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2015
ANNUAL
REPORT
VICTORMATOSVAZQUEZ ADRIANMATRAM JASONLEWISMATSON MATTHEWMATSON SCOTTPMATSON MICHAELAMATTEO SPENCERWMATTERS JASONPMATTHES JEFFALLENMATTHES JUSTINMATTHES
SUPPLEMATTHEW BILLYGENEMATTHEWSJR BLAINMATTHEWS BOBBYNMATTHEWS BRIANKMATTHEWS CHRISTOPHERSCOTTMATTHEWS DAMONAMATTHEWS DAVIDMATTHEWS DENNISMATTHEWS
EUGENE MATTHEWS JAMESBMATTHEWS JONATHANHMATTHEWS KARLMATTHEWS KENNETH EMATTHEWS MARK RMATTHEWS MARYCMATTHEWS MICHAELDMATTHEWS MICHAELEMATTHEWS
PAULMATTHEWS RAYEMATTHEWSJR RHONDAMATTHEWS ROBERTAMATTHEWS RYANSMATTHEWS STEPHANIERMATTHEWS TERESAAMATTHEWS TERRYMATTHEWS TRACYMATTHEWS MITCHELLDMATTINGLY
KYLEMATTINSON JOHNMATTOCKS JEFFERYAMATTOX JEFFERYALLENMATTOXII JOSHUAJDMMATTSON KAMMATTU JOSEPHJMATUSKA TAMMYMATUSZAK MANUELMATUTEBACHES JOSEPHMAUGERI
BRUCEMAUGHAN GAYLENCMAUGHAN JAYDENMAUGHAN JORDANRMAUGHAN THOMASJMAUK ANDREWFERRELLMAULDIN ARTHURLMAULDIN CHELSIMAULDIN MICHAELMAULDIN KYLIEMAUNDRELL
RANDYK MAURER TOBIASMAURICE MARIBEL MAURICIO ANGELINE MAURO DAVID LMAUSEHUND KEVIN AMAVIS ANTHONYD MAXWELL CAMERONMAXWELL COLTONDMAXWELL DAVISMAXWELL
ERICL MAXWELL JAMES TONYMAXWELL KIM MAXWELL MICHAELW MAXWELL RODNEY MAXWELL CRAIGC MAY CRAIG MMAY GORDON DMAY JAMES AMAY JEDIDIAH EMAY JEREMY MMAY
JOSEPH CHRISTOPHERMAY JUSTIN MAY KELVINMAY KENNETH DMAY MARKE MAY MICHEALT MAY SCOTTA MAY WILLIED MAY DANIELMAYA DONALD GENEMAYBERRY MARLON CMAYBERRY
CLAYTON TYLER MAYER JOHN MAYER JOHN ZACHARY MAYER TROYMAYER JULIAN L MAYERS DAVID E MAYES MICHAEL W MAYFIELD MICHAEL MMAYHALL DAVID E MAYHEW KEVIN MAYHO JR
CHRISTOPHERKMAYNARD KYLEMAYNARD WILLIEMAYNARD JOSHUALMAYNE BRUCEMAYO ELIJAHPMAYO JAKEMAYORCA ALANRAYMAYOTTE DAVIDRMAYOTTE ARTHURMAYS CHRISTOPHERMAYS
GEORGE MICHAELMAYS JAREDE MAYS KENNETHLMAYS PATRICKG MAYS ROBERTJOSEPHMAYS WILLIAMTODD MAYS CORYROBERTMAYSE MELANIE MAYSEY KEVINBMAYTUM ELLERYP MAZE
DYLAN MAZUREN VANESSADMAZZA DANIEL MAZZUCCA TYLERMCADAM ERICDMCADORY JEREMYT MCALLISTER TERONKMCALLISTER TRACIMCALLISTER VIVIANHMCALLISTER JIMMCALPINE
KYLE MCALPINE SCOTT MCALPINE KIMELAINE MCANULTY RYANH MCANULTY CHELSEAM MCARTER MICHAEL BRUCE MCARTHUR RAYFORD JMCATEER ROYR MCATEER THOMAS MMCAULIFFE JR
CHADWICK TYLER MCBAY RYAN MCBEE GREG BMCBRAYER JERRY K MCBRAYER AARON MCBRIDE D BLAKE MCBRIDE JAMES MCBRIDE JAMES MCBRIDE JEFFREY D MCBRIDE JOHN MCBRIDE
MATTHEWMCBRIDE MICAMCBRIDE ROGERBRENTMCBRIDE TERRYJMCBRIDE WILLIAMMCBRIDE PAMELAKMCBROOME JAMESJMCCABE MICHAELMCCABE ELIZABETHMCCAFFREY BRADYRMCCAIN
JOHNLMCCAIN SHANG JAMARMCCAIN HUNTER MCCALEB KEVINEMCCALEB CHRISTOPHERMCCALL CRAIGMCCALL HARLISEJ MCCALL JAMESTMCCALLSR ROBERT MCCALL ROSWELLMCCALL
EDWARDA MCCALLIE SHAILEEN MCCALLUM JOHNCHADWICKMCCALPIN DONNIE WMCCAMMON JR KENNETH EMCCAMMON DARRIN JMCCANDLESS TYLERJ MCCANDLESS TERRYJACKMCCANLESS
KEVINMCCANN RICHARDDOUGLASMCCANN STEPHENAMCCANN ANTHONYLMCCANTSII CHRISRMCCANTS JAMARIOMCCANTS JAMESHMCCANTS JOEYSMCCANTS SETHAMCCANTS TIMOTHYAMCCANTS
LARRY BRUCE MCCARDLE CORY MCCARRON KYLE MCCARRON JEFF MCCARSTLE CHARLIE MCCARTHY KYLE MCCARTHY THOMAS P MCCARTHY THOMAS T MCCARTHY JAMES MCCARTNEY
KENNETH JOHN MCCARTNEY JAMES PMCCARTY SEAN MCCARTY JONATHAN B MCCAULEY ROBERT MMCCAULEY MARK E MCCLAIN ROBERT MCCLAIN RYAN A MCCLAIN CHARLESMCCLAMROCK
SCOTTMMCCLANAHAN GILBERTMCCLATCHIE RONALDMCCLEARY CASEYBMCCLELLAN KEVINRMCCLELLAN TERRYLMCCLELLAN ANDREWMCCLELLAND GLENNEMCCLELLAND JACOBSMCCLENDON
LARAINEGMCCLENDON JASONMMCCLISH CHRISTOPHERMCCLOUD DARRELLEMCCLOUD RANDALLJMCCLOUD RICHARDLMCCLOUDJR TYRONEMCCLOUD AARONMMCCLURE JACOBWMCCLURE
JOSEPHMCCLURE MICHAELMCCLURE TERRYLEEMCCLURE WILLIAMBMCCLURE BRYANMCCOIL BILLYMMCCOIN JASONEMCCOLLUM JUSTINKMCCOLLUM LISASMELLEYMCCOLLUM MARKMCCOLLUM
CHARLESRMCCONNELLJR DWIGHTDMCCONNELL JOHNTMCCONNELL PATRICKMICHAELMCCONNELL STEPHENMCCONNELL JOSHUAMCCORD LYNNMCCORD MARKDMCCORD DAVIDMCCORMICK
JASONAMCCORMICK MITCHELLWMCCORMICK PATRICIAAMCCORMICK RANDYRMCCORMICK REECETMCCORMICK ROBERTKMCCORMICK LLOYDCLINTONMCCOURT CHARLESDWIGHTMCCOY
HENRY B MCCOY III JJ MCCOY JAMES MCCOY JENNIFER MCCOY JOEY MCCOY JOSHUA A MCCOY LASHONDA MCCOY MARK NMCCOY NATHANIEL J MCCOY SCOTT MCCOY SHELDON MCCOY
WARRENRICKMCCOY WILLIAMMCCOY ROBERTWMCCRACKEN MICHAELMCCRACKIN DANIELBMCCRARY JORDANRMCCRARY JOHNCMCCRATEJR MICHAELSMCCRAVEY MICHAELJUDSONMCCRAY
ERNESTLEEMCCRELESS JAMESAMCCRELESS MARKMCCRORY SEANMCCRORY ERICRMCCROSKEY THOMASMCCROSKY KENNETHWMCCRUTER LLOYDLMCCUBBIN EDWARDMCCUE DARRELLMCCULLAH
GREGMCCULLOCH JAMESMCCULLOCH MYRONA MCCULLOCH ALEX MCCULLOUGH ALICIA KRISTINMCCULLOUGH BRADFORDL MCCULLOUGH FRANKIEL MCCULLOUGH JASONM MCCULLOUGH
KEITHLMCCULLOUGH PATRICKMCCULLOUGH ROBERTDMCCULLOUGH ROBERTA MCCULLOUGH WARRENJMCCULLOUGH CRAIGIMCCULLY CHRISTOPHERJ MCCURLEY BENTHOMASMCCURRY
CHRISTOPHEREMCCUTCHEN ANDREWDONALDMCCUTCHEON BRIANKMCCUTCHEON JOHNWMCCUTCHEON RICHARDMCCUTCHEON TERRYMCCUTCHEON MICHAELJOHNMCDADE SEANMCDADE
ALBERTDMCDANIEL CODYDEANMCDANIEL JACKIED MCDANIEL MARKE MCDANIEL MICHAELMCDANIEL RICHARDF MCDANIEL ROBBIENMCDANIEL THOMASMCDANIEL THOMASMMCDANIEL
VICTORMCDANIEL GLENNERICMCDAY KELLYKIERRAMCDAY CYNTHIALEAMCDERMID CODYM MCDERMOTT BLAINERMCDONALD BRENTSMCDONALD CHARLESMCDONALD DARWINLMCDONALD
DASHAWN MCDONALD HUNTER MCDONALD IV JACOB MCDONALD JAMES MCDONALD JAMES K MCDONALD JAMES R MCDONALD JR JENNIFER MCDONALD JOHNMCDONALD JORDAN MCDONALD
JOSHUAMCDONALD MALCOLMFMCDONALD MAXIMILLIANDMCDONALD PAULMMCDONALD RYANMCDONALD SHAWNDOUGLASMCDONALD ROBERTFMCDONNELL KYLEMCDONOUGH ROBERTLMCDOUGAL
ALWYNMCDOWALL DEZMONDWMCDOWELL SEANMCDOWELL TRACYMCDUFFY JAMESRMCEACHERN ROBERTCMCEACHERN JONATHANLMCEACHINSR STEPHENGMCELHANON JULIEMCELHANY
MARKMCELHINNEY STEVENLMCELROY DAWNMCELVEEN MICHAELTMCELVEEN TERRIIMCELVEEN WILLIAMRMCELVEEN JAMESJMCELYEA ERNESTEMCFADDEN PATRICKJMCFADDEN ROGERMCFADDEN
CAMERONRMCFALL SHANNAMMCFALL JAMESWMCFARLAND JOSEPHMCFARLAND WILLIAMDMCFARLAND ANDYRMCFARLANE KYLEBMCFARLANE VINTONMCFARLANE PHILLIPMCFEE JAMESMCGARRIGLE
MACKINLEYMCGARRY GERALDAMCGAUGHEY NATHANGMCGAUGHEY RYANDMCGAUGHEY COURTNEYJMCGEE DEVOYDMCGEE LUCASCAINEMCGEE MARTINKMCGEE OBIEMCGEE STEPHENCMCGEE
