Includes provisions regarding plant loading of critical
automotive products
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 9, 2015 /CNW/ -- Today, United States
Steel Corporation (NYSE:X) announced that the Ontario Superior
Court of Justice has approved a mutually agreed upon transition
plan with U. S. Steel Canada (USSC) as part of USSC's
restructuring under Canada's
Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) process. The
agreement is an important step in separating the two parties.
Highlights of this agreement include:
- U. S. Steel will not be generating any sales on behalf of
USSC;
- Going forward U. S. Steel will load its production on its
U.S.-based mills;
- U. S. Steel shall transition away from providing any technical
and engineering services associated with product development or
sales with USSC, and U. S. Steel will not support any field quality
claims made against USSC;
- U. S. Steel will continue to provide all shared services that
USSC relies upon for up to 24 months, with the exception of
sales;
- Should USSC enter into a new sale and restructuring process
(SARP) in the future, U. S. Steel will not be a bidder.
On Sept. 16, 2014, USSC's board of
directors unanimously decided to apply for relief from its
creditors pursuant to Canada's
Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. As a result of the 2014
CCAA filing, USSC and its subsidiaries were deconsolidated from U.
S. Steel's financial statements on a prospective basis.
Despite efforts in the months following the CCAA filing, no
negotiated or other settlement was achieved.
Prior to the Sept. 2014 CCAA
filing, USSC recorded a loss from operations in each year for five
years, with an aggregate operating loss of approximately
$2.4 billion, or in excess of
$16.00 per diluted share, since
December 2009. Additionally,
USSC represented approximately $1
billion of U. S. Steel's consolidated Employee Benefits
liability as of June 30,
2014.
United States Steel Corporation, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., is a leading integrated steel
producer and Fortune 200 company with major production operations
in the United States and
Europe. The company manufactures a
wide range of value-added steel sheet and tubular products.
For more information about U. S. Steel, please visit
www.ussteel.com.
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SOURCE United States Steel Corporation