SHAW GROUP INC
10-K/A, 1999-12-08
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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-K/A

[X] Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
    Act of 1934

                    For the fiscal year ended August 31, 1999

[ ] Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
    Act of 1934

                         Commission File Number 0-22992

                               THE SHAW GROUP INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            LOUISIANA                                          72-1106167
(State or other jurisdiction of                      (I.R.S. Employer
   incorporation or organization)                         Identification Number)

       8545 United Plaza Boulevard
      Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809                             70809
 (Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip code)

                                 (225) 932-2500
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Common stock, no par
value, registered on the New York Stock Exchange.

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.

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 ____

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. [ ]

The aggregate market value of the stock held by non-affiliates (affiliates being
directors,  officers and holders of more than 5% of the Company's  common stock)
of the Registrant at September 30, 1999 was approximately $219 million.

The number of shares of the Registrant's common stock, no par value, outstanding
at November 30, 1999 was 15,208,046.


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Explanatory Note:

     This Form 10-K/A is being filed for the purpose of amending Part I, Item 7,
"Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis of Financial  Condition  and Results of
Operations - Results of Operations - Fiscal 1998 Compared to Fiscal 1997" of the
Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended  August 31, 1999 which was
filed by The Shaw Group Inc.  on November  3, 1999 (the "Form  10-K").  The sole
purpose of this amendment is to correct typographical errors contained therein.

     In  order  to  correct  such   typographical   errors,   Part  I,  Item  7,
"Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis of Financial  Condition  and Results of
Operations - Results of  Operations - Fiscal 1998  Compared to Fiscal 1997," set
forth in the Form  10-K is  hereby  deleted  and the  following  is  substituted
therefor.

Fiscal 1998 Compared to Fiscal 1997

     Revenues  increased  49.4% for fiscal  1998 to $501.6  million  from $335.7
million for fiscal  1997.  Gross  profit  increased  24.4% to $79.6  million for
fiscal 1998 from $64.0  million for fiscal 1997.  Approximately  $112 million of
the  increase  in  revenues  related to sales of  subsidiaries  that the Company
acquired during fiscal 1998.

     The  Company's  sales to  customers  in the  following  geographic  regions
approximated the following amounts and percentages:

    Geographic Region             Fiscal 1997                 Fiscal 1998
  -------------------      -----------------------     -----------------------
                           (in millions)       %       (in millions)      %
                           -------------     -----     -------------    -----
  United States               $ 232.5        69.3%      $ 286.5         57.1%
  Far East/Pacific Rim           62.6        18.6         100.6         20.0
  Europe                          4.8         1.4          55.8         11.1
  South America                  18.4         5.5          31.9          6.4
  Middle East                    12.8         3.8          18.4          3.7
  Other                           4.6         1.4           8.4          1.7
                              -------      ------       -------       ------
                              $ 335.7       100.0%      $ 501.6        100.0%
                              =======      ======       =======       ======

     Revenues from  domestic  projects  increased  $54.0  million,  or 23%, from
$232.5  million for fiscal 1997 to $286.5  million for fiscal 1998.  Revenues in
fiscal  1998  from all  geographic  areas  increased  over  fiscal  1997  levels
primarily  due to  continued  expansion  through  acquisitions.  The increase in
revenues from Europe in fiscal 1998,  compared to the prior year,  was primarily
due to the  acquisition  of the Company's  United Kingdom  operations  (Pipework
Engineering  and  Development and Prospect) in the first quarter of fiscal 1998.
During  fiscal  1998,  the  Company  began   streamlining   its  United  Kingdom
operations.

     The  Company's  sales  to  customers  in  the  following  industry  sectors
approximated the following amounts and percentages:

  Industry Sector                    Fiscal 1997              Fiscal 1998
  ---------------             -----------------------    ---------------------
                              (in millions)      %       (in millions)     %
                              -------------    -----     -------------   -----
  Power Generation               $ 101.2       30.1%      $ 193.5        38.6%
  Chemical Processing              130.4       38.9         132.6        26.4
  Crude Oil Refining                47.8       14.2          83.9        16.7
  Petrochemical Processing            *          *           42.4         8.5
  Oil and Gas Exploration
    and Production                    *          *           23.1         4.6
  Other                             56.3       16.8          26.1         5.2
                                 -------     ------       -------       -----
                                 $ 335.7      100.0%      $ 501.6       100.0%
                                 =======     ======       =======       =====


*   Sales  for the  petrochemical  processing  and oil and gas  exploration  and
    production  sectors are not segregated and are included in the other sectors
    in the above chart.