TIMOTHYA MCGEE JAVION JAYEMCGEHEE MICHAEL MCGEORGE DIANAS MCGILL LINDAK MCGILL MICHAEL JMCGILL MONTY RMCGILL ROBERTMCGILL ZACHARY MCGILLIS CALVIN MCGINNIS
CALVINRMCGINNIS KENDERICKMCGIRT ROBERTMCGIRT ROBERTWMCGLAUN ASHLEYMCGOWAN DANIELLMCGOWAN DONAMECHIAMCGOWAN DRUMCGOWAN WESLEYSMCGOWAN ANDREWMCGRAW
MARIEMCGRAW RONALDAMCGRAW KENNETHGERALDMCGREGGOR CHADDMCGREGOR MICHAELJAMESMCGREGOR MICKEYALANMCGREGOR NATHANMCGREGOR AMANDANMCGUIRE BRUCEMCGUIRE
JAMESPMCGUIRE MICHAELCMCGUIRE RANDYWMCGUIRE ROBERTMCGUIRE STEPHENEMCGUIRE TYLERMCGUIRE JOHNHMCHALFFEY CLINTONAMCHAN ROBERTBMCHARGUE STEVENDMCHENRY
ANTHONYMCHUGH KEVINMCHUGH MATTHEWMCILWAIN JOHNMCINALLY HARTMCINERNEY CORYPMCINTOSH KYLEMCINTOSH JANETLMCINTYRE MARCUSMCINTYRE RYANMMCINTYRE BILLYMCINVILLE
BRANDONMCINVILLE DANNYMMCINVILLE JOSEPHPMCINVILLE JUSTINRMCINVILLE RANDYWMCINVILLE JIMMYRAYMCKASKLE BRADLEYJMCKAY DAVIDLMCKAY FARONMCKAY MARKSTEVENMCKAY
RALPHEMCKAY RANDINMCKAY CLINTONMCKEE JASONMICHAELMCKEE JEREMYMCKEE JERRYMCKEE MATTHEWMCKEE MATTHEWHUDSONMCKEE ROBERTDMCKEE ROBERTSHANEMCKEE
MICHAELEMCKEEN ROBERTMCKEEVER TODDJAMESMCKELLEP JOHNNIEEMCKELROY CHRISTOPHEROMCKELVEY KENNYHMCKELVEY ERICMCKENNA KELLYFMCKENNEY DOUGLASALLENMCKENZIE
JAYSONMCKENZIE MATTHEWFMCKENZIE MICHAELEMCKENZIE ORNINLMCKENZIEJR PAULJMCKENZIE RICHARDMCKENZIE SHAWNMCKENZIE VERNONEMCKENZIE WESLEYEMCKENZIE THOMASMCKEON
ROBERTAMCKEOWN JOSEPHTMCKERNAN PATRICKDMCKERNAN JENNIFERRMCKIBBEN TOMMYWMCKIBBEN DAVIDCMCKINLEY HUNTERMICHAELMCKINLEY SCOTTDMCKINLEY CHADRMCKINNEY
JEREMYMCKINNEY JERRYGMCKINNEY JUDYMCKINNEY MICHAELMCKINNEY ONASISNMCKINNEY THOMASKMCKINNEY GINAMCKINNON LARRYMCKINNON PATRICIAMCKINNON ROBERTAMCKINNON
CHRISTOPHERAMCKINSEY WILLIAMMCKINSEY JOHNMCKINVEN BILLYGENEMCKNIGHT ENNISAMCKNIGHT JAMESVMCKNIGHT JODYBMCKNIGHT JOHNATHONTHOMASMCKNIGHTJR MICKELTMCKNIGHT
PEGGYMCKNIGHT STEVENW MCKNIGHT TIMOTHYMCKNIGHT TONYEMCKNIGHT WILLIAMB MCKNIGHT TYLERMCKOWN SHAWNMCLACHLAN GAILSMCLAIN JAMESEMCLAMB JEFFREYMCLAMB
JOHN P MCLANEY BRIANMCLAUGHLIN CHRISTOPHER J MCLAUGHLIN CORY MCLAUGHLIN DUSTIN K MCLAUGHLIN EARNEST J MCLAUGHLIN JIMMY DEAN MCLAUGHLIN MATTHEW MCLAUGHLIN
NATHANIELRMCLAUGHLIN RICKYDMCLAUGHLIN TERRYDMCLAUGHLIN ALASDAIRMCLEAN FLINTMCLEAN JOSEPHGMCLEANJR MELISSAMCLEAN OTISMCLEARY SAMUELMMCLELLAN JOHNNYLMCLEODJR
MICHAELEDWARDMCLEOD STEPHENGMCLEOD GAVINCMCMAHON JAMIEJMCMAHON MICHAELMCMAHONJR SEANTHOMASMCMAHON JESSICAAMCMANIGAL EUGENEMCMANUS ROBERTMCMANUS
TAMRON EUGENE MCMANUS ADAM K MCMELLON JOSHUA FRANKLIN MCMILLAN NANCY LEE MCMILLEN CARMELA Y MCMILLIAN COREY D MCMILLIN ALLEN SCOTT MCMILLON TIMOTHY W MCMINN
DONMCMONEGAL BRIANKMCMORRIS EDWARDDMCMULLEN MARCJOSEPHMCMULLEN TERRANCEMCMULLEN DAVID LMCMURRIAN DALEA MCMURRY DAVIDWMCMURRY MITCHELLMCNAB
DANIEL RMCNABB KELLYSMCNABB ADRIAN MCNAIR THERESAMCNALL MICHAELMCNAMARA SHAWNMCNAMARA KENNETHRMCNATT HEATHER MCNAY DAVID MMCNEAL THEODORERMCNEAL
JEROMEMCNEARY BRUCEMCNEELY LISAC MCNEELY ELIZABETHMCNEESE EDWARDMCNEIL MARKWMCNEIL RAYMONDMCNEIL SHATERRIAMCNEIL DERRICKMCNEILLY ANTONIADMCNEISH
PATRICKJMCPEAK BRETMCPHERSON STANLEYCMCPHERSON GREGORYMCQUEEN JAMESCMCQUEEN GARYMCQUILLIS RODNEYPMCRAE JEREMYMCROBERTS GARNERTMCSORLEY GARYLMCSORLEY
JEFFREYMCSWAIN MALIKAMCSWAIN RUSSELLDMCSWANE BOBBYSMCVEAY VICKEYMCVEY CYRILMCWEENEY TERRYMCWHORTER ALFREDMCWILLIAMS DEBRAMCWILLIAMS LARRYDEANMCWILLIAMSJR
RICHARDMCWILLIAMS GARLAND MEABONSR ANTHONYMEAD RICKYMEAD DAVID WMEADE KEVIN MEADE MARYMEADE MICHAELK MEADE MIKEMEADE HEATHER MEADOR JAMESD MEADOR
JEFFREYLMEADOR JOEMEADOR PHILLIPGMEADOR EDWARDWMEADOWSII JASONSMEADOWS JOSHUACMEADOWS MICHAELMEADOWS LEONARDZMEADS ISRAELIMEAGHER BRADLEYMEALER
CAMRON C MEANS KERRY MEANS TROYJ MEANS KEN MEARNS STAN L MEARS DUSTY MECHAM JOSEPH MECHAM MARITZA MECHATO ANN MEDDINGS JEFFREY MEDDINGS SIMON S MEDEL
COURTNEYMEDFORD JEFFREYDMEDFORD CESARMEDINA CHRISMEDINA ESTEBANMEDINA LUISMEDINA MANUELMEDINA MICHAELLMEDINA RICARDOMEDINA CARLOSMEDINACALVARIO MARKMEDLER
DANACLAYTONMEDLEY JAMESCURTISMEDLIN JAMESWMEDLIN SEAN MEDNIKOW GUILLERMOMEDRANO JR MARCOMEDRANOJIMENES JOSEPHMEEHAN TODDAMEEHAN RICHARD DMEEK
KERRYLMEFFORD LONNIEDMEFFORD LEONMMEGGETT STEVENCMEGGS MATTHEWSMEGYESE AARONMEHAY ELDONMEHEULA TODDPMEHL KEVINMEHLE DANIELJMEHLENBACHER BRADMEHRHOFF
URVITAMEHTA MILESKMEIDINGER BRADLEYMEIER MATTHEW JMEIER ERICMEINEN BARTELJ MEIS JEFFAMEIXSELL JOSEMEJIA JOSEPHINEMEJIA TOBYNMEJIA MANUEL MEJIAPEREZ
CHRISTOPHERMELCHER TIMOTHYCMELCHER ADRIANMELENDEZ JOSEMELENDEZ MANUELMELENDEZ DIANAMELENDEZALVARADOCID ALFONSOMELENDEZSANCHEZ KURTMELERO DEBORAHMELESIO
DIANEMELESIO MICHAELAMELKUS CHRISTOPHERLMELLER KENTMELLO REBECCALMELLO JOSEPHMMELLODY RONALDJMELLOTT CELERINOCMELO ANTHONYWMELTON DAVIDCMELTON
JASONTMELTON MICHAELMELTON MAXLMELVIN ENRIQUEMENA MARKFMENASCO JESSEMENCHACAJR CHRISTOPHERMENDENHALL ALMENDEZ BENJAMINMENDEZ EDWARDGMENDEZ ELVINRMENDEZ
MAGDALENOMENDEZ RICARDOMENDEZ VICENCIOMENDEZ JUANMENDEZCONTRERAS JOSEPHMENDOLA BELIZARIOMENDOZA DANIELMENDOZA FELIPEMENDOZA FIDELMENDOZA HARVINGMENDOZA
JOSEDMENDOZA NOLBERTOMENDOZA OSWALDOMENDOZA IRENEOMENDOZABARAJAS OMARMENDOZAMORA AARONJMENEFEE LORAMENEGAZZO LUISMENENDEZ CHRISJMENEZES RICARDOMENEZES
ROBERTOMENEZES VICTORMENEZES DEANAMENIGOZ JOHNNYMENJIVAR AARONCMENKE CORYBMENLOVE RUSSELLPMENLOVE MATTHEWDMENSCER TRAVISJAMESMENTER MITCHELLGMENTZEL
MATTHEWMENZENBERG ZACKARIAHMERASTY ARMANDOMERCADO JOSEANIBALMERCADO LINDAMERCANTE DOMINGOMERCEDES‑ROSARIO LEONARDMERCEREAU BARRYMERCHANT CHADEMERCHANT
RYANMERCIER JAMESTHOMASMEREDITH JOSHWAMEREDITH SCOTTGMEREDITH STACEYMEREDITH TRACEYMEREDITH KYLEMERICLE TRENTONMERICLE ANGELMERIDACAAL GERDMERLING
CORYTMERRILL RICKYLEEMERRILL JOHNWMERRIMAN KANDEEMERRITT RONALDKENTMERRITT JEFFERYLMERRIWEATHER FINLEYHMERRY BILLYLMERRYMAN BRUCEMERSBERG JONELMERTENS
RAYMONDMESSEMER SCOTTPMESSENGER MICHAELMESSER ZACHARYMESSERSCHMIDT JOSHUAAMMONMESSERVY STEPHENMESSIER GABRIELEAMESSINA STEVENMESZAROS ANDREWMETCALF
BRUCEMETCALF DIANAKMETCALF JAREDMETCALF ROBERTELDINMETCALF TIMOTHYSMETCALF DONALDMETHVIN GARYMETHVIN ERICSMETKE LUKEMETOYER SEANMETRO ALANTMETSKER
MATHEWMETTLER ANDREWMEWBORN CEVYNJMEYER CLINTONGMEYER CRAIGMEYER ERICLMEYER JERRYEMEYERII LEEDMEYER LISALMEYER LUTHERPMEYER MATTHEWMEYER MICHAELOMEYER
