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 - September 23, 2019

(Date of Earliest Event Reported)

AK STEEL HOLDING CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-13696	31-1401455
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

9227 Centre Pointe Drive, West Chester, Ohio 45069

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(513) 425-5000

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Emerging growth company ☐

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	AKS	The New York Stock Exchange

Item 7.01 Regulation of FD Disclosures.

On September 23, 2019, AK Steel Corporation issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit No. 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein, announcing that members of United Auto Workers (UAW), Local 3462, have ratified a new 46 month labor agreement covering about 300 hourly production and maintenance employees at the company’s Coshocton (OH) Works.

Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
	(d)	Exhibit:
		99.1	Press Release issued on September 23, 2019
		104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded as Inline XBRL document)

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.

AK STEEL HOLDING CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Joseph C. Alter
	Joseph C. Alter
	Corporate Secretary
Dated:	September 23, 2019

EX-99.1

	EXHIBIT 99.1
	News Release
Contacts:
Media - Lisa H. Jester, Corporate Manager, Communications and Public Relations (513) 425-2510
Investors - Douglas O. Mitterholzer, General Manager, Investor Relations (513) 425-5215

UAW Members Ratify Labor Agreement For AK Steel’s Coshocton Works

West Chester, OH, September 23, 2019 - AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) said today that members of the United Auto Workers (UAW), Local 3462, have ratified a new 46 month labor agreement covering about 300 hourly production and maintenance employees at the company’s Coshocton (OH) Works. AK Steel said that UAW officials notified the company that the new contract was ratified in voting held on September 20, 2019 in Coshocton. The agreement will be in effect until July 31, 2023.

“We appreciate the work of the Union leadership with our management team to achieve a contract at Coshocton Works,” said Roger K. Newport, Chief Executive Officer of AK Steel. “The new agreement continues to provide a competitive and flexible labor contract for AK Steel and our Coshocton employees.”

AK Steel’s Coshocton Works manages a variety of stainless steel finishing operations.

AK Steel

AK Steel is a leading producer of flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steel products, primarily for the automotive, infrastructure and manufacturing, including electrical power, and distributors and converters markets. Through its subsidiaries, the company also provides customer solutions with carbon and stainless steel tubing products, die design and tooling, and hot- and cold-stamped components. Headquartered in West Chester, Ohio (Greater Cincinnati), the company has approximately 9,500 employees at manufacturing operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and facilities in Western Europe. Additional information about AK Steel is available at www.aksteel.com.

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