Forward — Looking Statements 25 Risks and Uncertainties Regarding United States Steel Corporation and Lone Star Technologies, Inc. Some factors, among others, that could affect market conditions, costs, shipments and prices for the domestic and foreign operations of U. S. Steel and Lone Star include global product demand, prices and mix; global and company steel production levels; global and domestic demand for tubular products; global and domestic energy markets; plant operating performance, including, the start up of several blast furnaces; the timing and completion of facility projects; natural gas prices, usage and supply disruptions; raw materials availability and prices; changes in environmental, tax and other laws; employee strikes; power outages; and U.S. and global economic performance and political developments. Domestic steel shipments and prices could be affected by import levels and actions taken by the U.S. Government. Economic conditions and political facts in Europe that may affect U. S. Steel’s foreign operations results include, but are not limited to, taxation, environmental permitting, nationalization, inflation, currency fluctuations, increased regulation, export quotas, tariffs, and other protectionist measures. Factors that may affect the amount of net periodic benefit costs include, among others, changes to laws affecting benefits, pension fund investment performance, liability changes and interest rates. Please refer to the Form 10-K of U.S. Steel for the year ended December 31, 2006 and the Form 10-K of Lone Star Technologies, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2006 for additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements. Risks and Uncertainties Regarding the Transaction Forward-looking statements regarding United States Steel Corporation’s acquisition and integration of Lone Star Technologies, Inc. include statements relating to or concerning expected synergies, cost savings, accretive effect, industry size, and market sector. Risks and uncertainties regarding the transaction include the possibility that the expected synergies may not be realized in the time period anticipated or at all, that the market fails to perform as anticipated, and that the closing does not occur, either due to the failure of closing conditions, including the approval of the shareholders of Lone Star, or the failure to obtain required regulatory approvals, or other reasons. Even if the transaction closes as anticipated, integration may not proceed as expected, and the impact of changes in the industry, markets or the economy in general may result in unexpected costs or the failure to realize anticipated benefits of the transaction. Forward-looking statements included in this news release are made only as of the date hereof, and the companies undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances except as may be required by law. |