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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): April 17, 2025

 

 

Ryerson Holding Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-34735

26-1251524

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

227 W. Monroe St.

27th Floor

 

Chicago, Illinois

 

60606

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (312) 292-5000

 

 

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

 

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:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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, 100,000,000 shares authorized

 

RYI

 

The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 


Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

Philip E. Norment was not nominated for re-election to the Board of Directors of Ryerson Holding Corporation (“Ryerson” or the “Company”), and effective as of April 17, 2025, he ceased to serve as a director of the Company.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On April 17, 2025, the Company held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Following are the results of the matters voted on by shareholders at the Annual Meeting.

PROPOSAL 1: Election of Class II Directors

Name

For

Withheld

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Bruce T. Crawford

28,560,274

-

68,425

1,822,914

Stephen P. Larson

24,546,766

-

4,081,933

1,822,914

The following directors continued in office after the Annual Meeting: Kirk K. Calhoun, Court D. Carruthers, Jacob Kotzubei, Michelle Kumbier, Karen M. Leggio, and Edward J. Lehner.

PROPOSAL 2: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as Ryerson’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025.

For

Against

Abstain

30,224,342

219,065

8,206

PROPOSAL 3: The adoption, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of a resolution approving the compensation of our named executive officers described under the heading Executive Compensation in our proxy statement (“say-on-pay” vote).

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

26,806,616

1,810,444

11,639

1,822,914

In accordance with the wishes of its stockholders, Ryerson will hold a vote on the compensation of named executive officers once every year.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1

Ryerson Holding Corporation press release dated April 22, 2025.

 

 

 

104

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the 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.

 

 

 

RYERSON HOLDING CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

Date:

April 22, 2025

By:

/s/ James J. Claussen

 

 

 

James J. Claussen
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer