SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K / A-1
|X| ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934 - For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998
OR
|_| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number 1-640
NL INDUSTRIES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New Jersey 13-5267260
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(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
16825 Northchase Drive, Suite 1200, Houston, Texas 77060-2544
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (281) 423-3300
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Name of each exchange on
Title of each class which registered
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Common stock ($.125 par value) New York Stock Exchange
Pacific Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.
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, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for the past 90 days. Yes X No
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. |_|
As of March 22, 1999, 51,826,139 shares of common stock were outstanding. The
aggregate market value of the 11,475,208 shares of voting stock held by
nonaffiliates as of such date approximated $107 million.
Documents incorporated by reference:
The information required by Part III is incorporated by reference from the
Registrant's definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the
end of the fiscal year covered by this report.
The undersigned Registrant hereby amends the following items, financial
statements, exhibits or other portions of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1998 as set forth below and in the pages attached
hereto:
Item 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES,
AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
Exhibit No. 99.1, Annual Report of NL Industries, Inc. Retirement
Savings Plan on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 (filed
as an amendment to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1998).
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
NL INDUSTRIES, INC.
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(Registrant)
Dated: June 4, 1999 By: /s/ Robert D. Hardy
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Robert D. Hardy
Vice President and Controller
Exhibit 99.1
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
Annual Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
|X| Annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 - for the year ended December 31, 1998
or
|_| Transition report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 - for the transition period from to
Commission file number 1-640
A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from
that of the issuer named below:
NL INDUSTRIES, INC.
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the
address of its principal executive office:
NL INDUSTRIES, INC.
16825 Northchase Drive, Suite 1200
Houston, Texas 77060-2544
NL INDUSTRIES, INC.
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
INDEX
Page
Signature Page 2
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules
with Report of Independent Accountants F-1 to F-19
Exhibit I - Consent of Independent Accountants
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the
Administrator has duly caused this Annual Report to be signed by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.
NL INDUSTRIES, INC.
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
By: NL INDUSTRIES, INC.
PENSION AND EMPLOYEE
BENEFITS COMMITTEE,
Administrator of
NL Industries, Inc.
Retirement Savings Plan
By: /s/ Robert D. Hardy
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Robert D. Hardy
PEBCO Committee Chairman
June 4, 1999
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NL INDUSTRIES, INC.
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FUND INFORMATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES
WITH REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
December 31, 1998
NL INDUSTRIES INC.
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
INDEX
Page
Report of Independent Accountants F-2
Financial Statements:
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits with
Fund Information - December 31, 1997 and 1998 F-3 to F-6
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for
Benefits with Fund Information - Years ended
December 31, 1997 and 1998 F-7 to F-10
Notes to Financial Statements F-11 to F-17
Supplemental Schedules:
Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes
- December 31, 1998 F-18
Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions
- Year ended December 31, 1998 F-19
All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or not required.
F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Pension and Employee Benefits Committee of
NL Industries, Inc.:
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of net assets available for
benefits and the related statements of changes in net assets available for
benefits present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for
benefits of the NL Industries, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (the "Plan") at
December 31, 1997 and 1998, and the changes in net assets available for benefits
for the years then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's
management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards which require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed
above.
Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the
basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedules, as
listed on the accompanying index, are presented for the purpose of additional
analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements but are
supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and
Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974. The fund information in the statements of net assets
available for benefits and the statements of changes in net assets available for
benefits is presented for purposes of additional analysis rather than to present
the net assets available for plan benefits and changes in net assets available
for benefits of each fund. These supplemental schedules and fund information are
the responsibility of the Plan's management. The supplemental schedules and fund
information have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits
of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all
material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a
whole.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, Texas
June 4, 1999
F-2
NL INDUSTRIES, INC.
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS WITH FUND INFORMATION
December 31, 1997
Fund Information
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AIM ML Global
MFS Emerging Templeton International AIM Value MFS Government ML Equity Allocation
Growth Fund World Fund Equity Fund Fund Securities Fund Index Trust Fund, Inc.
------------ ---------- ------------- --------- --------------- ------------ ----------
Investments at fair value:
Common stock .................... $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ --
Other securities ................ 1,752,287 1,709,815 358,685 2,339,828 412,430 1,471,539 581,012
Employer contributions receivable . 124,285 73,966 63,591 109,733 23,007 99,692 49,464
Cash .............................. -- -- -- -- -- -- --
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net assets available for benefits $1,876,572 $1,783,781 $ 422,276 $2,449,561 $ 435,437 $1,571,231 $ 630,476
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F-3
NL INDUSTRIES, INC.
