SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-9887
OREGON STEEL MILLS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 94-0506370
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (IRS EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)
1000 BROADWAY BUILDING
SUITE 2200
1000 S.W. BROADWAY
PORTLAND, OREGON 97205
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE) (ZIP CODE)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (503) 223-9228
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OF THE ACT:
Name of each exchange on
Title of each class which registered
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Common Stock, $.01 par value per share New York Stock Exchange
11% First Mortgage Notes due 2003 New York Stock Exchange
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(G) OF THE ACT:
None
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]
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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State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates
of the registrant.
BASED ON LAST SALE, JANUARY 31, 1998: $462,482,478
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's
classes of stock as of January 31, 1998:
COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE 25,693,471
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(TITLE OF CLASS) (NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING)
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:
Proxy statement for the Registrant's Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be
held April 30, 1998 is incorporated by reference into Part III of this report.
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OREGON STEEL MILLS, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I
ITEM
1. BUSINESS.............................................. 1
General......................................... 1
Capital Improvement Program..................... 2
Products........................................ 6
Raw Materials .................................. 6
Marketing and Customers......................... 7
Competition and Other Market Factors............ 8
Environmental Matters........................... 9
Labor Dispute................................... 10
Employees....................................... 11
2. PROPERTIES............................................ 11
3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS..................................... 12
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS... 13
Executive Officers of the Registrant............ 13
PART II
5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK AND
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS..................... 14
6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA............................... 14
7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS... 15
7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT
MARKET RISK..................................... 20
8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA........... 21
9. DISAGREEMENTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE............................ 40
PART III
10 and 11. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION...................... 41
12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
AND MANAGEMENT.................................. 41
13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS........ 41
PART IV
14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND
REPORTS ON FORM 8-K............................. 42
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PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
GENERAL
Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. ("Company" or "Registrant") was founded in 1926
by William G. Gilmore and was incorporated in California in 1928. The Company
reincorporated in Delaware in 1974. The Company changed its name in December
1987 from Gilmore Steel Corporation to Oregon Steel Mills, Inc.
During 1997, the Company operated two steel minimills and four finishing
facilities in the western United States and Canada. The Company manufactures and
markets one of the broadest lines of specialty and commodity steel products of
any domestic minimill company. The Company emphasizes the cost efficient
production of higher margin specialty steel products targeted at a diverse
customer base located primarily west of the Mississippi River, western Canada
and the Pacific Rim. The Company's manufacturing flexibility allows it to manage
actively its product mix in response to changes in customer demand and
individual product cycles. In 1993, the Company organized into two business
units known as the Oregon Steel Division and the CF&I Steel Division. In January
1998 the CF&I Steel Division was renamed the Rocky Mountain Steel Mills ("RMSM")
Division.
The Oregon Steel Division is centered on the Company's steel plate minimill
in Portland, Oregon ("Portland Mill"), which supplies steel for the Company's
steel plate and large diameter pipe finishing facilities. The Oregon Steel
Division's steel pipe mill in Napa, California ("Napa Pipe Mill") is a large
diameter steel pipe mill and fabrication facility. The Oregon Steel Division
also produces large diameter pipe and electric resistance welded ("ERW") pipe at
its 60 percent owned pipe mill in Camrose, Alberta, Canada ("Camrose Pipe
Mill"). The Company operated a steel plate rolling mill in Fontana, California
("Fontana Plate Mill"), until the first quarter of 1995 when it ceased
shipments.
The RMSM Division consists of steelmaking and finishing facilities of CF&I
Steel, L.P. ("CF&I") (dba Rocky Mountain Steel Mills) located in Pueblo,
Colorado ("Pueblo Mill). The Company owns 87 percent of New CF&I, Inc. ("New
CF&I") which owns a 95.2 percent general partnership interest in CF&I. In
addition, the Company owns a 4.8 percent limited partnership interest in CF&I.
The Pueblo Mill is a steel minimill which produces long-length and standard
steel rails, seamless tubular products ("seamless pipe"), wire rod and bar
products.
In total, the Company produces eight steel products which include most
standard grades of steel plate, a wide range of higher margin specialty steel
plate, coil plate, large diameter steel pipe, ERW pipe, long-length and standard
rails, seamless pipe, wire rod and bar products. The steel industry, including
the steel products manufactured by the Company, has been highly cyclical and is
generally characterized by overcapacity, both domestically and internationally.
The Portland Mill is the only hot-rolled steel plate minimill in the eleven
western states and one of only two steel plate production facilities operating
in that region. The Portland Mill produces slab thicknesses of 6", 7" and 8" and
finished steel plate in widths up to 138". The Steckel Combination Mill
("Combination Mill"), which was completed in 1997, has an annual rolling mill
capacity, depending upon product mix, of up to 1.2 million tons.
The Napa Pipe Mill produces large diameter steel pipe of a quality suitable
for use in high pressure oil and gas transmission pipelines. The Napa Pipe Mill
can produce pipe with an outside diameter ranging from 16" to 42", with wall
thicknesses of up to 1-1/16" and in lengths of up to 80 feet, and can process
two different sizes of pipe simultaneously in its two finishing sections.
Depending on product mix, the Napa Pipe Mill has an annual capacity in excess of
400,000 tons of pipe. Substantially all of the Napa Pipe Mill's requirements for
specialty steel plate, which is fabricated into steel pipe can be supplied
by the Portland Mill and until December of 1994, the Fontana Plate Mill.
The Company expanded its plate rolling capacity by commencing operations at
the Fontana Plate Mill in December 1989. Depending on product mix, the Fontana
Plate Mill had an annual rolling mill capacity of up to 750,000 tons of finished
steel plate, bringing the Company's total plate
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rolling capacity to approximately 1.2 million tons per year. The Fontana Plate
Mill rolled plate up to 136" wide, which was sufficient for fabricating the
Napa and Camrose Pipe Mills' largest diameter pipe products. In the third
quarter of 1994, the Company announced the permanent closure of the Fontana
Plate Mill and it ceased plate shipments in the first quarter of 1995.
The Company acquired a 60 percent interest in the Camrose Pipe Mill in June
1992 for approximately $18 million from Stelco, Inc. ("Stelco"), a large
Canadian steel producer. The Camrose Pipe Mill has two pipe manufacturing mills.
One is a large diameter pipe mill similar to the Napa Pipe Mill, and the other
is an ERW pipe mill which produces steel pipe used in the oil and gas industry
for drilling and distribution. The large diameter pipe mill produces pipe in
lengths of up to 80 feet with a diameter ranging from 20" to 42" with maximum
wall thickness limited to about 70 percent of the thickness of the pipe produced
by the Napa Pipe Mill. Depending upon the product mix, the annual capacity for
large diameter pipe is up to 184,000 tons. The ERW mill produces pipe in sizes
ranging from 4.5" to 16" in diameter and has an annual nominal capacity of up to
141,000 tons, depending upon product mix.
On March 3, 1993, New CF&I, a then wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company, acquired for $22.2 million a 95.2 percent interest in a newly formed
limited partnership, CF&I. The remaining 4.8 percent interest was owned by the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC"). CF&I purchased substantially all
of the steelmaking, fabricating, metals and railroad business assets of CF&I
Steel Corporation for $113.1 million. The Pueblo Mill has melting capacity of
approximately 1.2 million tons and a finished ton capacity of approximately 1.2
million tons. In August of 1994, New CF&I sold a 10 percent equity interest in
New CF&I to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nippon Steel Corporation ("Nippon"). In
connection with that sale, Nippon agreed to license to the Company a proprietary
technology for producing deep head-hardened ("DHH") rail products as well as to
provide certain production equipment to produce DHH rail. New CF&I received a
cash payment of $16.8 million in connection with that transaction. In November
1995, the Company sold a 3 percent equity interest in New CF&I to two companies
of the Nissho Iwai Group ("Nissho Iwai"), a large Japanese trading company. In
1997, the Company purchased the 4.8 percent interest in CF&I owned by the PBGC.
On June 19, 1996, the Company completed public offerings of an additional
6,000,000 shares of common stock at $12.75 per share and $235 million principal
amount of 11% First Mortgage Notes ("Notes") due 2003. On July 9, 1996, the
Company issued an additional 271,857 shares of common stock at $12.75 per share
pursuant to an underwriter's over-allotment option. The proceeds from these
offerings were $302.3 million, net of expenses and underwriting discounts. The
Notes are guaranteed by New CF&I and CF&I ("Guarantors"). The Notes and
guarantees are secured by a lien on substantially all the property, plant and
equipment and certain other assets of the Company and the Guarantors. The
proceeds from the common stock and debt offerings were used to repay in full
borrowing under the Company's bank credit agreement. The remaining proceeds were
used for capital expenditures and general corporate purposes.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
RMSM DIVISION
As part of its strategy in acquiring the Pueblo Mill in March 1993, the
Company anticipated making significant capital additions to the Pueblo Mill.
Shortly after its acquisition in 1993, the Company began a series of major
capital improvements at the Pueblo Mill designed to increase yields, improve
productivity and quality and expand the Company's ability to offer specialty rod
and bar products. With the installation of in-line rail head hardening
capability in 1996, all capital improvements are now complete. The primary
components of the capital improvements at the Pueblo Mill are outlined below.
STEELMAKING. The Company installed a ladle refining furnace and a
vacuum degassing facility and upgraded both continuous casters. During 1995, the
Company eliminated ingot casting and replaced it with more efficient continuous
casting methods which allow the Company to cast directly into blooms. As a
result, the Company estimates that it has expanded the steelmaking capacity at
the Pueblo Mill to approximately 1.2 million tons of hot metal annually from
approximately 900,000 tons of hot metal annually at the time of the acquisition.
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ROD AND BAR MILL. At the time of its acquisition, the rod and bar mills
at the Pueblo Mill were relatively old and located in separate facilities which
resulted in significant costs as the Company shifted production between them in
response to market conditions. In the third quarter of 1995, the Company
commenced operation of a new combination rod and bar mill with a new reheat
furnace and a high speed rod train, capable of producing commodity and specialty
grades of rod and bar products. Depending on product mix, the new combined
facility has a capacity of up to 600,000 tons per year. These improvements
should enable the Company to produce a wider range of high margin specialty
products, such as high-carbon rod, merchant bar and other specialty bar
products, and larger rod coil sizes, which the Company believes are preferred by
many of its customers.
RAIL MANUFACTURING. At the time of the Company's acquisition of the
Pueblo Mill, rails were produced by ingot casting using energy-intensive
processes with significant yield losses as the ingots were reheated, reduced to
blooms and then rolled into rails. Continuous casting has increased rail yields
and decreased rail manufacturing costs. In 1996 the Company enhanced its
existing 450,000 tons of annual railmaking capacity through the addition of
equipment capable of producing in-line DHH rail. Rail produced using this
technology is considered by many rail customers to be more durable and higher
quality rail than that produced with existing techniques. As a result of these
improvements, the Company believes it is able to provide a functionally
superior, higher margin product.
OREGON STEEL DIVISION
Capital improvements at the Oregon Steel Division consist primarily of
the construction of the Combination Mill.
During 1997 the Company completed the construction and start-up of the
Combination Mill at its Portland Mill. The project included installation of a
new reheat furnace, a 4-high rolling mill with coiling furnaces, a vertical
edger, a down coiler, on-line accelerated cooling, hot leveling and shearing
equipment, extended roll lines, and a fully automated hydraulic gauge control
system. During 1998, the Company estimates rolling capacities to steadily
increase towards the planned 1.2 million tons.
The Combination Mill gives the Company the ability to produce wider
steel plate than any similar mill in the world, increase its manufacturing
flexibility and supply substantially all the Company's plate requirements for
large diameter line pipe as well as coiled plate for applications such as the
smaller diameter ERW pipe manufactured at the Camrose Pipe Mill. The Combination
Mill produces discrete steel plate in widths from 48" to 138" and in thicknesses
from 3/16" to 8". Coiled plate can be produced in widths of 48" to 120" and in
thicknesses that range from 0.09" to .75". As production increases, wider
dimension plate used for gas transmission pipe, which is currently purchased
from other steel makers, will be manufactured at the Portland Mill. With the
Combination Mill, the Company is in a position to produce all grades of discrete
steel plate and coiled plate for all of the Company's commodity and specialty
markets, including heat treated applications.
PRODUCTS
OVERVIEW
The Company manufactures and markets one of the broadest lines of
specialty and commodity steel products of any domestic minimill company. Through
acquisitions and capital improvements, the Company has expanded its range of
finished products from discrete plate and large diameter welded pipe in 1991 to
eight products currently by adding ERW pipe, rail, rod, bar, seamless pipe and
coiled plate. It has also expanded its primary selling region from the western
United States to national and international markets. (See Note 3 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements.)
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The following chart identifies the Company's principal products and the
primary markets for those products.
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PRODUCTS MARKETS
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OREGON STEEL DIVISION Commodity and specialty steel plate Service centers
Railcar and barge manufacturers
Heavy equipment manufacturers
Construction
Large diameter steel pipe Oil and gas transmission pipelines
Coiled plate
Welded pipe products
Service centers
Electric resistance welded pipe Oil and natural gas line pipe
RMSM DIVISION Rail Rail transportation
Wire rod Durable goods
Capital equipment
Bar products Construction
Durable goods
Capital equipment
Seamless pipe Oil and gas producers
Gas transmission
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The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the tonnage
shipped and the Company's total shipments by product class.
TONS SHIPPED
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PRODUCT 1997 1996 1995
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Oregon Steel Division:
Commodity Steel Plate 56,800 131,700 136,200
Specialty Steel Plate 135,600 147,900 159,700
Large Diameter Steel Pipe 216,600 249,300 223,000
ERW Pipe 134,600 75,400 48,400
Semifinished 23,400 3,300 196,200
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Total Oregon Steel Division 567,000 607,600 763,500
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RMSM Division:
Rail 350,200 287,700 240,700
Rod, Bar and Wire* 409,200 392,600 271,300
Seamless Pipe 120,200 151,200 116,100
Semifinished 28,000 61,700 12,100
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Total RMSM Division 907,600 893,200 640,200
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Total Company 1,474,600 1,500,800 1,403,700
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*The Company sold its wire products production facility in June, 1997.
OREGON STEEL DIVISION
COMMODITY STEEL PLATE. The Company's commodity steel plate is produced at
the Portland Mill. Historically, commodity steel plate consists of hot-rolled
carbon plate, in cut lengths, varying in widths from 48" to 102". The majority
of commodity steel plate is commonly produced and consumed in standard widths
and lengths, such as 96" x 240". The completion of the Combination Mill allows
for the production of discrete plate widths up to 138" and plate coils up to
120" wide. Plate coils are the feed-stock for the manufacture of ERW pipe,
welded tubing, spiral welded pipe, and for conversion into cut-to-length plate.
Commodity steel plate is used in a variety of applications such as the
manufacture of storage tanks, machinery parts, ships and barges, and general
load bearing structures.
SPECIALTY STEEL PLATE. The Company's specialty grade steel plate is
produced at the Portland Mill on the Combination Mill in discrete plate widths
up to 138" and coiled plate up to 120" wide.
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Specialty steel plate consists of hot-rolled carbon, high-strength-
low-alloy, alloy, and heat treated steel plate. Specialty steel plate has
superior strength and performance characteristics and is typically made to order
for customers seeking specific properties, such as, improved formability,
hardness or abrasion resistance, impact resistance or toughness, higher strength
and ability to be more easily machined and welded. These improved properties
are achieved by chemically refining the steel by either adding or removing
specific elements, and by accurate temperature control while hot rolling or heat
treating the plate. Specialty steel plate is used to manufacture railroad cars,
mobile equipment, bridges and buildings, pressure vessels and machinery
components.
In 1994 the Company completed expansion of the heat treated plate
production capacity at its Portland Mill by approximately 50 percent to 90,000
tons annually. The heat treating process of quenching and tempering improves the
strength, toughness, and hardness of the steel. Quenched and tempered steel is
used extensively in the mining industry, the manufacture of heavy transportation
equipment, construction and logging equipment, and armored vehicles for the
military. In early 1994, the Company installed a hot leveler at the heat treat
facility which flattens the steel plate following heat treatment and ensures
that the steel plate will retain its desired shape after cooling. These
additions enable the Company to manufacture a superior hardened plate product.
LARGE DIAMETER STEEL PIPE. The Company manufactures large diameter,
double submerged arc-welded ("DSAW") steel pipe at its Napa and Camrose Pipe
Mills. Large diameter pipe is manufactured to demanding specifications and is
produced in sizes ranging from 16" to 42" in outside diameter with wall
thickness of up to 1 1/16" and in lengths of up to 80 feet. At the Napa Pipe
Mill the Company also offers customers several options, which include internal
linings, external coatings, double end pipe joining and full body ultrasonic
inspection. This process allows inspection of the ends, long seam welds and the
entire pipe body for steelmaking or pipemaking defects and records the results
for a permanent record. The Company's large diameter pipe is used primarily in
pressurized underground or underwater oil and gas transmission pipelines where
quality is critical.
The Company's ability to produce high-quality large diameter pipe was
enhanced by the installation of the vacuum degassing facility at the Portland
Mill in 1993. The vacuum degassing process reduces the hydrogen content of the
final product, which increases its resistance to hydrogen-induced cracking. The
vacuum degassing facility enables the Company to produce some of the highest
quality steel plate and line pipe steels and has been key to the Company's
ability to produce large diameter steel pipe for the international pipe market.
ELECTRIC RESISTANCE WELDED PIPE. The Company produces smaller diameter
ERW pipe at the Camrose Pipe Mill. ERW pipe is produced in sizes ranging from
approximately 4 1/2" to 16" outside diameter. The pipe is manufactured using
coiled steel formed on a high frequency electric resistance weld mill. The
principal customers for this product are oil and gas companies that use it for
gathering lines to supply product to feed larger pipeline systems.
RMSM DIVISION
RAIL. The Company produces conventional, premium and head-hardened rail
at its Pueblo Mill. The Pueblo Mill is the sole manufacturer of rail west of the
Mississippi River and one of only two rail manufacturers in the United States.
Rails are manufactured in the five most popular rail weights (115 lb/yard
through 136 lb/yard), in 39 and 80-foot lengths as well as quarter mile welded
strings. The primary customers for the Pueblo Mill's rail are the major western
railroads. Rail is also sold directly to rail contractors, transit districts and
short-line railroads.
As part of its capital improvement program, the Company improved its rail
manufacturing facilities to include the production of in-line head-hardened and
other premium rail. The installation of the in-line head hardening process was
completed in the third quarter of 1996. In-line head-hardened rail is produced
through a proprietary finishing technology. The Company has licensed the
technology (known as deep head-hardened or DHH technology) from Nippon in
connection with Nippon's investment in New CF&I. In 1997 the Company produced
approximately 53,300 tons of head-hardened product using the DHH technology. The
in-line DHH technology allows the Company to produce head-hardened product up to
the capacity of the rail facility. Rail produced using the improved in-line
technology is considered by many rail customers to be more durable and of higher
quality than rail produced with existing off-line techniques. During 1997 the
Pueblo Mill began a rail dock expansion project. When completed in early 1998
the rail mill capacity will have been increased from 450,000 tons to over
500,000 tons.
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ROD AND BAR PRODUCTS. The Company's rod and bar mill located at the
Pueblo Mill is able to produce coils of up to 6,000 pounds. The improved steel
quality and finishing capabilities allow the Company to manufacture rods up to
1" in diameter, and to manufactre a variety of high-carbon rod products such as
those used for spring wire, wire rope, tire bead and tire cord. The Company
produces several sizes of coiled rebar in the most popular grades for the
reinforcement of concrete products.
SEAMLESS PIPE. Seamless pipe produced at the Pueblo Mill consists of
seamless casing, coupling stock and standard and line pipe. Seamless pipe casing
is used as a structural retainer for the walls of oil or gas wells. Standard and
line pipe are used to transport liquids and gasses both above and underground.
The Company's seamless pipe mill is equipped to produce the most widely used
sizes of seamless pipe (7" outside diameter through 10-3/4" outside diameter) in
all standard lengths. The Company's production capability includes both carbon
and high quality, high strength (heat treated) tubular products. The Company
also sells semifinished seamless pipe (known as "green tubes") for processing
and finishing by others.
RAW MATERIALS
The Company's principal raw material for the Portland and Pueblo Mills
is ferrous scrap metal derived from, among other sources, junked automobiles,
railroad cars and railroad track materials and demolition scrap from obsolete
structures, containers and machines. In addition, hot-briquetted iron ("HBI")
and pig iron (together "alternate metallics") can substitute for a limited
portion of the scrap used in minimill steel production, although the sources and
availability of alternate metallics are substantially more limited than those of
scrap. The purchase prices for scrap and alternate metallics are subject to
market forces largely beyond the control of the Company including demand by
domestic and foreign steel producers, freight costs, speculation by scrap
brokers and other conditions. The cost of scrap and alternate metallics to the
Company can vary significantly, and the Company's product prices often cannot
be adjusted, especially in the short-term, to recover the costs of increases in
scrap and alternate metallics prices.
The long-term demand for steel scrap and its importance to the domestic
steel industry may be expected to increase as steel makers continue to expand
scrap-based electric arc furnace capacity. For the foreseeable future, however,
the Company believes that supplies of steel scrap will continue to be available
in sufficient quantities at competitive prices. In addition, a number of
technologies exist for the processing of iron ore into forms which may be
substituted for steel scrap in electric arc furnace-based steelmaking. Such
forms include direct-reduced iron, iron carbide, and hot-briquetted iron. While
such forms may not be cost competitive with steel scrap at present, a sustained
increase in the price of steel scrap could result in increased implementation of
these alternative technologies.
To reduce the effects of scrap price volatility and improve access to
high-quality raw materials, the Company is seeking to decrease its dependence on
steel scrap as an input for the production process by utilizing alternate
metallics. The Company has successfully integrated alternate metallics into the
production process as a low residual scrap substitute. The Company typically
purchases alternate metallics on a contract basis (whereas scrap is typically
purchased on the spot market), which limits the effects of price fluctuations
experienced in the scrap market. To date, the Company has purchased
substantially all of the HBI it has used from a single source, but it has no
long-term contracts for material amounts of HBI, and there is no assurance that
it will be able to obtain significant quantities of HBI in the future. Pig iron
is purchased from a variety of international producers.
In addition to HBI, the Company is exploring direct reduction
technologies, such as fastmet, romelt and iron carbide. The Company may
participate in one or more joint ventures for these processes and is considering
several possible projects.
MARKETING AND CUSTOMERS
Steel products are sold by the Company principally through its own sales
organizations, which have sales offices at various locations in the United
States and Canada and, as appropriate, through foreign sales agents. In addition
to selling to customers who consume steel products directly, the Company also
sells to steel service centers, distributors, processors and converters.
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The sales force is organized both geographically and by product
line. The Company has separate sales people for plate, DSAW and ERW pipe, and
for seamless pipe, rod, bar, and rail products. Most of the Company's sales are
initiated by contacts between sales representatives and customers. Accordingly,
the Company does not incur substantial advertising or other promotional expenses
for the sale of its products. In 1997 the Company did not derive more than 10
percent of its sales from any single customer. Except for contracts entered into
from time to time to supply rail and large diameter DSAW pipe to significant
projects, the Company does not have any significant ongoing contracts with
customers and orders placed with the Company generally are cancelable by the
customer prior to production.
The Company does not have a general policy permitting return of
purchased steel products except for product defects. The Company does not
routinely offer extended payment terms to its customers.
The business is generally not subject to significant seasonal
trends. The Company does not have material contracts with the United States
government and does not have any major supply contracts subject to
renegotiation.
OREGON STEEL DIVISION
Most of the customers for the Company's commodity steel plate are
located in the western United States, primarily in the Pacific Northwest. The
Company's commodity steel plate is typically sold to steel service centers,
fabricators and equipment manufacturers. Service centers typically resell to
other users with or without additional processing such as cutting to a specific
shape. Frequent end uses of commodity grade steel plate include the manufacture
of rail cars, storage tanks, machinery parts, bridges, barges and ships.
Customers for specialty steel are located throughout the United States,
but the Company is most competitive west of the Mississippi River, where
transportation costs are less of a factor. Typical customers include steel
service centers and equipment manufacturers. Typical uses include pressure
vessels, construction and mining equipment, machine parts and military armor.
Large diameter steel pipe is marketed on a global basis, and sales
generally consist of a small number of large orders from natural gas pipeline
companies, public utilities and oil and gas producing companies. In 1993 the
Company began to market large diameter pipe internationally. The Company
believes that the quality of its pipe enables it to compete effectively in
international as well as domestic markets. Domestically, the Company has
historically been most competitive in the steel pipe market west of the
Mississippi River. The Camrose Pipe Mill is most competitive in western
Canada. Sales of large diameter pipe generally involve the Company responding to
requests to submit bids.
The principal customers for ERW pipe produced at the Camrose Pipe Mill
are in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, where most of Canada's
natural gas and oil reserves are located. The Company believes its proximity to
these gas fields decreases transportation costs and gives the Company a
competitive advantage. Demand for ERW pipe produced at the Camrose Pipe Mill is
largely dependent on the level of exploration and drilling activity in the gas
fields of western Canada.
RMSM DIVISION
The primary customers for the Pueblo Mill's rail are the major western
railroads. Rail is also sold directly to rail distributors, transit districts
and short-line railroads. The Company believes its proximity to western rail
markets benefits the Company's marketing efforts.
Seamless pipe is sold primarily through distributors to a large number of
oil exploration and production companies. Sales of standard and line pipe are
made both through distributors and directly to oil and gas transmission and
production companies. The market for the Company's seamless pipe is primarily
domestic and is focused in the western and southwestern United States. The
demand for this product is determined in large part by the number and drilling
depths of the oil and gas drilling rigs working in the United States.
The Company sells its bar products (primarily reinforcing bar)
to fabricators and distributors. The majority of these customers are located
within Colorado and the western U.S.
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The Company's wire rod products are sold primarily to wire drawers
ranging in location from the Midwest to the West Coast. The demand for wire rod
is dependent upon a wide variety of markets, including agricultural,
construction and the durable goods segments. The Company entered the high carbon
rod market during 1995 as a direct result of the investment in the new rolling
facility; and continues to increase its participation in the higher margin,
high-carbon rod market.
COMPETITION AND OTHER MARKET FACTORS
The steel industry is cyclical in nature, and the domestic steel industry
has been adversely affected in recent years by high levels of steel imports,
worldwide production overcapacity and other factors. The Company also is subject
to industry trends and conditions, such as the presence or absence of sustained
economic growth and construction activity, currency exchange rates and other
factors. The Company is particularly sensitive to trends in the oil and gas, gas
transmission, construction, capital equipment, rail transportation, agriculture
and durable goods segments, because these industries are significant markets for
the Company's products. Further, the Company has seen substantial shrinkage in
the domestic large diameter pipe market in recent years which adversely affected
the Company's average price per ton of steel shipped and results of operations
beginning in 1993.
Competition within the steel industry is intense. The Company competes
primarily on the basis of product quality, price and responsiveness to customer
needs. Many of the Company's competitors are larger and have substantially
greater capital resources, more modern technology and lower labor and raw
material costs than the Company. In addition, a new minimill in Arizona and an
upgraded minimill in Oregon have commenced production of rod and bar products.
The Company expects increased competition as these competitors increase
production. Moreover, U.S. steel producers have historically faced significant
competition from foreign producers. The highly competitive nature of the
industry, combined with excess production capacity in some products, may in the
future exert downward pressure on prices for certain of the Company's products.
There is no assurance that the Company will be able to compete effectively in
the future.
OREGON STEEL DIVISION
The principal domestic competitor in the commodity steel plate market is
Geneva Steel, which is the only integrated steel producer west of the
Mississippi River. Geneva Steel has made significant investments to increase its
capacity with specific focus on the commodity plate market throughout the entire
United States. Other North American competitors include IPSCO, which is
currently operating a Steckel mill in Regina, Saskatchewan, and has recently
completed construction and is operating a greenfield Steckel mill in Iowa;
Bethlehem Steel, Burns Harbor, Indiana; and to a limited degree several other
U.S. producers. Principal competitors in the market for specialty steel plate
include Lukens Steel, U.S. Steel Corporation and Algoma Steel Inc.
The commodity steel plate market has continued to face foreign
competition from Korea, Brazil, Canada, China and former Soviet countries.
Foreign competition also exists for the specialty grades with imports from
Sweden, European Economic Community, Brazil, Canada and former Soviet countries.
At the end of 1997 the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC), under
petition from two U.S. commodity plate producers, determined that the U.S. plate
industry was "threatened with material injury by reason of imports from China,
Russia, South Africa, and/or Ukraine of cut-to-length carbon steel plate found
by the U.S. Department of Commerce to be sold in the United States at less than
fair market value". In addition to this decision, suspension agreements have
been signed allowing the named countries to export certain maximum amounts of
cut-to-length plate to the United States at minimum prices. Despite the USITC
decision on carbon cut-to-length plate, significant imports continue to flow
into the United States through Texas and California, both in commodity and
specialty plate products, and continue to have an impact on the Company's
participation in the western plate market.
The Company believes that competition in the market for large diameter
steel pipe is based primarily on quality, price and responsiveness to customer
needs. Principal domestic competitors in the large diameter steel pipe market at
this time are Berg Steel Pipe Corporation, located in Florida, Bethlehem Steel
Corporation, located in Pennsylvania and SAW Pipe, located in Baytown, Texas.
International competitors consist primarily of Japanese and European pipe
producers. The
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principal Canadian competitor is IPSCO, located in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Demand for the Company's pipe in recent years is primarily a function of new
construction of oil and gas transportation pipelines and to a lesser extent
maintenance and replacement of existing pipelines. Construction of new pipelines
domestically depends to some degree on the level of oil and gas exploration and
drilling activity.
The competition in the market for ERW pipe is based on price, product
quality and responsiveness to customers. The need for this product has a direct
correlation to the drilling rig count in the United States and Canada. Principal
competitors in the ERW product in western Canada are IPSCO located in Regina,
Saskatchewan and Prudential Steel Ltd. located in Calgary, Alberta.
RMSM DIVISION
The majority of current rail requirements in the United States revolves
primarily around replacement rail for existing rail lines. However, some new
lines are being constructed in heavy traffic areas of the United States. Imports
have been a significant factor in the domestic premium rail market in recent
years. The Company's capital expenditure program at the Pueblo Mill provided the
rail production facilities with continuous cast steel capability and in-line
head-hardening rail capabilities necessary to compete with other producers.
Pennsylvania Steel Technologies is the only other domestic rail producer.
The Company's primary competitors in seamless pipe include a number of
domestic and foreign manufacturers. The Company has the flexibility to produce
relatively small volumes of specified products on short notice in response to
customer requirements. Principal domestic competitors include U.S. Steel
Corporation, Lone Star Steel and North Star Steel.
The competition in bar products include a group of minimills that have a
geographical location close to the intermountain market. The Company's market
for wire rod encompasses the western United States. Domestic rod competitors
include GS Technologies, North Star Steel, Cascade Steel Rolling Mills,
Keystone Steel and Wire and Northwestern Steel & Wire.
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
The Company is subject to federal, state and local environmental laws and
regulations concerning, among other things, wastewater, air emissions, toxic use
reduction and hazardous materials disposal. The Portland and Pueblo Mills are
classified in the same manner as other similar steel mills in the industry as
generating hazardous waste materials because the melting operation produces dust
that contains heavy metals ("EAF" dust). This dust, which constitutes the
largest waste stream generated at these facilities, must be managed in
accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
PORTLAND MILL. In 1993 the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA")
concluded a site assessment of the Portland Mill. The review identified several
medium and low priority solid waste management units ("SWMUs"). The Company has
addressed the SWMUs identified in the EPA assessment and has provided additional
information to the EPA as appropriate. By-products of the steelmaking process at
the Portland Mill have been collected on site. The Company has been carefully
evaluating various commercial uses for these materials. One viable commercial
use, application as an agricultural supplement, has been identified. The Company
chose not to pursue this opportunity because of potential risks associated with
the use of these materials as a soil supplement. The Company is actively
searching for a viable commercial use. In addition, in 1998 the Company will
conduct additional studies to evaluate the material for on-site use. The
ultimate success of these efforts is unknown. The financial impact is not
determinable at this time. The Company has submitted a compliance schedule to
the State of Oregon to address fugitive emissions from the steelmaking process.
Initial engineering evaluations will be conducted in 1998 and ultimate
corrective actions are estimated to be completed in 2001. The financial impact
will not be known until completion of the engineering and feasibility studies.
PUEBLO MILL. At December 31, 1997 the Company had accrued a reserve of
$35.0 million for environmental remediation at the Pueblo Mill. This reserve is
based upon a range of estimated remediation costs of $23.1 million to $43.6
million. The Company's estimate of this environmental reserve was based on two
remediation investigations conducted by independent environmental engineering
consultants. The reserve includes costs for Resource Conservation and Recovery
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facility investigation, corrective measures study, remedial action and
operation and maintenance of the remedial actions taken. The State of Colorado
issued a postclosure permit for historic hazardous waste units at the Pueblo
Mill. As part of the postclosure permit requirements, RMSM must conduct a
corrective action program for the 82 solid waste management units at the
facility and continue to address projects on the prioritized corrective action
schedule which substantially reflects a straight-line rate of expenditure over
30 years. The State of Colorado has indicated that the schedule for corrective
action could be accelerated if new data indicated a greater threat to the
environment than is currently known to exist. The Company believes the reserve
is adequate to cover the remediation costs.
The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 imposed new responsibilities on many
industrial sources of air emissions, including plants owned by the Company. The
Company cannot determine the exact financial impact of the new law because
Congress is continuing to modify it. The impact will depend on a number of
site-specific factors, including the quality of the air in the geographical area
in which a plant is located, rules to be adopted by each state to implement the
law and future EPA rules specifying the content of state implementation plans.
The Company anticipates that it will be required to make additional
expenditures, and will be required to pay higher fees to governmental agencies,
as a result of the new law and future laws regulating air emissions. In
addition, the monitoring and reporting requirements of the new law have
subjected and will subject all air emissions to increased regulatory scrutiny.
The Company submitted applications for permits under Title V of the Clean Air
Act for the Portland and Pueblo Mills in 1995. The Company has budgeted capital
expenditures to comply with Title V requirements in the amount of $11.2 million
over a three-year period beginning in 1997.
The Company's future expenditures for installation of and improvements to
environmental control facilities, remediation of environmental conditions
existing at its properties and other similar matters are difficult to predict
accurately. Environmental legislation and regulations and related administrative
policies have changed rapidly in recent years. It is likely that the Company
will be subject to increasingly stringent environmental standards in the future
(including those under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, the Clean Water Act
Amendments of 1990 stormwater permit program and toxic use reduction programs)
and will be required to make additional expenditures, which could be
significant, relating to environmental matters on an ongoing basis. Furthermore,
although the Company has established certain reserves for environmental
remediation as described above, there is no assurance regarding the cost of
remedial measures that might eventually be required by environmental authorities
or that additional environmental hazards, requiring further remedial
expenditures, might not be asserted by such authorities or private parties.
Accordingly, the costs of remedial measures may exceed the amounts reserved.
There is no assurance that expenditures or proceedings of the nature described
above, or other expenditures or liabilities resulting from hazardous substances
located on the Company's property or used or generated in the conduct of its
business, or resulting from circumstances, actions, proceedings or claims
relating to environmental matters, will not have a material adverse effect on
the consolidated financial condition of the Company.
LABOR DISPUTE
The labor contract at the RMSM Division expired on September 30, 1997.
