OHM CORP
10-Q, 1996-05-15
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 10-Q

                                   (MARK ONE)

       X        QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
      ---            THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1996

                                       OR

      ---     TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                          Commission file number 1-9654

                                 OHM CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

              OHIO                                     34-1503050
    (State of Incorporation)             (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

16406 U.S. ROUTE 224 EAST,  FINDLAY, OH.                   45840
(Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)

                                 (419) 423-3529
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 Indicate by check 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 requirement for the past 90 days. Yes X No
                                                              ---  ---

     The number of shares of Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share,
outstanding on April 30, 1996 was 26,745,668.


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                                 OHM CORPORATION
                            INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT

                                  ON FORM 10-Q

                      FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 1996

                                     PART I
                              FINANCIAL INFORMATION

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                            Page
                                                                                                           Number
                                                                                                           ------
Item 1.  Financial Statements
<S>                                                                                                         <C>
         Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 1996 (Unaudited)
           and December 31, 1995..........................................................................    1

         Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) for the Three Months
           Ended March 31, 1996 and 1995..................................................................    2

         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the Three Months
           Ended March 31, 1996 and 1995..................................................................    3

         Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)...........................................    4

         Independent Accountants' Review Report...........................................................    7

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations............    8


                                                      PART II
                                                 OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1   Legal Proceedings................................................................................   11

Item 6   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.................................................................   11

Signatures................................................................................................   12
</TABLE>



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                         PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                 OHM CORPORATION
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                       (In Thousands, Except Share Data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                         March 31,   December 31,
                                                                                           1996          1995
                                                                                           ----          ----
ASSETS                                                                                  (Unaudited)     
Current Assets:

<S>                                                                                     <C>            <C>     
   Cash and cash equivalents........................................................... $   3,729      $ 11,205
   Accounts receivable.................................................................   113,681       100,291
   Costs and estimated earnings on contracts in process in excess of billings..........    55,223        77,156
   Materials and supply inventory, at cost.............................................    11,874        11,831
   Receivable from affiliated company..................................................        --        15,000
   Prepaid expenses and other assets...................................................     7,354         7,621
   Deferred income taxes...............................................................    16,313        16,600
   Refundable income taxes.............................................................       359           401
                                                                                       ----------     ---------
                                                                                          208,533       240,105
                                                                                       ----------     ---------
Property and Equipment, net............................................................    81,406        81,107
                                                                                        ---------      --------

Other Noncurrent Assets:
   Investments in affiliated company...................................................    23,263         23,038
   Intangible assets relating to acquired businesses, net..............................    21,619         21,613
   Deferred debt issuance and financing costs..........................................     1,712          1,779
   Deferred income taxes...............................................................     1,283          1,440
   Other assets........................................................................     6,809          7,424
                                                                                       ----------     ----------
                                                                                           54,686         55,294
                                                                                       ----------     ---------
       Total Assets....................................................................  $344,625       $376,506
                                                                                         ========       ========

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
   Accounts payable.................................................................... $  46,856      $ 65,233
   Billings on contracts in process in excess of costs and estimated earnings               2,078         1,387
   Accrued compensation and related taxes..............................................     5,651         6,174
   Federal, state and local taxes......................................................        57           200
   Other accrued liabilities...........................................................    34,137        33,538
   Current portion of noncurrent liabilities...........................................     4,098         4,417
                                                                                       ----------     ---------
                                                                                           92,877       110,949
                                                                                       ----------     ---------
Noncurrent Liabilities:
   Long-term debt......................................................................    88,458       104,111
   Capital leases......................................................................        47            53
   Pension agreement...................................................................       888           901
                                                                                       ----------    ----------
                                                                                           89,393       105,065
                                                                                       ----------     ---------
Commitments and Contingencies
Shareholders' Equity:
   Preferred stock, $10.00 par value, 2,000,000 shares
     authorized; none issued and outstanding...........................................         -             -
   Common stock, $.10 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized;
     Shares issued:  1996 - 26,718,097;  1995 - 26,647,077.............................     2,671         2,664
   Additional paid-in capital..........................................................   136,955       136,428
   Retained earnings...................................................................    22,729        21,400
                                                                                        ---------     ---------
                                                                                          162,355       160,492
                                                                                       ----------     ---------
     Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity........................................  $344,625      $376,506
                                                                                         ========      ========
<FN>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
</TABLE>

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                                 OHM CORPORATION
                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                      (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                        Three Months Ended   
                                                                                                             March 31,       
                                                                                                             ---------       
                                                                                                         1996          1995  
                                                                                                         ----          ----  
                                                                                                            (Unaudited)      
                                                                                                                             