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
WITH FUND INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
December 31, 1997 (Continued)
Fund Information (Continued)
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ML Federal ML Capital ML Basic ML Retirement ML Global
Securities Fund, Value Preservation Holdings,
Trust Inc. Fund Trust Inc.
---------- ---------- ---------- ------------- ---------
Investments at fair value:
Common stock ........... $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ --
Other securities ....... 559,444 5,280,559 4,553,826 18,770,319 572,120
Employer contributions
receivable .............. 44,877 226,750 233,642 425,833 431
Cash ..................... -- -- -- -- --
-------- ---------- ---------- ----------- --------
Net assets available for
benefits .............. $604,321 $5,507,309 $4,787,468 $19,196,152 $572,551
======== ========== ========== =========== ========
Fund Information (Continued)
Common Stock Funds
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Dresser/ Cash
NL Tremont Fund Total
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Investments at fair value:
Common stock ........... $2,922,905 $641,313 $ -- $ 3,564,218
Other securities ....... -- -- -- 38,361,864
Employer contributions
receivable .............. 119,072 -- -- 1,594,343
Cash ..................... -- -- 67,673 67,673
---------- -------- ------- -----------
Net assets available for
benefits .............. $3,041,977 $641,313 $67,673 $43,588,098
========== ======== ======= ===========
F-4
NL INDUSTRIES, INC.
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
WITH FUND INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
December 31, 1998
Fund Information
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AIM ML Global
MFS Emerging Templeton International AIM Value MFS Government ML Equity Allocation
Growth Fund World Fund Equity Fund Fund Securities Fund Index Trust Fund, Inc.
------------ ---------- ------------- --------- --------------- ------------ ----------
Investments at fair value:
Common stock .................... $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ --
Other securities ................ 1,278,402 615,177 267,444 1,027,619 271,136 462,080 249,476
Employer contributions receivable . 45,031 24,465 19,677 59,013 12,399 36,780 18,763
---------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- -------- --------
Net assets available for benefits $1,323,433 $639,642 $287,121 $1,086,632 $283,535 $498,860 $268,239
========== ======== ======== ========== ======== ======== ========
F-5
NL INDUSTRIES, INC.
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
WITH FUND INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
December 31, 1998 (Continued)
Fund Information (Continued)
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ML Federal ML Capital ML Basic ML Retirement ML Global
Securities Fund, Value Preservation Holdings,
Trust Inc. Fund Trust Inc.
---------- ---------- ---------- ------------- ---------
Investments at fair value:
Common stock ........... $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ --
Other securities ....... 440,463 2,918,680 3,053,911 12,532,499 290,054
Employer contributions
receivable .............. 29,425 71,740 136,427 99,793 --
-------- ---------- ---------- ----------- --------
Net assets available for
benefits .............. $469,888 $2,990,420 $3,190,338 $12,632,292 $290,054
======== ========== ========== =========== ========
Fund Information (Continued)
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Common Stock Funds
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Halliburton/
NL Tremont Total
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Investments at fair value:
Common stock ........... $1,984,132 $363,730 $ 2,347,862
Other securities ....... -- -- 23,406,941
Employer contributions
receivable .............. 45,019 -- 598,532
---------- -------- -----------
Net assets available for
benefits .............. $2,029,151 $363,730 $26,353,335
========== ======== ===========
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
F-6
NL INDUSTRIES, INC.
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS WITH FUND INFORMATION
Year ended December 31, 1997
Fund Information
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AIM ML Global
MFS Emerging Templeton International AIM Value MFS Government ML Equity Allocation
Growth Fund World Fund Equity Fund Fund Securities Fund Index Trust Fund, Inc.
