10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the quarterly period ended November 30, 2005 or

o Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from ____ to ____.

Commission file number 0-22496

SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

OREGON	93-0341923
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	Identification No.)
3200 N.W. Yeon Ave.
P.O Box 10047
Portland, OR	97296-0047
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(503) 224-9900

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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 o No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

Yes x  No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes o  No x

The Registrant had 22,493,105 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value of $1.00 per share, and 7,985,366 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value of $1.00 per share, outstanding at December 31, 2005.

SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

INDEX

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at November 30, 2005
and August 31, 2005	4
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the
Three Months Ended November 30, 2005 and 2004	5
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity for the
Year Ended August 31, 2005 and the Three Months
Ended November 30, 2005	6
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the
Three Months Ended November 30, 2005 and 2004	7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	8
Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations	23
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	41
Controls and Procedures	41
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Legal Proceedings	42
Exhibits	43
SIGNATURE PAGE	44

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. recently determined that it was required to file financial statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the businesses it acquired through the termination and separation of its joint ventures with Hugo Neu Corporation on September 30, 2005. The Company did not previously file the financial statements because of the application of a methodology for valuing the businesses that resulted in an initial conclusion that no such filing was required. The Company will make the required filing with the SEC once the audited financial statements of the acquired businesses are available.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)

	Nov. 30, 2005			Aug. 31, 2005
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	36,776		$	20,645
Accounts receivable, less allowance for
doubtful accounts of$1,296and $810		106,813			51,101
Accounts receivable from related parties		273			226
Inventories		211,728			106,189
Deferred income taxes		4,094			3,247
Prepaid expenses and other		13,126			15,505
Total current assets		372,810			196,913
Property, plant and equipment, net		254,365			166,901
Other assets:
Investment in and advances to joint venture partnerships		7,505			184,151
Notes receivable, less current portion		3,098			1,234
Goodwill		266,827			151,354
Intangibles and other assets		5,019			8,905
	$	909,624		$	709,458
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debts	$	64		$	71
Accounts payable		56,645			33,192
Accrued payroll liabilities		16,132			21,783
Current portion of environmental liabilities		6,881			7,542
Accrued income taxes		23,656			140
Other accrued liabilities		37,462			8,307
Total current liabilities		140,840			71,035
Deferred income taxes		8,753			26,987
Long-term debt, less current portion		85,966			7,724
Environmental liabilities, net of current portion		38,497			15,962
Other long-term liabilities		3,899			3,578
Minority interests		10,679			4,644
Commitments and contingencies		—			—
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock--20,000 shares authorized, none issued		—			—
Class A common stock--75,000 shares $1 par value
authorized, 22,493 and 22,490 shares issued and outstanding		22,493			22,490
Class B common stock--25,000 shares $1 par value
authorized, 7,986 shares issued and outstanding		7,986			7,986
Additional paid-in capital		126,353			125,845
Retained earnings		464,189			423,178
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(31	)		29
Total shareholders’ equity		620,990			579,528
	$	909,624		$	709,458

The accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

are an integral part of these statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)

	For The Three Months Ended November 30,
		2005	(1)		2004
Revenues	$	388,673		$	198,961
Operating Expenses:
Cost of goods sold		326,710			139,752
Selling, general and administrative		41,990	(2)		11,867
Environmental matter		—			500	(3)
Income from wholly-owned operations		19,973			46,842
Operating income from joint ventures		1,752			20,464
Operating income		21,725			67,306
Other income (expense):
Interest expense		(981	)		(284	)
Other income (expense)		64,441	(4)(5)		(148	)
		63,460			(432	)
Income before income tax and minority interests		85,185			66,874
Income tax provision		(35,557	)		(23,272	)
Income before minority interests		49,628			43,602
Minority interests, net of tax		(153	)		(666	)
Pre-acquisition interests, net of tax		(7,945	)		—
Net income	$	41,530		$	42,936
Net income per share - basic:	$	1.36		$	1.41
Net income per share - diluted:	$	1.34		$	1.38

(1)	The Company elected to consolidate results of the businesses formed from the Hugo Neu Corporation (HNC) Separation Agreement as well as the Regional and GreenLeaf acquisitions (see Notes 1 and 3) as though the transactions had occurred at the beginning of the fiscal year. As a result, revenues increased and income from operations increased, which is offset by pre-acquisition interests.
(2)	Includes a charge of $11.0 million associated with the investigation reserve (see Note 4).
(3)	Fiscal 2005 amounts relate to environmental matters primarily associated with the Hylebos Waterway project.
(4)	Other income includes a $9.1 million gain related to debt extinguishment associated with the Greenleaf acquisition, which is eliminated by pre-acquisition interests.
(5)	Includes a gain on disposition of joint ventures of $54.6 million.

The accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

are an integral part of these statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)

																Accumulated
	Class A				Class B						Additional					Other
	Common Stock				Common Stock						Paid-in		Retained			Comprehensive
	Shares		Amount		Shares			Amount			Capital		Earnings			Income/(Loss)			Total
Balance at August 31, 2004		22,022	$	22,022		8,306		$	8,306		$	110,177	$	278,374		$	1		$	418,880
Net income														146,867						146,867
Foreign currency translation adjustment																	28			28
																				146,895
Class B common stock converted
to Class A common stock		320		320		(320	)		(320	)										—
Class A common stock issued		148		148								1,511								1,659
Tax benefits from stock options exercised												14,157								14,157
Cash dividends paid - common
($0.068 per share)														(2,063	)					(2,063	)
Balance at August 31, 2005		22,490		22,490		7,986			7,986			125,845		423,178			29			579,528
Net income														41,530						41,530
Stock-based compensation												494								494
Foreign currency translation adjustment																	(60	)		(60	)
																				41,964
Class A common stock issued		3		3								14								17
Cash dividends paid - common
($0.017 per share)														(518	)					(518	)
Balance at November, 2005		22,493	$	22,493		7,986		$	7,986		$	126,353	$	464,190		$	(31	)	$	620,991

The accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial

statements are an integral part of these statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited, in thousands)

	For The Three Months Ended November 30,
	2005			2004
Operations:
Net income	$	41,530		$	42,936
Noncash items included in net income:
Depreciation and amortization		6,241			5,050
Minority interest & pre-acquisition earnings		493			1,021
Equity in income of joint ventures		(1,345	)		(20,464	)
Stock based compensation expense		494			-
Deferred income tax		(10,206	)		-
Gain on dispositions		(54,617	)		(127	)
Cash provided by (used in) changes in working capital:
Accounts receivable		21,321			13,972
Inventories		(7,753	)		(12,587	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		11,556			(108	)
Accounts payable		(12,684	)		(1,162	)
Accrued liabilities		27,553			(8,295	)
Environmental liabilities		(2,958	)		(3,156	)
Other assets and liabilities		3,546			212
Net cash provided by operations		23,151			17,292
Investing:
Capital expenditures		(15,823	)		(7,531	)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(85,641	)		-
Cash received from joint ventures		17,957			20,955
Cash paid to joint ventures		(163	)		(313	)
Proceeds from sale of assets		12			398
Net cash (used in) provided by investing		(83,658	)		13,509
Financing:
Issuance of Class A common stock		17			1,182
Distributions to minority interests		(1,045	)		(1,273	)
Dividends declared and paid		(518	)		(515	)
Increase (decrease) in long-term debt		78,185			(17,547	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing		76,638			(18,153	)
Net increase in cash		16,131			12,648
Cash at beginning of period		20,645			11,307
Cash at end of period	$	36,776		$	23,955

The accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

are an integral part of these statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2005 AND 2004

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. (the Company) have been prepared pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation, have been included. Although management believes that the disclosures made are adequate to ensure that the information presented is not misleading, management suggests that these financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's annual report for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2005. The results for the three months ended November 30, 2005 and 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the entire year.

Note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements describes acquisitions that occurred during the first fiscal quarter of 2006. Under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141 (SFAS 141), “Business Combinations,” the business acquisitions under the Hugo Neu Corporation (HNC) separation and termination agreement were treated as “step” acquisitions because the Company had a significant joint venture interest in the acquired businesses for a number of years. In addition, the Company acquired the assets of Regional Recycling LLC (Regional) and purchased GreenLeaf Auto Recyclers, LLC (GreenLeaf) during the first quarter of fiscal 2006, two businesses in which the Company did not have a previous interest. Since all of these acquisitions occurred early in the fiscal year, the Company elected to include them in the consolidated results as though they had occurred at the beginning of fiscal 2006. Thus, the statement of operations and statement of cash flows are presented as if all three acquisitions had occurred as of September 1, 2005. Additionally, consolidation accounting requires the Company to adjust its earnings for the ownership interests it did not own during the reporting period. As a result, net income was reduced by $7.9 million of pre-acquisition earnings, net of income taxes, representing the share of income attributable to the former joint venture partner prior to the separation of the HNC joint ventures as well as the other equity interests in acquired companies closed during the three month period ended November 30, 2005. Of that amount, $0.6 million represents the share of income attributable to the former joint venture partner for the period from September 1, 2005 through September 30, 2005. The financial results of the businesses acquired as a result of the HNC separation for periods prior to fiscal 2006 continue to be accounted for using the equity method and are included in the Joint Venture Businesses reporting segment.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. These changes had no impact on previously reported results of operations or shareholders’ equity.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include short-term securities that are not restricted by third parties and have an original maturity date of 90 days or less.

Earnings and Dividends per Share

Basic earnings per share (EPS) is computed based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that would occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2005 AND 2004

The following represents the reconciliation from basic EPS to diluted EPS (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	For the Three Months Ended November 30,
	2005		2004
Net Income	$	41,530	$	42,936
Computation of shares:
Average common shares outstanding		30,477		30,350
Stock options		560		793
Diluted average common shares outstanding		31,037		31,143
Basic EPS	$	1.36	$	1.41
Diluted EPS	$	1.34	$	1.38
Dividend per share	$	0.017	$	0.017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended November 30, 2005 are as follows (in thousands):

	Metals Recycling Business		Auto Parts Business		Total
Balance as of August 31, 2005	$	34,771	$	116,583	$	151,354
Acquisition of GreenLeaf Auto Recyclers, LLC (see Note 3)				14,001		14,001
Separation and termination of joint venture relationships with Hugo Neu Corporation (see Note 3)		61,557				61,557
Acquisition of Regional Recycling LLC assets (see Note 3)		39,915				39,915
Balance as of November 30, 2005	$	136,243	$	130,584	$	266,827

The Company performs impairment tests annually during the second quarter of the fiscal year and whenever events and circumstances indicate that the value of goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets might be impaired. Based on to the operating results of each of the businesses identified above and the Company’s impairment testing completed in the second quarter of fiscal 2005, the Company determined that none of the above balances were considered impaired.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS 151, “Inventory Costs”. This statement clarifies the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense and freight and handling costs when those costs may be so abnormal as to require treatment as period charges. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company adopted SFAS 151 on September 1, 2005 with no material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2005 AND 2004

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS 153, “Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets.” This statement explains that exchanges of nonmonetary assets should be measured based on the fair value of the assets exchanged. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company adopted SFAS 153 on September 1, 2005 with no material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

In June 2005, the FASB issued SFAS 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections.” This statement revises the reporting requirements related to changes in accounting principles or adoption of new accounting pronouncements. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. The Company does not anticipate this pronouncement to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

In December 2004, the FASB finalized SFAS No. 123(R) “Share-Based Payment“, which will be effective for the first interim reporting period of the first fiscal year beginning after June 15, 2005. The new standard requires the Company to expense stock options beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2006. The Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R), effective September 1, 2005. SFAS 123(R) requires the recognition of the fair value of stock-based compensation in net income. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense over the requisite service period of the individual grants, which generally equals the vesting period. See Note 7 for further information regarding stock based compensation.

Note 2 - Inventories:

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

	November 30, 2005		August 31, 2005
Recycled metals	$	124,702	$	38,027
Work in process		8,084		17,124
Finished goods		62,984		36,304
Supplies		15,958		14,734
	$	211,728	$	106,189

Note 3 - Business Combinations

Hugo Neu Corporation Separation and Termination Agreement

On September 30, 2005, the Company, HNC and certain of their subsidiaries closed a transaction to separate and terminate their metals recycling joint venture relationships. The Company received the following as a result of the HNC joint venture separation and termination:

·   The assets and related liabilities of Hugo Neu Schnitzer Global Trade related to a trading business in parts of Russia and the Baltic region, including Poland, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, and a non-compete agreement from HNC that bars it from buying scrap metal in certain areas in Russia and the Baltic region for a five-year period ending on June 8, 2010.

·   The joint ventures’ various interests in the New England operations that primarily operate in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Maine.

·   Full ownership in the Hawaii metals recycling business that was previously owned 100% by HNC.

·   A payment of $36.6 million in cash, net of debt paid, subject to post-closing adjustments.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2005 AND 2004

HNC received the following as result of the HNC joint venture separation and termination:

·   The joint venture operations in New York, New Jersey and California, including the scrap processing facilities, marine terminals and related ancillary satellite sites, the interim New York City recycling contract, and other miscellaneous assets.

·   The assets and related liabilities of Hugo Neu Schnitzer Global Trade that are not related to the Russian and Baltic region trading business.

The agreement provides for potential purchase price adjustments based on the closing date working capital of the acquired Hawaii business as well as the joint ventures’ ending balances. The Company has not determined whether any purchase price adjustments will be necessary.

In accordance with SFAS 141, “Business Combinations,” the purchase price of the assets and liabilities acquired under the separation and termination agreement is the fair value of the joint venture interests given up as part of the exchange as well as other liabilities assumed and acquisition costs, net of cash received. As a result, the purchase price is estimated to be $165.1 million.

The purchase price was allocated to tangible and intangible identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on an estimate of the respective fair values. Final valuation reports are pending from an independent third party. The excess of the aggregate purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired of approximately $57.6 million was recognized as goodwill. Approximately $4.0 million of goodwill existed on the joint ventures’ balance sheets prior to the separation and termination but was not shown separately in accordance with the equity method of accounting. Therefore, the total increase to goodwill related to the HNC Separation and Termination Agreement was $61.6 million.

The purchase price allocation has been prepared on a preliminary basis, and reasonable changes are expected as additional information, such as final valuation reports and any purchase price adjustments, becomes available. The following is a summary of the estimated fair values as November 30, 2005, for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of the acquisition (in millions):

Cash, net of debt paid	$	36.6
Property, plant and equipment		26.1
Inventory		35.4
Other assets		30.8
Identified intangible assets		3.0
Liabilities		(24.4	)
Goodwill		57.6
Total purchase price	$	165.1

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2005 AND 2004

GreenLeaf Acquisition

On September 30, 2005, the Company acquired GreenLeaf, five properties previously leased by GreenLeaf and certain GreenLeaf debt obligations. GreenLeaf is engaged in the business of auto dismantling and recycling and sells its products primarily to collision and mechanical repair shops. GreenLeaf currently operates in one wholesale sales office and 19 commercial locations throughout the United States. Total purchase price for the acquisition , including acquisition costs, was $44.7 million, subject to post-closing adjustments.

The purchase price of the GreenLeaf acquisition was allocated to tangible and intangible identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on an estimate of fair value. Certain tangible assets had been valued by a third party in recent years, and those valuations are being relied upon in determining fair value. The machinery and equipment is being valued by the Company’s management. The excess of the aggregate purchase price over the estimated fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired of $14.0 million was recognized as goodwill.

The purchase price allocation has been prepared on a preliminary basis, and reasonable changes are expected as additional information becomes available, such as final valuation reports and any post-closing adjustments. The following is a summary of the estimated fair values as of November 30, 2005, for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed on the date of the acquisition (in millions):

Property, plant and equipment	$	14.6
Inventory		20.8
Other assets		18.8
Liabilities		(23.5	)
Goodwill		14.0
Total purchase price	$	44.7

Regional Recycling Acquisition

On October 31, 2005, the Company purchased substantially all of the assets of Regional for $65.5 million in cash and the assumption of certain liabilities, a working capital adjustment of $2.9 million and acquisition costs of approximately $0.5 million. Regional operates 10 metals recycling facilities located in the states of Georgia and Alabama which process ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals without the use of shredders.

