proceed on theories similar to those asserted in the Pogorzelski
case. In many such cases LAQ and Asarco, having never manufactured such
products, have obtained dismissals. Typical of lawsuits in which plaintiffs
allege asbestos exposure due to products manufactured by others are:
1) Malvaso v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, et al., Index No. 087694,
pending since September 23, 1994 in the Supreme Court of the State of New York,
Niagara County, in which one primary plaintiff sued Asarco, LAQ and 23 other
defendants that allegedly supplied asbestos and products containing asbestos to
his employers. The plaintiff demands substantial compensatory and punitive
damages for injuries allegedly resulting from exposure to asbestos. The thrust
of the complaint is similar to the Pogorzelski case.
2) Roger Adkins et al., v. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corporation, et al., Civil
Action Nos. 95-C-3049 to 95-C-3064, 95-C-3138 and 95-C-3139, pending since
November 3, 1995 in the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, West Virginia, in which
eighteen primary and fourteen secondary plaintiffs sued LAQ, Asarco and 33 other
defendants that allegedly supplied asbestos and products containing asbestos to
the primary plaintiffs' employers. The plaintiffs demand substantial
compensatory and punitive damages for injuries allegedly resulting from exposure
to asbestos. The thrust of the complaint is similar to the Pogorzelski case.
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3) Aaron, et al. v. Abex Corporation, et al., Case No. 94-C2110, pending since
March 14, 1995 in the District Court of Brazoria County, Texas, 23rd Judicial
District, in which 2700 primary plaintiffs and 1021 secondary plaintiffs sued
Asarco, its wholly-owned subsidiary Capco Pipe Company, Inc. ("Capco") and 184
other defendants that either owned the premises where some of the primary
plaintiffs worked, or that provided workers compensation or other insurance
coverage to various of the manufacturers named as defendants, or that allegedly
supplied asbestos and products containing asbestos to the primary plaintiffs'
employers. The plaintiffs demand substantial compensatory and punitive damages
for injuries allegedly resulting from their exposure to asbestos. The thrust of
the complaint is similar to the Pogorzelski case.
The Campbell v. W.R. Grace and Company, et al.; Rettberg v. Armstrong World
Industries, Inc., et al.; Abbott, et al. v. Unidentified Defendants; E. Adkins,
et al. v. 20th Century Glove Corporation of Texas, et al.; and Abel, et al. v.
Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, et al., cases described in Item 3 of Asarco's
1994 Form 10-K were settled by LAQ during 1995. As of December 31, 1995, Capco
was a defendant in 34 cases brought by 6,767 primary plaintiffs.
In 1991, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred all asbestos
cases pending in federal court to the United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania for coordinated and consolidated pretrial
proceedings. Cases containing approximately one percent of LAQ's primary
plaintiffs are affected by this action.
During January 1996 LAQ and nine former managerial and supervisory employees of
Capco were sued in two separate state court actions in Alabama by 53 former
Capco employees seeking substantial compensatory and punitive damages for
personal injuries and death caused by alleged workplace exposure to asbestos
with alleged liability on theories of product liability and negligence.
On March 3, 1996, Asarco was served with a complaint in a purported class action
filed in state court in West Virginia that also names as defendants LAQ and 49
other companies. The action is allegedly brought on behalf of a class of over
50,000 persons who were exposed to asbestos at West Virginia work sites and who
are allegedly at increased risk of developing cancer. The case seeks the
establishment of a medical monitoring fund. The Company intends to oppose the
lawsuit. Additionally, in June 1995, Capco was served with a complaint in a
purported class action filed in Illinois state court in Cook County that also
names 139 other defendants. The class action is allegedly brought on behalf of a
nationwide class of persons claiming to be at an increased risk of developing
asbestos-related diseases as a result of asbestos exposure. Capco and nearly all
other defendants have moved to dismiss the case.
As of December 31, 1995, LAQ, Asarco and Capco have settled or been dismissed
from a total of approximately 5,370 asbestos personal injury lawsuits brought by
approximately 60,196 primary and approximately 39,244 secondary plaintiffs.
With respect to the actions relating to asbestos-containing products in
structures reported in the Contingencies and Litigation Note 8 to the Financial
Statements, the following supplemental information is provided:
The three actions currently pending against LAQ, including actual and purported
class actions, involve colleges and universities and public buildings in cities.
In general these actions seek substantial compensatory and punitive damages.
As of December 31, 1995, LAQ has settled five and been dismissed from another 80
actions involving asbestos in structures. Asarco has been dismissed from all
twelve actions in which it had been named.
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In 1987, LAQ began litigation against certain excess liability insurers for a
declaration of insurance coverage for its asbestos cases similar to the one that
had been obtained by LAQ against certain other insurers in a 1985 court ruling
that held that the comprehensive continuous theory of coverage applies to those
insurers' policies as regards LAQ's asbestos personal injury and property damage
litigation. Settlements have been reached with certain of these insurers.
In June 1993, the Company was sued by two of its liability insurance carriers,
the Insurance Company of North America and California Union Insurance Company,
in state court in New Brunswick, New Jersey for a declaration that the insurance
companies have no insurance obligation for environmental matters for which the
Company is seeking coverage. The insurance companies also included Asarco's
other liability insurers in the lawsuit, and those insurers have sought similar
declaratory relief. Asarco has filed cross claims and counterclaims in this
lawsuit seeking a court declaration that insurance coverage of its environmental
matters does exist.
On February 15, 1994, Asarco, two of its subsidiaries, and several other
defendants were sued in an action in state court in Duval County, Texas by
approximately 320 plaintiffs seeking compensatory and punitive damages for
personal injuries, increased risk of disease and medical monitoring, as well as
property damage, allegedly resulting from exposure to materials, including
metals, shipped to a landfill near the plaintiffs' residences. Court approval of
a settlement reached between the Company and the approximately 400 plaintiffs
was entered on October 12, 1995.
On June 17, 1994, the Company and one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries,
Encycle/Texas, Inc., were sued in state court in Nueces County, Texas in three
purported class actions on behalf of persons residing in neighborhoods around
the Company's Corpus Christi, Texas property. These actions seek compensatory
and punitive damages for diminution of property values, annoyance, loss of use
and enjoyment, loss of income from commercial uses, remediation costs, emotional
distress, and medical monitoring due to alleged contamination of plaintiffs'
properties by metals emitted from the Corpus Christi facility. On December 14,
1994 two additional suits alleging contamination of plaintiffs' properties by
metals emitted by the Corpus Christi facility were filed against the Company and
two of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Encycle, Inc. and Encycle/Texas, Inc. and
several other defendants in state court in Duval County, Texas. In one suit, 20
plaintiffs who resided and/or owned property near the Corpus Christi facility
seek compensatory and punitive damages for diminution in property values,
personal injuries, mental anguish, lost wages, medical expenses and medical
monitoring. In the second suit, two plaintiffs who owned and operated a business
near the Corpus Christi facility seek compensatory and punitive damages for
diminution in property value and loss of profits.
On October 8, 1991, ARCO Incorporated ("ARCO") filed suit in federal court in
Montana against Montana Resources and its partners, including Asarco and one of
its subsidiaries, alleging breach of contract resulting from defendants' failure
to reclaim contaminated water in an inactive mining pit (the Berkeley Pit) at
partnership-owned property in Butte, Montana. ARCO's demands include
compensation for study costs under CERCLA with respect to such water, and a
determination that defendants are responsible for reclamation of the pit. The
defendants assert that ARCO is responsible for such CERCLA and reclamation
costs.
In April 1993, the State of Texas notified the Company that it and ten other
persons are PRPs with respect to the Col-Tex Refinery State Superfund site in
Mitchell County, Texas where the Company stored diesel fuel in the mid-1970's.
In February 1996, the State of Texas notified the Company that it is no longer
considered a PRP and that it has dismissed this claim. The Company has also been
named as one of several defendants in twelve lawsuits filed by or on behalf of
295 persons who have lived or owned property near the Col-Tex Refinery site
seeking compensatory and punitive damages for alleged wrongful death, personal
injury, and property damage.
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In September 1994, the Company received notice from the State of Texas that it
is a PRP for the remediation of the site of a former pesticide manufacturing
plant in Hunt County, Texas. In addition, the Company has been named as one of a
number of defendants in six lawsuits filed in various Texas State District
Courts by or on behalf of approximately 2,200 individuals who live or lived near
the site for compensatory and punitive damages, including damages for alleged
personal injuries and property damage, due to alleged exposure to arsenic
products that the Company sold to the manufacturer at the site. Also in May
1995, the Company was named as a third-party defendant in a suit, pending in the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, for
contribution under CERCLA and Texas state law involving approximately 15 parties
alleged to be responsible for remediation of a railroad property adjacent to the
site.
In February 26, 1993, the Mayor of Tacna, Peru brought a lawsuit against
Southern Peru Limited, an indirect subsidiary of the Company, seeking $100
million in damages from alleged harmful disposition of tailings, slag and
smelter emissions. On September 9, 1994, the First Civil Court of Tacna
dismissed the complaint. The plaintiff appealed and on December 29, 1994, the
Superior Court of Tacna reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the
case for further proceedings. In March 1995 the trial court dismissed the
complaint on the ground that the plaintiff lacks standing to bring the action.
In April 1995 the plaintiff appealed this dismissal.
Reference is made to the lawsuit against a subsidiary of Southern Peru Copper
Corporation ("SPCC"), the Company and others, brought in September 1995 by 698
Peruvian plaintiffs for personal injury and property damage allegedly caused by
the operations of a subsidiary of SPCC, reported in the Contingencies and
Litigation Note to the Financial Statements. On February 15, 1996 plaintiffs
filed a notice of appeal from the United States District Court order dismissing
the complaint and from an earlier order of that court denying plaintiffs' motion
to remand the case to state court.
In October 1992, the owner of a property leased by a subsidiary of the Company
filed suit in New Jersey state court in Essex County seeking declaratory
judgment and compensatory and punitive damages for alleged contamination of the
property during the lease term by the subsidiary and others. In January 1996,
the subsidiary of the Company reached an agreement in principle to settle this
dispute.
In May 1989, a lawsuit was filed in state court in Butte, Montana by Montana
Mining Properties ("MMP") which claims to have had a contractual first right of
refusal on the 49.9 percent interest in the Montana copper mining business of
Montana Resources, Inc. that was sold to Asarco in June 1989. MMP sought an
injunction and compensatory and punitive damages from Asarco for alleged
tortious interference with its contract with Montana Resources, Inc. In June
1994, the court granted summary judgment in favor of defendants, including
Asarco. On appeal summary judgment was reversed in April 1995, and the case was
remanded for further proceedings against all defendants other than Asarco.
In March 1995 the Company was sued in federal court in Tacoma, Washington by a
retirement home with 200 residents and 21 acres of property seeking damages for
diminution of property value, response costs and attorneys' fees. The suit
contains allegations similar to those advanced in the Tacoma class action
settled by the Company in January 1995, and reported on Form 10-K for 1994. It
is the Company's position that the claim is encompassed by the settlement of the
Tacoma class action.
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The opinion of management regarding the outcome of legal proceedings and
environmental contingencies, set forth in the Contingencies and Litigation Note
(Note 8) to the Financial Statements, is based on considerations including
experience relating to previous court judgments and settlements and remediation
costs and terms. The financial viability of other potentially responsible
parties has been considered when relevant and no credit has been assumed for any
potential insurance recoveries when availability of insurance is not
established. The Company considered such factors in establishing its
environmental reserve in December of 1990 and in determining modifications to
its reserve in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995.
See also Item 1, "Environmental, Safety and Health Matters," for further
information concerning pending legal or administrative proceedings involving
Asarco.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
None.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF ASARCO AND BUSINESS EXPERIENCE DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS
(As of February 28, 1996)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Officer
Name Office and Experience Age Since
- ---- --------------------- --- -----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Richard de J. Osborne 1991-1996 Chairman of the Board, President 61 1975
and Chief Executive Officer
Francis R. McAllister 1993-1996 Executive Vice President, Copper 53 1978
Operations
1992-1993 Executive Vice President, Finance
and Administration and Chief
Financial Officer
1991-1992 Vice President, Finance and
Administration and Chief
Financial Officer
James J. Kerr 1992-1996 Vice President, Commercial 65 1991
1991-1992 Vice President, Ore
1991 Vice President-Elders Raw
Materials Limited
Augustus B. Kinsolving 1996 Vice President and General Counsel 56 1983
1991-1995 Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
Kevin R. Morano 1993-1996 Vice President, Finance and Chief 42 1993
Financial Officer
1991-1993 General Manager, Ray Complex
1991 Treasurer
Robert J. Muth 1991-1996 Vice President, Government and 62 1977
Public Affairs
Robert M. Novotny 1993-1996 Vice President, Lead, Zinc, 47 1988
Silver and Mineral Operations
1991-1993 Vice President, Operations
Gerald D. Van Voorhis 1992-1996 Vice President, Exploration 57 1992
1991-1992 Vice President-Socorro Mining
Company
Michael O. Varner 1993-1996 Vice President, Environmental 54 1993
Operations
1992-1993 General Manager, Western Metals
1991-1992 Director, Technical Services
David B. Woodbury 1993-1996 Vice President, Human Resources 55 1993
1991-1993 Vice President, Human Resources
- Ferro Corporation
Robert Ferri 1995-1996 Secretary 48 1995
1991-1995 Associate General Counsel
William Dowd 1995-1996 Controller 46 1995
1991-1995 Assistant Controller
Thomas J. Findley, Jr. 1991-1996 Treasurer 48 1991
1991 Director of Management
Information Services
James L. Wiers 1991-1996 General Auditor 51 1987
</TABLE>
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PART II
Item 5 - Market for Registrant's Common Stock and Related Stockholder Matters
At December 31, 1995, there were 8,527 common stockholders of record. The
principal market for Asarco's Common Stock is the New York Stock Exchange. The
Stock Exchange symbol for Asarco's common stock is AR. High and low stock prices
and dividends for last two years were:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994
---- ----
QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Year 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Year
--- --- --- --- ---- --- --- --- --- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Dividends paid
per common share .10 .20 .20 .20 .70 .10 .10 .10 .10 .40
Stock market price:
High 30-3/8 31-1/8 36-1/2 35-7/8 36-1/2 27-5/8 30-5/8 34-7/8 33-7/8 34-7/8
Low 24-3/8 25-3/8 30-1/4 29-3/8 24-3/8 21-3/8 21-5/8 27-1/2 24-3/4 21-3/8
</TABLE>
Item 6 - Selected Financial Data
FIVE-YEAR SELECTED FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL DATA
(in millions, except per share and employee data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995(a) 1994 1993 1992 1991
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Consolidated Statement of Earnings
Net sales $3,198 $2,032 $1,736 $1,908 $1,912
Operating income (loss) 487(b) 18(c) (110)(e) (42)(g) 61(h)
Earnings (loss) before equity earnings and
cumulative effect of change in accounting
principles 167 16 (98) (32) 36
Equity earnings 2 48 27 3 10(h)
Net earnings (loss) 169 64(d) 16(f) (83) 46
Net earnings (loss) per share $ 4.00 $ 1.53 $ 0.38 $(2.01) $ 1.12
Dividends to common stockholders per share
$ 0.70 $ 0.40 $ 0.50 $ 0.80 $ 1.60
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
Cash provided from (used for)
operating activities $ 500 $ (10) $ 39 $ 106 $ 67
Dividends to common stockholders 30 17 21 33 66
Capital expenditures 338 98 112 135 283
Depreciation and depletion 119 83 81 87 75
Consolidated Balance Sheet
Total assets $4,327 $3,291 $3,153 $2,946 $2,954
Inventories - replacement cost in excess of LIFO
inventory costs 137 143 114 125 130
Total debt 1,122 933 901 869 802
Common stockholders' equity 1,707 1,517 1,472 1,357 1,475
Common Stock
Common shares outstanding 42.6 42.1 41.7 41.5 41.2
Price-high $36-1/2 $34-7/8 $28-5/8 $31-3/8 $30-1/2
-low $24-3/8 $21-3/8 $16-5/8 $19-7/8 $18-1/4
Book value per common share $40.11 $36.04 $35.27 $32.74 $35.75
Price/Earnings ratio 8.01 18.65 60.92 - 19.13
Dividends to common stockholders as a percent of
earnings 17.5% 26.2% 133.2% - 143.2%
Financial Ratios
Current assets to current liabilities 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.8
Debt as % of capitalization 34.1% 38.1% 38.0% 39.0% 35.2%
Employees (at year-end) 12,200 8,000 8,500 8,900 9,100
</TABLE>
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Notes to Selected Financial Data
(a) On April 5, 1995, the Company acquired an additional 10.7% interest in
SPCC for $116.4 million, increasing its ownership from 52.3% to 63%. The
additional shares acquired enabled the Company to elect a majority of the
directors of SPCC. As a result, the Company has consolidated the financial
statements of SPCC in its financial statements based on its 52.3%
ownership, effective January 1, 1995, and 63% ownership, effective April
5, 1995. The Company previously accounted for its investment in SPCC by
the equity method.
(b) Includes a $122.3 pre-tax charge to add to the Company's reserve for
environmental matters, to provide for asset impairments and plant closures
and to writedown certain in-process inventory to net realizable value.
(c) Includes a $51.2 pre-tax charge to add to the Company's reserve for
environmental matters and $2.8 of LIFO profits.
(d) Includes a $58.5 pre-tax gain from the sale of the Company's remaining
interest in Asarco Australia Limited.
(e) Includes a $25.6 pre-tax provision for the valuation of inventories and
additions to reserves for closed plants, $9.2 of LIFO profits and $8.2 of
previously unrecognized losses of Nor Peru.
(f) Includes $26.4 (net of taxes of $.4) of previously unrecognized equity
earnings of Southern Peru Copper Corp. (SPCC) and $86.3 as the result of
the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle at SPCC.
(g) Includes a $72.4 pre-tax provision for environmental matters and a $31.9
pre-tax provision to reduce the carrying value of certain facilities.
(h) Includes a $10.6 pre-tax provision for doubtful accounts for a copper
customer receivable. Effective the second quarter of 1991, MEDIMSA is
accounted for on the cost basis.
Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
Asarco reported 1995 net earnings of $169.2 million or $4.00 per share including
special after-tax charges of $79.5 million ($122.3 million pre-tax) or $1.87 per
share. The special charges include $51.0 million ($78.5 million pre-tax) in
connection with the termination of lead refining operations at the Company's
Omaha, Nebraska refinery, $22.5 million ($34.6 million pre-tax) for additions to
reserves for costs associated with previously closed operations, and $6.0
million ($9.2 million pre-tax) to write off the value of certain assets.
Net earnings in 1994 and 1993 were $64.0 million and $15.6 million,
respectively. Net earnings in 1994 included an after-tax gain of $31.9 million
on the sale of Asarco Australia Limited (Asarco Australia) and a $30.7 million
after-tax charge to add to the Company's environmental reserves. Net earnings in
1993 included the recognition of $18.2 million related to previously
unrecognized earnings of the Company's investments in Peru and $86.3 million for
the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle resulting from SPCC's
adoption of SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". In addition, 1993
results include an after-tax charge of $10.8 million related to the valuation of
certain inventories and additions to reserves for closed plants and
environmental matters, an after-tax gain of $7.6 million related to the sale of
a portion of its shares of Asarco Australia and the issuance of new shares by
Asarco Australia and a $2.8 million charge to reflect an increase in income tax
rates.
As a result of acquiring an additional 10.7% interest in Southern Peru Copper
Corporation (SPCC) on April 5, 1995, the Company has consolidated SPCC's results
in its financial statements effective at the beginning of the year. The
Company's ownership of SPCC was 52.3% at January 1, 1995, and increased to 63%
effective April 5, 1995. The Company had previously accounted for its investment
in SPCC by the equity method. In November 1995, SPCC offered to exchange new
common shares for labor shares issued by its Peruvian Branch to workers under
prior law in Peru. These labor shares, which are traded on the Lima Stock
Exchange, represented a 17.3% interest in the Peruvian Branch which comprises
substantially all of the operations of SPCC in Peru. The offer ended on December
29, 1995, with 80.8% of the labor shares tendered. SPCC now owns 96.7% of the
Branch. The Company's equity interest in SPCC is 54.0% and its voting interest
is 61.0%. The Company's beneficial ownership in the operations of SPCC, net of
the remaining labor shares interest, is 52.3%. The interest of other
shareholders of SPCC is recorded as a minority interest. The common shares
issued in exchange for the labor shares are listed on both the New York and
Lima, Peru stock exchanges. The Company's balance sheet at December 31, 1995,
reflects the effect of this transaction.