After a brief contract extension intended to help facilitate a possible
agreement, on October 3, 1997 the United Steel Workers of America ("Union"),
initiated a strike at the RMSM for approximately 1,060 bargaining unit
employees. The parties failed to reach final agreement on a new labor contract
due to differences on economic issues. As a result of contingency planning, the
Company was able to avoid complete suspension of operations at the Pueblo Mill
by utilizing a combination of permanent replacement workers, striking employees
who returned to work and salaried employees.
By December 1997, the Company had sufficient permanent replacement
employees necessary to reach full production capacity. At the end of December,
the Pueblo Mill was operating at approximately 65% of capacity and is expected
to reach full production during the first half of 1998. As a result of
weathering the three-month strike and successfully resuming operations, the
Company believes it can return to full production with fewer workers than before
the strike.
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On December 30, 1997 the Union called off the strike and made an
unconditional offer to return to work. At the time of this offer, only a few
vacancies existed at the Pueblo Mill. As of the end of January 1998, 30 former
striking employees had returned to work as a result of their unconditional
offer. Approximately 920 former striking workers remain unreinstated
("Unreinstated Employees").
As a result of the labor dispute, both the Company and the Union have
filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board
("NLRB"). On February 24, 1998 the Regional Director of the NLRB Denver office
informed the parties that he would issue complaints against both the Company and
the Union. The Union will be charged with engaging in numerous incidents of
picket line violence, and threats and intimidation of replacement workers. The
complaint against the Company, which was issued on February 27, 1998, alleges
violations of several provisions of the National Labor Relations Act. The
Company not only denies the allegations, but rather believes that both the facts
and the law fully support its contention that the strike was economic in nature
and that it was not obligated to displace the properly hired permanent
replacement employees. Ultimate determination of the issue may well require
action by an appropriate United States Court of Appeals. In the event there is
an adverse determination of these issues, Unreinstated Employees could be
entitled to back pay from the date of the Union's unconditional offer to return
to work through the date of the adverse determination ("Backpay Liability").
The number of Unreinstated Employees entitled to back pay would probably be
limited to the number of replacement workers, currently approximately 600
workers. However, the Union might assert that all Unreinstated Employees
could be entitled to back pay. Back pay is generally measured by the quarterly
earnings of those working less interim wages earned elsewhere by the
Unreinstated Employees. In addition, each Unreinstated Employee has a duty to
take reasonable steps to mitigate the Backpay Liability by seeking employment
elsewhere that has comparable demands and compensation. It is not presently
possible to estimate the extent to which interim earnings and failure to
mitigate the Backpay Liability would affect the cost of an adverse
determination.
EMPLOYEES
As of December 31, 1997, the Company had 2,380 full-time employees. The
Company's employees at the Portland Mill, Napa Pipe Mill and corporate
headquarters are not represented by a union. At the Pueblo Mill, approximately
90 employees work under collective bargaining agreements with several unions,
including the United Steelworkers of America ("USWA"). An additional 709
employees work under collective bargaining agreements with the Union which
expired September 30, 1997. The Company and the Union were unable to agree on
terms for a new labor agreement. See "Business-Labor Dispute." Approximately 283
employees of the Camrose Pipe Mill are members of the Canadian Autoworkers
Union. The current contract expires on January 31, 2000.
The domestic employees of the Oregon Steel Division participate in the
Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP"). As of December 31, 1997 the ESOP owned
approximately 7.3 percent of the Company's outstanding common stock. Common
stock is contributed to the ESOP as decided annually by the Board of Directors.
The Company also has a profit participation plan for its domestic employees of
both the Oregon Steel Division and the RMSM Division and the non-bargaining unit
employees of Camrose which permits eligible employees to share in the pretax
profits of their division.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
OREGON STEEL DIVISION
The Portland Mill is located on approximately 143 acres owned by the
Company in the Rivergate Industrial Park in Portland, Oregon, near the
confluence of the Columbia and Willamette rivers. The operating facilities
principally consist of one electric arc furnace, ladle metallurgy stations,
vacuum degasser, slab casting equipment and the Combination Mill. The
Company's 24,500 square-foot office building and its steel mill facilities
occupy approximately 86 acres of the site. The remaining 57 acres consist of two
waterfront sites. The Company's heat treating facilities are located near its
principal facilities on a 5-acre site owned by the Company. During 1997 the
Company sold a 74-acre parcel of nearby industrial property.
The Company owns approximately 152 acres in Napa, California. The
Company's large diameter pipe mill occupies approximately 92 of these acres. The
Company also owns a steel fabricating facility located adjacent to the pipe mill
on this site. The fabricating facility is not currently used
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by the Company and consists of approximately 325,000 square feet of industrial
buildings containing equipment for the production and assembly of large steel
products or components and is periodically leased on a short-term basis.
The Camrose Pipe Mill is located on approximately 67 acres in Camrose,
Alberta, Canada. The large diameter pipe mill occupies approximately 4 acres and
the ERW pipe mill occupies approximately 3 acres of the site. In addition, there
is a 3,600 square foot office building on the site. The sales staff is located
in Calgary, Alberta in leased space. The Camrose Pipe Mill is owned by Camrose
Pipe Company ("Camrose") which is 60 percent owned by the Company. The assets
of Camrose, including
all property, plant and equipment are collateral for the Camrose $15 million
(Canadian dollars) revolving credit facility (see Note 7 to the Consolidated
Financial Statements).
RMSM DIVISION
The Pueblo Mill is located in Pueblo, Colorado on approximately 570
acres. The operating facilities principally consist of two electric arc furnaces
for production of all raw steel, a ladle refining furnace and vacuum degassing
system, two 6-strand continuous round casters for producing semifinished steel,
and three finishing mills for conversion of semifinished steel to a finished
steel product. These finishing mills consist of a rail mill, seamless tube mill,
and a rod and bar mill.
At December 31, 1997, the Company had the following nominal capacities,
which are affected by product mix:
PRODUCTION PRODUCTION
CAPACITY 1997
(TONS) (TONS)
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Portland Mill: Melting 840,000 526,100
Finishing 1,200,000 362,300
Napa Pipe Mill: Steel pipe 400,000 175,100
Camrose Pipe Mill: Steel pipe 325,000 160,300
Pueblo Mill: Melting 1,200,000 952,200
Finishing mills 1,200,000 866,100
The Notes and guarantees are secured by a lien on substantially all of
the property, plant and equipment of the Company and the Guarantors, exclusive
of Camrose. (See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.)
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
RMSM is a party to two pending OSHA proceedings. In May 1997 the
Occupational Safety & Health Administration ("OSHA") issued a citation alleging
violations of various provisions of applicable safety codes at the Pueblo Mill.
The citation seeks total penalties of $1,115,500. On August 13, 1997, OSHA filed
a complaint, which initiated a proceeding on the citation before the
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission ("Commission"). In October
1997, OSHA issued a second citation to RMSM and on December 26, 1997 it filed a
complaint on that citation before the Commission seeking penalties of $72,500.
The complaints allege that some of the violations are willful or repeat
violations and that the remainder are serious. RMSM has appealed the citations.
Although the Company believes that the final out-come of the proceedings will
not have a material adverse effect on the Company, the Company's appeal may be
unsuccessful in whole or in part and it may be required to pay all or a portion
of the assessed penalties.
There are a number of claims arising out of the Company's contract with
the former Prime Contractor ("Prime Contractor") on the Combination Mill which
is being constructed at the Company's steel mill in Portland, Oregon. The
Company's position is that the Prime Contractor failed to perform. As a result,
the Company terminated the contract and made arrangements with other contractors
to complete the project. The Prime Contractor filed an arbitration claim against
the Company and the Company has counterclaimed. While it is difficult to
determine at this stage the amount claimed by the Prime Contractor, the Prime
Contractor initially filed a claim in the amount of $16.5 million against the
Company. The Prime Contractor has claimed certain other unspecified damages.
However, the Company believes that the claim amount includes amounts that were
subsequently paid by the Company to certain subcontractors and suppliers of the
Prime Contractor in the amount of approximately $7.7 million. As a result,
management believes that the net amount claimed by the Prime Contractor in the
arbitration would be approximately $8.8 mil-
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- -lion plus unspecified damages. On the same project, three other liens have
been filed by subcontractors and/or suppliers of the Prime Contractor. These
liens total approximately $5.0 million. The Company believes these claims are
included in the amount of the claim filed by the Prime Contractor.
The Company has filed a counterclaim against the Prime Contractor in the
arbitration. The amount of this counterclaim can not be finalized until the
Combination Mill project is complete and final costs analyzed. However, it
is expected that the amount of the counterclaim will exceed the amount of the
Prime Contractor's claim.
The Company denies liability on all of the claims of the Prime Contractor
and its subcontractors and suppliers and, as stated above, believes it is
entitled to recover from the Prime Contractor all damages incurred. To the
extent that the Company owes any amounts to the Prime Contractor or any of its
subcontractors or suppliers, the Company may have claims for reimbursement
against certain of its other engineers, vendors, or consultants on the project.
Management believes that the ultimate resolution of these claims will
not have a material effect on the financial position of the Company.
The Company is also party to other various claims, disputes, legal
actions and other proceedings involving contracts, employment and various other
matters. In the opinion of management, the outcome of these matters should not
have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition of the
Company.
The Company maintains insurance against various risks, including certain
types of product liability. The Company does not maintain insurance against
liability arising out of waste disposal, other environmental matters or
earthquake damage because of the high cost of such insurance. There is no
assurance that insurance currently carried by the Company, including products
liability insurance, will be available in the future at reasonable rates or at
all.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
No matters were voted upon during the fourth quarter of 1997.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
Officers are elected by the Board of Directors of the Company to serve
for a period ending with the next succeeding annual meeting of the Board of
Directors held immediately after the annual meeting of stockholders.
The name of each executive officer of the Company, age as of February 1,
1998 and position(s) and office(s) and all other positions and offices held by
each executive officer are as follows:
ASSUMED
PRESENT
EXECUTIVE
NAME AGE POSITIONS POSITION
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Thomas B. Boklund 58 Chairman of the July 1985
Board of Directors and
Chief Executive Officer
Joe E. Corvin 53 President and December 1996
Chief Operating Officer
L. Ray Adams 47 Vice President of Finance March 1991
and Chief Financial Officer
Christopher D. Cassard 44 Corporate Controller February 1996
Richard J. Kasten 53 Vice President of February 1992
International Sales
LaNelle F. Lee 60 Vice President of April 1996
Administration and Secretary
Steven M. Rowan 52 Vice President of February 1992
Materials and Transportation
Jeff S. Stewart 36 Treasurer February 1996
Each of the executive officers named above has been employed by the
Company in an executive or managerial role for at least five years.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK AND
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The Company's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. At
December 31, 1997, the number of common stockholders of record was 729.
Information on quarterly dividends and common stock prices is shown on page 21
and incorporated herein by reference.
The indenture under which the Company's 11% First Mortgage Notes due 2003
were issued contains restrictions on the payment of common stock dividends. (See
Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.) At December 31, 1997, $18.9
million was available for the payment of common stock dividends under these
restrictions.
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
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(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE, TON AND PER TON AMOUNTS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INCOME STATEMENT DATA:
Sales $ 768,558 $ 772,815 $ 710,971 $ 838,268 $ 679,823
Cost of sales 679,170 670,819 638,413 761,335 608,236
Provision for rolling mill closures -- -- -- 22,134 --
Selling, general and administrative
expenses 51,749 44,857 43,121 50,052 41,447
Profit participation and ESOP
contribution 7,157 7,844 5,418 3,074 5,280
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Operating income 30,482 49,295 24,019 1,673 24,860
Other expense, net (5,967) (12,937) (8,685) (1,579) (3,421)
Settlement of litigation -- -- -- -- 2,750
Minority interests (5,898) (1,204) 862 (3,373) (1,996)
Income tax benefit (expense) (6,662) (11,407) (3,762) 2,941 (7,388)
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Net income (loss) $ 11,955 $ 23,747 $ 12,434 $ (338) $ 14,805
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COMMON STOCK INFORMATION:
Basic and diluted net income
(loss) per share $.45 $1.02 $.62 $(.02) $.75
Cash dividends declared per share $.56 $.56 $.56 $.56 $.56
Weighted average common shares and
common equivalents outstanding 26,292 23,333 20,016 19,973 19,822
BALANCE SHEET DATA (AT DECEMBER 31):
Working capital $ 115,322 $ 120,996 $ 115,453 $ 141,480 $ 139,461
Total assets 986,620 913,355 805,266 665,733 549,670
Current liabilities 147,496 114,729 121,327 117,986 116,322
Long-term debt 367,473 330,993 312,679 187,935 76,487
Total stockholders' equity 349,007 353,041 266,790 263,477 275,242
OTHER DATA:
Depreciation and amortization $ 28,642 $ 29,025 $ 24,964 $ 22,012 $ 21,375
Capital expenditures $ 81,670 $ 156,538 $ 176,885 $ 128,237 $ 40,905
Total tonnage sold:
Oregon Steel Division 567,000 607,600 763,500 920,700 778,300
RMSM Division 907,600 893,200 640,200 765,600 624,700
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Total tonnage sold 1,474,600 1,500,800 1,403,700 1,686,300 1,403,000
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Operating margin (1) 4.0% 6.4% 3.4% 2.8% 3.7%
Operating income per ton sold (1) $21 $33 $17 $14 $18
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(1) Excluding provision for rolling mill closures in 1994.
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following information contains forward-looking statements which are
made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from those projected.
Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, general business
and economic conditions; competitive products and pricing, as well as
fluctuations in demand; potential equipment malfunction, work stoppages, and
plant construction and repair delays.
The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the percentages
of sales represented by selected income statement items and information
regarding selected balance sheet data:
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YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1997 1996 1995
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
INCOME STATEMENT DATA:
Sales 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cost of Sales 88.4 86.8 89.8
Selling, general and administrative expenses 6.7 5.8 6.1
ESOP and profit participation contribution .9 1.0 .7
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Operating income 4.0 6.4 3.4
Interest and dividend income -- .1 .1
Interest expense (1.3) (1.6) (1.5)
Other income, net .5 -- .2
Loss on termination of interest
rate swap agreements -- (.2) --
Minority interests (.8) (.1) .1
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Pretax income 2.4 4.6 2.3
Income tax expense (.8) (1.5) (.5)
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Net income 1.6% 3.1% 1.8%
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BALANCE SHEET DATA (AT DECEMBER 31):
Current ratio 1.8:1 2.1:1 2.0:1
Long-term debt as a percent of capitalization 51.3% 48.4% 54.0%
Net book value per share $13.58 $13.74 $13.74
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The following table sets forth by division, for the periods indicated,
tonnage sold, revenues and average selling price per ton:
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YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1997 1996 1995
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TOTAL TONNAGE SOLD:
Oregon Steel Division:
Plate 192,400 279,600 295,900
Welded Pipe 351,200 324,700 271,400
Semifinished 23,400 3,300 196,200
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Total Oregon Steel Division 567,000 607,600 763,500
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RMSM Division:
Rail 350,200 287,700 240,700
Rod, Bar and Wire 409,200 392,600 271,300
Seamless Pipe 120,200 151,200 116,100
Semifinished 28,000 61,700 12,100
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Total RMSM Division 907,600 893,200 640,200
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Total Company 1,474,600 1,500,800 1,403,700
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REVENUES (IN THOUSANDS):
Oregon Steel Division $366,263 $379,119 $407,968
RMSM Division 402,295(1) 393,696 303,003(3)
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Total $768,558(1) $772,815 $710,971(3)
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AVERAGE SELLING PRICE PER TON:
Oregon Steel Division $646 $624 $534
RMSM Division $440(2) $441 $467(4)
Company Average $520(2) $515 $504(4)
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(1) Includes insurance proceeds of approximately $2.5 million as reimbursement
of lost profits resulting from lost production during the third and fourth
quarters of 1996 related to the failure of one of the power transformers
servicing RMSM.
(2) Excludes insurance proceeds referred to in Note (1) above.
(3) Includes insurance proceeds of approximately $4 million received in the
second quarter of 1995 as reimbursement of lost profits resulting from lost
production and start-up delays at the RMSM caused by an explosion that
occurred during the third quarter of 1994.
(4) Excludes insurance proceeds referred to in Note (3) above.
The Company's long range strategic plan emphasizes providing stability for
its operations through expanding its product offerings to minimize the impact of
individual product cycles on the Company's overall performance and by entering
into long-term strategic alliances. In pursuing these goals, the Company has
sought alternatives to its reliance in 1991 and 1992 on the domestic market for
large diameter pipe, the demand for which has declined significantly from levels
experienced in those years.
In an effort to decrease the Company's reliance on the domestic large
diameter pipe market and provide additional end use for its steel plate, the
Company acquired a 60 percent interest in the Camrose Pipe Mill in June 1992
from Stelco, a large Canadian steel producer, which owns the remaining 40
percent interest in the Camrose Pipe Mill. In 1995, 1996 and 1997, Camrose
shipped 79,400, 114,300 and 188,600 tons, respectively, of steel pipe and
generated revenues of $55.1 million, $78.5 million, and $132.6 million,
respectively. During those years Stelco was a major supplier of steel plate and
coil for the Camrose Pipe Mill.
To expand the Company's steel product lines and enter new geographic areas,
CF&I purchased the Pueblo Mill and related assets in March 1993. In 1995, 1996
and 1997 the Pueblo Mill shipped 640,200, 893,200, and 907,600 tons,
respectively, and generated revenues of $303.0 million, $393.7 million and
$402.3 million, respectively. In August 1994 New CF&I sold a 10 percent equity
interest in New CF&I to a subsidiary of Nippon. In connection with that sale,
Nippon agreed to license to the Company its proprietary technology for producing
DHH rail under a separate equipment supply agreement. In November 1995 the
Company sold a 3 percent equity interest in New CF&I to two companies of Nissho
Iwai, a large Japanese trading company.
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The labor contract at the RMSM Division expired on September 30, 1997.
After a brief contract extension intended to help facilitate a possible
contract, on October 3, 1997 the Union initiated a strike at the RMSM Division.
