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                           Oregon Steel Mills, Inc.
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               (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

      Committee to Restore Shareholder Value at Oregon Steel Mills, Inc.
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                    Committee to Restore Shareholder Value
                          at Oregon Steel Mills, Inc.
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February 16, 1999


Dear Oregon Steel Mills ESOP participant:

You recently received solicitation materials from the Committee to Restore 
Shareholder Value at Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. (the "Committee"), including a 
definitive solicitation statement, a gold consent card and a four-page letter, 
urging you to consent to the adoption of three non-binding corporate governance 
proposals designed to enhance value and management accountability at Oregon 
Steel Mills, Inc.

Due to a clerical error, the four-page letter sent to some ESOP participants 
contained the following statement on page 1: "When a company's value as a going 
concern falls below the value of its plant and equipment, it is a dramatic vote 
of no confidence by Wall Street, and a sign that a company's assets are not 
being managed effectively." Although the Committee believes that the poor 
performance of Oregon Steel's stock over the last year reflects poorly on the 
company's management, we are unable to state that "Wall Street" has drawn any 
such conclusion.

Also, the letter sent to some ESOP participants stated incorrectly that the end 
of the 60-day period for delivering signed and dated consents was February 26, 
1999. The correct date is February 22, 1999, unless Oregon Steel receives a 
consent card dated earlier than December 24, 1998, currently the earliest-dated 
consent delivered to the company. For further information, see the section of 
the Committee's definitive consent solicitation statement entitled "Voting 
Rights and Procedures."

Thank you for your support.



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