<S>                                                                                                     <C>        <C>  
Revenue.............................................................................................    $118,963   $  80,217
   Cost of services ................................................................................     103,933      67,307
                                                                                                       ---------    --------
Gross Profit .......................................................................................      15,030      12,910
   Selling, general and administrative expenses ....................................................      11,176       7,681
                                                                                                       ---------    --------
Operating Income ...................................................................................       3,854       5,229
                                                                                                       ---------    --------
Other (Income) Expenses:
   Investment income ...............................................................................         (11)        (10)
   Interest expense ................................................................................       1,908       3,239
   Equity in net earnings of affiliate .............................................................        (225)        (83)
   Miscellaneous expense, net ......................................................................         229          32
                                                                                                       ---------    --------
                                                                                                           1,901       3,178
                                                                                                       ---------    --------
Income Before Income Taxes .........................................................................       1,953       2,051
   Income taxes ....................................................................................         623         764
                                                                                                       ---------    --------
Net Income .........................................................................................   $   1,330    $  1,287
                                                                                                       =========    ========

Net Income Per Share................................................................................   $    0.05    $   0.08
                                                                                                       =========    ========

Weighted average number of common and
   common equivalent shares outstanding ............................................................      26,695      15,705
                                                                                                       =========    ========
</TABLE>



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.

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                                 OHM CORPORATION
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (In Thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     Three Months Ended
                                                                                          March 31,
                                                                                          ---------
                                                                                      1996        1995
                                                                                      ----        ----
                                                                                       (Unaudited)

Cash flows from operating activities:
<S>                                                                               <C>         <C>     
Net income ....................................................................   $  1,330    $  1,287
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
   by (used in) operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization ............................................      3,185       1,762
     Amortization of other noncurrent assets ..................................        839         693
     Deferred income taxes ....................................................        444         414
     Loss on sale of property and equipment ...................................         16           1
     Equity in net earnings of affiliate ......................................       (225)        (83)
     Deferred translation adjustments and other ...............................         24          25
Changes in current assets and liabilities:
     Accounts receivable ......................................................    (13,390)     (1,906)
     Costs and estimated earnings on contracts in process in excess of billings     21,933       1,094
     Materials and supply inventory, at cost ..................................        (43)       (571)
     Prepaid expenses and other assets ........................................        267      (2,092)
     Refundable income taxes and other adjustments ............................         42          68
     Accounts payable .........................................................    (18,377)     (4,826)
     Billings on contracts in process in excess of costs and estimated earnings        691         539
     Accrued compensation and related taxes ...................................       (523)       (615)
     Federal, state and local income taxes ....................................       (143)        (46)
     Other accrued liabilities ................................................        599         228
                                                                                  --------    --------
       Net cash flows used in operating activities ............................     (3,331)     (4,028)
                                                                                  --------    --------
Cash flows from investing activities:
     Purchases of property and equipment ......................................     (4,542)     (2,227)
     Proceeds from sale of property and equipment .............................      1,042          46
     Decrease in receivable from affiliated company ...........................     15,000        --
      Increase in other noncurrent assets .....................................       (164)       (911)
                                                                                  --------    --------
       Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities ....................     11,336      (3,092)
                                                                                  --------    --------
Cash flows from financing activities:
     Payments on long-term debt and capital leases ............................     (1,378)       (805)
     Proceeds from borrowing under revolving credit agreement .................     51,900      26,700
     Payments on revolving credit agreement ...................................    (66,500)    (31,400)
     Payments on pension agreement ............................................        (37)        (18)
     Common stock issued for 401k funding and stock options ...................        534        --
     Proceeds from private placement of common stock ..........................       --        10,000
                                                                                  --------    --------
       Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities ....................    (15,481)      4,477
                                                                                  --------    --------
       Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents ..............................     (7,476)     (2,643)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period ..............................     11,205       4,930
                                                                                  --------    --------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period ....................................   $  3,729    $  2,287
                                                                                  ========    ========
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.

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                                 OHM CORPORATION
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                 MARCH 31, 1996
                                   (Unaudited)

NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared
by OHM Corporation (the "Company") and reflect all adjustments of a normal
recurring nature which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair
presentation of financial results for the three months ended March 31, 1996 and
1995, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim
financial reporting and pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Certain
information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been
condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These interim
consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995.
The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995 are
not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year.

The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the
Company and its subsidiaries. The Company's 40% owned asbestos abatement
affiliate, NSC Corporation ("NSC"), has been accounted for using the equity
method. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated
in consolidation.

The consolidated financial statements at March 31, 1996, and for the three
months then ended, have been reviewed, prior to filing, by Ernst & Young LLP,
the Company's independent accountants, and their report is included herein.