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In the fourth quarter of 1995, the Company decided not to make the $40 million
investment which would have been required to meet State and EPA imposed
environmental requirements at its Omaha refinery. As a result, the Company
expects to terminate lead refining operations at Omaha in 1996. The special
charges taken in the fourth quarter include the write off of the remaining book
value of the assets at Omaha, a provision for severance and legal expenses,
expected cleanup and demolition costs associated with the termination of lead
refining operations, and the writedown of certain in-process inventory to net
realizable value.
In the fourth quarter of 1995, the Company adopted SFAS No. 121 "Accounting for
the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets To Be Disposed
Of". This statement requires that long-lived assets, certain identifiable
intangibles and goodwill related to those assets be reviewed for impairment
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of
the assets may not be recoverable. The impairment loss on such assets, is
measured as the amount by which the carrying value of the assets exceeds the
fair value of the assets (less disposal costs, if applicable). In addition to
the write off of the assets of the Omaha refinery ($16.7 million after-tax), the
Company has also recorded an after-tax charge to earnings of $6.0 million in
accordance with SFAS No. 121 with respect to the assets of Encycle, its waste
recycling subsidiary, and an obsolete mill. The impairment charge with respect
to Encycle's assets was the result of prior operating losses.
Asarco's beneficial interest in 1995 consolidated copper production was 898.4
million pounds compared with 804.6 million pounds in 1994. This 11.7% increase
is primarily attributable to increased production at the Company's Ray, Arizona
mine and to Asarco's increased ownership of SPCC. In 1994 the Company curtailed
production at its Hayden mill at the Ray Complex and began an accelerated
development program to provide additional working areas in the mine to replace
those lost due to accumulated water from unusual earlier storms. The higher
production in 1995 at the Ray mine was attributable to the early completion of
this program in the second quarter.
The Company's earnings are heavily influenced by the metals markets. In 1995,
the copper market continued the improvements begun in 1994. Worldwide supply
once again was below consumption and market prices reflected a tight
supply/demand balance. Lead prices also improved in the second half of the year
reflecting the continued drawdown of world stocks. While the supply and demand
balance improved in the zinc and silver markets, the improvements have not yet
been reflected in the market price for these commodities.
The improvement in earnings in 1995 as compared with 1994 was primarily due to
the higher copper price, lower unit costs resulting from increased sales of
copper mined by the Company, the increased ownership of SPCC and improved
earnings from the Company's specialty chemicals and aggregates businesses.
Net earnings in 1994 as compared with 1993 improved principally due to higher
prices for all major metals and from higher equity earnings of SPCC. SPCC, a
52.3% owned equity investment of Asarco in 1993 and 1994, contributed $44.9
million to the Company's net earnings for 1994 as compared with $26.4 million of
net earnings before cumulative effect of change in accounting principles in
1993. Higher metal prices, a $12.4 million after-tax gain on the sale of certain
investments in Peru and a reduction in Peruvian income tax rates benefited
SPCC's earnings in 1994.
In 1993, following improvements in the economic conditions in Peru, the Company
resumed equity accounting for SPCC and also resumed recording the results of the
Company's 80% owned subsidiary, Corporacion Minera Nor Peru, S.A. (Nor Peru).
Such improvements included the ratification of a new Peruvian constitution and
the successful completion of financing for SPCC's capital program, which
restored management's influence over its Peruvian operations. Equity accounting
for SPCC and consolidation of Nor Peru had been suspended in 1988. To reflect
this change, the Company recorded $18.2 million of previously unrecognized
earnings relating to the period 1988 through 1993 from its investments in Peru.
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Asset Sales Program
- -------------------
In the fourth quarter of 1993, the Company initiated a program to divest certain
non-core businesses. This program was substantially completed in 1995. In total
the Company has sold 9 businesses or operations and raised a total of
approximately $185 million in cash. The program included the sale of its
interests in Nor Peru, Asarco Australia, its PVC pipe, zinc oxide and Lone Star
Lead Construction businesses.
In the third quarter of 1995, the Company recorded a pre-tax loss of $4.0
million on the sale of its stock in Nor Peru, which owned and operated the
Quiruvilca mine in the northern part of Peru and the sale of its Lone Star Lead
Construction business. In addition, in the fourth quarter of 1995, the Company
sold its interest in two exploration projects, Aquarius in Canada and Aginskoe
in Kamchatka, Russia, for approximately $11.8 million, and recorded a pre-tax
loss of $.9 million ($.6 million after-tax) on the sales.
In January 1994, the Company sold its remaining 45.3% interest (66.5 million
shares) in Asarco Australia, a gold mining and exploration company, for $79.5
million which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $58.5 million ($31.9 million
after-tax). In August 1993, the Company sold a 9.9% interest in Asarco Australia
for $13.8 million which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $10.3 million ($5.4
million after-tax) and in September 1993, Asarco Australia offered 13.3 million
shares of previously unissued common stock to the public, resulting in net cash
proceeds of A$16.4 million. As a result of this share issuance, the Company's
ownership was reduced to 45.3% and a $3.3 million pre-tax gain ($2.2 million
after-tax) was recognized as the shares were sold at a price exceeding the book
value per share of the Company's interest in Asarco Australia. From an original
investment of $4 million in exploration at Asarco Australia, the Company
received more than $106 million of cash. The reduction of the Company's
investment in Asarco Australia had the effect of reducing sales by $20 million,
cost of sales by $17 million, and depreciation and depletion by $2 million from
1993 to 1994.
In 1994 the Company sold its PVC pipe and zinc oxide businesses and closed its
asbestos pipe business. Sales and cost of sales were each reduced by $80 million
from 1993 to 1994, reflecting these divestitures.
Sales: Sales in 1995 were $3,197.8 million, compared with $2,031.8 million in
1994 and $1,736.4 million in 1993. The increase in 1995 mainly reflected $881.5
million due to the consolidation of SPCC, $285.4 million due to higher copper
prices and increased specialty chemicals sales offset by lower copper sales
volumes. The decline in 1995 copper sales volume from 1994 is due to lower
quantities of copper purchased by the Company for resale to satisfy contractual
commitments, partially offset by increased copper production from the Company's
own mines. In 1994, higher prices for all major metals accounted for $297.1
million of the increase in sales from 1993. Higher copper sales volume and
higher specialty chemicals sales were offset by the impact of asset sales in
1994.
Price/volume data:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Average Metal Prices 1995 1994 1993
-------------------- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Copper (per pound - COMEX) $ 1.35 $ 1.07 $ .85
Copper (per pound - LME) 1.33 1.05 .87
Lead (per pound - LME) .29 .25 .18
Silver (per ounce - Handy & Harman) 5.19 5.28 4.30
Zinc (per pound - LME) (1) .47 .45 .44
Molybdenum (per pound - Metals
Week Dealer Oxide)(1) 7.42 4.50 2.28
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Metal Sales Volume 1995 1994 1993
------------------ ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Copper (tons)
Asarco 503,400 539,400 528,100
SPCC(2) 323,300 326,600 306,700
Consolidated(3) 826,700 539,400 528,100
Asarco Beneficial Interest 666,200 680,300 660,500
Lead (tons)
Asarco 197,000 198,500 211,500
Silver (000s ounces)
Asarco 38,086 33,320 32,754
SPCC(2) 3,761 3,184 3,347
Consolidated(3) 41,847 33,320 32,754
Asarco Beneficial Interest 39,987 34,694 34,199
Zinc (tons)(1)
Asarco 120,115 132,705 118,648
Asarco Beneficial Interest 111,564 122,435 107,156
Molybdenum (tons)(1)
Asarco 2,843 1,845 1,776
SPCC(2) 4,201 2,848 3,402
Consolidated(3) 7,044 1,845 1,776
Asarco Beneficial Interest 5,033 3,075 3,245
</TABLE>
(1) The Company's zinc and molybdenum production is sold in the form of
concentrates. Volume represents tons of zinc and molybdenum metal
contained in those concentrates.
(2) SPCC presented at 100%. Asarco Beneficial Interest amounts shown for
1994 and 1993 are based on Asarco's 52.3% equity ownership of SPCC. The
minority interests in SPCC represented by labor shares in its Peruvian
Branch resulted in Asarco having a beneficial interest in SPCC of
43.2%. Effective April 5, 1995, Asarco's equity ownership of SPCC
increased to 63% and its beneficial interest increased to 52.1%.
Effective December 31, 1995, Asarco's equity ownership of SPCC was
54.0% and its beneficial interest was 52.3% reflecting the effects of
SPCC's completed labor share exchange offer.
(3) Asarco consolidated SPCC in its financial statements effective at the
beginning of 1995. Consolidated sales volume for 1994 and 1993 does not
include SPCC.
Substantially all of the Company's copper and lead production is sold under
annual contracts. To the extent not sold under annual contracts, production can
be sold on commodity exchanges or to merchants or consumers on a spot sale
basis. The Company's zinc production is sold in the form of concentrates under
contracts of one to two years duration. Silver is sold under monthly contracts
or in spot sales. Except for some consolidated subsidiaries, primarily SPCC,
sales prices are based on the average of prevailing commodity prices for the
scheduled month of delivery or shipment according to the terms of the contracts.
SPCC revenues represent the invoiced value of products shipped to customers.
Price estimates used for provisionally priced shipments are based on
management's judgment of the current price level which is susceptible to change
during the settlement period.
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Depending on the metal market fundamentals and other conditions, the Company may
enter into forward sales or purchase options to reduce or eliminate the risk of
metal price declines on its anticipated future production. Forward sales
establish a selling price for future production at the time they are entered
into, thereby eliminating the risk of declining prices but also eliminating
potential gains on price increases. Put options purchased by the Company
establish a minimum price for the production covered by such put options and
permit the Company to participate in price increases above the strike price of
such put options. At December 31, 1995, the Company had copper put options with
an average strike price of 98.8 cents per pound covering 160,469 tons or
approximately 47% of Asarco's expected 1996 domestic copper production. The cost
of acquiring these puts was $5.7 million. Copper put options with an average
strike price of $1.00 per pound covering 19,511 tons or approximately 6% of
Asarco's expected 1997 domestic copper production were acquired at a cost of
$1.1 million. The cost of the put options is amortized during the period in
which the options are exercisable.
In addition, at December 31, 1995, SPCC had copper put options with an average
strike price of 95.8 cents per pound covering 129,218 tons or approximately 40%
of its expected 1996 copper production. The cost of acquiring these puts was
$3.2 million.
The pre-tax earnings effect of the Company's derivative and anticipatory hedging
activities, net of transaction costs, was a loss of $5.6 million in 1995 and
gains of $5.7 million and $19.2 million in 1994 and 1993, respectively. In 1993
the Company hedged all of its anticipated zinc mine production at an average
price of 55 cents per pound resulting in a gain of $15.5 million.
Cost of Products and Services: Cost of products and services in 1995 were
$2,330.3 million compared with $1,780.3 million in 1994 and $1,637.3 million in
1993. The increase in 1995 reflected $421.1 million due to the consolidation of
SPCC and higher specialty chemicals costs due to increased sales volumes and the
writedown of certain in-process inventory to net realizable value associated
with the termination of lead refining operations at Omaha. The higher price of
outside copper purchases in 1995 was partially offset by the lower volume of
such copper purchases as a result of an increase in sales of copper mined by the
Company. The increase in 1994 over 1993 was caused principally by higher volume
and price of refined copper purchases to meet customer demand and higher costs
in specialty chemicals due to increased sales volume. These cost increases were
partially offset by reduced operating costs and by lower costs due to asset
sales. The Company's cost for purchased refined copper approximates the market
price at which it is sold. Previously unrecognized losses of Nor Peru of $8.2
million are included in cost of products and services in 1993.
Other Expenses: Selling, administrative and other costs increased by $51.7
million in 1995 after having decreased by $9.1 million in 1994. The increase was
primarily due to the consolidation of SPCC and higher selling expenses related
to the specialty chemicals business. The decrease in 1994 was principally a
result of cost reduction programs. Also included in 1994 is a recovery of $4.0
million from the settlement of litigation related to a bad debt previously
written off in 1991. Depreciation and depletion expense increased by $35.7
million in 1995 primarily due to the consolidation of SPCC.
Nonoperating Items: Interest expense increased by $29.4 million in 1995 after
having increased by $5.2 million in 1994. The increase in 1995 reflected $13.9
million due to the consolidation of SPCC, higher debt outstanding and higher
interest rates on short term borrowing. Lower capitalized interest as a result
of the completion of the El Paso modernization program in 1994 increased
interest expense by $2.8 million in 1994. The remaining increase in 1994 is a
result of a higher level of borrowing.
Other income in 1995 reflects an increase of $16.1 million due to the
consolidation of SPCC and a pre-tax loss of $4.0 million on the sale of the
Company's stock in Nor Peru, which owned and operated the Quiruvilca mine in the
northern part of Peru and the sale of its Lone Star Lead Construction business.
Included in other income are dividends from SPCC and MIM Holdings as described
in Note 3 to the Financial Statements. The increase in minority interests
reflects the consolidation of SPCC.
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Taxes on Income: The Company's effective tax rate was lower than the statutory
rate primarily because of deductions for percentage depletion and the dividends
received deduction which are permitted for tax purposes. The effective tax rate
was higher in 1995 primarily due to the consolidation of SPCC. Taxes in 1994 and
1993 were affected by a higher gain for tax purposes on the sale of shares of
Asarco Australia, as a result of providing taxes on earnings previously treated
as permanently reinvested while Asarco Australia was a consolidated subsidiary.
The tax benefit in 1993 resulted principally from an operating loss and the
effect of adoption by SPCC of SFAS No. 109. Net operating loss carryforwards
have reduced the Company's deferred tax liability by $191.8 million at December
31, 1995. The Company believes that these carryforwards, which expire in years
2006 through 2010, will reduce future federal income taxes otherwise payable
and, if necessary, the Company could implement available tax planning
strategies, including the sale of certain assets, to realize the tax benefit of
the carryforwards.
Equity in Earnings of Nonconsolidated Associated Companies: Equity earnings in
1994 and 1993 are principally from SPCC. SPCC contributed $44.9 million of
after-tax equity earnings in 1994. Concurrent with the resumption of equity
accounting for the Company's interest in SPCC, the Company recorded $26.4
million after-tax in 1993 of previously unrecognized net earnings from the years
1988 through 1993. The Company has consolidated the financial statements of SPCC
in its financial statements effective January 1, 1995.
Cash Flows - Operating Activities: Net cash provided from operating activities
was $499.9 million in 1995 compared with net cash used for operating activities
of $9.8 million in 1994 and net cash provided from operating activities of $38.9
million in 1993. The improvement in 1995 from 1994 reflected the consolidation
of SPCC and higher earnings partially offset by an increase in cash used for
closed plants and environmental matters, primarily at the Company's former
Tacoma, Washington smelter.
The change in net cash provided from (used for) operating activities in 1994
from 1993 was principally due to the effect of higher metal prices on trade
receivables and inventories partially offset by trade payable financing on
outside material purchases.
Cash Flows - Investing Activities: Net cash used for investing activities was
$296.8 million in 1995, compared with $3.1 million in 1994 and $75.9 million in
1993. The increase in 1995 capital spending reflected the effects of the
consolidation of SPCC which had spending of $183 million. Spending on major
projects in 1995 included $77.0 million for the construction of a solvent
extraction/electrowinning (SX/EW) facility at SPCC's Toquepala mining
operations, $36.3 million for the construction of a sulfuric acid plant at
SPCC's Ilo, smelting facility and $28.4 million in mine development costs at the
Company's Ray and Mission copper mines. In addition, the acquisition of an
additional 10.7% interest in SPCC for $116.4 million was partially offset by the
cash effect of consolidating SPCC's opening cash balance. The release of
restricted cash of $60.5 million in 1995 represents the withdrawal by SPCC of
funds deposited with the Central Reserve Bank of Peru, pursuant to an agreement
with the government of Peru, under which SPCC agreed to use such funds in an
investment program over five years from 1992 through 1996. Capital expenditures
in 1993 include $23.8 million for the completion of the El Paso copper smelter
modernization begun in 1990 at a total cost of $102.3 million, including
capitalized interest of $9.6 million. The Company's planned capital expenditures
in 1996 are estimated to be about $260 million.
The Company adopted SFAS No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt
and Equity Securities" in 1993, which increased stockholders' equity by $112.7
million after-tax in 1993. The adjustment to stockholders' equity was reduced by
$21.1 million after-tax to $91.6 million in 1994 and increased by $40.0 million
after-tax to $131.6 million in 1995 principally to reflect the changes in value
of the Company's available-for-sale securities. Proceeds and purchases of
available-for-sale securities principally represent the investment portfolio of
Geominerals Insurance Company, Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary, which for the
most part is reinvested by purchasing additional securities.
Proceeds of $79.5 million in 1994 and $13.8 million in 1993, from the sale of
Asarco Australia are included in "Sale of securities, investments and property".
<PAGE>
A36
In early 1996, the Company began construction of a new SX/EW facility at its
Silver Bell mine in Arizona. The SX/EW facility will produce 18,000 tons of
copper cathode per year using leach mining techniques. The cost of the project
is estimated at $70 million with an estimated construction period of 18 months.
The project is being developed in partnership with Mitsui & Co., Ltd., which
purchased a 25% interest in Silver Bell in early 1996. The Company has a 75%
interest and will be the manager and operator for the project.
Liquidity and Capital Resources: The Company has two revolving credit agreements
that permit borrowings of up to $670 million. At December 31, 1995, the
Company's debt as a percentage of total capitalization (the total of debt,
minority interests and equity) was 34.1%, compared with 38.1% at the end of 1994
and 38.0% at the end of 1993. Consolidated debt at the end of 1995 was $1,121.9
million, compared with $933.1 million in 1994 and $900.5 million in 1993. Debt
has increased $93.9 million due to the consolidation of SPCC and $116.4 million
due to the purchase of an additional 10.7% interest in SPCC. Additional
indebtedness permitted under the terms of the Company's credit agreements
totaled $401 million at the end of 1995, $330 million available under the
revolving credit loan agreements and $71 million from additional debt financing.
In the second quarter of 1995, the Company sold $150 million of 8 1/2%
debentures due May 1, 2025. The sale was made under an Asarco universal shelf
registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in
October, 1994, for up to $300 million of securities. The Company used the
proceeds to repay revolving credit bank borrowings. Borrowings under the
revolving credit agreements were used to fund the purchase of an additional
10.7% interest in SPCC on April 5, 1995, and for general corporate purposes.
Debt securities in the amount of $250 million were issued in 1993 including $100
million of 7 3/8% Notes due in 2003, $100 million of 7 7/8% Debentures due in
2013 and $50 million of 7% Notes due in 2001. Proceeds of these debt issues were
used to reduce borrowings under the Company's revolving credit loan agreements.
Financing activities in 1995 also include a $15 million 5 year bank term loan at
a rate of 6.8% used primarily to prepay $13.5 million of the Company's 8 3/4%
pollution control revenue bonds at par value plus a premium of 1.5%, a net
repayment of $49.2 million of the Company's revolving credit and short-term
loans, the prepayment by SPCC of $77.0 million, substantially all of the
outstanding balance, under its $115 million credit facility, and the borrowing
of $35 million under a loan agreement with the Export- Import Bank of the United
States at a fixed interest rate of 6.43% for use in its capital investment
program. Financing activities in the first quarter of 1994, included the
prepayment of the Company's 9 3/4% Sinking Fund Debentures at par value plus a
premium of .9%.
