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 - July 25, 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 2.02	Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 25, 2017 , AK Steel Holding Corporation issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit No. 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein, regarding its financial results for the second quarter 2017 .

Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits .
	(d)	Exhibit:
		99.1	Press Release issued on July 25, 2017

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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:	July 25, 2017

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release issued on July 25, 2017