NOTE 2 - SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION

Cash paid for interest was $1,240,000 and $1,785,000 and cash paid for income
taxes was $193,000 and $196,000 for the three months ended March 31, 1996 and
1995, respectively.

NOTE 3 - INCOME TAXES

The reasons for differences between the provisions for income taxes and the
amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income
before income taxes are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                 Three Months Ended
                                                                                     March 31,
                                                                                     ---------
                                                                                 1996         1995
                                                                                 ----         ----
<S>                                                                              <C>           <C>   
              Federal statutory rate.........................................    34.0 %        34.0 %
              Add (deduct):
                State income taxes, net of federal benefit                        4.5           4.4
                Equity in net earnings of affiliate..........................  (  3.1)         (1.1)
                Other, net...................................................    (3.5)           -
                                                                             --------         -----
                                                                                 31.9 %        37.3 %
                                                                             ========         =====
</TABLE>

NOTE 4 - SEASONALITY

The timing of revenue recognition is dependent on the Company's backlog,
contract awards and the performance requirements of each contract. The Company's
revenue are also affected by the timing of its clients' planned remediation work
which generally increases during the third and fourth quarters. Because of this
variability in demand, the Company's quarterly revenue can fluctuate, and
revenue for the first and second quarters of each year can normally be expected
to be lower than the third and fourth quarters. Although the Company believes
that the historical trend in quarterly revenue for the third and fourth quarters
of each year are generally higher than the first and second quarters, there can
be no assurance that this will occur in future periods. Accordingly, quarterly
or other interim results should not be considered indicative of results to be
expected for any quarter or for the full year.

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NOTE 5 - LITIGATION AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company's accounts receivable at March 31, 1996 include a claim receivable
aggregating approximately $26,193,000 in direct and other costs relating to a
major remediation project which was performed by the Company for Citgo Petroleum
Corporation ("Citgo") at its Lake Charles, Louisiana refinery during 1993 and
1994. This claim receivable represents direct and other costs to date for
activities which the Company's management believed exceeded the scope of the
existing contract due to deficient project specifications provided by Citgo and
Oxy USA, Inc. ("Oxy") as well as differing site conditions. In addition, at
March 31, 1996, the Company has recorded in its financial statements
approximately $5,381,000 of accounts receivable that are in dispute for work
performed under the terms of the Company's base contract with Citgo. In April
1994, Citgo filed an action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District
of Louisiana seeking a declaratory judgment that the Company is not entitled to
additional compensation under the contract and certain other relief. The
Company's answer to the declaratory judgment action was filed in July 1994,
together with counterclaims against Citgo for negligent misrepresentation,
breach of contract and quantum meruit seeking damages in excess of $35,000,000.
In August 1994, Citgo amended its complaint seeking damages under the contract
for production shortfalls, which Citgo has asserted in answer to the Company's
interrogatories to be approximately $27,600,000. The Company believes that such
assertion of damages is totally without merit since the contract expressly
provides that Citgo's sole remedy for production shortfalls by the Company is
liquidated damages not to exceed $500,000. In January 1995, Citgo filed a third
party complaint against Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation and Oxy in such
litigation because of their prior involvement with the Citgo site and
preparation of the contract specifications. Additionally, in July 1995, the
Company also filed a third party complaint against Oxy for negligent
misrepresentation as a result of its involvement with the development of
sampling and analytical data relied upon by the Company in preparation of its
bid and cost estimates for work at the site.

The Company has also become involved in litigation with Occidental Chemical
Corporation ("Occidental") relating to a separate project performed in 1993 and
1994 for Occidental. The Company's accounts receivable at March 31, 1996 include
a claim receivable of $8,539,000 in direct and other costs relating to this
project. The litigation arises from an October 1993 contract between the Company
and Occidental for work at a contaminated site in North Tonawanda, New York. The
Company's work was substantially delayed and its costs of performance were
substantially increased as a result of conditions at the site which the
Company's management believes were materially different than as represented by
Occidental. The Company believes that Occidental has implicitly acknowledged the
existence of differing conditions at the site through its previous execution and
partial payment of a change order relating to the Company's position. In October
1994, Occidental issued a deductive change order deleting substantially all
remaining work from the contract. On December 30, 1994, while the Company was in
the process of developing a comprehensive request for equitable adjustment,
Occidental filed suit against the Company in U.S. District Court for the Western
District of New York alleging damages in excess of $50,000, the jurisdictional
minimum. On March 3, 1995, Occidental filed an amended complaint seeking
$8,806,000 in damages primarily for alleged costs incurred as a result of
project delays and added volumes of incinerated wastes. On April 6, 1995, the
Company filed its answer and counterclaim denying any liability to Occidental
and seeking an amount in excess of $9,200,000 for damages arising from
Occidental's breach of contract, misrepresentation and failure to pay
outstanding contract amounts.

