UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1996 Commission File Number 333-18723
MAXXAM GROUP HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE 76-0518669
(State or other (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction Identification Number)
of incorporation or
organization)
5847 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 2600 77057
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Zip Code)
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 975-7600
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None.
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 / / No /X/
All of the Registrant's voting stock is held by an affiliate of
the Registrant.
Number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at March 15, 1997: 1,000
REGISTRANT MEETS THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN GENERAL INSTRUCTION
(J)(1)(A) AND (B) OF FORM 10-K AND IS THEREFORE FILING THIS FORM WITH THE
REDUCED DISCLOSURE FORMAT.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:
Not applicable.
MAXXAM GROUP HOLDINGS INC.
PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
GENERAL
MAXXAM Group Holdings Inc. (the "Company" or "MGHI") is a wholly
owned subsidiary of MAXXAM Inc. ("MAXXAM"). The Company's wholly owned
subsidiary, MAXXAM Group Inc. ("MGI"), and MGI's wholly owned subsidiaries,
The Pacific Lumber Company ("Pacific Lumber"), and Britt Lumber Co., Inc.
("Britt") are engaged in forest products operations. Pacific Lumber's
principal wholly owned subsidiaries are Scotia Pacific Holding Company
("Scotia Pacific") and Salmon Creek Corporation ("Salmon Creek"). As used
herein, the terms "Company," "MGHI," "MGI," "Pacific Lumber," "Kaiser" or
"MAXXAM" refer to the respective companies and their subsidiaries, unless
otherwise noted or the context indicates otherwise.
Pacific Lumber, which has been in continuous operation for over
125 years, engages in several principal aspects of the lumber industry--the
growing and harvesting of redwood and Douglas-fir timber, the milling of
logs into lumber products and the manufacturing of lumber into a variety of
value-added finished products. Britt manufactures redwood and cedar
fencing and decking products from small diameter logs, a substantial
portion of which Britt acquires from Pacific Lumber (as Pacific Lumber
cannot efficiently process them in its own mills). The Company also owns
27,938,250 shares of the common stock of Kaiser Aluminum Corporation
("Kaiser"), representing a 34.6% interest in Kaiser on a fully diluted
basis, and MAXXAM has a direct interest in Kaiser of 27.3% on a fully
diluted basis. Kaiser is a publicly traded company (New York Stock
Exchange trading symbol "KLU") which operates in all principal aspects of
the aluminum industry - the mining of bauxite, the refining of bauxite into
alumina, the production of primary aluminum from alumina, and the
manufacture of fabricated (including semi-fabricated) aluminum products.
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains statements which
constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements appear in a
number of places (see Item 1. "Business--Forest Products Operations--
Regulatory and Environmental Factors" and "--Aluminum Operations," Item 3.
"Legal Proceedings" and Item 7. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations--Background," "Financial
Condition and Investing and Financing Activities" and "Trends"). Such
statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such
as "believes," "expects," "may," "estimates,""will," "should," "plans" or
"anticipates" or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or
comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy. Readers are
cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of
future performance and involve significant risks and uncertainties, and
that actual results may vary materially from those in the forward-looking
statements as a result of various factors. These factors include the
effectiveness of management's strategies and decisions, general economic
and business conditions, developments in technology, new or modified
statutory or regulatory requirements and changing prices and market
conditions. This report identifies other factors that could cause such
differences. No assurance can be given that these are all of the factors
that could cause actual results to vary materially from the forward-looking
statements.
FOREST PRODUCTS OPERATIONS
PACIFIC LUMBER OPERATIONS
Timberlands
Pacific Lumber owns and manages approximately 193,000 acres of
virtually contiguous commercial timberlands located in Humboldt County
along the northern California coast which has very favorable soil and
climate conditions. These timberlands contain approximately three-quarters
redwood and one-quarter Douglas-fir timber, are located in close proximity
to Pacific Lumber's four sawmills and contain an extensive network of
roads. Approximately 179,000 acres of Pacific Lumber's timberlands are
owned by Scotia Pacific (the "Scotia Pacific Timberlands"), a special
purpose Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Lumber.
Pacific Lumber has the exclusive right to harvest (the "Pacific Lumber
Harvest Rights") approximately 8,000 non-contiguous acres of the Scotia
Pacific Timberlands consisting substantially of virgin old growth redwood
and virgin old growth Douglas-fir timber located on numerous small parcels
throughout the Scotia Pacific Timberlands. Substantially all of Scotia
Pacific's assets, including the Scotia Pacific Timberlands and the GIS
(defined below), are pledged as security for Scotia Pacific's 7.95% Timber
Collateralized Notes due 2015 (the "Timber Notes"). Pacific Lumber
harvests and purchases from Scotia Pacific all of the logs harvested from
the Scotia Pacific Timberlands. See "--Relationships With Scotia Pacific
and Britt" for a description of this and other relationships among Pacific
Lumber, Scotia Pacific and Britt. Approximately 6,000 acres of Pacific
Lumber's timberlands are owned by Salmon Creek.
The forest products industry grades lumber in various
classifications according to quality. The two broad categories within
which all grades fall, based on the absence or presence of knots, are
called "upper" and "common" grades, respectively. "Old growth" trees,
often defined as trees which have been growing for approximately 200 years
or longer, have a higher percentage of upper grade lumber than "young
growth" trees (those which have been growing for less than 200 years).
"Virgin" old growth trees are located in timber stands that have not
previously been harvested. "Residual" old growth trees are located in
timber stands which have been partially harvested in the past.
Pacific Lumber engages in extensive efforts to supplement the
natural regeneration of timber and increase the amount of timber on its
timberlands. Pacific Lumber is required to comply with California forestry
regulations regarding reforestation, which generally require that an area
be reforested to specified standards within an established period of time.
Pacific Lumber also actively engages in efforts to establish timberlands
from open areas such as pasture land. Regeneration of redwood timber
generally is accomplished through the natural growth of new redwood sprouts
from the stump remaining after a redwood tree is harvested. Such new
redwood sprouts grow quickly, thriving on existing mature root systems. In
addition, Pacific Lumber supplements natural redwood regeneration by
planting redwood seedlings. Douglas-fir timber grown on Pacific Lumber's
timberlands is regenerated almost entirely by planting seedlings. During
1996, Pacific Lumber planted an estimated 529,000 redwood and Douglas-fir
seedlings.
Harvesting Practices
The ability of Pacific Lumber to sell logs or lumber products
will depend, in part, upon its ability to obtain regulatory approval of
timber harvesting plans ("THPs"). THPs are required to be developed by
registered professional foresters and must be filed with, and approved by,
the California Department of Forestry ("CDF") prior to the harvesting of
timber. Each THP is designed to comply with applicable laws
and regulations. The CDF's evaluation of proposed THPs incorporates review
and analysis of such THPs by several California and federal agencies and
public comments received with respect to such THPs. An approved THP is
applicable to specific acreage and specifies the harvesting method and
other conditions relating to the harvesting of the timber covered by such
THP. See "--Regulatory and Environmental Factors" for information
regarding a critical habitat designation, sustained yield regulations and
similar matters concerning Pacific Lumber and its operations. Pacific
Lumber maintains a detailed geographical information system covering its
timberlands (the "GIS"). The GIS covers numerous aspects of Pacific
Lumber's properties, including timber type, tree class, wildlife data,
roads, rivers and streams. By carefully monitoring and updating this
database and conducting field studies, Pacific Lumber's foresters are better
able to develop detailed THPs addressing the various regulatory
requirements. Pacific Lumber also utilizes a Global Positioning System
("GPS") which allows precise location of geographic features through
satellite positioning.
Pacific Lumber employs a variety of well-accepted methods of
selecting trees for harvest. These methods, which are designed to achieve
optimal regeneration, are referred to as "silvicultural systems" in the
forestry profession. Silvicultural systems range from very light thinnings
aimed at enhancing the growth rate of retained trees to clear cutting which
results in the harvest of all trees in an area and replacement with a new
forest stand. In between are a number of varying levels of partial
harvests which can be employed. Pacific Lumber's foresters select the
appropriate silvicultural system for any given site based upon the specific
conditions of that site. The systems chosen are those which will most
closely emulate those natural processes that result in the cycling of
natural forest stands. Due to the magnitude of its timberlands and
conservative application of silvicultural systems, Pacific Lumber has
historically conducted harvesting operations on approximately 5% of its
timberlands in any given year.
Production Facilities
Pacific Lumber owns four highly mechanized sawmills and related
facilities located in Scotia, Fortuna and Carlotta, California. The
sawmills historically have been supplied almost entirely from timber
harvested from Pacific Lumber's timberlands. Since 1986, Pacific Lumber
has implemented numerous technological advances that have increased the
operating efficiency of its production facilities and the recovery of
finished products from its timber. Over the past three years, Pacific
Lumber's annual lumber production has averaged approximately 289 million
board feet, with approximately 291, 290 and 286 million board feet produced
in 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. The Fortuna sawmill produces
primarily common grade lumber. During 1996, the Fortuna mill produced
approximately 99 million board feet of lumber. The Carlotta sawmill
produces both common and upper grade redwood lumber. During 1996, the
Carlotta mill produced approximately 63 million board feet of lumber.
Sawmills "A" and "B" are both located in Scotia. Sawmill "A" processes
Douglas-fir logs and Sawmill "B" primarily processes large diameter redwood
logs. During 1996, Sawmills "A" and "B" produced 88 million and 41 million
board feet of lumber, respectively.
Pacific Lumber operates a finishing plant which processes rough
lumber into a variety of finished products such as trim, fascia, siding and
paneling. These finished products include the redwood lumber industry's
largest variety of customized trim and fascia patterns. Pacific Lumber
also enhances the value of some grades of lumber by assembling knot-free
pieces of narrower and shorter lumber into wider or longer pieces in its state-
of-the-art end and edge glue plants. The result is a standard sized upper
grade product which can be sold at a significant premium over common grade
products. Pacific Lumber has installed a lumber remanufacturing facility
at its mill in Fortuna which processes low grade redwood common lumber into
value-added, higher grade redwood fence and related products.
Pacific Lumber dries the majority of its upper grade lumber
before it is sold. Upper grades of redwood lumber are generally air-dried
for three to twelve months and then kiln-dried for seven to twenty-four
days to produce a dimensionally stable and high quality product which
generally commands higher prices than "green" lumber (which is lumber sold
before it has been dried). Upper grade Douglas-fir lumber is generally
kiln-dried immediately after it is cut. Pacific Lumber owns and operates
34 kilns, having an annual capacity of approximately 95 million board feet,
to dry its upper grades of lumber efficiently in order to produce a
quality, premium product. Pacific Lumber also maintains several large
enclosed storage sheds which hold approximately 27 million board feet of
lumber.
In addition, Pacific Lumber owns and operates a modern 25-
megawatt cogeneration power plant which is fueled almost entirely by the
wood residue from Pacific Lumber's milling and finishing operations. This
power plant generates substantially all of the energy requirements of
Scotia, California, the town adjacent to Pacific Lumber's timberlands where
several of its manufacturing facilities are located. Pacific Lumber sells
surplus power to Pacific Gas and Electric Company. In 1996, the sale of
surplus power accounted for approximately 1% of Pacific Lumber's total
revenues.
Products
The following table sets forth the distribution of Pacific
Lumber's lumber production (on a net board foot basis) and revenues by
product line:
Year Ended December 31, 1996 Year Ended December 31, 1995
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% of Total % of Total
Lumber % of Total Lumber % of Total
Production Lumber % of Total Production Lumber % of Total
Product Volume Revenues Revenues Volume Revenues Revenues
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Upper grade redwood lumber 13% 33% 28% 17% 38% 31%
Common grade redwood lumber 53% 42% 35% 54% 40% 32%
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Total redwood lumber 66% 75% 63% 71% 78% 63%
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Upper grade Douglas-fir lumber 3% 6% 5% 3% 5% 4%
Common grade Douglas-fir lumber 27% 16% 13% 23% 14% 11%
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Total Douglas-fir lumber 30% 22% 18% 26% 19% 15%
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Other grades of lumber 4% 3% 2% 3% 3% 4%
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Total lumber 100% 100% 83% 100% 100% 82%
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Logs 9% 7%
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Hardwood chips 2% 4%
Softwood chips 4% 5%
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Total wood chips 6% 9%
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Lumber. Pacific Lumber primarily produces and markets lumber.
In 1996, Pacific Lumber sold approximately 307 million board feet of
lumber, which accounted for approximately 83% of Pacific Lumber's total
revenues. Lumber products vary greatly by the species and quality of the
timber from which it is produced. Lumber is sold not only by grade (such
as "upper" grade versus "common" grade), but also by board size and the
drying process associated with the lumber.
Redwood lumber is Pacific Lumber's largest product category.
Redwood is commercially grown only along the northern coast of California
and possesses certain unique characteristics that permit it to be sold at a
premium to many other wood products. Such characteristics include its
natural beauty, superior ability to retain paint and other finishes,
dimensional stability and innate resistance to decay, insects and
chemicals. Typical applications include exterior siding, trim and fascia
for both residential and commercial construction, outdoor furniture, decks,
planters, retaining walls and other specialty applications. Redwood also
has a variety of industrial applications because of its chemical resistance
and because it does not impart any taste or odor to liquids or solids.
Upper grade redwood lumber, which is derived primarily from large
diameter logs and is characterized by an absence of knots and other
defects, is used primarily in distinctive interior and exterior
applications. The overall supply of upper grade lumber has been diminishing
due to increasing environmental and regulatory restrictions and other
factors, and Pacific Lumber's supply of upper grade lumber has decreased in
some premium product categories. See Item 7. "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations--Background."
Common grade redwood lumber, Pacific Lumber's largest volume product, has
many of the same aesthetic and structural qualities of redwood uppers, but has
some knots, sapwood and a coarser grain. Such lumber is commonly used for
construction purposes, including outdoor structures such as decks, hot tubs and
fencing.
Douglas-fir lumber is used primarily for new construction and
some decorative purposes and is widely recognized for its strength, hard
surface and attractive appearance. Douglas-fir is grown commercially along
the west coast of North America and in Chile and New Zealand. Upper grade
Douglas-fir lumber is derived primarily from old growth Douglas-fir timber
and is used principally in finished carpentry applications. Common grade
Douglas-fir lumber is used for a variety of general construction purposes
and is largely interchangeable with common grades of other whitewood
lumber.
Logs. Pacific Lumber currently sells certain logs that, due to
their size or quality, cannot be efficiently processed by its mills into
lumber. The majority of these logs are purchased by Britt. The balance
are purchased by surrounding mills which do not own sufficient timberlands
to support their mill operations. See "--Relationships with Scotia Pacific
and Britt" below. Except for the agreement with Britt described below,
Pacific Lumber does not have any significant contractual relationships with
third parties relating to the purchase of logs. Pacific Lumber has
historically not purchased significant quantities of logs from third
parties; however, Pacific Lumber may from time to time purchase logs from
third parties for processing in its mills or for resale to third parties
if, in the opinion of management, economic factors are advantageous to
Pacific Lumber.
Wood Chips. Pacific Lumber uses a whole-log chipper to produce
wood chips from hardwood trees which would otherwise be left as waste.
These chips are sold to third parties primarily for the production of
facsimile and other specialty papers. Pacific Lumber also produces
softwood chips from the wood residue and waste from its milling and
finishing operations. These chips are sold to third parties for the
production of wood pulp and paper products.
Backlog and Seasonality
Pacific Lumber's backlog of sales orders at December 31, 1996 and
1995 was approximately $21.3 million and approximately $11.5 million,
respectively, the substantial portion of which was delivered in the first
quarter of the next fiscal year. Pacific Lumber has historically
experienced lower first quarter sales due largely to the general decline in
construction-related activity during the winter months. As a result,
Pacific Lumber's results in any one quarter are not necessarily indicative
of results to be expected for the full year.
Marketing
The housing, construction and remodeling markets are the primary
markets for Pacific Lumber's lumber products. Pacific Lumber's policy is
to maintain a wide distribution of its products both geographically and in
terms of the number of customers. Pacific Lumber sells its lumber products
throughout the country to a variety of accounts, the large majority of
which are wholesalers, followed by retailers, industrial users, exporters
and manufacturers. Upper grades of redwood and Douglas-fir lumber are sold
throughout the entire United States, as well as to export markets. Common
grades of redwood lumber are sold principally west of the Mississippi
River, with California accounting for approximately 66% of these sales in
1996. Common grades of Douglas-fir lumber are sold primarily in
California. In 1996, the largest and top five of Pacific Lumber's
customers accounted for approximately 9% and 24%, respectively, of total
revenues. Exports of lumber accounted for approximately 5% of Pacific
Lumber's total revenues in 1996. Pacific Lumber markets its products
through its own sales staff which focuses primarily on domestic sales.
Pacific Lumber actively follows trends in the housing,
construction and remodeling markets in order to maintain an appropriate
level of inventory and assortment of products. Due to its high quality
products, large inventory, competitive prices and long history, Pacific
Lumber believes it has a strong degree of customer loyalty.
Competition
Pacific Lumber's lumber is sold in highly competitive markets.
Competition is generally based upon a combination of price, service,
product availability and product quality. Pacific Lumber's products
compete not only with other wood products but with metals, masonry, plastic
and other construction materials made from non-renewable resources. The
level of demand for Pacific Lumber's products is dependent on such broad
factors as overall economic conditions, interest rates and demographic
trends. In addition, competitive considerations, such as total industry
production and competitors' pricing, as well as the price of other
construction products, affect the sales prices for Pacific Lumber's lumber
products. Pacific Lumber currently enjoys a competitive advantage in the
upper grade redwood lumber market due to the quality of its timber holdings
and relatively low cost production operations. Competition in the common
grade redwood and Douglas-fir lumber market is more intense, and Pacific
Lumber competes with numerous large and small lumber producers.
Employees
As of March 1, 1997, Pacific Lumber had approximately 1,600
employees, none of whom are covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
Relationships with Scotia Pacific and Britt
In March 1993, Pacific Lumber consummated its offering of $235
million of 10-1/2% Senior Notes due 2003 (the "Pacific Lumber Senior
Notes") and Scotia Pacific consummated its offering of $385 million of
Timber Notes. Upon the closing of such offerings, Pacific Lumber, Scotia
Pacific and Britt entered into a variety of agreements. Pacific Lumber and
Scotia Pacific entered into a Services Agreement (the "Services Agreement")
and an Additional Services Agreement (the "Additional Services Agreement").