The Company's consolidated cash position at December 31, 1995 includes $219.6
million of cash held by SPCC. The Company expects that it will meet its cash
requirements in 1996 and beyond from internally generated funds, cash on hand
and from borrowings under its revolving credit agreements or from additional
debt or equity financing.
Dividends and Capital Stock: The Company paid dividends to common stockholders
of $29.6 million, or 70 cents per share, in 1995, $16.8 million, or 40 cents per
share, in 1994 and $20.8 million, or 50 cents per share, in 1993. In addition,
SPCC paid dividends of $33.8 million to minority interests in 1995. At the end
of 1995, the Company had 42,571,000 common shares issued and outstanding,
compared with 42,102,000 at the end of 1994 and 41,718,000 at the end of 1993.
Closed Facilities and Environmental Matters: During 1995, the reserve for closed
plants and environmental matters was increased by $69.9 million for costs
associated with previously closed facilities and the termination of lead
refining at the Company's Omaha, Nebraska refinery. During 1994, the reserve for
environmental matters was increased by $51.2 million for ongoing evaluations of
environmental costs and to accommodate resolutions reached at a number of sites,
particularly at Asarco's former smelter in Tacoma, Washington.
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At December 31, 1995, the reserve for closed plant and environmental matters
totaled $115.5 million. Net cash expenditures charged to these reserves were $77
million in 1995, $45 million in 1994 and $44 million in 1993. Future
environmental related expenditures cannot be reliably determined in many
circumstances due to the early stages of investigation, the uncertainties
relating to specific remediation methods and costs, the possible participation
of other potentially responsible parties and changing environmental laws and
interpretations. It is the opinion of Management that the outcome of these
environmental matters will not materially adversely affect the financial
position of Asarco and its consolidated subsidiaries. However, it is possible
that future environmental contingencies could have a material effect on
quarterly or annual operating results when they are resolved in future periods.
This opinion is based on considerations including experience related to previous
court judgments and settlements and remediation costs and terms. The financial
viability of other potentially responsible parties has been considered when
relevant and no credit has been assumed for any potential insurance recoveries
when the availability of insurance has not been determined.
Accounting Matters: The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 123
"Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" in October 1995. The Company is
currently assessing the impact of this statement, which will be effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1995.
The Company has a choice of adopting the accounting provisions of SFAS No. 123
or continuing its current accounting with additional disclosure required.
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A38
Item 8 - Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
ASARCO Incorporated
and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the years ended December 31, 1995 1994 1993
---- ---- ----
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Sales of products and services $ 3,197,753 $ 2,031,846 $ 1,736,358
----------- ----------- -----------
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of products and services 2,330,268 1,780,332 1,637,266
Selling, administrative and other 130,871 79,136 88,249
Depreciation and depletion 118,827 83,097 80,641
Research and exploration 25,881 19,775 20,871
Provision for asset impairments and plant closures 45,564 - 13,156
Provision for environmental matters 59,200 51,205 6,241
--------- --------- ---------
Total operating costs and expenses 2,710,611 2,013,545 1,846,424
--------- --------- ---------
Operating income (loss) 487,142 18,301 (110,066)
Interest expense (91,954) (62,529) (57,321)
Other income 24,136 12,281 19,961
Gain from sale by Asarco Australia
of capital stock - - 3,270
Gain on sale of Asarco Australia - 58,512 10,286
-------- -------- --------
Earnings (loss) before taxes, minority interests,
equity earnings and cumulative effect of change in
accounting principles 419,324 26,565 (133,870)
Taxes on income (benefit) 122,465 9,375 (36,503)
-------- ------- ---------
Earnings (loss) before minority interests, equity
earnings and cumulative effect of change in accounting
principles 296,859 17,190 (97,367)
Minority interests in net earnings of consolidated
subsidiaries (129,543) (809) (693)
Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated associated companies,
net of taxes of $451 in 1995, $4,863 in 1994 and $406
in 1993 1,837 47,653 27,384
---------- ---------- ----------
Earnings (loss) before cumulative effect of change in
accounting principles 169,153 64,034 (70,676)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principles - - 86,295
----------- ---------- ----------
Net earnings $ 169,153 $ 64,034 $ 15,619
=========== ========== ==========
Per share amounts:
Earnings (loss) before cumulative effect of change in
accounting principles $ 4.00 $ 1.53 $ (1.70)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principles - - 2.08
----------- ---------- ----------
Net earnings $ 4.00 $ 1.53 $ 0.38
=========== ========== ==========
Dividends to common stockholders $ 0.70 $ 0.40 $ 0.50
Weighted average number of shares outstanding 42,326 41,905 41,594
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ASARCO Incorporated
and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
At December 31, 1995 1994
---- ----
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 238,400 $ 18,321
Marketable securities 42,493 -
Accounts receivable:
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $7,409 and $6,249 456,955 355,666
Other 57,413 28,058
Inventories 360,861 299,148
Other assets 60,480 46,124
----------- ----------
Total current assets 1,216,602 747,317
----------- ----------
Investments:
Cost and available-for-sale 822,152 751,888
Equity 61,758 391,489
----------- ----------
Total investments 883,910 1,143,377
----------- ----------
Property, net 2,110,266 1,305,499
Intangible and other assets, net 115,945 94,832
----------- -----------
Total Assets $ 4,326,723 $ 3,291,025
=========== ===========
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Bank loans $ 29,451 $ 5,125
Current portion of long-term debt 29,826 13,330
Accounts payable:
Trade 273,027 253,114
Other 56,950 43,869
Salaries and wages 33,815 20,159
Taxes on income 103,282 43,152
Reserve for closed plant and environmental matters 53,042 55,946
Other current liabilities 72,254 30,838
---------- ---------
Total current liabilities 651,647 465,533
---------- ---------
Long-term debt 1,062,588 914,601
Deferred income taxes 211,270 156,450
Reserve for closed plant and environmental matters 62,484 66,458
Postretirement benefit obligation 95,125 95,186
Other liabilities and reserves 72,225 72,967
---------- ---------
Total non-current liabilities 1,503,692 1,305,662
---------- ---------
Contingencies
MINORITY INTERESTS 463,900 2,443
---------- ---------
PREFERRED STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Authorized - 10,000,000 shares without par value; none issued - -
COMMON STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Authorized - 80,000,000 common shares without par value: Issued shares:
1995 and 1994 - 45,039,878 679,991 679,991
Unrealized gain on securities reported at fair value, net of tax 131,600 91,627
Retained earnings 976,107 853,169
Treasury stock (at cost) - common shares 1995 - 2,469,125;
1994 - 2,937,788 (80,214) (107,400)
----------- ----------
Total Common Stockholders' Equity 1,707,484 1,517,387
----------- ----------
Total Liabilities, Minority Interests, Preferred and Common
Stockholders' Equity $ 4,326,723 $ 3,291,025
=========== ===========
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
<PAGE>
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ASARCO Incorporated
and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the years ended December 31, 1995 1994 1993
---- ---- ----
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net earnings $ 169,153 $ 64,034 $ 15,619
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided from (used for)
operating activities:
Depreciation and depletion 118,827 83,097 80,641
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes 97 10,084 (19,639)
Treasury stock used for employee benefits 4,775 5,964 4,743
Undistributed equity earnings (460) (38,214) (26,114)
Net (gain) loss on sale of investments and property 4,124 (59,837) (18,823)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principles - - (86,295)
Provision for asset impairment 34,864 - -
Increase (decrease) in reserves for closed plant
and environmental matters (6,878) 6,301 (24,856)
Minority interests 129,543 809 693
Cash provided from (used for) operating assets and liabilities,
net of the consolidation of SPCC:
Accounts receivable (36,867) (70,673) 21,765
Inventories 48,842 (53,171) 37,462
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 19,671 45,584 42,231
Other operating assets and liabilities 19,724 (6,174) 10,747
Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses (5,536) 2,369 687
--------- --------- --------
Net cash provided from (used for) operating
activities 499,879 (9,827) 38,861
--------- --------- --------
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures (337,831) (98,464) (112,315)
Sale of securities, investments and property 9,966 94,808 176,024
Sale of available-for-sale securities 20,953 177,264 -
Proceeds from held-to-maturity investments 76,877 - -
Purchase of available-for-sale securities (23,203) (175,712) -
Purchase of held-to-maturity investments (76,375) - -
Purchase of investments (4,513) (959) (139,592)
Release of restricted cash 60,450 - -
Acquisition of additional interest in SPCC (116,444) - -
Consolidation of the opening cash balance of SPCC 93,348 - -
--------- -------- ---------
Net cash used for investing activities (296,772) (3,063) (75,883)
--------- -------- ---------
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Debt incurred 234,449 115,058 387,788
Debt repaid (162,892) (82,752) (349,371)
Net treasury stock transactions 6,754 4,418 321
Dividends to minority interests (33,828) - -
Dividends to common stockholders (29,645) (16,765) (20,792)
-------- -------- --------
Net cash provided from financing activities 14,838 19,959 17,946
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 2,134 (1,248) (1,672)
-------- -------- --------
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 220,079 5,821 (20,748)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 18,321 12,500 33,248
--------- --------- ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 238,400 $ 18,321 $ 12,500
========= ========= =========
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ASARCO Incorporated
and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN
COMMON STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the years ended December 31, 1995 1994 1993
---- ---- ----
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
COMMON STOCK
Balance at beginning and end of year
45,039,878 shares $ 679,991 $ 679,991 $ 679,991
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UNREALIZED GAIN ON SECURITIES REPORTED
AT FAIR VALUE
Balance at beginning of year 91,627 112,729 -
At adoption of SFAS No. 115 - - 112,729
Net increase (decrease) in fair value 39,973 (21,102) -
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Balance at end of year 131,600 91,627 112,729
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RETAINED EARNINGS
Balance at beginning of year 853,169 808,143 821,072
Net earnings 169,153 64,034 15,619
Dividends to common stockholders (29,645) (16,765) (20,792)
Treasury stock issued at less than cost (15,656) (11,484) (9,243)
Foreign currency adjustment (914) 9,241 1,487
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Balance at end of year 976,107 853,169 808,143
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TREASURY STOCK
Balance at beginning of year (107,400) (129,265) (143,570)
Purchased (1,130) (245) (127)
Used for corporate purposes 28,316 22,110 14,432
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Balance at end of year (80,214) (107,400) (129,265)
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1995 - 2,469,125 shares;
1994 - 2,937,788 shares;
1993 - 3,321,478 shares
TOTAL COMMON STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $1,707,484 $1,517,387 $1,471,598
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</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ASARCO Incorporated and Subsidiaries
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation: The consolidated financial statements of Asarco
Incorporated and Subsidiaries (the Company) include all significant wholly-owned
and majority-owned subsidiaries. Investments over which the Company has
significant influence but does not have voting control are accounted for by the
equity method. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to
the current year's presentation.
Use of 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 and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash Equivalents: Cash equivalents include all highly liquid investments with a
maturity of three months or less, when purchased.
Marketable securities: Marketable securities include liquid investments with a
maturity of more than three months, when purchased, and are carried at cost,
which approximates market.
Inventories: Company-owned metals processed by domestic smelters and refineries
are valued at the lower of last-in, first-out (LIFO) cost or market. Southern
Peru Copper Corporation (SPCC) in-process and refined metal inventories are
valued at the lower of average cost or market. All other inventories are valued
at the lower of first-in, first-out (FIFO) or average cost or market.
Property: Assets are valued at cost or net realizable value. In the fourth
quarter of 1995, the Company adopted SFAS No. 121 "Accounting for the Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets To Be Disposed Of". This
statement requires that long-lived assets, certain identifiable intangibles and
goodwill related to those assets be reviewed for impairment whenever events or
changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not
be recoverable. The impairment loss on such assets, as well as long-lived assets
and certain identifiable intangibles to be disposed of, is measured as the
amount by which the carrying value of the assets exceeds the fair value of the
assets.
The Company evaluates the carrying value of assets based on undiscounted future
cash flows and for its metals segment also considers expected metal prices based
on historical metal prices and price trends.
Betterments, renewals, costs of bringing new mineral properties into production,
and the cost of major development programs at existing mines are capitalized as
mineral land. Maintenance, repairs, development costs to maintain production at
existing mines, and gains or losses on assets retired or sold are reflected in
earnings as incurred. Plant assets are depreciated over their estimated useful
lives, generally by the units-of-production method. Depreciation and depletion
of mine assets are computed generally by the units-of-production method using
proven and probable ore reserves. SPCC computes depreciation on its buildings
and equipment using the straight-line method over estimated lives from 5 to 40
years, or the estimated life of the mine, if shorter.
Goodwill is amortized over the mine life up to a maximum of 40 years on a
units-of-production basis or over 40 years on a straight-line basis, for
non-mining assets.
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Revenue Recognition: Substantially all of the Company's copper and lead
production is sold under annual contracts. To the extent not sold under annual
contracts, production can be sold on commodity exchanges or to merchants or
consumers on a spot sale basis. The Company's zinc production is sold in the
form of concentrates under contracts of one to two years duration. Silver is
sold under monthly contracts or in spot sales. Except for some consolidated
subsidiaries, primarily SPCC, revenue is recognized based on the average of
prevailing commodity prices for the scheduled month of delivery or shipment
according to the terms of the contracts. SPCC revenues represent the invoiced
value of products shipped to customers. Price estimates used for provisionally
priced shipments are based on management's judgment of the current price level
which is susceptible to change during the settlement period.
Hedging Programs: The Company does not acquire or issue derivative financial
instruments for trading purposes. Depending on the market fundamentals of a
metal and other conditions, the Company may enter into forward sales or purchase
put or call options to reduce or eliminate the risk of metal price declines on
its anticipated future production. The cost of options is amortized on a
straight-line basis during the period in which the options are exercisable. The
Company also uses futures contracts to hedge the effect of price changes on a
portion of the metals it sells. Gains and losses on hedge contracts are reported
as a component of the underlying transaction.
The Company may enter into interest rate swap agreements to limit the effect of
increases in the interest rates on any floating rate debt. The differential is
accrued as interest rates change and is recorded in interest expense.
Exploration: Tangible and intangible costs incurred in the search for mineral
properties are charged against earnings when incurred.
Taxes on Income: Deferred income taxes reflect the future tax consequences of
differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial
reporting amounts at each year end. No U.S. deferred income taxes have been
provided for the income tax liability which would be incurred on repatriation of
the undistributed earnings of the Company's consolidated foreign subsidiaries
and the undistributed earnings of SPCC prior to 1993 because the Company intends
indefinitely to reinvest these earnings outside the United States. General
business credits are accounted for by the flow-through method.
Subsidiary Stock Issuance: Gains or losses arising from the sale of previously
unissued shares to an unrelated party by a subsidiary are recognized in net
earnings to the extent that the net book value of the shares owned by the parent
after the sale exceeds or is lower than the net book value per share immediately
prior to the sale of the shares by the subsidiary.
Impact of New Accounting Standard: The Financial Accounting Standards Board
issued SFAS No. 123 "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" in October 1995.
The Company is currently assessing the impact of this statement, which will be
effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 1995. In accordance with this pronouncement, the Company has a
choice of adopting the accounting provisions of SFAS No. 123 or continuing its
current accounting with additional disclosure required.
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(2) Interest in Southern Peru Copper Corporation:
Acquisition of Additional Interest:
On April 5, 1995, the Company acquired an additional 10.7% interest in SPCC for
$116.4 million, increasing its ownership from 52.3% to 63%. The additional
shares acquired enabled the Company to elect a majority of the directors of
SPCC. As a result, the Company has consolidated the financial statements of SPCC
in its financial statements based on its 52.3% ownership, effective January 1,
1995, and 63% ownership, effective April 5, 1995. The Company previously
accounted for its investment in SPCC by the equity method. The acquisition has
been accounted for as a purchase transaction. The excess of the purchase price
over the Company's interest in the net book value of SPCC attributable to the
shares acquired of $46.4 million is estimated to be assigned to proven and
probable sulfide reserves, proven and probable leachable reserves and
mineralized material and is amortized based on production.
The table below summarizes unaudited pro forma consolidated results of
operations of Asarco for the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994, assuming
that Asarco had acquired an additional 10.7% of the outstanding stock of SPCC on
January 1, 1995 and January 1, 1994, respectively. The unaudited pro forma
financial information is based on management's estimates and assumptions and
does not purport to represent the results that actually would have occurred if
the acquisition had, in fact, been completed on the dates assumed.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Pro Forma Results of Operations:
(in millions, except per share amounts) 1995 1994
---- ----
<S> <C> <C>
Sales of products and services $3,197.8 $2,700.6
Net earnings $172.2 $67.3
Net earnings per common share $4.07 $1.61
</TABLE>
Common Share Exchange Offer:
On December 29, 1995, SPCC completed an offer to exchange its common stock, par
value of $0.01 per share, for any and all labor shares of the Peruvian Branch of
SPCC. These labor shares, which are traded on the Lima stock exchange,
represented a 17.3% interest in the Peruvian Branch which comprises
substantially all of the operations of SPCC in Peru. The offer allowed holders
of the labor shares in the Branch to exchange four Series-1 Labor shares or five
Series-2 Labor shares for one share of common stock. Common shares are entitled
to one vote per share. In connection with the offering the Company exchanged its
shares for Class A shares which are entitled to five votes per share. As a
result of this transaction, Asarco's equity interest in SPCC has been reduced to
approximately 54.0%. The Company's economic interest in the assets of SPCC, net
of the remaining labor share interest, is 52.3%. The common shares issued in
exchange for the labor shares are listed on both the New York and Lima, Peru
stock exchanges.
The exchange of common shares for labor shares was accounted for by SPCC as a
purchase of a minority interest. The value of the common stock issued in the
exchange (based on the average per share trading value for the three business
days ending January 9, 1996) plus issuance costs exceeded the carrying value of
the minority interests acquired by $82.0 million, net of tax. This increase in
value is estimated to be assigned by SPCC to proven and probable sulfide
reserves, proven and probable leachable reserves and mineralized material and
will be amortized based on production. Asarco's share of the increase in value
($30.4 million, net of tax) has been eliminated in consolidation. The Company's
balance sheet at December 31, 1995, reflects the effect of this transaction.
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(3) Other Income
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the years ended December 31, 1995 1994 1993
---- ---- ----
(in millions)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Dividend income $ 9.2 $ 9.4 $ 17.8
Interest income 16.5 2.5 2.0
Other (1.6) .4 .2
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Total $ 24.1 $ 12.3 $ 20.0
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</TABLE>
(4) Taxes on Income
Certain subsidiaries that have been consolidated for financial reporting
purposes, principally SPCC, are not includible in Asarco's consolidated federal
income tax return. The following tables combine the separate provisions for
income taxes that have been determined for each company, in accordance with SFAS
No. 109:
Earnings (loss) before taxes on income and minority interests is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the years ended December 31, 1995 1994 1993
---- ---- ----
(in millions)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Domestic operations $ 24.7 $ (39.7) $ (129.9)
Foreign operations 396.9 118.8 110.1
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Total $ 421.6 $ 79.1 $ (19.8)
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</TABLE>
Tax Expense (Benefit):
The components of the provision (benefit) for taxes on income are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the years ended December 31, 1995 1994 1993
---- ---- ----
(in millions)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
U.S. Federal:
Current $ 4.1 $ (0.3) $(20.7)
Deferred (3.1) 10.1 (19.6)
----- ----- ------
U.S. Federal 1.0 9.8 (40.3)
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Foreign and State:
Current 118.7 4.4 4.2
Deferred 3.2 - -
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Foreign and state 121.9 4.4 4.2
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Total income tax $122.9 $ 14.2 $(36.1)
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</TABLE>
Total taxes paid (refunded) were: 1995 - $65.8 million; 1994-$(11.2) million;
1993-$(3.1) million.