The purchase price of the Regional acquisition was allocated to tangible and intangible identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on an estimate of the respective fair values. Final valuation reports are pending from an independent third party. The excess of the aggregate purchase price over the estimated fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired of approximately $39.9 million was recognized as goodwill.

The purchase price allocation has been prepared on a preliminary basis, and reasonable changes are expected as additional information becomes available, such as final valuation reports. The following is a summary of the estimated fair values as November 30, 2005, for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of the acquisition (in millions):

Property, plant and equipment	$	10.6
Accounts Receivable		27.7
Inventory		4.9
Other assets		1.1
Liabilities		(15.3	)
Goodwill		39.9
Total purchase price	$	68.9

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2005 AND 2004

The total aggregate goodwill recognized from the recent acquisitions amounted to $115.5 million. In accordance with SFAS 142, goodwill is not amortized and will be tested for impairment at least annually. Goodwill recognized in connection with the HNC separation and termination and the Regional acquisition is deductible for tax, whereas that recognized in connection with GreenLeaf, an acquisition of equity interests, is not. Payment of the consideration for the recently acquired businesses was funded by the Company’s existing cash balances and credit facility.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2006, the Company recorded a gain of $54.6 million related to the disposition of assets acquired pursuant to the HNC separation and termination. The transaction, which included selling certain assets previously owned through the joint venture, was recorded using the fair value of the assets as determined by business valuations performed by an outside third party. The fair value of net assets received exceeded the carrying value of the assets sold, resulting in the gain recorded. Any change to the fair value in the final independent third party valuations would directly impact the gain recorded.

In connection with the HNC separation and termination, and the GreenLeaf and Regional acquisitions, the Company conducted environmental due diligence reviews of the acquired assets. Based upon the information obtained in the reviews in the first quarter of fiscal 2006, the Company accrued $24.8 million in environmental liabilities for probable and reasonably estimable future remediation costs at the acquired facilities. No environmental proceedings are pending with respect to any of these facilities.

The following table is prepared on a pro forma basis, for the three month period ended November 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, as though the businesses formed from the HNC separation and termination agreement and GreenLeaf and Regional had been acquired as of the beginning of the periods presented (in thousands, except per share amounts).

	For the Three Months Ended November 30,
	2005		2004
	(unaudited)		(pro forma)
Gross revenues	$	388,673	$	409,900
Net Income	$	49,475	$	45,830
Net Income per share:
Basic	$	1.62	$	1.51
Diluted	$	1.59	$	1.47

The pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of what would have occurred if the acquisitions had been in effect for the periods presented. In addition, the pro forma results are not intended to be a projection of future results and do not reflect any synergies that might be achieved from combining operations.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2005 AND 2004

Note 4 - Environmental Liabilities and Other Contingencies:

The Company considers various factors when estimating its environmentalliabilities. Adjustments to the liabilities are made when additional information becomes available that affects the estimated costs to study or remediate any environmental issues. The factors which the Company considers in its recognition and measurement of environmental liabilities include the following:

·   Current regulations, both at the time the reserve is established and during the course of the remediation, which specify standards for acceptable remediation;

·   Information about the site that becomes available as the site is studied and remediated;

·   The professional judgment of both senior-level internal staff and external consultants, who take into account similar, recent instances of environmental remediation issues, among other considerations;

·   Available technologies that can be used for remediation; and

·   The number and financial condition of other potentially responsible parties and the extent of their responsibility for the remediation.

Metals Recycling Business

In connection with acquisitions in the Metals Recycling Business in 1995 and 1996, the Company carried over to its financial statements reserves for environmental liabilities previously recorded by the acquired companies. These reserves are evaluated quarterly according to Company policy. On November 30, 2005, environmental reserves for the Metals Recycling Business aggregated $26.7 million.

Hylebos Waterway Remediation. General Metals of Tacoma (GMT), a subsidiary of the Company, owns and operates a metals recycling facility located in the State of Washington on the Hylebos Waterway, a part of Commencement Bay, which is the subject of an ongoing remediation project by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). GMT and more than 60 other parties were named potentially responsible parties (PRPs) for the investigation and clean-up of contaminated sediment along the Hylebos Waterway. On March 25, 2002, EPA issued Unilateral Administrative Orders (UAOs) to GMT and another party (Other Party) to proceed with Remedial Design and Remedial Action (RD/RA) for the head of the Hylebos and to two other parties to proceed with the RD/RA for the balance of the waterway. The UAO for the head of the Hylebos Waterway was converted to a voluntary consent decree in 2004, pursuant to which GMT and the Other Party agreed to remediate the head of the Hylebos Waterway.

There are two phases to the remediation of the head of the Hylebos Waterway. The first phase was the intertidal and bank remediation, which was conducted in 2003 and early 2004. The second phase is dredging in the head of the Hylebos Waterway, which began on July 15, 2004. During fiscal 2005, the Company paid remediation costs of $15.9 million related to Hylebos dredging which resulted in a reduction of the recorded environmental liability. The Company’s cost estimates were based on the assumption that dredge removal of contaminated sediments would be accomplished within one dredge season during July 2004 - February 2005. However, due to a variety of factors, including dredge contractor operational issues and other dredge related delays, the dredging was not completed during the first dredge season. As a result, the Company recorded environmental charges of $13.5 million in fiscal 2005 primarily to account for additional estimated costs to complete this work during a second dredging season, and the total reserve for this site was $10.6 million at August 31, 2005. In the first quarter of fiscal 2006, the Company incurred remediation costs of $3.9 million which were charged to the environmental reserves, and on November 30, 2005, environmental reserves for the Hylebos Waterway aggregated $6.7 million. The Company and the Other Party have filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington against the dredge contractor to recover damages and a significant portion of the increased costs incurred in the second dredging season to complete the project. However, generally accepted accounting principles do not allow the Company to recognize the benefits of any such recoveries until receipt is probable and can be reasonably estimated.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2005 AND 2004

GMT and the Other Party are pursuing settlement negotiations and legal actions against other non-settling, non-performing PRPs to recover additional amounts that may be applied against the head of the Hylebos remediation costs. During fiscal 2005, the Company recovered $0.7 million from four non-performing PRPs. This amount had previously been taken into account as a reduction in the Company's reserve for environmental liabilities. Uncertainties continue to exist regarding the total cost to remediate this site as well as the Company’s share of those costs; nevertheless, the Company’s estimate of its liabilities related to this site is based on information currently available.

The Natural Resource Damage Trustees (Trustees) for Commencement Bay have asserted claims against GMT and other PRPs within the Hylebos Waterway area for alleged damage to natural resources. In March 2002, the Trustees delivered a draft settlement proposal to GMT and others in which the Trustees suggested a methodology for resolving the dispute, but did not indicate any proposed damages or cost amounts. In June 2002, GMT responded to the Trustees’ draft settlement proposal with various corrections and other comments, as did twenty other participants. In February 2004, GMT submitted a settlement proposal to the Trustees for a complete settlement of Natural Resource Damage liability for the GMT site. The proposal included three primary components: (1) an offer to perform a habitat restoration project; (2) reimbursement of Trustee past assessment costs; and (3) payment of Trustee oversight costs. The agreement would also address liability sub-allocation to other parties historically associated with the facility. In December 2005 the Trustees responded to the GMT proposal. There remain significant differences between the parties and negotiations are continuing. It is unknown at this time whether, or to what extent, GMT will be liable for natural resource damages. The Company’s previously recorded environmental liabilities include an estimate of the Company’s potential liability for these claims.

Portland Harbor. In December 2000, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) named the Portland Harbor, a 5.5 mile stretch of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, as a Superfund site. The Company’s metals recycling and deep water terminal facility in Portland, Oregon is located adjacent to the Portland Harbor. Crawford Street Corporation (CSC), a Company subsidiary, also owns property adjacent to the Portland Harbor. The EPA has identified 69 PRPs, including the Company and CSC, which own or operate sites adjacent to the Portland Harbor Superfund site. The precise nature and extent of any clean-up of the Portland Harbor, the parties to be involved, the process to be followed for such a clean-up, and the allocation of any costs for the clean-up among responsible parties have not yet been determined. It is unclear whether or to what extent the Company or CSC will be liable for environmental costs or damages associated with the Superfund site. It is also unclear whether or to what extent natural resource damage claims or third party contribution or damages claims will be asserted against the Company. While the Company and CSC participated in certain preliminary Portland Harbor study efforts, they are not parties to the consent order entered into by the EPA with other PRPs (Lower Willamette Group) for a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS); however, the Company and CSC could become liable for a share of the costs of this study at a later stage of the proceedings.

Separately, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has requested operating history and other information from numerous persons and entities which own or conduct operations on properties adjacent to or upland from the Portland Harbor, including the Company and CSC. The DEQ investigations at the Company and CSC sites are focused on controlling any current releases of contaminants into the Willamette River. The Company has agreed to a voluntary Remedial Investigation/Source Control effort with the DEQ regarding its Portland, Oregon deep water terminal facility and the site owned by CSC. DEQ identified these sites as potential sources of contaminants that could be released into the Willamette River. The Company believes that improvements in the operations at these sites, often referred to as Best Management Practices (BMPs), will provide effective source control and avoid the release of contaminants from these sites and has proposed to DEQ the implementation of BMPs as the resolution of this investigation.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2005 AND 2004

The cost of the investigations associated with these properties and the cost of employment of source control BMPs are not expected to be material. No estimate is currently possible, and none has been made, as to the cost of remediation for the Portland Harbor or the Company’s or CSC’s adjacent properties.

Other Metals Recycling Business Sites. For a number of years prior to the Company’s 1996 acquisition of Proler International Corp. (Proler), Proler operated an industrial waste landfill in Texas, which Proler utilized to dispose of auto shredder residue (ASR) from one of its operations. In August 2002, Proler entered the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) toward the pursuit of a VCP Certificate of Completion for the former landfill site. In fiscal 2005, TCEQ issued a Conditional Certificate of Completion, requiring the Company to perform on-going groundwater monitoring and annual inspections, maintenance and reporting. As a result of the resolution of this issue, the Company reduced its reserve related to this site by $1.6 million in fiscal 2005.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2005, in connection with the negotiation of the separation and termination agreement relating to the Company’s metals recycling joint ventures with HNC (see Note 3), the Company conducted an environmental due diligence investigation of certain joint venture businesses it proposed to acquire. As a result of this investigation, the Company identified certain environmental risks and accrued $2.6 million for its share of the estimated costs to remediate these risks upon completion of the separation. During the first quarter of fiscal 2006, an additional $12.8 million was recorded representing the remaining portion of the environmental liabilities associated with the separation and termination agreement as well as the Regional acquisition of which $0.3 million was expended in remediation efforts. No environmental proceedings are pending with respect to any of these sites.

The Washington State Department of Ecology named GMT, along with a number of other parties, as Potentially Liable Parties (PLPs) for a site referred to as Tacoma Metals. GMT operated on this site under a lease prior to 1982. The property owner and current operator have taken the lead role in performing a Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS) for the site. The Company’s previously recorded environmental liabilities include an estimate of the Company’s potential liability at this site.

A Company subsidiary is also a named PRP at another third-party site at which it allegedly disposed of automobile shredder residue. The site has not yet been subject to significant remedial investigation. In addition to the matters discussed above, the Company's environmental reserve includes amounts for potential future cleanup of other sites at which the Company or its acquired subsidiaries have conducted business or allegedly disposed of other materials.

Auto Parts Business

From fiscal 2003 through the first quarter of fiscal 2006, the Company completed four acquisitions of businesses in the Auto Parts Business segment. At the time of each acquisition, the Company conducted an environmental due diligence investigation related to locations involved in the acquisition. As a result of the environmental due diligence investigations, the Company recorded a reserve for the estimated cost to address certain environmental matters. The reserve is evaluated quarterly according to the Company policy. On November 30, 2005, environmental reserves for the Auto Parts Business aggregated $18.7 million, which includes an environmental reserve for the GreenLeaf acquisition. No environmental proceedings are pending with respect to any of these sites.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2005 AND 2004

Other Contingencies

The Company had a past practice of making improper payments to the purchasing managers of customers in Asia in connection with export sales of recycled ferrous metals. The Company stopped this practice after it was advised in 2004 that it raised questions of possible violations of U.S. and foreign laws. Thereafter, the Audit Committee was advised and conducted a preliminary compliance review. On November 18, 2004, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors authorized the Audit Committee to engage independent counsel and conduct a thorough, independent investigation. The Board of Directors also authorized and directed that the existence and the results of the investigation be voluntarily reported to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the SEC, and that the Company cooperate fully with those agencies. The Audit Committee notified the DOJ and the SEC of the independent investigation, engaged outside counsel to assist in the independent investigation and instructed outside counsel to fully cooperate with the DOJ and the SEC and to provide those agencies with the information obtained as a result of the independent investigation. On August 23, 2005, the Company received from the SEC a formal order of investigation related to the independent investigation. The Audit Committee is continuing its independent investigation. The Company, including the Audit Committee, continues to cooperate fully with the DOJ and the SEC. The investigations of the Audit committee, the DOJ and the SEC are not expected to affect the Company's previously reported financial results. However, the Company expects to enter into agreements with the DOJ and the SEC to resolve the above-referenced matters and believes that it is probable that the DOJ and SEC will impose penalties on, and require disgorgement of certain profits by, the Company as a result of their investigations.  The Company estimates that the total amount of these penalties and disgorgement will be within a range of $11 million to $15 million. In the first quarter of 2006, the Company established a reserve totaling $11 million in connection with this estimate. The precise terms of any agreements to be entered into with the DOJ and the SEC, however, remain under discussion with these two agencies. The Company, therefore, cannot predict with certainty the results of the aforementioned investigations or whether the Company or any of its employees will be subject to any additional remedial actions following completion of these investigations.

Note 5 - Long Term Debt

On November 8, 2005, the Company entered into an amended and restated unsecured committed bank credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto. The agreement provides for a five-year, $400 million revolving credit facility loan maturing in November 2010. The agreement prior to restatement provided for a $150 million revolving credit facility maturing in May 2006. Interest on outstanding indebtedness under the restated agreement is based, at the Company’s option, on either LIBOR plus a spread of between 0.625% and 1.25%, with the amount of the spread based on a pricing grid tied to the Company’s leverage ratio, or the greater of the prime rate or the federal funds rate plus 0.50%. In addition, annual commitment fees are payable on the unused portion of the credit facility at rates between 0.15% and 0.25% based on a pricing grid tied to the Company’s leverage ratio. The restated agreement contains various representations and warranties, events of default and financial and other covenants, including covenants requiring maintenance of a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and a maximum leverage ratio. The Company also has an additional unsecured credit line totaling $10 million, which is uncommitted. This additional debt agreement also has certain restrictive covenants. The fair value of long-term debt is deemed to be the same as that reflected in the condensed consolidated balance sheets given the variable interest rates. As of November 30, 2005, the Company had aggregate borrowings outstanding under its credit facilities of $86 million and was in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants of its debt agreements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2005 AND 2004

Note 6 - Related Party Transactions

The Company leases its administrative offices under operating leases from Schnitzer Investment Corp. (SIC), a Schnitzer family controlled business engaged in real estate. The current leases expire in 2013, and annual rent was $0.4 million in fiscal 2005. Lease amendments have been executed under which, upon completion of tenant improvements, one lease will be terminated; the premises leased under the other lease will be increased; annual rent will accordingly increase to $0.5 million; and the lease term will be extended to 2015.

The Company and SIC are parties to a shared services agreement. Starting in fiscal 2005 and continuing into fiscal 2006, the Company has reduced or ceased the sharing of administrative services with SIC and other Schnitzer family companies in a number of areas as part of a process expected to eliminate substantially all the sharing of services between the Company and SIC in fiscal 2006. All transactions with the Schnitzer family (including Schnitzer family companies) require the approval of the Company’s Audit Committee, and the Company is in compliance with this policy.