Pursuant to the Services Agreement, Pacific Lumber provides operational,
management and related services with respect to the Scotia Pacific
Timberlands containing timber of Scotia Pacific ("Scotia Pacific Timber")
not performed by Scotia Pacific's own employees. Such services include the
furnishing of all equipment, personnel and expertise not within Scotia
Pacific's possession and reasonably necessary for the operation and
maintenance of the Scotia Pacific Timberlands containing Scotia Pacific
Timber. In particular, Pacific Lumber is required to regenerate Scotia
Pacific Timber, prevent and control loss of Scotia Pacific Timber by fires,
maintain a system of roads throughout the Scotia Pacific Timberlands, take
measures to control the spread of disease and insect infestation affecting
Scotia Pacific Timber and comply with environmental laws and regulations.
Pacific Lumber is also required (to the extent necessary) to assist Scotia
Pacific personnel in updating the GIS and to prepare and file, on Scotia
Pacific's behalf, all pleadings and motions and otherwise diligently pursue
appeals of any denial of any THP and related matters. As compensation for
these and the other services to be provided by Pacific Lumber, Scotia
Pacific pays a fee which is adjusted on January 1 of each year based on a
specified government index relating to wood products. The fee was
approximately $112,000 per month in 1996 and is expected to be
approximately $115,200 per month in 1997. Pursuant to the Additional
Services Agreement, Scotia Pacific provides Pacific Lumber with a variety
of services, including (a) assisting Pacific Lumber to operate, maintain
and harvest its own timber properties, (b) updating and providing access to
the GIS with respect to information concerning Pacific Lumber's own timber
properties, and (c) assisting Pacific Lumber with its statutory and
regulatory compliance. Pacific Lumber pays Scotia Pacific a fee for such
services equal to the actual cost of providing such services, as determined
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Pacific Lumber and Scotia Pacific also entered into a Master
Purchase Agreement (the "Master Purchase Agreement"). The Master Purchase
Agreement governs all purchases of logs by Pacific Lumber from Scotia
Pacific. Each purchase of logs by Pacific Lumber from Scotia Pacific is
made pursuant to a separate log purchase agreement (which incorporates the
terms of the Master Purchase Agreement) for the Scotia Pacific Timber
covered by an approved THP. Each log purchase agreement generally
constitutes an exclusive agreement with respect to the timber covered
thereby, subject to certain limited exceptions. The purchase price must be
at least equal to the SBE Price (as defined below). The Master Purchase
Agreement provides that if the purchase price equals or exceeds (i) the
price for such species and category thereof set forth on the structuring
schedule applicable to the Timber Notes and (ii) the SBE Price, then such
price shall be deemed to be the fair market value of such logs. The Master
Purchase Agreement defines the "SBE Price," for any species and category of
timber, as the stumpage price for such species and category as set forth in
the most recent "Harvest Value Schedule" published by the California State
Board of Equalization ("SBE") applicable to the timber sold during the
period covered by such Harvest Value Schedule. Such Harvest Value
Schedules are published for the purpose of computing yield taxes and
generally are released every six months. As Pacific Lumber purchases logs
from Scotia Pacific pursuant to the Master Purchase Agreement, Pacific
Lumber is responsible, at its own expense, for harvesting and removing the
standing Scotia Pacific Timber covered by approved THPs, and the purchase
price is therefore based upon "stumpage prices." Title to the harvested
logs does not pass to Pacific Lumber until the logs are transported to
Pacific Lumber's log decks and measured. Substantially all of Scotia
Pacific's revenues are derived from the sale of logs to Pacific Lumber
under the Master Purchase Agreement.
Pacific Lumber, Scotia Pacific and Salmon Creek also entered into
a Reciprocal Rights Agreement granting to each other certain reciprocal
rights of egress and ingress through their respective properties in
connection with the operation and maintenance of such properties and their
respective businesses. In addition, Pacific Lumber entered into an
Environmental Indemnification Agreement with Scotia Pacific pursuant to
which Pacific Lumber agreed to indemnify Scotia Pacific from and against
certain present and future liabilities arising with respect to hazardous
materials, hazardous materials contamination or disposal sites, or under
environmental laws with respect to the Scotia Pacific Timberlands.
Pacific Lumber entered into an agreement with Britt (the "Britt
Agreement") which governs the sale of logs by Pacific Lumber and Britt to
each other, the sale of hog fuel (wood residue) by Britt to Pacific Lumber
for use in Pacific Lumber's cogeneration plant, the sale of lumber by
Pacific Lumber and Britt to each other, and the provision by Pacific Lumber
of certain administrative services to Britt (including accounting,
purchasing, data processing, safety and human resources services). The
logs which Pacific Lumber sells to Britt and which are used in Britt's
manufacturing operations are sold at approximately 75% of applicable SBE
prices (to reflect the lower quality of these logs). Logs which either
Pacific Lumber or Britt purchases from third parties and which are then
sold to each other are transferred at the actual cost of such logs. Hog
fuel is sold at applicable market prices, and administrative services are
provided by Pacific Lumber based on Pacific Lumber's actual costs and an
allocable share of Pacific Lumber's overhead expenses consistent with past
practice.
BRITT LUMBER OPERATIONS
Business
Britt is located in Arcata, California, approximately 45 miles
north of Pacific Lumber's headquarters. Britt's primary business is the
processing of small diameter redwood logs into wood fencing products for
sale to retail and wholesale customers. Britt was incorporated in 1965 and
operated as an independent manufacturer of fence products until July 1990,
when it was purchased by a subsidiary of the Company. Britt purchases
small diameter (6 to 11 inch) and short length (6 to 12 feet) redwood logs
from Pacific Lumber and a variety of different diameter and different
length logs from various timberland owners. Britt processes logs at its
mill into a variety of different fencing products, including "dog-eared" 1"
x 6" fence stock in six and eight foot lengths, 4" x 4" fence posts in 6
through 12 foot lengths, and other fencing products in 6 through 12 foot
lengths. Britt's purchases of logs from third parties are generally
consummated pursuant to short-term contracts of twelve months or less. See
"--Pacific Lumber Operations--Relationships with Scotia Pacific and Britt"
for a description of Britt's log purchases from Pacific Lumber.
Marketing
In 1996, Britt sold approximately 79 million board feet of lumber
products to approximately 75 different customers. Over one-half of its
1996 lumber sales were in northern California. The remainder of its 1996
sales were in southern California and ten other western states. The
largest and top five of such customers accounted for approximately 27% and
68%, respectively, of such 1996 sales. Britt markets its products through
its own salesmen to a variety of customers, including distribution centers,
industrial remanufacturers, wholesalers and retailers.
Britt's backlog of sales orders at December 31, 1996 and 1995 was
approximately $4.2 million and $3.2 million, respectively, the substantial
portion of which was delivered in the first quarter of the next fiscal
year.
Facilities and Employees
Britt's manufacturing operations are conducted on 12 acres of
land, 10 acres of which are leased on a long-term fixed-price basis from an
unrelated third party. Fence production is conducted in a 46,000 square
foot mill. An 18-acre log sorting and storage yard is located one quarter
of a mile away. The mill was constructed in 1980, and capital expenditures
to enhance its output and efficiency are made periodically. Britt's
(single shift) mill capacity, assuming 40 production hours per week, is
estimated at 37.4 million board feet of fencing products per year. As of
March 1, 1997, Britt employed approximately 120 people, none of whom are
covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
Competition
Management estimates that Britt accounted for approximately one-
third of the redwood fence market in 1996. Britt competes primarily with
the northern California mills of Louisiana Pacific, Georgia Pacific and Eel
River.
REGULATORY AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
This section contains statements which constitute "forward-
looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. See Item 1. "Business--General" for cautionary
information with respect to such forward-looking statements.
Regulatory and environmental issues play a significant role in
Pacific Lumber's forest products operations. Pacific Lumber's forest
products operations are subject to a variety of California and federal laws
and regulations dealing with timber harvesting, endangered species and
critical habitat, and air and water quality. Moreover, these laws and
regulations are modified from time to time and are subject to judicial and
administrative interpretation. These laws include the California Forest
Practice Act (the "Forest Practice Act"), which requires that timber
harvesting operations be conducted in accordance with detailed requirements
set forth in the Forest Practice Act and in the regulations promulgated
thereunder by the California Board of Forestry (the "BOF"). The federal
Endangered Species Act (the "ESA") and California Endangered Species Act
(the "CESA") provide in general for the protection and conservation of
specifically listed fish, wildlife and plants which have been declared to
be endangered or threatened. The California Environmental Quality Act
("CEQA") provides, in general, for protection of the environment of the
state, including protection of air and water quality and of fish and
wildlife. In addition, the California Water Quality Act and Federal Clean
Water Act require, in part, that Pacific Lumber's operations be conducted
so as to reasonably protect the water quality of nearby rivers and streams.
Pacific Lumber is subject to certain pending matters described below which
could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial
position, results of operations or liquidity of Pacific Lumber, and in turn
MGI and the Company. There can be no assurance that certain pending or
future legislation, governmental regulations or judicial or administrative
decisions will not have a material adverse effect on the Company.
In March 1992, the marbled murrelet was approved for listing as
endangered under the CESA. In October 1992, the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service ("USFWS") issued its final rule listing the marbled
murrelet as a threatened species under the ESA in the tri-state area of
Washington, Oregon and California. Pacific Lumber has incorporated, and
will continue to incorporate as required, mitigation measures into its THPs
to protect and maintain habitat for the marbled murrelet on its
timberlands. The BOF requires Pacific Lumber to conduct pre-harvest
marbled murrelet surveys to provide certain site specific mitigations in
connection with THPs covering virgin old growth timber and unusually dense
stands of residual old growth timber. Such surveys can only be conducted
during a portion of the murrelet's nesting and breeding season, which
extends from April through mid-September. Accordingly, such surveys are
expected to delay the review and approval process with respect to certain
of the THPs filed by Pacific Lumber. The results of such surveys to date
(based upon current survey protocols) have indicated that Pacific Lumber
has approximately 6,600 acres (all containing virgin or residual old growth
timber) which are occupied marbled murrelet habitat. Pacific Lumber is
unable to predict when or if it will be able to harvest this acreage.
In May 1996, the USFWS published its final designation of
critical habitat for the marbled murrelet (the "Final Designation"),
designating over four million acres as critical habitat for the marbled
murrelet. Although nearly all of the designated habitat is public land,
approximately 33,000 acres of Pacific Lumber's timberlands are included in
the Final Designation, the substantial portion of such acreage being young
growth timber. The bulk of Pacific Lumber's 6,600 acres of occupied
marbled murrelet habitat falls within the 33,000 acres of Pacific Lumber's
timberlands included in the Final Designation. In order to mitigate the
impact of the Final Designation, particularly with respect to timberlands
occupied by the marbled murrelet, Pacific Lumber over the last few years
has attempted to develop a habitat conservation plan for the marbled
murrelet (the "Murrelet HCP"). Due to, among other things, the unfavorable
response of the USFWS to Pacific Lumber's initial Murrelet HCP efforts,
Pacific Lumber and its subsidiaries filed two actions (the "Takings
Litigation") alleging that certain portions of their timberlands have been
"taken" and seeking just compensation. See Item 3. "Legal Proceedings--
Pacific Lumber Litigation" for a description of the Takings Litigation.
Pursuant to an agreement entered into by the Company, MAXXAM, the United
States and the State of California on September 28, 1996 (the "Headwaters
Agreement") and described below under "--Headwaters Agreement," the Takings
Litigation has been stayed at the request of the parties.
It is impossible for the Company to determine the potential
adverse effect of the Final Designation on the Company's consolidated
financial position, results of operations or liquidity until such time as
various regulatory and legal issues are resolved; however, if Pacific
Lumber is unable to harvest, or is severely limited in harvesting, on
timberlands designated as critical habitat for the marbled murrelet, such
effect could be materially adverse to Pacific Lumber and in turn MGI and
the Company. If Pacific Lumber is unable to harvest or is severely limited
in harvesting, it intends to seek just compensation from the appropriate
governmental agencies on the grounds that such restrictions constitute a
governmental taking. There continue to be other regulatory actions and
lawsuits seeking to have other species listed as threatened or endangered
under the ESA and/or the CESA and to designate critical habitat for such
species. For example, the National Marine Fisheries Service has announced
that by April 25, 1997 it will make a final determination whether to list
the coho salmon under the ESA in northern California, including,
potentially, lands owned by Pacific Lumber. It is uncertain what impact,
if any, such listings and/or designations of critical habitat would have on
the consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity of
Pacific Lumber, and in turn MGI and the Company.
In 1994, the BOF adopted certain regulations regarding compliance
with long-term sustained yield ("LTSY") objectives. These regulations
require that timber companies project timber growth and harvest on their
timberlands over a 100-year planning period and establish a LTSY harvest
level that takes into account environmental and economic considerations.
The sustained yield plan ("SYP") must demonstrate that the average annual
harvest over any rolling ten-year period will not exceed the LTSY harvest
level and that Pacific Lumber's projected timber inventory is capable of
sustaining the LTSY harvest level in the last decade of the 100-year
planning period. On December 17, 1996, Pacific Lumber submitted a proposed
SYP to the CDF. The proposed SYP sets forth an LTSY harvest level
substantially the same as Pacific Lumber's average annual timber harvest
over the last six years. The proposed SYP also indicates that Pacific
Lumber's average annual timber harvest during the first decade of the SYP
would approximate the LTSY harvest level. During the second decade of the
proposed SYP, Pacific Lumber's average annual timber harvest would be
approximately 8% less than that proposed for the first decade. The SYP,
when approved, will be valid for ten years. Thereafter, revised SYPs will
be prepared every decade that will address the LTSY harvest level based
upon reassessment of changes in the resource base and protection of public
resources.
The proposed SYP assumes that the transactions contemplated by
the Headwaters Agreement will be consummated and that the Multi-Species HCP
(as defined below under "--Headwaters Agreement") will permit Pacific
Lumber to harvest its timberlands (including over the next two decades a
substantial portion of its old growth timberlands not transferred pursuant
to the Headwaters Agreement) to achieve maximum sustained yield. The SYP
is subject to review and approval by the CDF, and there can be no assurance
that the SYP will be approved in its proposed form. Until the SYP is
reviewed and approved, Pacific Lumber is unable to predict the impact that
these regulations will have on its future timber harvesting practices. It
is possible that the results of the review and approval process could
require Pacific Lumber to reduce its timber harvest in future years from
the harvest levels set forth in the proposed SYP. Pacific Lumber believes
it would be able to mitigate the effect of any required reduction in
harvest level by acquisitions of additional timberlands (and making
corresponding amendments to the SYP); however, there can be no assurance
that Pacific Lumber would be able to do so and the amount of such
acquisitions would be limited by Pacific Lumber's available financial
resources. The Company is unable to predict the ultimate impact the
sustained yield regulations will have on its future financial position,
results of operations or liquidity.
Various groups and individuals have filed objections with the CDF
and the BOF regarding the CDF's and the BOF's actions and rulings with
respect to certain of Pacific Lumber's THPs and other timber harvesting
operations, and Pacific Lumber expects that such groups and individuals
will continue to file such objections. In addition, lawsuits are pending or
threatened which seek to prevent Pacific Lumber from implementing certain
of its approved THPs or which challenge other operations by Pacific Lumber.
These challenges have severely restricted Pacific Lumber's ability to
harvest old growth timber on its property. To date, challenges with
respect to Pacific Lumber's THPs relating to young growth timber and to its
other operations have been limited; however, no assurance can be
given as to the extent of such challenges in the future. The Company
believes that environmentally focused challenges to its timber harvesting
and other operations are likely to occur in the future, particularly with
respect to virgin and residual old growth timber. Although such challenges
have delayed or prevented Pacific Lumber from conducting a portion of its
operations, they have not had a material adverse effect on Pacific Lumber's
consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
Nevertheless, it is impossible to predict the future nature or degree of
such challenges or their ultimate impact on the consolidated financial
position, results of operations or liquidity of Pacific Lumber, and in turn
MGI and the Company.
In early 1997, the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA")
entered into a consent decree agreeing to establish limits on
sedimentation, temperature and other factors (i.e. non-point source total
maximum daily loadings, "TMDL") under the Federal Clean Water Act for
seventeen northern California rivers and certain of their tributaries,
including rivers within Pacific Lumber's timberlands. The TMDL scheme will
be primarily aimed at protecting fish habitat. It is impossible to predict
the ultimate impact this consent decree will have on the consolidated
financial position, results of operations or liquidity of Pacific Lumber,
and in turn MGI and the Company.
In June 1990, the USFWS designated the northern spotted owl as
threatened under the ESA. The owl's range includes all of Pacific Lumber's
timberlands. The ESA and its implementing regulations (and related
California regulations) generally prohibit harvesting operations in which
individual owls might be killed, displaced or injured or which result in
significant habitat modification that could impair the survival of
individual owls or the species as a whole. Since 1988, biologists have
conducted inventory and habitat utilization studies of northern spotted
owls on Pacific Lumber's timberlands. Pacific Lumber has developed and the
USFWS has given its full concurrence to a northern spotted owl management
plan (the "Federal Owl Plan"). The Federal Owl Plan, as amended from time
to time, is currently applicable through 1999 and the USFWS expressed its
agreement that operations consistent with the Federal Owl Plan would not
result in the taking of any owls. Pacific Lumber has also developed a
Spotted Owl Resource Plan (the "State Owl Plan"), and the California
Department of Fish and Game has expressed its agreement that operations
consistent with the State Owl Plan would not result in the taking of any
owls. By incorporating the Federal Owl Plan or the State Owl Plan into each
THP filed with the CDF, Pacific Lumber is able to expedite the approval time
with respect to its THPs. The plaintiffs in the Marbled Murrelet action have
requested and received injunctive relief with respect to certain THPs
involving the Federal Owl Plan. See Item 3."Legal Proceedings--Pacific Lumber
Litigation." Both federal and state agencies continue to review and consider
possible additional regulations regarding the northern spotted owl. It is
uncertain if such additional regulations will become effective or their
ultimate content or impact on the Company.
Laws, regulations and related judicial and administrative
interpretations dealing with Pacific Lumber's operations are subject to
change and new laws and regulations are frequently introduced concerning
the California timber industry. From time to time, bills are introduced in
the California legislature and the U.S. Congress which relate to the
business of Pacific Lumber, including the protection and acquisition of old
growth and other timberlands, endangered species, environmental protection,
air and water quality, and the restriction, regulation and administration
of timber harvesting practices. It is impossible to predict the content of
any such bills, the likelihood of any of the bills passing or the impact of
any of these bills on the future liquidity, consolidated financial position
or operating results of the Company. Furthermore, any bills which are
passed are subject to executive veto and court challenge. In addition to
existing and possible new or modified statutory enactments, regulatory
requirements and administrative and legal actions, the California timber
industry remains subject to potential California or local ballot
initiatives and evolving federal and California case law which could affect
timber harvesting practices. It is impossible, however, to assess the
effect of such matters on the Company's consolidated financial position,
operating results or liquidity.