------------ ---------- ------------- --------- --------------- ------------ ----------
Investment income:
Dividend income:
Dresser Industries ........... $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ --
Other ........................ 16,432 194,010 -- 236,781 16,123 -- 74,407
Interest income ................ -- -- -- -- -- -- --
---------- ----------- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------
Total investment income ........ 16,432 194,010 -- 236,781 16,123 -- 74,407
---------- ----------- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------
Net appreciation (depreciation) in
the fair value of investments ... 233,438 (31,852) 22,165 (8,813) 7,213 271,995 (20,570)
---------- ----------- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------
Contributions:
Participants ................... 169,064 89,722 70,688 91,659 42,494 119,406 58,203
Employer ....................... 124,450 74,021 63,646 109,788 23,171 99,802 49,627
---------- ----------- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------
Total contributions ............ 293,514 163,743 134,334 201,447 65,665 219,208 107,830
---------- ----------- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------
Total income and contributions . 543,384 325,901 156,499 429,415 89,001 491,203 161,667
---------- ----------- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------
Net interfund transfers .......... 260,066 974,423 (120,241) 1,296,437 132,763 740,130 27,597
---------- ----------- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------
Distributions .................. 32,191 27,708 42,858 34,903 13,034 27,932 61,713
---------- ----------- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------
Net change in net assets available
for benefits .................... 771,259 1,272,616 (6,600) 1,690,949 208,730 1,203,401 127,551
Net assets available for benefits:
Beginning of year .............. 1,105,313 511,165 428,876 758,612 226,707 367,830 502,925
---------- ----------- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------
End of year .................... $1,876,572 $ 1,783,781 $ 422,276 $2,449,561 $ 435,437 $1,571,231 $630,476
========== =========== ========= ========== =========== ========== ========
F-7
NL INDUSTRIES, INC.
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
WITH FUND INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Year ended December 31, 1997 (Continued)
Fund Information (Continued)
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ML Federal ML Capital ML Basic ML Retirement ML Global
Securities Fund, Value Preservation Holdings,
Trust Inc. Fund Trust Inc.
---------- ---------- ---------- ------------- ---------
Investment income:
Dividend income:
Dresser Industries ........... $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ --
Other ........................ 57,617 446,830 332,407 -- 67,211
Interest income ................ -- -- -- 1,295,411 --
--------- ----------- ---------- ------------ ---------
Total investment income ........ 57,617 446,830 332,407 1,295,411 67,211
--------- ----------- ---------- ------------ ---------
Net appreciation
(depreciation) in the
fair value of investments ....... 21,707 515,983 625,862 -- (28,063)
--------- ----------- ---------- ------------ ---------
Contributions:
Participants ................... 45,653 191,718 191,096 321,954 --
Employer ....................... 45,039 229,886 236,587 426,045 --
--------- ----------- ---------- ------------ ---------
Total contributions ............ 90,692 421,604 427,683 747,999 --
--------- ----------- ---------- ------------ ---------
Total income and
contributions ................. 170,016 1,384,417 1,385,952 2,043,410 39,148
--------- ----------- ---------- ------------ ---------
Net interfund transfers .......... (215,293) (216,751) 342,202 (3,048,845) (64,341)
--------- ----------- ---------- ------------ ---------
Distributions .................. 10,782 302,681 105,763 2,792,244 3,841
--------- ----------- ---------- ------------ ---------
Net change in net assets
available for benefits .......... (56,059) 864,985 1,622,391 (3,797,679) (29,034)
Net assets available for benefits:
Beginning of year .............. 660,380 4,642,324 3,165,077 22,993,831 601,585
--------- ----------- ---------- ------------ ---------
End of year .................... $ 604,321 $ 5,507,309 $4,787,468 $ 19,196,152 $ 572,551
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Fund Information (Continued)
Common Stock Funds
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Dresser/ Cash
NL Tremont Fund Total
----------- -------- ------- -----------
Investment income:
Dividend income:
Dresser Industries ........... $ -- $ 8,817 $ -- $ 8,817
Other ........................ -- -- 3,213 1,445,031
Interest income ................ -- -- -- 1,295,411
----------- --------- ------- -----------
Total investment income ........ -- 8,817 3,213 2,749,259
----------- --------- ------- -----------
Net appreciation
(depreciation) in the
fair value of investments ....... 626,051 176,448 -- 2,411,564
----------- --------- ------- -----------
Contributions:
Participants ................... 91,379 -- -- 1,483,036
Employer ....................... 119,073 -- -- 1,601,135
----------- --------- ------- -----------
Total contributions ............ 210,452 -- -- 3,084,171
----------- --------- ------- -----------
Total income and
contributions ................. 836,503 185,265 3,213 8,244,994
----------- --------- ------- -----------
Net interfund transfers .......... (164,438) (2,561) 58,852 --
----------- --------- ------- -----------
Distributions .................. 65,308 32,776 -- 3,553,734
----------- --------- ------- -----------
Net change in net assets
available for benefits .......... 606,757 149,928 62,065 4,691,260
Net assets available for benefits:
Beginning of year .............. 2,435,220 491,385 5,608 38,896,838
----------- --------- ------- -----------
End of year .................... $ 3,041,977 $ 641,313 $67,673 $43,588,098
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F-8
NL INDUSTRIES, INC.