Management believes that it has established adequate reserves should the
resolution of the above accounts receivable be lower than the amounts recorded
and such resolution should not have a material adverse impact upon the Company's
consolidated results of future operations or financial condition.

The Company was named in April 1994 as one of 33 third party defendants in a
case titled UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY, INC., ET AL.,
pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West
Virginia (the "U.S. District Court"). This litigation (the "Cost Recovery
Litigation") arises out of claims made against several potentially responsible
parties ("PRPs") by the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") for amounts in
excess of $24,000,000 for response costs arising out of releases and threatened
releases of hazardous waste at the Fike Chemical, Inc. Superfund site ("Fike")
in Nitro, West Virginia (the "Site"). The Company was retained as a response
action contractor for the site under contracts with the United States Army Corps
of Engineers ("USACE") and the EPA. The third party complaint alleges that the
Company was an operator of the Site during the remediation and that the Company
caused releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances at the Site as a
result of allegedly negligent conduct, grossly negligent conduct or intentional
misconduct. The third party complaint seeks to recover clean-up costs from the
Company and the other third party defendants. The Company has submitted claims
for indemnification related to the lawsuit under its contract with the USACE and
the EPA, has notified its contractors pollution liability insurance carrier and
has impleaded the United States. Those PRP's also filed a suit in the U.S.
District Court against the Company on behalf of the United States under the QUI
TAM provisions of the False Claims Act (the "QUI TAM suit") and caused the
United States to conduct an investigation of the accuracy of the Company's
billings to the EPA. The Company cooperated fully with the investigation and has
been informed that the government will not be proceeding

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criminally against the Company. The Company signed a Settlement Agreement,
pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay $589,000, disposing of any civil
liability relating to the QUI TAM suit and the government investigation with
respect to Fike. The Settlement Agreement is subject to approval by the U.S.
District Court. The Company also executed a Consent Decree settling the Cost
Recovery Litigation without any costs to the Company. The Consent Decree is
subject to U.S. District Court approval.

In addition to the above, the Company is subject to a number of claims and
lawsuits in the ordinary course of its business. In the opinion of management,
the outcome of these actions, which are not clearly determinable at the present
time, are either adequately covered by insurance, or if not insured, will not,
in the aggregate, have a material adverse impact upon the Company's consolidated
financial position or the results of future operations.

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                     INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' REVIEW REPORT

Board of Directors and Shareholders
OHM Corporation

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of OHM Corporation
and subsidiaries as of March 31, 1996, and the related consolidated statements
of income and cash flows for the three month periods ended March 31, 1996 and
1995. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with standards established by the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A review of interim
financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures to
financial data, and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and
accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, which will be performed
for the full year with the objective of expressing an opinion regarding the
financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an
opinion.

Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should
be made to the accompanying consolidated financial statements referred to above
for them to be in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards, the consolidated balance sheet of OHM Corporation and subsidiaries as
of December 31, 1995, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
changes in shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, not
present herein, and in our report dated February 13, 1996, except for Notes 2
and 10, as to which the date is March 25, 1996, we expressed an unqualified
opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the
information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of
December 31, 1995, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to
the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

                                       ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Columbus, Ohio
April 30, 1996

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
        OF OPERATIONS

GENERAL

         The Company provides a broad range of environmental and hazardous waste
remediation services to its clients located primarily in the United States. The
timing of the Company's revenue is dependent on its backlog, contract awards and
the performance requirements of each contract. The Company's revenue is also
affected by the timing of its clients' planned remediation activities which
generally increase during the third and fourth quarters. Because of this change
in demand, the Company's quarterly revenue can fluctuate, and revenue for the
first and second quarters of each year have historically been lower than for the
third and fourth quarters, although there can be no assurance that this will
occur in future years. Accordingly, quarterly or other interim results should
not be considered indicative of results to be expected for any quarter or full
fiscal year.

