Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4

[X] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * WRIGHT VICENTE	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AK STEEL HOLDING CORP [ AKS ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                    _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 9227 CENTRE POINTE DRIVE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 3/13/2020
(Street) WEST CHESTER, OH 45069 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	3/13/2020		D(1)		200453.77 (2)(3)	D	(1)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Reflects disposition in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 2, 2019 (the "Merger Agreement"), among the Issuer, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. ("Cliffs") and Pepper Merger Sub Inc. ("Merger Sub"), pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer (the "Merger"), with the Issuer surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Cliffs, and each share of the Issuer's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger was converted into the right to receive 0.400 (the "Exchange Ratio") of a common share of Cliffs, together with cash in lieu of any fractional Cliffs common shares. The closing price of a share of Common Stock on March 12, 2020 (the last trading day prior to the Merger) was $1.55, and the closing price of a Cliffs common share on the same date was $4.06.
(2)	Includes 96,184.77 restricted stock units that, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, were converted into restricted stock units with respect to 38,473 Cliffs common shares.
(3)	Includes 61,099 shares of Common Stock held by a revocable living trust.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WRIGHT VICENTE 9227 CENTRE POINTE DRIVE WEST CHESTER, OH 45069	X

Signatures
/s/ Joseph C. Alter, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Wright		3/13/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date