ROBINAMEYER TYLERMEYERS BENJAMINMMEYETTE CHRISTIANMEZA ISSACMEZA MIGUELMEZA‑HERRERA ROBERTMEZICK JAREDDMICHAELS RANDYRMICHAELS ANDREWMICHAUD HECTORMICHAUD
JOCELYNMICHAUD JOSEAMICHEL WALTERGMICHELER GARYRMICHELFELDER JUANMICHELL FRANKMICHELS JOSEPHMICIK LORIKMICKELSON KEVINMMICKEY DONALDRMICKINS WILLIAMWMICKLE
CAROLYNJMIDDLEBROOK MICHAELLMIDDLEBROOK ANDREWMMIDDLETON BARRYLMIDDLETON CHRISTOPHERLMIDDLETON MARKFMIDDLETON RYANMIDDLETON STACYWMIDDLETON TRENTMIDDLETON
KENNETHARNOLDMIDKIFF ANDREWMIELER ISAACMIERA STEVENANDREWMIFFLIN ANNAMIGLIORE STEVENJMIGLIORE JOHNAMIHOK KEVINMIHOK OSCARMIJARES KEVINLMIKETTA MARTAMIKULA
ROBERTDMILCHLING BILLYRMILES BOYDBENJAMINMILES DEANGELOMILES GRANTMILES JAMESAMILES JASONSMILES JAYSMILES JOHNEMILES JONATHANAMILES LARRYTODDMILES LORNEMILES
MARKDMILES MICHAELRMILES SHANEOMILES SHAWNISAACMILES TANNERDMILES TINAJMILES WAYNEMILES WILLIAMBMILES WILLIAMC MILES MICHAELSMILFORD RUSSELLL MILFORD
SAMMYAMILHOAN RICARDOMILIAN GEORGEPMILJUS MARKSMILKOWSKI WILLIAMMILLAN DEREKMILLAR JUSTINSMILLARD ANTHONYMILLER BARTHOLOMEWDMILLER BEAUMILLER BERNHARDAMILLERIII
BETH A MILLER BRADLEY D MILLER BRANDON J MILLER BRENNAN Z MILLER BRETT L MILLER BRIAN MILLER BRUCE L MILLER BRYAN PMILLER CHARLES MILLER JR CHARLES BRYANT MILLER
CHRISTOPHERCMILLER CHRISTOPHEREMILLER CHRISTOPHERMMILLER CLIFTONMILLER COLLIERDMILLER COREYDMILLER DANIELAMILLER DANIELEMILLER DANIELLEEMILLER DANIELTMILLER
DANNYMILLER DANNYTMILLER DAVIDAMILLER DEBRAMMILLER DENNISMILLER DEREKMILLER DERYLMILLER ERICCMILLER EVANMILLER GREGORYMILLER HUBERTEMILLER JAMESMILLER
JAMESAMILLER JAMESLMILLER JAMESLMILLER JAMESMICHAELMILLER JAREDLEEMILLER JEFFRMILLER JEFFERYMILLER JEFFERYAMILLER JEFFREYMILLER JEFFREYLMILLER JEREMYJMILLER
JESSEWMILLER JOEYMILLER JOEYJMILLER JONMILLER JONHMILLER JONATHANAMILLER JOSEPHDMILLER JOSEPHDMILLER JOSHKMILLER JOSHUAFMILLER JOSHUALMILLER JULIANNELMILLER
JUSTINMILLER KALAMILLER KARIVMILLER KENNETHMILLER KENNETHLMILLER KRISTYMILLER LAMARMILLER LESLIEJMILLER LISAMAYMILLER LOUISTMILLER MARKMILLER MARKFREDRICKMILLER
MARKJMILLER MEGANRMILLER MICHAELAMILLER MICHAELEMILLER MICHAELLMILLER MICHAELLMILLER MICHAELRMILLER NATHANMILLER NATHANPMILLER NEILWMILLER RANDALLLMILLER
RANDELLMILLER RAYMONLMILLER RAYMONDEMILLERJR REGINALDMILLER RICHARDMILLER RICHARDCMILLER ROBMILLER ROBBYALANMILLER ROBERTDALEMILLER ROBERTJAKEMILLER
RODNEYMILLER SANDRAMILLER SARAHMILLER SHAUNMILLER STEVENWMILLER SUSANMILLER TAYLORSMILLER THOMASCMILLER THOMASOMILLER TIMOTHYCRAIGMILLER TIMOTHYROBERTMILLER
TOMASAMILLER TRAVISLEEMILLER TRAVISWMILLER WADEMILLER WARRENAMILLERIII WAYNEEMILLER WAYNEPMILLER WILLISTMILLER ZACKERYCOLEMILLER JEFFMILLIGAN PETERAMILLIGAN
THOMASDMILLIGAN JIMMYDMILLIKAN DANMILLIKEN KIMBERLYSMILLIKEN DEBORAHJMILLION BONNIEMILLS BRIANMILLS BRIANDMILLS CHRISTOPHERMARTINMILLS GLENNMMILLS HALRMILLS
JAMESMILLS JOSEPHMILLS MICHAELLMILLS NANCYMILLS NICHOLEDMILLS RICHARDDMILLS ROBERTMILLS ROGERMILLS THOMASMILLS BRETTMILLSAP SAMUELEMILLSAPS GAGEMILLWARD
DWANAMILNER JOSEPHMILNES MELISSAMILTEER CHRISTOPHERGMILTON HUNTERMILTON NIRUPAMINASANDRAM BRANDONMINCY ROBERTMINDOCK CHRISTIANMINER COLTONMINER MICHAELMINER
TROYLMINGLE STEVENMINICH CRAIGAMINICK WILLIAMSMINICK FIDENCIOMINJARES JAIMEMINJARES MICHAELMINK JAREDMINNIE RICHARDJMINNITIII DARIEMINODORA MICHAELMINONDO
DERRICKAUSTINMINOR JACOBMINOR JASONMMINOR JOSHUAAMINOR KENNETHRMINOR RANDALWMINOR ROBERTDMINOR TERRYLMINOR WILLIAMMINT BRADLEYMINTON STEPHENCMINTON
ROBERTWMINYARDJR DAVIDMIOTTO ADAMMIRANDA CESARMIRANDA ENRIQUEMIRANDAIII JULIOMIRANDA CHRISTIANMIRANDAMARTINEZ JOHNGMIRE ANDRESMIRELES MARCSMIRUS ANNAMISAIL
CRAIGSMISDOM ALANMISENHELTER JOHENSMISERE CHARLESSMISFELDT JOHNWAYNEMISHOE BILLWMISNER MARKALANMISNER DOUGLASLMISRASI NICHOLASMISRASI RYANPETEMISRASI
CHRISTYMISSION ANNAMITCHELL ANTONIOJMITCHELL BILLYMITCHELLJR BOBBYWAYNEMITCHELL CARLEENMITCHELL CHARDRICKLMITCHELL CLAYTONMITCHELL DUSTINHMITCHELL ERICJMITCHELL
EVANMITCHELL GARYRMITCHELL GREGORYLMITCHELL JAMESMITCHELL JAMESMITCHELL JASONLMITCHELL JOHNATHANZACCHAEUSMITCHELLJR JOHNNYMARSHALLMITCHELL JONATHANDMITCHELL
KENNYMITCHELL KENTLMITCHELL KYLEBRADFORDMITCHELL MARKTWAINMITCHELL MATTHEWDMITCHELL MAURICEMITCHELL MICHAELSMITCHELL NICHOLASMITCHELL PAULDMITCHELL
PAULGMITCHELL PAULMICHAELMITCHELL RANDYSMITCHELL RODNEYMITCHELL RONAMITCHELL RUPERTMITCHELL RYANMITCHELL STEPHENMMITCHELL THOMASEMITCHELL TIMOTHYDMITCHELL
WALTERMITCHELL WALTEREMITCHELL WESTLEYAMITCHELL ROBERTMITCHINSON GREGORYDMITTENDORF DONALDMITTER DANIELAMITZLAFF RENALDOMIX KEVINMMIXON TAMERRALJAYEMIXON
DARRIN GMIZE JAMES RMIZE RICHARDMIZE JR THEODORE MIZE BRIAN MLNARIK JOHN LMLODZIANOWSKI ADAM MNICH KAICHEONG MO DALIA MOAWAD DANIELMOBLEY TIMOTHY MOBLEY
STEFANSMOCANU LAWRENCEJMOCH JENNIFERSIMPKINSMOCK WILLIAMTHOMASMODE JESUSMODESTO THOMASMODESTO RAJENDRAMODI REXAMOEHRING CASEYLMOELLER JEFFREYWMOELLER
MATTHEWL MOELLER GREGORY EMOEN APRIL NMOERBE JOSHUAM MOERBE TIMOTHY GMOERBE JOHN C MOESSNER ROUT MOEUY DANIEL MMOFFETT DUSTE MOFFITT JEREMIAH MOFFITT
JOSHUAMOFFITT MOHAMEDASMATHMOHAMEDJAMAL AKEEFMOHAMMED AZAMMOHAMMED IMRAN MOHAMMED KEVINMOHAMMED NYLAH MOHAMMED SELVARAJMOHAN YOGESHMOHITE
SAMANTHAAMOHNEY ANTHONYMOINA RICARDOMOJICA RONALDPMOLANDES JESUSMOLINA RICHARDMOLINAJR JOSEMOLINAMALDONADO JAVIERMOLINERO JUANMOLINERO‑TINOCO JONATHONMOLITOR
TRAVISMOLLENBERG TRACEYMOLLNER THOMASAMOMBERGER CLAYBORNMOMON ALEJANDROCALDERONMONARREZ ERNESTOJAVIERGARZAMONCADA GERARDOMONDACA DARRENMONDESIRE
GREGMONDESIRE BRAILOSKYSMONDRAGON RICHARDDAVIDMONDRAGON MAXMONETTE PHILIPPEMONETTE ANDYMONEY MARKEMONINGER JOSEMONIZ NICHOLASJMONK ALANMONROE CYMONROE
JONATHAN MONROE MARY MONROE GABRIEL MONROY STEVE MONSEES GARTH MONSSON TREVOR MONTAGUE EDWIN MONTALVO HECTOR D MONTALVO JAVIERMONTALVO RUBEN MONTALVO
LISAFOSTERMONTANA SANDRAMONTANEZ JESUSMONTANO‑SANCHEZ KEVINMONTEITH ADRIANAMONTEMAYOR DANIELMONTES JAIMEMONTES LYNNMONTES ADOLFOMONTESRUIZ WILLIAMFMONTEZIII
BRANDONLMONTGOMERY BRUCEMONTGOMERY COLEDMONTGOMERY COLTONJAKEMONTGOMERY CORYMONTGOMERY DAVIDCMONTGOMERY DAVIDKEITHMONTGOMERY DEANNAMONTGOMERY