See Part I "Business Labor Dispute". The RMSM Division began to ramp
its operations back up in mid-October 1997 with management and replacement
workers. Shipment levels and cost of operations were negatively impacted by
reduced production levels and costs specifically related to the strike. Fourth
quarter 1997 shipments at the RMSM Division were 123,900 tons with an average
selling price of $431 per ton compared to shipments of 201,800 tons with an
average selling price of $463 per ton in the fourth quarter of 1996. The
decrease in average selling price for the fourth quarter of 1997 is due
primarily to a shift in product mix. The division had reduced production and
shipments of rail and seamless pipe as a result of the strike. In addition, the
Company sold its wire producing assets in the second quarter of 1997. Rail,
seamless pipe and wire products generally have higher selling prices per ton
than other finished products sold by the division. At the end of December the
Pueblo Mill was operating at 65 percent of capacity and is expected to reach
full production during the first half of 1998. As a result of successfully
resuming operations with a replacement workforce, the Company believes it can
return to full production with fewer workers than before the strike.
During the fourth quarter of 1997, the Oregon Steel Division shipped
146,800 tons with an average selling price of $616 per ton compared to shipments
of 175,700 tons with an average selling price of $638 per ton during the fourth
quarter of 1996. Shipments for the fourth quarter of 1997 were negatively
impacted by reduced plate manufactured at the division's Portland Mill. The
Company shut down its old plate rolling mill in September of 1997 and shifted
all plate production to the Combination Mill. The Combination Mill experienced
delays during October and November which significantly reduced the Portland
Mill's production. The division shut down the Combination Mill for twelve days
in December to make engineering design changes. The delays and outage resulted
in reduced plate volumes and increased production costs during the fourth
quarter of 1997. The division's 3.4 percent decrease in average sales price for
the fourth quarter of 1997 compared to the fourth quarter of 1996 is primarily
due to product mix changes which included a higher percentage of semi-finished
product and non-prime plate products. The division sold 23,300 tons of
semi-finished product during the fourth quarter of 1997 compared to no sales in
the fourth quarter of 1996. Semi-finished products have a significantly lower
sales price than the division's plate and pipe products.
Company sales in the fourth quarter of 1997 of $143.9 million decreased
30.0 percent from sales of $205.6 million in the fourth quarter of 1996. Company
shipments decreased 28.3 percent to 270,700 tons in the fourth quarter of 1997
from 377,500 tons in the fourth quarter of 1996. The Company's sales and
shipments for the nine month period ended September 30, 1997 were $624.5 million
and 1.2 million tons, respectively, compared to $567.2 million and 1.1 million
tons, respectively, for the comparable 1996 period. The Company's average
selling price in the fourth quarter of 1997 was $532 per ton versus $545 per ton
in the fourth quarter of 1996. As discussed above, the decrease in sales and
shipments for the fourth quarter of 1997 was primarily due to the strike at the
RMSM Division and the start-up of the Combination Mill. The lower average
selling price in the fourth quarter of 1997 is primarily due to a shift in
product mix compared to the fourth quarter of 1996. During the fourth quarter
of 1997, the Company had increased shipments of semi-finished products
and non-prime plate products as a percentage of overall plate shipments and
decreased shipments of rail and seamless pipe products. The shift in product
mix was primarily due to the strike at the RMSM Division and the start-up of
the Combination Mill.
Gross profits as a percentage of sales for the fourth quarter of 1997 were
a negative 4 percent compared to a positive 12 percent for the fourth quarter of
1996. Gross profit margin for the nine month periods ended September 30, 1997
and September 30, 1996 were 15.3 and 13.6 percent respectively. As noted above,
gross profit margin for the fourth quarter of 1997 was negatively impacted by
the strike at the RMSM Division and the startup of the Combination Mill which
resulted in lower production and sales volume, a less profitable product mix
and higher costs.
COMPARISON OF 1997 TO 1996
SALES. Sales in 1997 of $768.6 million decreased 0.6 percent from sales of
$772.8 million in 1996. Shipments decreased 1.7 percent to 1.47 million tons in
1997 from 1.50 million tons in 1996. Average selling prices in 1997 were $520
per ton versus $515 per ton in 1996. Of the $4.3 million
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sales decrease, $13.5 million was the result of volume decrease offset by $6.7
million resulting from higher average selling prices and $2.5 million of 1997
insurance proceeds.
The decrease in sales and shipments was primarily due to decreased
shipments of plate product by the Oregon Steel Division and decreased shipments
of seamless pipe and semifinished products by the RMSM Division, offset in part
by increased shipments of rail and rod products by the RMSM Division. Plate
shipments declined primarily due to the start-up of the Combination Mill at the
Portland Mill. As noted above, shipments at the RMSM Division were negatively
impacted by the labor dispute during the fourth quarter of 1997. The higher
average selling price in 1997 was due to increased shipments of welded pipe and
higher selling prices for pipe products, partially offset by increased shipments
of rod, which have a generally lower selling price per ton than the other
finished products sold by the Company.
GROSS PROFITS. Gross profits as a percentage of sales for 1997 were 11.6
percent compared to 13.2 percent for 1996. Gross profit margins were negatively
impacted by reduced shipments of plate products and increased manufacturing
costs at the Portland Mill due to the start-up of the Combination Mill. Gross
profit was positively impacted by increased rail shipments and higher seamless
pipe prices at the RMSM Division. In spite of the labor dispute, gross profit
was also positively impacted by lower costs at the RMSM Division due to
increased steel production and improved operating efficiencies.
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE. Selling, general and administrative
("SG&A") expenses for 1997 increased $6.9 million or 15.4 percent compared to
1996 and increased as a percent of revenues from 5.8 percent in 1996 to 6.7
percent in 1997. The increase was primarily due to increased costs associated
with the labor dispute at RMSM.
CONTRIBUTION TO ESOP AND PROFIT PARTICIPATION. There was a $1.5 million
contribution to the ESOP in 1997 compared to no contribution in 1996. Profit
participation plan expense was $5.7 million in 1997 compared to $7.8 million in
1996. The decrease in 1997 profit participation reflects the decreased
profitability compared to 1996 of the Oregon Steel Division.
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME. Interest and dividend income on investments
was $406,000 in 1997 compared with $520,000 in 1996.
INTEREST EXPENSE. Total interest cost for 1997 was $38.0 million, an
increase of $4.8 million compared to 1996. The higher interest cost is primarily
the result of additional debt incurred to fund the capital improvement program,
combined with higher interest rates. Of the $38.0 million of interest cost,
$27.8 million was capitalized as part of construction in progress.
INCOME TAX EXPENSE. The Company's effective income tax rate for state and
federal taxes was 35.8 percent for 1997 compared to a 32.4 percent for 1996. The
effective income tax rate for both periods varied from the combined state and
federal statutory rate due to earned state tax credits and deductible dividends
paid on stock held by the ESOP and paid to ESOP participants.
COMPARISON OF 1996 TO 1995
SALES. Sales in 1996 of $772.8 million increased 8.7 percent from sales of
$711.0 million in 1995. Shipments increased 6.9 percent to 1.5 million tons in
1996 from 1.4 million tons in 1995. Average selling prices increased $11 to $515
per ton in 1996 compared to 1995. Of the $61.8 million sales increase, $48.9
million was the result of volume increases and $16.9 million from higher average
selling prices, offset by $4.0 million of 1995 insurance proceeds not recurring
in 1996.
The increases in sales and shipments was primarily the result of increased
shipments of rail, seamless pipe, rod and bar, and semifinished products by the
RMSM Division and welded pipe products by the Oregon Steel Division, offset in
part by decreased semifinished product shipments by the Oregon Steel Division.
Shipments increased at the RMSM Division due to increased production resulting
from the completion of the capital improvement program. Welded pipe shipments
increased at the Napa Pipe Mill to 210,500 tons in 1996 versus 192,000 tons in
1995 and at the Camrose Pipe Mill to 114,300 tons in 1996 versus 79,400 tons in
1995. The higher average selling price in 1996 was due to a combination of
increased shipments of welded and seamless pipe, higher selling prices for plate
and seamless pipe products and reduced shipments of semifinished products,
partially offset by increased shipments of rod and bar, which have a generally
lower selling price per ton than the other finished products sold by the
Company.
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GROSS PROFITS. Gross profits as a percentage of sales for 1996 were 13.2
percent compared to 10.2 percent for 1995. Gross profit margins were positively
impacted by increased selling prices of plate and seamless pipe products,
improved product mix and lower manufacturing costs of producing plate and welded
pipe at the Oregon Steel Division. Gross profit was negatively impacted by
higher costs and reduced shipments at RMSM due to an outage of the ladle
refining furnace during June 1996 as a result of a mechanical failure and by the
loss of the use of one of the two main transformers that supply electricity to
the melt shop at RMSM during the fourth quarter of 1996. As a result, steel
production volume was significantly affected, limiting availability of steel to
the finishing mills, particularly the rod and bar mill. The outages resulted in
low operating efficiencies, increased costs and lost sales opportunities. The
Company estimated that the transformer outage negatively affected operating
income by approximately $2 million, net of insurance proceeds.
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE. SG&A expenses for 1996 increased $1.7
million or 4.0 percent compared to 1995 but decreased as a percent of revenues
from 6.1 percent in 1995 to 5.8 percent in 1996. The percentage decrease was
primarily due to cost controls and increased sales in 1996.
CONTRIBUTION TO ESOP AND PROFIT PARTICIPATION. There was no contribution to
the ESOP in 1996 and 1995. Profit participation plan expense was $7.8 million in
1996 compared to $5.4 million in 1995. The increase in 1996 profit participation
reflects the increased profitability as compared to 1995 at the Oregon Steel
Division.
INTEREST EXPENSE. Total interest cost for 1996 was $33.2 million, an
increase of $10.7 million compared to 1995. This increase was related to
interest cost incurred on debt issued to reduce bank borrowings and to fund the
capital improvement program at the Oregon Steel and RMSM Divisions. Of the $33.2
million of interest, $20.7 million was capitalized as part of construction in
progress.
INCOME TAX EXPENSE. The Company's effective income tax rate for state and
federal taxes was 32.4 percent for 1996 compared to 23.2 percent for 1995. The
effective income tax rate for both periods varied from the combined state and
federal statutory rate due to earned state tax credits, principally enterprise
zone credits, and deductible dividends paid on stock held by the ESOP and paid
to ESOP participants. In 1995 a net tax benefit of $2.5 million was recognized
related to enterprise zone credits for eligible completed capital projects at
the Pueblo Mill.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Cash flow from 1997 operations was $52.1 million compared to $80.9 million
in 1996. The major items affecting the $28.8 million decrease were decreased net
income ($11.8 million), an increase in inventories versus a decrease in 1996
($49.3 million), and an increase in other current assets ($8.3 million). These
cash decreases were partially offset by a reduction in accounts receivable
versus an increase in 1996 ($18.4 million) and an increase in accounts payable
and accrued expenses ($19.3 million).
Net working capital at December 31, 1997 decreased $5.7 million compared
to December 31, 1996 reflecting a $27.1 million increase in current assets and a
$32.8 million increase in current liabilities. Accounts payable increased from
$75.4 million at the end of 1996 to $97.9 million at December 31, 1997. The
increase was primarily due to increased book overdrafts at December 31, 1997
compared to December 31, 1996.
The Company has outstanding $235 million principal amount of 11% First
Mortgage Notes due 2003. The Notes are guaranteed by New CF&I and RMSM
("Guarantors"). The Notes and the guarantees are secured by a lien on
substantially all the property, plant and equipment and certain other assets of
the Company and the Guarantors. The collateral for the Notes and the guarantees
does not include, among other things, inventory and accounts receivable and the
assets of Camrose. The indenture under which the Notes were issued contains
potential restrictions on new indebtedness and various types of disbursements,
including dividends, based on the Company's net income in relation to its fixed
charges, as defined.
The Company maintains a $125 million revolving bank credit facility
("Amended Credit Agreement"), which expires June 11, 1999, and may be drawn upon
based on the Company's accounts receivable and inventory balances, exept those
of Camrose. At December 31, 1997,
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$88.8 million was outstanding under the Amended Credit Agreement. At the
Company's election, interest on the Amended Credit Agreement is based on (1)
the London Interbank Offering Rate ("LIBOR"), (2) the prime rate or (3) the
federal funds rate, plus a margin determined by the Company's leverage ratio.
The annual commitment fees are .5 percent of the unused portion of the Amended
Credit Agreement. The Amended Credit Agreement is collateralized by
substantially all of the Company's consolidated inventory and accounts
receivable, except those of Camrose. Amounts outstanding under the Amended
Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Guarantors. The Amended Credit Agreement
contains various restrictive covenants including a minimum tangible net worth,
minimum interest coverage ratio, and a maximum debt to total capitalization
ratio. The Amended Credit Agreement has been amended to, among other things,
modify the interest coverage ratio due to lower than anticipated earnings and
higher than anticipated borrowings.
Term debt of $67.5 million was incurred by CF&I Steel, L.P. as part of the
purchase price of the Pueblo Mill on March 3, 1993. This debt is without stated
collateral and is payable over ten years with interest at 9.5 percent. As of
December 31, 1997, the outstanding balance on the debt was $45.6 million, of
which $38.2 million was classified as long-term.
Camrose maintains a $15 million (Canadian dollars) revolving credit
facility with a bank, the proceeds of which may be used for working capital and
general corporate purposes. The facility is collateralized by substantially all
of the assets of Camrose and borrowings under this facility are limited to an
amount equal to specified percentages of Camrose's eligible trade accounts
receivable and inventories. The facility expires on December 30, 1999. Depending
on Camrose's election at the time of borrowing, interest is payable based on (1)
the bank's Canadian dollar prime rate, (2) the bank's U.S. dollar prime rate or
(3) LIBOR. Annual commitment fees are .25 percent of the unused portion of this
facility. As of December 31, 1997, Camrose had $5.5 million outstanding under
the facility.
The Company has uncollateralized and uncommitted revolving lines of credit
with two banks which may be used to support issuance of letters of credit,
foreign exchange contracts and interest rate hedges. At December 31, 1997, $5.4
million was restricted under outstanding letters of credit.
During 1997 the Company expended approximately $34.3 million (exclusive of
capitalized interest) on the Combination Mill, $12.4 million (exclusive of
capitalized interest) on capital projects at the Pueblo Mill, and $7.2 million
on other capital projects. The Company has budgeted approximately $50 million
for capital expenditures in 1998 at its manufacturing facilities for upgrade
projects to the present facilities and equipment.
The Company believes that its anticipated needs for working capital and
capital expenditures through 1998 will be met from funds generated by operations
and borrowings pursuant to the Company's Amended Credit Agreement.
YEAR 2000 ISSUES. As the year 2000 approaches, the Company recognizes the
need to ensure its operations will not be adversely impacted by Year 2000
software failures. The Company is addressing this issue to ensure the
availability and integrity of its financial systems and the reliability of its
operational systems. The Company has made and will continue to make certain
investments in its information systems and software applications to ensure the
Company is Year 2000 compliant. Such work has not had, and is not anticipated
to have, a material effect on the financial position of the Company.
IMPACT OF INFLATION. Inflation can be expected to have an effect on many
of the Company's operating costs and expenses. Due to worldwide competition in
the steel industry, the Company may not be able to pass through such increased
costs to its customers.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not applicable.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA - UNAUDITED
1997 1996
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4TH 3RD 2ND 1ST 4TH 3RD 2ND 1ST
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(IN MILLIONS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Sales $143.9 $213.6 $204.4 $206.7 $205.6 $187.7 $174.1 $205.5
Operating income (loss) (21.9) 20.0 16.6 15.8 11.2(1) 12.8 9.9 15.3
Net income (loss) (13.7) 10.4 8.2 7.1 6.7 6.4 4.1 6.5
Basic and diluted
net income per share $(.53) $.40 $.31 $.27 $.26 $.24 $.20 $.33
Dividends declared per
common share $.14 $.14 $.14 $.14 $.14 $.14 $.14 $.14
Common stock price range:
High $29-1/4 $28-15/16 $22-1/2 $18-7/8 $17-3/4 $15-7/8 16-7/8 15-3/8
Low $17 $19-1/2 $15-3/4 $15-1/8 $14-5/8 $12-3/4 12-1/2 13-3/4
Average shares
outstanding 26.3 26.3 26.3 26.3 26.3 26.3 20.8 20.0
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(1) Includes approximately $1 million write-down of older plant and equipment
held for sale approximately $2.5 million of net negative adjustments
primarily related to inventory, and approximately $2 million, net of
insurance proceeds, related to the transformer outage at the Pueblo Mill
in 1996.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of Oregon Steel Mills, Inc.
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the related
consolidated statements of income, of changes in stockholders' equity and of
cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. and its subsidiaries at December 31, 1997 and 1996, and
the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended,
in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. 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 of these statements in accordance with
generally accepted auditing standards which 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,
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We
believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed
above.
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Portland, Oregon
February 27, 1998
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Stockholders and Directors of
Oregon Steel Mills, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Oregon Steel Mills, Inc.
and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995 and the related consolidated statements
of income, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year ended
December 31, 1995. In addition, we have audited the 1995 financial statement
schedule of Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. and Subsidiaries as listed in Item
14(a)(ii) of this Form 10-K. These financial statements and financial statement
schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement
schedule based on our audits.
We conducted our audit 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 Oregon Steel
Mills, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995, and their consolidated
results of operations and their cash flows for the year ended December 31, 1995,
in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, in our
opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above, when considered
in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly,
in all material respects, the information required to be included therein.
COOPERS & LYBRAND, L.L.P.
