8-K

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) August 12, 2002

RYERSON TULL, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	1-9117	36-3425828
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2621 West 15th Place, Chicago, Illinois 60608

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

(773) 762-2121

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Item 9.    Regulation FD Disclosure

The Statements under Oath by the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of Ryerson Tull, Inc. attached hereto as exhibits are incorporated herein by reference in answer to this Item 5.

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.

	RYERSON TULL, INC.
Dated: August 12, 2002	By:	/S/    LILY L. MAY         Lily L. May
	Its:	Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Statement under Oath of Principal Executive Officer, dated August 12, 2002, Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings
99.2	Statement under Oath of Principal Financial Officer, dated August 12, 2002, Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings
99.3	Written Statement of the Chief Executive Officer dated August 12, 2002
99.4	Written Statement of the Chief Financial Officer dated August 12, 2002

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

[LETTERHEAD]

STATEMENT UNDER OATH OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE

OFFICER REGARDING FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES

RELATING TO EXCHANGE ACT FILINGS

I, Neil S. Novich, state and attest that:

(1) To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered reports of Ryerson Tull, Inc., and, except as corrected or supplemented in a subsequent covered report:

· no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material fact as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed); and

· no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements in the covered report, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed).

(2) I have reviewed the contents of this statement with Ryerson Tull, Inc.’s audit committee.

(3) In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or before the date of this statement, is a “covered report”:

· Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2001 filed with the Commission of Ryerson Tull, Inc.;

· all reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all definitive proxy materials of Ryerson Tull, Inc. filed with the Commission subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K identified above; and any amendments to any of the foregoing.

/s/    Neil S. Novich         Neil S. Novich Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) August 12, 2002	Subscribed and sworn to before me this 12th day of August 2002
	/s/    Mari Hernandez Notary Public My Commission Expires: 2/18/04

EX-99.2

EXHIBIT 99.2

[LETTERHEAD]

STATEMENT UNDER OATH OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL

OFFICER REGARDING FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES

RELATING TO EXCHANGE ACT FILINGS

I, Jay M. Gratz, state and attest that:

(1) To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered reports of Ryerson Tull, Inc., and, except as corrected or supplemented in a subsequent covered report:

· no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material fact as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed); and

· no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements in the covered report, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed).

(2) I have reviewed the contents of this statement with Ryerson Tull, Inc.’s audit committee.

(3) In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or before the date of this statement, is a “covered report”:

· Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2001 filed with the Commission of Ryerson Tull, Inc.;

· all reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all definitive proxy materials of Ryerson Tull, Inc. filed with the Commission subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K identified above; and any amendments to any of the foregoing.

/s/    Jay M. Gratz         Jay M. Gratz Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) August 12, 2002	Subscribed and sworn to before me this 12th day of August 2002
	/s/    Mari Hernandez Notary Public My Commission Expires: 2/18/04

EX-99.3

EXHIBIT 99.3

[LETTERHEAD]

Written Statement of the Chief Executive Officer

I, Neil S. Novich, as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ryerson Tull, Inc. (the “Company”), state and certify that this Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the period ended June 30, 2002, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in this Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the period ended June 30, 2002, fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/    NEIL S. NOVICH        

Neil S. Novich

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

August 12, 2002

EX-99.4

EXHIBIT 99.4

[LETTERHEAD]

Written Statement of the Chief Financial Officer

I, Jay M. Gratz, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ryerson Tull, Inc. (the “Company”), state and certify that this Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the period ended June 30, 2002, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in this Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the period ended June 30, 2002, fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/    JAY M. GRATZ        

Jay M. Gratz

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

August 12, 2002