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    ...SHAWN MCKENZIE VERNON E MCKENZIE WESLEY E MCKENZIE THOMAS MCKEON ROBERT A MCKEOWN JOSEPH T MCKERNAN PATRICK D MCKERNAN JENNIFER R MCKIBBEN TOMMY W MCKIBBEN DAVID C MCKINLEY HUNTER MICHAEL MCKINLEY SCOTT D MCKINLEY CHAD R MCKINNEY JEREMY MCKINNEY JERRY G MCKINNEY JUDY MCKINNEY MICHAEL MCKINNEY ONASIS...

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    ...R NORRIS STEPHEN C NORRIS THOMAS R NORRIS ZACHARY SCOTT NORRIS JUSTIN B NORSWORTHY DAVID A NORTH RICHARD G NORTH JOSEPH M NORTHCOTT TONY NORTHCOTT RON V NORTHCUTT JEFFREY D NORTHRUP JR TRINITY NORTHWEST BRIAN K NORTON JACOB NORTON JAMES DAVID NORTON JERRY C NORTON KAY L NORTON LAYTON M NORTON EDWARD...

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    ...we're too busy charging ahead. Each one of our teammates is considered an owner and operator who takes pride in finding innovative ways to help our customers. We consider it our duty to never stop looking for new opportunities to improve our processes and identify favorable markets for growth. That...

