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 fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 Commission file number 1-4119
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NUCOR CORPORATION
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 13-1860817
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
2100 Rexford Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (704) 366-7000
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Name of each exchange
Title of each class on which registered
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Common stock, par value $.40 per share New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Indication 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 twelve months, and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days: Yes X No
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Indication by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K: ____________
Aggregate market value of common stock held by non-affiliates was $4,105,357,996
at February 29, 2000.
86,360,986 shares of common stock were outstanding at February 29, 2000.
Documents incorporated by reference include: Portions of 1999 annual report
(Parts I, II, III and IV), and proxy statement for 2000 annual stockholders'
meeting (Part III).
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PART I
Item 1. Business
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Nucor Corporation was incorporated in Delaware in 1958.
The business of Nucor Corporation and its subsidiaries is, and for a number
of years has been, the manufacture and sale of steel products, which accounted
for all of sales and earnings in 1999, 1998 and 1997. Nucor reports in one
segment.
Principal steel products are hot-rolled steel (angles, rounds, flats,
channels, sheet, wide-flange beams, pilings, billets, blooms and beam blanks),
cold-rolled steel, cold finished steel, steel joists and joist girders, steel
deck, steel fasteners and steel grinding balls. Hot-rolled steel is manufactured
principally from scrap, utilizing electric furnaces, continuous casting and
automated rolling mills. Cold-rolled steel, cold finished steel, steel joists
and joist girders, steel fasteners and steel grinding balls are manufactured by
further processing of hot-rolled steel. Steel deck is manufactured from
cold-rolled steel.
Hot-rolled steel, cold-rolled steel, cold finished steel, steel fasteners and
steel grinding balls are manufactured in standard sizes and inventories are
maintained. In 1999, approximately 84% of hot and cold-rolled steel production
was sold to non-affiliated customers; the remainder was used in the manufacture
of other steel products as described above. Hot-rolled steel, cold-rolled steel
and cold finished steel are sold primarily to steel service centers, fabricators
and manufacturers. Steel fasteners are sold to distributors and manufacturers,
and steel grinding balls are sold primarily to the mining industry.
Steel joists and joist girders, and steel deck are sold to general
contractors and fabricators throughout the United States. Substantially all work
is to order and no unsold inventories of finished products are maintained. All
sales contracts are firm-fixed-price contracts and are normally competitively
bid against other suppliers.
The primary raw material is ferrous scrap, which is acquired from numerous
sources throughout the country. The operating facilities are large consumers of
electricity and gas. Supplies of raw materials and energy have been, and are
expected to be, adequate to operate the facilities.
Steel products are marketed principally through in-house sales forces. The
principal competitive factors are price and service. Considerable competition
exists from numerous domestic manufacturers and foreign imports. During 1998 and
the first half of 1999, imports of steel increased significantly, much of it at
dumping prices. The effects of the dumped imports decreased during the latter
part of 1999. Nucor believes that the most significant factor with respect to
its competitive position is its low cost and efficiency of its production
processes. The markets that Nucor serves are tied to capital and durable goods
spending and are affected by changes in economic conditions.
Nucor's backlog of orders was about $1,033,000,000 at December 31, 1999, and
about $710,000,000 at December 31, 1998 (all of which are normally filled within
one year).
Nucor is highly decentralized and has 30 employees in its executive offices.
All of Nucor's 7,500 employees are engaged in its steel products business.
Additional information on Nucor's business is incorporated by reference to
Nucor's 1999 annual report, pages 5, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12.