     Revenues from the power generation sector in fiscal 1998 increased over the
prior year  primarily  due to increased  revenues from the  international  power
generation  market.  Revenues from the  international  power  generation  market
increased primarily as a result of the acquisitions of Pipework  Engineering and
Development  and Prospect.  Domestic  power  generation  revenues also increased
primarily  due  to the  expansion  of  construction  services  performed  by the
Company's subsidiaries that were acquired in February and March of 1997.

     Revenues from the chemical processing sector increased slightly over fiscal
1997 as a result of increased  activity in both the  domestic and  international
markets.

     Revenues from the crude oil refining  sector for fiscal 1998 increased over
fiscal 1997 due to increased activity in the international markets.

     Revenues from the petrochemical  processing and oil and gas exploration and
production   sectors  were  not  segregated   during  fiscal  1997;   therefore,
explanations  of  variances  are not  available.  The  decline  in other  sector
revenues  in  fiscal  1998 is the  result  of a  decline  in  revenues  from the
Company's pipe fabrication and bending operations in 1998 due to the substantial
completion of a large mining contract in fiscal 1997.

     Gross  profit  margins  in fiscal  1998  decreased  to 15.9% from 19.1% for
fiscal 1997 due primarily to the following factors:

        o a higher volume of pipe erection, maintenance and related construction
        services  work in fiscal 1998,  which  typically  produces a lower gross
        profit margin;

        o reduced gross profit  margins on the Company's  manufactured  products
        due to pricing pressure from foreign imports in fiscal 1998; and

        o lower  profit  margins  realized  from the  Company's  United  Kingdom
        operations since the acquisition of Pipework Engineering and Development
        and Prospect.

     General and administrative  expenses were $48.5 million for fiscal 1998, up
29.7%  from  $37.4  million  for fiscal  1997.  Approximately  $9 million of the
increase  relates to  general  and  administrative  expenses  of newly  acquired
subsidiaries,  including those owned for only part of fiscal 1997. The remaining
increase  related  to  increased  corporate  overhead  costs due to the  general
expansion of its operations.  However, as a percentage of revenues,  general and
administrative  expenses  decreased  from 11.2% in fiscal 1997 to 9.7% in fiscal
1998.

     Interest  expense  for  fiscal  1998 was $8.5  million,  up 25.0% from $6.8
million in fiscal  1997,  primarily  due to increased  borrowings  to expand the
Company's  business  and to complete  the  acquisitions  of  Prospect,  Cojafex,
Pipework Engineering and Development and Lancas in 1998.

     The  Company's  effective  tax rates for fiscal  1997 and fiscal  1998 were
30.6% and 30.2%, respectively. The decrease in the fiscal 1998 rates from fiscal
1997 was  primarily  due to additional  tax savings from higher  foreign  export
sales and foreign sourced income taxed at lower rates partially  offset by lower
state income tax incentives and refunds.



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     Pursuant  to the  requirements  of  Section  13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this amendment to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                       THE SHAW GROUP INC.

                                       /s/ J. M. Bernhard, Jr.
                                       -----------------------

                                       By: J. M. Bernhard, Jr.
                                       President and Chief Executive Officer
                                       Date: December 3, 1999

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed by the following  persons on behalf of the Registrant and
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

         Signature                       Title                      Date
         ---------                       -----                      ----

  /s/ J. M. Bernhard, Jr.     Chairman of the Board,            December 3, 1999
- ----------------------------  President and Chief Executive
(J.M. Bernhard, Jr.)          Officer

  /s/ Robert L. Belk          Executive Vice President,         December 3, 1999
- ----------------------------  Chief Financial Officer and
(Robert L. Belk)              Chief Accounting Officer

*                                          Director             December 3, 1999
- ----------------------------
(Albert McAlister)

*                                          Director             December 3, 1999
- ----------------------------
(L. Lange Grigsby)

*                                          Director             December 3, 1999
- ----------------------------
(David W. Hoyle)

*                                          Director             December 3, 1999
- ----------------------------
(John W. Sinders, Jr.)

*                                          Director             December 3, 1999
- ----------------------------
(William H. Grigg)


*By:     /s/ Robert L. Belk
         ------------------
         Robert L. Belk
         Attorney-in-Fact




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