Reconciliation of Statutory Income Tax Rate:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the years ended December 31, 1995 1994 1993
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
U.S. statutory income tax rate (benefit) 35.0% 35.0% (35.0%)
Adjustment for entities for which no U.S. tax
is required (0.3) (0.6) 17.2
Percentage depletion (12.3) (13.1) (12.1)
Undistributed equity earnings of SPCC permanently invested - - (183.4)
Dividends from non-includible subsidiaries 11.0 - -
Dividends received deduction (8.8) (17.8) (21.0)
Foreign taxes 28.3 4.4 15.4
Foreign tax credit (25.2) - -
Effect of increase in statutory tax rate on deferred tax liability - - 15.6
Effect of net operating loss on foreign tax credits previously
recognized - - 13.6
Excess of tax over book gain on sale of shares - 8.0 6.1
Other 1.5 2.1 1.3
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Effective income tax rate (benefit) 29.2% 18.0% (182.3%)
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</TABLE>
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Temporary differences and carryforwards which give rise to deferred tax assets,
liabilities and related valuation allowances are as follows:
Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
At December 31, 1995 1994
---- ----
(in millions)
<S> <C> <C>
Current:
Reserve for closed plant and environmental matters $ 12.3 $ 20.5
Inventories 13.7 8.9
Other 4.6 3.8
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Net deferred tax asset $ 30.6 $ 33.2
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Noncurrent:
Tax effect of regular net operating losses $ 191.8 $ 156.2
Reserve for closed plant and environmental matters 27.2 21.2
Postretirement benefit obligation 33.3 33.3
Alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards 12.3 6.8
Foreign tax credit carryforwards 87.3 6.7
Previously taxed income 5.3 5.3
Capitalized leases 29.1 32.2
Pension obligation (15.7) (11.6)
Property, plant and equipment (271.1) (211.1)
Investments - Grupo Mexico/MEDIMSA (137.2) (93.8)
Investments - MIM (84.8) (109.1)
Other 4.3 14.2
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets (93.1) (6.7)
-------- --------
Net deferred tax liability (211.3) (156.4)
-------- --------
Total net deferred tax liability $(180.7) $(123.2)
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</TABLE>
At December 31, 1995, the Company had $548.1 million of net operating loss
carryforwards which expire, if unused, in years 2006 through 2010 and $12.3
million of alternative minimum tax credits ($5.8 million related to SPCC) which
are not subject to expiration. The Company believes that, except as to the SPCC
credits, these carryforwards will be available to reduce future federal income
tax liabilities and has recorded the tax benefit of these carryforwards as
noncurrent deferred tax assets. The Company's net operating loss carryforwards
for state purposes are not significant and, therefore, have not been recorded as
deferred tax assets.
At December 31, 1995, the foreign tax credit carryforwards available to reduce
possible future U.S. income taxes amounted to approximately $87.3 million, of
which $80.8 million is available solely to SPCC and $6.5 million solely to
Asarco. Of the $87.3 million, $15.8 million expires in 1996, $20.5 million
expires in 1998, $24.9 million expires in 1999, and $26.1 million expires in
2000. Because of both the expiration dates and the rules governing the order in
which such credits are taken, it is unlikely that these excess foreign tax
credits will be utilized. Accordingly, the Company has not recorded the benefit
of any foreign tax credit carryforwards.
The increase in the valuation allowance of $86.4 million from 1994 to 1995 is
primarily attributable to the generation of foreign tax credits and alternative
minimum tax credits by SPCC.
U.S. deferred tax liabilities have not been provided on approximately $257.6
million in 1995 ($251.9 million in 1994 and $267.0 million in 1993) of
undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries and nonconsolidated associated
companies more than 50% owned, because assets representing those earnings are
permanently invested. It is not practicable to determine the amount of income
taxes that would be payable upon remittance of assets that represent those
earnings. The amount of foreign withholding taxes that would be payable upon
remittance of assets that represent those earnings would be approximately $.5
million in 1995 ($.3 million in 1994 and $2.8 million in 1993).
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(5) Inventories
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
At December 31, 1995 1994
---- ----
(in millions)
<S> <C> <C>
Inventories of smelters and refineries at lower of LIFO cost or market $ 12.9 $ 12.5
Provisional cost of metals received from suppliers for which prices have
not yet been fixed 34.0 78.5
Mine inventories at lower of FIFO cost or market 111.1 119.8
Metal inventory at lower of average cost or market 35.2 -
Materials and supplies at lower of average cost or market 139.1 65.9
Other 28.6 22.4
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Total $ 360.9 $ 299.1
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</TABLE>
Replacement cost exceeds inventories valued at LIFO cost by approximately $136.8
million in 1995 (1994-$143.2 million). Liquidation of LIFO inventories resulted
in pre-tax earnings of $.7 million in 1995, $2.8 million in 1994 and $9.2
million in 1993.
(6) Investments
The Company has substantial interests in associated companies in Mexico and
Australia, which are engaged principally in mining, smelting and refining
nonferrous metals. These companies are Grupo Mexico, S.A., de C.V. (Grupo
Mexico) and M.I.M. Holdings Limited (MIM). As discussed in Note 2, the Company
is consolidating the financial results of SPCC in its financial statements
effective January 1, 1995.
Grupo Mexico: In August 1994, the Company exchanged its 28.3% interest in Mexico
Desarrollo Industrial Minero S.A., de C.V. (MEDIMSA) for a 23.6% interest in the
publicly traded Grupo Mexico, the assets of which are substantially the same as
MEDIMSA. As part of the restructuring, the Company granted a 7-year option to
purchase part of its Grupo Mexico shares aggregating 8.2% of Grupo Mexico at a
price of U.S. $1.40 per share and agreed not to sell the majority of its
remaining shares until August 1996 or until an international offering of
additional shares is completed by Grupo Mexico. The Company has the right to
participate for up to 7.8% of the 690 million total shares outstanding at
December 31, 1995, to the extent there is in an international offering by Grupo
Mexico. The Company accounts for its investment in Grupo Mexico by the cost
method of accounting because it has little influence over the operating and
financial activities of Grupo Mexico. The restriction on 104.2 million shares of
the Company's investment in Grupo Mexico will expire in August 1996.
Accordingly, these shares are accounted for as available-for-sale securities in
the December 31, 1995, financial statements.
SPCC: In 1988, the Company changed from the equity method of accounting for SPCC
to the cost method. This change followed the deterioration in the economy of
Peru, inflation and level of foreign exchange reserves, the economic uncertainty
for the near term outlook and the foreign exchange restrictions on the
remittance of profits then in place. In addition, the Company discontinued
consolidating its interest in Corporacion Minera Nor Peru, S.A. (Nor Peru) for
similar reasons. In 1993, conditions stabilized and improved to the point where
the Company was able to reassert influence and act without the governmental
oversight that previously existed. Economic and political conditions improved
significantly as indicated by the ratification of a new constitution by voters
in Peru in October 1993 and the successful completion in December 1993 of SPCC's
financing of its then $445 million capital program. Therefore, in the fourth
quarter of 1993, the Company resumed equity accounting and recorded $26.4
million of previously unrecognized equity earnings for SPCC and resumed
consolidation of Nor Peru by recording $8.2 million of previously unrecognized
losses.
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Effective January 1, 1993, SPCC adopted SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income
Taxes" which increased retained earnings as of January 1, 1993, and reduced
deferred tax liabilities by $165 million. Asarco's share was $86.3 million,
which is reported as the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle.
See Note 2 for discussion of consolidation of SPCC effective January 1, 1995. In
the third quarter of 1995, the Company sold its interest in Nor Peru.
Asarco Australia Limited (Asarco Australia): In August 1993, the Company sold a
9.9% interest in Asarco Australia, a gold mining subsidiary for $13.8 million.
The sale resulted in a pre-tax gain of approximately $10.3 million and reduced
the Company's interest in Asarco Australia to 49.8%. As a result of this sale,
the Company began to account for its investment in Asarco Australia using the
equity method. In September 1993, Asarco Australia offered 13.3 million shares
of previously unissued common stock to the public, resulting in net cash
proceeds of 16.4 million Australian dollars. As a result of this share issuance,
the Company's ownership interest was reduced to 45.3% and a $3.3 million pre-tax
gain was recognized as the shares were sold at a price exceeding the book value
per share of the Company's investment. In January 1994, the Company sold its
remaining 45.3% interest (66.5 million shares) in Asarco Australia for $79.5
million, which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $58.5 million.
Investment in Associated Companies
(in millions - U.S. dollars)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
At December 31, 1995 MIM Grupo Mexico
-------------------- --- ------------
<S> <C> <C>
Method of Accounting (a) (b)
Asarco's Ownership 15.1% 23.6%
Shares held 243.0 162.6
Asarco's Carrying Value $335.8 $427.0
Dividends to Asarco
1995 $ 9.2 -
1994 9.3 -
1993 8.3 -
</TABLE>
(a) Investment classified as available-for-sale security under SFAS No. 115,
and is reported at fair value, including unrealized gain of $69.1 million
before deferred taxes of $24.1 million. The unrealized gain is based on
the December 29, 1995, closing market price of MIM's shares on the Sydney
(Australia) Stock Exchange and is not necessarily indicative of the amount
that may be realized in the event of a sale.
(b) Under the terms of the agreement with Grupo Mexico, of the 162.6 million
shares which the Company owns, 56.3 million shares are restricted as to
their sale and therefore are carried at cost. The remaining 106.3 million
shares, 2.1 million unrestricted shares and 104.2 million shares, on which
restrictions expire in August 1996, are classified as available-for-sale
and are reported at fair value, which includes an unrealized gain of
$127.8 million before deferred taxes of $44.7 million. The unrealized gain
is based on the December 29, 1995, closing market price of Grupo Mexico on
the Mexican Stock Exchange, adjusted for the effect of the restrictions on
sale, and is not necessarily indicative of an amount that may be realized
in the event of a sale.
Financial information is provided for SPCC, a significant subsidiary previously
accounted for by the equity method. Information is not shown for 1995 as the
Company has consolidated the financial results of SPCC in its financial
statements effective January 1, 1995.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Financial Position of SPCC
(in millions - U.S. dollars)
<S> <C>
At December 31, 1994
--------------- ----
Current assets $ 365.0
Property-net 522.9
Other assets 80.6
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Total assets $ 968.5
-------
Current liabilities $ 118.7
Long-term debt 114.1
Other liabilities 14.9
Deferred Peruvian income taxes 6.2
Minority interests 79.8
-------
Total liabilities 333.7
Stockholders' equity 634.8
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 968.5
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For the Years Ended December 31,
Net Sales 100% U.S. GAAP
1994 $ 701.7
1993 547.5(a)
Net Earnings 100%
1994 $ 91.2
1993 194.2(b)
Equity Earnings Reported by Asarco
1994 $ 48.3
1993 112.7(c)
Dividends to Asarco
1994 $ 11.2
1993 9.4(d)
</TABLE>
(a) Certain items were reclassified in SPCC's 1993 financial statements to
conform to 1994 classifications.
(b) Includes $165 million relating to the adoption of SFAS No. 109.
(c) Includes $26.4 million of previously unrecognized equity earnings and $86.3
million (Asarco's share) relating to the adoption of SFAS No. 109.
(d) Dividends received in 1993, prior to the resumption of equity accounting for
SPCC by Asarco, were recorded as dividend income.
Available-for-sale securities reported as a component of stockholders' equity:
In accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 115, available-for-sale securities
are carried at fair value. Unrealized gains of $131.6 million (net of deferred
taxes of $70.9 million) at December 31, 1995, compared with unrealized gains of
$91.6 million (net of deferred taxes of $49.4 million) at December 31, 1994, are
included as a component of stockholders' equity.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
At December 31, 1995 1994
---- ----
(in millions) Equity Debt Equity Debt
------ ---- ------ ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Amortized Cost/Cost basis $537.3 $ 28.9 $273.7 $ 40.8
Unrealized holding gains 201.4 1.1 143.0 -
Unrealized holding losses - - - (2.0)
------ ------ ------ ------
Fair Value $738.7 $ 30.0 $416.7 $ 38.8
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</TABLE>
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The gross realized losses on available-for-sale securities in 1995 were $.3
million as compared with gross realized losses of $1.0 million and gross
realized gains of $.2 million in 1994. The net increase in unrealized holding
gains and losses excluding realized gains and losses in stockholders' equity was
$61.2 million in 1995 as compared with a decrease of $31.6 million in 1994. The
debt securities have maturity dates ranging from 1996 to 2019 at December 31,
1995, and from 1995 to 2017 at December 31, 1994. The average cost method has
been used to determine the realized gain or loss on securities sold.
(7) Property
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
At December 31, 1995 1994
---- ----
(in millions)
<S> <C> <C>
Buildings and equipment $ 3,401.3 $ 1,990.0
Capital leases-equipment 122.6 122.8
Mineral land 606.8 320.2
Land, other than mineral 72.4 70.0
Other 6.1 6.1
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Total property 4,209.2 2,509.1
Accumulated depreciation (2,098.9) (1,203.6)
---------- ----------
Property, net $ 2,110.3 $ 1,305.5
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</TABLE>
Accumulated depreciation applicable to capitalized leases amounted to $62.0
million in 1995 and $51.7 million in 1994.
In 1993, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $13.2 million to provide for
the closure and sale of a secondary metals processing plant, a zinc oxide plant,
and its pipe business.
SFAS No. 121- Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for
Long-Lived Assets To Be Disposed Of:
In the fourth quarter of 1995, the Company adopted SFAS No. 121 "Accounting for
the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets To Be Disposed
Of". This statement requires that long-lived assets, certain identifiable
intangibles and goodwill related to those assets be reviewed for impairment
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of
the assets may not be recoverable. The impairment loss on such assets, as well
as long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles to be disposed of, is
measured as the amount by which the carrying value of the assets exceeds the
fair value of the assets (less disposal costs, if applicable).
The Company plans to terminate lead refining operations at its Omaha, Nebraska
plant in 1996 because it will not make the substantial investment which would be
required to meet state and U.S. EPA imposed environmental requirements at its
Omaha plant. As a result of the decision to terminate lead refining at the Omaha
plant, the Company has recorded a pre-tax charge of $25.6 million, which
represents the total carrying value of the net property of the Omaha refinery at
December 31, 1995.
The Company has also recorded a pre-tax charge to earnings of $9.2 million in
accordance with SFAS No. 121 with respect to the assets at its waste recycling
subsidiary in Corpus Christi, Texas (Encycle) and an obsolete mill. The
impairment loss on Encycle's assets was the result of prior operating losses.
(8) Contingencies and Litigation
The Company is a defendant in lawsuits in Arizona brought by Indian tribes and
some other Arizona water users contesting the right of the Company and numerous
other individuals and entities to use water and, in some cases, seeking damages
for water usage and contamination of ground water. The lawsuits could
potentially affect the Company's use of water at its Ray Complex, Mission
Complex and other Arizona operations.
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A51
The Company and certain subsidiaries are defendants in twelve class and
non-class lawsuits in Texas seeking substantial compensatory and punitive
damages for personal injury and contamination of property allegedly caused by
present and former operations, primarily in Texas, and product sales of the
Company and its subsidiaries.
The Company and two subsidiaries, at December 31, 1995, are defendants in 992
lawsuits brought by 10,752 primary and 7,724 secondary plaintiffs seeking
substantial actual and punitive damages for personal injury or death allegedly
caused by exposure to asbestos, as well as three lawsuits for removal or
containment of asbestos-containing products in structures. One of these lawsuits
alleges a class action claim on behalf of a wide class of persons who are not
yet known to have asbestos related injuries. In addition, the Company and
certain subsidiaries are defendants in product liability lawsuits involving
various other products, including metals.
A subsidiary of SPCC, the Company, other present and former corporate
shareholders of the subsidiary of SPCC and certain other companies are
defendants in a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Corpus Christi, Texas brought
in September 1995 by 698 Peruvian plaintiffs seeking damages for personal injury
and property damage allegedly caused by the operations of SPCC's subsidiary in
Peru. Plaintiffs have filed a notice of appeal from the United States District
Court order dismissing the complaint and from an earlier order of that court
denying plaintiffs' motion to remand the case to state court.
The Company and certain of its subsidiaries have received notices from the
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that they and in most cases
numerous other parties are potentially responsible to remediate alleged
hazardous substance releases at certain sites under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA or
Superfund). In addition, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries are
defendants in lawsuits brought under CERCLA or state laws which seek substantial
damages and remediation. Remedial action is being undertaken by the Company at
some of the sites.
In connection with the sites referred to above, as well as at other closed
plants and sites where the Company is working with the EPA and state agencies to
resolve environmental issues, the Company has made reasonable estimates, where
possible, of the extent and cost of necessary remedial action and damages. As a
result of feasibility studies, public hearings, engineering studies and
discussions with the EPA and similar state agencies, for sites where it is
probable that liability has been incurred and the amount of cost could be
reasonably estimated, the Company recorded charges to earnings in 1995 of $59.2
million and in 1994 of $51.2 million. In addition, the Company recorded a charge
to earnings of $10.7 million related to legal and other costs related to the
termination of lead refining at its Omaha, Nebraska plant. Reserves for closed
plants and environmental matters total $115.5 million at December 31, 1995. The
Company anticipates that expenditures relating to these reserves will be made
over the next several years. Net cash expenditures charged to these reserves
were $76.8 million in 1995, $44.7 million in 1994 and $44.3 million in 1993.
Future environmental related expenditures cannot be reliably determined in many
circumstances due to the early stages of investigation, the uncertainties
relating to specific remediation methods and costs, the possible participation
of other potentially responsible parties and changing environmental laws and
interpretations. It is the opinion of management that the outcome of the legal
proceedings and environmental contingencies mentioned, and other miscellaneous
litigation and proceedings now pending, will not materially adversely affect the
financial position of Asarco and its consolidated subsidiaries. However, it is
possible that litigation and environmental contingencies could have a material
effect on quarterly or annual operating results, when they are resolved in
future periods. This opinion is based on considerations including experience
related to previous court judgments and settlements and remediation costs and
terms. The financial viability of other potentially responsible parties has been
considered when relevant and no credit has been assumed for any potential
insurance recoveries when the availability of insurance has not been determined.
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(9) Debt and Available Credit Facilities
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Long-Term Debt
At December 31, 1995 1994
---- ----
(in millions)
<S> <C> <C>
Revolving credits $ 340.0 $ 410.0
Pollution control bonds, 1995/2006 - rates from
7 1/8% to 8.9% 156.3 170.4
Capital lease obligations, 1995/2006 - rates from
7.3% to 12.0% 85.0 93.9
7% Notes due 2001 50.0 50.0
7 3/8% Notes due 2003 99.5 99.4
7 7/8% Debentures due 2013 99.7 99.7
8 1/2% Debentures due 2025 148.9 -
6.43% EXIM Bank credit agreement 32.1 -
9.5% CAF credit agreement 43.2 -
6.8% term loan due 2000 15.0 -
Other 22.7 4.5
-------- -------
Total debt 1,092.4 927.9
Less current portion 29.8 13.3
-------- -------
Long-term debt $1,062.6 $ 914.6
======== =======
</TABLE>
Interest paid by the Company (excluding amounts capitalized of $3.3 million in
1995, $0.9 million in 1994 and $4.0 million in 1993) was $89.2 million in 1995,
$61.9 million in 1994 and $51.1 million in 1993.
Maturities of debt instruments and future minimum payments under capital leases
are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
At December 31, Debt Instruments Capital Leases
---------------- --------------
(in millions)
<S> <C> <C>
1996 $ 19.8 $ 16.8
1997 20.3 18.6
1998 226.1 18.4
1999 173.5 16.5
2000 30.9 27.6
Thereafter 536.8 11.9
Less interest - (24.8)
-------- -------
$1,007.4 $ 85.0
======== =======
</TABLE>
In April 1995, the Company issued $150 million face amount of 8 1/2% Debentures
due in May 2025. In July 1995, the Company entered into a term loan agreement
for $15 million maturing in August 2000. Concurrent with the term loan, the
Company entered into a five year interest rate swap agreement resulting in a
fixed interest rate of 6.8% on the principal amount. Proceeds of the loan were
used primarily to prepay $13.5 million of 8 3/4% pollution control revenue bonds
at par value plus a premium of 1.5% in the third quarter of 1995. The Company
also engaged in interest rate swap agreements in July 1995 resulting in a fixed
interest rate of 6.6% on $100 million of its revolving credit loans. In the
first quarter of 1994, the Company prepaid its 9 3/4% Sinking Fund Debentures at
par value plus a premium of .9%, using a portion of the proceeds of the 7% Notes
issued in December 1993.
