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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on June 10, 2015.

           
       
  RYERSON HOLDING CORPORATION   Meeting Information
    Meeting Type:              Annual Meeting
      For holders as of:        April 20, 2015
 

 

  Date: June 10, 2015   Time: 11:00 AM CDT
 

(RYERSON LOGO)
RYERSON HOLDING CORPORATION
227 W. MONROE ST., 27TH FLOOR
CHICAGO, IL 60606 

  Location:   The Fairmont Chicago
Millenium Park
200 North Columbus Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
 

   
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Voting Items

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends you

vote FOR each of the nominees in Proposal 1: 

 

1. Election of Directors
   
  Nominees:

 

01)

Eva M. Kalawski

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
02) Mary Ann Sigler                

 

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends you vote FOR Proposals 2 and 3:

   
2. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2015.
   
3.

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 the proxy statement.

   

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends you vote 3 YEARS on Proposal 4: 

   
4. The selection, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the frequency of the stockholder vote on the compensation of our named executive officers.

 

NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting.

 

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