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<P ALIGN="CENTER">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Washington, D.C. 20549</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">_______________</TD>
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<B><FONT SIZE=4><P ALIGN="CENTER">FORM S-8</B></FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Under</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">_______________</TD>
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<FONT SIZE=4><P ALIGN="CENTER">STEEL TECHNOLOGIES INC.</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Kentucky</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">61-0712014</TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">(State or other jurisdiction of</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">(I.R.S. Employer</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">15415 Shelbyville Road</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Louisville, Kentucky 40245</TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">_______________</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">SECOND STEEL TECHNOLOGIES INC. <BR>
NONEMPLOYEE DIRECTORS STOCK PLAN</TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Full title of the plan)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">_______________</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">John M. Baumann, Jr.</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Secretary and General Counsel</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Steel Technologies Inc.</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">15415 Shelbyville Road</TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Name and address of agent for service)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">(502) 245-2110</TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">_______________</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</TD>
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<B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Title of securities <BR>
to be registered</B></FONT></TD>
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registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Proposed maximum offering price per share(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Proposed maximum aggregate offering price(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<P>Common Stock, no par value.......................</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">50,000 shares</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">$25.76</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">$1,288,000</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">$152.00</TD>
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<P>Preferred Share Purchase Rights (2)............</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">None</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">None</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">None</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">None</TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>(1)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1), based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market on March 14, 2005.</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>(2)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Any value attributable to the Preferred Share Purchase Rights is reflected in the value of the Common Stock.  Because no separate consideration is paid for the Preferred Share Purchase Rights, the registration fee for such securities is included in the fee for the Common Stock.</FONT></TD>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">INCORPORATION OF PRIOR REGISTRATION STATEMENT BY REFERENCE</B></TD>
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<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the Registrant's previously-filed registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-91798) relating to the Second Steel Technologies Inc. Nonemployee Directors Stock Plan are incorporated herein by reference.</TD>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">SIGNATURES</B></TD>
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<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Louisville, Commonwealth of Kentucky, on the 14th day of March, 2005.</TD>
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<P>STEEL TECHNOLOGIES INC.</TD>
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<P>By:<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Bradford T. Ray&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></TD>
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<P>Bradford T. Ray</TD>
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<P>Chairman of the Board</TD>
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<B><U><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Title</B></U></FONT></TD>
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<U><P>/s/ Bradford T. Ray&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
</U>Bradford T. Ray</TD>
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<P>Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) </TD>
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<P>March 14, 2005</TD>
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<U><P>Michael J. Carroll *&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
</U>Michael J. Carroll</TD>
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<P>President and Chief Operating Officer and Director</TD>
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<P>March 14, 2005</TD>
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<U><P>Joseph P. Bellino *&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
</U>Joseph P. Bellino</TD>
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<P>Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</TD>
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<P>March 14, 2005</TD>
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<U><P>Merwin J. Ray *&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
</U>Merwin J. Ray</TD>
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<P>Founding Chairman and Director</TD>
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<P>March 14, 2005</TD>
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<U><P>Stuart N. Ray *&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
</U>Stuart N. Ray</TD>
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<P>Vice President and Director</TD>
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<P>March 14, 2005</TD>
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<U><P>Doug A. Bawel *&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
</U>Doug A. Bawel</TD>
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<P>Director</TD>
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<P>March 14, 2005</TD>
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<U><P>Jimmy Dan Conner *&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
</U>Jimmy Dan Conner</TD>
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<P>Director</TD>
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<P>March 14, 2005</TD>
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<U><P>Mark G. Essig*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
</U>Mark G. Essig</TD>
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<P>Director</TD>
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<P>March 14, 2005</TD>
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<U><P>William E. Hellmann *&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
</U>William E. Hellmann</TD>
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<P>Director</TD>
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<P>March 14, 2005</TD>
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<U><P>Andrew J. Payton *&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
</U>Andrew J. Payton</TD>
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<P>Director</TD>
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<P>March 14, 2005</TD>
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<P>*By: <U>/s/ John M. Baumann, Jr.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;John M. Baumann, Jr.<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Attorney-in-Fact</TD>
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<P>4.1</TD>
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<P>Second Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 3.1 filed with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K (file no. 0-14061) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2000)</TD>
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<P>Second Amended By-Laws of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 3.2 filed with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K (file no. 0-4061) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2000)</TD>
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<P>Rights Agreement, dated as of April 24, 1998, between Steel Technologies Inc. and National City Bank, as Successor Rights Agent, which includes as Exhibit A the form of Third Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation, as Exhibit B the form of Rights Certificate and as Exhibit C a Summary of the Rights (incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 1 filed with the Company's registration statement on Form 8-A (file no. 0-14061) dated May 12, 1998)</TD>
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<P>Opinion and consent of Stites &amp; Harbison, PLLC</TD>
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<P>Consent of Stites &amp; Harbison, PLLC (included in Exhibit 5.1)</TD>
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<P>Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</TD>
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Steel Technologies Inc. - Form S-8
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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STEEL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Kentucky
61-0712014
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
15415 Shelbyville Road
Louisville, Kentucky 40245
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
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SECOND STEEL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
NONEMPLOYEE DIRECTORS STOCK PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
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John M. Baumann, Jr.