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Item 2. Properties
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Principal operating facilities are as follows:
Approximate
square footage Principal
Location of facilities products
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Blytheville-Hickman, Arkansas 3,340,000 Steel shapes, flat-rolled steel
Norfolk-Stanton, Nebraska 2,380,000 Steel shapes, joists, deck
Brigham City-Plymouth, Utah 1,910,000 Steel shapes, joists
Darlington-Florence, South Carolina 1,650,000 Steel shapes, joists, deck
Grapeland-Jewett, Texas 1,510,000 Steel shapes, joists, deck
Crawfordsville, Indiana 1,410,000 Flat-rolled steel
Berkeley, South Carolina 1,900,000 Steel shapes, flat-rolled steel
Additional operating facilities are located in Fort Payne, Alabama, St. Joe
and Waterloo, Indiana, Wilson, North Carolina and Swansea, South Carolina, all
engaged in the manufacture of steel products. During 1999, the average
utilization rate of all operating facilities was more than 80% of production
capacity.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
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Involvement in various judicial and administrative proceedings, as both
plaintiff and defendant, is considered immaterial, and includes matters relating
to contracts, torts, taxes and insurance. In the fourth quarter of 1999, Nucor
paid $340,000 for violation of air emissions standards at its facility in
Blytheville, Arkansas. Nucor works with Federal and State Agencies in on-going
assessments of environmental matters at Nucor plant sites. Nucor cannot estimate
the costs to comply with any regulatory findings, but does not believe that
there will be any material effect on its financial condition.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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None during quarter ended December 31, 1999.
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Stock and Related Stockholder Matters
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Item 6. Selected Financial Data
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Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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Incorporated by reference to Nucor's 1999 annual report, pages 19 and 13, 13,
and 12, respectively.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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None.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
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Incorporated by reference to Nucor's 1999 annual report, pages 14 to 18.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on
Accounting and Financial Disclosures
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None.
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PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers
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Item 11. Executive Compensation
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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
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Incorporated by reference to Nucor's proxy statement for 2000 annual
stockholders' meeting, and page 19 of Nucor's 1999 Annual Report.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
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None.
PART IV
Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K
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Financial Statements and Supplementary Data:
Consolidated balance sheets........................ (Incorporated )
Consolidated statements of earnings................ (by reference )
Consolidated statements of stockholders' equity.... (to Nucor )
Consolidated statements of cash flows.............. (Corporation's 1999 )
Notes to consolidated financial statements......... (annual report, )
Independent accountants report..................... (pages 14 to 18 )
Financial Statement Schedules:
All schedules are omitted because they are not required, not applicable,
or the information is furnished in the consolidated financial statements or
notes.
Exhibits:
3 - Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference
to Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 1990)
3(i) - Certificate of amendment dated May 14, 1992, to Restated
Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to
Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 1992)
3(ii) - By-Laws as amended January 1, 1996 (incorporated by reference
to form 10-K for year ended December 31, 1996)
3(iii)- Certificate of amendment dated May 14, 1998, to Restated
Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to
Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 1998)
11 - Computation of net earnings per share
13 - 1999 annual report (portions incorporated by reference)
21 - Subsidiaries
23 - Independent accountants consent
24 - Powers of attorney
27 - Financial data schedule
Reports on Form 8-K:
None filed during the quarter ended December 31, 1999.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
Report has been signed (1) by the Registrant, and (2) on behalf of the
Registrant, by its principal executive, financial and accounting officers, and
its directors.
NUCOR CORPORATION
By /s/ H. David Aycock * PETER C. BROWNING
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H. David Aycock Peter C. Browning
Chairman, President and Director
Chief Executive Officer
/s/ H. David Aycock * HARVEY B. GANTT
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H. David Aycock Harvey B. Gantt
Chairman, President, Director
Chief Executive Officer and Director
/s/ Terry S. Lisenby * VICTORIA F. HAYNES
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Terry S. Lisenby Victoria F. Haynes
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer Director
and Executive Vice President
/s/ K. Rex Query * JAMES D. HLAVACEK
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K. Rex Query James D. Hlavacek
Corporate Controller and Director
General Manager
* SAMUEL SIEGEL
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Samuel Siegel
Vice Chairman and Director
*By /s/ Terry S. Lisenby
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Terry S. Lisenby
Attorney-in-fact
Dated: March 22, 2000
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