Thomas D. Klauer, Jr., President of the Company’s Pick-N-Pull Auto Dismantlers subsidiary, is the sole shareholder of a corporation that is the 25% minority partner in a partnership with the Company that operates four Pick-N-Pull stores in Northern California. Mr. Klauer’s 25% share of the profits of this partnership totaled $0.4 million in the first fiscal quarter of 2006 and $1.6 million in fiscal 2005. Mr. Klauer also owns the property at one of these stores which is leased to the partnership under a lease providing for annual rent of $0.2 million, subject to annual adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index, and a term expiring in December 2010. The partnership has the option to renew the lease, upon its expiration, for a five-year period.

Note 7 - Stock Incentive Plan

The Company has adopted the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan (Plan) for its employees, consultants, and directors. Pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, as amended, the Company is authorized to issue up to 7,200,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. Stock options are granted to employees at exercise prices equal to the fair market value of the Company’s stock at the dates of grant. Generally, stock options granted to employees fully vest five years from the date of grant and have a contractual term of 10 years.

Adoption of SFAS 123(R).The Company adopted SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment,” effective September 1, 2005. SFAS 123(R) requires the recognition of the fair value of stock-based compensation in net income. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense over the requisite service period of the individual grants, which generally equals the vesting period.

Prior to September 1, 2005, the Company accounted for the Plan under the intrinsic value method described in Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related Interpretations. The Company, applying the intrinsic value method, did not record stock-based compensation cost in net income because the exercise price of its stock options equaled the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant. The Company has elected to utilize the modified prospective transition method for adopting SFAS 123(R). Under this method, the provisions of SFAS 123(R) apply to all awards granted or modified after the date of adoption. In addition, the unrecognized expense of awards unvested at the date of adoption, determined under the original provisions of SFAS 123, will be recognized in net income in the periods after the date of adoption.

The Company recognized stock-based compensation costs in the amount of $0.5 million for the three months ended November 30, 2005. All of the options issued through and outstanding as of November 30, 2005, except for 155,900 shares granted on November 29, 2005, are considered to be dilutive.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2005 AND 2004

The fair value of each option grant under the Plan was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model, which utilizes assumptions related to volatility, the risk-free interest rate, the dividend yield, and employee exercise behavior. Expected volatilities utilized in the model are based primarily on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock price and other factors. The risk-free interest rate is derived from the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The model incorporates exercise and post-vesting forfeiture assumptions based on an analysis of historical data. The expected lives of the grants are derived from historical data and other factors.

As of November 30, 2005, the total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options amounted to $5.8 million. The weighted average remaining requisite service period of the non-vested stock options was 27 months.

In accordance with the applicable provisions of SFAS 123(R) and FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS 123(R)-3 issued on November 10, 2005, the Company elected to use the short-form method to calculate the Windfall tax pool (Windfall) as of September 1, 2005, against which any future deficiency in actual tax benefits from exercises of stock options as compared to tax benefits recorded under SFAS 123(R), defined as “Shortfall,” will be offset.

Periods Prior to Adoption. SFAS 123(R) requires the Company to present pro forma information for periods prior to adoption as if the Company had accounted for all stock-based compensation under the fair value method of that statement. For purposes of pro forma disclosure, the estimated fair value of the options at the date of grant is amortized over the requisite service period, which generally equals the vesting period. The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share as if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123(R) to its stock-based employee compensation: 

	For the Three Months Ended November 30, 2004
Reported net income	$	42,936
Add: Stock based compensation costs included in reported net income, net of tax		—
Deduct: Total stock based employee compensation benefit (expense) under fair value based method for all awards, net of tax		(126	)
Pro forma net income	$	42,810
Reported basic income per share	$	1.41
Pro forma basic income per share	$	1.41
Reported diluted income per share	$	1.38
Pro forma diluted income per share	$	1.37

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2005 AND 2004

Note 8 - Employee Benefits

The Company has a number of retirement benefit plans that cover both union and non-union employees. The Company makes contributions following the provisions in each plan.

Primary actuarial assumptions are determined as follows:

·   The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is based on the Company’s estimate of long-term returns for equities and fixed income securities weighted by the allocation of assets in the plans. The rate is affected by changes in general market conditions, but because it represents a long-term rate, it is not significantly affected by short-term market swings. Changes in the allocation of plan assets would also impact this rate.

·   The assumed discount rate is used to discount future benefit obligations back to current dollars. The U.S. discount rate is as of the measurement date of August 31, 2005. This rate is sensitive to changes in interest rates. A decrease in the discount rate would increase the Company’s obligation and expense.

·   The expected rate of compensation increase is used to develop benefit obligations using projected pay at retirement. This rate represents average long-term salary increases and is influenced by the Company’s compensation policies. An increase in this rate would increase the Company’s obligation and expense.

Defined Benefit Pension Plan

The Company maintains a defined benefit pension plan for certain nonunion employees.  The components of net periodic pension benefit cost are (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended November 30,
	2005			2004
Service cost	$	294		$	164
Interest cost		180			106
Expected return on plan assets		(220	)		(121	)
Amortization of past service cost		1			1
Recognized actuarial loss		51			30
Net periodic pension benefit cost	$	306		$	180

The Company expects to contribute $1.2 million to its defined benefit pension plan for the year ending August 31, 2006.  During the quarter ended November 30, 2005, the Company made no contributions to the defined benefit pension plan. The Company typically makes annual contributions to the plan after it receives the annual actuarial valuation report. These payments are typically made in the Company’s third and fourth fiscal quarters.

Defined Contribution Plans

The Company has several defined contribution plans covering nonunion employees. Company contributions to the defined contribution plans were as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended November 30,
	2005		2004
Plan costs	$	521	$	346

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2005 AND 2004

Multiemployer Pension Plans

In accordance with collective bargaining agreements, the Company contributes to multiemployer pension plans. Company contributions were as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended November 30,
	2005		2004
Plan contributions	$	870	$	738

The Company is not the sponsor or administrator of these multiemployer plans. Contributions were determined in accordance with provisions of negotiated labor contracts. The Company is unable to determine its relative portion of or estimate its future liability under the plans.

The Company learned during fiscal 2004 that one of the multiemployer plans for the Steel Manufacturing Business would not meet Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 minimum funding standards for the plan year ended September 30, 2004. The trustees of that plan have applied to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for certain relief from this minimum funding standard. The IRS has tentatively responded, indicating a willingness to consider granting the relief provided the plan’s contributing employers, including the Company, agree to increased contributions. The increased contributions are estimated to average 6% per year, compounded annually, until the plan reaches the funding status required by the IRS. These increases would be based on the Company’s current contribution level to the plan of approximately $1.7 million per year. Based on commitments from the majority of employers participating in the plan to make the increased contributions, the plan trustees have proceeded with the relief request and are awaiting formal approval from the IRS.

Absent relief by the IRS, the plan’s contributing employers will be required to make additional contributions or pay an excise tax that may equal or exceed the full amount of the funding deficiency. The Company estimated its share of the required additional contribution for the 2004 plan year to be approximately $1.1 million and accrued for such amount in fiscal 2004. The Company did not accrue additional amounts for fiscal 2005 or the first quarter of fiscal 2006, based on the Company’s belief that it is probable the IRS will grant relief.

Note 9 - Segment Information

The Company operates in three industry segments: metal processing and recycling (Metals Recycling Business), self-service and full-service used auto parts sales (Auto Parts Business) and mini-mill steel manufacturing (Steel Manufacturing Business). Additionally, the Company is a non-controlling partner in joint ventures that are suppliers of unprocessed metals and, prior to October 1, 2005, other joint ventures in the metals recycling business. In prior fiscal years, the Company considered these joint ventures to be separate segments because they were managed separately. These joint ventures are accounted for using the equity method. As such, the operating information related to the joint ventures is shown separately from consolidated information, except for the Company’s equity in the net income of, investments in and advances to the joint ventures. Additionally, assets and capital expenditures are not shown for the joint ventures, as management does not use that information to allocate resources or assess performance. The Company does not allocate corporate interest income and expense, income taxes or other income and expenses related to corporate activity to its operating segments.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2005 AND 2004

Revenues from external customers and from intersegment transactions for the Company’s consolidated operations are as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended November 30,
	2005			2004
Metals Recycling Business	$	281,396	(1)	$	144,532
Auto Parts Business		53,397	(1)		23,386
Steel Manufacturing Business		89,156			70,022
Intersegment revenues		(35,276	)		(38,979	)
Consolidated revenues	$	388,673		$	198,961

The Company’s operating income is as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended November 30,
	2005			2004
Metals Recycling Business	$	15,575	(1)	$	34,288
Auto Parts Business		8,356	(1)		7,048
Steel Manufacturing Business		16,070			12,760
Joint Ventures		1,752			20,464
Corporate expense		(19,499	)		(3,591	)
Intercompany profit eliminations		(529	)		(3,163	)
Environmental matter		—			(500	)(2)
Total operating income	$	21,725		$	67,306

⁽¹⁾ The Company elected to consolidate results of the businesses formed from the HNC separation and termination and the Regional and GreenLeaf acquisitions as though the transactions had occurred at the beginning of the fiscal year. As a result, revenues and income from operations increased, which is offset by pre-acquisition interests. See Note 3.

⁽²⁾ Fiscal 2005 environmental matter is related to the Hylebos Waterway project.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

General

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. (the Company) operates in three vertically integrated business segments that include metal processing and recycling (Metals Recycling Business), self-service and full-service used auto parts sales (Auto Parts Business) and mini-mill steel manufacturing (Steel Manufacturing Business). The Metals Recycling Business collects, processes and recycles metals by operating one of the largest metals recycling businesses in the United States. The Auto Parts Business operates as Pick-N-Pull, which the Company believes is one of the country’s leading self-service used auto parts networks, and GreenLeaf, the acquisition of which positions the Company in the full-service market. Additionally, Pick-N-Pull is a supplier of auto bodies to the Metals Recycling Business, which processes the auto bodies into sellable recycled metal. The Steel Manufacturing Business purchases recycled metals from the Metals Recycling Business and other sources and uses its mini-mill to process the recycled metals into finished steel products. As a result of the vertical integration the Company is able to transform auto bodies and other unprocessed metals into finished steel products.

Metals Recycling Business

The Company operates one of the largest metal recycling businesses in the United States. The Company buys, processes and sells ferrous metals to foreign and domestic steel producers, including its Steel Manufacturing Business and nonferrous metals to both the domestic and export markets. In addition, the Metals Recycling Business including Schnitzer Global Exchange engage in the metals trading business by purchasing processed metal from other recycled metals processors for shipment to either the Steel Manufacturing Business or third party customers without further processing.

On September 30, 2005, the Company and Hugo Neu Corporation (HNC) closed a transaction to separate and terminate their metals recycling joint venture relationships as discussed below under “acquisitions and transactions”. As a result of the completion of this transaction, in addition to its previous recycling operations in Northern California, Washington and Oregon, the Company now has significant recycling operations in New England and Hawaii and operates, through its wholly owned subsidiary Schnitzer Global Exchange Corp. (Schnitzer Global Exchange), a metals trading business which purchases metals in parts of Russia and the Baltic region. In addition, as discussed below under “Acquisitions and Transactions”, on October 31, 2005, the Company purchased substantially all of the assets of Regional, which operates metals recycling facilities located in the southeastern United States and gives the Company a significant presence in this growing market. For a more detailed discussion of the HNC joint venture separation and termination and the Regional acquisition, see “Acquisitions and Transactions” and Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements.

Auto Parts Business

The Auto Parts Business operates as Pick-N-Pull in the United States and Canada. The Company believes Pick-N-Pull is one of the country’s leading self-service used auto parts networks. The Auto Parts Business purchases salvaged vehicles, sells used parts from those vehicles through its retail stores and wholesale operations, and sells the remaining portion of the vehicles to metal recyclers, including the Company’s Metals Recycling Business. Until September 30, 2005, the Auto Parts Business consisted of a network of retail locations operating exclusively as self-service used auto parts stores. These stores are self-service in that customers themselves remove used auto parts from vehicles in inventory.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2006, the Company acquired GreenLeaf, which is engaged in the business of full-service auto dismantling and recycling and sells its products primarily to collision and mechanical repair shops. This acquisition significantly increased Pick-N-Pull’s presence in the Southern, Eastern and Midwestern United

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States and represents the Company’s initial venture into the substantial full-service segment of the recycled auto parts market that services commercial customers. In full-service stores, professional staff members dismantle, test and inventory individual parts, which are then delivered to business or wholesale customers. Full-service stores also generally maintain newer cars in inventory. The Company is in the process of integrating GreenLeaf’s operations into Pick-N-Pull. Management has identified several GreenLeaf stores to convert to self-service locations; others will combine both full-service and self-service and some will remain exclusively full service. For a more detailed discussion of the Greenleaf acquisition, see “Acquisitions and Transactions” and Note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Steel Manufacturing Business

The Steel Manufacturing Business purchases recycled metals from the Metals Recycling Business as well as from third parties and uses its mini-mill to process the recycled metals into finished steel products, including steel reinforcing bar (rebar), wire rod, merchant bar, coiled rebar and other specialty products.

Acquisitions and Transactions

Metals Recycling Business. On September 30, 2005, the Company, HNC and certain of their subsidiaries closed a transaction to separate and terminate their metals recycling joint venture relationships. The Company received the following as a result of the HNC joint venture separation and termination:

·   The assets and related liabilities of Hugo Neu Schnitzer Global Trade related to a trading business in parts of Russia and the Baltic region, including Poland, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, and a non-compete agreement from HNC that bars it from buying scrap metal in certain areas in Russia and the Baltic region for a five-year period ending on June 8, 2010.

·   The joint ventures’ various interests in the New England operations that primarily operate in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Maine.

·   Full ownership in the Hawaii metals recycling business that was previously owned 100% by HNC.

·   A payment of $36.6 million in cash, net of debt paid, subject to post-closing adjustments.

HNC received the following as result of the HNC joint venture separation and termination:

·   The joint venture operations in New York, New Jersey and California, including the scrap processing facilities, marine terminals and related ancillary satellite sites, the interim New York City recycling contract, and other miscellaneous assets.

·   The assets and related liabilities of Hugo Neu Schnitzer Global Trade that are not related to the Russian and Baltic region trading business.

As described above, the separation resulted in the exchange of the joint venture interests, as well as cash and other assets, to provide for an equitable division. The agreement provides for potential purchase price adjustments based on the closing date working capital of the acquired Hawaii business as well as the joint ventures’ ending balances. The Company has not determined whether any purchase price adjustment will be necessary.

On October 31, 2005, the Company purchased substantially all of the assets of Regional for $65.5 million in cash and the assumption of certain liabilities. Regional operates 10 metals recycling facilities located in the states of Georgia and Alabama which process ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals without the use of shredders.

Auto Parts Business. On September 30, 2005, the Company acquired GreenLeaf, five properties previously leased by GreenLeaf and certain GreenLeaf debt obligations. GreenLeaf currently operates its full-service auto dismantling business in one wholesale sales office and 19 commercial locations throughout the United States. Total purchase price for the acquisition was $44.7 million, subject to post-closing adjustments. This acquisition may have a modestly dilutive to neutral effect on earnings in fiscal 2006 as the conversion process is executed, but is expected to provide earnings growth in future years.

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Management believes that the HNC joint venture separation and termination and the Regional and GreenLeaf acquisitions position the Company well as it continues to execute its growth strategy. Consideration for these recently acquired businesses was funded by the Company’s cash balances on hand and borrowings under its bank credit facility. The Company has recorded estimated environmental liabilities as a result of due diligence performed in connection with these acquisitions. See Note 4 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further information regarding contingencies.