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    ... Facilities and a Structural Steel Foundation Distributor Steel Joint Ventures Steel Products Segment Reinforcing Products Steel Mesh, Grating and Fasteners Vulcraft/Verco Group Buildings Group Cold Finish Raw Materials Segment Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results...

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    ... of the results of our operations to prevailing steel prices and changes in the supply and cost of raw materials, including pig iron, iron ore and scrap steel; (4) availability and cost of electricity and natural gas which could negatively affect our cost of steel production or could result in...

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    ... down costs while reducing emissions and increasing our energy efficiency. Nucor continues to be North America's largest recycler, converting 16.9 million tons of scrap steel into new steel products in 2015. John J. Ferriola Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President Nucor's performance in...

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    ... with high-strength, low-alloy grade chemistry. Producing more value-added products is not the only driver to profitable growth Nucor-Yamato is utilizing. Their success is also driven by the market leadership position they hold in structural steel products, as well as the strong channels to market...

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    ... trade cases for several flat-rolled products, including corrosion-resistant, hot-rolled and cold-rolled steel. The International Trade Commission has made preliminary determinations of injury in all three cases, allowing the investigations to proceed. Nucor will continue to assess market conditions...

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    ... year for steel companies throughout the world. However, in my view Nucor managed the situation very well, outperforming our peers, optimizing profit opportunities and generating very robust cash flow. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the entire Nucor team for their dedication...

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    ... TO PROFITABLE GROWTH Today's market conditions are challenging. However, at Nucor, we remain optimistic, determined and focused. Nucor's long-term success has always been driven by our team's ability to capitalize on its unrivaled position of strength to drive profitable growth. In short, we work...

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    ... $12 million in alloy costs annually. MOVE UP THE VALUE CHAIN Offering Higher-Quality, Higher-Strength Products Nucor has invested billions of dollars in projects to expand our capabilities and produce more value-added, highermargin products. These steel products not only service more needs for our...

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    BAR MILLS SHEET MILLS CASTRIP ® SHEET MILLS BEAM MILLS PLATE MILLS SKYLINE FACILITY SKYLINE HEADQUARTERS ASTRALLOY FACILITY NUCOR CORPORATE OFFICE Nucor trading office in Neuchatel, Switzerland and Skyline facility in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada not shown.

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    ... and is North America's largest recycler. BAR MILLS Nucor has 13 bar mills strategically located across the United States that manufacture a broad range of steel products, including concrete reinforcing bars, hot-rolled bars, rounds, light shapes, structural angles, channels, wire rod and highway...

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    ... pipe piling, cold-formed sheet piling and threaded bar. During the fourth quarter of 2014, Nucor-Yamato completed a $115 million strategic investment to expand the plant's hot-rolled sheet piling production capabilities. The initial output was sold to Skyline for a construction project and the new...

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    ... located sheet processing facilities in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Steel Technologies transforms flat-rolled steel into products that meet the exact specifications for customers in a wide range of industries, including the automotive, agricultural and consumer goods markets. During 2014...

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    REINFORCING PRODUCTS BUILDINGS GROUP VULCRAFT & VERCO COLD FINISH STEEL MESH GRATING & FASTENERS HARRIS CORPORATE OFFICE NUCOR CORPORATE OFFICE

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    ... in Canada, fabricates steel and aluminum bar grating and safety grating products at facilities located in North America. Nucor Grating and Fisher & Ludlow serve the new construction and maintenance-related markets with an annual production capacity of approximately 100,000 tons. FASTENERS Nucor...

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    ...joist facilities. The current annual deck production capacity is approximately 530,000 tons. In 2015, steel deck sales increased 1% to 401,000 tons, compared with 396,000 tons in 2014. Material costs, primarily coiled sheet steel, were approximately 64% and 75% of the steel deck sales dollar in 2015...

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    17 625 500 500 400 375 300 250 200 thousands of tons 125 thousands of tons 100 year 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 year 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 STEEL JOIST SALES STEEL DECK SALES

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    ... Systems, American Buildings Company, Kirby Building Systems, Gulf States Manufacturers and CBC Steel Buildings. In total, the Nucor Buildings Group currently has eleven metal buildings plants with an annual capacity of approximately 465,000 tons. The Buildings Group sales were 307,000 tons in 2015...

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    ... bars for the most demanding applications. Nucor Cold Finish obtains most of its steel from the Nucor bar mills, ensuring consistent quality and supply through all market conditions. This factor, along with our facilities' use of the latest technology, results in a highly competitive cost structure...