         On May 30, 1995, the Company completed the acquisition of substantially
all of the assets and certain liabilities of the hazardous and nuclear waste
remediation service business (the "Division") of Rust International Inc.
("Rust") in exchange for 9,668,000 shares of common stock of the Company, or
approximately 37% of the outstanding shares of the Company's common stock. In
exchange for a warrant to purchase up to 700,000 shares of the Company's common
stock at an exercise price of $15.00 per share during the five years following
the closing date, Rust's parent company, WMX Technologies, Inc. ("WMX"),
provides the Company with a credit enhancement in the form of guarantees, issued
from time to time upon request of the Company, of up to $62,000,000 of the
Company's indebtedness, which will increase proportionately up to $75,000,000
upon issuance of shares under the warrant. The acquisition of the Division has
been accounted for using the purchase method and, accordingly, the acquired
assets and assumed liabilities, including goodwill, have been recorded at their
estimated fair values as of May 30, 1995. As such, the Company's consolidated
statement of income does not include the results of operations for the Division
for the three months ended March 31, 1995.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

                    THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996 VERSUS
                        THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1995

         REVENUE. The following table sets forth the Company's revenue by client
type for the three months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995 (in thousands, except
percentages):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     1996                              1995
                                                         ----------------------------      -------------------------
<S>                                                           <C>             <C>              <C>            <C>
Federal, State, and Local Government                          $  90,572       76%              $  61,808      77%
Industrial                                                       28,391       24%                 18,409      23%
                                                             ----------      ---                --------     ---
         Total Revenue                                         $118,963      100%              $  80,217     100%
                                                               ========      ===               =========     ===
</TABLE>

         Total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 1996, increased 48%
to $118,963,000 from $80,217,000 for the same period in 1995. Such improvement
resulted primarily from increased revenue from federal government agencies and
the acquisition of the Division, which was not included in the Company's results
of operations during the first quarter of 1995.

         Revenue from government agencies for the three months ended March 31,
1996 increased $28,764,000 or 47% compared to the same period in 1995. This
improvement resulted primarily from an increase in revenue from the Company's
term contracts with the United States Navy, the United States Army Corps of
Engineers ("USACE") and the United States Air Force. Such increases were
partially offset by a decrease in revenue from state and local governments and
the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") during the first quarter of 1996
when compared to the same period in 1995. Revenue from the EPA was negatively
impacted by the federal government shutdown during the first quarter of 1996.
The federal government shutdown also delayed new contract awards and delivery
orders issued under the Company's existing federal term contracts. The Company
expects to receive funding under its federal contracts into the foreseeable
future and is experiencing a significant amount of proposal activity for new
contracts with the various Department of Defense agencies, as well as the
Department of Energy. However, reductions by Congress in future environmental
remediation budgets of government agencies may have a material adverse impact
upon future revenue from such agencies and the funding of the Company's
government term contracts included in contract backlog.

         The Company experienced a $9,982,000 or 54% increase in revenue from
industrial clients for the three months



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ended March 31, 1996 as compared to the same period in 1995. Such increase is
primarily a result of the acquisition of the Division during May 1995. The
Company believes that revenue from the industrial sector has been negatively
impacted due to anticipated changes in the Superfund law pending its
reauthorization as well as current economic conditions in certain industry and
geographic sectors. Although the Company cannot predict the impact upon the
environmental industry of the failure of Congress to reauthorize the Superfund
law, further delays in Superfund reauthorization may have a material impact upon
the demand for the Company's services in the form of project delays as clients
and potential clients wait for and anticipate changes in these regulations. In
addition, demand for the Company's services from the industrial sector will also
remain dependant on general economic conditions.

         COST OF SERVICES AND GROSS PROFIT. Cost of services for the three
months ended March 31, 1996 increased 54% to $103,933,000 from $67,307,000 for
the same period in 1995 primarily due to increased revenue. Cost of services as
a percentage of revenue increased to 87% for the three months ended March 31,
1996 from 84% for the same period in 1995. Gross profit increased 16% to
$15,030,000 for the three months ended March 31, 1996 from $12,910,000 for the
same period in 1995. The increase in gross profit is primarily due to the
increase in revenue. Gross profit as a percent of revenue decreased to 13% for
the three months ended March 31, 1996 from 16% during the same period in 1995.
The Company's gross profit on its fixed-price contracts was negatively impacted
by the severe winter weather in the midwest and northeast regions of the
country. In addition, the Company has experienced a decrease in the overall
gross margin it has received on its government projects than it has historically
experienced. Such decrease is due to the nature of the projects that have been
awarded to the Company under its term contracts which has required an increase
in the use of subcontracted services and materials over levels historically
experienced. Under the terms of such contracts, the Company receives minimal
markups on such subcontracted services and materials.

         SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. Selling, general and
administrative ("SGA") expenses for the three months ended March 31, 1996
increased 46% to $11,176,000 from $7,681,000 for the same period in 1995. The
increase in SGA expenses was primarily as a result of the acquisition of the
Division and increased revenue. In addition, the Company has made a substantial
investment in personnel and systems in support of its government contracts and
the related compliance issues. SGA expense as a percent of revenue was 9% and
10% for the three months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.

         OPERATING INCOME. Operating income for the three months ended March 31,
1996 decreased 26% to $3,854,000 from $5,229,000 for the same period in 1995 as
a result of factors discussed above.

         OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSES. Other (income) expenses, excluding the
Company's equity in net earnings of affiliate, decreased $1,135,000 to
$2,126,000 for the three months ended March 31, 1996 compared to $3,261,000 for
the same period in 1995. Interest expense decreased 41% to $1,908,000 for the
three months ended March 31, 1996 from $3,239,000 for the same period in 1995.
The decrease in interest expense was a result of a decrease in the average
borrowings outstanding, as well as interest rates charged, under the Company's
revolving credit agreement during the first quarter of 1996 when compared to the
same period in 1995. The decrease in interest rates charged under the revolving
credit agreement is a result of the WMX guarantee of the Company's debt in
exchange for the warrant described above.

         EQUITY IN NET EARNINGS OF AFFILIATE. The Company's equity interest in
NSC's net earnings increased $142,000 to $225,000 for the three months ended
March 31, 1996 from $83,000 for the same period in 1995.

         NET INCOME. Net income for the three months ended March 31, 1996 was
$1,330,000 or $0.05 per share compared to $1,287,000 or $0.08 per share for the
same period in 1995.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

         On May 31, 1995, the Company entered into a $150,000,000 revolving 
credit agreement with a group of banks (the "Bank Group") to provide letters of
credit and cash borrowings. The agreement has a five year term and is scheduled
to expire on May 30, 2000. WMX has issued a guarantee of up to $62,000,000
outstanding under the credit agreement in favor of the Bank Group. Under the
terms of the agreement the entire credit facility can be used for either cash
borrowings or letters of credit. Cash borrowings bear interest at either the
prime rate plus a percentage up to 0.625% or, at the Company's option, the
Eurodollar market rate plus a percentage ranging from 0.325% to 1.625%. The
percentage over the prime rate or the Eurodollar market rate is based on the
aggregate amount borrowed under the facility, the presence of the guarantee, and
the Company's financial performance as measured by an interest coverage ratio
and a total funded debt ratio. The agreement provides the participating banks
with a security interest in the Company's equipment, inventories, accounts
receivable, general intangibles and in the Company's investment in the common
stock of NSC as well as the Company's other subsidiaries. The agreement also
imposes, among other covenants, a minimum tangible net worth covenant, a
restriction on all of the Company's retained earnings including the declaration
and payment of cash dividends and a restriction on the ratio of total funded
debt

                                        9


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to earnings before income taxes, depreciation and amortization. The amounts
outstanding for cash borrowing under the revolving credit facility at March 31,
1996 and December 31, 1995 were $27,500,000 and $42,100,000, respectively, and
aggregate letters of credit outstanding at March 31, 1996 and December 31, 1995
were $14,823,000 and $14,655,000, respectively.

         Capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 1996 and
1995, were $4,542,000 and $2,227,000, respectively. The Company's capital
expenditures are primarily related to the purchase of heavy equipment and the
fabrication of custom equipment by the Company for the execution of remediation
projects. Capital expenditures for fiscal year 1996 are expected to range
between $15,000,000 and $18,000,000. The Company's long-term capital expenditure
requirements are dependent upon the type and size of future remediation projects
awarded to the Company.

         The Company believes that the government sector will continue to be its
primary source of revenue for the foreseeable future in light of its contract
backlog with federal government agencies. Revenue from government agencies
historically has required greater working capital, the major component of which
is accounts receivable, than revenue from industrial sector clients. In
addition, the Company is bidding on a number of large, long-term contract
opportunities which, if awarded to the Company, would also increase working
capital needs and capital expenditures. The Company believes it will be able to
finance its increased working capital needs and capital expenditures in the
short term through a combination of cash flows from operations, borrowing under
its revolving credit facility, proceeds from permitted asset sales and other
external sources. In addition, under the terms of its recently completed
acquisition of Rust's hazardous and nuclear waste remediation business, Rust's
parent company, WMX, has provided the Company with a credit guarantee of up to
$62,000,000 of the Company's indebtedness outstanding until May 30, 2000. Such
credit guarantee has allowed the Company to expand its borrowing capacity and
lower its cost of capital under its new credit facility entered into on May 31,
1995.

         The Company's identified long-term capital needs consist of payments
due upon the maturity of the Company's revolving credit facility in 2000 and
sinking fund payments commencing in 1996 of 7.5% of the principal amount as well
as payments due upon maturity of its 8% Subordinated Convertible Debentures in
2006. The Company purchased and retired $5,000,000 of the outstanding 8%
Subordinated Convertible Debentures during October 1995, sufficient to meet its
first annual sinking fund obligation due October 1, 1996. The Company believes
that it will be able to refinance the remaining indebtedness as necessary.

