Form 8-K Patent Lawsuit


 


 

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 - December 3, 2012
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
AK STEEL HOLDING CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Commission File No. 1-13696

Delaware
 
31-1401455
(State of Incorporation)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
9227 Centre Pointe Drive
West Chester, OH
 
45069
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (513) 425-5000
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Item 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 3, 2012, 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 the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has issued a decision confirming that AK Steel has prevailed on a key claim in a patent infringement lawsuit brought against the company by two French units of ArcelorMittal.

 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
 
 
(d)
Exhibit:
 
 
 
 
 
 
99.1
Press Release, dated December 3, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 







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/ David C. Horn
 
 
 
David C. Horn
 
 
 
Secretary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dated: December 4, 2012
 
 
 








EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
 
99.1
 
Press Release issued on December 3, 2012