The Company has two revolving credit agreements that permit borrowings of up to
$670.0 million, of which $330.0 million was available at December 31, 1995. One
facility for $350 million expires in April 1999 and the other facility for $320
million expires in March 1998. The borrowings bear interest based on LIBOR, the
CD or the prime rate, and averaged 6.3% at December 31, 1995. Rates may vary
based upon the Company's debt rating. A facility fee of .2% per annum is payable
on the full amount of the $350 million facility. A commitment fee of 1/4% per
annum is payable on the unused portion of the $320 million facility.
Under the most restrictive terms of the debt agreements, the Company must
maintain a tangible net worth, as defined, of at least $1 billion and the
percentage of current assets to current liabilities, as defined, cannot be less
than 125%. Tangible net worth, as defined, was $1.6 billion at December 31,
1995, and the percentage of current assets to current liabilities, as defined,
was 157%.
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A53
The weighted average interest rate on short term borrowings was 6.9% at December
31, 1995, and 10.1% at December 31, 1994.
(10) Stockholders' Equity
The Company purchased 34,729 of its common shares in 1995 (9,250 shares in 1994
and 5,393 shares in 1993). In 1995, 503,392 common shares (392,940 shares in
1994 and 256,620 shares in 1993) were used for employee benefit plans. The
effect on the calculations of net earnings per common share of the Company's
common stock equivalents (shares under option) was insignificant.
Retained earnings at December 31, 1995 includes undistributed earnings of $438.1
million for investments in 50% or less owned entities previously or currently
accounted for by the equity method. Retained earnings has been increased by
cumulative foreign currency adjustments of $9.9 million at December 31, 1995
($10.8 million in 1994, $1.6 million in 1993). In 1994, a charge of $2.2 million
was recognized in determining the gain from cumulative unrealized foreign
currency adjustments on the sale of the Company's interest in Asarco Australia.
Stock Options: The Company has two stockholder-approved plans, a Stock Incentive
Plan and a Stock Option Plan. The Stock Incentive Plan replaced the Stock Option
Plan. No additional options will be granted under the Stock Option Plan and
unexpired options continue to be governed by, and exercised under, the Stock
Option Plan. The Stock Incentive Plan provides for the granting of nonqualified
or incentive stock options, as defined, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended, as well as for the award of restricted stock and bonuses payable in
stock. The price at which options may be granted under the Stock Incentive Plan
shall not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the
date of grant in the case of incentive stock options, or 50% in the case of
other options. In general, options expire after 10 years and are not exercisable
for six months from the date of grant.
The authorized number of shares under the Stock Incentive Plan is 2,000,000 of
which 300,000 shares may be awarded as restricted stock. At December 31, 1995,
769,326 shares (1,019,850 shares - December 31, 1994) are available for future
grants under the Stock Incentive Plan. Stock option activity over the past three
years under the Stock Incentive Plan and Stock Option Plan is summarized as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Option Price
Number of shares (range per share)
Outstanding at
<S> <C> <C>
January 1, 1993 933,586 $20.57 to $38.13
Granted 186,500 $18.00 to $26.13
Exercised (900) $22.31 to $22.31
Canceled or expired (98,200) $20.57 to $38.13
----------
Outstanding at
January 1, 1994 1,020,986 $18.00 to $33.19
Granted 234,600 $23.75 to $23.75
Exercised (304,070) $18.00 to $28.94
Canceled or expired (71,400) $22.31 to $33.19
----------
Outstanding at
January 1, 1995 880,116 $20.57 to $29.38
Granted 216,200 $26.63 to $32.57
Exercised (304,321) $20.57 to $29.19
Canceled or expired (9,026) $21.94 to $29.19
----------
Outstanding (781,869 exercisable)at December 31,
1995 782,969 $20.57 to $32.57
=========
</TABLE>
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A54
In 1989, the Company adopted a Shareholder Rights plan and declared a dividend
of one Right for each of its common shares. In certain circumstances, if a
person or group becomes the beneficial owner of 15% or more of the outstanding
common shares, with certain exceptions, these rights vest and entitle the holder
to certain share purchase rights. In connection with the Rights dividend,
800,000 shares of Junior Participating Preferred Stock were authorized for
issuance upon exercise of the Rights.
(11) Benefit Plans
The Company maintains several noncontributory, defined benefit pension plans
covering substantially all domestic employees. Benefits for salaried plans are
based on salary and years of service. Hourly plans are based on negotiated
benefits and years of service.
The Company's funding policy is to contribute amounts to the plans sufficient to
meet the minimum funding requirements set forth in the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, plus such additional amounts as may be deductible
for income tax purposes. Plan assets are invested principally in commingled
stock funds and securities issued by the United States.
Net pension costs consist of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the years ended December 31, 1995 1994 1993
---- ---- ----
(in millions)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Service cost $ 6.3 $ 8.5 $ 7.2
Interest cost on projected benefit obligations 9.8 8.8 7.9
Actual return on plan assets (30.8) 0.5 (8.1)
Net amortization and deferral 21.0 (7.6) 1.6
----- ------ -----
Net pension costs $ 6.3 $ 10.2 $ 8.6
===== ====== =====
</TABLE>
The actuarial present value of benefit obligations and funded status for the
Company's plans were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
At December 31, 1995 1994
(in millions) Assets exceed Accum. benefits Assets exceed
accum. exceed accum.
benefits assets (a) benefits
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Assets and obligations:
Vested benefit obligation $ 121.8 $ 5.2 $ 85.9
Nonvested benefits 7.6 0.5 4.9
------- ----- ------
Accumulated benefit obligation 129.4 5.7 90.8
======= ===== ======
Projected benefit obligation 158.1 7.1 109.8
Less, Plan assets at fair value 142.0 4.4 101.4
------- ----- ------
Funded status of plan (16.1) (2.7) (8.4)
Items not yet recognized in earnings:
Prior service cost 13.5 (0.1) 9.0
Initial net plan obligation 1.2 2.3 1.5
Effect of changes in assumptions and actuarial gains and
losses 18.8 0.5 5.7
Minimum liability - 1.4 -
------- ----- -------
Pension asset (liability) reflected in consolidated balance
sheet $ 17.4 $ 1.4 $ 7.8
======= ===== =======
Actuarial assumptions:
Discount rate 7.0% 7.0% 8.75%
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets 10.0% 8.0% 10.0%
Expected annual salary increases 4.0% 4.0% 4.0%
</TABLE>
(a) Plans maintained by SPCC.
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A55
Postretirement benefits:
Noncontributory postretirement health care coverage under the Asarco Health Plan
is provided to substantially all retirees not eligible for Medicare. A cost
sharing Medicare supplement plan is available for retired salaried employees and
life insurance coverage is provided to substantially all retirees.
The following sets forth the plan's status reconciled with amounts reported in
the Consolidated Balance Sheet:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
At December 31, 1995 1994
---- ----
(in millions)
<S> <C> <C>
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO):
Retirees $ 67.9 $ 57.7
Fully eligible active plan participants 17.8 15.0
Other plan participants 35.7 29.3
------ ------
Total APBO 121.4 102.0
Item not yet recognized in earnings:
Effect of changes in assumptions and actuarial gains and losses (26.3) (6.8)
------ ------
Postretirement benefit obligation $ 95.1 $ 95.2
====== ======
</TABLE>
Net periodic postretirement benefit costs include the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the years ended December 31, 1995 1994 1993
---- ---- ----
(in millions)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Service cost $ 2.4 $ 3.1 $ 2.2
Interest cost 8.5 7.8 7.9
Amortization of loss - 1.5 -
------ ------ -------
Net periodic postretirement benefit costs $ 10.9 $ 12.4 $ 10.1
====== ====== =======
</TABLE>
The annual assumed rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered benefits
(i.e., health cost trend rate) is 7% for 1996 and is assumed to decrease
gradually to 5% by 1999 and remain at that level thereafter. The health care
cost trend rate assumption has a significant effect on the amounts reported. For
example, increasing the assumed health care cost trend rates by one percentage
point in each year would increase the accumulated postretirement benefit
obligation at December 31, 1995, by $7.8 million, and the net periodic
postretirement benefit costs for 1995 by $1.0 million. The discount rate used in
determining the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation was 7% at December
31, 1995, (8.75%-1994). The plans are unfunded.
(12) Business Segments
The Company operates principally in the nonferrous metals industry, involving
mining, smelting, refining and selling of copper, silver and lead and the mining
of ore containing zinc and molybdenum which is sold as concentrates. The Company
also produces specialty chemicals for the metals plating and electronics
industries and aggregates comprising limestone, sand and gravel. The caption
"Other" includes the Company's polyvinyl chloride pipe and cement pipe
businesses and its environmental services operations. The cement pipe business
was shutdown in 1993 and the polyvinyl chloride pipe business was sold in 1994.
General corporate administrative expenses are allocated among the segments
generally in proportion to their operating expenses. Exploration expenses are
attributable to the metals segment, while research expenses are attributable to
metals and specialty chemicals. Identifiable assets are those directly used in
the operations of each segment. Corporate assets are principally cash and
investments. Export sales from the United States to unaffiliated customers
principally in Europe and the Pacific Rim were $366.2 million in 1995, $280.2
million in 1994 and $278.3 million in 1993. There can be no assurance that
operations and assets of the Company and nonconsolidated associated companies
that are subject to the jurisdiction of foreign governments may not be affected
adversely by future actions by such governments.
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A56
Metal Sales, excluding intersegment sales
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the years ended December 31, 1995 1994 1993
---- ---- ----
(in millions)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Copper $ 2,170 $ 1,164 $ 917
Silver 216 175 138
Lead 126 113 87
Other 304 223 196
------- ------- -------
$ 2,816 $ 1,675 $ 1,338
======= ======= =======
Business Segments and Lines of Business
For the years ended December 31, 1995(a) 1994 1993
---- ---- ----
(in millions)
Sales
Metals $ 2,816 $ 1,675 $ 1,338
Specialty Chemicals 309 278 251
Aggregates 44 43 37
Other 29 36 110
------- ------- -------
Total $ 3,198 $ 2,032 $ 1,736
======= ======= =======
Domestic 2,137 1,867 1,586
Foreign - Peru 882 - -
- Other 179 165 150
Operating Income (Loss) (b), (c), (d), (e)
Metals $ 486 $ (9) $ (97)
Specialty Chemicals 19 14 4
Aggregates 8 7 7
Other (26) 6 (24)
------ ------- -------
Total $ 487 $ 18 $ (110)
====== ======= =======
Domestic 106 17 (101)
Foreign - Peru 378 - -
- Other 3 1 (9)
Equity in results of nonconsolidated associated companies:
Metals $ (2) $ - $ -
Specialty Chemicals 4 2 3
Corporate - 46 24
------ ------- -----
Total $ 2 $ 48 $ 27
====== ======= =====
Identifiable Assets
Metals $ 3,098 $ 1,820 $ 1,679
Specialty Chemicals (f) 266 247 231
Aggregates 32 32 30
Other 44 43 112
Corporate 887 1,149 1,100
------- ------- -------
Total $ 4,327 $ 3,291 $ 3,152
======= ======= =======
Domestic 2,867 3,097 2,981
Foreign - Peru 1,280 - -
- Other 180 194 171
Depreciation and Depletion
Metals $ 112 $ 77 $ 71
Specialty Chemicals 4 3 5
Aggregates 2 2 2
Corporate and Other 1 1 3
------- ------- -------
Total $ 119 $ 83 $ 81
======= ======= =======
Capital Expenditures
Metals $ 317 $ 87 $ 103
Specialty Chemicals 4 3 2
Aggregates 3 2 3
Corporate and other 14 6 4
------- ------- -------
Total $ 338 $ 98 $ 112
======= ======= =======
</TABLE>
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A57
(a) Includes consolidation of SPCC effective January 1, 1995. See Note 2 for
further details.
(b) Includes provision for environmental matters of $40.2 Metals, $.9
Specialty Chemicals, $18.1 Other in 1995 and $53.4 Metals, $.2 Specialty
Chemicals, $(2.4) Other in 1994.
(c) Includes provision for asset impairments and plant closures of $37.4
Metals and $8.2 Other in 1995.
(d) Includes LIFO profits in the "Metals" segment of $.7 in 1995, $2.8 in
1994 and $9.2 in 1993.
(e) Includes in 1993 $8.2 in previously unconsolidated losses for Nor Peru
(Metals), and $25.6 related to the valuation of certain inventories and
additions to closed plants and reserves, principally for assets planned
for disposition ($8.3 Metals, $17.3 Other).
(f) Includes vertically integrated equity investments of $58.3 in 1995, $55.5
in 1994 and $48.8 in 1993.
(13) Financial Instruments
Derivative Contracts: Depending on the market fundamentals of a metal and other
conditions, the Company may enter into forward sales or purchase put or call
options to reduce or eliminate the risk of metal price declines on its
anticipated future production.
Put options purchased by the Company establish a minimum sales price for the
production covered by such put options and permit the Company to participate in
price increases above the strike price of such put options. At December 31,
1995, the Company had copper put options with an average strike price of 98.8
cents per pound, covering 160,469 tons or approximately 47% of its expected
domestic copper production for 1996 at a cost of $5.7 million and put options
with an average strike price of $1.00 per pound, covering 19,511 tons or
approximately 6% of its expected domestic copper production for 1997 at a cost
of $1.1 million. The cost of the put options is amortized during the period in
which the options are exercisable.
In addition, at December 31, 1995, SPCC had copper put options with an average
strike price of 95.8 cents per pound covering 129,218 tons or approximately 40%
of its expected copper production for 1996. The cost of acquiring these puts was
$3.2 million.
Forward sales establish a selling price for future production at the time they
are entered into, thereby eliminating the risk of declining prices but also
eliminating potential gains on price increases if not bought back. Synthetic put
options are established by entering into a forward sale and purchasing a call
option for the same quantity of the relevant metal and for the time period
relating to such forward sale. The forward sale establishes a minimum price that
will be realized, while the call option permits the Company to participate in
price increases.
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A58
The pre-tax earnings effect of the Company's derivative and anticipatory hedging
activities, net of transaction costs, are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Hedging Gains (Losses)
For the years ending December 31, 1995 1994 1993
---- ---- ----
(in millions)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Metal
-----
Copper $ (5.7) $ 3.2 $ 3.0
Zinc (0.1) 1.8 15.5
Silver 0.5 0.7 0.7
Lead (0.3) - -
------- ------ ------
Net Gain (Loss) $ (5.6) $ 5.7 $ 19.2
======= ====== ======
</TABLE>
At December 31, 1995 and 1994, there were no deferred hedging profits or losses.
At December 31, 1993, deferred profits on copper and silver hedging were $3.0
million and $.2 million, respectively, which were subsequently recognized in
1994 as the anticipated production was sold.
In addition, the Company enters into interest rate swap agreements to manage
exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. Interest rate swaps establish a
fixed rate for the Company on a specified amount of floating rate debt for a
specific period, thereby eliminating risks associated with fluctuations in
interest rates. During 1995, the Company entered into three swap agreements,
expiring 1998 to 2000, with an aggregate notional amount of $115.0 million. The
effect of these agreements is to limit the interest rate exposure to 6.6% on
$100 million of the Company's revolving credit loans and 6.8% on its $15
million, 5 year term loan. As a result of these swap agreements interest expense
was increased by $0.2 million in 1995.
The estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
At December 31, 1995 1994
(in millions) Carrying Fair Carrying Fair
Value Value Value Value
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 238.4 $ 238.4 $ 18.3 $ 18.3
Marketable securities - held to maturity $ 42.5 $ 42.5 - -
Copper put options $ 10.0 $ 6.5 $ 4.6 $ 0.2
Investments:
Available-for-sale securities $ 768.7 $ 768.7 $ 455.5 $ 455.5
Restricted investment in Grupo Mexico 50.2 (a) 294.5 (a)
Other 3.3 (b) 1.9 (b)
-------- -------- ------- -------
Total investments $ 822.2 $ 768.7 $ 751.9 $ 455.5
======== ======== ======= =======
Liabilities:
Long-term debt (excluding capital lease obligations) $1,007.4 $1,044.6 $ 834.0 $ 825.4
Interest rate swaps - $ 3.3 - -
</TABLE>
(a) At December 31, 1995, 56.3 million (160.5 million in 1994) shares of
Asarco's investment in Grupo Mexico had restrictions limiting their sale
for a period of more than one year. Accordingly, the Company has not
determined the fair value of such securities.
(b) No fair value was available for these investments as they represent an
interest in companies whose stock is not publicly traded. Accordingly, it
is not practicable to determine the fair value of such securities.
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A59
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of
each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that
value:
Cash and cash equivalents: The carrying amount approximates fair value because
of the short maturity of those instruments.
Marketable securities: The carrying amount and fair value are reported at
amortized cost since these securities are to be held to maturity.
Put Options: Fair value is an estimate based on relevant market information such
as: volatility of similar options, future prices and the contracted strike
price.
Available-for-sale securities: Fair value is based on quoted market prices in
accordance with SFAS No. 115.
Long-term debt: The fair value of the Company's long-term debt is estimated
based on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or the carrying
value is used where a market price is unavailable.
Interest rate swaps: Fair value is based on quoted market prices.
Unaudited Quarterly Data
(in millions, except per share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994
---- ----
QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th(a) Total 1st(b) 2nd 3rd 4th(c) Total
=== === === ====== ===== ====== === === ====== =====
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Sales $791.0 $787.5 $819.7 $799.6 $3,197.8 $442.9 $487.8 $513.0 $588.1 $2,031.8
Operating
income (loss) $151.2 $137.4 $166.6 $ 31.9 $ 487.1 $ (5.8) $ 1.0 $(30.9) $ 54.0 $ 18.3
Net earnings $ 65.7 $ 56.4 $ 58.3 $(11.2) $ 169.2 $ 26.6 $ 5.3 $(16.1) $ 48.2 $ 64.0
(loss)
Net earnings
(loss) per $ 1.56 $ 1.34 $ 1.38 $ (.27) $ 4.00 $ .64 $ .13 $ (.39) $ 1.15 $ 1.53
share
</TABLE>
(a) Includes $79.5 after-tax charges, $122.3 pre-tax, to add to the Company's
reserve for environmental matters, to provide for asset impairments and
plant closures and to provide for the writedown of certain in-process
inventory to net realizable value.
(b) Includes a $31.9 after-tax gain, $58.5 pre-tax, on the sale of the
Company's remaining interest in Asarco Australia Limited.
(c) Includes a $30.7 after-tax charge, $45.5 pre-tax, to add to the Company's
reserve for environmental matters.
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A60
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of ASARCO Incorporated
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of ASARCO
Incorporated and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and the related
consolidated statements of earnings, cash flows, and changes in common
stockholders' 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 the 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 present fairly, in
all material respects, the consolidated financial position of ASARCO
Incorporated and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and the
consolidated 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.
As discussed in Note 6 to the financial statements, Southern Peru Copper
Corporation changed its method of accounting for income taxes as of January 1,
1993.
COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
1301 Avenue of The Americas
New York, New York
January 30, 1996
<PAGE>
A61
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure.
None
PART III
Items 10, 11, 12 and 13.
Reference is made to Executive Officers of Asarco and Business Experience During
the Past Five Years on page A28. Information in response to the disclosure
requirements specified by these items appears under the captions and pages of
the 1996 Proxy Statement indicated below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Proxy Statement
Pages
Item Required Information Proxy Statement Section
<S> <C> <C> <C>
10. Directors and Executive Election of Directors
Officers 2-5
11. Executive Compensation Executive Compensation
through Option Exercises
and Fiscal Year-End
Values 11-13
Retirement Plans through
Employment Agreements 14-16
12. Security Ownership Security Ownership of Certain
Beneficial Owners through
Common Stock Equivalents 5-7
13. Certain Relationships and Related Certain Transactions 16
Transactions.
