UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 22, 2022
United States Steel Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 1-16811 | 25-1897152 | ||||||||||||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
600 Grant Street,
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2800
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)
(412) 433-1121
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
Common Stock | X | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||
Common Stock | X | Chicago Stock Exchange |
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 22, 2022, United States Steel Corporation (the “Corporation”) increased the number of directors serving on the Corporation’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) by one and appointed Terry L. Dunlap to serve as a director, with a term expiring at the Corporation’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Dunlap will serve on the Audit Committee and the Corporate Governance & Sustainability Committee of the Board.
Mr. Dunlap is principal of Sweetwater LLC, a consulting firm with a focus on manufacturing and technology. Previously, he served as Interim Chief Executive Officer and President of TimkenSteel Corporation from 2019 to 2021. Prior thereto, Mr. Dunlap spent 31 years with Allegheny Technologies, where he served as Executive Vice President, Flat-Rolled Products from May 2011 until his retirement in December 2014; President, ATI Allegheny Ludlum from 2002 to 2014; and Group President, ATI Flat-Rolled Products from 2008 to 2011. Mr. Dunlap is a member of the Board of Directors at Matthews International and Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation, and previously served on the board of directors of TimkenSteel Corporation. He is a member and past president of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Foundation Board. Mr. Dunlap received a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Dunlap’s decades of steel industry expertise and valuable experience in safety and labor relations will strengthen the Board’s collective knowledge, capabilities and experience.
Mr. Dunlap does not have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or proposed transaction required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K or Item 5.02(d) of Form 8-K.
Item 8.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
On February 22, 2022, the Corporation issued a press release related to the election of Mr. Dunlap to the Board. The full text of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit No. | Description | ||||
Press Release dated February 22, 2022. | |||||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
By | /s/ Manpreet S. Grewal | ||||
Manpreet S. Grewal | |||||
Vice President, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer |
Dated: February 22, 2022