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS AND GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING

         Although the Company believes that it generally benefits from increased
environmental regulations and from enforcement of those regulations, increased
regulation and enforcement also create significant risks for the Company. The
assessment, remediation, analysis, handling and management of hazardous
substances necessarily involve significant risks, including the possibility of
damages or injuries caused by the escape of hazardous materials into the
environment, and the possibility of fines, penalties or other regulatory action.
These risks include potentially large civil and criminal liabilities for
violations of environmental laws and regulations, and liabilities to customers
and to third parties for damages arising from performing services for clients,
which could have a material adverse effect on the Company.

         The Company does not believe there are currently any material
environmental liabilities which should be recorded or disclosed in its financial
statements. The Company anticipates that its compliance with various laws and
regulations relating to the protection of the environment will not have a
material effect on its capital expenditures, future earnings or competitive
position.

         Because of its dependence on government contracts, the Company also
faces the risks associated with such contracting, which could include civil and
criminal fines and penalties. As a result of its government contracting
business, the Company has been, is, and may in the future be subject to audits
and investigations by government agencies. The fines and penalties which could
result from noncompliance with the Company's government contracts or appropriate
standards and regulations, or the Company's suspension or debarment from future
government contracting, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business.

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                          PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

     The Company was named in April 1994 as one of 33 third party defendants in
a case titled UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY, INC., ET
AL., pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of
West Virginia (the "U.S. District Court"). This litigation (the "Cost Recovery
Litigation") arises out of claims made against several potentially responsible
parties ("PRPs") by the EPA for amounts in excess of $24,000,000 for response
costs arising out of releases and threatened releases of hazardous waste at the
Fike Chemical, Inc. Superfund site ("Fike") in Nitro, West Virginia (the
"Site"). The Company was retained as a response action contractor for the site
under contracts with the USACE and the EPA. The third party complaint alleges
that the Company was an operator of the Site during the remediation and that the
Company caused releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances at the
Site as a result of allegedly negligent conduct, grossly negligent conduct or
intentional misconduct. The third party complaint seeks to recover clean-up
costs from the Company and the other third party defendants. The Company has
submitted claims for indemnification related to the lawsuit under its contract
with the USACE and the EPA, has notified its contractors pollution liability
insurance carrier and has impleaded the United States. Those PRP's also filed a
suit in the U.S. District Court against the Company on behalf of the United
States under the QUI TAM provisions of the False Claims Act (the "QUI TAM suit")
and caused the United States to conduct an investigation of the accuracy of the
Company's billings to the EPA. The Company cooperated fully with the
investigation and has been informed that the government will not be proceeding
criminally against the Company. The Company signed a Settlement Agreement,
pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay $589,000, disposing of any civil
liability relating to the QUI TAM suit and the government investigation with
respect to Fike. The Settlement Agreement is subject to approval by the U.S.
District Court. The Company also executed a Consent Decree settling the Cost
Recovery Litigation without any costs to the Company. The Consent Decree is
subject to U.S. District Court approval.

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

     (a)    Exhibits

     4.4    Specimen Common Stock Certificate

      11    Statement Re Computation of Per Share Earnings

      15    Letter Re Unaudited Financial Information

      27    Financial Data Schedule

     (b)    No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter ended 
            March 31, 1996.

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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                       OHM CORPORATION

Date: May 15, 1996                     By /s/ James L. Kirk
                                         --------------------------------------
                                          James L. Kirk
                                          Chairman of the Board
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer
                                         (Duly Authorized Officer)

Date: May 15, 1996                     By /s/ Kris E. Hansel
                                         --------------------------------------
                                          Kris E. Hansel
                                          Vice President and Controller 
                                         (Principal Accounting Officer) 
                                         
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<PAGE>   15
                                                   COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-9654
================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                             ----------------------

                                    FORM 10-Q

               QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF

                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                              FOR THE QUARTER ENDED

                                 MARCH 31, 1996

                             ----------------------

                                 OHM CORPORATION

             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

                             ----------------------

                                    EXHIBITS

                             ----------------------

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Exhibit                    Exhibit
Number                     Description
- ------                     -----------

<S>                        <C>
4.4                        Specimen Common Stock Certificate

11                         Statement Re Computation of Per Share Earnings

15                         Letter Re Unaudited Financial Information

27                         Financial Data Schedule
</TABLE>



<PAGE>   1



                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.4


<PAGE>   2



COMMON STOCK                                                       COMMON STOCK

THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE
                           SHARES
IN EDISON, NEW JERSEY OR IN
NEW YORK, NEW YORK

INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS
         SEE REVERSE FOR ABBREVIATIONS
OF THE STATE OF OHIO
         AND STATEMENT OF RIGHTS

         GRANTED TO EACH CLASS OF SHARES

                  CUSIP 670839 10 9

                                 OHM CORPORATION

This is to certify that

is the owner of

     FULL-PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF THE PAR VALUE OF
$.10 PER SHARE OF

           OHM CORPORATION, transferable on the share register of the
   Corporation in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this
       Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate is not valid unless
      countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar.