HEADWATERS AGREEMENT
On September 28, 1996, Pacific Lumber (on behalf of itself, its
subsidiaries and affiliates) and MAXXAM (collectively, "the Pacific Lumber
Parties") entered into the Headwaters Agreement with the United States and
California. The Headwaters Agreement provides the framework for the
acquisition by the United States and California of certain timberlands of
Pacific Lumber.
The Headwaters Agreement requires the parties to use their
respective best, good faith efforts to achieve certain items (the
"Specified Items"). The Specified Items include the transfer to the United
States and California of approximately 5,600 acres of Pacific Lumber's
timberlands commonly referred to as the Headwaters Forest and the Elk Head
Springs Forest and related buffer zones (respectively, the "Headwaters
Forest" and the "Elk Head Forest" and, collectively, the "Headwaters
Timberlands"). A substantial portion of the Headwaters Timberlands
consists of virgin old growth timberlands. Approximately 4,900 of these
acres are owned by Salmon Creek. The remaining acreage is owned by Scotia
Pacific (Pacific Lumber having harvesting rights on a portion of the
acreage).
The Headwaters Timberlands would be transferred in exchange for
(a) property and other consideration (possibly including cash) from both
the United States and California having an aggregate fair market value of
$300 million and (b) 7,755 acres of adjacent timberlands to be acquired by
the United States and California from a third party (the "Elk River
Timberlands"). The United States and California would also acquire and
retain an additional 1,900 acres of timberlands from such third party. An
additional Specified Item is the expedited development and submission by
Pacific Lumber and processing by the United States of an incidental take
permit ("Permit") to be based upon a habitat conservation plan for
multiple species ("Multi-Species HCP") covering (a) the timberlands and
timber harvesting rights which Pacific Lumber will own after consummation
of the Headwaters Agreement (the "Resulting Pacific Lumber Timber
Property") and (b) the Headwaters Timberlands and the 1,900 acres of Elk
River Timberlands retained by the United States and California (both as
conserved habitat). The agreement also requires expedited processing by
California of an SYP covering the Resulting Pacific Lumber Timber Property.
The Headwaters Agreement contains various provisions regarding the
processing of the Multi-Species HCP, the Permit and the SYP. The Specified
Items also require, among other things, dismissal with prejudice at closing
of the Takings Litigation pending against the United States and California.
See Item 3. "Legal Proceedings--Timber Harvesting Litigation." Pursuant to
the Headwaters Agreement, the parties have stayed the Takings Litigation,
subject to certain rights of the parties to terminate the stay.
The Headwaters Agreement also requires the United States and/or
California to provide to Pacific Lumber a list of property interests owned
or controlled by the United States and/or California meeting certain
conditions, including that they have a good faith estimated fair market
value equal to or in excess of $300 million. On December 5, 1996, the
United States and California each furnished a list of properties for
Pacific Lumber's review and approval. Neither list was accompanied by the
requisite background information, although both lists did indicate that
additional information would be made available. The list of United States
properties consisted of oil and gas interests in Kern County, California,
approximately 3,000 acres of young growth timberlands in Humboldt,
Mendocino and Trinity Counties in California, and surplus acreage next to a
federal office building in Laguna Niguel, California.
In February 1997, after full and careful consideration, Pacific
Lumber notified California that its Presented Properties were not
acceptable due to, among other things, various physical problems and
encumbrances on the properties, certain properties having been withdrawn by
the state and public opposition to the transfer of some of the properties.
Pacific Lumber also advised California that it should proceed with the
steps necessary to assure that California can provide cash for its portion
of the consideration to be paid to Pacific Lumber. There have been ongoing
discussions between the Pacific Lumber Parties and the United States
regarding the properties or other consideration to be furnished by the
United States.
As part of the Headwaters Agreement, the Pacific Lumber Parties
agreed to not enter the Headwaters Forest or the Elk Head Forest to conduct
logging operations, including salvage logging (the "Moratorium"). The
Moratorium was to terminate if by July 28, 1997 the parties had not
achieved the Specified Items to their respective satisfaction. On March
11, 1997, the Pacific Lumber Parties agreed to amend the Headwaters
Agreement to extend the period of time during which these closing
conditions must be met to February 17, 1998. The extension is, however,
subject to the achievement of certain milestones toward completion of the
Headwaters Agreement. The parties have agreed to execute an amendment to
the Headwaters Agreement evidencing these modifications.
Closing of the Headwaters Agreement is subject to various
conditions, including (a) completion of the Specified Items, (b) approval
of a Multi-Species HCP and SYP and issuance of the Permit, each in form and
substance satisfactory to Pacific Lumber, (c) the issuance by the Internal
Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board of closing
agreements in form and substance sought by and satisfactory to the Pacific
Lumber Parties, (d) the absence of a judicial decision in any litigation
brought by third parties that any party reasonably believes will
significantly delay or impair the transactions described in the Headwaters
Agreement, and (e) approval by the boards of directors of the applicable
Pacific Lumber Parties. The Headwaters Agreement also provides that the
parties will cooperate and act in good faith to preserve diligently the
Headwaters Agreement, the Multi-Species HCP, the Permit and the SYP against
third party challenge. The parties to the Headwaters Agreement are working
to satisfy these conditions; however, there can be no assurance that the
Headwaters Agreement will be consummated.
ALUMINUM OPERATIONS
This section contains statements which constitute "forward-
looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. See Item 1. "Business--General" for cautionary
information with respect to such forward-looking statements.
GENERAL
The Company owns 27,938,250 shares of the common stock of Kaiser,
representing a 34.6% interest in Kaiser on a fully diluted basis. Kaiser
operates in all principal aspects of the aluminum industry through its
wholly owned subsidiary, Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation ("KACC") -
the mining of bauxite, the refining of bauxite into alumina, the production
of primary aluminum from alumina, and the manufacture of fabricated
(including semi-fabricated) aluminum products. In addition to the
production utilized by Kaiser in its operations, Kaiser sells significant
amounts of alumina and primary aluminum in domestic and international
markets. The following table sets forth total shipments and intracompany
transfers of Kaiser's alumina, primary aluminum, and fabricated aluminum
operations:
Years Ended December 31,
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1996 1995 1994
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(In thousands of tons)
Alumina:
Shipments to Third Parties 2,073.7 2,040.1 2,086.7
Intracompany Transfers 912.4 800.6 820.9
Primary Aluminum:
Shipments to Third Parties 355.6 271.7 224.0
Intracompany Transfers 128.3 217.4 225.1
Fabricated Aluminum Products:
Shipments to Third Parties 327.1 368.2 399.0
SENSITIVITY TO PRICES AND HEDGING PROGRAMS
Kaiser's earnings are sensitive to changes in the prices of
alumina, primary aluminum and fabricated aluminum products, and also depend
to a significant degree upon the volume and mix of all products sold.
Primary aluminum prices have historically been subject to significant
cyclical price fluctuations. During the period January 1, 1993 through
December 31, 1996, the average midwest United States transaction price
("AMT Price") for primary aluminum has ranged from approximately $.50 to
$1.00 per pound. For the week ended March 14, 1997, the AMT Price of
primary aluminum was approximately $.81 per pound. Alumina prices as well
as fabricated aluminum product prices which vary considerably among
products) are significantly influenced by changes in the price of primary
aluminum but generally lag behind primary aluminum price changes by up to
three months.
PRODUCTION OPERATIONS
Kaiser's operations are conducted through KACC's decentralized
business units which compete throughout the aluminum industry.
- - The alumina business unit, which mines bauxite and obtains additional
bauxite tonnage under long-term contracts, produced approximately 7%
of world alumina produced in 1996 as reported by the International
Primary Aluminium Institute ("IPAI"). During 1996, Kaiser's third
party shipments of bauxite represented approximately 25% of bauxite
mined. In addition, Kaiser's third party shipments of alumina
represented approximately 73% of alumina produced. Kaiser's share of
world alumina capacity as reported by the IPAI was approximately 6%
in 1996.
- - The primary aluminum products business unit operates two wholly
owned domestic smelters and two foreign smelters in which
Kaiser holds significant ownership interests. During 1996, Kaiser's
third party shipments of primary aluminum represented approximately
75% of primary aluminum production. Kaiser's share of world primary
aluminum capacity as reported by the IPAI was approximately 2% in
1996.
- - Fabricated aluminum products are manufactured by two business units
-- flat-rolled products and engineered products. The products include
heat-treated products, body, lid, and tab stock for beverage containers,
sheet and plate products, screw machine stock, redraw rod, forging
stock, truck wheels and hubs, air bag canisters, engine manifolds, and
other castings, forgings and extruded products, which are manufactured
at plants located in principal marketing areas of the United States and
Canada. The aluminum utilized in Kaiser's fabricated products
operations is comprised of primary aluminum, obtained both internally and
from third parties, and scrap metal purchased from third parties.
Alumina
The following table lists Kaiser's bauxite mining and alumina
refining facilities as of December 31, 1996:
Annual
Production Total
Capacity Annual
Company Available to Production
Activity Facility Location Ownership the Company Capacity
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(In thousands of tons)
Bauxite Mining KJBC(1) Jamaica 49.0% 4,500.0 4,500.0
Alpart(2) Jamaica 65.0% 2,275.0 3,500.0
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6,775.0 8,000.0
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Alumina Refining Gramercy Louisiana 100.0% 1,050.0 1,050.0
Alpart Jamaica 65.0% 942.5 1,450.0
QAL(3) Australia 28.3% 973.5 3,440.0
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2,966.0 5,940.0
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<FN>
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(1) Although Kaiser owns 49% of Kaiser Jamaica Bauxite Company ("KJBC"), it has the right to
receive all of such entity's output.
(2) Alumina Partners of Jamaica ("Alpart") bauxite is refined into alumina at the
Alpart refinery.
(3) Queensland Alumina Limited ("QAL").
Primary Aluminum Products
The following table lists Kaiser's primary aluminum smelting
facilities as of December 31, 1996:
Annual
Rated Total
Capacity Annual 1996
Company Available to Rated Operating
Location Facility Ownership the Company Capacity Rate
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(In thousands of tons)
Domestic
Washington Mead 100% 200.0 200.0 106%
Washington Tacoma 100% 73.0 73.0 100%
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Subtotal 273.0 273.0
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International
Ghana Valco(1) 90% 180.0 200.0 68%
Wales, United Kingdom Anglesey(2) 49% 55.0 112.0 118%
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Subtotal 235.0 312.0
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Total 508.0 585.0
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<FN>
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(1) Valco Aluminium Company Limited ("Valco")
(2) Anglesey Aluminium Limited ("Anglesey")
Fabricated Aluminum Products
Kaiser manufactures and markets fabricated aluminum products for
the transportation, packaging, construction, and consumer durables markets
in the United States and abroad.
Flat-Rolled Products. The flat-rolled product business unit, the
largest of Kaiser's fabricated products businesses, operates the Trentwood
sheet and plate mill at Spokane, Washington. The Trentwood facility is
Kaiser's largest fabricating plant and accounted for approximately 63% of
Kaiser's 1996 fabricated aluminum products shipments. The business unit
supplies the aerospace and general engineering markets (producing heat
treat products), the beverage container market (producing body, lid and tab
stock), and the specialty coil markets (producing automotive brazing
sheet, wheel, and tread products), both directly and through distributors.
Engineered Products. The engineered products business unit is
headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, and operates soft-alloy extrusion
facilities in Los Angeles, California; Santa Fe Springs, California;
Sherman, Texas; and London, Ontario, Canada; a cathodic protection business
located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that also extrudes both aluminum and magnesium;
rod and bar facilities in Newark, Ohio, and Jackson, Tennessee, which
produce screw machine stock, redraw rod, forging stock, and billet; and a
facility in Richland, Washington, which produces seamless tubing in both
hard and soft alloys for the automotive, other transportation, export,
recreation, agriculture, and other industrial markets.
The engineered products business unit also operates forging
facilities at Erie, Pennsylvania; Oxnard, California; and Greenwood, South
Carolina; a machine shop at Greenwood, South Carolina; and a casting facility
in Canton, Ohio. The engineered components business unit is one of the
largest producers of aluminum forgings in the United States and is a major
supplier of high-quality forged parts to customers in the automotive,
commercial vehicle and ordnance markets.
COMPETITION
Aluminum competes in many markets with steel, copper, glass,
plastic and other materials. In recent years, plastic containers
have increased and glass containers have decreased their respective shares
of the soft drink sector of the beverage container market. Within the
aluminum business, Kaiser competes with both domestic and foreign producers
of bauxite, alumina and primary aluminum, and with domestic and foreign
fabricators. Many of Kaiser's competitors have greater financial resources
than Kaiser. Kaiser competes with most aluminum producers in the sale of
primary aluminum. Primary aluminum and, to some degree, alumina are
commodities with generally standard qualities, and competition in the sale
of these commodities is based primarily upon price, quality and
availability. Kaiser also competes with a wide range of domestic and
international fabricators in the sale of fabricated aluminum products.
Competition in the sale of fabricated products is based upon quality,
availability, price and service, including delivery performance.
PROFIT ENHANCEMENT AND COST REDUCTION INITIATIVE
In October 1996, Kaiser established a goal of achieving significant
cost reductions and profit improvements by the end of 1997, with
the full effect planned to be realized in 1998 and beyond, measured against
1996 results. To achieve this goal, Kaiser plans reductions in production
costs, decreases in corporate general and administrative expenses, and
enhancements to product mix and volume throughput. There can be no
assurance that the initiative will result in the desired cost reduction and
other profit improvements.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ASBESTOS CONTINGENCIES
Kaiser and KACC are subject to a number of environmental laws and
regulations, to fines or penalties assessed for alleged breaches of the
environmental laws and regulations, and to claims and litigation based upon
such laws. KACC currently is subject to a number of lawsuits under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of
1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments Reauthorization Act of 1986
("CERCLA"), and, along with certain other entities, has been named as a
potentially responsible party for remedial costs at certain third-party
sites listed on the National Priorities List under CERCLA. Based on
Kaiser's evaluation of these and other environmental matters, Kaiser has
established environmental accruals, primarily related to potential solid
waste disposal and soil and groundwater remediation matters. At December
31, 1996, the balance of such accruals, which are primarily included in
other noncurrent liabilities, was $33.3 million. Further, Kaiser believes
it is reasonably possible that these costs could exceed the accrual by
$24.0 million. While uncertainties are inherent in the final outcome of
these environmental matters, and it is presently impossible to determine
the actual costs that ultimately may be incurred, Kaiser believes that the
resolution of such uncertainties should not have a material adverse effect
on Kaiser's consolidated financial position, results of operations or
liquidity. See Note 8 to Kaiser's Consolidated Financial Statements
(attached as Exhibit 99.3 hereto) for further information regarding these
contingencies.
KACC is a defendant in a number of lawsuits, some of which
involve claims of multiple persons, in which the plaintiffs allege that
certain of their injuries were caused by, among other things, exposure to
asbestos during, and as a result of, their employment or association with
KACC or exposure to products containing asbestos produced or sold by KACC.
The lawsuits generally relate to products KACC has not manufactured for at
least 15 years. Based on past experience and reasonably anticipated future
activity, and the advice of Wharton, Levin, Ehrmantraut, Klein & Nash, P.A.
with respect to the current state of the law related to asbestos claims, at
December 31, 1996 Kaiser has an accrual of $136.7 million, before
consideration of insurance recoveries, for estimated asbestos-related costs
for claims filed and estimated to be filed and settled through 2008.
Claims for recovery from some of KACC's insurance carriers are currently
subject to pending litigation and other carriers have raised certain
defenses, which have resulted in delays in recovering costs from the
insurance carriers. The timing and amount of ultimate recoveries from
these insurance carriers are dependent upon the resolution of these
disputes. Kaiser believes, based on prior insurance-related recoveries in
respect of asbestos-related claims, existing insurance policies, and the
advice of Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges LLP with respect to applicable
insurance coverage law relating to the terms and conditions of those
policies, that substantial recoveries from the insurance carriers are
probable. Accordingly, at December 31, 1996 an estimated aggregate
insurance recovery of $109.8 million, determined on the same basis as the
asbestos-related cost accrual, is recorded primarily in other assets.
While uncertainties are inherent in the final outcome of these asbestos
matters and it is presently impossible to determine the actual costs that
ultimately may be incurred and insurance recoveries that will be received,
Kaiser believes that, based on the factors discussed above and the
information in Note 8 to Kaiser's Consolidated Financial Statements
(attached as Exhibit 99.3 hereto) the resolution of asbestos-related
uncertainties and the incurrence of asbestos-related costs net of related
insurance recoveries should not have a material adverse effect on its
consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
MISCELLANEOUS
Kaiser is actively pursuing opportunities to grow in targeted
areas of its portfolio, by internal investment and by acquisition, both
domestically and internationally, including developing its micromill
technology and pursuing international investments. For further information
concerning these matters and the business and financial condition of
Kaiser, see Note 4 to Kaiser's Consolidated Financial Statements and
Exhibit 99.3 to this report (the consolidated financial statements thereto
of Kaiser for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996) as well as Kaiser's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996.
Such Exhibit and Form 10-K are available at no charge by writing to the
following address: Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, Shareholder Services
Department, 5847 San Felipe, Suite 2600, P.O. Box 572887, Houston, Texas
77257-2887.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
A description of the Company's properties is included under Item
1 above.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
This section contains statements which constitute "forward-
looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. See Item 1. "Business--General" for cautionary
information with respect to such forward-looking statements.
TIMBER HARVESTING LITIGATION
Various actions, similar to each other, have been filed against
MGI, Pacific Lumber and its subsidiaries, MAXXAM, various state officials and
others, alleging, among other things, violations of the Forest Practice Act,
CEQA, ESA, CESA and/or related regulations. These actions seek to prevent
Pacific Lumber and its subsidiaries from harvesting certain of their THPs and
conducting certain other timber operations.
On September 15, 1995, an action entitled Marbled Murrelet, et
al. v. Bruce Babbitt, et al. (No. C-95-3261) (the "Marbled Murrelet
action") was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
California. This action relates to, among other things, exemptions for
forest health which Pacific Lumber and its subsidiaries had previously
filed covering their entire timberlands. These exemptions allow Pacific
Lumber to harvest dead, dying or diseased trees ("exempt harvesting
operations"). As amended, the complaint alleges, among other things,
violations of the ESA, the National Environmental Protection Act ("NEPA")
and the Administrative Procedures Act ("APA"). Plaintiffs claim, among
other things, that the exempt harvesting operations will contribute to the
destruction of habitat for the marbled murrelet and the northern spotted
owl. After the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a preliminary
injunction granted by the trial court enjoining the exempt harvesting
operations, the plaintiffs asked for leave to amend their pleadings. On
April 3, 1996, the trial court granted a preliminary injunction preventing
harvesting on eight already-approved THPs to the extent that they rely on
the Federal Owl Plan. In addition to appealing the preliminary injunction,
Pacific Lumber has obtained regulatory reapproval of seven of the eight
enjoined THPs without reliance on the Federal Owl Plan and has, to date,
confirmed with the trial court that six of those THPs are no longer subject
to the preliminary injunction. On November 4, 1996, the U.S. Ninth Circuit
Court of Appeals heard oral arguments concerning Pacific Lumber's appeal
but has not yet rendered a decision on this matter. In January 1997, the
trial court dismissed plaintiffs' claims that Pacific Lumber had and was
causing "takes" of the marbled murrelet and northern spotted owl.
