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STEEL HOLDING CORPORATION
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IMPORTANT
ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING
INFORMATION
— YOUR VOTE COUNTS!
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Stockholder
Meeting Notice
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Important
Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
AK
Steel Holding Corporation Stockholder Meeting to be Held on Thursday, May 28,
2009
Under new
Securities and Exchange Commission rules, you are receiving this notice that the
proxy materials for the annual stockholders’ meeting are available on the
Internet. Follow the instructions below to view the materials and vote online or
request a copy. The items to be voted on and location of the annual meeting are
on the reverse side. Your vote is important!
This
communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials
that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review
all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
The Notice and Proxy Statement, Annual Report on Form 10-K and Letter to
Stockholders are available at:
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www.envisionreports.com/aks
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Easy
Online Access — A Convenient Way to View Proxy Materials and
Vote
When
you go online to view materials, you can also vote your
shares.
Step 1: Go to www.envisionreports.com/aks
to view
the materials.
Step 2: Click on
Cast Your Vote or
Request Materials.
Step
3: Follow the instructions on the screen to log in.
Step
4: Make your selection as instructed on each screen to select
delivery preferences and
vote.
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When
you go online, you can also help the environment by consenting to receive
electronic delivery of future materials.
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Obtaining
a Copy of the Proxy Materials – If you want to receive a paper or e-mail
copy of these documents, you must request one. There is no charge to you
for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed
on the reverse side on or before May 15, 2009 to facilitate timely
delivery.
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Stockholder
Meeting Notice
AK
Steel Holding Corporation’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on May
28, 2009 at The Ritz Carlton Hotel Chicago, 160 E. Pearson Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60611, at 1:30 p.m., Central Daylight Saving Time.
Proposals
to be voted on at the meeting are listed below along with the Board of
Directors’ recommendations.
The
Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following
proposals:
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To
elect ten directors of the Company;
and
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To
ratify the Audit Committee’s appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as
the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2009;
and
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To
transact such other business as properly may come before the
meeting.
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PLEASE
NOTE – YOU CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS NOTICE. To vote your shares you must
vote online or request a paper copy of the proxy materials to receive a proxy
card. If you wish to attend and vote at the meeting, please bring this notice
with you.
Directions
to AK Steel Holding Corporation’s 2009 Annual
Meeting
of Stockholders:
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The
Ritz Carlton Hotel Chicago
160
E. Pearson Street
Chicago,
Illinois 60611
Directions
from Midway Airport
• From
the airport, turn right (north) onto Cicero Avenue
• Take
I-55 North (Stevenson Expressway)
• Take
I-90/94 West (Kennedy Expressway)
• Exit
onto Ohio Street
• Follow
Ohio Street to Michigan Avenue
• Turn
left (north) onto Michigan Avenue and follow for six blocks
• Turn
right onto Pearson Street
• The
Ritz Carlton Hotel Chicago is a half block down Pearson Street on the
left-hand side
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From
North and Northwest:
• Take
I-90/94 East (Kennedy Expressway/Edens Expressway) to Ohio Street
(Ohio
is a one-way street going east)
• Follow
Ohio Street 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) to Michigan Avenue
• Turn
left onto Michigan Avenue (heading north) for six blocks to Pearson
Street
• Turn
right on Pearson (heading east), half a block to the Hotel
entrance
• The
Hotel will be on your left-hand side
From
South and East:
• Take
I-90/94 West (Dan Ryan Expressway) to Ohio Street (Ohio is a one-way
street going east)
• Follow
Ohio Street 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) to Michigan Avenue
• Turn
left on Michigan Avenue and drive six blocks to Pearson
Street
• Turn
right on Pearson, half a block to the Hotel entrance
• The
Hotel will be on your left-hand side
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Here’s
how to order a copy of the proxy materials and select a future delivery
preference:
Paper
copies: Current and future paper delivery requests can be submitted
via the telephone, Internet or email options below.
Email
copies: Current and future email delivery requests must be
submitted via the Internet following the instructions below. If you
request an email copy of current materials you will receive an email with
a link to the materials.
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NOTE: You must use the numbers in the shaded bar on the reverse
side when requesting a set of proxy materials.
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Internet
– Go to www.envisionreports.com/aks.
Click Cast Your Vote or Request Materials. Follow the instructions
to log in and order a paper or email copy of the current meeting materials
and submit your preference for email or paper delivery of future meeting
materials.
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Telephone
– Call us free of charge at 1-866-641-4276 using a touch-tone phone
and follow the instructions to log in and order a paper copy of the
materials by mail for the current meeting. You can also submit a
preference to receive a paper copy for future meetings.
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Email
– Send email to investorvote@computershare.com with “Proxy
Materials AK Steel Holding Corporation” in the subject line. Include in
the message your full name and address, plus the three numbers located in
the shaded bar on the reverse, and state in the email that you want a
paper copy of current meeting materials. You can also state your
preference to receive a paper copy for future meetings.
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To
facilitate timely delivery, all requests for a paper copy of the proxy
materials must be received by May 15,
2009.
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