Current Report Filing (8-k)

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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 - October 30, 2019

(Date of Earliest Event Reported)

AK STEEL HOLDING CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		1-13696		31-1401455
(State of Incorporation)		(Commission File No.)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

9227 Centre Pointe Drive, West Chester, Ohio 45069

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

[phone]

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	AKS	The New York Stock Exchange

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Item 2.02	Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 30, 2019, 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 third quarter of 2019.

Item 7.01	Regulation of FD Disclosures.

AK Steel has prepared presentation materials (the “Investor Presentation”) that management intends to use with its earnings conference call for its third quarter 2019 financial results, to be held at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on October 31, 2019, and from time to time thereafter in presentations regarding AK Steel. AK Steel may use the Investor Presentation, possibly with modifications, in presentations to current and potential investors, as well as others with an interest in AK Steel and its business.

The information contained in the Investor Presentation is summary information that should be considered in the context of materials filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission and other public announcements that AK Steel may make by news release or otherwise from time to time.  The Investor Presentation speaks only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K.  While AK Steel may elect to update the Investor Presentation in the future to reflect events and circumstances occurring or existing after the date of this Current Report, AK Steel specifically disclaims any obligation to do so.

By filing this Current Report on Form 8-K and furnishing the Investor Presentation, AK Steel makes no admission or representation as to the materiality of any information in this Current Report or the Investor Presentation.  The Investor Presentation may contain forward-looking statements.  See Page 3 of the Investor Presentation for a discussion of certain forward-looking statements that may be included therein and the risks and uncertainties related thereto.

The Investor Presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
	(d)	Exhibit:
		99.1	Press Release issued on October 30, 2019
		99.2	Investor Presentation October 2019
		104	Cover Page Interactive Date File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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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:	October 30, 2019