The Stel Salaried
Pensioners Organization wishes to thank The Hamilton Spectator for permission
to post the following article,
published in the
February 28, 2006 edition
The Hamilton Spectator
(Feb 28, 2006)
Stelco hopes to abolish its existing shares from the public
markets in the next few weeks.
Stelco has been in discussions with the Toronto Stock
Exchange about eliminating the shares as it prepares to emerge from more than
two years of bankruptcy protection, the company said yesterday.
It hopes to have nailed down a date for their removal by
tomorrow, when it will ask Justice James Farley for one last extension on its
creditor protection.
Stelco expects to file a delisting application with the TSX
"as soon as it is confident with respect to the satisfaction of all major
business issues relating to implementation of the company's restructuring
plan," the company said in a release.
Stelco had planned to emerge by today, but lawyers have said
that will not be possible.
Scrapping the existing shares is a part of the steelmaker's
plan to restructure its existing operations.
The steelmaker will issue a new set of shares to be divided
among financial sponsors Tricap Management, Appaloosa Management and Sunrise
Partners.
The final deal will see Tricap Management own about 38 per
cent of Stelco with Sunrise and Appaloosa sharing a minimum of 34.9 per cent.
The remaining shares will be awarded to Stelco's creditors.