Secretary and General Counsel
Steel Technologies Inc.
15415 Shelbyville Road
Louisville, Kentucky 40245
(Name and address of agent for service)
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(502) 245-2110
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount to be
registered
Proposed maximum offering price per share(1)
Proposed maximum aggregate offering price(1)
Amount of registration fee
Common Stock, no par value.......................
50,000 shares
$25.76
$1,288,000
$152.00
Preferred Share Purchase Rights (2)............
None
None
None
None
(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1), based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market on March 14, 2005.
(2)
Any value attributable to the Preferred Share Purchase Rights is reflected in the value of the Common Stock.  Because no separate consideration is paid for the Preferred Share Purchase Rights, the registration fee for such securities is included in the fee for the Common Stock.
INCORPORATION OF PRIOR REGISTRATION STATEMENT BY REFERENCE
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the Registrant's previously-filed registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-91798) relating to the Second Steel Technologies Inc. Nonemployee Directors Stock Plan are incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Louisville, Commonwealth of Kentucky, on the 14th day of March, 2005.
STEEL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
By:
/s/ Bradford T. Ray
Bradford T. Ray
Chairman of the Board
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Bradford T. Ray
Bradford T. Ray
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
March 14, 2005
Michael J. Carroll *
Michael J. Carroll
President and Chief Operating Officer and Director
March 14, 2005
Joseph P. Bellino *
Joseph P. Bellino
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
March 14, 2005
Merwin J. Ray *
Merwin J. Ray
Founding Chairman and Director
March 14, 2005
Stuart N. Ray *
Stuart N. Ray
Vice President and Director
March 14, 2005
Doug A. Bawel *
Doug A. Bawel
Director
March 14, 2005
Jimmy Dan Conner *
Jimmy Dan Conner
Director
March 14, 2005
Mark G. Essig*
Mark G. Essig
Director
March 14, 2005
William E. Hellmann *
William E. Hellmann
Director
March 14, 2005
Andrew J. Payton *
Andrew J. Payton
Director
March 14, 2005
*By:
/s/ John M. Baumann, Jr.
John M. Baumann, Jr.
Attorney-in-Fact
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibits
4.1
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Second Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 3.1 filed with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K (file no. 0-14061) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2000)
4.2
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Second Amended By-Laws of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 3.2 filed with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K (file no. 0-4061) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2000)
4.3
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Rights Agreement, dated as of April 24, 1998, between Steel Technologies Inc. and National City Bank, as Successor Rights Agent, which includes as Exhibit A the form of Third Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation, as Exhibit B the form of Rights Certificate and as Exhibit C a Summary of the Rights (incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 1 filed with the Company's registration statement on Form 8-A (file no. 0-14061) dated May 12, 1998)
5.1
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Opinion and consent of Stites & Harbison, PLLC
23.1
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Consent of Stites & Harbison, PLLC (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
24.1
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