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
WITH FUND INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Year ended December 31, 1998
Fund Information
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AIM ML Global
MFS Emerging Templeton International AIM Value MFS Government ML Equity Allocation
Growth Fund World Fund Equity Fund Fund Securities Fund Index Trust Fund, Inc.
------------ ---------- ------------- --------- --------------- ------------ ----------
Investment income:
Dividend income:
NL Industries, Inc. .......... $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ --
Halliburton Company .......... -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Dresser Industries ........... -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Tremont Corporation .......... -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Other ........................ 11,692 132,397 5,780 62,572 21,304 -- 28,954
Interest income ................ -- -- -- -- -- -- --
----------- ----------- --------- ----------- --------- ----------- ---------
Total investment income ........ 11,692 132,397 5,780 62,572 21,304 -- 28,954
----------- ----------- --------- ----------- --------- ----------- ---------
Net appreciation (depreciation) in
the fair value of investments ... 354,126 (85,801) 46,443 420,196 7,294 333,231 (11,565)
----------- ----------- --------- ----------- --------- ----------- ---------
Contributions:
Participants ................... 65,968 29,445 40,487 78,531 13,359 38,208 22,453
Employer ....................... 45,032 24,465 19,677 59,013 12,398 36,780 18,762
----------- ----------- --------- ----------- --------- ----------- ---------
Total contributions ............ 111,000 53,910 60,164 137,544 25,757 74,988 41,215
----------- ----------- --------- ----------- --------- ----------- ---------
Total income and contributions . 476,818 100,506 112,387 620,312 54,355 408,219 58,604
----------- ----------- --------- ----------- --------- ----------- ---------
Net interfund transfers .......... (59,634) (957,929) (34,577) (1,125,860) (64,127) (142,787) (173,518)
----------- ----------- --------- ----------- --------- ----------- ---------
Distributions .................. 46,915 8,701 29,944 129,760 3,206 46,079 21,963
----------- ----------- --------- ----------- --------- ----------- ---------
Net change in net assets available
for benefits .................... 370,269 (866,124) 47,866 (635,308) (12,978) 219,353 (136,877)
Assets transferred to
another plan .................... (923,408) (278,015) (183,021) (727,621) (138,924) (1,291,724) (225,360)
Net assets available for benefits:
Beginning of year .............. 1,876,572 1,783,781 422,276 2,449,561 435,437 1,571,231 630,476
----------- ----------- --------- ----------- --------- ----------- ---------
End of year .................... $ 1,323,433 $ 639,642 $ 287,121 $ 1,086,632 $ 283,535 $ 498,860 $ 268,239
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F-9
NL INDUSTRIES, INC.
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
WITH FUND INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Year ended December 31, 1998 (Continued)
Fund Information (Continued)
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ML Federal ML Capital ML Basic ML Retirement ML Global
Securities Fund, Value Preservation Holdings,
Trust Inc. Fund Trust Inc.
---------- ----------- ---------- ------------- ----------
Investment income:
Dividend income:
NL Industries, Inc. .......... $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ --
Halliburton Company .......... -- -- -- -- --
Dresser Industries ........... -- -- -- -- --
Tremont Corporation .......... -- -- -- -- --
Other ........................ 29,733 176,522 229,209 -- 41,011
Interest income ................ -- -- -- 1,002,946 --
--------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ---------
Total investment income ........ 29,733 176,522 229,209 1,002,946 41,011
--------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ---------
Net appreciation
(depreciation) in the
fair value of investments ....... 1,923 188,576 316,966 -- 45,144
--------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ---------
Contributions:
Participants ................... 25,955 87,075 133,404 100,027 --
Employer ....................... 29,422 71,739 136,427 99,794 --
--------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ---------
Total contributions ............ 55,377 158,814 269,831 199,821 --
--------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ---------
Total income and
contributions ................. 87,033 523,912 816,006 1,202,767 86,155
--------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ---------
Net interfund transfers .......... (47,098) (401,387) 341,380 4,321,992 (148,928)
--------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ---------
Distributions .................. 7,325 343,832 234,611 3,836,816 46,539
--------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ---------
Net change in net assets
available for benefits .......... 32,610 (221,307) 922,775 1,687,943 (109,312)
Assets transferred to
another plan .................... (167,043) (2,295,582) (2,519,905) (8,251,803) (173,185)
Net assets available for benefits:
Beginning of year .............. 604,321 5,507,309 4,787,468 19,196,152 572,551
--------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ---------
End of year .................... $ 469,888 $ 2,990,420 $ 3,190,338 $ 12,632,292 $ 290,054