Portland, Oregon
January 19, 1996
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OREGON STEEL MILLS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
ASSETS
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31,
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1997 1996 1995
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 570 $ 739 $ 644
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance
for doubtful accounts of $1,374,
$2,735 and $1,905 83,219 91,480 80,520
Inventories 148,548 120,636 141,310
Deferred tax asset 17,262 17,084 9,461
Other 13,219 5,786 4,845
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Total current assets 262,818 235,725 236,780
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Property, plant and equipment:
Land and improvements 28,782 29,577 28,471
Buildings 46,805 37,617 37,126
Machinery and equipment 422,179 426,912 376,217
Construction in progress 329,198 255,558 171,487
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826,964 749,664 613,301
Accumulated depreciation (166,485) (145,096) (118,147)
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660,479 604,568 495,154
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Cost in excess of net assets acquired, net 36,590 37,398 41,555
Other assets 26,733 35,664 31,777
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$ 986,620 $ 913,355 $805,266
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LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt $ 7,373 $ 6,574 $ 4,576
Accounts payable 97,860 75,428 85,360
Accrued expenses 42,263 32,727 31,391
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Total current liabilities 147,496 114,729 121,327
Long-term debt 367,473 330,993 312,679
Deferred employee benefits 21,018 18,262 17,044
Environmental liability 34,801 35,103 36,331
Deferred income taxes 31,641 24,365 15,470
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602,429 523,452 502,851
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Minority interests 35,184 36,862 35,625
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Contingencies (Note 12)
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Capital stock:
Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share;
1,000 shares authorized; none issued
Common stock, par value $.01 per share;
30,000 shares authorized; 25,693, 25,693,
and 19,422 shares issued and outstanding
Additional paid-in capital 257 257 194
Retained earnings 226,085 226,085 150,826
Cumulative foreign currency translation 127,984 130,417 119,302
adjustment (5,319) (3,718) (3,532)
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349,007 353,041 266,790
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$ 986,620 $ 913,355 $805,266
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the
consolidated financial statements.
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OREGON STEEL MILLS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
<CAPTION>
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1997 1996 1995
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Sales $ 768,558 $ 772,815 $ 710,971
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Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales 679,170 670,819 638,413
Selling, general and administrative 51,749 44,857 43,123
Contributions to employee stock ownership plan 1,501 -- --
Profit participation 5,656 7,844 5,416
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738,076 723,520 686,952
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Operating income 30,482 49,295 24,019
Other income (expense):
Interest and dividend income 406 520 557
Interest expense (10,216) (12,479) (10,307)
Loss on termination of interest rate swap
agreements (Note 15) -- (1,232) --
Minority interests (5,898) (1,204) 862
Other, net 3,843 254 1,065
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Income before income taxes 18,617 35,154 16,196
Income tax expense (6,662) (11,407) (3,762)
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Net income $ 11,955 $ 23,747 $ 12,434
========= ========= =========
Basic and diluted net income per share $.45 $1.02 $.62
========= ========= =========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the
consolidated financial statements.
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OREGON STEEL MILLS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995, 1996 AND 1997
(IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
<CAPTION>
CUMULATIVE
FOREIGN
ADDITIONAL CURRENCY
COMMON STOCK PAID-IN RETAINED TRANSLATION
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SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL EARNINGS ADJUSTMENT TOTAL
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balances, December 31, 1994 19,377 $194 $150,090 $117,739 $(4,546) $263,477
Net income 12,434 12,434
Issuance to employee stock
ownership plan 45 736 736
Foreign currency
translation adjustment 1,014 1,014
Dividends paid ($.56 per share) (10,871) (10,871)
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Balances, December 31, 1995 19,422 194 150,826 119,302 (3,532) 266,790
Net income 23,747 23,747
Issuance of common stock 6,271 63 75,259 75,322
Foreign currency
translation adjustment (186) (186)
Dividends paid ($.56 per share) (12,632) (12,632)
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Balances, December 31, 1996 25,693 257 226,085 130,417 (3,718) 353,041
Net income 11,955 11,955
Foreign currency
translation adjustment (1,601) (1,601)
Dividends paid ($.56 per share) (14,388) (14,388)
-------- ------- -------- -------- ------- --------
Balances, December 31, 1997 25,693 $257 $226,085 $127,984 $(5,319) $349,007
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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OREGON STEEL MILLS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(IN THOUSANDS)
<CAPTION>
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1997 1996 1995
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 11,955 $ 23,747 $ 12,434
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 28,642 29,025 24,964
Deferred income taxes 7,276 9,030 3,583
Accruals for contribution of common stock to
employee stock ownership plan 1,501 -- --
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment (7,833) (551) (372)
Minority interests' share of income 5,898 1,239 (755)
Other, net 8,480 6,829 392
Changes in current assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable 7,404 (11,030) (39)
Inventories (28,723) 20,597 14,989
Deferred tax asset (177) (7,623) (3,686)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 25,234 6,599 (712)
Other (7,553) 2,996 2,818
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY
OPERATING ACTIVITIES 52,104 80,858 53,616
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment (81,670) (156,538) (176,885)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 14,913 666 850
Other, net (1,065) 162 (226)
--------- --------- ---------
NET CASH USED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES (67,822) (155,710) (176,261)
--------- --------- ---------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings under Canadian bank
revolving loan facility (291) (911) 3,443
Proceeds from long-term bank debt 424,877 264,300 330,600
Payments on bank and other long-term debt (387,307) (478,052) (210,130)
Net proceeds from issuance of 11% First Mortgage Notes -- 226,942 --
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock -- 75,322 --
Dividends paid (14,388) (12,632) (10,871)
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary common stock (Note 14) -- -- 5,040
Minority share of subsidiary's distribution (7,187) -- --
--------- --------- ---------
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES 15,704 74,969 118,082
--------- --------- ---------
Effects of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash (155) (22) 168
--------- --------- ---------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (169) 95 (4,395)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 739 644 5,039
--------- --------- ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 570 $ 739 $ 644
========= ========= =========
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for:
Interest $ 35,399 $ 32,347 $ 20,087
Income taxes $ 7,237 $ 8,659 $ 1,966
See Note 5 for additional supplemental cash flow disclosures.
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of the consolidated financial statements.
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OREGON STEEL MILLS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. and subsidiaries ("Company") manufactures various
specialty and commodity steel products with operations in the United States and
Canada. The principal markets for the Company's products are steel service
centers, steel fabricators, railroads, oil and gas producers and distributors
and other industrial concerns. The Company's products are primarily marketed in
the United States west of the Mississippi River and western Canada. The Company
also markets products outside North America.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
The consolidated financial statements include all wholly-owned and
majority-owned subsidiaries. Affiliates which are 20 percent to 50 percent owned
are accounted for using the equity method. Material wholly-owned and
majority-owned subsidiaries of the Company are Camrose Pipe Corporation ("CPC")
which owns a 60 percent interest in Camrose Pipe Company ("Camrose"), and 87
percent owned New CF&I, Inc. ("New CF&I") which owns a 95.2 percent interest in
CF&I Steel, L.P. ("CF&I") (dba Rocky Mountain Steel Mills). On October 1, 1997,
the Company purchased the remaining 4.8 percent interest in CF&I not owned by
New CF&I. All significant intercompany transactions and account balances have
been eliminated.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash and cash equivalents include short-term securities which have an
original maturity date of 90 days or less.
CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations
of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents and trade
receivables. The Company places its cash in high credit quality investments and
limits the amount of credit exposure by any one financial institution. At times,
temporary cash investments may be in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation insurance limit. Management believes that risk of loss on the
Company's trade receivables is reduced by ongoing credit evaluation of customer
financial condition and requirements for collateral, such as letters of credit
and bank guarantees.
INVENTORIES
Inventories are stated at the lower of average cost or market.
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, including capitalized
interest during construction of $27.8 million, $20.7 million and $12.2 million
in 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively. Depreciation is determined using
principally the straight-line method and the units of production method over the
estimated useful lives of the assets. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as
incurred and costs of improvements are capitalized. Upon disposal, cost and
accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and gains or losses are
reflected in income.
COSTS IN EXCESS OF NET ASSETS ACQUIRED
The costs in excess of net assets acquired by CF&I and Camrose are being
amortized on a straight-line basis over 40 years. Accumulated amortization was
$4.9 million, $3.9 million and $2.9 million in 1997, 1996 and 1995,
respectively. The carrying value of costs in excess of net assets acquired will
be reviewed and adjusted if the facts and circumstances suggest that they may be
impaired.
INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENTS
The Company has entered into interest rate swap agreements as a means of
managing its interest rate exposure. These agreements have the effect of
converting a portion of the Company's variable rate obligations to fixed rate
obligations. Net amounts paid or received are reflected as adjustments to
interest expense.
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TAXES ON INCOME
Deferred income taxes reflect the differences between the financial
reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities at year end based on enacted
tax laws and statutory tax rates. Tax credits are recognized as a reduction of
income tax expense in the year the credit arises.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
Assets and liabilities subject to foreign currency fluctuations are
translated at the period-end rate of exchange with related unrealized gains or
losses on the balance sheet date reflected in stockholders' equity. Income and
expenses are translated at the average exchange rate for the period.
NET INCOME PER SHARE
Basic and diluted net income per share was as follows at December 31:
1997 1996 1995
------- -------- --------
(IN THOUSANDS,
EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding 25,694 22,735 19,418
Shares of common stock to be issued March 2003 598 598 598
------- ------- -------
26,292 23,333 20,016
======= ======= =======
Net income $11,955 $23,747 $12,434
======= ======= =======
Basic and diluted net income per share $.45 $1.02 $.62
======= ======= =======
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 periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
3. BUSINESS SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
The Company operates in one business segment in two geographical locations,
the United States and Canada.
Geographical area information is as follows:
1997 1996 1995
-------- -------- --------
(IN THOUSANDS)
SALES TO UNAFFILIATED CUSTOMERS
United States........................ $635,989 $694,364 $655,822
Canada............................... 132,569 78,451 55,149
-------- -------- --------
$768,558 $772,815 $710,971
======== ======== ========
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) BY
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
United States........................ $ 14,148 $ 43,101 $ 24,176
Canada .............................. 16,334 6,194 (157)
-------- -------- --------
$ 30,482 $ 49,295 $ 24,019
======== ======== ========
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
BY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
United States........................ $ 2,179 $ 28,825 $ 16,454
Canada............................... 16,438 6,329 (258)
-------- -------- --------
$ 18,617 $ 35,154 $ 16,196
======== ======== ========
IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS BY GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
United States........................ $927,430 $863,773 $763,844
Canada............................... 59,190 49,582 41,422
-------- -------- --------
$986,620 $913,355 $805,266
======== ======== ========
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Product transfers from the United States locations to the Canadian location
amounted to $7.5 million, $477,000 and $1.3 million in 1997, 1996 and 1995,
respectively. These inter-area sales are at prices which approximate prices
charged to unaffiliated customers and have been eliminated from consolidated
sales. Export sales from the Company's United States operations were less than
10 percent of total sales in 1997 and 1996. Export sales in 1995 were as
follows:
(IN THOUSANDS)
Far East.................................................... $34,514
Other....................................................... 39,870
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$74,384
=======
4. INVENTORIES
Inventories were as follows as of December 31:
1997 1996 1995
--------- -------- --------
(IN THOUSANDS)
Raw materials $ 25,197 $ 24,916 $ 31,520
Semifinished product 65,545 45,767 51,770
Finished product 31,105 25,046 38,111
Stores and operating supplies 26,701 24,907 19,909
-------- -------- --------
Total inventory $148,548 $120,636 $141,310
======== ======== ========
5. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
During 1997, 1996, and 1995, the Company acquired property, plant and
equipment for $16.2 million, $8.9 million and $27.4 million, respectively,
which was included in accounts payable and accrued expenses at the respective
year ends.
The Company has recorded as a change to stockholders' equity the issuance
of common stock to the employee stock ownership plan in 1995 and foreign
currency translation adjustments annually, which are noncash transactions.
6. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accounts payable include book overdrafts of $12.0 million and $9.6 million
at December 31, 1997 and 1995, respectively, and retainage from construction
projects of $13.2 million, $12.5 million and $9.6 million at December 31, 1997,
1996 and 1995, respectively.
Accrued expenses include accrued vacation of $6.7 million, $6.5 million and
$6.4 million at December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
7. DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS
Debt balances were as follows as of December 31:
1997 1996 1995
-------- -------- --------
(IN THOUSANDS)
11% First Mortgage Notes due 2003 $235,000 $235,000 $ -
Bank term loan - - 196,900
Bank revolving loan 88,800 45,500 58,400
CF&I acquisition term loan 45,559 51,290 55,242
Camrose bank revolving loan 5,487 5,777 6,713
-------- -------- --------
Total long-term debt 374,846 337,567 317,255
Less current maturities 7,373 6,574 4,576
-------- -------- --------
Non-current maturity of long-term debt $367,473 $330,993 $312,679
======== ======== ========
The Company has outstanding $235 million principal amount of 11% First
Mortgage Notes ("Notes") due 2003. The Notes are guaranteed by New CF&I and CF&I
("Guarantors"). The Notes and the guarantees are secured by a lien on
substantially all the property, plant and equipment and certain other assets of
the Company (exclusive of Camrose) and the Guarantors. The collateral for the
Notes and the guarantees does not include, among other things, inventory and
accounts receivable. The indenture under which the Notes were issued contains
potential restrictions on new
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indebtedness and various types of disbursements, including dividends, based on
the Company's net income in relation to its fixed charges, as defined. Under
these restrictions, $18.9 million was available for cash dividends at December
31, 1997.
The Company maintains a $125 million revolving bank credit facility
("Amended Credit Agreement"), which expires on June 11, 1999, and may be drawn
upon based on the Company's accounts receivable and inventory balances, except
those of Camrose. At the Company's election, interest on the Amended Credit
Agreement is based on (1) the London Interbank Offering Rate ("LIBOR"), (2) the
prime rate or (3) the federal funds rate, plus a margin determined by the
Company's leverage ratio. As of December 31, 1997, the average interest rate on
borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement was 7.7 percent. Annual commitment
fees are .5 percent of the unused portions of the Amended Credit Agreement.
The Amended Credit Agreement is collateralized by substantially all of the
Company's consolidated inventory and accounts receivable, except those of
Camrose. Amounts outstanding under the Amended Credit Agreement are guaranteed
by the Guarantors. The Amended Credit Agreement contains various restrictive
covenants including a minimum tangible net worth, minimum interest coverage
ratio, and a maximum debt to total capitalization ratio. The Amended Credit
Agreement has been amended to, among other things, modify the interest coverage
ratio due to lower than anticipated earnings and higher than anticipated
borrowings on the Amended Credit Agreement.
Term debt of $67.5 million was incurred by CF&I as part of the purchase
price of certain assets of CF&I Steel Corporation on March 3, 1993. This debt is
without stated collateral and is payable over ten years with interest at 9.5
percent.
Camrose maintains a $15 million (Canadian dollars) revolving credit facility
with a bank, the proceeds of which may be used for working capital and general
corporate purposes. The facility is collateralized by substantially all of the
assets of Camrose, and borrowings under this facility are limited to an amount
equal to specified percentages of Camrose's eligible trade accounts receivable
and inventories. The facility expires on December 30, 1999. Depending on
Camrose's election at the time of borrowing, interest is payable based on (1)
the bank's Canadian dollar prime rate, (2) the bank's U.S. dollar prime rate, or
(3) LIBOR. As of December 31, 1997, the interest rate of this facility was 6.0
percent. Annual commitment fees are .25 percent of the unused portion of this
facility.
As of December 31, 1997, principal payments on long-term debt are due as
follows (in thousands):
1998 $ 7,373
1999 101,451
2000 7,861
2001 8,625
2002 9,464
Balance due in installments through 2003 240,072
--------
$374,846
========
The Company has uncollateralized and uncommitted revolving lines of credit
with two banks which may be used to support issuance of letters of credit,
foreign exchange contracts and interest rate hedges. At December 31, 1997, $5.4
million was restricted under outstanding letters of credit.
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8. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments are as
follows as of December 31 (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1997 1996 1995
--------------------------- ------------------------ ---------------------------
CARRYING FAIR CARRYING FAIR CARRYING FAIR
AMOUNT VALUE AMOUNT VALUE AMOUNT VALUE
------------- ------------- ------------ ---------- ----------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Cash and cash equivalents $ 570 $ 570 $ 739 $ 739 $ 644 $ 644
Long-term debt, including
current portion 374,846 393,407 337,567 351,011 317,255 314,607
Interest rate swap agreements - (96) - (590) - (3,697)
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The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value
due to their short maturity. The fair value of long-term debt, including current
portion, is estimated based on quoted market prices or by discounting future
cash flows based on the Company's incremental borrowing rate for similar types
of borrowing arrangements. The fair value of the interest rate swap agreements
is based on quotes from counterparties.
9. INCOME TAXES
The income tax expense consists of the following:
1997 1996 1995
------- -------- --------
(IN THOUSANDS)
Current:
Federal $ 547 $ (9,750) $(2,549)
State (99) (361) (125)
Foreign (11) (25) (30)
------- -------- -------
437 (10,136) (2,704)
------- -------- -------
Deferred:
Federal (4,498) (2,174) (3,324)
State (343) 541 1,778
Foreign (2,258) 362 488
------- -------- -------
(7,099) (1,271) (1,058)
------- -------- -------
Income tax expense $(6,662) $(11,407) $(3,762)
======= ======== =======
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The components of the net deferred tax assets and liabilities as of
December 31 were as follows:
1997 1996 1995
------ ------- -------
(IN THOUSANDS)
Net current deferred tax asset:
Assets
Inventories $ 4,531 $ 3,143 $ 3,230
Accrued expenses 9,053 6,345 4,511
Accounts receivable 576 1,024 775
Deferred sales revenue - 2,236 -
Foreign tax credit 2,886 - -
Net operating loss carryforward 2,380 - -
State tax credits - 100 100
Provision for rolling mill closures 2,928 5,594 2,639
------- ------- -------
22,354 18,442 11,255
Liabilities
Other 5,092 1,358 1,794
------- ------- -------
Net current deferred tax asset $17,262 $17,084 $ 9,461
======= ======= =======
Net noncurrent deferred income tax liability:
Assets
Postretirement benefits other than
pensions $ 1,864 $ 1,467 $ 1,274
State tax credits 6,907 6,637 5,925
Alternative minimum tax credit 15,532 12,654 6,675
Environmental liability 12,829 12,915 13,626
Provision for rolling mill closures - - 3,480
Foreign tax credit 633 45 45
Net operating loss carryforward 20,657 7,699 6,322
Other 487 2,502 9,369
------- ------- -------
58,909 43,919 46,716
------- ------- -------
Liabilities
Property, plant and equipment 77,025 54,530 42,876
Cost in excess of net assets acquired 11,642 11,695 13,015
Other 1,883 2,059 6,295
------- ------- -------
90,550 68,284 62,186
------- ------- -------
Net noncurrent deferred tax liability $31,641 $24,365 $15,470
======= ======= =======
A reconciliation of the statutory tax rate to the effective tax rate on
income before income taxes is as follows:
1997 1996 1995
------- ------- --------
U.S. statutory income tax rate (35.0%) (35.0%) (35.0%)
Deduction for dividends to ESOP participants 2.1 1.2 2.9
State taxes, net (2.9) (.5) 13.0
Foreign sales corporation benefit 2.3 1.1 -
Foreign tax in excess of U.S. rate (2.9) .2 1.8
Other, net .6 .6 (5.9)
------ ------ ------
(35.8%) (32.4%) (23.2%)
====== ====== ======
At December 31, 1997, the Company has state tax credits of $6.9 million
expiring 1998 through 2007 which are available to reduce future income taxes
payable.