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    SCRAP PROCESSING BROKERAGE OFFICES DRI PLANTS OTHER DJJ CORPORATE OFFICE NUCOR CORPORATE OFFICE Brokerage office in Hong Kong, China not shown.

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    ... valuable scrap substitute material that is utilized by Nucor's steel mills to produce high-quality steel products. Nucor's first DRI plant, Nu-Iron Unlimited, is located in Trinidad. The Trinidad site benefits from a low-cost supply of natural gas and favorable logistics for receipt of iron ore and...

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    ...: semi-finished steel, reinforcing bar, plate and hot-rolled, cold-rolled and galvanized sheet steel. Countries that contribute most significantly to the import total include South Korea, Turkey and China. China continues to pose a major challenge in particular. It is the world's largest producer...

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    ... inventory management strategy difficult to achieve. Continued successful implementation of our raw material strategy, including key investments in direct reduced iron (DRI) production coupled with the scrap brokerage and processing services performed by our team at the David J. Joseph Company (DJJ...

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    ... PRODUCT MIX Total Tons Sold to Outside Customers in 2015 Sheet Bar Structural Plate Downstream products Raw materials 13% 12% 36% 8% 10% 21% Nucor's raw material supply chain is another important strength. Our investment in DRI production facilities and scrap brokerage and processing businesses...

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    .... Lower energy costs per ton increase our gross margins. Generally, our energy costs per ton are lower when the average utilization rates of all operating facilities in our steel mills segment are higher. Changes in marketing, administrative and other expenses, particularly profit sharing costs, can...

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    ... product groups within the steel mills segment in 2015 compared to 2014, with the largest decreases in sheet and plate. These trends caused decreased sales for the steel mills segment in each quarter of 2015 when compared to the respective quarter in the prior year. Negative pricing trends and low...

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    ... market conditions at the end of 2014. • Total steel mill energy costs decreased approximately $3 per ton from 2014 to 2015 primarily due to lower natural gas and electricity unit costs. Due to the efficiency of Nucor's steel mills, energy costs were approximately 6% of the sales dollar in 2015...

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    ... iron unit costs, including scrap and pig iron costs, when Nucor Steel Louisiana is producing high quality DRI. The depressed level of pricing for alternative raw materials in 2015 has had an adverse impact on the performance and margins of our DRI facilities. Gross margins for our natural gas...

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    ...James Parish, Louisiana site, will not be utilized, resulting in an $84.1 million impairment charge (see Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). Additionally, one of three iron ore storage domes collapsed at Nucor Steel Louisiana in 2013. During 2015, Nucor finalized its assessment process...

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    ...to a blast furnace project at our St. James Parish site and the net $7.7 million write-down of property, plant and equipment related to the two remaining iron ore storage domes at Nucor Steel Louisiana (see Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). The performance of our natural gas drilling...

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    ... sales price per ton from $751 in 2013 to $788 in 2014 and a 5% increase in tons sold to outside customers. Tonnage data for the steel products segment is as follows: (in thousands) Year Ended December 31, Joist sales Deck sales Cold finished sales Fabricated concrete reinforcing steel sales 2014...

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    ... markets. Our joist, deck, rebar, cold finish and building systems operations all experienced margin improvement in 2014 compared to 2013. • Our Nucor Steel Louisiana DRI facility, which began operations in December 2013, experienced significant operational losses in the first three quarters...

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    ... nonresidential construction markets and market leadership positions held by our joist, deck, building systems, rebar and cold finish operations. The decrease in profitability of our raw materials segment for 2014 as compared to 2013 is due primarily to operating losses at our Louisiana DRI facility...

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    ... during 2015. This increase in cash and cash equivalents was partially offset by cash used for capital expenditures, dividends and the decrease in short-term debt which was mainly the repayment of commercial paper used to fund the 2014 acquisition of Nucor Steel Gallatin. The current ratio also...

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    ... attributable to the payout of accrued profit sharing and other incentive compensation costs in the first quarter of 2015. This payout was based upon Nucor's financial performance in 2014, which had improved significantly over the prior year period. The increase in cash generated from changes in...

  • Page 38
    ... of commercial paper that was issued in 2014 and outstanding at year end 2014 to partially fund the acquisition of Nucor Steel Gallatin. Additionally, cash used to repurchase treasury stock was $66.5 million in 2015 (none in 2014). In 2015, Nucor increased its quarterly base dividend, resulting in...

  • Page 39
    ...-term earnings power by expanding our product portfolios into higher value-added offerings that are less vulnerable to imports, improving our highly variable low-cost structure and building upon our market leadership positions. With many of these capital projects completed and ready to yield results...

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    ... Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. All inventories held by the parent company and Nucor-Yamato Steel Company are valued using the LIFO method of accounting except for supplies that are consumed indirectly in the production process, which are valued using the first-in, first-out...

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    ... flows of each of our asset groupings would not result in an impairment. In the fourth quarter of 2015, we determined that certain assets, the majority of which are engineering and equipment related to the current blast furnace project at our St. James Parish, Louisiana site, will not be utilized...

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    .... Management considers historical and anticipated future results, general economic and market conditions, the impact of planned business and operational strategies and all available information at the time the fair values of its reporting units are estimated. Our fourth quarter 2015 annual goodwill...

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    ... issued or proposed but not yet required to be adopted. RECLASSIFICATIONS During the first six months of 2015, the Company performed certain internal reorganization activities. In connection with this process, the financial information utilized by the Chief Operating Decision Maker when assessing...

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    ...500 4,000 4,400 3,000 3,300 2,000 2,200 millions of dollars millions of dollars 1,000 1,100 year 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 ...4,500 8,000 3,600 6,400 2,700 4,800 1,800 3,200 millions of dollars millions of dollars 900 1,600 year 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 ...

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    ... 13 14 15 year 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 NET SALES N E T E A R N I N G S ( L O S S ) AT T R I B U TA B L E TO NUCOR STOCKHOLDERS 1,200 650 960 520 720 390 480 260 millions of dollars millions of dollars 240 130 year 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 year 06 07...

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    ...T Y Product Sheet Bar Structural Plate Total 2 015 S T E E L P R O D U C T S C A PA C I T Y Product Thousands of Tons 1,745 920 715 530 465 128 100 75 4,678 Thousands of Tons 13,100 9,110 3,700 2,900 28,810 Rebar Fabrication Cold Finish Joist Deck Buildings Group Steel Mesh Grating Fastener Total...

  • Page 47
    ... Capital expenditures Acquisitions (net of cash acquired) Depreciation Sales per employee AT YEAR END Current assets Current liabilities Working capital Cash provided by operating activities Current ratio Property, plant and equipment, net Total assets Long-term debt (including current maturities...

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    ... because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Management assessed the effectiveness of Nucor's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015. In making this assessment, management used criteria set forth...

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    ... of Nucor Corporation and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2015 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also...

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    ... SHEETS CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS December 31, ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS: Cash and cash equivalents (Note 15) Short-term investments (Notes 4 and 15) Accounts receivable, net (Note 5) Inventories, net (Note 6) Other current assets (Notes 14 and 20) Total current assets PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT...

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    ... INTERESTS NET EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NUCOR STOCKHOLDERS NET EARNINGS PER SHARE (Note 22): Basic Diluted See notes to consolidated financial statements. (in thousands, except per share data) 2015 $16,439,276 2014 $21,105,141 19,198,615 520,805 (13,505) 25,393 169,256 19,900,564 2013 $19,052...

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    ...plan included in net earnings, net of income taxes of ($414), ($557) and $0 for 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively Other, net of income taxes of $1,500, $0 and $0 for 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively 2015 $496,084 2014 $815,790 (in thousands) 2013... TO NUCOR STOCKHOLDERS See notes to consolidated financial statements....

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    ... BALANCES, December 31, 2014 Net earnings in 2015 Other comprehensive income (loss) Stock options exercised Stock option expense Issuance of stock under award plans, net of forfeitures Amortization of unearned compensation Treasury stock acquired Cash dividends ($1.4925 per share) Distributions to...

