Company Profile For AK Steel Holding Corporation

AK Steel Holding Corporation (AK Holding) is a producer of flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steels, and tubular products through its wholly owned subsidiary, AK Steel Corporation (AK Steel). The Company’s operations consist of seven steelmaking and finishing plants located in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania that produce flat-rolled carbon steels, including coated, cold-rolled and hot-rolled products, and specialty stainless and electrical steels that are sold in slab, hot band, and sheet and strip form. The Company’s operations also include AK Tube LLC (AK Tube), which further finishes flat-rolled carbon and stainless steel at two tube plants located in Ohio and Indiana into welded steel tubing used in the automotive, large truck and construction markets. In addition, the Company’s operations include European trading companies that buy and sell steel and steel products and other materials.

BRIEF: For the nine months ended 30 September 2009, AK Steel Holding Corporation's revenues decreased 55% to $2.76B. Net loss totaled $114.4M vs. an income of $434.6M. Revenues reflect a decrease in shipments of steel. Net loss reflects the presence of operating loss vs. an income and lower other income. The Company produces flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steels, primarily for automotive, appliance construction and distribution markets.