========= =========== =========== ============ =========
Fund Information (Continued)
Common Stock Funds
------------------------------------
Halliburton/ Cash
NL Tremont Fund Total
----------- ------------ ------- -----------
Investment income:
Dividend income:
NL Industries, Inc. .......... $ 13,803 $ -- $ -- $ 13,803
Halliburton Company .......... -- 1,239 -- 1,239
Dresser Industries ........... -- 6,057 -- 6,057
Tremont Corporation .......... -- 453 -- 453
Other ........................ -- -- -- 739,174
Interest income ................ -- -- (8,895) 994,051
----------- --------- -------- ------------
Total investment income ........ 13,803 7,749 (8,895) 1,754,777
----------- --------- -------- ------------
Net appreciation
(depreciation) in the
fair value of investments ....... 672,669 (146,054) -- 2,143,148
----------- --------- -------- ------------
Contributions:
Participants ................... 74,125 -- (44,594) 664,443
Employer ....................... 45,020 -- 1,370 599,899
----------- --------- -------- ------------
Total contributions ............ 119,145 -- (43,224) 1,264,342
----------- --------- -------- ------------
Total income and
contributions ................. 805,617 (138,305) (52,119) 5,162,267
----------- --------- -------- ------------
Net interfund transfers .......... (1,373,683) (133,844) -- --
----------- --------- -------- ------------
Distributions .................. 35,384 5,434 15,554 4,812,063
----------- --------- -------- ------------
Net change in net assets
available for benefits .......... (603,450) (277,583) (67,673) 350,204
Assets transferred to
another plan .................... (409,376) -- -- (17,584,967)
Net assets available for benefits:
Beginning of year .............. 3,041,977 641,313 67,673 43,588,098
----------- --------- -------- ------------
End of year .................... $ 2,029,151 $ 363,730 $ -- $ 26,353,335
=========== ========= ======== ============
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
F-10
NL INDUSTRIES, INC.
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
The financial statements of the NL Industries, Inc. Retirement Savings
Plan (the "Plan") have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles. The following is a summary of the significant accounting
policies followed by the Plan.
INVESTMENTS
Investments are recorded at fair value based upon the quoted market price
reported on the last trading day of the period for those securities listed on a
national securities exchange. Listed securities for which no sale was reported
on that date are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask
prices. Short-term investments are stated at fair value.
Purchases and sales of investments are reflected on a trade-date basis.
Gains or losses on sales of securities are based on average cost. The Plan
presents in the statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits
the net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of its investments which
consists of the realized gains or losses and the unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on those investments.
CONTRIBUTIONS
Contributions from employees are recorded in the period the employer makes
payroll deductions from Plan participants. Employer contributions, if any, are
accrued at the end of each year and are received in the subsequent year.
INVESTMENT INCOME
Income from investments is recorded as earned on an accrual basis.
Dividend income is recorded at the ex-dividend date.
TERMINATION OF PLAN
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, NL Industries, Inc. has
the right under the Plan to discontinue contributions and to terminate the Plan
at any time subject to penalties set forth in the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). In the event of such a discontinuance or
termination of the Plan, the net assets of the Plan would be allocated to the
Plan participants as prescribed by the Plan document, ERISA, and the Internal
Revenue Code.
F-11
MANAGEMENT'S ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of net assets available for
benefits at the date of the financial statements, the changes in net assets
available for benefits during the reporting period and, when applicable, the
disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
NOTE 2 - PLAN DESCRIPTION:
The Plan's principal objective is to provide eligible employees of NL
Industries, Inc. and its U.S. subsidiaries (the "Company") with a convenient way
to save on a regular and long-term basis. The majority of the Company's U.S.
employees are eligible to voluntarily participate in the Plan after six months
of employment. At December 31, 1998, there were 68 active participants
(participants currently employed by the Company) and 635 total participants.
Active participants may make basic contributions of between 0% and 8% of their
eligible compensation. Basic contributions may consist of a combination of
pre-tax and after-tax earnings. Generally, pre-tax contributions are excluded
from the employee's taxable income until they are distributed. Eligible
employees that have elected to make the maximum basic contribution of 8% may
also make a supplemental pre-tax or after-tax contribution of between 1% and 4%
of their eligible compensation.
The specialty chemical business of Rheox, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Company, was sold to Elementis plc in January 1998 and $18 million of the
Plan's assets were distributed to Elementis America Inc. Rheox Inc. Retirement
Savings Plan.