Results of Operations

The Company’s revenues and operating results by business segment are summarized below (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended November 30,
REVENUES:	2005			2004
Metals Recycling Business:
Ferrous sales	$	233,960		$	126,832
Nonferrous sales		45,759			15,654
Other sales		1,677			2,046
Total sales		281,396	(1)		144,532
Auto Parts Business		53,397	(1)		23,386
Steel Manufacturing Business		89,156			70,022
Intercompany sales eliminations		(35,276	)		(38,979	)
Total revenues	$	388,673		$	198,961

	For the Three Months Ended November 30,
	2005			2004
OPERATING INCOME:
Metals Recycling Business	$	15,575	(1)	$	34,288
Auto Parts Business		8,356	(1)		7,048
Steel Manufacturing Business		16,070			12,760
Joint Ventures		1,752	(1)		20,464
Corporate expense		(19,499	)		(3,591	)
Intercompany profit eliminations		(529	)		(3,163	)
Environmental matter		—			(500	)(2)
Total operating income	$	21,725		$	67,306
NET INCOME	$	41,530		$	42,936

⁽¹⁾   The Company elected to consolidate results of the businesses formed from the HNC separation and termination and the Regional and GreenLeaf acquisitions as though the transactions had occurred at the beginning of the fiscal year. As a result, revenues and income from operations increased, which is offset by pre-acquisition interests. For more detailed discussion of the HNC joint venture separation and termination and the Regional and GreenLeaf acquisitions, see Note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

⁽²⁾   Fiscal 2005 environmental matter is related to the Hylebos Waterway project.

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The following table summarizes certain selected operating data for the Company:

	For the Three Months Ended November 30,
	2005		2004
METALS RECYCLING BUSINESS:
Average Ferrous Recycled Metal Sales Prices ($/LT)(1)
Domestic	$	207	$	221
International	$	209	$	245
Average	$	209	$	236
Ferrous Domestic Sales Volume (LT, in thousands)(2)(3)
Processed		267		134
Brokered		31		42
Total		298		176
Ferrous International Sales Volume (LT, in thousands)(3)
Processed		364		295
Trading		306		—
Total		670		295
Total Ferrous Sales Volume (LT, in thousands)(2)(3)		968		471
Ferrous Volumes Sold to Steel Manufacturing Business (LT, in thousands)		154		159
Nonferrous Sales Volumes (pounds, in thousands) (3)		68,614		29,400
STEEL MANUFACTURING BUSINESS:
Average Sales Price ($/ton ) (1)	$	517	$	534
Finished Steel Products Sold (tons, in thousands)		166		126

AUTO PARTS BUSINESS
Number of Self-Service Locations at End of Quarter	30	26
Number of Full-Service Locations at End of Quarter(4)	19	-

(1)	Price information is shown after a reduction for the cost of freight incurred to deliver the product to the customer.
(2)	Includes sales to the Steel Manufacturing Business.
(3)	The Company elected to consolidate results of the businesses formed from the HNC separation and termination and Regional acquisition as though the transactions had occurred at the beginning of the fiscal year. As a result, ferrous volume increased on a pro forma basis by 220,000 tons and nonferrous volume increased by 24,000 pounds. See Note 1 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
(4)	Reflects the addition of GreenLeaf to the Auto Parts Business in the first quarter of fiscal 2006.

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First Quarter Fiscal 2006 Compared to First Quarter Fiscal 2005

General. The first quarter of fiscal 2006 marked the beginning of the Company’s transformation. The Company completed the separation and termination of its joint ventures with HNC and closed two acquisitions, and as a result nearly doubled its revenues compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2005. The Company began the process of integrating the newly acquired businesses into its existing operations during the first quarter of fiscal 2006. The Company also continued on a major capital spending program to upgrade and replace infrastructure and equipment. The recent acquisitions and capital improvements are expected to provide long-term benefits, although management expects they will result in some short-term disruption to operations.

It was another strong quarter for the Steel Manufacturing Business and the Auto Parts Business. Compared to last year’s first quarter, operating results for the Steel Manufacturing Business improved due to higher sales volumes primarily on rebar products. The Metals Recycling Business was impacted by a number of short term factors that reduced sales volumes and margins, and as a result, earnings did not reflect what the Company considers a normalized state of operations. Operating income declined for the Metals Recycling Business as margins for ferrous metals were compressed by lower selling prices, higher purchase costs for unprocessed metal and lower export volumes at the Company’s previously owned West Coast operations. The entities acquired as part of the HNC separation and termination,, which were reported for the first time in the Metals and Recycling Business segment, were impacted by low beginning inventories and a planned production shutdown. Additionally, operating income from Joint Ventures decreased by over 90% due to the elimination of the HNC joint ventures results from this segment. As a result of the HNC joint venture separation and termination, the Joint Venture segment will be eliminated and the results for the businesses acquired in this transaction, and other smaller joint ventures will be consolidated into the Metals Recycling Business in future periods. Finally, average segment margins are expected to decrease due to the Company’s new trading business, has different characteristics and produces lower margins than the processing business.

The Company’s results of operations depend in large part on demand and prices for recycled metals in world markets and steel products in the Western United States. Beginning in fiscal 2004, and continuing into the first half of fiscal 2005, strong worldwide demand combined with a tight supply of recycled metals created significant price volatility and drove the Metals Recycling Business’ average selling prices to unprecedented highs. Average selling prices for recycled ferrous metals declined in the second half of fiscal 2005 due to the unsettled Asian markets, and continued to modestly decline in the first fiscal quarter of 2006. In particular, the fluctuations of prices for recycled ferrous metals have a significant impact on the results of operations for the Metals Recycling Business and to a lesser extent on the Auto Parts Business.

The Auto Parts Business purchases used and salvaged vehicles, sells parts from those vehicles through its retail facilities and wholesale operations, and sells the crushed auto bodies to metal recyclers. On September 30, 2005, the Auto Parts Business acquired GreenLeaf, which is a full-service supplier of recycled auto parts primarily to commercial customers. This acquisition expanded Pick-N-Pull's national footprint, providing growth potential in both the self-service and full-service markets. The newly acquired locations are in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and Texas. As the Company integrates these stores with its existing business, some of the sites will be converted to Pick-N-Pull’s self-service model, while others will remain full-service or have combined operations. Two of the initial 22 acquired locations have been closed, and a third is a wholesale sales office. This acquisition is expected to have a modestly dilutive to neutral effect on earnings in fiscal 2006 as the conversion process is executed, but is anticipated to provide earnings growth in future years.

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Prior to the GreenLeaf acquisition, Pick-N-Pull had existing operations in nine states and two Canadian provinces that achieved an annual pace of more than four million paid customer admissions per year. As a result of the Greenleaf acquisition and the acquisition of four self-service auto parts stores in January 2005, the Auto Parts Business has increased revenue by 128% for the first fiscal quarter of 2006 as compared to the same period last year. For both the full-service and self-service business, revenues for the wholesale product lines are principally affected by commodity metal prices. The Auto Parts Business also benefited from improved pricing for crushed auto bodies as compared to the fourth quarter of last year, which was partially offset by higher purchase prices for those vehicles. The self-service retail operations are somewhat seasonal and affected by weather conditions and promotional events. Since the stores are open to the natural elements, during periods of prolonged wet, cold or extreme heat, the retail business tends to slow due to the difficult working conditions for customers. As a result, the Company’s first and third fiscal quarters tend to generate the greatest retail sales and the second and fourth fiscal quarters are slower for these operations.

Average net selling prices for the finished steel products of the Steel Manufacturing Business declined 3% compared to the first quarter of fiscal of 2005. Customer demand for steel products on the West Coast is good, and average prices remain strong by historical standards, increasing 5% from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005. However, there has been an increase in the amount of imported wire rod which has lower selling prices than the Company’s comparable products being delivered on the West Coast.

Revenues. Consolidated revenues for the quarter ended November 30, 2005 increased $189.7 million, or 95%, to $388.7 million from $199.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2005. Revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2006 increased for all Company business segments. The Metals Recycling Business revenue increased primarily as a result of the businesses acquired in HNC separation and termination ,and the acquisition of Regional. Although there continues to be a strong demand in the worldwide metals markets for scrap metals, the fourth fiscal quarter of 2005 was affected by the unsettled Asian market and this condition continued into the first fiscal quarter of 2006. The Auto Parts Business benefited from the acquisition of GreenLeaf in September 2005 and four newly acquired self-service stores in January 2005, increased prices for auto bodies and higher revenues from sales of cores. The Steel Manufacturing Business benefited from the strong West Coast demand, which led to higher selling prices for finished steel products and higher sales volumes.

The Metals Recycling Business generated revenues of $281.4 million for the quarter ended November 30, 2005, before intercompany eliminations, an increase of $136.9 million, or 95%, over the same period of the prior year. Ferrous revenues increased $107.1 million, or 85%, to $234.0 million. This increase was caused by higher sales volume provided by the newly acquired businesses, which added revenue of approximately $168.2 million, and was partially offset by an approximately $23.9 million decline in revenues from the Company’s previously owned West Coast recycled metals facilities due to the timing of shipments and lower average net selling prices. Total ferrous sales volume increased 498,000 tons, or 196%, to 969,000 tons over the prior year first quarter, which was primarily due to the newly acquired businesses in the Southeast and Northeast as well as the addition of Schnitzer Global Exchange trading volume. This increase in volume was offset by an 11% decrease in the average net sales price to $209 per ton. The freight that is included in revenue increased $16.4 million compared with the prior year first quarter, primarily due to the increased volumes.The entities acquired as part of the HNC separation and termination, which were reported for the first time in the Metals and Recycling Business segment, were impacted by low beginning inventories and a planned production shutdown. Sales to the Steel Manufacturing Business decreased 5,400 tons, or 3%, to 154,000 tons, while other domestic sales increased from 17,000 tons in the first fiscal quarter of 2005 to 144,000 tons in the same quarter of this year as a result of the Regional acquisition. Regional is situated in a growing recycled metals market in the Southeastern United States, which is home to many automobile and auto parts manufacturers. Regional sells its ferrous metal to domestic steel mills in its area, of which there are approximately 23.

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Revenue from nonferrous metal sales increased $30.1 million, or 192%, over the prior year first quarter, which was the result of a $0.13, or 25%, increase in average net sales price to $0.65 per pound and 39.2 million pounds, or 134%, increase in pounds shipped. Total nonferrous shipped for the first fiscal quarter of 2006 was 68.6 million pounds.  The increase in sales price per pound was a result of the additional value of the nonferrous product mix as a result of the Regional acquisition and increased Asian demand for nonferrous metals.  The increase in pounds shipped was primarily due to the acquired businesses, which accounted for an additional 34.5 million pounds sold in the first quarter of fiscal 2006.  Certain nonferrous metals are a byproduct of the shredding process, and quantities available for shipment are affected by the volume of materials processed in the Company’s shredders.

The Auto Parts Business generated revenues of $53.4 million, before intercompany eliminations, for the quarter ended November 30, 2005, an increase of $30.0 million, or 128%, over the same period of the prior year. This increase in revenues was primarily due to the acquisition of GreenLeaf in September 2005 as well as the addition of four self-service stores in January 2005. Revenues also increased as a result of higher wholesale revenues driven by higher average sales prices for scrapped auto bodies and higher revenues from sales of cores.

The Steel Manufacturing Business generated revenues of $89.2 million for the quarter ended November 30, 2005, an increase of $19.1million, or 27%, over the prior year quarter. Sales volumes in the first fiscal quarter of 2006 increased 31% to 166,000 tons over the same period last year,increasing revenues by $21.4 million, partially due to strong demand for rebar products. Additionally, during the first quarter of fiscal 2005, customers reduced purchases of steel in an effort to reduce inventories on hand. By contrast, during the first quarter of fiscal 2006, customers were buying steel to replace inventories, and consumption of steel was strong. The average net selling price decreased $17 per ton, or 3%, to $517 per ton, which resulted in decreased revenue of $2.8 million as compared to record high prices in the first fiscal quarter of 2005. However, average selling prices during the first quarter of fiscal 2006 were 5% higher than the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005, reflecting several price increases announced earlier in the quarter. The decrease in average net selling prices was due to a stabilization of the market after a number of price increases caused by increased steel consumption.

Cost of Goods Sold. Consolidated cost of goods sold increased $187 million, or 134%, for the quarter ended November 30, 2005, compared with the same period last year. Cost of goods sold increased as a percentage of revenues from 70.2% to 84.0%. Gross profit increased $3.0 million to $62.2 million during the first fiscal quarter 2006 as compared to the prior year quarter, which was driven by gross profit increases in the Company’s Auto Parts Business that was a result of the GreenLeaf acquisition and the Steel Manufacturing Business.

Cost of goods sold for the Metals Recycling Business increased $148.1 million, or 141%, to $254.0 million compared to the first fiscal quarter of 2005. As a percentage of revenues, cost of goods sold increased compared with the prior year quarter from 73% to 90%. Gross profit decreased by $11.2 million to $27.4 million. The decrease in gross profit percentage was primarily attributable to the recent HNC separation and termination and the Regional acquisition, as these businesses operate in different markets and are currently experiencing narrower margins than the Company’s historical West Coast business. The margin variations for these businesses are due, in part, to differing markets for materials in the regions in which they operate, higher operating expenses due to the costs of integration and restructuring, higher freight costs to access certain foreign markets and the lower margins generally inherent in the Global Exchange trading business. Additionally, in the first quarter of fiscal 2006, strong domestic demand for unprocessed metals caused purchase prices to rise at a time of declining export sales prices, resulting in narrowing margins. While Schnitzer Global Exchange, the Company’s new trading business, provides increased revenues, the associated trading margins are lower than the historical Metals Recycling Business. Although the Company attempts to maintain and grow margins by responding to changing recycled metals selling prices through adjustments to its metals purchase prices, the Company’s ability to do so in the trading business is particularly limited by competitive and other market factors. In addition, East Coast processing volumes were negatively impacted by a two-month shutdown of the Rhode Island shredder to install a new, more efficient, and environmentally friendly shredder motor as well as

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low beginning inventories at all the New England yards. The lower processing volumes contributed to higher processing costs, which caused the East Coast operations to record a small loss for the quarter.

Cost of goods sold for the Auto Parts Business increased $22.0 million, or 164%, compared to the fiscal 2005 first quarter. As a percentage of revenues, cost of goods sold increased compared with the prior year quarter from 57% to 66%. The higher cost of sales was primarily due to the acquisition of GreenLeaf in September 2005 and four self-service stores in January 2005, but also due to higher car purchase costs that resulted from higher unprocessed metal prices, as GreenLeaf typically purchases newer vehicles resulting in a higher purchase price and lower margins as compared to the older model vehicles that Pick-N-Pull purchases. Gross profit increased $8.1 million, or 81%, over the prior year first quarter due to the acquisition of GreenLeaf in September 2005 and the addition of four new self-serve stores in January 2005. During the quarter, the operations acquired in the GreenLeaf transaction recorded a slight loss as the Company began the process of integrating GreenLeaf’s operations into Pick-N-Pull’s operations.

Cost of goods sold for the Steel Manufacturing Business increased $15.9 million, or 28%, as compared to the fiscal 2005 first quarter. As a percentage of revenues, cost of goods sold increased slightly compared with the prior year quarter from 80% to 81%. Average cost of goods sold per ton decreased $10 per ton, or 2%, compared to the prior year quarter, which was primarily caused by lower raw material costs for recycled metal and alloys and improved productivity, which were offset by higher energy costs. The overall increase in cost of sales was primarily caused by a 31% increase in sales volume. The Steel Manufacturing Business continues to see the benefits from the new furnace installed at its mini-mill last year, production incentives recently negotiated with the steelworkers union and other improvements in business practices. As a result, the increased production volumes and lower cost per ton of producing steel more than offset a $17 per ton decrease in average selling prices, and gross profit improved by $3.3 million to $17.1 million for the quarter.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense. Compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2005 selling, general and administrative expense for the same quarter this fiscal year increased $30.1 million, or 253%, to $42.0 million. As a percentage of revenues, selling, general and administrative expense increased by 5% percentage points, from 6% to 11%. A significant portion of the increase, $11 million, was attributed to the acquisitions that took place in the first quarter of fiscal 2006 that nearly doubled the Company’s revenue. The increase in selling, general and administrative expense was also due, in part, to the charge associated with the reserve of $11 million related to the penalties that the Company estimates will be imposed by the DOJ and the SEC in connection with the past payment practices in Asia discussed in Note 4 to the condensed consolidated financial statements. Other significant increases included higher legal, accounting and professional fees of $2.2 million, which includes $1.5 million related to the Audit Committee’s investigation of past payment practices in the Asia as discussed in Note 4 to the condensed consolidated financial statements, and the adoption of FAS 123(R) in fiscal 2006, which resulted in stock based compensation expense of $0.5 million.