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    ...debt Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of discount Bond issuance costs Issuance of common stock Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation Distributions to noncontrolling interests Cash dividends Acquisition of treasury stock Other financing activities Cash (used in) provided by...

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    ...DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014 AND 2013 1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION Nature of Operations Nucor is principally a manufacturer of steel and steel products, as well as a scrap broker and processor, with operating facilities and customers primarily located in North America. Principles of...

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    ... of those productive assets could exceed their projected undiscounted cash flows. When it is determined that impairment exists, the related assets are written down to their estimated fair market value. Equity Method Investments Investments in joint ventures in which Nucor shares control over the...

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    ... of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. In August 2015, additional accounting guidance was issued that deferred the effective date of this new...

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    ... cash on hand. Located on the Ohio River in Ghent, Kentucky, Gallatin has an annual sheet steel production capacity of approximately 1,800,000 tons. This acquisition is strategically important as it expands Nucor's footprint in the Midwestern United States market, and it will broaden Nucor's product...

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    ... 31, 2014) in the consolidated balance sheets. In 2013, one of three iron ore storage domes collapsed at Nucor Steel Louisiana in St. James Parish. At that time, Nucor initially recorded a partial write-down of assets at the facility, including $21.0 million of property, plant and equipment and...

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    ...the consolidated statements of earnings. In the fourth quarter of 2015, we determined that certain assets, the majority of which are engineering and equipment related to the current blast furnace project at our St. James Parish, Louisiana site, will not be utilized. As a result of this determination...

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    ... to be $70.9 million in 2016, $68.7 million in 2017, $65.9 million in 2018, $63.4 million in 2019 and $61.0 million in 2020. The Company completed its annual goodwill impairment testing as of the first day of the fourth quarters of 2015, 2014 and 2013 and concluded that as of such dates there was no...

  • Page 62
    ... equity interest in Steel Technologies LLC, an operator of 25 sheet processing facilities located throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Nucor accounts for the investment in NuMit (on a one-month lag basis) under the equity method, as control and risk of loss are shared equally between the...

  • Page 63
    ... the carrying value of our investment in Duferdofin Nucor as a result of future market conditions and any changes in business strategy. It is possible that the future performance of Duferdofin Nucor could affect the recorded value of the note receivable the Company has with Duferdofin Nucor and any...

  • Page 64
    ... 31, 2015 ($42.2 million as of December 31, 2014), related to certain obligations, including workers' compensation, utilities deposits and credit arrangements by Nucor Trading S.A. for commitments to purchase inventories. 13. CAPITAL STOCK The par value of Nucor's common stock is $0.40 per share and...

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    ... Location (in thousands) Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivatives 2015 2014 $2,894 2,392 $5,286 $1,890 748 $2,638 2013 $4,622 112 $4,734 Commodity contracts Foreign exchange contracts Total Cost of products sold Cost of products sold At December 31, 2015, natural gas...

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    ... Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using Carrying Amount in Consolidated Balance Sheets Quoted Prices Significant in Active Markets Other Observable for Identical Assets Inputs (Level 2) (Level 1) Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) December 31, 2015 Assets: Cash equivalents Short-term...

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    ... self-insurance limits. 17. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Stock Options Stock options may be granted to Nucor's key employees, officers and non-employee directors with exercise prices at 100% of the market value on the date of the grant. The stock options granted are generally exercisable at the end of...

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    ... in 2014 and $8.6 million in 2013). As of December 31, 2015, unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options was $1.3 million, which is expected to be recognized over 2.2 years. Restricted Stock Units Nucor annually grants restricted stock units (RSUs) to key employees, officers and...

  • Page 69
    ... 2013). As of December 31, 2015, unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RSUs was $31.3 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.1 years. Restricted Stock Awards Nucor's Senior Officers Long-Term Incentive Plan (the LTIP) and Annual Incentive Plan...

  • Page 70
    ... number and market value of shares of common stock and common stock units to be awarded. Compensation expense for anticipated awards based upon Nucor's financial performance, exclusive of amounts payable in cash, was $3.4 million in 2015 ($6.1 million in 2014 and $6.3 million in 2013). The...

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    ... in foreign joint venture Foreign rate differential Noncontrolling interests Out-of-period correction Other, net Provision for income taxes 2015 35.00% (0.32) (0.50) (3.40) 0.98 7.55 (1.72) (6.84) (1.37) 0.67 30.05% 2014 35.00% 3.32 (0.27) (2.27) 0.85 - (0.93) (2.96) (1.10) 0.64 32.28% 2013 35.00...

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    ... is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. We have early adopted this new guidance prospectively beginning with the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2015. Prior periods were not retrospectively adjusted. As a result of the...

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    ... at December 31, 2014). Nucor has substantially concluded U.S. federal income tax matters for years through 2012. The 2013 and 2014 tax years remain open to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. The Canada Revenue Agency is examining the 2012 Canadian returns for Harris Steel Group Inc. and...

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    ...comprehensive (loss) income into earnings(1) Net current-period other comprehensive (loss) income December 31, 2015 $ (8,000) (9,498) 5,798 (3,700) $ (11,700) Foreign Currency Gain (Loss) $ (148,968) (205,397) 2,700 (202,697) $ (351,665) Adjustment to Early Retiree Medical Plan $ 11,260 1,485 (742...

  • Page 75
    ... net earnings per share: Diluted net earnings Earnings allocated to participating securities Net earnings available to common stockholders Diluted average shares outstanding: Basic shares outstanding Dilutive effect of stock options and other Diluted net earnings per share $ 2015 2014 2013 $357...

  • Page 76
    ..., cold finished steel, steel fasteners, metal building systems, steel grating, and wire and wire mesh. The raw materials segment includes DJJ, primarily a scrap broker and processor; Nu-Iron Unlimited and Nucor Steel Louisiana, two facilities that produce DRI used by the steel mills; our natural gas...

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    ...Earnings (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interests: Steel mills Steel products Raw materials Corporate/eliminations Segment assets: Steel mills Steel products Raw materials Corporate/eliminations Capital expenditures: Steel mills Steel products Raw materials Corporate 2015 2014 2013...

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    ... tax balances. Fourth quarter results were impacted by a $153.0 million impairment charge related to our Duferdofin Nucor S.r.l. joint venture and an $84.1 million pre-tax impairment charge on assets related to the blast furnace project at the St. James Parish site. (3) Nucor incurred a LIFO charge...

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    ... and Chief Executive Officer United Technologies Corporation Victoria F. Haynes Retired President and Chief Executive Officer RTI International Bernard L. Kasriel Retired Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Lafarge S.A. Christopher J. Kearney Non-Executive Chairman SPX FLOW, Inc. Laurette...

  • Page 80
    ... South Carolina Laurent DeMey Vice President of Nucor President of Skyline Steel LLC John C. Farris Vice President, General Manager Nucor Steel Gallatin Ghent, Kentucky Craig A. Feldman Vice President of Nucor President of The David J. Joseph Company Ron J. Fox General Manager Nucor Building Systems...

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    ... Manager Bar Mill Division, Cold Finish Division Darlington, South Carolina Gary Richmond President and Chief Executive Officer Harris Steel Group Inc. Mark Schaefer Vice President of Nucor Executive Vice President of The David J. Joseph Company William L. Schwartz General Manager American Buildings...

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    ... DATA CORPORATE OFFICE 1915 Rexford Road Charlotte, North Carolina 28211 Phone 704/366-7000 Fax 704/362-4208 STOCK PRICE AND DIVIDENDS PAID First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter STOCK TRANSFERS DIVIDEND DISBURSING DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT American Stock Transfer & Trust Company...

  • Page 83
    ... ERIC S PLANER FREDERICK D PLANER ROD S PLANER SCOTT PLANEY OLIVER PLANTE CHAD E PLASTERS ARTEMIO PLATA THOMAS MICHAEL PLATKO... POLK TERRY D POLK JAMES D POLLACK DERRICK POLLARD JASON LAMONT POLLARD KENNY POLLARD JUSTIN S POLLETT TONY POLLEY JENNIFER POLLIO ROBIN POLLOCK JOSEPH POLSON ...