On November 15, 1996, an action entitled Redway Forest Defense,
et al. v. CDF, et al. (No. 96CP0856; the "Redway action") was filed against
Pacific Lumber and others in the Superior Court of Humboldt County,
California. This action seeks to overturn the CDF's approval of THP 96-036
which permits harvesting of approximately 63 acres of primarily old growth
timber. The action alleges, among other things, violations of CEQA
relating primarily to salmon fisheries.
The Company does not believe the matters described above will
have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial
position, results of operations or liquidity. See "Business--Forest
Products Operations--Regulatory and Environmental Factors" above for a
description of regulatory and similar matters which could affect Pacific
Lumber's timber harvesting practices and future operating results.
The EPIC, et al. v. California State Board of Forestry, et al.
(No. 91CP244) action in the Superior Court of Humboldt County, filed by the
Sierra Club and the Environmental Protection Information Center ("EPIC") in
1991, relates to a THP for approximately 237 acres of virgin old growth
timber. After the Superior Court reversed the BOF's approval of this THP,
certain modifications were made to the THP, which was then unanimously
approved by the BOF. The Superior Court later issued judgment in favor of
Pacific Lumber. On appeal, the Court of Appeal in October 1993 affirmed
the trial court's judgment approving harvesting under this THP. In April
1993, EPIC filed another action with respect to this THP entitled EPIC,
Marbled Murrelet, et al. v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of
Interior, et al. (No. C93-1400) (the "EPIC action") in the U.S. District
Court for the Northern District of California, alleging an unlawful
"taking" of the marbled murrelet under the ESA. In February 1995, the
Court ruled that the area covered by the THP is occupied by the marbled
murrelet and permanently enjoined implementation of the THP in order to
protect the marbled murrelet. Upon appeal, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals affirmed the District Court's decision. Pacific Lumber
subsequently appealed the matter to the U.S. Supreme Court, but on February
19, 1997, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it would not consider Pacific
Lumber's appeal. In March 1997, Pacific Lumber paid approximately $1.4
million in legal fees which the trial court had awarded to the plaintiffs.
On April 22, 1996, Salmon Creek filed a lawsuit entitled Salmon
Creek Corporation v. California State Board of Forestry, et al. (No.
96CS01057) in the Superior Court of Sacramento County. This action seeks
to overturn the BOF's decision denying approval of a THP for approximately
8 acres of virgin old growth timber in the Headwaters Forest. Salmon Creek
seeks a court order requiring approval of the THP so that it may harvest in
accordance with the THP. Salmon Creek also seeks constitutional "just
compensation" damages to the extent that its old growth timber within and
surrounding the THP has been "taken" by reason of this regulatory denial
and previous actions of governmental authorities. In addition, on May 7,
1996, Pacific Lumber, Scotia Pacific and Salmon Creek filed a lawsuit
entitled The Pacific Lumber Company, et al. v. The United States of America
(No. 96-257L) in the United States Court of Federal Claims. The suit
alleges that the federal government has "taken" over 3,800 acres of Pacific
Lumber's old growth timberlands (including the Headwaters Forest) through
its application of the ESA. Pacific Lumber, Scotia Pacific and Salmon
Creek seek constitutional "just compensation" damages for the taking of
these timberlands by the federal government's actions. The Court in each
of these actions (collectively, the "Takings Litigation") has granted the
parties' agreed motions to stay the actions pursuant to the Headwaters
Agreement. These actions would be dismissed if the Headwaters Agreement is
consummated. See Item 1. "Business--Forest Products Operations--Headwaters
Agreement" for a description of the Headwaters Agreement.
ZERO COUPON NOTE LITIGATION
In April 1989, an action was filed against MGI, MAXXAM, MAXXAM
Properties Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of MGI ("MPI"), and certain of
MAXXAM's directors in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware,
entitled Progressive United Corporation v. MAXXAM Inc., et al. (No. 10785).
Plaintiff purports to bring this action as a stockholder of MAXXAM
derivatively on behalf of MAXXAM and MPI. In May 1989, a second action
containing substantially similar allegations was filed in the Court of
Chancery of the State of Delaware, entitled Wolf v. Hurwitz, et al. and the
two cases were consolidated (under case No. 10785; collectively, the "Zero
Coupon Note actions"). The Zero Coupon Note actions relate to a Put and
Call Agreement entered into between MPI and Mr. Charles Hurwitz (Chairman
of the Board of the Company, MGI, MAXXAM and MPI), as well as a predecessor
agreement (the "Prior Agreement"). Among other things, the Put and Call
Agreement provided that Mr. Hurwitz had the option (the "Call") to purchase
from MPI certain notes (or MAXXAM's common stock into which they were
converted) for $10.3 million. In July 1989, Mr. Hurwitz exercised the Call
and acquired 990,400 shares of MAXXAM's common stock. The Zero Coupon Note
actions generally allege that in entering into the Prior Agreement Mr.
Hurwitz usurped a corporate opportunity belonging to MAXXAM, that the Put
and Call Agreement constituted a waste of corporate assets of MAXXAM and
MPI, and that the defendant directors breached their fiduciary duties in
connection with these matters. Plaintiffs seek to have the Put and Call
Agreement declared null and void, among other remedies.
USAT MATTER
In January 1995, an action entitled U.S., ex rel., Martel v.
Hurwitz, et al. (the "Martel action") was filed in the U.S. District Court
for the Northern District of California (No. C950322) against MGI, MAXXAM
and others. This action is purportedly brought by plaintiff on behalf of
the U.S. government; however, the U.S. government has declined to
participate in the suit. The suit alleges that defendants made false
statements and claims in violation of the Federal False Claims Act in
connection with United Savings Association of Texas ("USAT"). Plaintiff
alleges, among other things, that defendants used the federally insured
assets of USAT to acquire junk bonds from Michael Milken and Drexel,
Burnham, Lambert Inc. ("Drexel") and that, in exchange, Mr. Milken and
Drexel arranged financing for defendants' various business ventures,
including the acquisition of MGI. Plaintiff alleges that USAT became
insolvent in 1988 and that defendants should be required to pay $1.6
billion (subject to trebling) to cover USAT's losses. MGI's alleged portion
of such damages has not been specified. Plaintiff seeks, among other things,
that the Court impose a constructive trust upon the fruits of the alleged
improper use of USAT funds. In August 1996, the Court transferred this
matter to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in which
court the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has brought another action
arising out of the USAT matter. The parties are awaiting a ruling or hearing
on defendants' motion to dismiss. The Company believes this matter should
not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial
position, results of operations or liquidity.
OTHER LITIGATION MATTERS
Kaiser is involved in significant legal proceedings, including
environmental and asbestos litigation. See Item 1. "Business--Aluminum
Operations--Environmental and Asbestos Contingencies" and "--
Miscellaneous".
The Company is involved in other claims, lawsuits and other
proceedings. While uncertainties are inherent in the final outcome of such
matters and it is presently impossible to determine the actual costs that
ultimately may be incurred, management believes that the resolution of such
uncertainties and the incurrence of such costs should not have a material
adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of
operations or liquidity.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
Not applicable.
PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
All of the Company's common stock is owned by MAXXAM.
Accordingly, the Company's common stock is not traded on any stock exchange
and has no established public trading market. Since its formation on
November 4, 1996, the Company has not declared or paid any cash dividends
on its common stock. As of December 31, 1996, approximately $0.5 million
of dividends could be paid by the Company. See Item 7. "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations--
Financial Condition and Investing and Financing Activities" and Note 5 to
the Consolidated Financial Statements appearing in Item 8.
The 11-1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2003 of MGI (the "MGI Senior
Notes") and the 12-1/4% Senior Secured Discount Notes due 2003 of MGI (the
"MGI Discount Notes," which, together with the MGI Senior Notes, are
referred to collectively as the "MGI Notes") are secured by a pledge of
27,938,250 million common shares of Kaiser that are owned by the Company.
The 12% Senior Secured Notes due 2003 of the Company (the "MGHI Notes") are
secured by the common stock of MGI. Furthermore, the Company has agreed to
pledge up to 16,055,000 of the Pledged Kaiser Shares as security for the
MGHI Notes should they be released from the pledges for the MGI Notes due
to an early retirement of the MGI Notes (other than by reason of a
refinancing). See Item 7. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations--Financial Condition and
Investing and Financing Activities" and Note 5 to the Consolidated
Financial Statements appearing in Item 8.
On December 23, 1996, the Company consummated the $130.0 million
offering of the MGHI Notes The MGHI Notes were guaranteed on a senior,
unsecured basis by MAXXAM. The principal underwriters for this offering
were Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities
Corporation (the "Initial Purchasers"). The MGHI Notes were sold for cash
(at 100% of principal amount) and the aggregate discount of the Initial
Purchasers was $3,575,000. Sales were made to Qualified Institutional
Buyers ("QIBs") in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933
(the "Securities Act") and to a limited number of Institutional Accredited
Investors (as defined under Rule 501(a)(1),(2),(3), or (7) under the
Securities Act), that prior to their purchase of MGHI Notes, delivered to
the Initial Purchasers a letter containing, among other things, certain
representations from prospective Institutional Accredited Investors. This
reliance was based on the Initial Purchasers' knowledge of the QIBs and the
representation letters received from the Institutional Accredited
Investors. On December 24, 1996, the Company and MAXXAM filed a Form S-4
Registration Statement relating to an exchange offer pursuant to which the
MGHI Notes could be exchanged for registered notes containing substantially
identical terms. The Form S-4 Registration Statement was declared
effective on January 8, 1997, and the exchange offer was consummated on
February 11, 1997.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Not applicable.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
BACKGROUND
This section contains statements which constitute "forward-
looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. See Item 1. "Business--General" for cautionary
information with respect to such forward-looking statements.
The Company was formed on November 4, 1996, to facilitate the
offering of the $130.0 million aggregate principal amount of the MGHI
Notes. Subsequent to its formation, the Company received, as a capital
contribution from MAXXAM, 100% of the capital stock of MGI and the Pledged
Kaiser Shares representing a 34.6% interest in Kaiser on a fully diluted
basis. The contribution of MGI's capital stock has been accounted for as a
reorganization of entities under common control, which requires the Company
to record the assets and liabilities of MGI at MAXXAM's historical cost.
Accordingly, the Company is the successor entity to MGI and as such, the
accompanying financial statements of the Company reflect both the
historical operating results of MGI and MAXXAM's purchase accounting
adjustments which principally relate to MGI's timber and depreciable
assets. The purchase accounting adjustments arose from MAXXAM's
acquisition of MGI in May 1988. The contribution of the Pledged Kaiser
Shares has been reflected in the Consolidated Financial Statements of the
Company as if such contribution occurred as of the beginning of the earliest
period presented at MAXXAM's historical cost using the equity method of
accounting. The Pledged Kaiser Shares serve as security for the MGI Notes.
The common stock of MGI serves as security for the MGHI Notes.
Furthermore, the Company has agreed to pledge up to 16,055,000 of the
Pledged Kaiser Shares as security for the MGHI Notes should they be
released from the pledge for the MGI Notes due to an early retirement
(except by reason of a refinancing of the MGI Notes).
The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, MGI, and MGI's principal
operating subsidiaries, Pacific Lumber and Britt are engaged in forest
products operations. MGI's business is seasonal in that the forest
products business generally experiences lower first quarter sales due
largely to the general decline in construction-related activity during the
winter months. The following should be read in conjunction with the
Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto appearing
in Item 8.
Old growth trees constitute Pacific Lumber's principal source of
upper grade redwood lumber. Due to the severe restrictions on Pacific
Lumber's ability to harvest virgin old growth timber on its property,
Pacific Lumber's supply of upper grade lumber has decreased in some premium
product categories. Furthermore, logging costs have increased primarily
due to the harvest of smaller diameter logs and compliance with environmental
regulations relating to the harvesting of timber and litigation costs
incurred in connection with certain THPs filed by Pacific Lumber. Pacific
Lumber has been able to lessen the impact of these factors by augmenting its
production facilities to increase its recovery of upper grade lumber from
smaller diameter logs and by increasing production capacity for manufactured
upper grade lumber products through its end and edge glue facility (which was
expanded during 1994). At this facility, knot-free pieces of lumber are
assembled into wider or longer pieces. This manufactured lumber results in a
significant increase in lumber recovery and produces a standard size upper
grade product which is sold at a premium price compared to common grade
products of similar dimensions. Pacific Lumber has also increased shipments
of air seasoned, primed and specialty cut lumber which are examples of value-
added products. Additionally, Pacific Lumber has instituted a number of
measures at its sawmills during the past several years designed to enhance
the efficiency of its operations, such as expansion of its manufactured
lumber facilities and other improvements in lumber recovery, automated lumber
handling and the modification of its production scheduling to maximize
cogeneration power revenues, and installation of a lumber remanufacturing
facility at its Fortuna lumber mill. However, unless Pacific Lumber is able
to sustain the harvest level of old growth trees, Pacific Lumber expects that
its production of premium upper grade lumber products will decline and that
its manufactured lumber products will constitute a higher percentage of its
shipments of upper grade lumber products. See also "--Trends" and Item 1.
"Business--Forest Products Operations--Regulatory and Environmental
Factors."
The Company follows the equity method of accounting for its
investment in Kaiser. Kaiser is a fully integrated producer and marketer
of alumina, primary aluminum and fabricated aluminum products. Kaiser's
common stock is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the
trading symbol "KLU." As described in Note 1, the Company and MAXXAM are
entities under common control; accordingly, the Company has recorded its
investment in Kaiser at MAXXAM's historical cost. During the first quarter
of 1993, losses exhausted Kaiser's equity with respect to its common
stockholders. The Company recorded its equity share of such losses in
January 1993 up to the amount of its investment in the Pledged Kaiser
Shares. Since January 1993, cumulative losses with respect to the results
of operations attributable to Kaiser's common stockholders have exceeded
cumulative earnings. The Company is under no obligation to provide any
economic support to Kaiser, and accordingly, has not recorded any amounts
attributable to its equity in Kaiser's results of operations for any period
subsequent to January 1993. The Company will not record its equity in
Kaiser's results of operations until such time as future earnings exceed
the cumulative losses incurred. See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial
Statements for further information, including summarized financial
information of Kaiser.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table presents selected operational and financial
information for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.
Years Ended December 31,
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1996 1995 1994
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(In millions of dollars,
except shipments and prices)
Shipments:
Lumber: (1)
Redwood upper grades 49.7 46.5 52.9
Redwood common grades 229.6 216.7 218.4
Douglas-fir upper grades 10.6 7.4 8.6
Douglas-fir common grades 74.9 64.6 54.2
Other 17.2 11.4 12.1
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Total lumber 382.0 346.6 346.2
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Logs (2) 20.1 12.6 17.7
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Wood chips (3) 208.9 214.0 210.3
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Average sales price:
Lumber: (4)
Redwood upper grades $ 1,380 $ 1,495 $ 1,443
Redwood common grades 511 477 460
Douglas-fir upper grades 1,154 1,301 1,420
Douglas-fir common grades 439 392 444
Logs (4) 477 440 615
Wood chips (5) 76 102 83
Net sales:
Lumber, net of discount $ 234.1 $ 211.3 $ 216.5
Logs 9.6 5.6 10.9
Wood chips 15.8 21.7 17.4
Cogeneration power 3.3 2.5 3.5
Other 1.8 1.5 1.3
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Total net sales $ 264.6 $ 242.6 $ 249.6
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Operating income $ 73.0 $ 74.3 $ 79.1
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Operating cash flow (6) $ 100.2 $ 99.6 $ 103.8
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Income before income taxes and
extraordinary item $ 5.9 $ 5.9 $ 16.1
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Net income $ 6.2 $ 4.2 $ 4.4
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(1) Lumber shipments are expressed in millions of board feet.
(2) Log shipments are expressed in millions of feet, net Scribner scale.
(3) Wood chip shipments are expressed in thousands of bone dry units of 2,400 pounds.
(4) Dollars per thousand board feet.
(5) Dollars per bone dry unit.
(6) Operating income before depletion and depreciation, also referred to as "EBITDA."
Net sales
Net sales for 1996 increased compared to 1995 principally due to
higher lumber shipments in all categories and higher average realized
prices for common grade lumber. Partially offsetting these improvements
were lower average realized prices for upper grade redwood lumber and wood
chips. Shipments of fencing and other value-added common lumber products
from the Company's new remanufacturing facility were a contributing factor
in the improved redwood common lumber realizations.
Net sales for 1995 decreased compared to 1994. Decreased
shipments of upper grade redwood lumber, lower average realized prices for
common grade Douglas-fir lumber and logs, decreased shipments of logs and
redwood common lumber and lower sales of electrical power were largely
offset by increased shipments of common grade Douglas-fir lumber, increased
sales of wood chips and higher average realized prices for both common and
upper grades of redwood lumber.
Operating income
Operating income, after excluding from 1995 cost of sales a $1.5
million settlement of business interruption insurance claims related to an
April 1992 earthquake, increased in 1996 due to the increase in net sales
discussed above. Increases in costs of goods sold reflect both the impact
of additional manufacturing costs attributable to the increased shipments
of manufactured lumber products, higher shipments of lower margin lumber
and the increasing cost of regulatory compliance for the Company's timber
harvesting operations.
Operating income for 1995 decreased compared to 1994. This
decrease was primarily due to the higher cost and lower sales of lumber,
logs and electrical power, partially offset by increased sales and margins
on wood chips. Cost of lumber sales for 1995 was unfavorably impacted by
higher purchases of logs from third parties, partially offset by improved
sawmill productivity.
Income before income taxes and extraordinary item
Income before income taxes for 1996 was basically flat as
compared to 1995. Income before income taxes and extraordinary item
decreased for 1995 as compared to 1994. This decrease was primarily due to
lower investment, interest and other income and the decrease in operating
income. Investment, interest and other income for 1995 includes net gains
on marketable securities of $4.2 million. Investment, interest and other
income for 1994 includes the receipt of a franchise tax refund of $7.2
million (as described in Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements)
and net gains on marketable securities of $1.7 million.
Credit (provision) in lieu of income taxes
The credit in lieu of income taxes for 1996 includes a benefit of
$2.3 million relating to the refund of taxes previously paid in connection
with a settlement of certain federal income tax matters in 1996. The
credit in lieu of income taxes for 1994 includes a credit relating to
reserves the Company no longer believes are necessary.
