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) —May 3, 2010
OLYMPIC STEEL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Ohio | 0-23320 | 34-1245650 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS 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
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Olympic Steel, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on April 29, 2010, at One Eastern Steel Road, Milford, Connecticut, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time. Below are details in the matters voted upon at the meeting.
Proposal 1 — Election of Directors
Elections were held for four directors (each to hold office for a term of two years). The Company’s shareholders elected the four persons nominated as directors of the Company as set forth below:
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| David A. Wolfort | 9,580,286 | 147,616 | 538,304 | |||||||||
| Ralph M. Della Ratta | 9,675,903 | 51,999 | 538,304 | |||||||||
| Martin H. Elrad | 9,290,937 | 436,965 | 538,304 | |||||||||
| Howard L. Goldstein | 9,676,003 | 51,899 | 538,304 | |||||||||
Proposal 2 — Ratification of the Selection of the Company’s Independent Auditors.
The Company’s shareholders ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 as set forth below:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstain | ||||||
| 10,148,567 | 110,950 | 617,205 | ||||||
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: May 3, 2010 | By: | /s/ RICHARD T. MARABITO | ||
| Richard T. Marabito | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||||