Other Income (Expense).The Company elected to consolidate the results of the businesses formed from the HNC separation and termination and the GreenLeaf acquisition as though the transactions had occurred at the beginning of the fiscal year. As a result, there was $9.1 million gain related to debt extinguishment associated with the GreenLeaf acquisition. The Company recorded a gain of $54.6 million which arose from the HNC separation and termination. Based on the values determined by the valuations of the assets and liabilities acquired and assumed, the Company recorded a gain for the difference between the excess values of businesses acquired over the carrying value of the businesses sold. For a more detailed discussion of the HNC joint venture separation and termination and the Greenleaf acquisition, see Notes 1 and 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Interest Expense.Interest expense for the first quarter of fiscal 2006 increased by $0.7 million (245%) to $1.0 million compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2005. The increase was a result of higher average debt balances and an increase in the loan rate during the fiscal 2006 first quarter compared with the fiscal 2005 first quarter. For more information, see Note 5 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Income Tax Provision. The tax rate for the first quarter of fiscal 2006 was 41.6%, compared to a 34.8% rate for the same quarter last year. The rate was higher as a direct result of the $11.0 million charge associated with the investigation reserve recorded as a result of the DOJ and SEC investigation. At the end of the investigation, the Company will be able to determine the extent of the tax deductible portion if any, of the reserve, which currently is anticipated to be nondeductible. During the first quarter of fiscal 2006, the Company recorded a gain of $54.6 million which arose from the HNC separation and termination. Based on the values determined by the valuations of the assets and liabilities acquired and assumed, the Company recorded a gain for the difference between the excess values of businesses acquired over the carrying value of the businesses sold. The tax on the gain was recorded using a 38% effective tax rate.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash provided by operations for the three months ended November 30, 2005 was $23.2 million, compared with $17.3 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year. The increase was due to the reduction in accounts receivable and prepaid expense and other assets, an increase in accrued liabilities and the change in equity accounting for the joint ventures association with the HNC separation and termination agreement, which is offset by the gain on the disposition of the joint ventures.

Capital expenditures for the three months ended November 30, 2005 were $15.8 million compared with $7.5 million during the first three months of fiscal 2005. The increase was due to capital improvement projects at the Company’s Portland, Oregon recycling facility related to dock repairs and preparation for the installation of a mega-shredder, as well as other operational improvements at the Oakland and Sacramento, California recycling facilities and a number of store remodels and equipment upgrades at the Auto Parts Business locations. The Company expects to spend approximately $75 million on capital improvement projects during the remainder of fiscal 2006. Additionally, the Company continues to explore other capital projects that will provide productivity improvements and add shareholder value.

As a result of the Regional and GreenLeaf acquisitions the Company entered into during the first fiscal quarter of 2006, the Company had higher borrowings under the credit facility of $78.2 million. In addition, these transactions resulted in investments in acquisitions, net of cash acquired of $85.6 million.

Accrued environmental liabilities as of November 30, 2005 were $45.4 million, which increased since August 31, 2005 by $21.9 million due to the acquisitions discussed in Note 3 and were partially offset by spending charged against the environmental reserve. During the next 12 months, the Company expects to pay approximately $6.9 million relating to previously accrued remediation projects, including the remediation on the Hylebos Waterway located in the State of Washington as discussed in Note 4 to the condensed consolidated financial statements. Additionally, the Company anticipates future cash outlays as it incurs the actual cost relating to the remediation of identified environmental liabilities. The future cash outlays are anticipated to be within the amounts established as environmental liabilities.

On November 8, 2005, the Company entered into an amended and restated unsecured committed bank credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto. The new agreement provides for a five-year, $400 million revolving loan maturing in November 2010. The agreement prior to restatement provided for a $150 million revolving loan maturing in May 2006. Interest on outstanding indebtedness under the restated agreement is based, at the Company’s option, on either LIBOR plus a spread of between 0.625% and 1.25%, with the amount of the spread based on a pricing grid tied to the Company’s leverage ratio, or the greater of the prime rate or the federal funds rate plus 0.50%. In addition, annual commitment fees are payable on the unused portion of the credit facility at rates between 0.15% and 0.25% based on a pricing grid tied to the Company’s leverage ratio. The restated agreement contains various representations and warranties, events of default and financial and other covenants, including covenants requiring maintenance of a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and a maximum leverage ratio. The Company also has an additional unsecured credit line totaling $10 million, which is uncommitted. This additional debt agreement also has certain restrictive covenants. As of November 30, 2005, the Company had aggregate borrowings outstanding under its credit facilities of $86 million and was in compliance with such covenants, representations and warranties.

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In July 2002, the Company’s metals recycling joint ventures with HNC entered into a revolving credit facility (JV Credit Facility) with a group of banks for working capital and general corporate purposes. During February 2004, the facility was increased to $110 million.

Upon the closing of the agreement for the separation and termination of the Company’s joint ventures with HNC on September 30, 2005, as described in Note 3 of the condensed consolidated financial statements, HNC paid the Company $52.3 million in cash. The Company also received approximately $1.4 million for previously undistributed earnings of the joint ventures net of the Company’s share of outstanding borrowings under the JV Credit Facility as of that date. Following such earnings distributions, the Company and HNC each were obligated to repay the portion of the JV Credit Facility borrowed on behalf of the joint venture businesses it acquired in the transaction. The outstanding balance was paid off and the JV Credit Facility was terminated and repaid upon closing of the separation and termination agreement on September 30, 2005.

On September 30, 2005, the Company acquired GreenLeaf, five store properties leased by GreenLeaf and certain GreenLeaf debt obligations. Total consideration for the acquisition was $44.7 million, subject to post-closing adjustments.

On October 31, 2005, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of Regional, a metal recycling business with ten facilities located in Georgia and Alabama. The purchase price was $65.5 million in cash and the assumption of certain liabilities.

The increase in borrowings outstanding since August 31, 2005 was primarily the result of the acquisitions that occurred in the first quarter of fiscal 2006.

The Company makes contributions to a defined benefit pension plan, several defined contribution plans and several multiemployer pension plans. Contributions vary depending on the plan and are based upon plan provisions, actuarial valuations and negotiated labor agreements. The Company anticipates making contributions of approximately $5.0 million to the various benefit plans in fiscal 2006.

Management evaluates long and short range forecasts as well as anticipated sources and uses of cash before determining the course of action that would best enhance shareholder value. During fiscal 2004 and 2005, the Company made significant investments in capital equipment and completed several acquisitions to both grow the business and enhance shareholder value. The Company is currently engaged in a growth strategy to enhance shareholder value. Pursuant to a stock repurchase program approved in 1996, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to 3.0 million shares of its stock when the market price of the Company’s stock is not reflective of management’s opinion of an appropriate valuation of the stock. During the first three months of fiscal 2006, the Company made no share repurchases. As of November 30, 2005, the Company had repurchased a total of 1.3 million shares under this program.

The Company believes its current cash resources, internally generated funds, existing credit facilities and access to the capital markets will provide adequate financing for capital expenditures, working capital, stock repurchases, debt service requirements, post retirement obligations and future environmental obligations for the next twelve months. In the longer term, the Company may seek to finance business expansion with additional borrowing arrangements or additional equity financing.

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Outlook

The company said the factors that will affect its results in the second quarter of 2006 include:

Metals Recycling Business

Pricing: The uncertainty in the Asian export markets that was experienced beginning in the second half of last year and into the first quarter of 2006 is expected to continue through the second quarter. Domestic markets are expected to remain stronger than export markets. Sales orders completed in the early part of the second quarter would indicate an average price per ton of between $185 and $195.

The Company has seen recent evidence of declines in scrap acquisition costs which are greater than the declines in export sales prices, providing the potential for improved margins.

The Russian and Baltic region trading business generally purchases inventory in advance of making sales, has a lower overall margin on sales than the domestic metals processing business and thus can be impacted by small changes in price between the time of purchase and sale. During the second quarter, the trading business is expected to sell inventory that is valued higher than the current market price. As a result, margins related to these sales are expected to be negative, absent strengthening of the market.

Sales volumes: Ferrous scrap volumes in the domestic processing business are expected to rebound in the second quarter, primarily due to the timing of export orders. For the second quarter, volumes shipped from the Company’s domestic yards should increase from approximately 660,000 tons in the first quarter to between 800,000 and 850,000 tons.

Sales volumes in the Russian and Baltic region trading business are expected to decline approximately 40% from the first quarter to 175,000 tons. In addition to the impact of normal seasonable winter shipping conditions, lower market prices for scrap metal has significantly reduced the availability of processed metal available for purchase from Russia and the Baltic region.

For the year, the Company expects sales volumes to be approximately 3.5 million tons in the domestic processing business and 1.0 million tons in the Russian and Baltic region trading business.

Auto Parts Business

Retail demand in the self-service Auto Parts Business is affected by seasonal changes, with inclement winter weather in the second quarter expected to depress customer traffic and result in lower revenues when compared with the first quarter. For the second quarter, margins are expected to be affected by lower selling prices for scrapped cars and a high cost basis of cars sold from existing inventory compared to the second quarter of 2005.

The integration of GreenLeaf’s operations is expected to result in the conversion of one full-service location to a self-service store toward the end of the second quarter. The GreenLeaf operation is expected to post a modest loss during the quarter.

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Steel Manufacturing Business

Pricing: West Coast consumption of finished steel long products continues to remain strong, and the Company is seeing good demand for rebar and merchant bar. Based on current market conditions, the Company expects average prices for the second quarter to be slightly higher than both the first quarter of this year and the second quarter of last year. Higher prices on the West Coast relative to other markets could, however, result in an increase of foreign imports, putting downward pressure on pricing.

Volumes: The Company typically sees a reduction in second quarter sales volumes due to the impact of winter weather on construction projects. However, this year customer inventories remain low and the Company expects demand to remain good through the quarter. As a result, second quarter sales volumes should be significantly higher than during the second quarter of 2005, but lower than the volumes in the first quarter of this year.

Factors That Could Affect Future Results

This Form 10-Q, including Item 2 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, and including, particularly, the "Outlook" section, contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the Company's outlook for the business, and can be identified generally because they contain "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate" and other words that convey a similar meaning. One can also identify these statements as statements that do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Examples of factors affecting the Company that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations are the following: volatile supply and demand conditions affecting prices and volumes in the markets for both the Company's products and raw materials it purchases; world economic conditions; world political conditions; changes in federal and state income tax laws; impact of pending or new laws and regulations regarding imports and exports into the United States and other foreign countries; foreign currency fluctuations; competition; seasonality, including weather; energy supplies; freight rates; loss of key personnel; the inability to complete expected large scrap export shipments in the current quarter; consequences of the pending investigation by the Company's audit committee into past payment practices in Asia; business integration issues relating to acquisitions of businesses and the separation of the joint venture business described above; and business disruptions resulting from installation or replacement of major capital assets, as discussed in more detail under the heading "Factors That Could Affect Future Results" in the Company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K or quarterly report on Form 10-Q. One should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all factors that could cause actual results to differ from the Company's forward-looking statements. Consequently, the reader should not consider any such list to be a complete statement of all potential risks or uncertainties. The Company does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

Examples of factors affecting the Company that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following:

Cyclicality and General Market Considerations: Purchase and selling prices for recycled metals are highly cyclical in nature and subject to worldwide economic conditions. In addition, the cost and availability of recycled metals are subject to global supply and demand conditions which are volatile and beyond the Company’s control, resulting in periodic fluctuations in recycled metals prices and working capital requirements. While the Company attempts to maintain and grow margins by responding to changing recycled metals selling prices through adjustments to its metals purchase prices, the Company’s ability to do so is limited by competitive and other market factors. Additionally, changing prices could potentially impact the volume of recycled metal available to the Company, the subsequent volume of processed metal sold by the Company, inventory levels and the timing of collections and levels relating to the Company’s accounts receivable balances. Moreover, increases in recycled metals selling prices can adversely affect the operating results of the Company’s Steel Manufacturing Business because increases in steel prices generally lag increases in ferrous recycled metals prices.

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The steel industry is also highly cyclical in nature and sensitive to general economic conditions. Future economic downturns or a stagnant economy may adversely affect the performance of the Company.

The Company expects to continue to experience seasonal fluctuations in its revenues and net income. Revenues can fluctuate significantly quarter to quarter due to factors such as the seasonal slowdown in the construction industry, which is an important buyer of the Company’s finished steel products. Weather and economic conditions in the United States and abroad can also cause fluctuations in revenue and net income.

Another factor which may affect revenues relates to the seasonal reduction in demand from foreign customers who tend to reduce their finished steel production and corresponding scrap metal requirements, during the summer months to offset higher energy costs.

The Company makes a number of large ferrous recycled metals shipments to foreign steel producers each year. Customer requirements, shipping schedules and other factors limit the Company’s control over the timing of these shipments. Variations in the number of foreign shipments from quarter to quarter will result in fluctuations in quarterly revenues and earnings. The Company’s expectations regarding ferrous metal sales prices and volumes, as well as earnings, are based in part on a number of assumptions which are difficult to predict (for example, uncertainties relating to customer orders, metal availability, estimated freight rates, ship availability, cost and volume of unprocessed inventory and production output, etc.).

As a percentage of revenue, the Auto Parts Business’ wholesale sales, including sales of auto bodies as well as cores, such as engines, transmissions, alternators and other nonferrous metals, have continued to grow in the past few years. Due to the nature of the wholesale business, which is more closely tied to the prices for recycled metals, the Auto Parts Business’ results are increasingly subject to the volatility in the global recycled metals market more than they had been historically.

The Auto Parts Business experiences modest seasonal fluctuations in demand. The retail stores are open to the elements. During periods of extreme temperatures and precipitation, customers tend to delay their purchases and wait for milder conditions. As a result, retail sales are generally higher during the spring and fall of each calendar year and lower in the winter and summer months.

Additionally, the Auto Parts Business is subject to a number of other risks that could prevent it from maintaining or exceeding its current levels of profitability, such as volatile supply and demand conditions affecting prices and volumes in the markets for its products, services and raw materials; environmental issues; local and worldwide economic conditions; increasing competition; changes in automotive technology; the ultimate success of the Company’s growth and acquisition plans; ability to build the infrastructure to support the Company’s growth plans; and integration issues of the full-service business model.

Backlog: Historically, the Company has generally entered into export ferrous sales contract by selling forward 60 to 90 days. The backlog of sales contracts, coupled with knowledge of the price at which the processed material will be sold and the costs involved in processing the metals, allows the Company to take advantage of this differential in timing between purchases and sales and negotiate prices with suppliers that secure profitable sales transactions. As the difference in timing between the date the sales contracts are executed and the date of shipment grows shorter, it reduces the ability to manage the purchase price of raw material against the future sales price. The timing of forward contracts may impact the Company’s revenue on a quarter-to-quarter basis as well as profitability on export shipments of ferrous metals.

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Competition: The recycled metals industry is highly competitive, with the volume of purchases and sales subject to a number of competitive factors, principally price. The Company competes with both large and numerous smaller companies in its markets for the purchase of recyclable metals. The Company also competes with a number of domestic and foreign recycled metals processors and brokers for processed and unprocessed metal as well as for sales to domestic and foreign customers. For example, in 2001 and 2002, lower cost ferrous recycled metals supplies from certain foreign countries adversely affected market selling prices for ferrous recycled metals. Since then, many of these countries have imposed export restrictions which have significantly reduced their export volumes and lowered the worldwide supply of ferrous recycled metals. These restrictions are believed to have had a positive effect on the Company’s selling prices. Given the intricacies in which the global markets operate, the Company cannot predict when or if foreign countries will change their trading policies and what effect, if any, such changes might have on the Company’s operating results.

