AK STEEL HOLDING CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant As Specified in Its Charter)
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K x Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. OR ¨ Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from to . Commission File No. 1-13696. AK STEEL HOLDING CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 31-1401455 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 9227 Centre Pointe Drive, West Chester, Ohio 45069 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (513) 425-5000. Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered Common Stock $.01 Par Value New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes T No £. Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes £ No T. 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 T No £. Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. T. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Large accelerated filer T Accelerated filer £ Non-accelerated filer £ Smaller reporting company £ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company, as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes £ No T. Aggregate market value of the registrant’s voting stock held by non-affiliates at June 30, 2008: $7,677,550,236. At February 20, 2009, there were 110,911,146 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE The information required to be furnished pursuant to Part III of this Form 10-K will be set forth in, and incorporated by reference from, the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the annual meeting of stockholders, (the “2009 Proxy Statement”), which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. Table of Contents AK Steel Holding Corporation Table of Contents Page PART I Item 1. Business 1 Item 1A. Risk Factors 7 Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments 10 Item 2. Properties 11 Item 3. Legal Proceedings 11 Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 16 PART II Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 17 Item 6. Selected Financial Data 20 Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 21 Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk 43 Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 45 Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures 89 Item 9A. Controls and Procedures 89 Item 9B. Other Information 92 PART III Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 92 Item 11. Executive Compensation 92 Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 92 Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 92 Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services 93 PART IV Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules 93 i Table of Contents (Dollars in millions, except per share and per ton amounts) PART I Item 1. Business. Operations Overview AK Steel Holding Corporation (“AK Holding”) is a corporation formed under the laws of Delaware in 1993 and is a fully-integrated producer of flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steels and tubular products through its wholly-owned subsidiary, AK Steel Corporation (“AK Steel” and, together with AK Holding, the “Company”). AK Steel is the successor through merger to Armco Inc., which was formed in 1900. The Company’s operations consist of seven steelmaking and finishing plants located in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania that produce flat-rolled carbon steels, including premium quality coated, cold-rolled and hot-rolled products, and specialty stainless and electrical steels that are sold in slab, hot band, and sheet and strip form. The Company’s operations also include AK Tube LLC (“AK Tube”), which further finishes flat-rolled carbon and stainless steel at two tube plants located in Ohio and Indiana into welded steel tubing used in the automotive, large truck and construction markets. In addition, the Company’s operations include European trading companies that buy and sell steel and steel products and other materials. Customers In conducting its steel operations, the Company principally directs its marketing efforts toward those customers who require the highest quality flat-rolled steel with precise “just-in-time” delivery and technical support. Management believes that the Company’s enhanced product quality and delivery capabilities, and its emphasis on customer technical support and product planning, are critical factors in its ability to serve this segment of the market. The Company’s flat-rolled carbon steel products are sold primarily to automotive manufacturers and to customers in the infrastructure and manufacturing markets. This includes electrical transmission, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and appliances. The Company also sells coated, cold rolled, and hot rolled carbon steel products to distributors, service centers and converters who may further process these products prior to reselling them. To the extent necessary, the Company carries increased inventory levels to meet the requirements of certain of its customers for "just-in-time" delivery. The Company sells its stainless steel products to manufacturers and their suppliers in the automotive industry, to manufacturers of food handling, chemical processing, pollution control, medical and health equipment and to distributors and service centers. The Company sells electrical steels, which are iron-silicon alloys with unique magnetic properties, primarily to manufacturers of power transmission and distribution transformers and electrical motors and generators. The Company sells its carbon products principally to customers in the United States. The Company’s electrical and stainless steel products are sold both domestically and internationally. There is no single country outside of the United States as to which sales are material relative to the Company’s total sales revenue. The Company attributes revenue from foreign countries based upon the destination of physical shipment of a product. Revenue from direct sales, and sales as a percentage of total sales, in 2008, 2007 and 2006 domestically and internationally were as follows: Geographic Area 2008 2007 2006 Net Sales % Net Sales % Net Sales % United States $ 6,376.4 83% $ 6,077.9 87% $ 5,379.2 89% Foreign Countries 1,267.9 17% 925.1 13% 689.8 11% Total $ 7,644.3 100% $ 7,003.0 100% $ 6,069.0 100% The Company does not have any material long-lived assets located outside of the United States. The Company’s direct automotive sales declined to approximately 32% of the Company’s total sales in 2008, compared to 40% in 2007. The relative decline in automotive sales is principally the result of a decision by the Company to diversify its portfolio and reduced orders from the Company’s automotive customers, particularly in the fourth quarter of 2008, due to the downturn in the economy. It is also attributable to an increased volume of sales into the spot market of hot rolled products to non-automotive customers. Also contributing to the decline in the percentage of automotive sales was an increase in the Company’s revenue from 2007 to 2008 attributable to electrical steel 1 Table of Contents products, which are included in the infrastructure and manufacturing markets for the Company’s products. The increase in revenue for electrical steel products was the result of both higher prices and increased shipments, particularly with respect to high-end electrical steel products. The Company’s infrastructure and manufacturing market sales increased to 29% of the Company’s total sales in 2008, compared to 26% in 2007. This increase is principally the result of the increased electrical steel sales and reduced direct automotive sales. The Company’s distributor and converter sales increased to 39% in 2008 from 34% in 2007. The principal reason for this percentage increase also was the decline in direct automotive sales referred to above. The following table sets forth the percentage of the Company’s net sales attributable to various markets: Years Ended December 31, Market 2008 2007 2006 Automotive 32% 40% 41% Infrastructure and Manufacturing (a) 29% 26% 29% Distributors and Converters (a) 39% 34% 30% (a) The Company historically has referred to these markets by somewhat different names. The names have been updated to simplify them, but the nature of the product sales and customers included in each market has not changed.