At December 31, 1997, the Company has $44.6 million in federal net
operating loss carryforwards expiring in 2012. In addition, the Company has
$94.5 million in state net operating loss carryforwards expiring in 2010 through
2012, and $5.7 million in foreign net operating loss carryforwards expiring in
2001 through 2003.
No valuation allowance has been established for deferred tax assets as
management believes it is more likely than not that future taxable income will
be sufficient to realize the benefit of net operating loss and state tax credit
carryforwards.
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10. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
UNITED STATES PENSION PLANS
The Company has noncontributory defined benefit retirement plans covering
all of its eligible domestic employees. The plans provide benefits based on
participants' years of service and compensation. The Company funds at least the
minimum annual contribution required by ERISA. Pension cost included the
following components:
1997 1996 1995
------- ------- -------
(IN THOUSANDS)
Service cost - benefits earned during the year $ 3,804 $ 4,431 $ 3,898
Interest cost on projected benefit obligations 3,445 2,930 2,304
Actual return on plan assets (7,139) (4,243) (5,854)
Net amortization and deferral 3,540 1,389 3,275
------- ------ -------
$ 3,650 $ 4,507 $ 3,623
======= ======= =======
The following table sets forth the funded status of the plans and the
amounts recognized in the Company's consolidated balance sheets as of December
31:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1997 1996 1995
------- ------- -------
(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Accumulated benefit obligations, including vested
benefits of $47,166, $40,464 and $34,308 $48,605 $41,894 $36,107
======= ======= =======
Projected benefit obligations $53,955 $46,184 $39,777
Plan assets at fair value 49,877 42,087 34,283
------- ------- -------
Projected benefit obligation in excess of plan assets (4,078) (4,097) (5,494)
Unrecognized net loss 678 1,381 1,891
Unrecognized prior service cost 626 746 866
Unrecognized net obligation at January 1, 1987 being
recognized over 15 years 301 377 453
------- ------- -------
Pension liability recognized in consolidated
balance sheet $(2,473) $(1,593) $(2,284)
======= ======= =======
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Plan assets are invested in common stock and bond funds (93 percent),
marketable fixed income securities (3 percent) and insurance company contracts
(4 percent)at December 31, 1997. The plans do not invest in the stock of the
Company.
CANADIAN PENSION PLANS
The Company has noncontributory defined benefit retirement plans covering
all of its eligible Camrose employees. The plans provide benefits based on
participants' years of service and compensation.
Pension cost included the following components:
1997 1996 1995
------ ----- ------
(IN THOUSANDS)
Service cost - benefits earned during the year $ 355 $ 374 $ 245
Interest cost on projected benefit obligations 568 561 461
Actual return on plan assets (880) (713) (563)
Net amortization and deferral (37) - (3)
------ ----- ------
Net pension cost $ 6 $ 222 $ 140
====== ===== ======
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The following table sets forth the funded status of the Canadian plans and
amounts recognized in the Company's consolidated balance sheets as of December
31:
1997 1996 1995
------- ------- ------
(IN THOUSANDS)
Accumulated benefit obligation, including
vested benefits of $7,816, $6,380
and $6,270 $ 8,569 $ 6,669 $6,610
======= ======= ======
Projected benefit obligation $ 9,616 $ 7,351 $7,222
Plan assets at fair value 11,046 9,953 8,020
------- ------- ------
Plan assets in excess of projected benefit
obligation 1,430 2,602 798
Unrecognized net (gain) loss 118 (1,506) 28
------- ------- -------
Pension asset recognized in consolidated
balance sheet $ 1,548 $ 1,096 $ 826
======= ======= =======
The following table sets forth the significant actuarial assumptions for
the United States and Canadian pension plans:
1997 1996 1995
---- ---- ----
Discount rate 7.0% 7.5% 7.5%
Rate of increase in future compensation levels:
United States Plans 4.0% 4.0% 4.0%
Canadian Plan 4.0% 4.0% 4.0%
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets 8.8% 8.8% 8.8%
POSTRETIREMENT HEALTH CARE AND LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS
The Company provides certain health care and life insurance benefits for
substantially all of its retired employees. Employees are generally eligible for
benefits upon retirement and completion of a specified number of years of
service. The benefit plans are unfunded.
The following table sets forth the status of the plans as of December 31:
1997 1996 1995
-------- ------- -------
(IN THOUSANDS)
Net periodic postretirement benefit costs include:
Service cost $ 397 $ 450 $ 377
Interest cost benefit obligation 1,262 1,298 1,067
Transition obligation at March 31, 1991
being amortized over 20 years 408 408 408
Loss (gain) 43 127 (350)
--------- -------- ---------
Net postretirement benefit cost $ 2,110 $ 2,283 $ 1,502
========= ======== ========
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation:
Retirees $ 10,004 $ 8,139 $ 7,424
Fully eligible plan participants 4,083 4,303 4,829
Other active plan participants 3,285 5,295 5,357
--------- -------- --------
$ 17,372 $ 17,737 $ 17,610
========= ======== ========
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation
in excess of plan assets $ (17,372) $(17,737) $(17,610)
Unrecognized net loss (gain) (617) 772 1,831
Unrecognized transition obligation 5,334 5,742 6,150
--------- -------- --------
Postretirement liability recognized in
consolidated balance sheet $ (12,655) $(11,223) $ (9,629)
========= ======== ========
For measurement purposes, a long-term inflation rate of 4.5 to 10.0 percent
is assumed for health care cost trend rates. A one percentage point increase in
the assumed health care cost trend for 1998 would increase the accumulated
postretirement benefit obligation by $513,000; the aggregate service and
interest cost would increase $49,000. The discount rate used in determining
the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation was 7.0, 7.5 and 7.5
percent for 1997, 1996 and 1995,respectively.
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OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
The Company has an unfunded supplemental retirement plan designed to
maintain benefits for all nonunion domestic employees at the plan formula level.
The amount expensed for this plan in 1997, 1996 and 1995 was $236,000, $226,000
and $239,000, respectively.
The Company has an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") noncontributory
qualified stock bonus plan for eligible domestic employees. Contributions to the
plan are made at the discretion of the Board of Directors and are in the form of
newly issued shares of the Company's common stock. Shares are allocated to
eligible employees' accounts based on annual compensation. At December 31, 1997,
the ESOP held 1.9 million shares of Company common stock. Dividends on shares
held by the ESOP are paid to eligible employees.
The Company has discretionary profit participation plans under which it
distributes quarterly to eligible employees 12 percent to 20 percent, depending
on operating unit, of its pretax income after adjustments for certain
nonoperating items. Each eligible employee receives a share of the distribution
based upon the employee's base compensation compared with the total base
compensation of all eligible employees of the operating unit.
The Company has qualified thrift (401(k)) plans for eligible domestic
employees under which the Company matches 25 percent of the first 4 percent of
the participant's deferred compensation. Company contribution expense in 1997,
1996 and 1995 was $765,000, $799,000 and $742,000, respectively.
11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Camrose purchases steel coil and plate under a steel supply agreement from
Stelco, Inc. ("Stelco") a 40 percent owner of Camrose, or its subsidiaries.
Transactions under the agreement are at negotiated market prices. The following
table summarizes the transactions between Camrose and Stelco.
1997 1996 1995
-------- ------- ------
(IN THOUSANDS)
Sales to Stelco...................................$ 330 $ 138 $ 969
Purchases from Stelco............................. 83,478 60,231 31,017
Accounts receivable from Stelco at December 31.... 58 3,254 115
Accounts payable to Stelco at December 31......... 7,303 4,127 2,072
Under the acquisition agreement for the mill, either the Company or Stelco
may intitiate a buy-sell procedure pursuant to which the initiating party
establishes a price for Camrose and the other party must either sell its
interest at that price or purchase the initiating party's interest at that
price.
12. CONTINGENCIES
ENVIRONMENTAL
All material environmental remediation liabilities which are probable and
estimable are recorded in the financial statements based on current technologies
and current environmental standards at the time of evaluation. Adjustments are
made when additional information is available that may require different
remediation methods or periods, and ultimately affect the total cost. The best
estimate of the probable cost within a range is recorded. If there is no best
estimate, the low end of the range is recorded, and the range is disclosed.
The Company has accrued $2.2 million at December 31, 1997, for
environmental remediation relating to the Company's Napa, California pipe mill.
The Company's estimate of this environmental liability was based on several
remedial investigations and feasibility studies performed by an independent
engineering consultant. The accrual includes costs for remedial action which is
scheduled to be completed in 1998 with sampling, monitoring and maintenance
costs continuing through 2024.
In connection with the 1993 acquisition of CF&I, the Company accrued a
liability of $36.7 million for environmental remediation at CF&I's Pueblo,
Colorado steel mill. CF&I believed $36.7 million was the best estimate from a
range of $23.1 to $43.6 million. CF&I's estimate of this liability
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was based on two separate remediation investigations conducted by independent
environmental engineering consultants. The accrual includes costs for the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act facility investigation, a corrective
measures study, remedial action, and operation and maintenance associated with
the proposed remedial actions. In October 1995, CF&I and the Colorado Department
of Public Health and Environment finalized a postclosure permit. The permit
contains a prioritized schedule for corrective actions to be completed which is
substantially reflective of a straight-line rate of expenditure over 30 years.
The State of Colorado stated that the schedule for corrective action could be
accelerated if new data indicated a greater threat to the environment than is
currently known to exist. At December 31, 1997, the accrued liability was $35.0
million, of which $32.9 million was classified as noncurrent in the consolidated
balance sheet.
LABOR DISPUTE
The labor contract at CF&I expired on September 30, 1997. After a brief
contract extension intended to help facilitate a possible agreement, on October
3, 1997 the United Steel Workers of America ("Union") initiated a strike at
CF&I for approximately 1,060 bargaining unit employees. The parties failed to
reach final agreement on a new labor contract due to differences on economic
issues. As a result of contingency planning, the Company was able to avoid
complete suspension of operations at the Pueblo Mill by utilizing a combination
of permanent replacement workers, striking employees who returned to work and
salaried employees.
By December 1997, the Company had sufficient permanent replacement
employees necessary to reach full production capacity. At the end of December,
the Pueblo Mill was operating at approximately 65 percent of capacity and is
expected to reach full production during the first half of 1998. As a result of
weathering the three-month strike and successfully resuming operations, the
Company believes it can return to full production with fewer workers than before
the strike.
On December 30, 1997, the Union called off the strike and made an
unconditional offer to return to work. At the time of this offer, only a few
vacancies existed at the Pueblo Mill. As of the end of January 1998, 30 former
striking employees had returned to work as a result of their unconditional
offer. Approximately 920 former striking workers remain unreinstated
("Unreinstated Employees").
As a result of the labor dispute, both the Company and the Union have
filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board
("NLRB"). On February 24, 1998 the Regional Director of the NLRB Denver office
informed the parties that he would issue complaints against both the Company and
the Union. The Union will be charged with engaging in numerous incidents of
picket line violence, and threats and intimidation of replacement workers. The
complaint against the Company, which was issued on February 27, 1998, alleges
violations of several provisions of the National Labor Relations Act. The
Company not only denies the allegations, but rather believes that both the
facts and the law fully support its contention that the strike was economic in
nature and that it was not obligated to displace the properly hired permanent
replacement employees. Ultimate determination of the issue may well require
action by an appropriate United States Court of Appeals. In the event there is
an adverse determination of these issues, Unreinstated Employees could be
entitled to back pay from the date of the Union's unconditional offer to return
to work through the date of the adverse determination ("Backpay Liability").
The number of Unreinstated Employees entitled to back pay would probably be
limited to the number of replacement workers, currently approximately 600
workers. However, the Union might assert that all unreinstated employees could
beentitled to back pay. Back pay is generally measured by the quarterly
earnings of those working less interim wages earned elsewhere by the
Unreinstated Employees. In addition, each Unreinstated Employee has a duty to
take reasonable steps to mitigate the Backpay Liability by seeking employment
elsewhere that has comparable demands and compensation. It is not presently
possible to estimate the extent to which interim earnings and failure to
mitigate the Backpay Liability would affect the cost of an adverse
determination.
CONTRACTS WITH KEY EMPLOYEES
The Company has employment agreements with certain officers which provide
for severance compensation in the event their employment with the Company is
terminated subsequent to a change in control (as defined) of the Company.
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CONSTRUCTION CLAIMS
There are a number of claims arising out of the Company's contract with the
former Prime Contractor ("Prime Contractor") on the Steckel combination rolling
mill ("Combination Mill") which is located at the Company's steel mill in
Portland, Oregon. The Company's position is that the Prime Contractor failed to
perform. As a result, the Company terminated the contract and made arrangements
with other contractors to complete the project. The Prime Contractor filed an
arbitration claim against the Company and the Company has counterclaimed. While
it is difficult to determine at this stage the amount claimed by the Prime
Contractor, the Prime Contractor initially filed a claim in the approximate
amount of $16.5 million against the Company. The Prime Contractor has claimed
certain other unspecified damages. However, the Company believes that the claim
amount includes amounts that were subsequently paid by the Company to certain
subcontractors and suppliers of the Prime Contractor in the amount of
approximately $7.7 million. As a result, management believes that the net amount
claimed by the prime contractor in the arbitration would be approximately $8.8
million plus unspecified damages. On the same project, three liens have been
filed by subcontractors and/or suppliers of the Prime Contractor. These liens
total approximately $5.0 million. The Company believes these claims are included
in the amount of the claim filed by the Prime Contractor.
The Company has filed a counterclaim against the Prime Contractor in the
arbitration. The amount of this counterclaim has not been finalized. However, it
is expected that the amount of the counterclaim will exceed the amount of the
Prime Contractor's claim.
The Company denies liability on all of the claims of the Prime Contractor
and its subcontractors and suppliers and, as stated above, believes it is
entitled to recover from the Prime Contractor all damages incurred. To the
extent that the Company owes any amounts to the Prime Contractor or any of its
subcontractors or suppliers, the Company may have claims for reimbursement
against certain of its other engineers, vendors or consultants on the project.
Management believes that the ultimate resolution of these claims will not
have a material effect on the financial position of the Company.
OTHER CONTINGENCIES
The Company is also party to other various claims, disputes, legal actions
and other proceedings involving contracts, employment and various other matters.
In the opinion of management, the outcome of these matters should not have a
material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition of the Company.
13. CAPITAL STOCK
In connection with the March 1993 acquisition of certain assets of CF&I
Steel Corporation, the Company agreed to issue 598,400 shares of its common
stock in March 2003 to specified creditors of CF&I Steel Corporation. At the
date of acquisition, the stock was valued at $11.2 million using the
Black-Scholes method.
14. SALES OF SUBSIDIARIES' COMMON STOCK
In June 1994, New CF&I's Board of Directors approved an increase in New
CF&I's authorized $1 par value common stock from 100 to 1,000 shares and
declared an 80 percent stock dividend, increasing the Company's holding of New
CF&I's common stock to 180 shares. In August 1994, New CF&I sold additional
common stock (10 percent equity interest) to Nippon Steel Corporation
("Nippon").
In connection with the sale, New CF&I and the Company entered into a
stockholders' agreement with Nippon pursuant to which Nippon was granted a right
to sell all, but not less than all, of its 10 percent equity interest in New
CF&I back to New CF&I at the then fair market value in certain circumstances.
Those circumstances include, among other things, a change of control, as
defined, in New CF&I and certain changes involving the composition of the board
of directors of New CF&I, and the occurrence of certain other events which are
within the control of New CF&I and the Company. The Company also agreed not to
transfer voting control of New CF&I to a nonaffiliate except in circumstances
where Nippon is offered the opportunity to sell its interest in New CF&I to the
transferee at the same per share price obtained by the Company. New CF&I has
also retained a right of first refusal in the event that Nippon desires to
transfer its interest in New CF&I to a nonaffiliate.
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During the fourth quarter of 1995, the Company sold a 3 percent equity
interest in New CF&I to the Nissho Iwai Group ("Nissho Iwai") for approximately
$5 million cash under substantially the same terms and conditions of the
Nippon transaction.
The Company believes that it is not probable that the conditions which
would permit a subsidiary stock redemption will occur.
15. UNUSUAL AND NONRECURRING ITEMS
GAIN FROM SALE OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Other income for the year ended December 31, 1997 includes a net pretax
gain of approximately $3 million from the sale of property and equipment.
LOSS ON TERMINATION OF INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENTS
During June 1996, the Company incurred a $1.2 million pretax loss for
terminating certain interest rate swap agreements. The swap agreements were
terminated in conjunction with the repayment of certain borrowings under the
previous bank credit agreement.