</TABLE>
The information referred to above is incorporated herein by reference.
<PAGE>
A62
PART IV
Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K.
(a) The following documents are filed as part of this report:
1. Financial Statements
The following financial statements of ASARCO Incorporated and
its subsidiaries are included at the indicated pages of the document as stated
below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Form 10-K
Pages
<S> <C> <C>
Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the years
ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993 A38
Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31,
1995 and 1994 A39
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the
years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993 A40
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Common
Stockholders' Equity for the years ended
December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993 A41
Notes to Financial Statements A42-A59
Report of Independent Accountants A60
2. Financial Statement Schedules
Form 10-K
Pages
Schedule II - Valuation and qualifying
accounts B1-B3
</TABLE>
Schedules other than those listed above are omitted, as they are not required or
are not applicable, or the required information is shown in the financial
statements or notes thereto. Columns omitted from schedules filed have been
omitted because the information is not applicable. Any other information omitted
from schedules filed has been omitted due to immateriality.
<PAGE>
A63
3. Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
3. Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws
(a) Certificate of Incorporation - restated, filed May 4,
1970
(b) Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of
Incorporation effective April 23, 1975
(c) Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of
Incorporation executed April 14, 1981
(d) Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of
Incorporation filed on May 6, 1985
(e) Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of
Incorporation filed July 21, 1986
(f) Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended filed April 22, 1987
(g) Statement of Cancellation filed July 31, 1987 whereby
155,000 shares of Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock
and 862,500 shares of $9.00 Convertible Exchangeable
Preferred Stock were cancelled
(h) Statement of Cancellation filed November 20, 1987
whereby 1,026,900 shares of Series A Cumulative
Preferred Stock were cancelled
(i) Statement of Cancellation filed December 18, 1987
whereby 1,250,000 shares of Series B Cumulative
Convertible Preferred Stock were cancelled
(j) Statement of Cancellation filed March 3, 1988 whereby
27,000 shares of Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock
were cancelled
(k) Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended, filed August 7, 1989
(l) By-Laws as last amended on June 26, 1991
4. Instruments defining the rights of security holders,
including indentures
(a) There are currently various separate indentures,
agreements or similar instruments under which long-term
debt of Asarco is currently outstanding. The Registrant
hereby agrees to furnish to the Commission, upon
request, a copy of any of the instruments which define
the rights of holders of long-term debt securities.
None of the outstanding instruments represent long-term
debt securities in excess of 10% of the total assets of
Asarco as of December 31, 1995
(b) Form of Rights Agreement dated as of July 26, 1989,
between the Company and First Chicago Trust Company of
New York, as Rights Agent, defining the rights of
shareholders under a July 1989 Shareholders' Rights
plan and dividend declaration
(c) Rights Agreement Amendment dated as of September 24,
1992, between the Company and The Bank of New York, as
Successor Rights Agent under the Rights Agreement
listed above
<PAGE>
A64
(d) Second Rights Agreement Amendment dated as of February
23, 1995, between the Company and The Bank of New York
deleting certain special conditions relating to MIM.
The effect of the amendment is to apply to MIM the same
percentage ownership conditions (15%) that apply to all
other shareholders.
(e) Indenture Agreement dated as of February 1, 1993,
between the Company and Bankers Trust Company, as
Trustee, covering the issuance of debt securities
registered by the Company in April 1992 not to exceed
$250 million
(f) Indenture Agreement dated as of October 1, 1994,
between the Company and Chemical Bank, as Trustee,
covering the issuance of debt securities registered by
the Company in October 1994 not to exceed $300 million
10. Material Contracts
(a) Stock Option Plan as amended through November 30, 1994
(b) Form of Employment Agreement entered into in 1985, as
amended in March and April 1989, among the Company and
currently 12 of its executive officers, including
Messrs. R. de J. Osborne, F.R. McAllister, K.R. Morano,
R.M. Novotny and R.J. Muth
(c) Deferred Fee Plan for Directors, as amended through
January 26, 1994
(d) Supplemental Pension Plan for Designated Mid-Career
Officers, as amended through January 25, 1995
(e) Retirement Plan for Non-Employee Directors, as amended
through January 25, 1995. Effective December 31, 1995,
the Company terminated the plan for current and future
directors.
(f) Directors' Stock Award Plan, as amended through January
27, 1993
(g) Stock Incentive Plan adopted by the Company's
Shareholders on April 25, 1990 and as amended through
November 29, 1995
(h) Directors' Deferred Payment Plan, effective October 25,
1995
11. Statement re Computation of Earnings Per Share
21. Subsidiaries of the Registrant
23. Report of Independent Accountants on Financial
Statement Schedules and Consent of Independent
Accountants
The exhibits listed as 10(a) through (h) above are the management
contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements required to be filed
pursuant to Item 14(c) of Form 10-K.
(b) Reports of Form 8-K filed in the fourth quarter of 1995 and first
quarter of 1996: None
(c) Exhibits - The exhibits to this Form 10-K are listed on the Exhibit
Index on pages C1 through C3. Copies of the following exhibits are
filed with this Form 10-K:
10(g) Stock Incentive Plan
10(h) Director's Deferred Payment Plan
11. Statement re Computation of Earnings Per Share
21. Subsidiaries of the Registrant
23. Report of Independent Accountants on Financial Statement
Schedules and Consent of Independent Accountants are included
in page A66 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
<PAGE>
A65
Copies of exhibits may be acquired upon written request to the Treasurer and the
payment of processing and mailing costs.
Individual financial statements of subsidiaries and 50%-or-less owned persons
accounted for by the equity method have been omitted because such subsidiaries
and 50%-or-less owned persons considered in the aggregate as a single subsidiary
would not constitute a significant subsidiary.
<PAGE>
A66
Item 14
Exhibit 23
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS ON
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of ASARCO Incorporated
Our report on the consolidated financial statements of ASARCO Incorporated and
Subsidiaries has been included in this Form 10-K on page A60. In connection with
our audits of such financial statements, we have also audited the related
financial statement schedules which appear on pages B1 through B3 of this Form
10-K.
In our opinion, the financial statement schedules referred to above, when
considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,
present fairly, in all material respects, the information required to be
included therein.
COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
New York, New York
January 30, 1996
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectuses constituting
part of the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (File Nos. 33-45631 and
33-55993) and Form S-8 (File Nos. 2-83782, 2-67732 and 33-34606) of ASARCO
Incorporated of our report dated January 30, 1996, on our audit of the
consolidated financial statements of Asarco Incorporated and Subsidiaries, which
report appears on page A60 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our report
includes an explanatory paragraph that describes Southern Peru Copper
Corporation's change in method of accounting for income taxes. We also consent
to the incorporation by reference of our report on the financial statement
schedules, which appears above.
We also consent to the reference to our Firm as experts in the Prospectuses
referred to in the preceding paragraph only insofar as such reference relates to
our report appearing on page A60 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and to our
report on the financial statement schedules which appears above.
COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
New York, New York
March 19, 1996
<PAGE>
A67
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: February 28, 1996
ASARCO Incorporated
(Registrant)
By /s/ Richard de J. Osborne
--------------------------------
(Richard de J. Osborne, Chairman
of the Board, Chief Executive
Officer and President)
Pursuant to requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has
been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(a) Principal Executive Officer:
<S> <C> <C>
/s/ Richard de J. Osborne Chairman of the Board
-------------------------
(Richard de J. Osborne)
(b) Principal Financial Officer:
/s/ Kevin R. Morano Vice President and
-------------------
(Kevin R. Morano) Chief Financial Officer
(c) Principal Accounting Officer:
/s/ William Dowd Controller
----------------
(William Dowd)
(d) Directors:
/s/ Richard de J. Osborne /s/ Willard C. Butcher
------------------------- ----------------------
(Richard de J. Osborne) (Willard C. Butcher)
/s/ James C. Cotting /s/ David C. Garfield
-------------------- ---------------------
(James C. Cotting) (David C. Garfield)
/s/ E. Gordon Gee /s/ Harry Holiday, Jr.
----------------- ----------------------
(E. Gordon Gee) (Harry Holiday, Jr.)
/s/ James W. Kinnear III /s/ Francis R. McAllister
------------------------ -------------------------
(James W. Kinnear III) (Francis R. McAllister)
/s/ Martha T. Muse /s/ Michael T. Nelligan
------------------ -----------------------
(Martha T. Muse) (Michael T. Nelligan)
/s/ John D. Ong /s/ James Wood
--------------- --------------
(John D. Ong) (James Wood)
</TABLE>
Date: February 28, 1996
<PAGE>
B1
ASARCO Incorporated
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
FOR THE YEAR 1995
(in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Additions Deductions
--------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Charged to
Balance at costs/expenses Charged Balance at
beginning or (credited) to other end of
Description of period to income Description accounts Descriptions Amount period
- ----------- --------- --------- ----------- -------- ------------ ------ ------
Accounts and
notes written
Deducted from assets off, net of
on Balance Sheet: recoveries $1,125
Foreign currency
Allowance for translation
doubtful accounts: $6,249 $2,189 adjustment $(96) $7,409
====== ====== ===== ======
Net amount
transferred
from
Current portion of noncurrent
reserves for closed reserve for
plants and closed plants Current charges
environmental and to
matters $55,946 matters $73,874 reserves $76,778 $53,042
======= ======= ======= =======
Non-current portion of
reserves for closed Net amount
plants and transferred to
environmental current
matters $66,458 $69,900 liabilities $73,874 $62,484
======= ======= ======= =======
Included in caption
"Other liabilities
and reserves" on
Balance Sheet
Other $28,435 $26,018
======= =======
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
B2
ASARCO Incorporated
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
FOR THE YEAR 1994
(in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Additions Deductions
--------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Charged to
Balance at costs/expenses Charged Balance at
beginning or (credited) to other end of
Description of period to income Description accounts Descriptions Amount period
- ----------- --------- --------- ----------- -------- ------------ ------ ------
Accounts and
notes written
Deducted from assets off, net of
on Balance Sheet: recoveries $1,197
Foreign currency
Allowance for doubtful translation
accounts: $4,579 $2,525 adjustment $(342) $6,249
====== ====== ====== ======
Net amount
transferred
from
Current portion of noncurrent
reserves for closed reserve for
plants and closed plants Current charges
environmental and environmental to reserves
matters $46,409 matters $54,441 $44,904 $55,946
======= ======= ======= =======
Non-current portion of
reserves for closed Net amount
plants and transferred to
environmental current
matters $69,694 $51,205 liabilities $54,441 $66,458
======= ======= ======= =======
Included in caption
"Other liabilities
and reserves" on
Balance Sheet
Other $28,451 $28,435
======= =======
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
B3
ASARCO Incorporated
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
FOR THE YEAR 1993
(in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Additions Deductions
--------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Charged to
Balance at costs/expenses Charged to Balance
beginning of or (credited) other at end of
Description period to income Description accounts Descriptions Amount period
- ----------- ------ --------- ----------- -------- ------------ ------ ------
Accounts and
notes written
Deducted from assets off, net of
on Balance Sheet: recoveries $2,161
Net amount
Allowance for doubtful transferred to
accounts: $4,232 $2,901 Other Assets $393 $4,579
====== ====== ==== ======
Net amount
transferred
Current portion of from
reserves for closed noncurrent reserve
plants and for closed plants Current charges
environmental and environmental to
matters $39,997 matters $50,665 reserves $44,253 $46,409
======= ======= ======= =======
Non-current portion of
reserves for closed Net amount
plants and transferred to
environmental current
matters $100,962 $19,397 liabilities $50,665 $69,694
======== ======= ======= =======
Included in caption
"Other Liabilities and
Reserves" on Balance
Sheet
Other $34,165 $28,451
======= =======
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
C1
ASARCO Incorporated
EXHIBIT INDEX
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Exhibit Indexed
No. Description on Page
- ------- ----------- -------
<S> <C> <C>
3. Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws
(a) Certificate of Incorporation - restated, filed May 4, 1970
(Filed as an Exhibit to the Company's 1980 Annual Report on
Form 10-K and incorporated herein by reference)
(b) Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of
Incorporation effective April 23, 1975 (Filed as an Exhibit
to the Company's 1980 Annual Report on Form 10-K and
incorporated herein by reference)
(c) Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation
executed April 14, 1981 (Filed as an Exhibit to the
Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to Registration Statement
No. 2-47616, filed April 30, 1981 and incorporated herein
by reference)
(d) Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of
Incorporation filed on May 6, 1985 (Filed as an Exhibit to
the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 31, 1985 and incorporated herein by reference)
(e) Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation
filed July 21, 1986 (Filed as an Exhibit to the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June
30, 1986 and incorporated herein by reference)
(f) Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended filed April 22, 1987 (Filed as an
Exhibit to the Company's 1987 Annual Report on Form 10-K
and incorporated herein by reference)
(g) Statement of Cancellation filed July 31, 1987 whereby
155,000 shares of Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock and
862,500 shares of $9.00 Convertible Exchangeable Preferred
Stock were cancelled (Filed as an Exhibit to the Company's
1987 Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by
reference)
(h) Statement of Cancellation filed November 20, 1987 whereby
1,026,900 shares of Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock
were cancelled (Filed as an Exhibit to the Company's 1987
Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by
reference)
(i) Statement of Cancellation filed December 18, 1987 whereby
1,250,000 shares of Series B Cumulative Convertible
Preferred Stock were cancelled (Filed as an Exhibit to the
Company's 1987 Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated
herein by reference)
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
C2
ASARCO Incorporated
EXHIBIT INDEX
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Exhibit Indexed
No. Description on Page
<S> <C> <C>
(j) Statement of Cancellation filed March 3, 1988 whereby
27,000 shares of Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock were
cancelled (Filed as an Exhibit to the Company's 1987 Annual
Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by reference)
(k) Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended, filed August 7, 1989 (Filed as
an Exhibit to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 1989 and incorporated herein
by reference)
(l) By-Laws as last amended on June 26, 1991
(Filed as an Exhibit to the Company's 1991 Annual Report on
Form 10-K and incorporated herein by reference.)
4. Instruments defining the rights of security holders,
including indentures
(a) There are currently various separate indentures, agreements
or similar instruments under which long-term debt of Asarco
is currently outstanding. The Registrant hereby agrees to
furnish to the Commission, upon request, a copy of any of
the instruments which define the rights of holders of
long-term debt securities. None of the outstanding
instruments represent long-term debt securities in excess
of 10% of the total assets of Asarco as of December 31,
1995
(b) Form of Rights Agreement dated as of July 26, 1989, between
the Company and First Chicago Trust Company of New York, as
Rights Agent, defining the rights of shareholders under a
July 1989 Shareholders' Rights plan and dividend
declaration (Filed as an Exhibit to the Company's report on
Form 8-K filed on July 28, 1989 and incorporated herein by
reference)
(c) Rights Agreement Amendment dated as of September 24, 1992,
between the Company and The Bank of New York, as Successor
Rights Agent under the Rights Agreement listed above (Filed
as an Exhibit to the Company's 1992 Annual Report on Form
10-K and incorporated herein by reference)
(d) Second Rights Agreement Amendment dated as of February 23,
1995, between the Company and The Bank of New York (Filed
as an Exhibit to the Company's report on Form 8-K filed on
February 24, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference)
(e) Indenture Agreement dated as of February 1, 1993 between
the Company and Bankers Trust Company, as Trustee, covering
the issuance of debt securities registered by the Company
in April 1992, not to exceed $250 million (Filed as an
Exhibit to the Company's 1992 Annual Report on form 10-K
and incorporated herein by reference)
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
C3
ASARCO Incorporated
EXHIBIT INDEX
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Exhibit Indexed
No. Description on Page
<S> <C> <C>
(f) Indenture agreement dated as of October 1, 1994 between the
Company and Chemical Bank, as Trustee covering the issuance
of debt securities registered by the Company in October
1994, not to exceed $300 million (Filed as an Exhibit to
the Company's registration statement on Form S-3 filed on
October 12, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference)
10. Material Contracts
(a) Stock Option Plan as last amended on November 30, 1994
(Filed as an Exhibit to the Company's 1994 Annual Report on
Form 10-K and incorporated herein by reference)
(b) Form of Employment Agreement entered into in 1985, as
amended in March and April 1989, among the Company and
currently 12 of its executive officers, including Messrs.
R. de J. Osborne, F.R. McAllister, K.R. Morano, R.M.
Novotny and R.J. Muth (Filed as an Exhibit to the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June
30, 1989 and incorporated herein by reference)
(c) Deferred Fee Plan for Directors, as amended through January
26, 1994 (Filed as an Exhibit to the Company's 1993 Annual
Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by reference)
(d) Supplemental Pension Plan for Designated Mid-Career
Officers, as amended through January 25, 1995 (Filed as an
Exhibit to the Company's 1994 Annual Report on Form 10-K
and incorporated herein by reference)
(e) Retirement Plan for Non-Employee Directors, as amended
through January 25, 1995. Effective December 31, 1995, the
Company terminated the plan for current and future
directors. (Filed as an Exhibit to the Company's 1994
Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by
reference)
(f) Directors' Stock Award Plan, as amended through January 27,
1993 (Filed as an Exhibit to the Company's 1992 Annual
Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by reference)
(g) Stock Incentive Plan adopted by the Company's Shareholders
on April 25, 1990, as last amended on November 29, 1995 C9-C16
(h) Director's Deferred Payment Plan, effective October 25,
1995 C17-C21
11. Statement re Computation of Earnings Per Share C4
21. Subsidiaries of the Registrant C5-C8
23. Report of Independent Accountants on Financial Statement Schedules
and Consent of Independent Accountants are included on page A66 of
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
</TABLE>
Report on Form 11-K relating to the Savings Plan for Salaried Employees of
ASARCO Incorporated and Participating Subsidiaries is to be filed by amendment
on Form 10-K/A.
Copies of exhibits may be acquired upon written request to the Treasurer and the
payment of processing and mailing costs.
<PAGE>
C4
Exhibit 11 Statement re Computation of Earnings per Share
This calculation is submitted in accordance with regulation S-K item 601(b)(11).