In accordance with the Tax Reform Act of 1986, participants are limited in
the amount of salary reduction contributions which they may make to the Plan
under Section 402(g) of the Internal Revenue Code ($10,000 annual maximum for
1998). Highly compensated participants may be required to adjust the amount of
their contributions in order to permit the Plan to satisfy the nondiscrimination
requirements of Sections 401(k) and 401(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The Company contributes a discretionary amount of matching contributions,
determined annually, based upon the attainment of certain operating income
target levels approved by the Management, Development and Compensation Committee
of the Board of Directors of the Company. The employer match applies only to the
employee's basic contributions.
On March 31, 1996, the defined benefit plan for salaried employees of NL
Industries, Inc. was amended and the pension benefits frozen for the majority of
the Company's U.S. employees. Effective April 1, 1996, every employee who is
eligible to participate in the Plan will receive an annual contribution to their
investment account of 3% of their eligible compensation, subject to IRS
limitations on eligible compensation, which currently is $160,000. The Company
will make this contribution for each eligible employee regardless of whether the
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employee elects to otherwise participate in the Plan. This contribution is in
addition to the Company's discretionary matching contribution described above.
Employer contributions are fully vested upon death, retirement, or
disability, as provided in the Plan. A participant with less than three years of
service is 0% vested in employer contributions, 50% vested following three years
of service, 75% vested following four years of service and fully vested in all
employer contributions following five years of service. Forfeitures of employer
contributions may occur if a participant terminates employment prior to the full
vesting period or if a participant or beneficiary, to whom a distribution is
payable, cannot be located within five years of the date on which such
distribution became payable. Forfeitures were $4,068 in 1997 and $18,015 in
1998. Amounts forfeited are used in the following order: (i) to restore the
accounts of reemployed participants, (ii) to restore the accounts of
participants or beneficiaries who apply for forfeited benefits, and (iii) to
reduce employer contributions.
Merrill Lynch Trust Company ("Merrill Lynch" or "ML") serves as trustee
for the Plan.
Employees may elect to have their own contributions invested in one or
more funds, whose investment objectives are as follows:
Number of
participants at
December 31,
-----------------
1997 1998
---- ----
MFS EMERGING GROWTH FUND - CLASS A SHARES - managed with 121 62
the objective of providing long-term growth of capital by
investing primarily in common stocks of small and medium-
sized companies that are early in their life cycle but
which have the potential to become major enterprises.
TEMPLETON WORLD FUND - CLASS I SHARES - managed with the 98 44
objective of seeking long-term capital growth by
investing in securities of companies or governments
located throughout the world. The fund's portfolio is
invested in securities of both U.S. and foreign issuers.
AIM INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND - CLASS A SHARES - managed 73 37
with the objective of seeking long-term return of capital
by investing in a diversified portfolio of international
equity securities.
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Number of
participants at
December 31,
-----------------
1997 1998
---- ----
AIM VALUE FUND - CLASS A SHARES - managed with the 111 58
objective of achieving long-term growth of capital by
investing primarily in equity securities judged to be
undervalued relative to appraisals of the current or
projected earnings of the companies issuing the
securities, or relative to current market values of
assets owned by the companies issuing the securities or
relative to the equity market generally. Income is a
secondary objective.
MFS GOVERNMENT SECURITIES FUND - CLASS A SHARES - managed 49 27
with the objective of providing current income and
preservation of principal by investing in Government
Securities and by investing in obligations that are fully
collateralized or otherwise fully secured by Government
Securities.
MERRILL LYNCH EQUITY INDEX TRUST - managed with the 87 46
objective of approximating the total return of the
Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Index. This index
is a means to measure the performance of a broad base of
large U.S. corporations.
MERRILL LYNCH GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND, INC. - CLASS A 78 38
SHARES - managed with the objective of seeking a high
total investment return, consistent with the prudent
risk, through a fully-managed investment policy utilizing
United States and foreign equity, debt and money market
securities the combination of which will be varied from time
to time both with respect to types of securities and
markets in response to changing market and economic trends.
MERRILL LYNCH FEDERAL SECURITIES TRUST - CLASS D SHARES - 97 72
managed with the objective of seeking a high current
return through investments in U.S. government and
government agency securities.
MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL FUND, INC. - CLASS A SHARES - 200 98
managed with the objective of seeking the highest total
investment return consistent with prudent risk, investing
in equity, debt and convertible securities.
MERRILL LYNCH BASIC VALUE FUND, INC. - CLASS A SHARES - 184 94
managed with the objective of seeking capital
appreciation and, secondarily, income.