Extraordinary item
The litigation settlement in the second quarter of 1994 (as
described in Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements) resulted in
an extraordinary loss of $14.9 million, net of related income taxes of $6.3
million. The extraordinary loss consists of Pacific Lumber's $14.8 million
cash payment to the settlement fund, a $2.0 million accrual for additional
contingent claims and $4.4 million of related legal fees.
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
This section contains statements which constitute "forward-
looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. See Item 1. "Business--General" for cautionary
information with respect to such forward-looking statements.
Financing Activities and Liquidity
Parent Company. The Company was formed on November 4, 1996 to
facilitate the offering of the MGHI Notes. Net proceeds of $125.0 million
received from the offering of the MGHI Notes were loaned to MAXXAM pursuant
to an intercompany note (the "MAXXAM Note") which is pledged to secure the
MGHI Notes. The Pledged Kaiser Shares contributed by MAXXAM to the Company are
pledged as security for the 11-1/4% MGI Senior Secured Notes due 2003 and
the 12-1/4% MGI Senior Secured Discount Notes due 2003 (collectively, the
"MGI Notes"). Furthermore, the Company has agreed to pledge up to
16,055,000 of such Pledged Kaiser Shares as security for the MGHI Notes
should the pre-existing pledge be released due to an early retirement (except
by reason of a refinancing) of the MGI Notes. The MAXXAM Note bears
interest at the rate of 11% per annum (payable semi-annually on the
interest payment dates applicable to the MGHI Notes) and matures in 2003.
Pursuant to the terms of the MAXXAM Note, MAXXAM is entitled to defer the
payment of interest on the MAXXAM Note on any interest payment date to the
extent that the Company has sufficient available funds to satisfy its
obligations on the MGHI Notes on such date. Any such deferred interest
will be added to the principal amount of the MAXXAM Note and will be
payable at maturity. The Company's ability to service its indebtedness
will be largely dependent on interest payments from MAXXAM, and to a
considerably lesser extent, dividends received from MGI. The MGI Indenture
contains various covenants which, among other things, restrict the ability
of MGI to incur additional indebtedness and liens, to engage in
transactions with affiliates, to pay dividends and to make investments. As
of December 31, 1996, under the MGI Indenture, approximately $0.5 million
of dividends could be paid by MGI. MGI paid an aggregate of $3.9 million
and $4.8 million in dividends during 1996 and 1995, respectively. MGI paid
no dividends in 1994. Except for a portion of possible proceeds from the
Headwaters Agreement, the Company does not expect to receive a significant
amount of cash dividends from MGI for the next several years.
The MGHI Notes are senior indebtedness of the Company; however,
they are effectively subordinated to the liabilities of the Company's
subsidiaries, which include the Timber Notes, the Pacific Lumber Senior
Notes and the MGI Notes. Moreover, creditors of MGI's subsidiaries have
priority with respect to the assets, cash flows and earnings of such
subsidiaries over the claims of the creditors of MGI, including the holders
of the MGI Notes. As of December 31, 1996, the indebtedness of the
subsidiaries reflected on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet was
$776.0 million, of which $204.2 was attributable to the MGI Notes, $235.0
million was attributable to the Pacific Lumber Senior Notes and $336.1
million was attributable to the Timber Notes.
The indenture governing the MGHI Notes contains various covenants
which, among other things, restrict the ability of the Company to incur
additional indebtedness and liens, engage in transactions with affiliates,
pay dividends and make investments. Except for a portion of possible
proceeds from the Headwaters Agreement (see Item 1. "Business--Forest
Products Operations--Headwaters Agreement"), the Company does not expect to
pay any dividends during the next several years.
MGI. Substantially all of MGI's consolidated assets are owned by
Pacific Lumber and a significant portion of Pacific Lumber's consolidated
assets are owned by Scotia Pacific. Moreover, Pacific Lumber is dependent
upon Scotia Pacific for a substantial portion of its log requirements. The
holders of the Timber Notes have priority over the claims of creditors of
Pacific Lumber with respect to the assets and cash flows of Scotia Pacific,
and the holders of the Pacific Lumber Senior Notes have priority over the
claims of creditors of MGI with respect to the assets and cash flows of
Pacific Lumber. In the event Scotia Pacific's cash flows are not
sufficient to generate distributable funds to Pacific Lumber, Pacific
Lumber would effectively be precluded from distributing funds to MGI, and
MGI's ability to pay interest on the MGI Notes and its other indebtedness
would also be materially impaired. MGI is dependent upon its existing cash
resources and dividends from Pacific Lumber and Britt to meet its financial
and debt service obligations as they become due. The Company expects that
Pacific Lumber will provide a major portion of MGI's future operating cash
flow.
The indentures governing the Pacific Lumber Senior Notes, the
Timber Notes (the "Timber Note Indenture") and Pacific Lumber's revolving
credit agreement (the "Pacific Lumber Credit Agreement") contain various
covenants which, among other things, limit the ability to incur additional
indebtedness and liens, to engage in transactions with affiliates, to pay
dividends and to make investments. Pacific Lumber can pay dividends in an
amount that is generally equal to 50% of Pacific Lumber's consolidated net
income plus depletion and cash dividends received from Scotia Pacific,
exclusive of the net income and depletion of Scotia Pacific as long as any
Timber Notes are outstanding. During the years ended December 31, 1996,
1995 and 1994, Pacific Lumber paid an aggregate of $20.5 million, $22.0
million and $24.5 million of dividends, respectively. As of December 31,
1996, under the most restrictive of these covenants, approximately $17.2
million of dividends could be paid by Pacific Lumber. Additionally, Britt
paid dividends of $6.0 million, $6.0 million and $1.8 million, for the
years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively, and as of
December 31,1996, Britt could pay approximately $4.1 million of dividends.
As of December 31, 1996, MGI (excluding Pacific Lumber and its
subsidiary companies) had cash and marketable securities of approximately
$77.8 million. MGI believes, although there can be no assurance, that the
aggregate dividends which will be available to it from Pacific Lumber and
Britt, during the period in which cash interest will not be payable on the
MGI Discount Notes, will exceed MGI's cash interest payments on the MGI
Senior Notes. When cash interest payments on the MGI Discount Notes
commence on February 1, 1999, MGI believes that it should be able to make
such cash interest payments out of its then existing cash resources and
from cash expected to be available to it from Pacific Lumber and Britt.
Pacific Lumber. During the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995
and 1994, Pacific Lumber's operating income before depletion and
depreciation ("operating cash flow") amounted to $93.9 million, $90.5
million and $95.9 million, respectively, which exceeded interest expense in
respect of all of its indebtedness in those years by $39.5 million, $35.0
million and $39.8 million, respectively. Pacific Lumber is dependent upon
Scotia Pacific for the logs from which it generates a substantial portion
of its operating cash flow. The Company believes that Pacific Lumber's
level of operating cash flow and available sources of financing will enable
it to meet its working capital and capital expenditure requirements for the
next year. With respect to long-term liquidity, the Company believes that
Pacific Lumber's ability to generate sufficient levels of cash from
operations, and its ability to obtain both short and long-term financing
should provide sufficient funds to meet its working capital and capital
expenditure requirements.
Under the terms of the Timber Note Indenture, Scotia Pacific will
not have available cash for distribution to Pacific Lumber unless Scotia
Pacific's cash flow from operations exceeds the amounts required by the
Timber Note Indenture to be reserved for the payment of current debt
service (including interest, principal and premiums) on the Timber Notes,
capital expenditures and certain other operating expenses. Once
appropriate provision is made for current debt service on the Timber Notes
and expenditures for operating and capital costs, and in the absence of
certain Trapping Events (as defined in the Timber Note Indenture) or
outstanding judgments, the Timber Note Indenture does not limit monthly
distributions of available cash from Scotia Pacific to Pacific Lumber.
Accordingly, once Scotia Pacific's debt service, operating and capital
expenditure requirements have been met, substantially all of Scotia
Pacific's available cash is periodically distributed to Pacific Lumber.
Scotia Pacific paid $76.9 million, $59.0 million and $88.9 million of
dividends to Pacific Lumber during the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995
and 1994, respectively.
Borrowings under the Pacific Lumber Credit Agreement, which
expires on May 31, 1999, are secured by Pacific Lumber's trade receivables
and inventories, with interest currently computed at the bank's reference
rate plus 1-1/4% or the bank's offshore rate plus 2-1/4%. The Pacific
Lumber Credit Agreement provides for borrowings of up to $60.0 million, of
which $15.0 million may be used for standby letters of credit and $30.0
million is restricted to acquisitions of timberlands. Borrowings made
pursuant to the portion of the credit facility restricted to timberland
acquisitions would also be secured by the purchased timberlands. As of
December 31, 1996, $47.0 million of borrowings was available under the
Pacific Lumber Credit Agreement, of which $4.7 million was available for
letters of credit and $30.0 million was restricted to timberland
acquisitions. No borrowings were outstanding as of December 31, 1996, and
letters of credit outstanding amounted to $10.3 million. The Pacific
Lumber Credit Agreement contains covenants substantially similar to those
contained in the indenture governing the Pacific Lumber Senior Notes.
Consolidated. As of December 31, 1996, the Company had
consolidated working capital of $133.3 million and long-term debt of $859.8
million (net of current maturities and restricted cash deposited in a
liquidity account for the benefit of the holders of the Timber Notes) as
compared to $126.2 million and $732.9 million, respectively, at December
31, 1995. The increase in long-term debt was primarily due to the
Company's offering of $130.0 million principal amount of the MGHI Notes
partially offset by principal payments on the Timber Notes. The Company
and its subsidiaries anticipate that cash from operations, including the
cash interest payments received from MAXXAM pursuant to the MAXXAM Note,
together with existing cash, marketable securities and available sources of
financing, will be sufficient to fund their working capital and capital
expenditure requirements for the next year. With respect to their long-
term liquidity, the Company and its subsidiaries believe that their
existing cash and cash equivalents, together with their ability to generate
sufficient levels of cash from operations and their ability to obtain both
short and long-term financing, should provide sufficient funds to meet
their working capital and capital expenditure requirements. However, due
to their highly leveraged condition, the Company and its subsidiaries are
more sensitive than less leveraged companies to factors affecting their
operations, including governmental regulation affecting timber harvesting
practices (see "--Trends" below), increased competition from other lumber
producers or alternative building products and general economic conditions.
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures during 1994 - 1996 were made to improve
production efficiency, reduce operating costs and, to a lesser degree,
acquire additional timberlands. The Company's consolidated capital
expenditures were $15.2 million, $9.9 million and $11.3 million for the
years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. Capital
expenditures, excluding expenditures for timberlands, are expected to be
$12.0 million in 1997 and are estimated to be between $10.0 million and
$15.0 million per year for the 1998 - 1999 period. Pacific Lumber may
purchase additional timberlands from time to time as appropriate
opportunities arise, and such purchases could exceed the historically
modest levels of such acquisitions.
TRENDS
This section contains statements which constitute "forward-
looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. See Item 1. "Business--General" for cautionary
information with respect to such forward-looking statements.
MGI's forest products operations are primarily conducted by
Pacific Lumber. Pacific Lumber's operations are subject to a variety of
California and federal laws and regulations dealing with timber harvesting,
endangered species and critical habitat, and air and water quality.
Moreover, these laws and regulations are modified from time to time and are
subject to judicial and administrative interpretation. Compliance with
such laws, regulations and judicial and administrative interpretations,
together with the cost of litigation incurred in connection with certain
timber harvesting operations of Pacific Lumber, have increased the cost of
logging operations. Pacific Lumber is subject to certain pending matters
which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated
financial position, results of operations or liquidity. There can be no
assurance that these pending matters or future governmental regulations,
legislation or judicial or administrative decisions would not materially
and adversely affect the Company. See Item 1. "Business--Forest Products
Operations--Regulatory and Environmental Factors"; Item 3. "Legal
Proceedings--Timber Harvesting Litigation" and Notes 9 and 10 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding
regulatory and environmental factors affecting Pacific Lumber's operations.
See also Item 1. "Business--Headwaters Agreement" for the recent agreement to
extend the Headwaters Agreement to February 17, 1998.
Judicial or regulatory actions adverse to Pacific Lumber, increased
regulatory delays and inclement weather in northern California,
independently or collectively, could impair Pacific Lumber's ability to
maintain adequate log inventories and force Pacific Lumber to temporarily
idle or curtail operations at certain lumber mills from time to time.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To the Stockholder and Board of Directors of MAXXAM Group Holdings Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of
MAXXAM Group Holdings Inc. (a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned
subsidiary of MAXXAM Inc.) and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and
1995, and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and
stockholder's deficit for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1996. These financial statements and the schedule referred to
below 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 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 consolidated financial statements referred to
above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
MAXXAM Group Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and
1995, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of
the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996, in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.
Our audits were made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the
basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole. The schedule
listed in Item 14(a)(2) of this Form 10-K is presented for purposes of
complying with the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and is not
part of the basic consolidated financial statements. This schedule has
been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the
basic consolidated financial statements and, in our opinion, fairly states
in all material respects the financial data required to be set forth
therein in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as
a whole.
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
San Francisco, California
January 24, 1997
MAXXAM GROUP HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(In thousands of dollars)
December 31,
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1996 1995
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ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 73,595 $ 48,396
Marketable securities 31,423 36,568
Receivables:
Trade 18,850 20,576
Other 2,543 1,624
Inventories 72,584 81,181
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 5,474 7,101
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Total current assets 204,469 195,446
Timber and timberlands, net of accumulated depletion of $154,567 and $139,554,
respectively 301,773 312,983
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $67,573 and $58,420,
respectively 102,788 101,033
Note receivable from MAXXAM Inc. 125,000 --
Deferred financing costs, net 29,232 27,288
Deferred income taxes 63,414 67,208
Restricted cash 29,967 31,367
Other assets 6,455 5,542
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$ 863,098 $ 740,867
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 3,928 $ 4,166
Accrued interest 25,246 25,354
Accrued compensation and related benefits 10,033 9,611
Deferred income taxes 11,418 11,489
Other accrued liabilities 4,253 4,435
Long-term debt, current maturities 16,258 14,195
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Total current liabilities 71,136 69,250
Long-term debt, less current maturities 889,769 764,310
Other noncurrent liabilities 26,387 33,813
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Total liabilities 987,292 867,373
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Contingencies
Stockholder's deficit:
Common stock, $1.00 par value; 3,000 shares authorized; 1,000 shares issued 1 1
Additional capital 89,767 89,767
Accumulated deficit (213,962) (216,274)
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Total stockholder's deficit (124,194) (126,506)
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$ 863,098 $ 740,867
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<FN>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
MAXXAM GROUP HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands of dollars)
Years Ended December 31,
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1996 1995 1994
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Net sales:
Lumber and logs $ 243,726 $ 216,898 $ 227,430
Other 20,858 25,694 22,199
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264,584 242,592 249,629
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Operating expenses:
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depletion and depreciation) 148,522 127,124 129,598
Selling, general and administrative expenses 15,902 15,884 16,250
Depletion and depreciation 27,114 25,296 24,685
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191,538 168,304 170,533
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Operating income 73,046 74,288 79,096
Other income (expense):
Investment, interest and other income 11,250 9,393 14,367
Interest expense (78,409) (77,824) (77,383)
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Income before income taxes and extraordinary item 5,887 5,857 16,080
Credit (provision) in lieu of income taxes 325 (1,621) 3,150
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Income before extraordinary item 6,212 4,236 19,230
Extraordinary item:
Loss on litigation settlement, net of related credit in lieu
of income taxes of $6,312 -- -- (14,866)
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Net income $ 6,212 $ 4,236 $ 4,364
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<FN>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
MAXXAM GROUP HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands of dollars)
Years Ended December 31,
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1996 1995 1994
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income $ 6,212 $ 4,236 $ 4,364
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
Depletion and depreciation 27,114 25,296 24,685
Amortization of deferred financing costs and discounts on
long-term debt 14,732 13,328 12,127
Net (purchases) sales of marketable securities 9,530 (19,533) 5,321
Net gains on marketable securities (4,385) (4,175) (1,669)
Increase (decrease) in cash resulting from changes in:
Inventories, net of depletion 6,011 (7,695) 3,634
Accounts payable (238) 463 832
Receivables 1,497 5,778 (7,660)
Prepaids and other assets 714 (3,384) (528)
Accrued and deferred income taxes (669) 2,713 (3,349)
Other liabilities (3,484) 7,734 (2,283)
Accrued interest (108) (411) (451)
Other (824) 1,020 (86)
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Net cash provided by operating activities 56,102 25,370 34,937
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Issuance of note to MAXXAM Inc (125,000) -- --
Payment of note receivable from affiliate -- 2,500 --
Net proceeds from sale of assets 122 18 1,149
Capital expenditures (15,200) (9,852) (11,322)
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Net cash used for investing activities (140,078) (7,334) (10,173)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from issuance of debt 130,000 -- --
Redemptions, repurchase of and principal payments on long-term
debt (14,153) (14,300) (13,237)
Net payments under revolving credit agreements -- -- (2,900)
Incurrence of financing costs (4,172) (150) (213)
Restricted cash deposits, net 1,400 1,035 1,160
Dividends paid (3,900) (4,800) --
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Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities 109,175 (18,215) (15,190)
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 25,199 (179) 9,574
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR 48,396 48,575 39,001
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR $ 73,595 $ 48,396 $ 48,575
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<FN>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
MAXXAM GROUP HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDER'S DEFICIT
(In thousands of dollars)
Common
Stock Additional Accumulated
($1.00 Par) Capital Deficit Total
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Balance, January 1, 1994 $ 1 $ 89,767 $ (220,074) $ (130,306)
Net income -- -- 4,364 4,364
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Balance, December 31, 1994 1 89,767 (215,710) (125,942)
Net income -- -- 4,236 4,236
Dividend -- -- (4,800) (4,800)
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Balance, December 31, 1995 1 89,767 (216,274) (126,506)
Net income -- -- 6,212 6,212
Dividend -- -- (3,900) (3,900)
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Balance, December 31, 1996 $ 1 $ 89,767 $ (213,962) $ (124,194)
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<FN>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
MAXXAM GROUP HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands of dollars)
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
FORMATION OF MGHI
MAXXAM Group Holdings Inc. ("MGHI") was formed on November 4,
1996, to facilitate the offering of the $130,000 aggregate principal amount
of 12% Senior Secured Notes due 2003 (the "MGHI Notes") as described in
Note 4. Subsequent to its formation, MGHI received, as a capital
contribution from MAXXAM Inc. ("MAXXAM"), 100% of the capital stock of
MAXXAM Group Inc. ("MGI") and 27,938,250 shares of Kaiser Aluminum
Corporation ("Kaiser") common stock representing a 34.6% interest in Kaiser
on a fully diluted basis. The contribution of MGI's capital stock has been
accounted for as a reorganization of entities under common control, which
requires MGHI to record the assets and liabilities of MGI at MAXXAM's
historical cost. Accordingly, MGHI is the successor entity to MGI and as
such, the accompanying financial statements of MGHI and its subsidiaries
(together, the "Company") reflect both the historical operating results of
MGI and MAXXAM's purchase accounting adjustments which principally relate
to MGI's timber and depreciable assets. The purchase accounting
adjustments arose from MAXXAM's acquisition of MGI in May 1988. The
contribution of the Kaiser common stock has been reflected in the
consolidated financial statements of the Company as if such contribution
occurred as of the beginning of the earliest period presented, at MAXXAM's
historical cost using the equity method of accounting. The Company
conducts its business primarily through the operations of its subsidiaries,
including MGI.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
MGHI and its subsidiaries. MGHI is a wholly owned subsidiary of MAXXAM
Inc. ("MAXXAM"). Intercompany balances and transactions have been
eliminated. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior years'
financial statements to be consistent with the current year's presentation.
