-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Ab3Qt8QKi04T92pVLmsFZ4ohih0rqesyQ3qcTvyMS8v1gLADIedF5pq/+Bft9RB0 XSuRKZq6Nq4MAwn76XXx1g== 0000950134-99-008051.txt : 19990909 0000950134-99-008051.hdr.sgml : 19990909 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950134-99-008051 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19990908 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 19990908 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ELCOR CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000032017 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ASPHALT PAVING & ROOFING MATERIALS [2950] IRS NUMBER: 751217920 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05341 FILM NUMBER: 99707417 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 14643 DALLAS PKWY STE 1000 STREET 2: WELLINGTON CTR CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75240 BUSINESS PHONE: 9728510500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: WELLINGTON CENTRE STE 1000 STREET 2: 14643 DALLAS PKWY CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75240-8871 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ELCOR CHEMICAL CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19761119 8-K 1 FORM 8-K 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 8, 1999 ----------------- ELCOR CORPORATION ----------------- (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 1-5341 75-1217920 - ------------------------------- ---------------------- ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of Commission File number (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
14643 DALLAS PARKWAY SUITE 1000, WELLINGTON CENTRE, DALLAS, TEXAS 75240-8871 - -------------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (972)851-0500 ------------- NOT APPLICABLE -------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) 2 Item 5. Other Events On September 8, 1999, the company issued a press release containing "forward-looking statements" about its prospects for the future. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The above press release contains "forward-looking statements" about its prospects for the future, and from time to time the company may make others. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. The company's roofing products business is cyclical and is affected by weather and some of the same economic factors that affect the housing and home improvement industries generally, including interest rates, the availability of financing and general economic conditions. In addition, the asphalt roofing products manufacturing business is highly competitive. Actions of competitors, including changes in pricing, or slowing demand for asphalt roofing products due to general or industry economic conditions or the amount of inclement weather could result in decreased demand for the company's products, lower prices received or reduced utilization of plant facilities. Further, changes in building codes and other standards from time to time can cause changes in demand, or increases in costs that may not be passed through to customers. 2. In the asphalt roofing products business, the significant raw materials are ceramic coated granules, asphalt, glass fibers, resins and mineral filler. Increased costs of raw materials can result in reduced margins, as can higher trucking and rail costs. Historically, the company has been able to pass some of the higher raw material and transportation costs through to the customer. Should the company be unable to recover higher raw material and/or transportation costs from price increases of its products, operating results could be lower than projected. 3. During fiscal 1997, the company completed the construction of a plant at the company's Ennis, Texas facility to manufacture nonwoven fiberglass roofing mats and other mats for a variety of industrial uses. The company also expects to make about $137 million in new investments to expand capacity and improve productivity at existing plants and to build new plants over a three-year period beginning in fiscal 2000. Progress in achieving anticipated operating efficiencies and financial results is difficult to predict for new plant facilities. If such progress is slower than anticipated, if substantial cost overruns occur in building new plants, or if demand for products produced at new plants does not meet current expectations, operating results could be adversely affected. 1 3 4. Certain facilities of the company's industrial products subsidiaries must utilize hazardous materials in their production process. As a result, the company could incur costs for remediation activities at its facilities or off-site, and other related exposures from time to time in excess of established reserves for such activities. 5. The company's litigation, including its patent infringement suits against GAF Building Materials Corporation and certain affiliates, is subject to inherent and case-specific uncertainty. The outcome of such litigation depends on numerous interrelated factors, many of which cannot be predicted. 6. Even with fully developed action and contingency plans for Year 2000 readiness, it is possible that the company will not achieve full internal readiness. Further, the company's business may be adversely affected by external Year 2000 disruption that the company is not in position to control, including but not limited to potential disruptions in power and other energy supplies, telecommunications or other infrastructure, potential disruptions in transportation and the supply of raw materials, and potential disruptions in financial and banking systems. Year 2000 problems therefore could result in unanticipated expenses or liabilities, production or disruption delays or other adverse effects on the company. 7. Although the company currently anticipates that most of its needs for new capital in the near future will be met with internally generated funds, significant increases in interest rates could substantially affect its borrowing costs under its existing loan facility, or its cost of alternative sources of capital. 8. Each of the company's businesses, especially Cybershield's conductive coatings business, is subject to the risks of technological changes that could affect the demand for or the relative cost of the company's products and services, or the method and profitability of the method of distribution or delivery of such products and services. In addition, the company's businesses each could suffer significant setbacks in revenues and operating income if it lost one or more of its largest customers. 9. Although the company insures itself against physical loss to its manufacturing facilities, including business interruption losses, natural or other disasters and accidents, including but not limited to fire, earthquake, damaging winds and explosions, operating results could be adversely affected if any of its manufacturing facilities became inoperable for an extended period of time due to such events. 2 4 10. Each of the company's businesses is actively involved in the development of new products, processes and services which are expected to contribute to the company's long-term growth and earnings. If such development activities are not successful, or the company cannot provide the requisite financial and other resources to successfully commercialize such developments, the growth of future sales and earnings may be adversely affected. Parties are cautioned not to rely on any such forward-looking beliefs or judgments in making investment decisions. Reference is made to the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1998, for further information about risks and uncertainties. Item 7. Exhibits 99.1 Press release dated September 8, 1999 of Elcor Corporation. 3 5 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. ELCOR CORPORATION DATE: September 8, 1999 /s/ Richard J. Rosebery ------------------------- -------------------------------------- Richard J. Rosebery Vice Chairman, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, and Treasurer /s/ Leonard R. Harral -------------------------------------- Leonard R. Harral Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer 4 6 EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION - ------- ----------- 99.1 Press release dated September 8, 1999 of Elcor Corporation.
