UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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 17, 2022
Ryerson Holding Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-34735
(Commission File Number)
26-1251524
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
227 W. Monroe St., 27th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(312) 292-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized | RYI | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.02.Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) On February 17, 2022, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Ryerson Holding Corporation (the “Company”) approved an increase in the size of the Board from seven (7) to eight (8) members effective February 17, 2022, and filled the newly created vacancy by appointing Edward J. Lehner, the Company’s President & Chief Executive Officer, to the Board as a Class III director, effective February 17, 2022, with the initial term expiring at the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders. As of the date hereof, Mr. Lehner has not been designated as a member of any of the Board’s committees.
Mr. Lehner will not receive any additional compensation for his service on the Board. There are no understandings or arrangements between Mr. Lehner and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director. Mr. Lehner has no family relationships with any of the Company’s directors or executive officers, and there are no transactions and no proposed transactions between Mr. Lehner and the Company that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
A copy of the Company’s press release announcing Mr. Lehner’s appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
d) Exhibits
Exhibit |
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99.1 |
| Press Release of the Ryerson Holding Corporation, dated February 22, 2022. |
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| Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: February 22, 2022
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RYERSON HOLDING CORPORATION | ||
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By: |
| /s/ Mark S. Silver |
Name: |
| Mark S. Silver |
Title: |
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Human Resources Officer |