The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, MGI, and its wholly owned
subsidiaries, The Pacific Lumber Company ("Pacific Lumber") and Britt
Lumber Co., Inc. ("Britt") are engaged in forest products operations.
Pacific Lumber is engaged in several principal aspects of the lumber
industry, including the growing and harvesting of redwood and Douglas-fir
timber, the milling of logs into lumber and the manufacture of lumber into
a variety of finished products. Britt manufactures redwood and cedar
fencing and decking products from small diameter logs, a substantial
portion of which are obtained from Pacific Lumber. Housing, construction
and remodeling are the principal markets for the Company's lumber products.
Export sales generally constitute less than 6% of forest product sales. A
significant portion of forest product sales are made to third parties
located west of the Mississippi River.
USE OF ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles requires the use of estimates and
assumptions that affect (i) the reported amounts of assets and liabilities,
(ii) disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities known to exist as of
the date the financial statements are published and (iii) the reported
amount of revenues and expenses recognized during each period presented.
The Company reviews all significant estimates affecting its consolidated
financial statements on a recurring basis and records the effect of any
necessary adjustments prior to their publication. Adjustments made with
respect to the use of estimates often relate to improved information not
previously available. Uncertainties with respect to such estimates and
assumptions are inherent in the preparation of the Company's consolidated
financial statements; accordingly, it is possible that the subsequent
resolution of any one of the contingent matters described in Note 9
could differ materially from current estimates. The results of an adverse
resolution of such uncertainties could have a material effect on the
Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or
liquidity.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Cash Equivalents
Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid money market
instruments with original maturities of three months or less.
Marketable Securities
Marketable securities are carried at fair value. The cost of the
securities sold is determined using the first-in, first-out method.
Included in investment, interest and other income for each of the three
years ended December 31, 1996 were: 1996 - net unrealized holding losses
of $902 and net realized gains of $5,287; 1995 - net unrealized holding
gains of $1,666 and net realized gains of $2,509; and 1994 - net unrealized
holding losses of $1,094 and net realized gains of $2,763.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is
primarily determined using the last-in, first-out ("LIFO") method.
Timber and Timberlands
Timber and timberlands are stated at cost, net of accumulated
depletion. Depletion is computed utilizing the unit-of-production method
based upon estimates of timber values and quantities.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, including capitalized interest, is
stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed
utilizing the straight-line method at rates based upon the estimated useful
lives of the various classes of assets.
Deferred Financing Costs
Costs incurred to obtain financing are deferred and amortized
over the estimated term of the related borrowing.
Restricted Cash and Concentrations of Credit Risk
Restricted cash represents the amount deposited into an account
(the "Liquidity Account") held by the trustee under the indenture governing
the 7.95% Timber Collateralized Notes due 2015 (the "Timber Notes") of
Scotia Pacific Holding Company ("Scotia Pacific"), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Pacific Lumber. See Note 5. The Liquidity Account is not
available, except under certain limited circumstances, for Scotia Pacific's
working capital purposes; however, it is available to pay the Rated
Amortization (as defined in Note 5) and interest on the Timber Notes if and
to the extent that cash flows are insufficient to make such payments. The
required Liquidity Account balance will generally decline as principal
payments are made on the Timber Notes. Investment, interest and other
income for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 includes
interest of approximately $2,865, $2,560 and $2,638, respectively,
attributable to an investment rate agreement (at 7.95% per annum) with the
financial institution which holds the Liquidity Account.
At December 31, 1996 and 1995, cash and cash equivalents include
$17,600 and $19,742, respectively, (the "Payment Account") which is
reserved for debt service payments on the Timber Notes (see Note 5). The
Payment Account and the Liquidity Account are each held by a different
financial institution. In the event of nonperformance by such financial
institutions, the Company's exposure to credit loss is represented by the
amounts deposited plus any unpaid accrued interest thereon. The Company
mitigates its concentrations of credit risk with respect to these
restricted cash deposits by maintaining them at high credit quality
financial institutions and monitoring the credit ratings of these
institutions.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts of cash equivalents and restricted cash
approximate fair value. Marketable securities are carried at fair value
which is determined based on quoted market prices. As of December 31, 1996
and 1995, the estimated fair value of long-term debt, including current
maturities, was $880,591 and $772,841, respectively. The estimated fair
value of long-term debt is determined based on the quoted market prices for
the Timber Notes, the 10-1/2% Senior Notes due 2003 (the "Pacific Lumber
Senior Notes"), the 11-1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2003 (the "MGI Senior
Notes"), the 12-1/4% Senior Secured Discount Notes due 2003 (the "MGI
Discount Notes" and together with the MGI Senior Notes, the "MGI Notes")
and the MGHI Notes, and on the current rates offered for borrowings similar
to the other debt. Some of the Company's publicly traded debt issues are
thinly traded financial instruments; accordingly, their market prices at
any balance sheet date may not be representative of the prices which would
be derived from a more active market.
2. INVENTORIES
Inventories consist of the following:
December 31,
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1996 1995
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Lumber $ 55,832 $ 65,566
Logs 16,752 15,615
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$ 72,584 $ 81,181
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3. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
The major classes of property, plant and equipment are as
follows:
December 31,
Estimated ---------------------------
Useful Lives 1996 1995
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Logging roads, land and improvements 15 years $ 19,069 $ 7,929
Buildings 33 years 47,577 29,661
Machinery and equipment 5 - 15 years 103,715 121,343
Construction in progress -- 520
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170,361 159,453
Less: accumulated depreciation (67,573) (58,420)
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$ 102,788 $ 101,033
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Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995
and 1994 was $9,514, $9,795 and $9,260, respectively.
4. INVESTMENT IN KAISER
Subsequent to its formation, the Company received, as a capital
contribution from MAXXAM, 27,938,250 shares of the common stock of Kaiser
which are pledged as collateral for the MGI Notes (the "Pledged Kaiser
Shares"). Kaiser is a fully integrated producer and marketer of alumina,
primary aluminum and fabricated aluminum products. Kaiser's common stock
is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol
"KLU." The Pledged Kaiser Shares represent a 39.0% equity interest in
Kaiser at December 31, 1996 (34.6% on a fully diluted basis, after giving
effect to the conversion of Kaiser's outstanding preferred stock into an
equal number of common shares). The Company follows the equity method of
accounting for its investment in Kaiser.
As described in Note 1, the Company and MAXXAM are entities under
common control; accordingly, the Company has recorded its investment in
Kaiser at MAXXAM's historical cost. During the first quarter of 1993,
losses exhausted Kaiser's equity with respect to its common stockholders.
The Company recorded its equity share of such losses in January 1993 up to
the amount of its investment in the Pledged Kaiser Shares. Since January
1993, cumulative losses with respect to the results of operations
attributable to Kaiser's common stockholders have exceeded cumulative
earnings. The Company is under no obligation to provide any economic
support to Kaiser, and accordingly, has not recorded any amounts
attributable to its equity in Kaiser's results of operations for any period
subsequent to January 1993. The Company will not record its equity in
Kaiser's results of operations until such time as future earnings exceed
the cumulative losses incurred.
The market value for the Pledged Kaiser Shares based on the price
per share quoted at the close of business on January 24, 1997 was $370,182.
There can be no assurance that such value would be realized should the
Company dispose of its investment in the Pledged Kaiser Shares. The
following table contains summarized financial information of Kaiser.
December 31,
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1996 1995
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Current assets $ 1,023,700 $ 932,800
Property, plant and equipment, net 1,168,700 1,109,600
Other assets 741,600 770,800
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Total assets $ 2,934,000 $ 2,813,200
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Current liabilities $ 609,400 $ 601,100
Long-term debt, less current maturities 953,000 749,200
Other liabilities 1,180,600 1,282,500
Minority interests 121,700 122,700
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred 98,100 98,100
Common (28,800) (40,400)
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69,300 57,700
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 2,934,000 $ 2,813,200
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Years Ended December 31,
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1996 1995 1994
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Net sales $ 2,190,500 $ 2,237,800 $ 1,781,500
Costs and expenses (2,092,700) (2,027,200) (1,837,700)
Other expenses (96,100) (108,000) (95,900)
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Income (loss) before income taxes, minority interests and
extraordinary loss 1,700 102,600 (152,100)
(Provision) credit for income taxes 9,300 (37,200) 53,800
Minority interests (2,800) (5,100) (3,100)
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Income (loss) before extraordinary loss 8,200 60,300 (101,400)
Extraordinary loss on early extinguishment of debt, net of taxes -- -- (5,400)
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Net income (loss) 8,200 60,300 (106,800)
Dividends on preferred stock (8,400) (17,600) (20,100)
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Net income (loss) available to common stockholders $ (200) $ 42,700 $ (126,900)
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Equity in earnings (loss) of Kaiser $ -- $ -- $ --
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5. LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt consists of the following:
December 31,
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1996 1995
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7.95% Scotia Pacific Timber Collateralized Notes due through
July 20, 2015 $ 336,130 $ 350,233
10-1/2% Pacific Lumber Senior Notes due March 1, 2003 235,000 235,000
11-1/4% MGI Senior Secured Notes due August 1, 2003 100,000 100,000
12-1/4% MGI Senior Secured Discount Notes due August 1, 2003, net of
discount 104,173 92,498
12% MGHI Senior Secured Notes due August 1, 2003 130,000 --
Other 724 774
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906,027 778,505
Less: current maturities (16,258) (14,195)
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$ 889,769 $ 764,310
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The indenture governing the Timber Notes (the "Timber Note
Indenture") prohibits Scotia Pacific from incurring any additional
indebtedness for borrowed money and limits the business activities of
Scotia Pacific to the ownership and operation of its timber and
timberlands. The Timber Notes are senior secured obligations of Scotia
Pacific and are not obligations of, or guaranteed by, Pacific Lumber or any
other person. The Timber Notes are secured by a lien on (i) Scotia
Pacific's timber and timberlands (representing $165,970 of the Company's
consolidated balance at December 31, 1996), (ii) Scotia Pacific's contract
rights and certain other assets, (iii) the funds deposited in the Payment
Account and the Liquidity Account, and (iv) substantially all of Scotia
Pacific's other property and equipment.
The Timber Notes are structured to link, to the extent of
available cash, the deemed depletion of Scotia Pacific's timber (through
the harvest and sale of logs) to required amortization of the Timber Notes.
The required amount of amortization due on any Timber Note payment date is
determined by various mathematical formulas set forth in the Timber Note
Indenture. The minimum amount of principal which Scotia Pacific must pay
(on a cumulative basis) through any Timber Note payment date in order to
avoid an Event of Default (as defined) is referred to as rated amortization
("Rated Amortization"). If all payments of principal are made in
accordance with Rated Amortization, the payment date on which Scotia
Pacific will pay the final installment of principal is July 20, 2015. The
amount of principal which Scotia Pacific must pay through each Timber Note
payment date in order to avoid prepayment or deficiency premiums is
referred to as scheduled amortization ("Scheduled Amortization"). If all
payments of principal are made in accordance with Scheduled Amortization,
the payment date on which Scotia Pacific will pay the final installment of
principal is July 20, 2009.
Substantially all of the Company's consolidated assets are owned
by MGI; substantially all of MGI's consolidated assets are owned by Pacific
Lumber, and a significant portion of Pacific Lumber's assets are owned by
Scotia Pacific. The Company expects that Pacific Lumber will provide a
major portion of MGI's future operating cash flow. Pacific Lumber is
dependent upon Scotia Pacific for a significant portion of its operating
cash flow. The holders of the Timber Notes have priority over the claims
of creditors of Pacific Lumber with respect to the assets and cash flows of
Scotia Pacific, and the holders of the Pacific Lumber Senior Notes have
priority over the claims and creditors of MGI (including the creditors of
the MGI Senior Notes and the MGI Discount Notes) and the Company with
respect to the assets and cash flows of Pacific Lumber. Under the terms of
the Timber Note Indenture, Scotia Pacific will not have available cash for
distribution to Pacific Lumber unless Scotia Pacific's cash flow from
operations exceeds the amounts required by the Timber Note Indenture to be
reserved for the payment of current debt service (including interest,
principal and premiums) on the Timber Notes, capital expenditures and
certain other operating expenses.
Principal and interest on the Timber Notes are payable semi-
annually on January 20 and July 20. On January 21, 1997, Scotia Pacific
paid $8,712 of principal on the Timber Notes. The Timber Notes are
redeemable at the option of Scotia Pacific, in whole but not in part, at
any time. The redemption price of the Timber Notes is equal to the sum of
the principal amount, accrued interest and a prepayment premium calculated
based upon the yield of like-term Treasury securities plus 50 basis points.
Interest on the Pacific Lumber Senior Notes is payable semi-
annually on March 1 and September 1. The Pacific Lumber Senior Notes are
redeemable at the option of Pacific Lumber, in whole or in part, on or
after March 1, 1998 at a price of 103% of the principal amount plus accrued
interest. The redemption price is reduced annually until March 1, 2000,
after which time the Pacific Lumber Senior Notes are redeemable at par.
The Pacific Lumber Senior Notes are unsecured and are senior indebtedness
of Pacific Lumber; however, they are effectively subordinated to the Timber
Notes. The indenture governing the Pacific Lumber Senior Notes contains
various covenants which, among other things, limit Pacific Lumber's ability
to incur additional indebtedness and liens, to engage in transactions with
affiliates, to make investments and to pay dividends.
Pacific Lumber has a revolving credit agreement with a bank (as
amended and restated, the "Pacific Lumber Credit Agreement") which expires
on May 31, 1999. Borrowings under the Pacific Lumber Credit Agreement are
secured by Pacific Lumber's trade receivables and inventories, with
interest currently computed at the bank's reference rate plus 1-1/4% or the
bank's offshore rate plus 2-1/4%. The Pacific Lumber Credit Agreement
provides for borrowings of up to $60,000, of which $15,000 may be used for
standby letters of credit and $30,000 is restricted to timberland
acquisitions. Borrowings made pursuant to the portion of the credit
facility restricted to timberland acquisitions would also be secured by the
purchased timberlands. As of December 31, 1996, $46,992 of borrowings was
available under the Pacific Lumber Credit Agreement, of which $4,732 was
available for letters of credit and $30,000 was restricted to timberland
acquisitions. No borrowings were outstanding as of December 31, 1996, and
letters of credit outstanding amounted to $10,268. The Pacific Lumber
Credit Agreement contains covenants substantially similar to those
contained in the indenture governing the Pacific Lumber Senior Notes.
As of December 31, 1996, under the most restrictive covenants
contained in the indentures governing the Pacific Lumber Senior Notes, the
Timber Notes and the Pacific Lumber Credit Agreement, Pacific Lumber could
pay approximately $17,200 of dividends.
On August 4, 1993, MGI issued $100,000 aggregate principal amount
of the MGI Senior Notes and $126,720 aggregate principal amount
(approximately $70,000 net of original issue discount) of the MGI Discount
Notes. The MGI Notes are secured by MGI's pledge of 100% of the common
stock of Pacific Lumber, Britt and MAXXAM Properties Inc. ("MPI"), a wholly
owned subsidiary of MGI, and by MGHI's pledge of 27,938,250 shares of
Kaiser common stock. The indenture governing the MGI Notes, among other
things, restricts the ability of MGI to incur additional indebtedness and
liens, engage in transactions with affiliates, pay dividends and make
investments. As of December 31, 1996, under the most restrictive of these
covenants, approximately $500 of dividends could be paid by MGI. The MGI
Notes are senior indebtedness of MGI; however, they are effectively
subordinated to the liabilities of MGI's subsidiaries, which include the
Timber Notes and the Pacific Lumber Senior Notes. The MGI Discount Notes
are net of discount of $21,547 and $33,222 at December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively.
The MGI Senior Notes pay interest semi-annually on February 1 and
August 1 of each year. The MGI Discount Notes will not pay any interest
until February 1, 1999, at which time semi-annual interest payments will
become due on each February 1 and August 1 thereafter.
The Company completed the offering (the "Offering") of $130,000
principal amount of the MGHI Notes on December 23, 1996 (the "Issue Date").
Interest is payable semi-annually on February 1 and August 1 of each year
beginning February 1, 1997. The MGHI Notes are guaranteed on a senior,
unsecured basis by MAXXAM. The common stock of MGI serves as security for
the MGHI Notes. Furthermore, the Company has agreed to pledge up to
16,055,000 of the 27,938,250 shares of Kaiser common stock it owns if and
when such shares are released from the pledge securing the MGI Notes. The
MGHI Notes are effectively subordinated to liabilities of the Company's
subsidiaries, including trade payables.
The net proceeds from the Offering on the Issue Date, after
estimated expenses, were approximately $125,000, all of which was loaned to
MAXXAM pursuant to an intercompany note (the "MAXXAM Note") which is
pledged to secure the MGHI Notes. The MAXXAM Note bears interest at the
rate of 11% per annum on the outstanding principal balance (payable semi-
annually on the interest payment dates applicable to the MGHI Notes) and
matures on August 1, 2003. MAXXAM is entitled to defer the payment of
interest on the MAXXAM Note on any interest payment date to the extent that
the Company has sufficient available funds to satisfy its obligations on
the MGHI Notes on such date. Any such deferred interest will be added to
the principal amount of the MAXXAM Note and will be payable at maturity.
The Indentures governing the MGI Notes were amended to, among other things,
provide for the contribution of the Kaiser Shares to the Company.
Subsequent to the Offering, the Company exchanged the MGHI Notes
issued on December 23, 1996 for new notes, the form and terms of which are
identical in all material respects to the old notes except that the new
notes are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The
exchange offer was completed on February 11, 1997.