Fully Diluted Earnings per Common Share
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the years ended December 31,
1995 1994 1993
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net earnings (loss) applicable to common stock before cumulative
effects of changes in accounting principles $169,153 $64,034 $(70,676)
Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles - - 86,295
-------- ------- --------
Net earnings (loss) applicable to common stock $169,153 $64,034 $ 15,619
======== ======= ========
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 42,326 41,905 41,594
Shares issuable from assumed excercise of Stock Options 132 91 7
------- ------- -------
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, as adjusted
42,458 41,996 41,601
======= ======= =======
Fully diluted earnings per share:
Net earnings (loss) applicable to common stock before cumulative
effects of changes in accounting principles $3.98 $1.52 $ (1.70)
Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles - - 2.08
------ ------ -------
Net earnings (loss) applicable to common stock $3.98 $1.52 $ .38
===== ===== =======
Primary earnings per share:
Net earnings (loss) applicable to common stock before cumulative
effect of changes in accounting principles $4.00 $1.53 $ (1.70)
Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles - - 2.08
----- ----- -------
Net earnings (loss) applicable to common stock $4.00 $1.53 $ .38
===== ===== =======
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
C5
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Percentage of
voting securities Key to
owned or other notes
Name of Company bases of control below
<S> <C> <C> <C>
PARENTS: None
Registrant: ASARCO Incorporated (A)
SUBSIDIARIES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED COMPANIES:
1 Air Resources Corporation (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
2 Alta Mining and Development Company (Utah) 62.4 (C)
3 American Limestone Company, Inc. (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
4 American Smelting and Refining Company (New Jersey) 100.0 (C)
5 AR Mexican Explorations Inc. (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
6 Compania Minera Real de Las Lomas, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) 100.0 (A)
7 Minera San Bernardo, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) 100.0 (A)
8 Minera Santa Regina, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) 100.0 (A)
9 AR Mexican Holdings, Inc. (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
10 AR Specialty Chemicals, S. A. de C.V. (Mexico) 100.0 (A)
11 Enthone-OMI de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) 100.0 (A)
12 Rafco Kemicals S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) (See 48) 17.0 (B) (E)
13 AR Silver Bell, Inc. (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
14 Silver Bell Mining, L.L.C. (Delaware) 75.0 (C)
15 AR Montana Corporation (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
16 Asarco Arizona, Inc. (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
17 Asarco Australian Holdings, Inc. (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
18 M.I.M. Holdings Limited (Australia) 15.1 (B) (E)
19 Asarco (Delaware) Incorporated (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
20 Grupo Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) (See 28 & 100) 2.4 (B) (E)
21 Asarco Exploration Company, Inc. (New York) 100.0 (A)
22 ASARCO Guyane Francaise S.A.R.L. 100.0 (A)
23 Asarco Exploration Company of Canada, Limited
(Canada) 100.0 (A)
24 Asarco Finance Limited (Bermuda) 100.0 (C)
25 Asarco International Corporation (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
26 Asarco International Corp. FSC (Virgin Islands) 100.0 (A)
27 Asarco de Mexico (Delaware) Inc. 100.0 (A)
28 Grupo Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) (See 20 & 100) 0.09 (B) (E)
29 Asarco Oil and Gas Company, Inc. (New York) 100.0 (A)
30 Asarco Peruvian Exploration Company (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
31 ASARCO Santa Cruz, Inc. (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
32 Covington Land Company (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
33 CP Water Company (Arizona) 50.0 (A)
34 Asarco Trans-Ural Company (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
35 Asarco Aginskoe, Inc. (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
36 BioTrace Laboratories, Incorporated (Utah) 100.0 (A)
37 Bridgeview Management Company, Inc. (New Jersey) 100.0 (A)
38 Compania Minera Asarco, S.A. (Chile) 100.0 (A)
39 Copper Basin Railway, Inc. (Delaware) 45.0 (B) (D)
40 Domestic Realty Company, Inc. (Montana) 100.0 (A)
41 Encycle, Inc. (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
42 Hydrometrics, Inc. (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
43 Encycle/Texas, Inc. (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
44 Enthone, Incorporated (New York) 100.0 (A)
45 Ionic International Inc. (Michigan) 100.0 (A)
46 Meltex, Inc. (Japan) 16.25 (B) (D)
47 Enthone-OMI (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) 8.0 (A)
(See 92)
48 Rafco Kemicals, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) (See 12) 34.0 (B) (E)
49 Enthone-OMI, Inc. (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
</TABLE>
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Form 10-K
Item 14. (c) Exhibit 21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Percentage of
voting securities Key to
owned or other notes
Name of Company bases of control below
<S> <C> <C> <C>
SUBSIDIARIES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED COMPANIES, cont'd:
50 Ebara-Udylite Co., Ltd. (Japan) 45.0 (B) (D)
51 Electroplating Engineers of Japan Ltd. (Japan) 25.0 (B) (D)
(See 82)
52 Alpha Metals of Japan (Japan) 50.0 (B) (D)
53 Electroplating Engineers S.A. (Switzerland) 24.0 (B) (D)
(see 55)
54 Enthone-OMI (Benelux) B.V. (The Netherlands) 100.0 (A)
55 Electroplating Engineers S.A. (Switzerland) 20.0 (B) (D)
(see 53)
56 Enthone-OMI (France) S.A. (France) (See 60) 28.5 (A)
57 Enthone-OMI (Canada) Inc. (Ontario, Canada) 100.0 (A)
58 Enthone-OMI (Deutschland)GmbH (Germany) 75.0 (A)
59 IMASA B.V. (The Netherlands) 100.0 (A)
60 Enthone-OMI (France) S.A. (France) (See 56) 71.5 (A)
61 Enthone-OMI Holdings (U.K.) Ltd. (United 82.41 (A)
Kingdom) (see 75)
62 AMZA Ltd. (Israel) 33.3 (B) (D)
63 Enthone-OMI Marketing (Europe) Ltd. (United 100.0 (A)
Kingdom)
64 Enthone-OMI (U.K.) Limited (United Kingdom) 100.0 (A)
65 L.P.W. Chemie GmbH (Germany) 49.0 (B) (D)
66 Blasberg Oberflaechentechnik GmbH (Germany) 100.0 (A)
67 Galvano Production Chemie GmbH (Germany) 100.0 (A)
68 Nihon LPW K.K. (Japan) 5.0 (B) (E)
69 Enthone-OMI (Hong Kong) Company Limited (Hong 5.5 (A)
Kong) (See 89)
70 Enthone-OMI (Italia) S.p.A. (Italy) (See 76) 51.6 (A)
71 Enthone-OMI K.K. (Japan) 100.0 (A)
72 Enthone-OMI (Sverige) A.B. (Sweden) 100.0 (A)
73 IMASA Kemi A.B. (Sweden) 100.0 (A)
74 Finima S.A. (France) 100.0 (A)
75 Enthone-OMI Holdings (U.K.) Ltd. (United 17.59 (A)
Kingdom) (See 61)
76 Enthone-OMI (Italia) S.p.A. (Italy) (See 70) 48.4 (A)
77 Imasa A.G. (Switzerland) 40.0 (B) (D)
78 Internacional de Manufacturas Asociadas, S.A. 100.0 (A)
(Spain)
79 Walmanick S.A. (Spain) 4.7 (B) (E)
80 Westbridge S.A. (Spain) 4.7 (B) (E)
81 OMI Holding S.A. (Switzerland) 100.0 (A)
82 Electroplating Engineers of Japan Ltd. (Japan) 25.0 (B) (D)
(See 51)
83 Enthone-OMI (Suisse) S.A. (Switzerland) 100.0 (A)
84 OMI International Corporation (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
85 Enthone-OMI (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (Victoria, 100.0 (A)
Australia)
86 Enthone-OMI (Austria) GmbH (Austria) 100.0 (A)
87 Enthone-OMI (Espana) S.A. (Spain) 100.0 (A)
</TABLE>
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Form 10-K
Item 14. (c) Exhibit 21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Percentage of
voting securities Key to
owned or other notes
Name of Company bases of control below
<S> <C> <C> <C>
SUBSIDIARIES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED COMPANIES, cont'd:
88 Enthone-OMI (Europe) Corporation (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
89 Enthone-OMI (Hong Kong) Company Limited (Hong 94.5 (A)
Kong) (See 69)
90 Hua-Mei Electroplating Technology Company Ltd. 45.0 (B) (D)
(People's Rep.of China)
91 Hua-Mei (Tianjin) Electroplating Technology 45.0 (B) (D)
Company, Ltd.
92 Enthone-OMI (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) 60.0 (A)
(See 47)
93 Enthone-OMI (Malaysia) SDN BHD (Malaysia) 100.0 (A)
94 Federal Mining and Smelting Company (Idaho) 100.0 (A)
95 Federated Metals Canada Limited (Canada) 100.0 (A)
96 Federated Genco Limited (Canada) 60.0 (B) (D)
97 Federated Metals Corporation (New York) 100.0 (A)
98 Lone Star Lead Construction Corp. (New York). 100.0 (C)
99 Geominerals Insurance Company, Ltd. (Bermuda) 100.0 (A)
100 Grupo Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) (See 20 & 28) 21.1 (B) (E)
101 Lac d'Amiante du Quebec, Ltee (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
102 LAQ Canada, Ltd. (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
103 Mines Trading Company Limited (United Kingdom) 100.0 (A)
104 Mining Development Company (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
105 Puya Raymondi Empresa Minera S.A. (Bolivia) 70.0 (A)
106 Minto Explorations Ltd. (British Columbia) 32.1
107 Mission Exploration Company (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
108 Lesarco, Inc. (Phillipines) 30.0
109 NCBR, Inc. (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
110 Neptune Mining Company (Delaware) 52.2 (B) (D)
111 Northern Peru Mining Corporation (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
112 Silver Valley Resources Corporation (Delaware) 50.0 (A)
113 Southern Peru Copper Corporation (Delaware) 54.0 (A)
114 Southern Peru Limited (Delaware) 100.0 (A)
115 The International Metal Company (New York) 100.0 (A)
116 Tulipan Company, Inc. (Delaware) 63.0 (B) (E)
</TABLE>
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NOTES
(A)Included in financial statements of Registrant and consolidated subsidiaries
at December 31, 1995, filed as part of this Form 10-K.
(B)Excluded from financial statements of Registrant and consolidated
subsidiaries filed as part of this Form 10-K, except to the extent noted in
Notes D and E. These companies are not in the aggregate considered significant.
(C)Inactive, having no assets or liabilities.
(D)Carried on the equity method. None of the 50%-or-less owned companies
constitutes a significant subsidiary.
(E)M.I.M. and Grupo Mexico are carried on the cost method. Effective January 1,
1995, Asarco consolidated the financial results of SPCC in its financial
statements. Previously, SPCC was accounted for under the equity method.
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Exhibit 10(g)
ASARCO INCORPORATED
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
as last amended on November 29, 1995
1. Purpose
The purpose of this Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is to increase
the interest of the executive and other key salaried employees of
ASARCO Incorporated (the "Company") and of its subsidiaries in the
Company's business through the added incentive created by the
opportunity afforded for stock ownership under the Plan. Such ownership
will provide such employees with a further stake in the future welfare
of the Company, and encourage them to remain with the Company and its
subsidiaries. It is also expected that the Plan will encourage
qualified persons to seek and accept employment with the Company and
its subsidiaries. Pursuant to the Plan, such employees will be offered
the opportunity to acquire common stock through the grant of options,
the award of restricted stock under the Plan, bonuses payable in stock
or a combination thereof.
As used herein, the term "subsidiary" shall mean any present or future
corporation which is or would be a "subsidiary corporation" of the
Company as the term is defined in Section 425 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (the "Code"). In the Plan,
whenever the context so indicates, the singular or plural and the
masculine or feminine shall each be deemed to include the others.
2. Administration of the Plan
The Plan shall be administered by the Organization and Compensation
Committee (the "Committee") as appointed from time to time by the Board
of Directors of the Company, which Committee shall consist of not less
than three (3) members of such Board of Directors: none of such members
of the Committee shall be eligible to be granted options or awarded
restricted stock or receive bonuses payable in stock under the Plan or
shall have been so eligible within one year prior to appointment.
In administering the Plan, the Committee may adopt rules and
regulations for carrying out the Plan. The interpretation and decision
with regard to any question arising under the Plan made by the
Committee shall be final and conclusive on all employees of the Company
and its subsidiaries participating or eligible to participate in the
Plan. The Committee may consult with counsel, who may be of counsel to
the Company, and shall not incur any liability for any action taken in
good faith in reliance upon the advice of counsel. The Committee shall
determine the employees to whom, and the time or times at which, grants
or awards shall be made and the number of shares to be included in the
grants or awards. Grants of options or stock or other awards to
individuals selected by the Committee will become effective upon
execution and delivery by the Company of the documents setting forth
the terms of the options or awards. Within the limitations of the Plan,
the number of shares for which options will be granted from time to
time and the periods for which the options will be outstanding will be
determined by the Committee. The Board of Directors of the Company may,
by resolution, establish procedures to be followed by the Committee.
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3. Shares of Stock Subject to the Plan
The total number of shares that may be optioned or awarded under the
Plan is 2,000,000 shares of the no par value common stock of the
Company (the "Common Stock") of which 300,000 shares may be awarded as
restricted stock, except that said numbers of shares shall be adjusted
as provided in Paragraph 13 of the Plan. Any shares subject to an
option which for any reason expires, is relinquished or is terminated
unexercised and any restricted stock which is forfeited may again be
optioned or awarded under the Plan. Shares subject to the Plan may be
either authorized but unissued shares (which will not be subject to
pre-emptive rights) or shares that were once issued and subsequently
reacquired by the Company.
4. Eligibility
Key salaried employees, including officers, of the Company and its
subsidiaries (but excluding non-employee Directors as well as members
of the Committee) are eligible to be granted options and awarded
restricted stock under the Plan and to have their bonuses payable in
stock. The employees who shall receive awards or options under the Plan
shall be selected from time to time by the Committee, in its sole
discretion, from among those eligible, which may be based upon
information furnished to the Committee by the Company's management, and
the Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion, the number of
shares to be covered by the award or awards and by the option or
options granted to each such employee selected.
5. Duration of the Plan
No award or option may be granted under the Plan after April 24, 2000,
but awards or options theretofore granted may extend beyond that date.
6. Terms and Conditions of Stock Options
All options granted under this Plan shall be either Incentive Stock
Options as defined in section 422A of the Code or options other than
Incentive Stock Options. Each such option shall be subject to all the
applicable provisions of the Plan, including the following terms and
conditions, and to such other terms and conditions not inconsistent
therewith as the Committee shall determine.
(a) The option price per share shall be determined by the
Committee. However, (i) in the case of Incentive Stock
Options, the option price shall not be less than 100% of the
fair market value at the time the Incentive Stock Option is
granted and (ii) in the case of other options, the option
price shall not be less than 50% of the fair market value at
the time such other option is granted. The fair market value
shall be the mean of the high and low sales prices for the
Common Stock as reported on the Composite Tape for New York
Stock Exchange issues for the day on which the option is
granted or, if there is no sale of the shares reported on the
Composite Tape on the date the option is granted, then on the
next preceding day on which there was such a sale, or
alternatively the mean of the bid and asked prices reported on
the Composite Tape at the close of the market on the date the
option was granted shall be deemed to be the fair market value
of the shares. In the event that the method for determining
the fair market value of the shares provided for in this
Paragraph 6(a) shall not be practicable, then the fair market
value per share shall be determined by such other reasonable
method as the Committee shall, in its discretion, select and
apply at the time of grant of the option concerned.
(b) Each Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable during and
over such period ending not later than ten years, or such
later date as may be allowable under the Code, from the date
it was granted, as may be determined by the Committee and
stated in the option. Each other option shall be exercisable
during and over such period as may be determined by the
Committee and stated in the option.
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(c) Unless otherwise provided in the option, no option shall be
exercisable within six months from the date of the granting of
the option, except as provided in Paragraph 13 of the Plan.
(d) Each option shall state whether it will or will not be treated
as an Incentive Stock Option.
(e) Each option may be exercised by giving written notice to the
Company specifying the number of shares to be purchased, which
shall be accompanied by payment in full including applicable
taxes, if any. Payment, except as provided in the option,
shall be (i) in cash, or (ii) in shares of Common Stock of the
Company already owned by the optionee (the value of such stock
shall be its fair market value on the date of exercise as
determined under Paragraph 6(a)), (iii) by a combination of
cash and shares of Common Stock of the Company, (iv) in
accordance with a cashless exercise program under which either
(A) if so instructed by the optionee, shares may be issued
directly to the optionee's broker or dealer upon receipt of
the purchase price in cash from the broker or dealer, or (B)
shares may be issued by the Company to an optionee's broker or
dealer in consideration of such broker's or dealer's
irrevocable commitment to pay to the Company that portion of
the proceeds from the sale of such shares that is equal to the
exercise price of the option(s) relating to such shares, or
(v) in such other manner as permitted by the Committee at the
time of grant or thereafter. No optionee shall have any rights
to dividends or other rights of a shareholder with respect to
shares subject to his option until he has given written notice
of exercise of his option and paid in full for such shares.
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole
discretion, grant to a grantee of an option (whether
outstanding on April 25, 1990 or granted thereafter) the right
(hereinafter referred to as a "stock appreciation right") to
elect, in the manner described below, in lieu of exercising
his option for all or a portion of the shares covered by such
option, to relinquish his option with respect to any or all of
such shares and to receive from the Company a payment having a
value equal to the amount by which (a) the fair market value
of a share of Common Stock on the date of such election,
multiplied by the number of shares as to which the grantee
shall have made such election, exceeds (b) the total purchase
price for that number of shares of Common Stock under the
terms of such option. A grantee who makes such an election
shall receive payment at the sole discretion of the Committee
(i) in cash equal to such excess; or (ii) in the nearest whole
number of shares of Common Stock of the Company having an
aggregate value which is not greater than the cash amount
calculated in (i) above; or (iii) a combination of (i) and
(ii) above. A stock appreciation right may be exercised only
when the amount described in (a) above exceeds the amount
described in (b) above. An election to exercise stock
appreciation rights shall be deemed to have been made on the
day written notice of such election, addressed to the
Committee, is received at the Company's offices at 180 Maiden
Lane, New York, New York 10038. In the case of exercises of
stock appreciation rights the fair market value of a share of
Common Stock on any date shall be the closing sale price for
such date as reported on the Composite Tape for New York Stock
Exchange issues. An option or any portion thereof with respect
to which a grantee has elected to exercise the stock
appreciation rights described above shall be surrendered to
the Company and such option shall thereafter remain
exercisable according to its terms only with respect to the
number of shares as to which it would otherwise be
exercisable, less the number of shares with respect to which
stock appreciation rights have been exercised. The grant of a
stock appreciation right shall be evidenced by such form of
agreement as the Committee may prescribe. The agreement
evidencing stock appreciation rights shall be personal and
will provide that they will not be transferable by the grantee
otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution
and that they will be exercisable, during the lifetime of the
grantee, only by him.
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(g) An option may be execised only if at all times during the
period beginning with the date of the granting of the option
and ending on the date of such exercise, the grantee was an
employee of either the Company or of a parent or subsidiary of
the Company or of another corporation referred to in Section
422A(a)(2) of the Code, unless such continuous employment is
terminated by such employer, or by retirement under a
retirement plan of the Company or a subsidiary, or otherwise
terminated with the written consent of the employer. If such
continuous employment is so terminated, the option may also be
exercised within a period to be provided in the option or by
agreement with the grantee of an option not to exceed three
years after such termination of continuous employment, but in
no event later than the termination date of the option. If the
grantee should die at any time when the option, or any portion
thereof, shall be exercisable by him, the option will be
exercisable within a period provided for in the option or by
agreement with the grantee of the option, not to exceed the
three years next succeeding his death, by the person or
persons to whom his rights under the option shall have passed
by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, but in no
event at a date later than the termination of the option.
(h) The option by its terms shall be personal and shall not be
transferable by the optionee otherwise than by will or by the
laws of descent and distribution. During the lifetime of an
optionee, the option shall be exercisable only by him.
(i) Notwithstanding any intent to grant Incentive Stock Options,
an option granted will not be considered an Incentive Stock
Option to the extent that it together with any earlier
Incentive Stock Options permits the exercise for the first
time in any calendar year of more than $100,000 in value of
Common Stock (determined at the time of grant).
(j) The Committee may, but need not, require such consideration
from an optionee at the time of granting an option as it shall
determine, either in lieu of, or in addition to, the
limitations on exercisability provided in Paragraph 6(c).
(k) The Committee may impose such restrictions on the resale of
Common Stock received by officers upon exercise of options or
stock appreciation rights as may be necessary to comply with
Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or
comparable successor rules.
7. Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock Awards
The 14,200 outstanding shares of restricted stock issued under
agreements dated as of June 28, 1989 under authorizations by the
Committee and Board of Directors on that date, shall be deemed to have
been issued under this Plan and shall be subject to the terms and
provisions of the Plan. All awards of restricted stock under the Plan
shall be subject to all the applicable provisions of the Plan,
including the following terms and conditions, and to such other terms
and conditions not inconsistent therewith, as the Committee shall
determine.
(a) Awards of restricted stock may be in addition to or in lieu of
option grants.
(b) During a period set by the Committee at the time of each award
of restricted stock (the "restriction period"), the recipient
shall not be permitted to sell, transfer, pledge, or assign
the shares of restricted stock; except that such shares may be
used, if the award permits, to pay the option price of any
option granted under the Plan provided an equal number of
shares delivered to the optionee shall carry the same
restrictions as the shares so used.
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(c) Shares of restricted stock shall become free of all
restrictions if the recipient dies or his employment
terminates by reason of permanent disability, as determined by
the Committee, during the restriction period and, to the
extent set by the Committee at the time of the award or later,
if the recipient retires under a retirement plan of the
Company or a subsidiary during such period. The Committee may
require medical evidence of permanent disability, including
medical examinations by physicians selected by it. If the
Committee determines that any such recipient is not
permanently disabled or that a retiree's restricted stock is
not to become free of restrictions, the restricted stock held
by either such recipient, as the case may be, shall be
forfeited and revert to the Company.
