8-K

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):

July 8, 2013

United States Steel Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-16811	25-1897152
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA	15219-2800
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

412 433-1121

(Registrant's telephone number,

including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(b) On July 9, 2013, United States Steel Corporation (the “Corporation”) issued a press release announcing that Gretchen R. Haggerty, its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, plans to retire later this year after more than 37 years of service. The full text of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

(e) On July 8, 2013, the Compensation & Organization Committee of the Board of Directors of the Corporation exercised its discretion under the terms of the United States Steel Corporation Executive Management Supplemental Pension Program and waived the age requirement for vesting by consenting to Mrs. Haggerty’s retirement. As disclosed in the Corporation’s 2013 Proxy Statement, Mrs. Haggerty’s benefit under the Supplemental Pension Program as of December 31, 2012 was $11,790,762. Her actual benefit will be calculated in accordance with the terms of the Supplemental Pension Program and will take into consideration the amounts paid to her under the Annual Incentive Compensation Plan, her years of continuous service at her retirement date, and the interest rate applicable under the program for determining lump sum payments in effect on her retirement date.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)     Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated July 9, 2013, titled “U. S. Steel Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Gretchen R. Haggerty to Retire”.

SIGNATURE

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.

UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION

By	/s/ Gregory A. Zovko
	Gregory A. Zovko
	Vice President & Controller

Dated:    July 10, 2013

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

News

Contact:    Courtney Boone

412.433.6791

Sarah Cassella

412.433.6777

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

U. S. STEEL EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENTAND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER GRETCHEN R. HAGGERTY TO RETIRE

PITTSBURGH, July 9, 2013 – United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John P. Surma announced today that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Gretchen R. Haggerty has informed the company of her plan to retire in 2013 after 37 years with the company, including a decade as its chief financial officer.

Commenting on Haggerty’s career, Surma said, “Gretchen has been our chief financial officer during some of the most challenging periods for our industry. She has represented our company with extraordinary grace and dignity, and her wise stewardship of our financial affairs has been enormously beneficial to our stakeholders. We are fortunate to have benefitted from her financial expertise and dedication throughout her career and, particularly, for her leadership during the most recent critical period of the financial crisis and the protracted economic recovery. The timing of her retirement will enable a smooth and thorough transition process to her successor.”

U. S. Steel is undertaking a comprehensive search for a new chief financial officer.

Haggerty began her career with U. S. Steel in the company’s tax division in 1976. In 1991, she was elected vice president and treasurer of USX Corporation, becoming the first female executive in the company’s history. In 1998, she was named vice president – accounting and finance for U. S. Steel and assumed the position of senior vice president and controller in January 2002. In May 2002, she was

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elected senior vice president and treasurer, and in March 2003, she was promoted to executive vice president, treasurer and chief financial officer. In October 2004, she relinquished the title of treasurer and has continued as executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Additionally, Haggerty is chairman of the United States Steel and Carnegie Pension Fund and is a member of the Investment Committee of the fund. She serves on the board of directors of USG Corporation, the Strategic Investment Fund, the Pennsylvania Business Council and the United Way of Allegheny County. Last month, she completed her term as president of The Duquesne Club, the first female president in the club’s history. She is a member of Financial Executives International, the Allegheny Country Bar Association, and is a certified public accountant (inactive) in the state of Ohio.

A native of Pittsburgh, Haggerty earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and a law degree from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh.

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For more information about U. S. Steel, visit www.ussteel.com.