SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 4, 1999
ROANOKE ELECTRIC STEEL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia 0-2389 54-0585263
(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
P. O. Box 13948
Roanoke, Virginia 24038-3948
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (540) 342-1831
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
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The labor contract between the United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO
("Steelworkers") and SWVA, Inc. ("Steel"), located in Huntington, West Virginia,
expired on June 4, 1999 at 4:00 p.m. On June 6, 1999, the Steelworkers called a
strike at Steel's mill after the parties failed to ratify the terms of a new
collective bargaining agreement. Steel is a wholly owned subsidiary of Roanoke
Electric Steel Corporation.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ROANOKE ELECTRIC STEEL CORPORATION
By s/Donald G. Smith
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Donald G. Smith
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Date: June 8, 1999
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