PROCEEDS FROM INSURANCE SETTLEMENT
Sales for 1997 include approximately $2.5 million of insurance proceeds as
reimbursement of lost profits resulting from lost production during the third
and fourth quarters of 1996 related to the failure of one of the power
transformers servicing CF&I. In total, the Company received $7 million in
insurance proceeds from this claim of which $4.5 million was recorded in 1996.
Sales for 1995 include approximately $4 million of insurance proceeds
received as reimbursement of lost profits resulting from lost production and
start-up delays of CF&I's rod and bar mill caused by an explosion that occurred
during the third quarter of 1994.
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ITEM 9. DISAGREEMENTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
On July 25, 1996, the Company dismissed its prior independent accountants,
Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. ("C&L") and engaged Price Waterhouse LLP ("PW") as the
independent accountants for the 1996 fiscal year. The reports of C&L on the
financial statements of the Company for the two fiscal years preceding the
dismissal contained no adverse opinion or disclaimers of opinion and were not
qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principle.
The decision to dismiss C&L and engage PW was approved by the Company's Audit
Committee and ratified by the entire Board of Directors. During the two most
recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim periods preceding the dismissal,
there were no disagreements with C&L on any matter of accounting principles or
practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which
disagreements if not resolved to the satisfaction of C&L would have caused them
to make reference thereto in their report on the financial statements for such
years. During the two most recent fiscal years and subsequent interim periods
preceding the dismissal, there were no reportable events (as such term is
defined in Item 304 (a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
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PART III
ITEMS 10 AND 11. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE
REGISTRANT AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
A definitive proxy statement of Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. will be filed not
later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The information set forth therein under "Election of
Directors", "Executive Compensation", "Defined Benefit Retirement Plans",
"Employment Contracts and Termination of Employment and Change in Control
Arrangements", "Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation",
"Board Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation" and "Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance" is incorporated herein by
reference. Executive Officers of Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. are listed on page 13
of this Form 10-K.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
AND MANAGEMENT
Information required is set forth under the caption "Principal
Stockholders" in the Proxy Statement for the 1998 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Information required is set forth under the caption "Executive Compensation"
in the Proxy Statement for the 1998 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is
incorporated herein by reference.
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PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS
ON FORM 8-K
PAGE
(A) (i) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
Report of Independent Accountants - 1997 and 1996............... 22
Report of Independent Accountants - 1995........................ 23
Consolidated Financial Statements:
Balance Sheets at December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995.......... 24
Statements of Income for each of the three years
in the period ended December 31, 1997..................... 25
Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for
each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1997......................................... 26
Statements of Cash Flows for each of three years
in the period ended December 31, 1997....................... 27
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.................... 28
(ii) Financial Statement Schedules for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1997:
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts................... 43
Report of Independent Accountants on Financial
Statement Schedule............................................ 44
(iii) Exhibits: Reference is made to the list on page 45 of
the exhibits filed with this report.
(B) Reports on Form 8-K:
No reports on Form 8-K were required to be filed by
the Registrant during the fourth quarter of the
year ended December 31, 1997.
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OREGON STEEL MILLS, INC.
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31
(IN THOUSANDS)
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COLUMN B ADDITIONS COLUMN E
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BALANCE AT CHARGED TO CHARGED BALANCE AT
COLUMN A BEGINNING COSTS AND TO OTHER COLUMN D END OF
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CLASSIFICATION OF PERIOD EXPENSES ACCOUNTS DEDUCTIONS PERIOD
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1997
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Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 2,735 $1,338 $ - $ (2,699) $ 1,374
Provision for rolling mill closures:
Inventories $ 1,500 - - $ (1,500) (1) $ -
Property, plant and equipment $ 7,485 - - $ (7,485) (1) $ -
Other assets $ 78 - - $ (78) (1) $ -
1996
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Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 1,905 $ 917 - $ (87) $ 2,735
Provision for rolling mill closures:
Inventories $ 1,500 - - - $ 1,500
Property, plant and equipment $ 7,485 - - - $ 7,485
Other assets $ 78 - - - $ 78
1995
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Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 2,063 $ 148 $(138) $ (168) $ 1,905
Provision for rolling mill closures:
Inventories $ 2,792 - - $ (1,292)(1) $ 1,500
Property, plant and equipment $17,994 - - $ (10,509)(1) $ 7,485
Other assets $ 78 - - - $ 78
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(1) Results from write-offs of related assets.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS ON
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE
To the Board of Directors
of Oregon Steel Mills, Inc.
Our audits of the consolidated financial statements referred to in our
report dated February 27, 1998 appearing on page 22 of this Annual Report on
Form 10-K also included an audit of the Financial Statement Schedule of Oregon
Steel Mills, Inc. and its subsidiaries listed in Item 14(a)(ii) of this Form
10-K for the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996. In our opinion, this
Financial Statement Schedule presents fairly, in all material respects, the
information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related
consolidated financial statements.
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Portland, OR
February 27, 1998
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LIST OF EXHIBITS*
2.0 Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of January 2, 1992, by and between
Camrose Pipe Company (a partnership) and Stelco Inc. (Filed as
exhibit 2.0 to Form 8-K dated June 30, 1992 and incorporated by
reference herein.)
2.1 Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of March 3, 1993, among CF&I
Steel Corporation, Denver Metals Company, Albuquerque Metals
Company, CF&I Fabricators of Colorado, Inc., CF&I Fabricators
of Utah, Inc., Pueblo Railroad Service Company, Pueblo Metals
Company, Colorado & Utah Land Company, the Colorado and Wyoming
Railway Company, William J. Westmark as trustee for the estate
of The Colorado and Wyoming Railway Company, CF&I Steel, L.P.,
New CF&I, Inc. and Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. (Filed as exhibit
2.1 to Form 8-K dated March 3, 1993, and incorporated by
reference herein.)
3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. (Filed as
exhibit 3.1 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992, and
incorporated by reference herein.)
3.2 Bylaws of the Company. (Filed as exhibit 3.2 to Form 10-Q dated
March 31, 1993, and incorporated by reference herein.)
4.1 Specimen Common Stock Certificate. (Filed as exhibit 4.1 to
Form S-1 Registration Statement 33-38379 and incorporated by
reference herein.)
4.2 Form of Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. - Five-Year Common Stock Purchase
Warrant. (Filed as exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K dated March 3, 1993,
and incorporated by reference herein.)
4.3 Indenture dated as of June 1, 1996 among Oregon Steel Mills, Inc.,
as Issuer, Chemical Bank, as Trustee, and New CF&I, Inc. and
CF&I Steel, LP, as Guarantors, with respect to 11% First Mortgage
Notes due 2003. (Filed as exhibit 4.1 to Form 10-Q dated June 30,
1996, and incorporated by reference herein.)
4.4 Form of Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases and Security
Agreement. (Filed as exhibit 4.2 to Amendment #1 to Form S-3
Registration Statement 333-02355 and incorporated by reference
herein.)
4.5 Form of Security Agreement. (Filed as exhibit 4.3 to Amendment #1
to Form S-3 Registration Statement 333-02355 and incorporated by
reference herein.)
4.6 Form of Intercreditor Agreement. (Filed as exhibit 4.4 to
Amendment #1 to Form S-3 Registration Statement 333-02355 and
incorporated by reference herein.)
10.1** Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Company and its
directors. (Filed as exhibit 10.6 to Form S-1 Registration Statement
33-20407 and incorporated by reference herein.)
10.2** Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Company and its
executive officers. (Filed on exhibit 10.7 to Form S-1
Registration Statement 33-20407 and incorporated by reference
herein.)
10.3 Agreement for Electric Power Service between registrant and Portland
General Electric Company. (Filed as exhibit 10.20 to Form S-1
Registration Statement 33-20407 and incorporated by reference
herein.)
10.4** Key employee contract for Thomas B. Boklund. (Filed as exhibit
10.11 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1988, and
incorporated by reference herein.)
10.5** Key employee contract for L. Ray Adams. (Filed as exhibit 10.10 to
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1990, and incorporated
by reference herein.)
10.6** Key employee contract for Joe E. Corvin. (Filed as exhibit 10.10
to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995, and incorporated
by reference herein.)
10.7 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated June 12, 1996,
among Oregon Steel Mills, Inc., as Borrower, certain Commercial
Lending Institutions, as the Lenders, First Interstate Bank of
Oregon, N.A. as the Administrative Agent for the Lenders, the
Bank of Nova Scotia, as the Syndication Agent for the Lenders,
and First Interstate Bank of Oregon, N.A. and the Bank of Nova
Scotia as the Managing Agents for the Lenders. (Filed as
exhibit 10.0 to Form 10-Q dated June 30, 1996, and incorporated
by reference herein.)
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10.8 Second Amendment dated as of December 11, 1997 to the Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated June 12, 1996, among Oregon Steel
Mills, Inc., as Borrower, certain Commercial Lending Institutions as
the Lenders, Wells Fargo Bank National Association, formerly known as
First Interstate Bank of Oregon, N.A., as the Administrative Agent for
the Lenders; the Bank of Nova Scotia, as the syndication Agent for the
Lenders, and Wells Fargo Bank National Association and the Bank of
Nova Scotia, as the Managing Agents for the Lenders.
10.9 Third Amendment dated February 17, 1998 to the Amended and Restated\
Credit Agreement dated June 12, 1996, among Oregon Steel Mills, Inc.,
as Borrower, certain Commercial Lending Institutions as the Lenders,
Wells Fargo Bank National Association, formerly known as First
Interstate Bank of Oregon, N.A., as the Administrative Agent for the
Lenders; the Bank of Nova Scotia, as the syndication Agent for the
Lenders, and Wells Fargo Bank National Association and the Bank of
Nova Scotia, as the Managing Agents for the Lenders.
10.10** Directors' Retirement Plan
21.0 Subsidiaries of registrant.
23.0 Consent of Independent Accountants - Price Waterhouse LLP.
23.1 Consent of Independent Accountants - Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
27.0 Financial Data Schedule.
99.0 Partnership Agreement dated as of January 2, 1992, by and between
Camrose Pipe Corporation and Stelcam Holding, Inc. (Filed as exhibit
28.0 to Form 8-K dated June 30, 1992, and incorporated by reference
herein.)
99.1 Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of CF&I Steel,
L.P. dated as of March 3, 1993, by and between New CF&I, Inc. and the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. (Filed as exhibit 28.1 to Form
8-K dated March 3, 1993, and incorporated by reference herein.)
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* The Company will furnish to stockholders a copy of the exhibit upon payment
of $.25 per page to cover the expense of furnishing such copies. Requests
should be directed to Vicki A. Tagliafico, Investor Relations Contact,
Oregon Steel Mills, Inc., PO Box 5368, Portland, Oregon 97228.
** Management contract or compensatory plan.
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SIGNATURES REQUIRED FOR FORM 10-K
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
OREGON STEEL MILLS, INC.
(Registrant)
By /s/ Thomas B. Boklund
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Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of Oregon
Steel Mills, Inc. and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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/s/ Thomas B. Boklund Chairman of the Board March 1, 1998
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(Thomas B. Boklund) Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Joe E. Corvin President, Chief Operating March 1, 1998
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(Joe E. Corvin) Officer and Director
/s/ L. Ray Adams Vice President of Finance, March 1, 1998
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(L. Ray Adams) and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Christopher D. Cassard Corporate Controller March 1, 1998
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(Christopher D. Cassard) (Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ C. Lee Emerson Director March 1, 1998
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(C. Lee Emerson)
/s/ V. Neil Fulton Director March 1, 1998
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(V. Neil Fulton)
/s/ Edward C. Gendron Director March 1, 1998
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(Edward C. Gendron)
/s/ Robert W. Keener Director March 1, 1998
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(Robert W. Keener)
/s/ Richard G. Landis Director March 1, 1998
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(Richard G. Landis)
/s/ James A. Maggetti Director March 1, 1998
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(James A. Maggetti)
/s/ John A. Sproul Director March 1, 1998
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(John A. Sproul)
/s/ George J. Stathakis Director March 1, 1998
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(George J. Stathakis)
/s/ William Swindells Director March 1, 1996
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(William Swindells)
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EXHIBIT 21.0
Subsidiaries of Registrant
Subsidiaries of
OREGON STEEL MILLS, INC.
Camrose Pipe Company (a partnership) - Alberta, Canada
Camrose Pipe Corporation - Delaware
GlassificationTM International, Ltd. (a partnership) - Oregon
New CF&I, Inc. - Delaware
Oregon Steel Mills International, Inc. - U.S. Virgin Islands
Oregon Steel de Guayana, Inc. - Delaware
OSM GlassificationTM, Inc. - Oregon
CF&I Steel, L.P. (a partnership) - Delaware
Colorado & Wyoming Railway Company - Delaware.
EXHIBIT 23.0
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-16739) of Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. of our report
dated February 27, 1998 appearing on page 22 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on the Financial
Statement Schedule, which appears on page 44 of this Form 10-K.
/s/PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Portland, Oregon
March 25, 1998
EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement of the Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership plan on Form
S-8 (File No. 33-26739) of our report dated January 19, 1996, on our audit of
the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Oregon
Steel Mills, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995 and for the year then
ended, which report is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
/s/ Coopers & Lybrand
Portland, Oregon
March 25, 1998
SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Second Amendment"),
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dated as of December 11, 1997, among OREGON STEEL MILLS, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the "Borrower"), the various financial institutions as are or may
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become parties hereto (collectively, the "Lenders"), WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL
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ASSOCIATION, formerly known as FIRST INTERSTATE BANK OF OREGON, N.A. ("Wells
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Fargo"), as administrative agent (the "Administrative Agent"), for the Lenders,
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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA ("Scotiabank"), as syndication agent for the Lenders
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(the "Syndication Agent") and Wells Fargo and Scotiabank as managing agents (the
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"Managing Agents"; the Managing Agents, the Administrative Agent and the
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Syndication Agent are collectively referred to as the "Agents") for the Lenders.
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W I T N E S S E T H:
- - - - - - - - - -
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Agents are parties to the
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 12, 1996, as the same
has been amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of
May 30, 1997 (as so amended, hereinafter referred to as the "Existing Credit
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Agreement"); and
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WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that certain amendments be made to
the Existing Credit Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders and Agents are willing to make certain amendments
to the Existing Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions hereinafter
provided;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements herein contained,
the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
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SECTION 1.1. Certain Definitions. The following terms (whether or not
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underscored) when used in this Second Amendment shall have the following
meanings:
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"Amended Credit Agreement" shall mean the Existing Credit Agreement as
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amended by this Second Amendment.
"Second Amendment Effective Date" shall have the meaning provided in
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Section 4.1.
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SECTION 1.2. Other Definitions. Unless otherwise defined or the
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context otherwise requires, terms used herein have the meanings provided for
in the Existing Credit Agreement.
ARTICLE II.
AMENDMENTS TO
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EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT
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Effective on the Second Amendment Effective Date, the Existing Credit
Agreement is amended in accordance with the terms of this Article II; except as
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so amended, the Existing Credit Agreement shall continue to remain in all
respects in full force and effect.
SECTION 2.1. Amendments to Section 1.1
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Section 2.1.1. Section 1.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by adding thereto the following definitions in appropriate alphabetical
sequence:
"Adjusted Borrowing Base" means, as of any date of
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determination thereof, an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the sum of
(x) 80% of the value of all Eligible Accounts outstanding at such date,
plus (y) 65% of the value of all Eligible Inventory at such date and
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(ii) the amount of the Standard Borrowing Base plus $15,000,000.
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"Standard Borrowing Base" means, as of any date of
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determination thereof, an amount equal to the sum of (x) 80% of the
value of all Eligible Accounts outstanding at such date, plus (y) 50%
----
of the value of all Eligible Inventory at such date.
Section 2.1.2. The definition of the term "Borrowing Base" in Section
1.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows:
"Borrowing Base" means during the period from December 1, 1997
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through January 30, 1998, the Adjusted Borrowing Base, and at all other
times, the Standard Borrowing Base.
Section 2.1.3. The definition of the term "Eligible Inventory"
appearing in Section 1.1 of the Existing Credit
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Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the period at the end thereof and
substituting therefor the following: "provided, however, in no event shall the
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value of all Eligible Inventory as of December 31, 1997 exceed $75,000,000."
Section 2.1.4. The definition of the term "Applicable Margin" in
Section 1.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the
following sentence immediately prior to the end thereof: "Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if at any time the aggregate principal amount of Obligations
outstanding hereunder shall exceed the Standard Borrowing Base, the Borrower's
Reserve Adjusted LIBO Margin and Base Rate Margin will be 2.25% and 1.25%,
respectively, on the amount of such excess.
SECTION 2.2. Amendment to Section 7.1.1.
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Section 7.1.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the period at the end of clause (k) thereof, replacing such period with
a semicolon and adding the following clause immediately thereafter:
"(l) as soon as possible and in any event within 20 days after
December 31, 1997, a consolidated financial forecast for the Fiscal
Year ending December 31, 1998, and as soon as possible and in any event
within 15 days after December 31, 1997, (i) preliminary, unaudited
consolidated and consolidating balance sheets, income statements and
statements of cash flow for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 1997
and (ii) a preliminary Compliance Certificate, based on the unaudited
consolidated financial statements prepared for the Fiscal Year ending
December 31, 1997 described in clause (i) above."
SECTION 2.3. Amendment to Section 2.1.3.
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Clause (ii) of the second sentence of Section 2.1.3 of the Existing
Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as
follows:
"(ii) The sum of (x) the aggregate outstanding principal
amount of all Revolving Loans of all Lenders plus (y) the aggregate
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outstanding Swingline Loans would exceed the Standard Borrowing Base,
or"
SECTION 2.4. Amendment to Section 7.2.4(b).
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Section 7.2.4(b) of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the ratio of "2.00 to 1.00" opposite the date December 31, 1997 and
replacing it with the ratio of "1.50 to 1.0".