From time to time, both the United States and foreign governments impose regulations and restrictions on trade in the markets in which the Company operates. In the second quarter of fiscal 2005, the Company received a certificate from China that allows the Company to continue shipping recycled metals into China. The certificate is part of a process designed to ensure safe industrial and agricultural production in China. Also, it is not unusual for various constituencies to petition government entities to impose new restrictions or change current laws. If imposed, these restrictions could affect the Company’s margins as well as its ability to ship goods to foreign customers. Alternatively, restrictions could also affect the global availability of ferrous recycled metals, thereby affecting the Company’s volumes and margins. As a result, it is difficult to predict what, if any, impact pending or future trade restrictions will have on the operations of the Company.

For the Metals Recycling Business, some of the more significant domestic competitors include regional steel mills and their brokers who compete for recycled metal for the purpose of providing the mills with feedstock to produce finished steel. During periods when market supplies of metal are in short supply, these buyers may, at times, react by raising buying prices to levels that are not reasonable in relation to more normal market conditions. As a result, the Company may have to raise its buying prices to maintain its production levels which may result in compressed margins.

The Auto Parts Business competes with both full-service and self-service auto dismantlers as well as larger well financed more traditional retail auto parts chains for retail customers. Periodically, the Auto Parts Business increases prices, which may affect customer flow and buying patterns. Additionally, in markets where the Company has one or only a few stores it does not have the same pricing power it experiences in markets where it has multiple locations. As this segment expands, the Company may experience new competition from others attempting to replicate the Company’s business model. The ultimate impact of these dynamics cannot be predicted. Also, the business competes for its automobile inventory with other dismantlers, used car dealers, auto auctions and metal recyclers. Inventory costs can fluctuate significantly depending on market conditions and prices for recycled metal.

The domestic steel industry also is highly competitive. Steel prices can be highly volatile and price is a significant competitive factor. The Company competes domestically with several steel producers in the Western United States for sales of its products. In recent years, the Company has experienced significant foreign competition, which is sometimes subsidized by large government agencies. There can be no assurance that such competition will not increase in the future. In the spring of 2002, the U.S. Government imposed anti-dumping and countervailing duties against wire rod products from eight foreign countries. However, there are other countries that import wire rod products where the imports are not subject to duties. These duties have assisted the Company in increasing sales of wire rod products; any expiration or termination of the duties could have a corresponding adverse effect. The Company has experienced increased competition for certain products by foreign importers during fiscal 2005 and 2006. The Company believes that the rise in import levels is attributable to the increase in selling prices in the West Coast market, which potentially allow the import sales to be more profitable to the foreign companies.

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The steel manufacturing industry has been consolidating over the last several years and as a result one West Coast manufacturing facility has been closed and remains idle. Any future start-up of operations of the currently idle facilities could negatively impact the Company’s recycled metal and finished steel markets, prices, margins and potentially, cash flow.

In general, given the unprecedented profitability levels of the Company and other recycled metals and steel companies over the last two years, competitors may be attracted to the Company’s markets, which may adversely affect the Company’s ability to protect its profit margins.

Geographical Concentration: The Company competes in the scrap metal business through its Metals Recycling Business.  Over the last few years, a significant portion of the revenues and operating profits earned by this business has been generated from sales to Asian countries, principally China and South Korea.  In addition, the Company’s sales in these countries are also concentrated with relatively few customers that vary depending on buying cycles and general market conditions.  The Company’s sales have expanded to a broader geographic area with recent business acquisitions. As always, a significant change in buying patterns, change in political events, change in regulatory requirements, tariffs and other export restrictions within the United States or these foreign countries, severe weather conditions or general changes in economic conditions could adversely affect the financial results of the Company. 

Pending Investigation: As discussed in Part II, Item 1 “Legal Proceedings” and Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements, the Board of Directors authorized the Audit Committee to engage independent counsel and conduct a thorough, independent investigation of the Company’s past practice of making improper payments to the purchasing managers of customers in Asia in connection with export sales of recycled ferrous metals. The Board of Directors also authorized and directed that the existence and the results of the investigation be voluntarily reported to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and that the Company cooperate fully with those agencies. The Audit Committee notified the DOJ and the SEC of the independent investigation, engaged outside counsel to assist in the independent investigation and instructed outside counsel to fully cooperate with the DOJ and the SEC and to provide those agencies with the information obtained as a result of the independent investigation. On August 23, 2005, the Company received from the SEC a formal order of investigation related to the independent investigation. The Audit Committee is continuing its independent investigation. The Company, including the Audit Committee, continues to cooperate fully with the DOJ and the SEC. The investigations of the Audit Committee, the DOJ and the SEC of the Company’s past practice of making improper payments are not expected to affect the Company's previously reported financial results. However, the Company expects to enter into agreements with the DOJ and the SEC to resolve the above-referenced matters and believes that it is probable that DOJ and the SEC will impose penalties on, and require disgorgement of certain profits by, the Company as a result of their investigations.  The Company estimates that the total amount of these penalties and disgorgement will be within a range of $11 million to $15 million. In the first fiscal quarter of 2006, the Company established a reserve totaling $11 million in connection with this estimate. The precise terms of any agreements to be enterd into with the DOJ and the SEC, however, remain under discussion with these two agencies. The Company, therefore, cannot predict with certainty the final outcome of the aforementioned investigations or whether the Company or any of its employees will be subject to any additional remedial actions following completion of these investigations. It is also possible that these investigations could lead to criminal charges, civil enforcement proceedings and civil lawsuits.

Union Contracts: The Company has a number of union contracts, several of which were recently re-negotiated, including the contract covering the Company’s Steel Manufacturing Business. If the Company is unable to reach agreement on the terms of new contracts with any of its unions during future negotiations, the Company could be subject to work slowdowns or work stoppages.

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Post Retirement Benefits: The Company has a number of post retirement benefit plans that include defined benefit, Supplemental Executive Retirement Benefit Plan (SERBP) and multiemployer plans. The Company’s contributions to the defined benefit and SERBP plans are determined by actuarial calculations which are based on a number of estimates including the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets, allocation of plan assets between equity or fixed income investments, expected rate of compensation increases as well as other factors. Changes in these actual rates from year to year cause increases or decreases in the Company’s annual contributions into the defined benefit plans and changes to the expenses recognized in a current fiscal year. Management and the actuary evaluate these rates annually and adjust if necessary.

The Company’s union employees participate in a number of multiemployer pension plans. The Company is not the sponsor or administrator of these multiemployer plans. Contributions are determined in accordance with provisions of the negotiated labor contracts.

The Company learned during fiscal 2004 that one of the multiemployer plans of the Steel Manufacturing Business would not meet Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 minimum funding standards for the plan year ending September 30, 2004. The trustees of that plan have applied to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for certain relief from this minimum funding standard. The IRS has tentatively responded, indicating a willingness to consider granting the relief, provided the plan’s contributing employers, including the Company, agree to increased contributions. The increased contributions are estimated to average 6% per year, compounded annually, until the plan reaches the funding status required by the IRS. These increases would be based on the Company’s current contribution level to the plan of approximately $1.7 million per year. Based on commitments from the majority of employers participating in the Plan to make the increased contributions, the Plan Trustees have proceeded with the relief request, and are awaiting formal approval from the IRS.

Absent relief by the IRS, the plan’s contributing employers will be required to make additional contributions or pay excise tax that may equal or exceed the full amount of the funding deficiency. The Company estimated its share of the required additional contribution for the 2004 plan year to be approximately $1.1 million and accrued for such amount in fiscal 2004. Future funding deficiency assessments against the Company are possible until the multiemployer plan obtains a waiver from the IRS or the plan reaches the minimum funded status level required by the IRS.

Recently Acquired Businesses and Future Business Acquisitions: As discussed in Note 3 - Business Combinations, the Company recently completed transactions to separate and terminate its metals recycling joint venture relationships with HNC and to purchase Regional and GreenLeaf. With the separation of the joint ventures, the Company acquired direct ownership of metals recycling businesses in New England and Hawaii and a metals trading business in parts Russia and the Baltic region. The day-to-day operations of these businesses were overseen by HNC prior to the separation. The Company will depend on key employees of those businesses, particularly those involved in the metals trading operations, providing for the continuity of those businesses. As well, the Company will be hiring additional key employees to help manage those businesses. Loss of or failure to hire key personnel or other transition issues could adversely affect the Company.

Additionally, given the significance of these recently acquired businesses relative to the size of the Company, integration of these businesses will be challenging. Any failure to adequately integrate these businesses may result in adverse impacts on the Company’s profitability.

Throughout the Company’s history, it has made a number of acquisitions as management attempts to improve the value of the Company for its shareholders. It is anticipated that the Company will continue to pursue additional expansion of the Metals Recycling Business and Auto Parts Business. Each acquisition comes with its own inherent risks that make it difficult to predict the ultimate success of the transaction. An acquisition may have a negative and/or unexpected impact on the Company’s cash flow, operating income, net income, earnings per share and financial position.

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Trading Business Risks: Schnitzer Global Exchange (SGE), the Company’s trading entity acquired in September 2005, has various risks associated with its business operations. SGE operates in foreign countries with varying degrees of political risk. It advances and occasionally loans money to suppliers for the delivery of materials at a later date. Credit is also periodically extended to foreign steel mills. Due to the nature of the business, profit margins are thinner than for the Company’s processing business; thus, unsold inventory may be more susceptible to losses. In addition, inventory is generally purchased in advance of sale, and the Company has a lesser ability to manage the risk against adverse movements than in its domestic processing business. Also, the trading business has lower barriers to entry, making the Company potentially more susceptible to competition than in its processing business.

Replacement or Installation of Capital Equipment: The Company installs new equipment and constructs facilities or overhauls existing equipment and facilities (including export terminals) from time to time. Some of these projects take several months to complete, require the use of outside contractors and experts, require special permits and easements and have high degrees of risk. Examples of such major capital projects include the installation of a mega-shredder at a metal recycling yard, the overhaul of an export loading facility or the furnace replacement at the steel mill. Many times in the process of preparing the site for installation, the Company is required to temporarily halt or limit production for a period of time. If problems are encountered during the installation and construction process, the Company may lose the ability to process materials which may impact the amount of revenue it is able to earn or may increase operating expenses. Additionally, it may also result in the building of inventory levels. If market conditions then occur which result in lower selling prices, the Company’s profit margins may be adversely impacted. In either case, the Company’s ability to reasonably predict financial results may be hampered.

Reliance on Key Pieces of Equipment: The Company relies on key pieces of equipment in the various manufacturing processes. Key items include the shredders and ship loading facilities at the metals recycling locations and the transformer, furnace, melt shop and rolling mills at the Company’s steel manufacturing business, including the electrical power and natural gas supply into all of the Company’s locations. If one of these key pieces of equipment were to have a mechanical failure and the Company were unable to correct the failure, revenues and operating income may be adversely impacted. Where practical, the Company has taken steps to reduce these risks such as maintaining a supply of spare parts, performing a regular preventative maintenance program and maintaining a well trained maintenance team that is capable of making most of the Company’s repairs.

Energy Supply: The Company utilizes various energy sources to operate its facilities. In particular, electricity and natural gas currently represent approximately 9% of the cost of steel manufactured for the Company's Steel Manufacturing Business. The Steel Manufacturing Business purchases electric power under a long-term contract from McMinnville Water & Light (McMinnville) which in turn relies on the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). Historically, these contracts have had favorable prices and are long-term in nature. The Company’s electrical power contract expires in September 2011. On October 1, 2001, the BPA increased its electricity rates due to increased demand on the West Coast and lower supplies.  This increase was in the form of a Cost Recovery Adjustment Clause (CRAC) added to BPA's contract with McMinnville.  The CRAC is an additional monthly surcharge on selected power charges to recover costs associated with buying higher priced power during the West Coast power shortage.  Because BPA can adjust the CRAC every six months, it is not possible to predict future rate changes.

The Steel Manufacturing Business also has a contract for natural gas that expires on May 31, 2009 and obligates the business to purchase minimum amounts of gas at fixed rates, which adjust periodically. Effective November 1, 2005, the natural gas rate increased to $6.90 per MMBTU. This is a take or pay contract with a minimum average usage of 3,575 MMBTU per day. Gas not used is sold on the open market and gains or losses are recorded in cost of sales.

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If the Company is unable to negotiate favorable terms of electricity, natural gas and other energy sources, this could adversely affect the performance of the Company.

Environmental Matters: The Company records accruals for estimated environmental remediation claims. A loss contingency is accrued when the Company’s assessment indicates that it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be reasonably estimated. The Company’s estimates are based upon currently available facts and presently enacted laws and regulations. These estimated liabilities are subject to revision in future periods based on actual costs, new information or changes in laws and regulations.

Tax Laws:  The Company’s tax rate the last three years has benefited from state income tax credits, from the federal Extraterritorial Income Exclusion (ETI) on export sales, and from the final releases of a valuation allowance previously offsetting the net operating losses and minimum tax credit carryforwards that had accompanied a 1996 business acquisition. The Company’s future tax rates will benefit from the ETI, although the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the Act) will gradually eliminate the ETI benefit. Compensating for the Company’s loss of ETI benefit will be the new deduction under the Act for Qualified Production Activities Income, but the effect of this new deduction on the Company’s effective tax rate will not be determinable until the newly issued final regulations explaining it are examined by the Company. The Company will also likely continue to benefit from trade tax credits.

Currency Fluctuations: Demand from the Company’s foreign customers is partially driven by foreign currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar. Strengthening of the U.S. dollar could adversely affect the competitiveness of the Company’s products in the markets in which the Company competes. The Company has no control over such fluctuations and, as such, these dynamics could affect the Company’s revenues and earnings. The Company conducts most transactions in U.S. dollars.

Shipping and Handling: Both the Metals Recycling Business and the Steel Manufacturing Business often rely on third parties to handle and transport their products to end users in a timely manner. The cost to transport the products can be affected by circumstances over which the Company has no control such as fuel prices, political events, governmental regulations on transportation and changes in market rates due to carrier availability. In estimating future operating results, the Company makes certain assumptions regarding shipping costs.

The Steel Manufacturing Business relies on the availability of rail cars to transport finished goods to customers and raw materials to the mill for use in the production process. Market demand for rail cars along the west coast has been very high which has reduced the number of rail cars available to the Steel Manufacturing Business to transport finished goods. In addition, the Steel Manufacturing Business utilizes rail cars to provide an inexpensive form of transportation for delivering scrap metal to the mill for production. Although the Company expects to be able to maintain an adequate supply of scrap metal, a larger portion of those materials are anticipated to be delivered using trucks. The Company anticipates this change in delivery may lead to increased raw material costs.

The Metals Recycling Business relies on the availability of cargo ships to transport their ferrous and non ferrous bulk exports to Asian and other overseas markets. Demand for ocean going vessels has been strong, which has reduced the number of ships available to the Metals Recycling Business to transport product to markets. Although the Company anticipates that it will continue to find available vessels in a timely manner, the tight supply of ships could cause delays in meeting delivery schedules if vessels are not available.

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The Company’s Providence, Rhode Island facility, acquired in conjunction with the separation and termination of its metals recycling joint ventures with HNC, as discussed in Part I, Item II, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Acquisitions and Transactions” and Note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements, is leased from the Port of Providence. A long-term lease of this facility expired several years ago. The parties are finalizing the terms for a long-term lease of the facility. If the new lease is not finalized and the Company fails to secure another similar facility, the Company’s ability to ship recycled metals cost-effectively from this region would be significantly impacted.

Insurance: The cost of the Company’s insurance is affected not only by its own loss experience but also by cycles in the insurance market. The Company cannot predict future events and circumstances which could cause rates to materially change such as war, terrorist activities or natural disasters.

