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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
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) — July 24, 2009
Commission File Number 0-23320
OLYMPIC STEEL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Ohio | 34-1245650 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | |
| 5096 Richmond Road, Bedford Heights, Ohio | 44146 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (216) 292-3800
Check the appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under and of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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| Item 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT | ||||||||
| Item 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| EX-4.20 | ||||||||
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Item 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
On July 24, 2009, Olympic Steel, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into the Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”) with its existing bank group. The Amendment, among other things, modifies the Company’s EBITDA covenant to increase the exclusion for inventory lower of cost or market charges from $40 million to $100 million.
The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full and complete terms of the Amendment filed as Exhibit 4.20 hereto.
Item 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d)Exhibits
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description of Exhibit | |
| 4.20 | Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated July 24, 2009 by and among the Registrant, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto, Comerica Bank, as administrative agent, and the other agents from time to time party thereto. |
SIGNATURES
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.
| OLYMPIC STEEL, INC. | ||||
| Date: July 30, 2009 | By: | /s/ Richard T. Marabito | ||
| Richard T. Marabito | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description of Exhibit | |
| 4.20 | Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated July 24, 2009 by and among the Registrant, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto, Comerica Bank, as administrative agent, and the other agents from time to time party thereto. |