Current Report Filing (8-k)

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 - May 31, 2017

(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: [phone]

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Item 8.01     Other Events .

As previously disclosed, AK Steel Corporation (the “Company”) and the United Autoworkers, Local 600 (“UAW Local 600”), which represents approximately 1,160 employees at Company’s Dearborn (MI) Works, agreed to extend the expiration of their labor contact from March 31, 2017 to May 31, 2017. (“Labor Agreement”). On May 31, 2017, the Company and the UAW Local 600 agreed to continue to negotiate in good faith to reach a new labor agreement, and that the parties shall proceed to operate under the terms and conditions of the Labor Agreement.

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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/ Joseph C. Alter
		Joseph C. Alter
		Corporate Secretary
Dated: June 1, 2017