Edgar Filing: AK STEEL HOLDING CORP

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Filiatraut Renee S

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/30/2014

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AK STEEL HOLDING CORP [AKS]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

9227 CENTRE POINTE DR

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
VP Litigation, Labor & Ext Aff

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

WEST CHESTER,Â OHÂ 45069

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	17,886	D	Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	01/23/2014⁽¹⁾	01/23/2023	Common Stock	4,100	$ 4.59	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	01/22/2015⁽²⁾	01/22/2024	Common Stock	5,500	$ 6.72	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	05/29/2015⁽³⁾	05/29/2024	Common Stock	14,500	$ 6.205	D	Â
Performance Shares	12/31/2015	12/31/2015	Common Stock	2,400 ⁽⁴⁾	$ ⁽⁵⁾	D	Â
Performance Shares	12/31/2016	12/31/2016	Common Stock	3,200 ⁽⁶⁾	$ ⁽⁷⁾	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Filiatraut Renee S 9227 CENTRE POINTE DR WEST CHESTER,Â OHÂ 45069	Â	Â	Â VP Litigation, Labor & Ext Aff	Â

Signatures

/s/ Renee S. Filiatraut		06/02/2014
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Options vest in three equal annual installments beginning one year after grant date.
(2)	Options vest in three equal annual installments beginning one year after grant date.
(3)	Options vest in three equal annual installments beginning one year after grant date.
(4)	This represents one half of the Performance Shares which were awarded on January 23, 2013 and are required to be reported at this time because they constitute derivative securities. The other half do not constitute derivative securities and therefore are not required to be reported at this time.
(5)	Each Performance Share represents a contingent right to receive 0 to 1.5 shares of Common Stock. The conversion rate (0, .5, 1 or 1.5) ultimately applied to these Performance Shares will be determined based on the compounded annual growth rate ("CAGR") of the Common Stock between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2015 (the "Performance Period").
(6)	This represents one half of the Performance Shares which were awarded on January 22, 2014 and are required to be reported at this time because they constitute derivative securities. The other half do not constitute derivative securities and therefore are not required to be reported at this time.
(7)	Each Performance Share represents a contingent right to receive 0 to 1.5 shares of Common Stock. The conversion rate (0, .5, 1 or 1.5) ultimately applied to these Performance Shares will be determined based on the compounded annual growth rate ("CAGR") of the Common Stock between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2016 (the "Performance Period").

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