It is not possible to predict or identify all factors that could cause actual results to differ from the Company’s forward-looking statements. Consequently, the reader should not consider any such list to be a complete statement of all potential risks or uncertainties. Further, the Company does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company periodically uses derivative financial instruments to limit exposure to changes in interest and foreign currency rates. Because such derivative instruments are used solely as hedges and not for speculative trading purposes, they do not represent incremental risk to the Company. For further discussion of derivative financial instruments, refer to “Fair Value of Financial Instruments” in the consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2005.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

During the fiscal period covered by this report, the Company’s management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, completed an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Based upon this evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the fiscal period covered by this report, the disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

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Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

The Company's Audit Committee may, as a result of the investigations into the past practice of making improper payments to customers in Asia discussed in Part II, Item 1, “Legal Proceedings” and Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements, recommend improvements to certain aspects of the Company's internal control over financial reporting and/or disclosure controls and procedures related to transactions in Asia.

PART II

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company had a past practice of making improper payments to the purchasing managers of customers in Asia in connection with export sales of recycled ferrous metals. The Company stopped this practice after it was advised in 2004 that it raised questions of possible violations of U.S. and foreign laws. Thereafter, the Audit Committee was advised and conducted a preliminary compliance review. On November 18, 2004, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors authorized the Audit Committee to engage independent counsel and conduct a thorough, independent investigation. The Board of Directors also authorized and directed that the existence and the results of the investigation be voluntarily reported to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and that the Company cooperate fully with those agencies. The Audit Committee notified the DOJ and the SEC of the independent investigation, engaged outside counsel to assist in the independent investigation and instructed outside counsel to fully cooperate with the DOJ and the SEC and to provide those agencies with the information obtained as a result of the independent investigation. On August 23, 2005, the Company received from the SEC a formal order of investigation related to the independent investigation. The Audit Committee is continuing its independent investigation. The Company, including the Audit Committee, continues to cooperate fully with the DOJ and the SEC. The investigations of the Audit Committee, the DOJ and the SEC are not expected to affect the Company's previously reported financial results. However, the Company expects to enter into agreements with the DOJ and the SEC to resolve the above-referenced matters and believes that it is probable that the SEC and DOJ will impose penalties on, and require disgorgement of certain profits by, the Company as a result of their investigations.  The Company estimates that the total amount of these penalties and disgorgement will be within a range of $11 million to $15 million. In the first fiscal quarter of 2006, the Company established a reserve totaling $11 million in connection with the penalties this estimate. The precise terms of any agreements to be entered into with the DOJ and the SEC, however, remain under discussion with these two agencies. The Company, therefore, cannot predict with certainty the final outcome of the aforementioned investigations or whether the Company or any of its employees will be subject to any additional remedial actions following completion of these investigations.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

3.1 1993 Restated Articles of Incorporation f the Registrant. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1. Registration No. 33.69352 (the Form S-1).

3.2 Restated Bylaws of the Registrant. Filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2005, and incorporated herein by reference.

10.1 Amendment No. 1 to Lease, 3200 Yeon

10.2 Amendment No. 2 to Yeon Business Center Lease Agreement, 3200 Yeon

10.3 Amendment No. 1 to Lease, 3330 Yeon

10.4 Amendment to Yeon Business Center Lease Agreement, 3330 Yeon

10.5 Non-Employee Director Compensation Summary

31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

	SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC. (Registrant)
Date: January 9, 2006	By:	/s/ John D. Carter
		John D. Carter
		Chief Executive Officer

Date: January 9, 2006	By:	/s/ Gregory J. Witherspoon
		Gregory J. Witherspoon
		Chief Financial Officer

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EX-10.1

EXHIBIT 10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO LEASE

3200 Yeon

This Amendment No. 1 to Lease is made as of the 1^st day of February, 2004 and between SCHNITZER INVESTMENT CORP., an Oregon corporation (“Landlord”), and SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC., an Oregon corporation (“Tenant”).

RECITALS

A.Landlord and Tenant are parties to that a certain Lease dated August 7, 2003 with respect to the leasing of approximately 7,905 rentable square feet on the lower level and approximately 11,266 rentable square feel on the first floor of the building commonly known as 3200 NW Yeon Avenue, Portland, Oregon (the “Lease). The premises leased by Tenant under the Lease (the “Premises”) is more particularly described on the Lease.

B.Landlord and Tenant desire to expand the Premises in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment No. 1 to Lease (this “Amendment”). Capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the meanings given to them in the Lease, except as provided in this Amendment.

AGREEMENT

In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, Landlord and Tenant agree as follows:

1. Expansion of Premises.

A.Expansion of Premises. Effective as of February 1, 2004, the Premises is expanded to include approximately 1,288 rentable square feet on the second floor level of the Building comprised of approximately 1,031 rentable square feet in the area shown on the attached Exhibit A as the “Permanent Expansion Premises” and approximately 257 rentable square feet in the area shown on the attached Exhibit A as the “Temporary Expansion Premises”. As of March 31, 2004, Tenant surrendered possession of the Temporary Expansion Premises to Landlord. Thus, as of April 1, 2004, Section 1.1(i) is revised to reflect an additional approximately 1,031 rentable square feet on the second floor level of the Building. Tenant shall have the right to terminate Tenant’s right to use the entire Permanent Expansion Premises at any time upon ninety (90) days prior written notice to Landlord.

B.Rent During February and March 2004. For the months of February 2004 and March 2004, the monthly Base Rent is increased by $1,824.67 per month to $26,348.59; Tenant’s Share of Building (Section 1.1(o)) is 66.48%; and Tenant’s Share of Project (Section 1.1(p)) is 7.59%.

C.Rent Commencing on April 1, 2004. From and after the month of April 2004, Section 1.1(o) of the Lease is revised to reflect that Tenant’s Share of Building is 65.64%; Section 1.1(p) of the Lease is revised to reflect that Tenant’s Share of the Project is 7.49%; and the monthly Base Rent payable with respect to the Premises is as follows (which replaces the table in Section 1.1(k) of the Lease):

Months	Rent PRSF (Annual)		Monthly Installments
	Lower Level	First and Second Floor
4 (April 2004) – 12	$13.00	$17.00	$25,984.50
13-24	$13.33	$17.43	$26,642.53
25-36	$13.66	$17.87	$27,310.81
37-48	$14.00	$18.32	$27,995.92
49-60	$14.35	$18.78	$28,697.87
61-72	$14.71	$19.25	$29.416.65
73-84	$15.08	$19.73	$30,152.27
85-96	$15.45	$20.22	$30,898.13
97-108	$15.84	$20.73	$31,667.67
109-120	$16.24	$21.25	$32,474.04

D.Real Estate Brokers. Tenant and Landlord each represent and warrant to the other that there is no real estate broker or agent who is or may be entitled to any commission or finder’s

fee in connection with this Amendment and each shall indemnify and hold the other harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, liabilities, lawsuits, judgments, costs and expenses (including without limitation, attorneys’ fees and costs) with respect to any leasing commission or equivalent compensation alleged to be owing on account of such party’s discussions, negotiations and/or dealings with any real estate broker or agent.

2. Tenant Representations. Tenant represents and warrants that:

A.Due Authorization. Tenant has full power and authority to enter into this Amendment without the consent of any other person or entity;

B.No Assignment. Tenant has not assigned the Lease, or sublet the premises;

C.No Default. Tenant is not in default of the Lease and Tenant acknowledges that Landlord is not in default of the Lease; and

D.Binding Effect. The Lease is binding on Tenant and is in full force and effect, and Tenant has no defenses to the enforcement of the Lease.

3. General Provisions

A.Attorneys' Fees. If a suit or an action is instituted in connection with any dispute arising out of this Amendment or the Lease or to enforce any rights hereunder or thereunder, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover such amount as the court may adjudge reasonable as attorneys' and paralegals' fees incurred in connection with the preparation for and the participation in any legal proceedings (including, without limitation, any arbitration proceedings or court proceedings, whether at trial or on any appeal or review), in addition to all other costs or damages allowed.

B.Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts and when each party has signed and delivered at least one such executed counterpart to the other party at the party's address set forth above, then each such counterpart shall be deemed an original, and, when taken together with the other signed counterpart, shall constitute one agreement which shall be binding upon and effective as to all signatory parties.

C.Effect of Amendment. The Lease is unmodified except as expressly set forth in this Amendment. Except for the modifications to the Lease set forth in this Amendment, the Lease remains in full force and effect. To the extent any provision of the Lease conflicts with or is in any way inconsistent with this Amendment, the Lease is deemed to conform to the terms and provisions of this Amendment.

D.Binding Effect. The provisions of this Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns and no amendment to this Amendment shall be binding upon the parties unless in the form of a writing executed by each party hereto.

E.Integration. This Amendment contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the matters described herein, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements between them with respect to such matters.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have executed this Amendment as of the date first above written.

Landlord:	Tenant:
SCHNITZER INVESTMENT CORP., an Oregon corporation	SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC., an Oregon corporation
By: Its: Date:	By: Its: Date:

Exhibit A

3200 NW Yeon Building

Second Floor

Floor Plan

EX-10.2

EXHIBIT 10.2

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO YEON BUSINESS CENTER LEASE AGREEMENT

(3200 NW Yeon)

DATED: ____________, 2005

BETWEEN: SCHNITZER INVESTMENT CORP.,

an Oregon corporation (“Landlord”)

AND: SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.,

an Oregon corporation (“Tenant”)

Recitals:

A.Landlord and Tenant are parties to a Yeon Business Center (3200 NW Yeon) Lease Agreement dated August 7, 2003 (the “Lease Agreement”), as amended by an Amendment No. 1 to Lease dated February 1, 2004 (the “First Amendment”). The Lease Agreement and the First Amendment are collectively referred to as the “Lease” in this Amendment No. 2 to Yeon Business Center Lease Agreement (the “Amendment”).

B.Landlord and Tenant have agreed to expand the Premises by adding to the Premises approximately 10,572 rentable square feet in the Building (the “Expansion Space”), on the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment. After such expansion, Tenant will be the sole tenant in the Building.

C.Capitalized terms which are used in this Amendment and which are defined in the Lease shall have the meanings given to them in the Lease, unless expressly amended by this Amendment.

Agreements:

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises of the parties set forth in this Amendment, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

1. Design of Expansion Space Tenant Improvements

1.1General. Tenant has retained Yost Grube Hall (the “Architect”) to design its improvements to the Expansion Space (the “Expansion Space Tenant Improvements”). Tenant shall cause the Architect to prepare the necessary drawings, including without limitation, Basic Plans and Working Plans as described below for the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements (the “Plans”). The Plans are subject to Landlord’s written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. Throughout the process of design and construction of the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements, Kelly Lang (“Tenant’s Construction Representative”) shall be available, or shall make his representative available, for onsite and telephone

consultations and decisions as necessary. Tenant’s Construction Representative shall have the authority to bind Tenant as to all matters relating to the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements.

1.2Basic Plans. Tenant shall deliver the Basic Plans to Landlord by October 12, 2005. The Basic Plans shall clearly identify and locate on the Basic Plans (i) any equipment requiring special plumbing or mechanical systems, areas subject to above normal loads, special openings in the floor, ceiling, or walls, and other major or special features; and (ii) locations of telephone and electrical receptacles, outlets, and other items requiring electrical power (for special conditions and equipment, power requirements, and manufacturer’s model numbers must be included). Landlord shall review the Basic Plans and shall, in writing within five business days after receipt, either approve the Basic Plans (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) or reject them, in which case Landlord shall specify in reasonable detail the deficiencies in the Basic Plans as submitted. If the Basic Plans are rejected, Tenant shall resubmit required changes to the Basic Plans within five business days after Landlord’s rejection until Landlord’s reasonable approval has been obtained.

1.3Working Plans. On or before the date that is the later of (a) five business days after Landlord’s approval of the Basic Plans or (b) November 1, 2005, Tenant shall cause the Architect to produce and deliver to Landlord full working drawings for construction sufficient to obtain all necessary permits and with sufficient detail to construct the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements in compliance with the approved Basic Plans, including specifications for every item included on the Basic Plan (the “Working Plans”).

1.4Construction of Expansion Space Tenant Improvements. Upon completion of the Working Plans, and subject to Tenant’s prior, written approval of the original budgeted cost (the “Initial Budget”), Landlord shall construct the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements. Tenant agrees to respond to Landlord’s request for approval of the Initial Budget within five business days of Landlord’s written request therefor. No changes to the Plans or Initial Budget shall be made except with the approval of both Landlord and Tenant. The parties acknowledge that the total cost and of, and Initial Budget for, planning, designing, permitting, installing and constructing (including labor and materials) the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements may exceed the “TI Allowance” (defined below). Landlord shall cause the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements to be completed in a good and workmanlike manner and in compliance with the building permit issued therefor (if any) by the City of Portland. Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize disruption of the conduct of Tenant’s business in the Building during the construction of the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements. Tenant acknowledges that all overtime costs incurred to comply with this requirement shall be included in the total costs of the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements. However, Landlord and Tenant shall work collaboratively to determine whether Tenant would prefer business disruption rather than overtime costs. Tenant shall cooperate and coordinate with Landlord to minimize disruption of the conduct of Tenant’s business in the Building during the construction.

1.5Payment of Tenant Improvements Costs. Landlord shall pay up to $105,720.00 (the “TI Allowance”) towards the costs of designing and constructing the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements which costs shall include all costs, fees, and expenses incurred by Landlord in connection with the planning, design, permitting, installation, labor, materials and construction of the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements, which costs, fees and expenses shall 

include construction supervision fees paid to Landlord’s property manager, Schnitzer Northwest, LLC. Construction supervision fees paid to Schnitzer Northwest, LLC, inclusive of Landlord’s overhead charges and overhead costs of Schnitzer Northwest, LLC (if any), shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the total cost of designing and constructing the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements. Landlord shall apply the total amount of the TI Allowance toward payment of costs of designing and constructing the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements as those charges become due and payable, and thereafter, Landlord shall pay, as due, the costs of designing and constructing the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements, up to the amounts included in the Initial Budget. Within seven (7) business days after Tenant’s receipt of an invoice including an itemization of the expenditures and all documentation (e.g. contractor & sub-contractor invoices, and material invoices) supporting the expenditures or such additional documentation reasonably requested by Tenant to support the invoiced amount, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord the payments made by Landlord and included in the Initial Budget (and any Change Orders approved by Tenant) that exceed the TI Allowance.

1.6Change Orders. Prior to incurring any costs, fees or expenses including, without limitation, governmental fees and assessments in connection with the design, permitting, installation, labor, materials, and construction of the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements that exceed the Initial Budget, and prior to making any modifications to the Plans and/or the materials, finishes, specifications or timelines provided in the Plans, Landlord shall obtain the Tenant’s written approval of such cost, fee, expense or modification (each such change a, “Change Order”). All costs, fees, and expenses including, without limitation, governmental fees and assessments in connection with the design, permitting, installation, labor, materials, and construction of the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements in excess of the Initial Budget that are pre-approved by Tenant in a written Change Order shall be reimbursed to Landlord by Tenant within seven (7) business days after Tenant’s receipt of an invoice including an itemization of the expenditures and all documentation (e.g. contractor & sub-contractor invoices, and material invoices) supporting the expenditures or such additional documentation reasonably requested by Tenant to support the invoiced amount. Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense, arrange for the installation of all Tenant’s furniture, fixtures and equipment associated with its business. Costs associated with Tenant’s equipment, layout, design and construction coordination are also the sole responsibility of Tenant.

