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): October 8, 2021

Ryerson Holding Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-34735

(Commission File Number)

26-1251524

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

227 W. Monroe St., 27th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(312) 292-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:

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On October 4, 2021, Central Steel and Wire Company, LLC (“CSW”), an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of Ryerson Holding Corporation (“Ryerson”) entered into a lease with CanAm University Park, LLC (the “Landlord”) to rent approximately 897,000 square feet of space to be constructed by the Landlord on the land located at the southeast corner of Central Avenue and Steger Road, in University Park, Illinois (the “Premises”) and to be used by CSW for processing and distribution, and other legally permitted uses ancillary or related thereto. CSW will be the sole tenant, and Ryerson will guarantee CSW’s obligations under the lease with no additional security required to be deposited with the Landlord.

The lease is for a 184-month term, to commence upon substantial completion of construction of the Premises which date is anticipated to be May 1, 2023. CSW has the option to extend the lease for four additional five-year terms, on substantially the same terms and conditions as the prior term, but with the base rent rate adjusted to fair market value at that time.

The initial base rent is approximately $7,300,000 on an annualized basis, subject to annual increases of approximately 2.25%. CSW is responsible for paying its share of building and common area expenses.

d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are furnished with this report:

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements made in this current report constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements regarding our future performance, as well as management’s expectations, beliefs, intentions, plans, estimates, objectives, or projections relating to the future. Such statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “objectives,” “goals,” “preliminary,” “range,” “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “estimates,” “will,” “should,” “plans,” or “anticipates” or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy. Ryerson cautions that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and may involve significant risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may vary materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Among the factors that significantly impact our business are: the cyclicality of our business; the highly competitive, volatile, and fragmented metals industry in which we operate; fluctuating metal prices; our substantial indebtedness and the covenants in instruments governing such indebtedness; the integration of acquired operations; regulatory and other operational risks associated with our operations located inside and outside of the United States; impacts and implications of adverse health events, including the COVID-19 pandemic; work stoppages; obligations under certain employee retirement benefit plans; the ownership of a majority of our equity securities by a single investor group; currency fluctuations; and consolidation in the metals industry. Forward-looking statements should, therefore, be considered in light of various factors, including those set forth above and those set forth under “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Moreover, we caution against placing undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as of the date they were made. Ryerson does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances, new information or otherwise.

SIGNATURE

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.

Dated: October 8, 2021