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Number of
participants at
December 31,
-----------------
1997 1998
---- ----
MERRILL LYNCH RETIREMENT PRESERVATION TRUST - managed 350 300
with the objective of providing preservation of capital,
liquidity and current income through investments
primarily in Guaranteed Investment Contracts.
NL STOCK FUND - invested in NL common stock. 478 377
In addition to the funds listed above, the Halliburton/Tremont Stock Fund
holds investments in Halliburton for 44 participants and Tremont Corporation
common stock for 35 participants. Investments in the Merrill Lynch Global
Holdings Fund, with 22 participants, were frozen in 1996. Contributions or
transfers into the Halliburton/Tremont Stock Fund and the Merrill Lynch Global
Holdings Fund are no longer allowed.
Prior to the investment in securities of a type consistent with the
objectives of any fund, cash may be temporarily invested in securities with
maturities of less than one year issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or
any agency or instrumentality thereof or deposited in a bank savings account.
Interfund transfers may be made daily, except that only one transfer per
participant per quarter may affect amounts in the NL Stock Fund. Only one
transfer is permitted out of the Halliburton/Tremont Stock Fund which must be a
transfer of the total value of the participant's account in that fund.
Distributions to employees may occur during active service or upon
termination and under prescribed circumstances. Distributions may be in the form
of lump sums, installments, annuities, or combinations thereof, or distributions
of employer securities.
The Company bears the responsibility of all administrative expenses of the
Plan.
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NOTE 3 - INVESTMENTS:
The historical cost and fair value of each of the investments at December
31, 1997 and 1998 were as follows:
1997 1998
------------------------------ -----------------------------
Historical HISTORICAL
Fund description cost Fair value COST FAIR VALUE
- ---------------- ------------ ----------- ----------- -----------
MFS Emerging Growth Fund - Class A Shares $ 1,534,538 $ 1,752,287 $ 970,670 $ 1,278,402
Templeton World Fund - Class I Shares ... 1,740,237 1,709,815 651,335 615,177
AIM International Equity Fund - Class A
Shares ................................. 332,296 358,685 238,380 267,444
AIM Value Fund - Class A Shares ......... 2,314,305 2,339,828 856,310 1,027,619
MFS Government Securities Fund - Class A
Shares ................................. 400,192 412,430 259,186 271,136
Merrill Lynch Equity Index Trust ........ 1,179,269 1,471,539 321,945 462,080
Merrill Lynch Global Allocation Fund,
Inc. - Class A Shares .................. 605,829 581,012 287,551 249,476
Merrill Lynch Federal Securities Trust -
Class D Shares ......................... 552,463 559,444 435,316 440,463
Merrill Lynch Capital Fund, Inc. -
Class A Shares ......................... 4,381,559 5,280,559 2,490,537 2,918,680
Merrill Lynch Basic Value Fund, Inc. -
Class A Shares ......................... 3,490,890 4,553,826 2,396,955 3,053,911
Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation
Trust .................................. 18,770,319 18,770,319 12,532,499 12,532,499
Merrill Lynch Global Holdings, Inc. -
Class A Shares ......................... 555,820 572,120 274,766 290,054
NL Stock Fund ........................... 2,768,830 2,922,905 1,915,419 1,984,132
Halliburton/Tremont Stock Fund:
Halliburton Common Stock .............. 130,237 510,016 111,251 292,779
Tremont Common Stock .................. 20,693 131,297 18,061 70,951
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
$38,777,477 $41,926,082 $23,760,181 $25,754,803
=========== =========== =========== ===========
At June 4, 1999, the market value of the shares of NL, Halliburton and
Tremont stock held at December 31, 1998 was $1,599,599, $424,962 and $38,943,
respectively.
CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
The Plan's assets are invested principally in common stock of NL,
Halliburton and Tremont, and with investment funds managed by (i) Merrill Lynch,
ii) Massachusetts Financial Services ("MFS"), iii) AIM Advisors, Inc., and iv)
Templeton Global Advisors Limited. At December 31, 1998, 77% of the Plan's
investments were managed by Merrill Lynch.
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NOTE 4 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
The NL Stock Fund and the Halliburton/Tremont Stock Fund invest in the
common stock of NL and Tremont, both of which entities are considered related
parties. The activity of these securities for the years ended December 31, 1997
and 1998 was as follows:
Sales and
distributions, Realized
Purchases at cost gain
--------- -------------- --------
Year ended December 31, 1997:
NL common stock .................. $407,357 $ 429,237 $ 70,581
Tremont common stock ............. -- 1,908 7,101
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998:
NL COMMON STOCK .................. 302,532 1,155,944 758,178
TREMONT COMMON STOCK ............. 453 3,085 18,782
NOTE 5 - TAX STATUS:
The Plan, as amended, is designed to constitute a qualified trust under
Sections 401(a) and 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"); as such the Plan is exempt from federal income tax, and amounts
contributed by the Company will not be taxed to the participant until the
participant receives a distribution from the Plan.