Maturities
Scheduled maturities of long-term debt for the five years
following December 31, 1996, using the Scheduled Amortization for the
Timber Notes, are: $16,258 in 1997, $19,430 in 1998, $21,745 in 1999,
$24,065 in 2000, $24,827 in 2001 and $821,249 thereafter. Maturities for
1997 through 2001 are principally attributable to the Timber Notes.
Restricted Net Assets of Subsidiaries
At December 31, 1996, certain debt instruments restricted the
ability of Pacific Lumber to transfer assets, make loans and advances and
pay dividends to the Company. As of December 31, 1996, all of the assets
of MGI and its subsidiaries are subject to such restrictions.
6. CREDIT (PROVISION) IN LIEU OF INCOME TAXES
Income taxes are determined using an asset and liability approach
which requires the recognition of deferred income tax assets and
liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have
been recognized in the Company's financial statements or tax returns.
Under this method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are
determined based on the temporary differences between the financial
statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates.
The Company and its subsidiaries are members of MAXXAM's
consolidated return group for federal income tax purposes.
Pursuant to a tax allocation agreement between MAXXAM, Pacific
Lumber, Scotia Pacific and Salmon Creek Corporation ("Salmon Creek"), a
wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Lumber (the "PL Tax Allocation
Agreement"), Pacific Lumber is liable to MAXXAM for the federal
consolidated income tax liability of Pacific Lumber, Scotia Pacific and
certain other subsidiaries of Pacific Lumber (but excluding Salmon Creek)
(collectively, the "PL Subgroup") computed as if the PL Subgroup was a
separate affiliated group of corporations which was never connected with
MAXXAM. The PL Tax Allocation Agreement further provides that Salmon Creek
is liable to MAXXAM for its federal income tax liability computed on a
separate company basis as if it was never connected with MAXXAM. The
remaining subsidiaries of MGI are each liable to MAXXAM for their
respective income tax liabilities computed on a separate company basis as
if they were never connected with MAXXAM, pursuant to their respective tax
allocation agreements.
MGI's tax allocation agreement with MAXXAM provides that MGI's
federal income tax liability is computed as if MGI files a consolidated tax
return with all of its subsidiaries except Salmon Creek, and that such
corporations were never connected with MAXXAM (the "MGI Consolidated Tax
Liability"). The federal income tax liability of MGI is the difference
between (i) the MGI Consolidated Tax Liability and (ii) the sum of the
separate tax liabilities for MGI's subsidiaries (computed as discussed
above), but excluding Salmon Creek. To the extent that the MGI
Consolidated Tax Liability is less than the aggregate amounts in (ii),
MAXXAM is obligated to pay the amount of such difference to MGI.
MGHI entered into a tax allocation agreement with MAXXAM on
December 23, 1996 (the "MGHI Tax Allocation Agreement") which provides that
the Company's federal consolidated tax liability is computed for MGHI and
its subsidiaries, as if MGHI and its subsidiaries, except Salmon Creek,
file a consolidated tax return and that such corporations were never
connected with MAXXAM (the "MGHI Consolidated Tax Liability"). The tax
amounts for prior years are calculated as if the MGHI Tax Allocation
Agreement was in effect during those years. The federal income tax
liability of MGHI is the difference between the MGHI Consolidated Tax
Liability and the MGI Consolidated Tax Liability. To the extent that the
MGHI Consolidated Tax Liability is less than the MGI Consolidated Tax
Liability, MAXXAM is obligated to pay the amount of such difference to
MGHI.
The credit (provision) in lieu of income taxes on income before
income taxes and extraordinary item consists of the following:
Years Ended December 31,
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1996 1995 1994
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Current:
Federal credit (provision) in lieu of income taxes $ (157) $ (167) $ --
State and local (9) (35) (55)
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(166) (202) (55)
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Deferred:
Federal credit (provision) in lieu of income taxes 38 (410) 1,938
State and local 453 (1,009) 1,267
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491 (1,419) 3,205
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$ 325 $ (1,621) $ 3,150
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A reconciliation between the credit (provision) in lieu of income
taxes and the amount computed by applying the federal statutory income tax
rate to income before income taxes and extraordinary item is as follows:
Years Ended December 31,
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1996 1995 1994
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Income before income taxes and extraordinary item $ 5,887 $ 5,857 $ 16,080
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Amount of federal income tax based upon the statutory rate $ (2,060) $ (2,050) $ (5,628)
Revision of prior years' tax estimates and other changes in
valuation allowances 3,372 907 7,739
State and local taxes, net of federal tax effect (594) (679) 787
Expenses for which no federal tax benefit is available (493) -- --
Other 100 201 252
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$ 325 $ (1,621) $ 3,150
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Revision of prior years' tax estimates and other changes in
valuation allowances as shown in the table above include amounts for the
reversal of reserves which the Company no longer believes are necessary,
other changes in prior year tax estimates and changes in valuation
allowances with respect to deferred income tax assets. Generally, the
reversal of reserves relates to the expiration of the relevant statute of
limitations with respect to certain income tax returns or the resolution of
specific income tax matters with the relevant tax authorities. For the
years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, the reversal of reserves
which the Company believes are no longer necessary resulted in a credit to
the income tax provision of $3,203, $127 and $7,048, respectively.
As shown in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year
ended December 31, 1994, the Company recorded an extraordinary loss related
to the settlement of litigation in connection with MGI's acquisition of
Pacific Lumber (see Note 11). The Company reported the loss net of related
deferred income taxes of $6,312 which is less than the federal and state
statutory income tax rates due to expenses for which no tax benefit was
recognized.
The components of the Company's net deferred income tax assets
(liabilities) are as follows:
December 31,
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1996 1995
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Deferred income tax assets:
Loss and credit carryforwards $ 79,446 $ 83,705
Timber and timberlands 37,813 41,803
Other liabilities and other 22,934 19,846
Valuation allowances (51,049) (51,595)
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Total deferred income tax assets, net 89,144 93,759
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Deferred income tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment (17,747) (16,899)
Inventories (16,336) (17,313)
Other (3,065) (3,828)
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Total deferred income tax liabilities (37,148) (38,040)
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Net deferred income tax assets $ 51,996 $ 55,719
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The valuation allowances listed above relate to loss and credit
carryforwards. As of December 31, 1996, approximately $37,813 of the net
deferred income tax assets listed above relate to the excess of the tax
basis over financial statement basis with respect to timber and
timberlands. The Company believes that it is more likely than not that
this net deferred income tax asset will be realized, based primarily upon
the estimated value of its timber and timberlands which is well in excess
of its tax basis. Also included in net deferred income tax assets as of
December 31, 1996 is $28,397 which relates to the benefit of loss and
credit carryforwards, net of valuation allowances. The Company evaluated
all appropriate factors to determine the proper valuation allowances for
loss and credit carryforwards. These factors included any limitations
concerning use of the carryforwards, the year the carryforwards expire and
the levels of taxable income necessary for utilization. The Company has
concluded that it will more likely than not generate sufficient taxable
income to realize the benefit attributable to the loss and credit
carryforwards for which valuation allowances were not provided.
Included in the net deferred income tax assets listed above are
$47,752 and $50,504 at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively, which are
recorded pursuant to the tax allocation agreements with MAXXAM.
The following table presents the estimated tax attributes for
federal income tax purposes for the Company and its subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1996, under the terms of the respective tax allocation
agreements. The utilization of certain of these attributes is subject to
limitations.
Expiring
Through
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Regular Tax Attribute Carryforwards:
Net operating losses $ 215,758 2011
Net capital losses 4,201 1998
Minimum tax credit 377 Indefinite
Alternative Minimum Tax Attribute Carryforwards:
Net operating losses $ 175,044 2011
7. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
RETIREMENT PLAN
Pacific Lumber has a defined benefit plan which covers all
employees of Pacific Lumber. Under the plan, employees are eligible for
benefits at age 65 or earlier, if certain provisions are met. The benefits
are determined under a career average formula based on each year of service
with Pacific Lumber and the employee's compensation for that year. Pacific
Lumber's funding policy is to contribute annually an amount at least equal
to the minimum cash contribution required by The Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended.
A summary of the components of net periodic pension cost is as
follows:
Years Ended December 31,
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1996 1995 1994
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Service cost - benefits earned during the year $ 1,903 $ 1,483 $ 1,643
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 1,682 1,693 1,263
Actual loss (gain) on plan assets (2,762) (3,900) 10
Net amortization and deferral 1,448 2,460 (859)
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Net periodic pension cost $ 2,271 $ 1,736 $ 2,057
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The following table sets forth the funded status and amounts
recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet:
December 31,
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1996 1995
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Actuarial present value of accumulated plan benefits:
Vested benefit obligation $ 18,506 $ 16,910
Non-vested benefit obligation 1,371 1,214
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Total accumulated benefit obligation $ 19,877 $ 18,124
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Projected benefit obligation $ 23,582 $ 21,841
Plan assets at fair value, primarily equity and debt securities (21,800) (18,363)
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Projected benefit obligation in excess of plan assets 1,782 3,478
Unrecognized net transition asset 18 24
Unrecognized net gain (loss) 2,855 (27)
Unrecognized prior service cost (39) (45)
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Accrued pension liability $ 4,616 $ 3,430
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The assumptions used in accounting for the defined benefit plan
were as follows:
1996 1995 1994
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Rate of increase in compensation levels 5.0% 5.0% 5.0%
Discount rate 7.5% 7.25% 8.5%
Expected long-term rate of return on assets 8.0% 8.0% 8.0%
POSTRETIREMENT MEDICAL BENEFITS
Pacific Lumber has an unfunded defined benefit plan for certain
postretirement medical benefits which covers substantially all employees of
Pacific Lumber. Participants of the plan are eligible for certain health
care benefits upon termination of employment and retirement and
commencement of pension benefits. Participants make contributions for a
portion of the cost of their health care benefits. The expected costs of
postretirement medical benefits are accrued over the period the employees
provide services to the date of their full eligibility for such benefits.
A summary of the components of net periodic postretirement
medical benefit cost is as follows:
Years Ended December 31,
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1996 1995 1994
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Service cost - medical benefits earned during the year $ 332 $ 228 $ 216
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement medical benefit
obligation 415 317 294
Net amortization and deferral -- (53) (7)
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Net periodic postretirement medical benefit cost $ 747 $ 492 $ 503
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The postretirement medical benefit liability recognized in the
Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet is as follows:
December 31,
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1996 1995
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Retirees $ 1,182 $ 634
Actives eligible for benefits 905 726
Actives not eligible for benefits 3,818 3,317
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Accumulated postretirement medical benefit obligation 5,905 4,677
Unrecognized net gain (loss) (86) 553
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Postretirement medical benefit liability $ 5,819 $ 5,230
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The annual assumed rate of increase in the per capita cost of
covered benefits (i.e., health care cost trend rate) is 10.5% for 1997 and
is assumed to decrease gradually to 5.5% in 2008 and remain at that level
thereafter. Each one percentage point increase in the assumed health care
cost trend rate would increase the accumulated postretirement medical
benefit obligation as of December 31, 1996 by approximately $810 and the
aggregate of the service and interest cost components of net periodic
postretirement medical benefit cost by approximately $130.
The discount rates used in determining the accumulated
postretirement medical benefit obligation were 7.5% and 7.25% at December
31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
Pacific Lumber's employees are eligible to participate in a
defined contribution savings plan sponsored by MAXXAM. This plan is
designed to enhance the existing retirement programs of participating
employees. Employees may elect to contribute up to 16% of their
compensation to the plan. For those participants who have elected to make
voluntary contributions to the plan, Pacific Lumber's contributions consist
of a matching contribution of up to 4% of the compensation of participants.
The cost to the Company of this plan was $1,388, $1,281 and $1,215 for the
years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS
Pacific Lumber is self-insured for workers' compensation
benefits. Included in accrued compensation and related benefits and other
noncurrent liabilities are accruals for workers' compensation claims
amounting to $8,000 and $8,900 at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
Workers' compensation expenses amounted to $3,080, $3,579 and $4,069 for
the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
8. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
MAXXAM provides the Company and certain of the Company's
subsidiaries with accounting and data processing services. In addition,
MAXXAM provides the Company with office space and various office personnel,
insurance, legal, operating, financial and certain other services.
MAXXAM's expenses incurred on behalf of the Company are reimbursed by the
Company through payments consisting of (i) an allocation of the lease
expense for the office space utilized by or on behalf of the Company and
(ii) a reimbursement of actual out-of-pocket expenses incurred by MAXXAM,
including, but not limited to, labor costs of MAXXAM personnel rendering
services to the Company. Charges by MAXXAM for such services were $2,680,
$1,994 and $2,254 for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994,
respectively. The Company believes that the services being rendered are on
terms not less favorable to the Company than those which would be
obtainable from unaffiliated third parties.
In 1994, in connection with the litigation settlement described
in Note 11, Pacific Lumber paid approximately $3,185 to a law firm in which
a director of Pacific Lumber is also a partner.
9. CONTINGENCIES
Pacific Lumber's operations are subject to a variety of
California and federal laws and regulations dealing with timber harvesting,
endangered species and critical habitat, and air and water quality.
Moreover, these laws and regulations relating to Pacific Lumber's
operations are modified from time to time and are subject to judicial and
administrative interpretation. Compliance with such laws, regulations and
judicial and administrative interpretations, together with the cost of
litigation incurred in connection with certain timber harvesting operations
of Pacific Lumber, have increased the cost of logging operations. Pacific
Lumber is subject to certain pending matters described below which could
have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position,
results of operations or liquidity of Pacific Lumber, and in turn MGI and
the Company. There can be no assurance that certain pending or future
governmental regulations, legislation, judicial or administrative decisions
or California ballot initiatives will not have a material adverse effect on
the Company.
In May 1996, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service ("USFWS")
published its final designation of critical habitat for the marbled
murrelet (the "Final Designation"), which designated over four million
acres as critical habitat for the marbled murrelet. Although nearly all of
the designated habitat is public land, approximately 33,000 acres of
Pacific Lumber's timberlands are included in the Final Designation, the
substantial portion of such acreage being young growth timber. In order to
mitigate the impact of the Final Designation, particularly with respect to
timberlands occupied by the marbled murrelet, Pacific Lumber over the last
few years has attempted to develop a habitat conservation plan for the
marbled murrelet (the "Murrelet HCP"). Due to, among other things, the
unfavorable response of the USFWS to Pacific Lumber's initial Murrelet HCP
efforts, Pacific Lumber and its subsidiaries filed two actions (the
"Takings Litigation") alleging that certain portions of their timberlands
have been "taken" and seeking just compensation. Pursuant to an agreement
entered into by Pacific Lumber, MAXXAM, the United States and California on
September 28, 1996 (the "Headwaters Agreement") described in Note 10 below,
the Takings Litigation has been stayed at the request of the parties.
It is impossible for the Company to determine the potential
adverse effect of the Final Designation on the Company's consolidated
financial position, results of operations or liquidity until such time as
various regulatory and legal issues are resolved; however, if Pacific
Lumber is unable to harvest, or is severely limited in harvesting, on
timberlands designated as critical habitat for the marbled murrelet, such
effect could be materially adverse to Pacific Lumber, and in turn MGI and
the Company. If Pacific Lumber is unable to harvest or is severely limited
in harvesting, it intends to seek just compensation from the appropriate
governmental agencies on the grounds that such restrictions constitute a
governmental taking. There continue to be other regulatory actions and
lawsuits seeking to have other species listed as threatened or endangered
under the federal Endangered Species Act ("ESA") and/or the California
Endangered Species Act ("CESA") and to designate critical habitat for such
species. For example, the National Marine Fisheries Service has announced
that by April 25, 1997 it will make a final determination concerning
whether to list the coho salmon under the ESA in northern California,
including, potentially, lands owned by Pacific Lumber. It is uncertain
what impact, if any, such listings and/or designations of critical habitat
would have on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or
liquidity of Pacific Lumber, and in turn MGI and the Company.
In 1994, the California Board of Forestry ("BOF") adopted certain
regulations regarding compliance with long-term sustained yield ("LTSY")
objectives. These regulations require that timber companies project timber
growth and harvest on their timberlands over a 100-year planning period and
establish a LTSY harvest level that takes into account environmental and
economic considerations. The sustained yield plan ("SYP") must demonstrate
that the average annual harvest over any rolling ten-year period will not
exceed the LTSY harvest level and that Pacific Lumber's projected timber
inventory is capable of sustaining the LTSY harvest level in the last
decade of the 100-year planning period. On December 17, 1996, Pacific
Lumber submitted a proposed SYP to the California Department of Forestry
("CDF"). The proposed SYP sets forth an LTSY harvest level substantially
the same as Pacific Lumber's average annual timber harvest over the last
six years. The proposed SYP also indicates that Pacific Lumber's average
annual timber harvest during the first decade of the SYP would approximate
the LTSY harvest level. During the second decade of the proposed SYP,
Pacific Lumber's average annual timber harvest would be approximately 8%
less than that proposed for the first decade. The SYP, when approved, will
be valid for ten years. Thereafter, revised SYPs will be prepared every
decade that will address the LTSY harvest level based upon reassessment of
changes in the resource base and protection of public resources.
The proposed SYP assumes that the transactions contemplated by
the Headwaters Agreement (see Note 10) will be consummated and that the
Multi-Species HCP (as defined in Note 10) will permit Pacific Lumber to
harvest its timberlands (including over the next two decades a substantial
portion of its old growth timberlands not transferred pursuant to the
Headwaters Agreement) to achieve maximum sustained yield. The SYP is
subject to review and approval by the CDF, and there can be no assurance
that the SYP will be approved in its proposed form. Until the SYP is
reviewed and approved, the Company is unable to predict the impact that
these regulations will have on Pacific Lumber's future timber harvesting
practices. It is possible that the results of the review and approval
process could require Pacific Lumber to reduce its timber harvest in future
years from the harvest levels set forth in the proposed SYP. The Company
believes Pacific Lumber would be able to mitigate the effect of any required
reduction in harvest level by acquisitions of additional timberlands and making
corresponding amendments to the SYP; however, there can be no assurance
that Pacific Lumber would be able to do so and the amount of such
acquisitions would be limited by Pacific Lumber's available financial
resources. The Company is unable to predict the ultimate impact the
sustained yield regulations will have on its future financial position,
results of operations or liquidity.
Various groups and individuals have filed objections with the CDF
and the BOF regarding the CDF's and the BOF's actions and rulings with
respect to certain of Pacific Lumber's timber harvesting plans ("THPs") and
other timber harvesting operations, and Pacific Lumber expects that such
groups and individuals will continue to file such objections. In addition,
lawsuits are pending or threatened which seek to prevent Pacific Lumber
from implementing certain of its approved THPs or which challenge other
operations by Pacific Lumber. These challenges have severely restricted
Pacific Lumber's ability to harvest old growth timber on its property. To
date, challenges with respect to Pacific Lumber's THPs relating to young
growth timber and to its other operations have been limited;
however, no assurance can be given as to the extent of such challenges in
the future. Pacific Lumber believes that environmentally focused
challenges to its timber harvesting and other operations are likely to
occur in the future, particularly with respect to virgin and residual old
growth timber. Although such challenges have delayed or prevented Pacific
Lumber from conducting a portion of its operations, they have not had a
material adverse effect on Pacific Lumber's consolidated financial
position, results of operations or liquidity. Nevertheless, it is
impossible to predict the future nature or degree of such challenges or
their ultimate impact on the consolidated financial position, results of
operations or liquidity of Pacific Lumber, and in turn MGI and the
Company.