(d) Shares of restricted stock shall be forfeited and revert to
the Company upon the recipient's termination of employment
during the restriction period for any reason other than death,
permanent disability or, to the extent determined by the
Committee, retirement under a retirement plan of the Company
or a subsidiary except to the extent the Committee, at its
sole discretion, finds that such forfeiture might not be in
the best interest of the Company and, therefore, waives all or
part of the application of this provision to the restricted
stock held by such recipient.
(e) Each recipient of shares of restricted stock hereunder may,
but need not, be issued one or more stock certificates in
respect of such shares of restricted stock. Stock certificates
for shares of restricted stock shall be registered in the name
of the recipient but shall be appropriately legended and
returned to the Company by the recipient, together with a
stock power, endorsed in blank by the recipient. As the
Committee, in its discretion, may deem appropriate, in lieu of
the issuance of certificates for any shares of restricted
stock during the applicable restriction period, a "book entry"
(i.e., a computerized or manual entry) may be made in the
records of the Company, or its designated agent, to evidence
the ownership of such shares of restricted stock in the name
of the applicable recipient. Such records of the Company or
such agent shall, absent manifest error, be binding on all
recipients of restricted stock hereunder. The recipient of
shares of restricted stock hereunder, whether issued in
certificated or book-entry form, shall be entitled to vote
such shares of restricted stock and shall be entitled to all
dividends paid thereon, except that dividends paid in Common
Stock or other property shall also be subject to the same
restrictions.
(f) Restricted stock shall become free of the foregoing
restrictions upon expiration of the applicable restriction
period and the Company shall deliver Common Stock certificates
evidencing such stock.
8. Bonuses Payable in Stock
In lieu of cash bonuses otherwise payable under the Company's
compensation practices to employees eligible to participate in the
Plan, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine that such
bonuses shall be payable in stock or partly in stock and partly in
cash. Such bonuses shall be in consideration of services previously
performed and as an incentive toward future services and shall consist
of shares of Common Stock free of any restrictions imposed by the Plan.
The number of shares of Common Stock payable in lieu of an amount of
each bonus otherwise payable shall be determined by dividing such
amount by the fair market value of one share of Common Stock on the
date the bonus is payable, with fair market value determined in
accordance with Paragraph 6(a).
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9. Limited Rights
Any option granted under the Plan may, at the discretion of the
Committee, at the time of grant or thereafter contain provision for
limited rights, as described herein. A limited right shall be
exercisable upon the occurrence of an event specified in the option as
an exercise event, and shall expire thirty (30) days after the
occurrence of such event. Exercise events may include, at the
discretion of the Committee and as specified in the option,
consummation of a tender or exchange offer for shares of the Company's
Common Stock outstanding at the commencement of such offer or a proxy
contest the result of which is the replacement of a majority of the
members of the Company's Board of Directors, or consummation of a
merger or reorganization of the Company in which the Company does not
survive or in which the shareholders of the Company receive stock or
securities of another corporation or cash, or a liquidation or
dissolution of the Company or other similar events. Limited rights
shall permit optionees to receive in cash for each share covered by an
option, without regard to the date on which the option otherwise would
be exercisable, either (i) the highest market price per share that the
Company's Common Stock traded as reported on the Composite Tape for New
York Stock Exchange issues for the sixty days immediately preceding the
exercise event or (ii) if provided by the Committee in its discretion
at the time of grant, the highest market price per share that the
Company's Common Stock traded as reported on the Composite Tape for New
York Stock Exchange issues on the date of exercise, less the option
price per share specified in the option. In the event the exercise
event is consummation of a tender or exchange offer, the value per
share set by the offeror shall be substituted for the highest market
price per share provided in clause (i) in the preceding sentence.
Limited rights shall not extend the exercise period of any option and,
to the extent exercised, shall reduce the shares of Company Common
Stock available under the Plan and the shares of such Stock covered by
the options to which the limited rights relate.
10. Transfer, Leave of Absence
For the purpose of the Plan: (a) a transfer of an employee from the
Company to a subsidiary, or vice versa, or from one subsidiary to
another, and (b) a leave of absence, duly authorized in writing by the
Company or a subsidiary, shall not be deemed a termination of
employment.
11. Rights of Employees
(a) No person shall have any rights or claims under the Plan
except in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.
(b) Nothing contained in the Plan shall be deemed to give any
employee the right to be retained in the service of the
Company or its subsidiaries.
12. Tax Withholding Obligations
(a) The payment of taxes, if any, upon the exercise of an option
pursuant to Paragraph 6(e) or a stock appreciation right
pursuant to Paragraph 6(f), shall be in cash at the time of
exercise or on the applicable tax date under Section 83 of the
Code, if later; provided, however, tax withholding obligations
may be met by the withholding of Common Stock otherwise
deliverable to the optionee pursuant to procedures approved by
the Committee.
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(b) Recipients of restricted stock, pursuant to Paragraph 7, shall
be required to pay taxes to the Company upon the expiration of
restriction periods or such earlier dates as elected pursuant
to Section 83 of the Code; provided, however, tax withholding
obligations may be met by the withholding of Common Stock
otherwise deliverable to the recipient pursuant to procedures
approved by the Committee. In no event shall Common Stock be
delivered to any awardee until he has paid to the Company in
cash the amount of tax required to be withheld by the Company
or has elected to have his withholding obligations met by the
withholding of Common Stock in accordance with the procedures
approved by the Committee or otherwise entered into an
agreement satisfactory to the Company providing for payment of
withholding tax.
(c) The Company shall withhold from any cash bonus described in
Paragraph 8, an amount of cash sufficient to meet its tax
withholding obligations.
13. Changes in Capital
Upon changes in the Common Stock by a stock dividend, stock split,
reverse split, subdivision, recapitalization, merger, consolidation
(whether or not the Company is a surviving corporation), combination or
exchange of shares, separation, reorganization or liquidation, the
number and class of shares available under the Plan as to which stock
options and restricted stock may be awarded, the number and class or
shares under each option and the option price per share shall be
correspondingly adjusted by the Committee, such adjustments to be made
in the case of outstanding options without change in the total price
applicable to such options. If a transaction shall occur or be proposed
which the Committee in its sole discretion determines may materially
adversely affect the market value of the Common Stock after such
transaction, the Committee may, (i) cancel all restrictions on
restricted stock previously awarded to recipients under the Plan, (ii)
accelerate the time of exercise so that all stock options which are
outstanding shall become immediately exercisable in full without regard
to any limitations of time or amount otherwise contained in the Plan or
the options and/or (iii) determine that the options shall be adjusted
and make such adjustments by substituting for Common Stock subject to
options, stock or other securities as may be issuable by another
corporation in the transaction if such stock or other securities are
publicly traded or, if such stock or other securities are not publicly
traded, by substituting stock or other securities of an affiliate of
such corporation if the stock or other securities of such affiliate are
publicly traded, in which event the aggregate option price shall remain
the same and the amount of shares or other securities subject to option
shall be the amount of shares or other securities which could have been
purchased on the closing date or expiration date of such transaction
with the proceeds which would have been received by the optionee if the
option had been exercised in full prior to such transaction or
expiration date and the optionee had exchanged all of such shares in
the transaction. No optionee shall have any right to prevent the
consummation of any of the foregoing acts affecting the number of
shares available to the optionee. Notwithstanding the foregoing
adjustments any changes to Incentive Stock Options shall, unless the
Committee determines otherwise, only be effective to the extent such
adjustments or changes do not adversely affect the tax status of such
option.
14. Use of Proceeds
Proceeds from the sale of shares pursuant to options granted under this
Plan shall constitute general funds of the Company.
15. Amendments
The Board of Directors may amend, alter or discontinue the Plan,
including without limitation any amendment considered to be advisable
by reason of changes to the Code, but no amendment, alteration or
discontinuation shall be made which would impair the rights of any
holder of an award of restricted stock or option or stock bonus
theretofore granted, without his consent, or which, without the
approval of the shareholders, would:
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(a) except as is provided in Paragraph 13 of the Plan, increase
the total number of shares reserved for the purpose of the
Plan;
(b) except as is provided in Paragraphs 6(f) and 13 of the Plan,
decrease the option price of an Incentive Stock Option to less
than 100% of the fair market value on the date of the granting
of the option; or
(c) extend the duration of the Plan.
The Committee may amend the terms of any award of restricted stock or option
theretofore granted, retroactively or prospectively, but no such amendment shall
impair the rights of any holder without his consent.
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Exhibit 10(h)
ASARCO Incorporated
DIRECTORS' DEFERRED PAYMENT PLAN
Adopted October 25, 1995
Section 1. Effective Date. The effective date of the ASARCO
Incorporated Directors' Deferred Payment Plan (the "Plan"), is October 25, 1995.
Section 2. Eligibility. Any Director of ASARCO Incorporated (the
"Company") elected to the Board of Directors after October 25, 1995 and who is
not an employee of the Company is eligible to participate in the Plan. The
following transitional provisions shall apply to participation in the Plan by
the Company's Directors elected prior to October 25, 1995 who are not Company
employees.
2.1 Directors with ten or more years of Board service as
of the date hereof shall continue to be eligible to
receive benefits under the ASARCO Incorporated
Retirement Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the
"Directors' Retirement Plan"). Such Directors shall
not participate in the Plan except as to the amount
of any credits to the Plan reallocated from the
Directors' Retirement Plan pursuant to Section 2.4
below.
2.2 Directors with at least five years but less than ten
years of Board service as of the date hereof shall be
eligible to accrue benefits under the Plan commencing
January 1, 1996 until December 31 of the year in
which they attain their tenth Board service
anniversary date, or such earlier or later date as
would cause the sum of such Director's credited years
of service under the Directors' Retirement Plan plus
months of credited service under the Plan to equal
ten full years of service. Such Directors shall
continue to be eligible to accrue benefits under the
Directors' Retirement Plan to the extent such
benefits are accrued for benefit computation purposes
as of December 31, 1995, and may reallocate
Directors' Retirement Plan benefits to this Plan
pursuant to Section 2.4 below.
2.3 Directors with less than five years of Board service
as of December 31, 1995 shall receive an initial
credit under the Plan equal to 75 percent of the
current annual cash retainer for Directors times the
number of years (rounded to the nearest quarter of a
year) of Board service as of December 31, 1995. Such
Directors shall thereafter be eligible to receive
benefits under the Plan through their tenth year of
Board service (that is, until their tenth anniversary
date). Such Directors shall not be eligible for any
benefits under the Directors' Retirement Plan.
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2.4 All directors who would have vested benefits as of
December 31, 1995 under the Directors' Retirement
Plan (at least five years of Board service) will be
entitled to reallocate to their account in the
Deferred Payment Plan by an election made on or prior
to December 31, 1995 the lump-sum present value of
their accrued pension benefit as of December 31,
1995. For purposes of computing the lump sum present
value of accrued pension benefits at December 31,
1995 and to discount such amount if it is reallocated
to the Deferred Payment Plan prior to December 31,
1995, a discount rate of 6 percent per annum, the
10-year Treasury bill interest yield rate as in
effect on October 25, 1995 will be used.
Any such election, once made, shall terminate an
electing director's benefits under the Directors'
Retirement Plan.
2.5 Directors who commence Board service after December
31, 1995 shall be eligible to receive benefits under
the Plan through their tenth year of Board service
(that is, until their tenth anniversary date).
Section 3. Deferred Payment Account. A deferred payment account shall
be established for each eligible Director. Each such Director's deferred payment
account shall consist of a stock equivalent subaccount and, if the Director
elects to participate in the U.S. Treasury bond equivalent described below, a
bond equivalent subaccount.
Section 4. Amount of Deferral. The Company shall credit an amount equal
to 75 percent of a Director's annual cash retainer (currently $17,250 which is
75 percent of $23,000) to the participant's deferred payment account. These
credits will be made at the time of each quarterly payment made of a Director's
annual cash retainer for years beginning January 1, 1996.
Section 5. Time of Credit. Credits to the participant's deferred
payment accounts shall be made by the Company on each date when the Company pays
the Director's annual cash retainer. Amounts reallocated from the Directors'
Retirement Plan to this Plan pursuant to Section 2.4 hereof shall be credited to
the Director's account on the date the Director's election is made pursuant to
Section 2.4.
Section 6. Stock Election. At least 50 percent of each Director's
deferred payment account shall be credited to the stock equivalent subaccount. A
Director may elect in writing that additional amounts, in increments of 25
percent, of the deferred payment account shall be credited to his stock
equivalent subaccount.
An election by a Director under this Section 6 must be received by the
Company prior to January 1 of the calendar year during which the election is to
be effective and shall be irrevocable for the entire year. Such election shall
remain in effect for subsequent years unless changed prior to the January 1 of
any such subsequent year. If no such election is made, amounts credited to the
deferred payment account shall be allocated 100 percent to the stock equivalent
subaccount.
A bookkeeping entry shall be made on the number of whole shares of
Company Common Stock which could be purchased at "fair market value" as defined
below in this Section with the amount credited to such stock equivalent
subaccount on the date as of which such credit is made except that for amounts
reallocated to this Plan from the Directors' Retirement Plan, such fair market
value shall be determined at the average of the high and low prices on New York
Stock Exchange - Composite Transactions on the date of the Director's election
pursuant to Section 2.4.
The stock equivalent subaccount also shall be credited on each dividend
payment date with a bookkeeping entry indicating the number of additional whole
shares which could be purchased with the dividend on the shares previously
credited to the stock equivalent subaccount.
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Any deferred payment amounts which are insufficient to permit the
crediting of a whole share of Company Common Stock and any amounts which would
represent cash dividends on Company Common Stock credited to a stock equivalent
subaccount shall be carried as a cash balance bookkeeping entry in such stock
subaccount. At such time as the cash balance equals at least the fair market
value of one share of Company Common Stock, the cash balance bookkeeping entry
shall be converted to an entry representing the number of additional whole
shares of Company Common Stock which could be purchased at fair market value
with such balance. No interest shall be credited on any such stock equivalent
subaccount cash balance.
For purposes of this Section 6, "fair market value" of a share of
Company Common Stock shall mean the average of the high and low prices of a
single share of Company Common Stock as reported by the Wall Street Journal for
New York Stock Exchange - Composite Trading for each of the five trading days
next preceding the day as of which such value is to be determined.
No election may be made to have amounts previously credited to a
Director's bond equivalent subaccount credited instead to his or her stock
equivalent subaccount, and no election may be made to have amounts previously
credited to a Director's stock equivalent subaccount credited instead to a bond
equivalent subaccount except that a Director who has elected pursuant to Section
9 or Section 12 to receive annual installments may, at least six months prior to
the date such payments would commence or at least six months prior to the
effective date of election elect to transfer on the date such payments commence
the fair market value of the entire stock equivalent subaccount to the bond
equivalent subaccount. Following retirement, a Director may, by written notice
at least 30 days prior to any annual installment payment date, elect to transfer
any entire remaining balance in the stock equivalent subaccount to the bond
equivalent subaccount.
The stock equivalent subaccounts shall be adjusted to reflect any stock
split, stock dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, reorganization
or other similar change in the Company's Common Stock.
Section 7. Bond Equivalent Subaccount. Each bond equivalent subaccount
will be credited with interest from the date of initial credit until payment as
follows. The bond equivalent subaccount will be credited at the end of each
calendar quarter with interest at the yield rate for U.S. Treasury debt
obligations with a 10-year maturity effective for the last business day in each
quarter. Amounts so credited will be added to the balance in such subaccount.
Section 8. Value of Deferred Payment Accounts. The value of each
participant's deferred payment account shall include the amount which is
credited to a Director's bond equivalent subaccount, the interest credited on
such amount pursuant to Section 7, the value of any shares of Company Common
Stock credited to the Director's stock equivalent subaccount and the cash
balance credited to such stock equivalent subaccount, all with respect to the
amount deferred pursuant to Section 4 and the amount, if any, reallocated from
the Directors' Retirement Plan pursuant to Section 2.4, and less any payments
made under Section 9.
Section 9. Payment of Deferred Compensation. The value of a
participant's bond equivalent subaccount and stock equivalent account shall be
payable solely in cash. All payments of a participant's deferred compensation
account shall be made in a lump sum or in annual installments in accordance with
an election made by the participant. In all cases payment shall be made on the
date of termination of services as a Director unless payment on the next January
15 or annual installments are elected.
If a lump sum payment is elected, the participant shall have the right
to elect at least one year prior to the year of payment that all or part of such
lump sum payment shall be made on the January 15 next following the year on
which such lump sum payment would otherwise occur.
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If annual installments are elected, such payments shall be made in
accordance with the participant's election. The amount of the first payment
attributable to the bond equivalent subaccount shall be a fraction of the value
of the participant's bond equivalent subaccount, the numerator of which is one
and the denominator of which is the total number of installments elected, and
the amount of each subsequent payment shall be a fraction of the value
(including interest earned) on the date preceding each subsequent payment, the
numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the total number of
installments elected minus the number of installments previously paid.
The amount of the first payment attributable to the stock equivalent
subaccount shall be a fraction of the value of the participant's stock
equivalent subaccount (based upon the fair market value of the stock determined
under Section 6 plus any cash balance), the numerator of which is one and the
denominator of which is the number of installments elected, and the amount of
each subsequent payment shall be a fraction of the redetermined value of the
participant's stock equivalent subaccount, the numerator of which is one and the
denominator of which is the total number of installments elected minus the
number of installments previously paid.
If one lump sum payment is elected, such payment shall be made on the
date designated in accordance with the participant's election.
Section 10. Changes in Election. At least one year prior to the
calendar year in which payments would otherwise commence, a participant may
request the Company, subject to the discretion of the Company, (i) to change his
or her election with respect to the time of payments of his or her bond
equivalent subaccount and/or (ii) to change his or her election with respect to
the time of payments of his or her stock equivalent subaccount in connection
with his or her retirement or termination as a Director, provided, that no such
change may accelerate the time of the initial payment date of any deferred
amount.
Section 11. Designation of Beneficiary. A participant may designate a
beneficiary by giving written notice to the Company. Attention: Secretary. If no
beneficiary is designated, the beneficiary will be the participant's estate. If
more than one beneficiary statement has been filed, the beneficiary designated
in the statement bearing the most recent date will be deemed the valid
beneficiary.
Section 12. Death of Participant or Beneficiary. In the event of a
participant's death before he or she has received all of the deferred payments
to which he or she is entitled hereunder, the value of the participant's
deferred payment account shall be paid to the estate or designated beneficiary
of the deceased participant in one lump sum on the first January 15 or July 15
following such date of death, or as soon as reasonably possible after such
January 15 or July 15, unless the participant has elected to continue without
change the schedule for payment of benefits.
If the distribution is to be made to a beneficiary and such beneficiary
dies before such distribution has been made, the amount of the distribution will
be paid to the estate of the beneficiary in one lump sum.
Section 13. Participant's Rights Unsecured. The right of any
participant to receive payments under the provisions of the Plan shall be
contractual in nature only, however, the Company reserves the right to establish
a trust to provide an alternative source of benefit payments under the Plan, the
assets of which shall be subject to the claims of the Company's general
creditors in the event of bankruptcy or insolvency only. Any payments paid from
such trust shall reduce the amount of benefits owed by the Company.
Section 14. Statement of Account. Statements will be sent to
participants by the end of February of each year as to the value of their
deferred payment accounts as of the end of December of the preceding year.
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Section 15. Assignability. No right to receive payments hereunder shall
be transferable or assignable by a participant or beneficiary, except by will or
by the laws of descent and distribution.
Section 16. Participation in Other Plans. Nothing in the Plan will
affect any right which a participant may otherwise have to participate in any
other retirement plan or agreement which the Company may have now or hereafter.
Section 17. Amendment. This Plan may at any time or from time to time
be amended, modified or terminated by the Board of Directors of the Company. No
amendment, modification or termination shall, without the consent of a
participant, adversely affect such participant's balances in his or her deferred
payment account.
Section 18. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
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