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    ... A ROSET DAVID ROSEWARN RUDI J ROSINSKI AARIC A ROSS ANDREW M ROSS CODY ROSS DARREN A ROSS GEORGE ROSS JENNA ROSS JEVON D ROSS JOSEPH ROSS JOSHUA ROSS KEENAN A ROSS LINDSAY ROSS MICHAEL L ROSS NEAL C ROSS ROMULUS ROSS RUSSELL S ROSS STEVEN E ROSS WILLIAM ROSS KYLE ROSSALL MARK ROSSALL JAMES ROSSER...

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    ... J SILA RUSSELL L SILA JR ANEURY SILBERBERG MARC SILBERBERG BRIAN J SILHACEK FERNANDO A SILIS IGNACIO V SILIS JOSEPH PATRICK SILKE PETER SILL RYAN K SILLERY ANDREA SILLIVENT DAVID W SILLS ANDREW M SILVA DAVENIA SILVA FERNANDO SILVA LSP SILVA ROGELIO SILVA TIBERIO SILVA AGUSTIN SILVA GALVAN DANIEL...

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    ...JOSHUA C STEELE MELINDA J STEELE PAUL STEELE SETH STEELE RICHARD STEELMAN BRENDON STEEN WILLIAM M STEEN NICOLE STEERE TY STEERMAN JAMES STEEVES PAUL STEEVES ANDREW G STEFANEK MARK F STEFANIK DAVID G STEFANO PHILLIP STEFFEN KURT G STEFFENSMEIER CHARLES B STEGALL JEFF A STEGEMILLER JOSEPH...

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    ... L USREY JOSHUA ROBERT USSERY D CHAD UTERMARK SHERMAN L UTLEY THOMAS E UTT JOSHUA UTTERBACK SCOTT M UYEMATSU CODY VADEBONCOEUR AARON VADEN...JAMES VANDIVER WALLACE J VANDUSEN STEPHEN VANDUZEN DAVID VANDYKE MICHAEL K VANDYKE RUSSELL C VANDYKE TERRY E VANDYKE JAKE VANELSWYK JAMES...

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    ...J WATSON RUSSELL E WATSON SAMUEL WATSON SETH WATSON STAN K WATSON TERRI E WATSON THOMAS J WATSON TRACY WATSON TRENTIN JAKE WATSON DONALD WATT JENNIFER WATT HASAN WATTAR DUSTIN T WATTERSON WILLIAM WATTERSON DARRIELLE WATTIE CHAD J WATTS DARYLE L WATTS JAMES WATTS ROBERT SCOTT WATTS SCOTT WATTS SKYLAR...

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    ...BALLANTYNE DUSTIN R BALLARD IRVING E BALLARD JAMES G BALLARD MARY ELLEN BALLARD ROBERT G BALLARD TERRY BALLARD TEX J BALLARD JOSE BALLESTEROS JUAN BALLESTEROS ROCKY BALLESTEROS JOSEPH F BALLEW III FREDERICK BALLOU ALLEN BALLOUN CONNIE BALLS AYDIN BALTACI RUSSELL J BALVIN REMUS BANARES WOJCIECH BANAS...

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    ...CHAD W BOWMAN GEORGE B BOWMAN JAMES BOWMAN JAMES C BOWMAN JOHN BOWMAN JOSEPH BOWMAN JOSEPH BOWMAN MICHAEL BOWMAN JR NANCY A BOWMAN PATRICK K BOWMAN SCOTT A BOWMAN SHANNON D BOWMAN STEVEN BOWMAN TERRY D BOWMAN TRISTAN BOWMAN KAROL BOWMAN TUKE JAMES... BROWN RUSSELL H BROWN SAMMY BROWN SAMMY DAVID BROWN ...

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    ... ARTHUR CARVIN TERRY A CARWILE DAVID CARWYLE WILLIAM V CARY JAVIER CASARES JR IVAN CASAREZ RANDY CASAREZ MICHAEL CASCONE AARON T CASE JAMES CASE JENNIFER L CASE MICHAEL D CASE SHARON K CASE CHAD A CASEY CHARLES D CASEY GARETH R CASEY GARRETT J CASEY GEORGE MICHAEL CASEY KENNETH...

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    ... J CUPP BRAD LEE CURBOW IRENE CURLEY DAVID JOSEPH CURRENT MATT CURREY ANTHOL CURRIE BARRY CURRIE BRAD CURRIE MATTHEW J CURRIE RUSSELL ALLEN CURRIE DANNY WILKINS CURRIN MICHAEL D CURRIN RICKY NELSON CURRIN CODY L CURRY DAVID M CURRY JACOB S CURRY JAMES D CURRY JAMES M CURRY JOHN M CURRY RICKY A CURRY...

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    ... EASTERBROOK PAMELA S EASTERDAY JAMES D EASTERLING RUSSELL EASTERLING CRAIG EASTMAN MARK SCOTT EASTMAN JOSHUA EASTRIDGE HAROLD D EATMON MARK LANCE EATMON ANTHONY EATON CHASE A EATON ROY MARK EATON JOSEPH EAVES JEFFREY EBBERT RICHARD L EBEL JOE R EBELING FRED EBERHARDT DAVID C EBERSOLE MARK...

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    ... MIGUEL GRANADOS RICARDO GRANADOS BRANDON GRANAHAN CLARENCE BILL GRANGER MICHAEL C GRANGER ROBERT GRANGER RUSSELL GRANNUM COREY G GRANQUIST TYLER GRANSHAW CHRIS A GRANT DANIEL C GRANT DEREK GRANT GENERAL D GRANT GEORGE R GRANT JR JACOB W GRANT JAMES GRANT JENNA W GRANT KATONI GRANT LOYD...

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    ... TERRY HERWEHE KEVIN HESKETT JOHN HESLIP CHAD D HESS DAVID C HESS DUSTIN B HESS KENNETH RAYMOND HESS KODY J HESS KODY L HESS MICHAEL HESS MICHAEL B HESS MICHAEL P HESS ROB LYNN HESS SHANON R HESS TANNER H HESS DONNA JOY HESTER HERSCHEL HESTER JAMES HEATH HESTER KEVIN B HESTER STEVE D HESTER W SCOTT...

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    ... K HOWARD DANIEL HOWARD DANNY HOWARD FERRON P HOWARD FREDRICK KAREEN HOWARD JAMES HOWARD JAMES HOWARD JOHN L HOWARD JOSEPH J HOWARD KENNETH E HOWARD KEVIN J HOWARD MARTIN HOWARD MATTHEW L HOWARD NATHAN TEDDER HOWARD NORMAN HOWARD JR PAUL HOWARD SHERRI HOWARD STANLEY D HOWARD STEPHEN D HOWARD TERRY...

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    ... RONNIE L JOHNSON RUSSELL JOHNSON RYAN J JOHNSON SCOTT JOHNSON SPENCER R ...JAMES W KIMMEL LARRY L KIMMEL RICK L KIMMEL ROBERT E KIMMEL JOSHUA KIMMICH JEREMY L KIMPEL JOSHUA KIMPEL KEVIN G KIMPEL MICHAEL KIMPEL JOSEPH KIMPSON DAVID W KINARD DANNY R KINCAID DAVID A KINCAID DAVID N KINCAID JR GEORGE...

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    ... SUQUANNA LIDGE CHAD MICHAEL LIEBES JASON A LIEGL EDDIE D LIENEMANN JOSEPH LIGAJ STUART LIGHT JOHN LIGHTFOOT ...JAMES LOMAX JOHN CLEMMONS LOMAX III ARMANDO LOMELI JEFFREY D LONA LEVI LONDON AUSTIN C LONG BRYAN L LONG CRAIG LONG DAVID LONG HOLLIE C LONG JERRY F LONG JOSEPH LONG JOSEPH LONG JOSHUA SCOTT...