LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS
The undersigned makes, constitutes and appoints each of Jaime Vasquez, Vice President,
Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Joseph C. Alter, Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary, Gregory A. Hoffbauer, Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting
Officer, Brian S. Duba, Corporate Counsel, and Amy K. Dornacher, Assistant Secretary and
Corporate Governance Manager, each acting individually, as the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority on behalf of and in the name, place and
stead of the undersigned to:
(1) prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including any amendments
thereto) with respect to the securities of AK Steel Holding Corporation (the "Company")
in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, each as amended from time to time (the "Exchange Act");
(2) seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the undersigned's
behalf, information concerning the undersigned's transactions in or with respect to the
Company's securities from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan
administrators and trustees; and
(3) to do and perform any and all other acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to prepare, acknowledge, complete and execute such
Form 3, 4 or 5 (including any amendments thereto) and timely deliver and file such form
with the SEC and any national securities exchange or similar authority.
The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that:
(1) this Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, each of the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact to act in his or her discretion on information provided to such
attorneys-in-fact without independent verification of such information;
(2) any documents prepared and/or executed by any such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney will be in such form and
will contain such information and disclosure as the attorney-in-fact, in his or her
discretion, deems necessary or desirable;
(3) neither the Company nor the attorney-in-fact assumes (i) any liability
for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act,
(ii) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements,
or (iii) any obligation or liability of the undersigned for profit disgorgement under
Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act;
(4) this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from
responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under the Exchange
Act, including without limitation the reporting requirements under Section 16 of the
Exchange Act; and
(5) the undersigned hereby authorizes any third party, including brokers,
employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, with information concerning the
undersigned's transactions in or with respect to the Company's securities to release
such information to any of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact for the purpose of enabling
such attorney-in-fact to prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and/or file a Form 3,
4 or 5 (including any amendments thereto) with the SEC and any national securities
exchange or similar authority on behalf of the undersigned, and approves and ratifies
any such release of information. The undersigned hereby further gives and grants
each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform
all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or appropriate to be done
in and about the foregoing matters as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if present, hereby ratifying all that each such
attorney-in-fact of, for and on behalf of the undersigned, shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.
This Power of Attorney shall, upon its execution, supersede and replace all
prior authorizations to act for the undersigned with respect to the matters herein
covered.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned
is no longer required to file Form 3, 4 and 5 (or any amendment thereto) with respect
to the Company's securities, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 18th day of January, 2018.
/s/ Christopher J. Ross
Christopher J. Ross
STATE OF OHIO )
)
COUNTY OF BUTLER )
On this 18th day of January, 2018, the forgoing signatory personally appeared
before me, and acknowledged that he executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes
therein contained.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal.
/s/ Deidre Yvonne Kelly
Notary Public, State of Ohio
My Commission Expires: 4.19.2022