1.7Tenant Delay. If there shall be a delay in Substantial Completion of the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements or the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for the same as a result of:

(a)Tenant’s failure to deliver any of the Plans within the time periods required in this Amendment;

(b)Tenant’s failure to approve or reject any item or proposed Change Order, or perform any other obligation within three business days after receipt of written notice from Landlord;

(c)Tenant’s request for changes in materials, finishes or installations other than those readily available;

(d) Tenant’s request to deviate from the Plans; or

(e)Subject to Landlord’s obligation to use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize disruption of the conduct of Tenant’s business in Section 1.4, Tenant’s interference with Landlord’s construction of the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements during Tenant’s work within the Expansion Space (whether such work is performed by Tenant or its contractor or by Landlord or its contractor on Tenant’s behalf);

(each of which shall be deemed a “Tenant Delay”) then the Expansion Space Commencement Date shall be accelerated by the number of days or partial days of such Tenant Delay. Landlord shall notify Tenant of any Tenant Delay and the duration thereof.

1.8Substantial Completion. The terms “substantial completion,” “Substantial Completion,” “Substantially Complete,” “Substantially complete” and words of similar import (whether or not spelled with initial capitals) as used in the Amendment shall mean the date of substantial completion of the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements pursuant to the Working Plans (as amended by any Change Orders) such that Tenant may commence the installation of any of Tenant’s equipment and occupy the Expansion Space for the conduct of its business (subject to the completion of any additional construction to be performed by Tenant). The Expansion Space Tenant Improvements shall be deemed substantially complete notwithstanding the fact that minor details of construction, mechanical adjustments or decorations which do not materially interfere with Tenant’s use and enjoyment of the Expansion Space remain to be performed (items normally referred to as “punch list” items). Certification by the Architect as to the substantial completion of the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements shall be conclusive and binding upon Landlord and Tenant. By taking occupancy of the Expansion Space, Tenant shall be deemed to have accepted the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements as substantially complete, except for any latent defects in the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements and except that Tenant shall, within five business days after entering into possession of the Expansion Space, provide Landlord with a list of incomplete and/or corrective items present in the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements and subject to reasonable discovery by Tenant. Tenant shall give written notice to Landlord of discovery of any latent defects in the construction of the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements within five business days of discovery of any such defect and in no event later than one year following the date of substantial completion of the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements. Landlord shall diligently complete, as soon as reasonably possible, all punch list items and adjustments that are not completed upon substantial completion of the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements. Landlord shall diligently complete, as soon as reasonably possible following Tenant’s notice thereof, the repair of any latent defects in the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements if Tenant gives notice of such defects to Landlord within one year following the date of substantial completion of the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements. The Expansion Space Commencement Date shall not be delayed because of the existence of uncorrected punch list items.

2.Expansion of Premises. Effective on the date of Substantial Completion of the Expansion Space Tenant Improvements, and subject to Landlord vacating the Building (the “Expansion Space Commencement Date”), the Expansion Space shall be added to the Premises and the term “Premises” shall mean approximately 10,267 rentable square feet on the lower level of the first floor of the Building, approximately 10,282 rentable square feet on the first floor of 

the Building, and approximately 10,225 rentable square feet on the second floor of the Building, all as shown on the attached Exhibit A.

3.Extension of Term. Effective on the Expansion Space Commencement Date, the Term of the Lease shall be extended to and through June 30, 2015.

4.Base Rent. Commencing on the Expansion Space Commencement Date, and continuing throughout the Term as extended, Base Rent shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule:

	Rent Per R.S.F. (Annual)
Months	Lower Level	First and Second Floor	Monthly Installments
Expansion Space Commencement Date through December 31, 2005	$13.33	$17.43	$41,191.34
1/1/06-12/31/06	$13.66	$17.87	$42,225.61
1/1/07-12/31/07	$14.00	$18.32	$42,225.61
1/1/08-12/31/08	$14.35	$18.78	$44,371.08
1/1/09-12/31/09	$14.71	$19.25	$45,482.28
1/1/10-12/31/10	$15.08	$19.73	$46,619.12
1/1/11-12/31/11	$15.45	$20.22	$47,773.06
1/1/12-12/31/12	$15.84	$20.73	$48,978.28
1/1/13-12/31/13	$16.24	$21.25	$50,209.15
1/1/14-6/30/15	$16.65	$21.78	$51,465.67

5.Operating Expenses. Effective on the Expansion Space Commencement Date, and continuing throughout the Term, as extended, Tenant’s Share of the Building shall be 100%, Tenant’s Share of the Project shall be 11.408%, and the Base Year shall be 2005.

6.Parking Spaces. Effective on the Expansion Space Commencement Date, the number 51 in Section 1.1(q) of the Lease Agreement shall be replaced with 92. If Tenant wishes to restripe the parking spaces on the Land (defined below) in order to increase the number of parking spaces available to Tenant on the Land, Landlord agrees not to unreasonably withhold consent to such restriping so long as the restriping will have no material adverse impact on the remainder of the Project such as by impairing the flow of traffic or by reducing the number of permitted parking spaces on any other part of the Project. Tenant agrees that Tenant will comply with all notices of violations of applicable laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, codes, and other governmental requirements related to the striping of parking spaces on the Land at its expense. Tenant will indemnify, defend, and hold Landlord harmless from and against any all claims, damages, costs, losses, and liabilities related to the striping of parking spaces on the Land.

7.Project Expenses. Effective on the Expansion Space Commencement Date, the Operating Expenses payable by Tenant as defined in Section 6.1 of the Lease Agreement shall not include any share of costs related to common signage at the Project or to the maintenance,

repair or replacement of any buildings on the Project and the common areas in the interior of such buildings except for the Building. However, Tenant shall pay 100% of Operating Expenses related to the signage on the land described on the attached Exhibit B (the “Land”) and to the Building.

8.Further Modifications to Lease. Effective on the Expansion Space Commencement Date:

8.1Section 2.3 and Article XVIII of the Lease Agreement are deleted from the Lease.

8.2The Tenant’s termination right relating to the use of the “Permanent Expansion Premises” as defined and provided in the First Amendment (the last sentence of Section 1(C) of the First Amendment) is deleted from the Lease.

8.3The following Section 1.1(s) shall be added to the definitions in the Lease Agreement: “1.1(s) Building Envelope. The Building Envelope shall include the Building, the reserved Surface Parking Spaces as provided in Section 1.1(q) that are on the Land and the ingress and egress points from NW Yeon Avenue into the area of the reserved Surface Parking Spaces on the Land. Nothing herein shall prohibit the Landlord and other tenants of the Project of using the ingress and egress points included in the definition of Building Envelope.”

8.4The following shall be added to Section 17.5: “Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall not make changes to the Common Areas that would materially increase, from that existing on the Expansion Space Commencement Date, the amount of traffic making ingress and egress to and from NW Yeon Avenue and the Project through the Building Envelope.

8.5The following shall be added to the end of Section 10.3 and to the end of Exhibit H: #1: “Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall be allowed to place its professionally prepared signs within the Building Envelope, provided that the same comply with applicable governmental regulations, are located in a safe manner, do not interfere with the ingress and egress of Landlord or other tenants in the Project, and are approved by Landlord (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed). Further, Tenant shall be allowed to restrict the placement of signs, placards, pictures, advertisements, names or notices (“Signage”) within the Building Envelope, and to remove any Signage placed within the Building Envelope at the expense of the party placing the Signage therein.

8.6The phrase: “by Landlord or on Landlord’s behalf” shall be added to Section 6.1(b)(i) after the word “incurred” in the second line of that Section.

9.Sale of Project. Landlord intends to sell all or parts of the Project. In connection with any sale of all or any part of the Project, Landlord shall act in good faith to allocate Project costs to the Land in a fair and reasonable manner.

10.Effect of Amendment. Landlord and Tenant ratify and confirm all provisions of the Lease. Except as expressly amended by this Amendment, the Lease remains unmodified and in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment effective as of the date first set forth above.

LANDLORD: SCHNITZER INVESTMENT CORP., an Oregon corporation

By:

Its:

TENANT: SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC., an Oregon corporation

By:

Its:

EXHIBIT A

Outline of Premises Including Expansion Space

EXHIBIT B

Legal description of the Land

Parcel 2, Partition Plat No. 1990-25, in the County of Multnomah, and State of Oregon.

EX-10.3

EXHIBIT 10.3

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO LEASE

3330 Yeon

This Amendment No. 1 to Lease is made as of the 1^st day of February, 2004 and between SCHNITZER INVESTMENT CORP., an Oregon corporation (“Landlord”), and SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC., an Oregon corporation (“Tenant”).

RECITALS

A.Landlord and Tenant are parties to that a certain Lease dated August 7, 2003 with respect to the leasing of approximately 5,043 rentable square feet on the second floor of the building commonly known as 3330 NW Yeon Avenue, Portland, Oregon (the “Lease). The premises leased by Tenant under the Lease (the “Premises”) is more particularly described on the Lease.

B.Landlord and Tenant desire to amend the Lease to expand the Premises in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment No. 1 to Lease (this “Amendment”). Capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the meanings given to them in the Lease, except as provided in this Amendment.

AGREEMENT

In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, Landlord and Tenant agree as follows:

1.  Expansion of Premises.

A.Month to Month Expansion Space. Effective as of February 1, 2004, the Premises is expanded to include approximately 1,413 rentable square feet in the location shown on the attached Exhibit A (the “Month to Month Expansion Space”). Landlord shall have the right to terminate Tenant’s right to use the Month to Month Expansion Space at any time upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to Tenant. Tenant shall have the right to terminate Tenant’s right to use the entire Month to Month Expansion Space at any time upon ninety (90) days prior written notice to the Landlord.

B.Monthly Base Rent for Month to Month Expansion Space. The monthly Base Rent payable by Tenant with respect to the Month to Month Expansion Space is as follows:

Months	Rent PRSF (Annual)	Monthly Installments
1 (February 2004) -11	$16.00	$1,884.00
12-23	$16.40	$1,931.10
24-35	$16.81	$1,979.38
36-47	$17.23	$2,028.83
48-59	$17.66	$2,079.47
60-71	$18.10	$2,131.28
72-83	$18.55	$2,184.26
84-95	$19.01	$2,238.43
96-107	$19.49	$2,294.95
108-119	$19.98	$2,352.65

C.Increase in Tenant’s Share of Building and Tenant’s Share of Project. During the period of time during Term of the Lease that the Premises include the Month to Month Expansion Space, Tenant’s Share of Building shall be 38.31% and Tenant’s Share of Project shall be 2.41%.

D.Real Estate Brokers. Tenant and Landlord each represent and warrant to the other that there is no real estate broker or agent who is or may be entitled to any commission or finder’s fee in connection with this Amendment and each shall indemnify and hold the other harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, liabilities, lawsuits, judgments, costs and expenses (including without limitation, attorneys’ fees and costs) with respect to any leasing commission or equivalent compensation alleged to be owing on account of such party’s discussions, negotiations and/or dealings with any real estate broker or agent.

2. Tenant Representations. Tenant represents and warrants that:

A.Due Authorization. Tenant has full power and authority to enter into this Amendment without the consent of any other person or entity;

B. No Assignment. Tenant has not assigned the Lease, or sublet the Premises;

C.No Default. Tenant is not in default of the Lease and Tenant acknowledges that Landlord is not in default of the Lease; and

D.Binding Effect. The Lease is binding on Tenant and is in full force and effect, and Tenant has no defenses to the enforcement of the Lease.

3. General Provisions

A.Attorneys' Fees. If a suit or an action is instituted in connection with any dispute arising out of this Amendment or the Lease or to enforce any rights hereunder or thereunder, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover such amount as the court may adjudge reasonable as attorneys' and paralegals' fees incurred in connection with the preparation for and the participation in any legal proceedings (including, without limitation, any arbitration proceedings or court proceedings, whether at trial or on any appeal or review), in addition to all other costs or damages allowed.

B.Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts and when each party has signed and delivered at least one such executed counterpart to the other party at the party's address set forth above, then each such counterpart shall be deemed an original, and, when taken together with the other signed counterpart, shall constitute one agreement which shall be binding upon and effective as to all signatory parties.

C.Effect of Amendment. The Lease is unmodified except as expressly set forth in this Amendment. Except for the modifications to the Lease set forth in this Amendment, the Lease remains in full force and effect. To the extent any provision of the Lease conflicts with or is in any way inconsistent with this Amendment, the Lease is deemed to conform to the terms and provisions of this Amendment.

D.Binding Effect. The provisions of this Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns and no amendment to this Amendment shall be binding upon the parties unless in the form of a writing executed by each party hereto.

E.Integration. This Amendment contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the matters described herein, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements between them with respect to such matters.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have executed this Amendment as of the date first above written.

Landlord:	Tenant:
SCHNITZER INVESTMENT CORP., an Oregon corporation	SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC., an Oregon corporation
By: Its: Date:	By: Its: Date:

EXHIBIT A

Yeon Business Center – Building 3

3300 NW Yeon

Portland, Oregon

Second Floor Plan

EX-10.4

EXHIBIT 10.4

AMENDMENT TO YEON BUSINESS CENTER LEASE AGREEMENT

(3330 NW Yeon)

DATED: _________________, 2005

BETWEEN: SCHNITZER INVESTMENT CORP.,

an Oregon corporation (“Landlord”)

AND: SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.,

an Oregon corporation (“Tenant”)

Recitals:

A.Landlord and Tenant are parties to a Yeon Business Center (3330 NW Yeon) Lease Agreement dated August 7, 2003 (the “Lease”).

B.Contemporaneously with the execution of this Amendment to Yeon Business Center Lease Agreement (the “Amendment”), the parties are executing an Amendment to Yeon Business Center (3200 NW Yeon) Lease Agreement (the “3200 Lease Amendment”) pursuant to which Tenant will expand its premises in the building in the Project located at 3200 NW Yeon Avenue (the “3200 Building”). Landlord and Tenant desire to terminate the Lease after Tenant vacates the Premises and relocates into its expanded premises in the 3200 Building.

C.Capitalized terms which are used in this Amendment and which are defined in the Lease shall have the meanings given to them in the Lease, unless expressly amended by this Amendment.

Agreements:

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises of the parties set forth in this Amendment, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

1.Termination of Lease. Effective on the later of: (a) the date on which Tenant vacates the Premises and returns possession of the Premises to Landlord in the condition required by the Lease, and (b) the Expansion Space Commencement Date, as defined in the 3200 Lease Amendment (the “Effective Date”), the Lease shall terminate and all rights and obligations of Landlord and Tenant under the Lease shall terminate except for rights and obligations accrued as of the Effective Date.

2.Effect of Amendment. Landlord and Tenant ratify and confirm all provisions of the Lease. Except as expressly amended by this Amendment, the Lease remains unmodified and in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment effective as of the date first set forth above.

LANDLORD: SCHNITZER INVESTMENT CORP., an Oregon corporation

By:

Its:

TENANT: SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC., an Oregon corporation

By:

Its:

EX-10.5

EXHIBIT 10.5

Non-Employee Director Compensation Summary ⁽¹⁾

The following is a summary of the compensation provided to our non-employee directors effective as of September 1, 2005.

Annual fee for all non-employee directors	$ 35,000
Board meeting and Board committee meeting fees (where committee meeting held other than on the same day as a meeting of the Board)	$   1,200
Chairperson retainer – Audit Committee	$   5,000
Chairperson retainer – Compensation committee	$   5,000
Chairperson retainer – Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee	$   5,000
Annual grant of restricted Class A common stock to all non-employee directors	$ 87,500

(1) The Chairman of the Board may receive additional compensation as determined by the Compensation Committee.

EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, John D. Carter, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) and internal control over financial reporting as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

January 9, 2006

/s/ John D. Carter

John D. Carter

President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Gregory J. Witherspoon, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) and internal control over financial reporting as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(f) and 15d-15(f) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

January 9, 2006

/s/ Gregory J. Witherspoon

Gregory J. Witherspoon

Chief Financial Officer 

EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 30, 2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, John D. Carter, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ John D. Carter

John D. Carter

President and Chief Executive Officer

January 9, 2006

A signed original of the written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. and will be retained by Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

EX-32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 30, 2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Gregory J. Witherspoon, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Gregory J. Witherspoon

Gregory J. Witherspoon

Chief Financial Officer 

January 9, 2006

A signed original of the written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. and will be retained by Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.