    Witness the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures
of its duly authorized officers.

Dated
                  James L. Kirk
Countersigned and registered:
                  President
Midlantic National Bank
(Edison, New Jersey)
                  John J. Ray III
Transfer agent
                  Secretary
and Registrar

by
Authorized Officer


<PAGE>   3



                                 OHM CORPORATION

         The Corporation will furnish to any stockholder upon request and
without charge a full statement of the powers, designations, preferences and
relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each authorized
class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or
restrictions of such preference and/or rights, to the extent that the same have
been fixed, and of the authority of the Board of Directors to designate the same
with respect to other series. Such request may be made to the Corporation or to
its Transfer Agent.

         The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM -as tenants in common               
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties      
JT TEN -as joint tenants with right of      
         survivorship and not as tenants    
         in common                          

UNIF GIFT MIN ACT-...........Custodian...........            
                                (Cust)        (Minor)        
                               under Uniform Gifts to Minors 
                               Act....................       
                                     (State)                 


         Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the
above list.

         For Value Received, ______________ hereby sell, assign and transfer 
         unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

- -----------------------------


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------------------
of the Common Stock represented by the within certificate, and do hereby
irrevocably constitute and appoint
                                   ----------------------------------------

Attorney to transfer the said shares on the books of the within named 
Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated_____________________________________

- ------------------------------------------------------------------
NOTICE:           The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name
                  as written upon the face of the certificate in every 
                  particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change 
                  whatever.

Transfer of the shares represented by this Certificate is subject to the
provisions of Article TENTH of the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation as
the same may be in effect from time to time. Upon written request delivered to
the Secretary of the Corporation at its principal place of business, the
Corporation will mail to the holder of this Certificate a copy of such
provisions without charge within five (5) days after receipt of written request
therefor. By accepting this Certificate the holder hereof acknowledges that it
is accepting same subject to the provisions of said Article TENTH as the same
may be in effect from time to time and covenants with the Corporation and each
shareholder thereof from time to time to comply with the provisions of said
Article TENTH as the same may be in effect from time to time.



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                                                                      EXHIBIT 11


<PAGE>   2



                                   EXHIBIT 11

                 Statement Re Computation of Per Share Earnings

                                 OHM CORPORATION
                        COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS
                      (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

                                                                       

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               Three Months Ended
                                                                    March 31,
                                                                    ---------
                                                                 1996      1995
                                                                 ----      ----
PRIMARY:
<S>                                                             <C>       <C>   
         Average Shares Outstanding                             26,686    15,681
         Net effect of dilutive stock options and warrants--
                  based on the treasury stock method                 9        24
                                                               -------   -------
                           Total                                26,695    15,705
                                                               =======   =======

         Net Income                                            $ 1,330   $ 1,287
                                                               =======   =======

         Per Share Amount                                      $  0.05   $  0.08
                                                               =======   =======

FULLY DILUTED: (1)

         Average Shares Outstanding                             26,686    15,681
         Net effect of dilutive stock options and warrants--
                  based on the treasury stock method                 9        24
                                                               -------   -------
                           Total                                26,695    15,705
                                                               =======   =======

         Net Income                                            $ 1,330   $ 1,287
                                                               =======   =======

         Per Share Amount                                      $  0.05   $  0.08
                                                               =======   =======
<FN>
                                                
(1)      Fully dilutive effect of stock options and warrants on per share
         amounts for the three months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995, has not
         been presented in the statement of operations since any reduction of
         less than 3% in the aggregate need not be considered as dilution.
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<PAGE>   1



                                                                      EXHIBIT 15


<PAGE>   2



                                   EXHIBIT 15

                    Letter Re Unaudited Financial Information

Board of Directors and Stockholders
OHM Corporation

We are aware of the incorporation by reference into the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 No. 33-24953, Form S-8 No. 33-28025, Form S-8 No. 33-55373 and Form
S-8 No. 33-63233) of OHM Corporation of our report dated April 30, 1996,
relating to the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of OHM
Corporation which are included in its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1996.

Pursuant to Rule 436(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, our report is not a part
of the registration statement prepared or certified by accountants within the
meaning of Section 7 or 11 of the Securities Act of 1933.

                                Ernst & Young LLP

Columbus, Ohio
April 30, 1996



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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
OF INCOME AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
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                                          0
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