The Stel Salaried Pensioners Organization wishes to thank The Hamilton Spectator for permission to post the following article published in the January 29, 2005 edition

Jan. 29, 2005. 01:06 AM

Then and now, by the numbers

Stock price

January 29, 2004 - $0.83

January 26, 2005 - $2.15

Employee head count

December 31, 2003 - 8,273

December 31, 2004 - 7,648

Average revenue per ton

Third quarter 2003 - $539

Third quarter 2004 - $801

Net sales revenue

Third quarter 2003 - $650 million

Third quarter 2004 - $953 million

Tonnes of steel shipped out

Third quarter 2003 - 1,205,000

Third quarter 2004 - 1,190,000

Cash and cash equivalents

December 31, 2003 - $23 million

September 30, 2004 - $70 million