The Company is also involved in various claims, lawsuits and
proceedings. While there are uncertainties inherent in the ultimate outcome of
such matters and it is impossible to presently determine the ultimate costs
that may be incurred, management believes that the resolution of such
uncertainties and the incurrence of such costs should not have a material
adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of
operations or liquidity.
10. HEADWATERS AGREEMENT
On September 28, 1996, Pacific Lumber (on behalf of itself, its
subsidiaries and affiliates) and MAXXAM (collectively, the "Pacific Lumber
Parties " ) entered into the Headwaters Agreement with the United States
and California. The Headwaters Agreement provides the framework for the
acquisition by the United States and California of approximately 5,600
acres of Pacific Lumber's timberlands commonly referred to as the
Headwaters Forest and the Elk Head Springs Forest (the "Headwaters
Timberlands" ). A substantial portion of the Headwaters Timberlands
consists of virgin old growth timberlands. The Headwaters Timberlands
would be transferred in exchange for (a) property and other consideration
(possibly including cash) from the United States and California having an
aggregate fair market value of $300 million and (b) approximately 7,755
acres of adjacent timberlands to be acquired by the United States and
California (the "Elk River Timberlands") from a third party. The United
States and California would also acquire and retain an additional 1,900
acres of timberlands from such third party.
The Headwaters Agreement also provides, among other things, for
the expedited processing by the United States of an incidental take permit
("Permit") to be based upon a habitat conservation plan for multiple
species ("Multi-Species HCP") covering (a) the timberlands and timber
harvesting rights which Pacific Lumber will own after consummation of the
Headwaters Agreement (the "Resulting Pacific Lumber Timber Property") and
(b) the Headwaters Timberlands and the 1,900 acres of Elk River Timberlands
retained by the United States and California (both as conserved habitat).
The agreement also requires expedited processing by California of an SYP
covering the Resulting Pacific Lumber Timber Property.
On December 5, 1996, the United States and California each
furnished a list of properties consisting of oil and gas interests,
timberlands and a variety of other real estate properties for Pacific
Lumber's review and approval. There have been ongoing discussions between
the Pacific Lumber Parties and the United States regarding the properties and
other consideration to be furnished by the United States.
Closing of the Headwaters Agreement is subject to various
conditions, including (a) acquisition by the government of the Elk River
Timberlands from a third party, (b) approval of an SYP and a Multi-Species
HCP and issuance of a Permit, each in form and substance satisfactory to
Pacific Lumber, (c) the issuance by the Internal Revenue Service and the
California Franchise Tax Board of closing agreements in form and substance
sought by and satisfactory to the Pacific Lumber Parties, (d) the absence
of a judicial decision in any litigation brought by third parties that any
party reasonably believes will significantly delay or impair the
transactions described in the Headwaters Agreement, and (e) the dismissal
with prejudice at closing of the Takings Litigation. The parties to the
Headwaters Agreement are working to satisfy these conditions; however,
there can be no assurance that the Headwaters Agreement will be
consummated.
11. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW AND OTHER INFORMATION
Years Ended December 31,
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1996 1995 1994
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Supplemental information on non-cash investing and financing
activities:
Net margin borrowings (payments) for marketable securities $ -- $ (6,648) $ 5,628
Timber and timberlands acquired subject to loan from seller -- 615 910
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid, net of capitalized interest $ 63,785 $ 64,907 $ 65,707
Income taxes paid (refunded) (2,900) (5,190) 1,170
Tax allocation payments to MAXXAM 188 -- 397
Investment, Interest and Other Income
In February 1994, Pacific Lumber received a franchise tax refund
of $7,243, the substantial portion of which represents interest, from the
State of California relating to tax years 1972 through 1985. This amount
is included in investment, interest and other income for the year ended
December 31, 1994.
Items Related to 1992 Earthquake
In 1995 Pacific Lumber recorded reductions in cost of sales of
$1,527 resulting from business interruption insurance reimbursements for
higher operating costs and the related loss of revenues resulting from the
April 1992 earthquake.
Extraordinary Item Related to Litigation Settlement
During 1994, MAXXAM, Pacific Lumber, and others agreed to a
settlement, subsequently approved by the court, of class and related
individual claims brought by former stockholders of Pacific Lumber against
MAXXAM, MGI, Pacific Lumber, former directors of Pacific Lumber and others
concerning the MGI's acquisition of Pacific Lumber. Of the $52,000
settlement, $33,000 was paid by insurance carriers of MAXXAM and Pacific
Lumber, $14,800 was paid by Pacific Lumber, and the balance was paid by
other defendants and through the assignment of certain claims. In 1994,
the Company recorded an extraordinary loss of $14,866 related to the
settlement and associated costs, including a $2,000 accrual for certain
contingent claims and $4,400 of related legal fees, net of benefits for
federal and state income taxes of $6,312.
12. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
Summary quarterly financial information for the years ended
December 31, 1996 and 1995 is as follows:
Three Months Ended
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March 31 June 30 September 30 December 31
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1996:
Net sales $ 59,804 $ 71,303 $ 68,473 $ 65,004
Operating income 16,577 19,330 17,537 19,602
Net income (loss) 225 4,111 (187) 2,063
1995:
Net sales $ 51,968 $ 65,644 $ 63,300 $ 61,680
Operating income 12,556 22,027 19,127 20,578
Net income (loss) (3,208) 3,336 1,419 2,689
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
PART III
Not applicable.
PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(A) INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PAGE
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (INCLUDED UNDER ITEM 8):
Report of Independent Public Accountants 30
Consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 1996
and 1995 31
Consolidated statement of operations for the years
ended December 31, 1996 1995 and 1994 32
Consolidated statement of cash flows for the years
ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 33
Consolidated statement of stockholder's deficit for
the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 34
Notes to consolidated financial statements 35
2. FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES:
Schedule I - Condensed financial information of
Registrant at December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for
the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 55
The consolidated financial statements and notes
thereto of MAXXAM Inc., MAXXAM Group Inc. and
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation are incorporated herein
by reference and included as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2
and 99.3 hereto, respectively.
All other schedules are inapplicable or the required
information is included in the consolidated financial
statements or the notes thereto.
(B) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
There were no reports on Form 8-K during the fourth quarter of
1996. However, on March 12, 1997, the Company filed a Current Report on
Form 8-K (under Item 5), dated March 11, 1997, concerning an agreement to
amend the Headwaters Agreement to extend the period of time during which the
closing conditions must be met to February 17, 1998.
(C) EXHIBITS
Reference is made to the Index of Exhibits immediately preceding
the exhibits hereto (beginning on page 60), which index is incorporated
herein by reference.
MAXXAM GROUP HOLDINGS INC.
SCHEDULE I - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
BALANCE SHEET (Unconsolidated)
(In thousands of dollars)
December 31,
1996
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ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,177
Note receivable from MAXXAM Inc. 125,000
Deferred income taxes 8,367
Deferred financing costs 4,984
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$ 139,528
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities $ 2,163
Accrued interest 347
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Total current liabilities 2,510
Losses recognized in excess of investments in subsidiaries 131,212
Long-term debt 130,000
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Total liabilities 263,722
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Stockholder's deficit:
Common stock, $1.00 par value; 3,000 shares authorized; 1,000 1
shares issued
Additional capital 89,767
Accumulated deficit (213,962)
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Total stockholder's deficit (124,194)
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$ 139,528
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<FN>
See notes to consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.
MAXXAM GROUP HOLDINGS INC.
SCHEDULE I - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unconsolidated)
(In thousands of dollars)
Period from
November 4,
1996
(inception) to
December 31,
1996
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Investment, interest and other income (expense) $ 308
Interest expense (364)
General and administrative expenses (51)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries 1,732
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Income before income taxes 1,625
Provision in lieu of income taxes (2)
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Net income $ 1,623
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<FN>
See notes to consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.
MAXXAM GROUP HOLDINGS INC.
SCHEDULE I - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unconsolidated)
(In thousands of dollars)
Period from
November 4,
1996
(inception) to
December 31,
1996
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income $ 1,623
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization of deferred financing costs and discounts on long-term debt 17
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries (1,732)
Increase (decrease) in cash resulting from changes in:
Accrued and deferred income taxes 256
Accrued interest and other liabilities 1,298
Other (1,113)
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Net cash provided by operating activities 349
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Issuance of note to MAXXAM Inc (125,000)
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Net cash used for investing activities (125,000)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 130,000
Incurrence of financing costs (4,172)
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Net cash provided by financing activities 125,828
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NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 1,177
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR --
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR $ 1,177
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<FN>
See notes to consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.
MAXXAM GROUP HOLDINGS INC.
SCHEDULE I - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands of dollars)
A. DEFERRED INCOME TAXES
The deferred income tax assets and liabilities reported in the
accompanying unconsolidated balance sheet are determined by computing such
amounts on a consolidated basis, as if MGHI files a consolidated tax return
with all of its subsidiaries except Salmon Creek, and as if such
corporations were never connected with MAXXAM, and then reducing such
consolidated amounts by the amounts recorded by the Company's subsidiaries,
but excluding Salmon Creek, pursuant to their respective tax allocation
agreements with MAXXAM. The Company's net deferred income tax assets
relate primarily to the excess of the tax basis over financial statement
basis with respect to timber and timberlands. The Company has concluded
that it is more likely than not that these net deferred income tax assets
will be realized based in part upon the estimated values of the underlying
assets which are in excess of their tax basis.
B. LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt consists of 12% MGHI Senior Secured Notes due
August 1, 2003. The MGHI Notes are guaranteed on a senior, unsecured basis
by MAXXAM and are secured by a pledge of the $125,000 MAXXAM Inc. note
receivable and the common stock of MGI. Furthermore, the Company has
agreed to pledge up to 16,055,000 of the Pledged Kaiser Shares as security
for the MGHI Notes should they be released from the pledge for the MGI
Notes due to an early retirement (except by reason of a refinancing) of the
MGI Notes.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
MAXXAM GROUP HOLDINGS INC.
Date: March 28, 1997 By: /s/ PAUL N. SCHWARTZ
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Paul N. Schwartz
Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
and Director
Date: March 28, 1997 By: /s/ GARY L. CLARK
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Gary L. Clark
Vice President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf
of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Date: March 28, 1997 By: /s/ CHARLES E. HURWITZ
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Charles E. Hurwitz
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive
Officer and Director
Date: March 28, 1997 By: /s/ PAUL N. SCHWARTZ
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Paul N. Schwartz
Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
and Director
(Principal Financial Officer)
Date: March 28, 1997 By: /s/ JOHN A. CAMPBELL
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John A. Campbell
Vice President and Director
Date: March 28, 1997 By: /s/ JOHN T. LA DUC
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John T. La Duc
Vice President and Director
Date: March 28, 1997 By: /s/ ANTHONY R. PIERNO
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Anthony R. Pierno
Vice President, General
Counsel and Director
Date: March 28, 1997 By: /s/ WILLIAM S. RIEGEL
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William S. Riegel
Vice President and Director
Date: March 28, 1997 By: /s/ GARY L. CLARK
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Gary L. Clark
Vice President
(Principal Accounting Officer)
MAXXAM GROUP HOLDINGS INC.
INDEX OF EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of MAXXAM Group Holdings
Inc. (the "Company" or "MGHI") (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-4, Registration No. 333-18723)
3.2 By-laws of the Company, dated November 4, 1996
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4,
Registration No. 333-18723)
4.1 Indenture, dated as of December 23, 1996 among the
Company, as Issuer, MAXXAM Inc., as Guarantor, and the
First Bank National Association, as Trustee, regarding
the Company's 12% Senior Secured Notes due 2003
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4,
Registration No. 333-18723)
4.2 Indenture between MAXXAM Group Inc. ("MGI") and Shawmut
Bank, N.A., Trustee, regarding MGI's 12-3/4% Senior
Secured Discount Notes due 2003 and 11-1/4% Senior
Secured Notes due 2003 (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 4.1 to MGI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993, File No. 1-
8857)
4.3 Indenture between The Pacific Lumber Company ("Pacific
Lumber") and State Street Bank and Trust Company (as
successor trustee to the First National Bank of Boston)
("State Street"), regarding Pacific Lumber's 10-1/2%
Senior Notes due 2003 (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 4.1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
Pacific Lumber for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1993, File No. 1-9204)
4.4 Indenture between Scotia Pacific Holding Company
("Scotia Pacific") and State Street, as Trustee,
regarding Scotia Pacific's 7.95% Timber Collateralized
Notes due 2015 (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 to Scotia Pacific's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993, File
No. 55538; the "Scotia Pacific 1993 Form 10-K")
4.5 Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, Financing Statement,
Fixture Filing and Assignment among Scotia Pacific,
State Street, as Trustee, and State Street, as
Collateral Agent (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 4.2 to the Scotia Pacific 1993 Form 10-K)
4.6 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of
November 10, 1995 between Pacific Lumber and Bank of
America National Trust and Savings Association (the
"Pacific Lumber Credit Agreement;" incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q of Pacific Lumber for the quarter ended
September 30, 1995; File No. 1-9204)
4.7 First Amendment, dated February 10, 1997, to the Pacific
Lumber Credit Agreement (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Annual Report on Form
10-K of The Pacific Lumber Company for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1996; File No. 1-9204)
4.8 Form of Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents, Grant of
Easement and Fixture Filing (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q of Pacific Lumber for the quarter ended September
30, 1995; File No. 1-9204)
Note: Pursuant to Regulation Section 229.601, Item 601
(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation S-K, upon request of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company hereby
agrees to furnish a copy of any unfiled instrument which
defines the rights of holders of long-term debt of the
Company and its consolidated subsidiaries (and for any
of its unconsolidated subsidiaries for which financial
statements are required to be filed) wherein the total
amount of securities authorized thereunder does not
exceed 10 percent of the total consolidated assets of
the Company
10.1 Tax Allocation Agreement dated December 23, 1996 between
MGHI and MAXXAM Inc. (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Registration Statement
on Form S-4, Registration No. 333-18723)
10.2 Tax Allocation Agreement between MGI and MAXXAM Inc.
dated August 4, 1993 (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 10.6 to the Amendment No. 3 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-2 of MGI, Registration
No. 33-64042; the "MGI Registration Statement")
10.3 Tax Allocation Agreement dated as of May 21, 1988 among
MAXXAM Inc., MGI, Pacific Lumber and the corporations
signatory thereto (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.8 to Pacific Lumber's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1988, File
No. 1-9204)
10.4 Tax Allocation Agreement among Pacific Lumber, Scotia
Pacific, Salmon Creek Corporation and MAXXAM Inc. dated
March 23, 1993 (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to Amendment No. 3 to the Form S-1
Registration Statement of Scotia Pacific, Registration
No. 33-55538)
10.5 Tax Allocation Agreement between MAXXAM Inc. and Britt
Lumber Co., Inc., dated as of July 3, 1990 (incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1993)
10.6 Non-Negotiable Intercompany Note dated December 23, 1996
executed by MAXXAM Inc. in favor of the Company
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4,
Registration No. 333-18723)
10.7 Agreement dated December 20, 1985 between Pacific Lumber
and General Electric Company (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10(m) to Pacific Lumber's
Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-
5549; the "1985 GE Agreement")
10.8 Amendment No. 1 to Agreement between Pacific Lumber and
General Electric Company dated July 29, 1986 relating to
the 1985 GE Agreement (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 10.4 to Pacific Lumber's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1988,
File No. 1-9204)
10.9 Power Purchase Agreement dated January 17, 1986 between
Pacific Lumber and Pacific Gas and Electric Company
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(n) to
Pacific Lumber's Registration Statement on Form S-1,
Registration No. 33-5549)
10.10 Master Purchase Agreement between Pacific Lumber and
Scotia Pacific (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to the Scotia Pacific 1993 Form 10-K)
10.11 Services Agreement between Pacific Lumber and Scotia
Pacific (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
10.2 to the Scotia Pacific 1993 Form 10-K)
10.12 Additional Services Agreement between Pacific Lumber and
Scotia Pacific (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.3 to the Scotia Pacific 1993 Form 10-K)
10.13 Reciprocal Rights Agreement among Pacific Lumber, Scotia
Pacific and Salmon Creek Corporation (incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Scotia
Pacific 1993 Form 10-K)
10.14 Environmental Indemnification Agreement between Pacific
Lumber and Scotia Pacific (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Scotia Pacific 1993
Form 10-K)
10.15 Purchase and Services Agreement between Pacific Lumber
and Britt Lumber Co., Inc. (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.17 to Amendment No. 2 to the
Form S-2 Registration Statement of Pacific Lumber;
Registration Statement No. 33-56332)
10.16 Put and Call Agreement dated November 16, 1987 between
Charles E. Hurwitz and MPI (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit C to Schedule 13D dated November
24, 1987, filed by the Company with respect to MAXXAM
Inc.'s common stock; the "Put and Call Agreement")
10.17 Amendment to Put and Call Agreement, dated May 18, 1988
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit D to the
Final Amendment to Schedule 13D dated May 20, 1988,
filed by the Company relating to MAXXAM Inc.'s common
stock)
10.18 Amendment to Put and Call Agreement, dated as of
February 17, 1989 (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.35 to MAXXAM Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-
K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1988, File No.
1-3924)
10.19 Investment Management Agreement, dated as of December 1,
1991, by and among MGI, MAXXAM Inc. and certain related
corporations (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.23 to Amendment No. 5 to the MGI Registration
Statement)
10.20 Undertaking, dated August 4, 1993, executed by MAXXAM in
favor of MGI (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.24 to MGI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, File No. 1-
8857)
10.21 Agreement dated September 28, 1996 among MAXXAM Inc.,
The Pacific Lumber Company (on behalf of itself, its
subsidiaries and its affiliates), the United States of
America and the State of California (incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to MAXXAM Inc.'s Form 8-K
dated September 28, 1996; File No. 1-3924)
*27 Financial Data Schedule
*99.1 The consolidated financial statements and notes thereto
of MAXXAM Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1996
*99.2 The consolidated financial statements and notes thereto
of MAXXAM Group Inc. for the fiscal year ended December
31, 1996
*99.3 The consolidated financial statements and notes thereto
of Kaiser Aluminum Corporation for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1996
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* Included with this filing.