The Plan has received a favorable determination as of March 5, 1998,
indicating it is a "Qualified Plan" under the requirements of Sections 401(a)
and 401(k) of the Code and is qualified for favorable tax treatment.
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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES
NL INDUSTRIES, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
ITEM 27a - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
December 31, 1998
Employer Identification No. 13-5267260
Plan No. 003
Cost Fair value
----------- -----------
MFS Emerging Growth Fund - Class A Shares $ 970,670 $ 1,278,402
Templeton World Fund - Class I Shares 651,335 615,177
AIM International Equity Fund - Class A Shares 238,380 267,444
AIM Value Fund - Class A Shares 856,310 1,027,619
MFS Government Securities Fund - Class A Shares 259,186 271,136
* Merrill Lynch Equity Index Trust 321,945 462,080
* Merrill Lynch Global Allocation Fund, Inc.-
Class A Shares 287,551 249,476
* Merrill Lynch Federal Securities Trust -
Class D Shares 435,316 440,463
* Merrill Lynch Capital Fund, Inc. -
Class A shares 2,490,537 2,918,680
* Merrill Lynch Basic Value Fund, Inc. -
Class A shares 2,396,955 3,053,911
* Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust 12,532,499 12,532,499
* Merrill Lynch Global Holdings, Inc. -
Class A shares 274,766 290,054
* NL Stock Fund - Common Stock 1,915,419 1,984,132
Tremont/Halliburton Stock Fund -
Common Stock:
* Tremont Corporation 18,061 70,951
Halliburton Company 111,251 292,779
----------- -----------
$23,760,181 $25,754,803
=========== ===========
Note: Cost is determined based on historical cost. Gains and losses on
sales of investments are calculated based on average cost.
* Investment in a "Party-in-interest" entity, as defined by ERISA.
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NL INDUSTRIES, INC.
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
ITEM 27d - SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS
Year ended December 31, 1998
Employer Identification No. 13-5267260
Plan No. 003
Fair value
of asset on
Number of Purchase Selling Cost of transaction Net gain
Description of Asset Transactions price price asset date (loss)
- -------------------- ------------ ---------- ----------- ----------- ------------ --------
Merrill Lynch Retirement
Preservation Trust:
Purchases .............. 168 $7,031,489 $ -- $ 7,031,489 $ 7,031,489 $ --
Sales .................. 99 -- 13,223,361 13,223,361 13,223,361 --
Merrill Lynch Equity Index
Trust:
Purchases .............. 74 1,113,369 -- 1,113,369 1,113,369 --
Sales .................. 36 -- 2,456,058 1,970,686 2,456,058 485,372
AIM Value Fund:
Purchases .............. 71 629,078 -- 629,078 629,078 --
Sales .................. 36 -- 2,361,483 2,087,073 2,361,483 274,410
Merrill Lynch Capital Fund
Class A:
Purchases .............. 56 987,802 -- 987,802 987,802 --
Sales .................. 56 -- 3,471,845 2,814,879 3,471,845 656,966
Merrill Lynch Basic Value
Fund Class A:
Purchases .............. 77 1,484,877 -- 1,484,877 1,484,877 --
Sales .................. 50 -- 3,227,446 2,514,930 3,227,446 712,516
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EXHIBIT I
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the:
(i) Registration Statement No. 2-98713 on Form S-8 and related Prospectus
with respect to the 1985 Long Term Performance Incentive Plan of NL
Industries, Inc.;
(ii) Registration Statement No. 33-25913 on Form S-8 and related
Prospectus with respect to the Savings Plan for Employees of NL
Industries, Inc.;
(iii) Registration Statement No. 33-48145 on Form S-8 and related
Prospectus with respect to the 1992 Non-Employee Director Stock
Option Plan of NL Industries, Inc.; and
(iv) Registration Statement No. 333-65817 on Form S-8 and related
Prospectus with respect to the NL Industries, Inc. 1998 Long-Term
Incentive Plan.
of our report which is dated June 4, 1999, on our audits of the statements of
net assets available for benefits of the NL Industries, Inc. Retirement Savings
Plan as of December 31, 1997 and 1998 and the related statements of changes in
net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, which report is
included in this Annual Report on Form 11-K.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, Texas
June 28, 1999