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ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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In order to induce the Lenders to make the amendments provided for in
Article II, the Borrower hereby (a) represents and warrants, that, immediately
after giving effect to the provisions of this Second Amendment, each of the
representations and warranties contained in the Existing Credit Agreement and in
the other Loan Documents is true and correct as of the date hereof as if made on
the date hereof (except, if any such representation and warranty relates to an
earlier date, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of such earlier date) and no Default has occurred and is
continuing and (b) agrees that the incorrectness in any material respect of any
representation and warranty contained in the preceding clause (a) shall
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constitute an immediate Event of Default.
ARTICLE IV.
CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS
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SECTION 4.1. Effective Date. This Second Amendment shall become
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effective on the date (herein called the "Second Amendment Effective Date") when
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the conditions set forth in this Section 4.1 have been satisfied.
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Section 4.1.1. Execution of Counterparts. The Administrative Agent
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shall have received counterparts of this Second Amendment duly executed and
delivered on behalf of the Borrower, the Required Lenders and the Agents.
Section 4.1.2. Resolutions and Legal Opinion. The Administrative Agent
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shall have received (a) resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Borrower
authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of Second Amendment and (b)
a satisfactory legal opinion from Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt (or other counsel
satisfactory to the Agents) as to (i) the due authorization, execution, and
delivery of this Second Amendment by, and good standing of, the Borrower and the
Guarantors, (ii) the enforceability of this Second Amendment against the
Borrower and the Guarantors and (iii) the absence of any conflict between the
terms of the Second Amendment and the Existing Credit Agreement as amended
hereby, on the one hand, and any material agreements of the Borrower and the
Guarantors, on the other hand.
Section 4.1.3. Amendment Fee. The Borrower shall have made payment to
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each Lender of an amendment fee in an amount equal to .16% of such Lender's
Revolving Loan Commitment.
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Section 4.1.4. Legal Details, etc. All documents executed or submitted
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pursuant hereto, and all legal matters incident thereto, shall be satisfactory
in form and substance to the Managing Agents and their counsel.
SECTION 4.2. Expiration. If all of the conditions set forth in Section
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4.1 hereof shall not have been satisfied on or prior to December 31, 1997, the
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agreements of the parties contained in this Second Amendment shall, unless
otherwise agreed by the Lenders, terminate effective immediately on such date
and without further action.
ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION 5.1. Loan Document Pursuant to Existing Credit Agreement. This
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Second Amendment is a Loan Document executed pursuant to the Existing Credit
Agreement. Except as expressly amended or waived hereby, all of the
representations, warranties, terms, covenants and conditions contained in the
Existing Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document shall remain unamended
and in full force and effect. The amendments set forth herein shall be limited
precisely as provided for herein and shall not be deemed to be a waiver of,
amendment of, consent to or modification of any other term or provision of the
Existing Credit Agreement or of any term or provision of any other Loan Document
or of any transaction or further or future action on the part of the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries or which would require the consent of any of the Lenders
under the Existing Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.
SECTION 5.2. Counterparts, etc. This Second Amendment may be executed
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by the parties hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to
be an original and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same
agreement.
SECTION 5.3. GOVERNING LAW; ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THIS SECOND AMENDMENT
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SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second
Amendment to be executed by their respective officers hereunto duly authorized
as of the day and year first above written.
OREGON STEEL MILLS, INC.
By: /s/ L. Ray Adams
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Administrative
Agent and Managing Agent
By: /s/ Dave Goode
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Title: Vice President
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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as
Syndication Agent and Managing
Agent
By: /s/ Daryl K. Hogge
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Title: Officer
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LENDERS
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WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ Dave Goode
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Title: Vice President
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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
By: /s/ Daryl K. Hogge
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Title: Officer
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UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK OF
OREGON
By: /s/ Dale Parshall
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Title: Vice President
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KEYBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ J. T. Taylor
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Title: Assistant Vice President
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THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO
By: /s/ Mark A. Isley
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Title: First Vice President
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THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI,
LTD., PORTLAND BRANCH
By: /s/ Hiroki Nakazawa
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Title: Vice President
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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ Lynn Koncz
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Title: Vice President
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NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS, N.A.
By: /s/ Charles F. Lilygren
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Title: Vice President
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UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.
By: /s/ David L. Chicca
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Title: Vice President
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THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Third Amendment"),
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dated as of February 17, 1998, among OREGON STEEL MILLS, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the "Borrower"), the various financial institutions as are or may
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become parties hereto (collectively, the "Lenders"), WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL
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ASSOCIATION, formerly known as FIRST INTERSTATE BANK OF OREGON, N.A. ("Wells
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Fargo"), as administrative agent (the "Administrative Agent"), for the Lenders,
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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA ("Scotiabank"), as syndication agent for the Lenders
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(the "Syndication Agent") and Wells Fargo and Scotiabank as managing agents (the
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"Managing Agents"; the Managing Agents, the Administrative Agent and the
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Syndication Agent are collectively referred to as the "Agents") for the Lenders.
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W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Agents are parties to the
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 12, 1996, as the same
has been amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of
May 30, 1997 and that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of
December 11, 1997(as so amended, hereinafter referred to as the "Existing Credit
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Agreement"); and
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WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that certain amendments be made to
the Existing Credit Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders and Agents are willing to make certain amendments
to the Existing Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions hereinafter
provided;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements herein contained,
the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
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SECTION 1.1. Certain Definitions. The following terms (whether or not
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underscored) when used in this Third Amendment shall have the following
meanings:
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"Amended Credit Agreement" shall mean the Existing Credit Agreement as
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amended by this Third Amendment.
"Third Amendment Effective Date" shall have the meaning provided in
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Section 4.1.
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SECTION 1.2. Other Definitions. Unless otherwise defined or the
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context otherwise requires, terms used herein have the meanings provided for
in the Existing Credit Agreement.
ARTICLE II.
AMENDMENTS TO
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EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT
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Effective on the Third Amendment Effective Date, the Existing Credit
Agreement is amended in accordance with the terms of this Article II; except as
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so amended, the Existing Credit Agreement shall continue to remain in all
respects in full force and effect.
SECTION 2.1. Amendment to Section 1.1.
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The definition of the term "EBITDA" in Section 1.1 of the Existing
Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as
follows:
"EBITDA" means, for any period of four Fiscal Quarters, the
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Borrower and its Subsidiaries' earnings before interest expense, taxes,
depreciation and amortization and before any non-cash, non-recurring
charges, calculated on a rolling four Fiscal Quarter basis.
SECTION 2.2. Amendment to Section 7.2.4 (b).
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Section 7.2.4(b) of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the ratio of "2.25 to 1.00" opposite the date March 31, 1998 and
replacing it with the ratio of "1.45 to 1.0," and by deleting "June 30, 1998 and
thereafter 2.50 to 1.00" and replacing it with the following:
June 30, 1998 1.75 to 1.00
September 30, 1998 2.15 to 1.00
December 31, 1998 and
thereafter 2.50 to 1.00
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ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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In order to induce the Lenders to make the amendments provided for in
Article II, the Borrower hereby (a) represents and warrants, that, immediately
after giving effect to the provisions of this Third Amendment, each of the
representations and warranties contained in the Existing Credit Agreement and in
the other Loan Documents is true and correct as of the date hereof as if made on
the date hereof (except, if any such representation and warranty relates to an
earlier date, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of such earlier date) and no Default has occurred and is
continuing and (b) agrees that the incorrectness in any material respect of any
representation and warranty contained in the preceding clause (a) shall
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constitute an immediate Event of Default.
ARTICLE IV.
CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS
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SECTION 4.1. Effective Date. This Third Amendment shall become
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effective on the date (herein called the "Third Amendment Effective Date") when
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the conditions set forth in this Section 4.1 have been satisfied.
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Section 4.1.1. Execution of Counterparts. The Administrative Agent
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shall have received counterparts of this Third Amendment duly executed and
delivered on behalf of the Borrower, the Required Lenders and the Agents.
Section 4.1.2. Legal Details, etc. All documents executed or submitted
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pursuant hereto, and all legal matters incident thereto, shall be satisfactory
in form and substance to the Managing Agents and their counsel.
SECTION 4.2. Expiration. If all of the conditions set forth in Section
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4.1 hereof shall not have been satisfied on or prior to February 28, 1998, the
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agreements of the parties contained in this Third Amendment shall, unless
otherwise agreed by the Lenders, terminate effective immediately on such date
and without further action.
ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION 5.1. Loan Document Pursuant to Existing Credit Agreement. This
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Third Amendment is a Loan Document executed pursuant to the Existing Credit
Agreement. Except as expressly amended or waived hereby, all of the
representations, warranties, terms, covenants and conditions contained in the
Existing Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document shall remain unamended
and in full force and effect. The amendments set forth herein shall be limited
precisely as provided for herein and shall not be deemed to be a waiver of,
amendment of, consent to or modification of any other term or provision of the
Existing Credit Agreement or of any term or provision of any other Loan Document
or of any transaction or further or future action on the part of the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries or which would require the consent of any of the Lenders
under the Existing Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.
SECTION 5.2. Counterparts, etc. This Third Amendment may be executed by
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the parties hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be
an original and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same
agreement.
SECTION 5.3. GOVERNING LAW; ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THIS THIRD AMENDMENT
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SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Third Amendment
to be executed by their respective officers hereunto duly authorized as of the
day and year first above written.
OREGON STEEL MILLS, INC.
By: /s/ L. Ray Adams
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Administrative
Agent and Managing Agent
By: /s/ David Goode
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Title: Vice President
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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as
Syndication Agent and Managing
Agent
By: /s/ Daryl K. Hogge
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Title: Officer
LENDERS
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WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ David Goode
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Title: Vice President
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
By: /s/ Daryl K. Hogge
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Title: Officer
UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK OF
OREGON
By: /s/ Dale Parshall
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Title: Vice President
KEYBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ Mary Young
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Title: Commercial Banking
Officer
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
CHICAGO
By: /s/ Mark A. Isley
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Title: First Vice President
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THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI,
LTD., PORTLAND BRANCH
By: /s/ H. Nakazawa
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Title: Vice President
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ Troy Brown
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Title: Corporate Banking
Officer
NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS, N.A.
By: /s/ Charles F. Lilygren
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Title: Sr. Vice President
UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.
By: /s/ David E. Taylor
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Title: Vice President
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OREGON STEEL MILLS, INC.
DIRECTORS' RETIREMENT PLAN
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1998
SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION
The Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. Directors' Retirement Plan (the "Plan")
was established effective January 1, 1998 to provide retirement benefits to
Eligible Directors. The Plan may be amended or terminated at any time, as
provided in Section 8. Capitalized terms used in the Plan are defined in
Section 9.
SECTION 2. ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
Participation in the Plan shall be limited to Eligible Directors. An
Eligible Director shall become a Participant and shall be eligible to receive a
retirement benefit under the Plan upon completing five Years of Service as an
Eligible Director.
SECTION 3. RETIREMENT BENEFITS
(a) Amount of Annual Benefit. A Participant's retirement benefit
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under the Plan shall be $20,000 per year payable in cash in accordance with
Section 3(b).
(b) Payment and Duration of Benefit. A Participant's retirement benefit
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shall become payable only after the Participant's retirement from all service
with the Company and its subsidiaries, whether as a Director or as an employee.
The first payment to the Participant shall be made on or about the first
business day in January following the Participant's retirement from the Company
or its subsidiaries. Annual payments shall continue to be made on or about the
first business day in each succeeding January until the number of payments to
the Participant equals the number of full Years of Service that the Participant
served as an Eligible Director. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Committee
(in its sole discretion) may at anytime direct that the present value of any
retirement benefits determined under this Section 3 shall be paid to the
Participant in a lump sum; and (ii) in the event that a Participant's service
terminates within three years following a Change in Control, the present value
of the Participant's retirement benefits under this Section 3 shall be paid to
the Participant in a lump sum as soon as practicable following such termination.
For purposes of the preceding sentence, present value shall be calculated using
the interest rate assumption then in effect for determining lump sum payments
under the Pension Plan. The payment of a lump sum pursuant to (i) or (ii) above
shall discharge the Company from any further obligation to pay retirement
benefits with respect to the Participant under the Plan.
(c) Suspension of Benefit. Payment of retirement benefits hereunder
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shall be suspended during any period in which a Participant returns to service
as a Director or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Payments
shall recommence after the
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Participant's service terminates, at which time the retirement benefit shall be
recalculated to reflect any additional Years of Service.
SECTION 4. BENEFITS UPON DEATH OF PARTICIPANT.
Upon the death of a Participant, the present value of any unpaid
benefits under the Plan shall be paid in a lump sum to the beneficiary
designated by the Participant. Such present value shall be calculated using the
interest rate assumption then in effect for determining lump sum payments under
the Pension Plan. If the Participant had not designated a beneficiary or if the
designated beneficiary did not survive the Participant, the lump sum benefit
shall be paid to the Participant's estate. Any payment under this Section 4
shall be made as soon as practicable after the Participant's death.
SECTION 5. FUNDING.
The Plan shall be unfunded and shall represent an unsecured obligation
of the Company. Benefits hereunder shall be paid only from the general assets of
the Company, and the Participants and their beneficiaries shall have no rights
to any segregated funds or property of the Company.
SECTION 6. NO ASSIGNMENT.
Except as provided in Section 4, the right of any person to any payment
under the Plan shall not be assignable or transferable except by will or the
laws of descent and distribution, and any act in violation of this Section 6
shall be void.
SECTION 7. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN.
The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall
have sole discretion to interpret the terms of the Plan, to determine
eligibility under the Plan and to take any and all actions to administer the
Plan as the Committee deems appropriate. The Committee's interpretations,
determinations and actions under the Plan shall be conclusive and binding on all
persons.
SECTION 8. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION.
The Committee shall have the authority to amend or terminate the Plan
at any time. In the event of an amendment or termination of the Plan, a
Participant's benefit hereunder shall not be less than the benefit to which the
Participant would have been entitled if his or her service as an Eligible
Director had terminated immediately prior to such amendment or termination.
Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, such benefit shall become
payable only after the Participant's service with the Company and its
subsidiaries terminates, as provided in Section 3(b).
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SECTION 9. DEFINITIONS.
(a) "Change in Control" of the Company shall be deemed to have occurred
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if:
(i) At any time less than a majority of the Directors of the
Company are individuals who were either elected by the Board of Directors or
nominated by the Board of Directors (or a committee of the Board of Directors)
for election by the stockholders of the Company;
(ii) At any time a majority of the Board of Directors of the
Company are individuals who, in connection with a single transaction or a series
of related transactions that effects a change in the ownership of the Company,
were either elected by the Board of Directors or nominated by the Board of
Directors (or a committee of the Board of Directors) for election by the
stockholders of the Company;
(iii) Any person (other than (a) an employee benefit plan of
the Company, or (b) a corporation owned directly or indirectly, by the
stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their
ownership of stock of the Company) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly
or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing twenty-five percent
(25%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding
securities; or
(iv) The stockholders of the Company approve a plan of
complete liquidation of the Company, other than in connection with the complete
cessation of the business activities conducted with the Company's operating
assets, or (b) an agreement is entered for the sale or disposition by the
Company of all or substantially all of the Company's assets except pursuant to
an order of a bankruptcy court having jurisdiction of the Company. For purposes
of clause (b), the term "the sale or disposition by the Company of all or
substantially all of the Company's assets" shall mean a sale or other
disposition transaction or series of related transactions involving assets of
the Company or of any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company (including
the stock of any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company) in which the
value of the assets or stock being sold or otherwise disposed of (as measured by
the purchase price being paid therefore or by such other method as the Board of
Directors determines is appropriate in a case where there is no readily
ascertainable purchase price) constitutes more than two-thirds (2/3) of the fair
market value of the Company (as hereinafter defined). For purposes of the
preceding sentence, the "fair market value of the Company" shall be the
aggregate market value of the Company's outstanding common (on a fully diluted
basis) plus the aggregate market value of the Company's other outstanding equity
securities, if any. The aggregate market value of the Company's common stock
shall be determined by multiplying the number of shares of Company's common
stock (on a fully diluted basis) outstanding on the date of the execution and
delivery of a definitive agreement with respect to the transaction or series of
related transactions (the "Transaction Date") by the average closing price of
the Company's common stock for the ten (10) trading days immediately preceding
the Transaction Date. The aggregate market value of any other equity securities
of
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the Company shall be determined in a manner similar to that prescribed in the
immediately preceding sentence for determining the aggregate market value of the
Company's common stock or by such other method as the Board of Directors shall
determine is appropriate; provided that, in the event that on the Transaction
Date there is no public market for such common stock or other equity security,
the fair market value of the equity securities or common stock shall be as
reasonably determined by the Board of Directors.
(b) "Beneficial Ownership" shall have the meaning as is set forth in
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Rule 13d of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(c) "Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board of
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Directors of the Company.
(d) "Company" means Oregon Steel Mills, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
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(e) "Director" means a director of the Company.
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(f) "Eligible Director" means a Director of the Company who is not an
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employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. A Director who is an
employee may become an Eligible Director upon termination of employment with the
Company; however, such Director's Years of Service under this Plan shall not
include those years served as both a Director and an employee.
(g) "Participant" means an individual who has met the requirements
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of Section 2 and who is receiving or is eligible to receive a benefit under
Section 3.
(h) "Plan" means the Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. Directors' Retirement
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Plan, as set forth herein and as amended from time to time.
(i) "Pension Plan" means the Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. Salaried
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Employees' Pension Plan, as amended from time to time.
(j) "Years of Service" means completed 12-month periods of service as
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an Eligible Director, as determined by the Committee. All such periods of
service shall be aggregated, whether or not continuous. The Committee's
determination of an individual's Years of Service shall be conclusive and
binding on all persons.
SECTION 10. REPLACEMENT PLAN.
For Eligible Directors, this Plan supersedes and replaces the deferred
compensation plan for Company directors adopted in (1986).
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SECTION 11. EXECUTION.
To record the adoption of the Plan, the Company has caused its
authorized officer to execute the same this 9th day of February, 1998.
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OREGON STEEL MILLS, INC.
/s/ Thomas B. Boklund
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By: Thomas B. Boklund
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Its: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
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