EX-99.1 2 PRESS RELEASE DATED SEPTEMBER 8, 1999 1 [ELCOR LETTERHEAD] EXHIBIT 99.1 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: TRADED: NYSE SYMBOL: ELK Richard J. Rosebery, Vice Chairman, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, and Treasurer (972) 851-0510 PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ELCOR ANNOUNCES ORDERS FOR ERICSSON DIGITAL CELLULAR PHONES DALLAS, TEXAS, September 8, 1999 . . . . Elcor Corporation today announced that its Cybershield subsidiary has received production tooling orders for Ericsson digital wireless cellular phones. Richard J. Rosebery, Vice Chairman of Elcor and Chairman of Cybershield, said, "Ericsson has selected Cybershield as a prime contractor for high-volume production of selected current and future models of Ericsson's digital wireless cellular phones. Production of selected current models will begin this fall and production of selected future models will begin this winter. We look forward to becoming an important member of Ericsson's supply chain management team. "Cybershield will employ several different shielding and decorative products in the production of the Ericsson cellular phone units. Ericsson's requirements will be produced at Cybershield's new Canton, Georgia facility. We expect to expand these facilities as necessary to accommodate the growing volume of production for Ericsson and our other customers. "Cybershield is our new corporate identity for Elcor's high-growth/high-tech shielding business that has become the Western Hemisphere's leading supplier of electroless shielding for plastic components used in digital wireless cellular telephones. In fiscal 1999, Cybershield supplied shielding products for over 20 million digital wireless cellular phones, and we expect that demand could more than double in fiscal 2000. Our shielding products reduce the emission of electromagnetic and radio frequency interference given off by microchips and electronic components to levels equal to or less than those required by the FCC. Rapidly expanding technology is driving strong demand for Cybershield shielding products because they provide superior shielding effectiveness at the higher frequencies used to achieve faster microchip speeds. 2 PRESS RELEASE Elcor Corporation September 8, 1999 Page 2 "Cybershield's important telecommunications customers also include Nokia, Motorola, Lucent Technologies, AT&T, NEC, and Denso. Cybershield has earned the leadership position in the high-growth/high-tech digital wireless cellular phone market by consistently supplying superior quality products, making deliveries on time and quickly responding to customers' needs with innovative technical solutions that frequently enhance performance of their products," he concluded. SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS In accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the securities law regarding forward-looking statements, except for the historical information contained herein, the above discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements usually are accompanied by words such as "outlook," "believe," "estimate," "potential," "project," "expect," "anticipate," "plan," "predict," "could," "should," "may," or similar words that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. These statements are based on judgments the company believes are reasonable; however, Elcor's actual results could differ materially from those discussed here. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences could include, but are not limited to, changes in demand, prices, raw material costs, transportation costs, changes in economic conditions of the various markets the company serves, changes in the amount and severity of inclement weather, as well as the other risks detailed herein and in the company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998, Forms 10-Q for the fiscal 1999 quarters ending September 30, 1998, December 31, 1998, and March 31, 1999, and its Forms 8-K dated August 17, 1999, and September 8, 1999. - - - - - - - - Elcor, through its subsidiaries, manufactures roofing products and industrial products. Each of Elcor's principal operating subsidiaries is the leader or one of the leaders within its particular market. Its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: ELK). Elcor's roofing products facilities currently are located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Shafter, California; Dallas and Ennis, Texas; and a new facility will be located in Myerstown, Pennsylvania. Its industrial products facilities are located in Canton, Georgia; Cleveland, Ohio; Dallas, Lufkin, and Midland, Texas. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----