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 11, 2006
(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.) |
| 703 Curtis Street, Middletown, OH | 45043 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (513) 425-5000
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On September 11, 2006 AK Steel Corporation issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein, announcing the start-up of a new large diameter stainless steel tubing line at the Walbridge, Ohio plant of AK Tube LLC, its wholly-owned subsidiary. Installation of the resistance-weld tube mill and associated equipment are part of a previously-announced $8.5 million capital project to increase production capacity at AK Tube. The new mill is housed in an existing 330,000 square foot facility at the Walbridge plant.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibit: |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued on September 11, 2006 |
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: September 12, 2006
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued on September 11, 2006 |