| Item 1. | |
| (a) | Name of issuer:
OLYMPIC STEEL INC |
| (b) | Address of issuer's principal executive
offices:
5096 RICHMOND RD, BEDFORD HEIGHTS, OHIO, 44146. |
| Item 2. | |
| (a) | Name of person filing:
BlackRock, Inc.
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| (b) | Address or principal business office or, if
none, residence:
BlackRock, Inc.
50 Hudson Yards
New York, NY 10001 |
| (c) | Citizenship:
See Item 4 of Cover Page |
| (d) | Title of class of securities:
Common Stock |
| (e) | CUSIP No.:
68162K106 |
| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§
240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
| (a) |  Broker
or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o); |
| (b) | Bank
as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
| (c) | Insurance
company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
| (d) | Investment
company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8); |
| (e) | An
investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); |
| (f) | An
employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); |
| (g) |  A
parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); |
| (h) | A
savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
1813); |
| (i) | A
church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); |
| (j) | A
non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S.
institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
please
specify the type of institution: |
| (k) | Group,
in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). |
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| Item 4. | Ownership |
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned:
2036795 |
| (b) | Percent of class:
18.3% % |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
|
| | (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
1857780
|
| | (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the
vote:
0
|
| | (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
2036795
|
| | (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
0
|
| Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. |
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| Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of
Another Person. |
| |
If any other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct
the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities, a statement to
that effect should be included in response to this item and, if such interest relates to more
than 5 percent of the class, such person should be identified. A listing of the shareholders of
an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the beneficiaries
of employee benefit plan, pension fund or endowment fund is not required.
Various persons have the right to receive or the power to direct
the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of
the common stock of
OLYMPIC STEEL INC.
No one person's interest in the common stock of
OLYMPIC STEEL INC
is more than five percent of the total outstanding common shares. |
| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the
Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or
Control Person. |
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If a parent holding company has filed this schedule, pursuant to Rule
13d-1(b)(ii)(G), so indicate under Item 3(g) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and the
Item 3 classification of the relevant subsidiary. If a parent holding company has filed this
schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) or Rule 13d-1(d), attach an exhibit stating the
identification of the relevant subsidiary.
BlackRock Life Limited
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
Aperio Group, LLC
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.
BlackRock Fund Advisors*
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association
BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
SpiderRock Advisors, LLC
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A.
BlackRock Fund Managers Ltd
*Entity beneficially owns 5% or greater of the outstanding
shares of the security class being reported on this
Schedule 13G.
In accordance with SEC Release
No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998), this Schedule 13G reflects the
securities beneficially owned, or deemed to be beneficially owned,
by BlackRock, Inc. It does not include securities, if any,
beneficially owned by certain business units whose ownership
of securities is disaggregated from that of BlackRock, Inc.
in accordance with such release.
Explanatory note: This is a Schedule 13G amendment filing. Due to technical issues, this filing on the EDGAR system is being reflected as an initial filing.
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| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of
the Group. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
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Notice of dissolution of a group may be furnished as an exhibit stating the date
of the dissolution and that all further filings with respect to transactions in the security
reported on will be filed, if required, by members of the group, in their individual capacity.
See Item 5.
See Item 5. |
