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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 3, 2021</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">Registration No. 333-</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>UNITED STATES</b><br>
<b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>Washington, DC 20549</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>FORM S-8</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</b><br>
<b>UNDER</b><br>
<b>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>OLYMPIC STEEL, INC.</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">34-1245650</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">(I.R.S. Employer Identification&nbsp;No.)</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">22901 Millcreek Blvd.,</p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">Highland Hills, Ohio</p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</p>
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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Olympic Steel, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan</b></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">Richard T. Marabito</p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">Chief Executive Officer</p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">Olympic Steel, Inc.</p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">22901 Millcreek Blvd.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">(216) 292-3800</p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#8220;large accelerated filer,&#8221;&nbsp;&#8220;accelerated filer,&#8221;&nbsp;&#8220;smaller reporting company,&#8221;&nbsp;and &#8220;emerging growth company&#8221;&nbsp;in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. &#9744;</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</b></p>

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<p style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 27pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Represents shares of common stock, without par value ( &#8220;Common Stock&#8221;), of Olympic Steel, Inc. (the &#8220;Registrant&#8221;) issuable pursuant to the Amended and Restated Olympic Steel, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;) being registered hereon.</p>

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<p style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 27pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to Rule 416 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), this registration statement also covers such additional shares of Common Stock that may become issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the Plan.</p>

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<p style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 27pt;">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Estimated solely for calculating the amount of the registration fee, pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 promulgated under the Securities Act, on the basis of the average of the high and low sale prices of such securities on the Nasdaq Global Market on September 1, 2021, which date is within five business days prior to filing.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;">The Registrant hereby files this registration statement on Form S-8 to register an additional 400,000 shares of Common Stock under the Plan for which previously filed registration statements on Form S-8 relating to the Plan are effective. Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, this registration statement incorporates by reference the contents of the registration statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-143900) filed by the Registrant on June 20, 2007 and the registration statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-211023) filed by the Registrant on April 29, 2016, including all attachments and exhibits thereto, except to the extent supplemented, amended or superseded by the information set forth herein.</p>

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<b>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;">The following documents have been filed by the Registrant, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) and are incorporated herein by reference:</p>

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			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Registrant&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended <a href="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/917470/000143774921004100/zeus20201231_10k.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">December 31, 2020</a>;</p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">The Registrant&#8217;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended <a href="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/917470/000143774921011333/zeus20210331_10q.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">March 31, 2021</a> and <a href="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/917470/000143774921018930/zeus20210630_10q.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">June 30, 2021</a>;</p>
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			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The Registrant&#8217;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on <a href="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/917470/000143774921011694/zeus20210510_8k.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">May 11, 2021</a> and <a href="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/917470/000143774921015165/zeus20210617_8k.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">June 21, 2021</a>; and</p>
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			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The description of the Registrant&#8217;s Common Stock contained in the registration statement on Form 8-A filed on January 31, 1994, as amended by the description of the Common Stock contained in <a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917470/000143774920003270/ex_172921.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Exhibit 4.28</a> to the Registrant&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, and as amended by any subsequent amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.</p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;">All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, will be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. The Registrant does not and will not, however, incorporate by reference in this registration statement any documents or portions thereof that are not deemed &#8220;filed&#8221; with the Commission, including any information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of the Registrant&#8217;s Current Reports on Form 8-K, unless, and except to the extent, specified in such Current Reports.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;">Any statement contained in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;">Under Section 1701.13 of the Ohio Revised Code, Ohio corporations are authorized to indemnify directors, officers, employees and agents within prescribed limits and must indemnify them under certain circumstances. Ohio law does not provide statutory authorization for a corporation to indemnify directors, officers, employees and agents for settlements, fines or judgments in the context of derivative suits. However, it provides that directors (but not officers, employees or agents) are entitled to mandatory advancement of expenses, including attorneys&#8217; fees, incurred in defending any action, including derivative actions, brought against the director, provided that the director agrees to cooperate with the corporation concerning the matter and to repay the amount advanced if it is proved by clear and convincing evidence that the director&#8217;s act or failure to act was done with deliberate intent to cause injury to the corporation or with reckless disregard for the corporation&#8217;s best interests.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;">Ohio law does not authorize payment of judgments to a director, officer, employee or agent after a finding of negligence or misconduct in a derivative suit absent a court order. Indemnification is permitted, however, to the extent such person succeeds on the merits. In all other cases, if a director, officer, employee or agent acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, indemnification is discretionary except as otherwise provided by a corporation&#8217;s articles, code of regulations or by contract except with respect to the advancement of expenses of directors.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;">Under Ohio law, a director is not liable for monetary damages unless it is proved by clear and convincing evidence that his action or failure to act was undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to the corporation or with reckless disregard for the best interests of the corporation. There is, however, no comparable provision limiting the liability of officers, employees or agents of a corporation. The statutory right to indemnification is not exclusive in Ohio, and Ohio corporations may, among other things, procure insurance for such persons.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;">Section 1701.13 of the Ohio Revised Code authorizes a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager or agent of another corporation or enterprise, against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would otherwise have the power to indemnify him under Section 1701.13.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;">Under certain circumstances provided in Article V of our Amended and Restated Code of Regulations and subject to Section 1701.13 of the Ohio Revised Code (which sets forth the conditions and limitations governing the indemnification of officers and directors), we will indemnify any of our current or former directors or officers against losses, damages, or liabilities reasonably incurred by that director or officer in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative. We maintain liability insurance for all of our directors and officers. The insurance also insures the Registrant against amounts payable to indemnify directors and officers, subject to policy limits and retention amounts.</p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1(i) of the Registrant&#8217;s registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-73992) filed with the Commission on January 1, 1994</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917470/000143774921018930/ex_270731.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation</a></p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant&#8217;s Current Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 6, 2021 (Commission File No. 0-23320).</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 27, 2019 (Commission File No. 0-23320).</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917470/000143774921018930/ex_270732.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Olympic Steel, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan</a></p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant&#8217;s Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 6, 2021 (Commission File No. 0-23320).</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><a href="ex_280337.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Consent of Grant Thornton, LLP</a></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>SIGNATURES</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;">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 Highland Hills, state of Ohio, on September 3, 2021.</p>

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			<td colspan="2" style="width: 3%;"><b>OLYMPIC STEEL, INC.</b></td>
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			<td style="width: 3%;">By:</td>
			<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid black; width: 47%;">/s/ Richard A. Manson&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="width: 47%;">Richard A. Manson</td>
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			<td style="width: 47%;">Chief Financial Officer</td>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.</p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">*</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Richard T. Marabito</p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Chief Executive Officer</p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">(Principal Executive Officer)</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Idalene F. Kesner</p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">/s/ Richard A. Manson</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Richard A. Manson</p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Chief Financial Officer</p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">(Principal Financial Officer and</p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Principal Accounting Officer)</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Michael G. Rippey</p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Director</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Michael D. Siegal</p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Executive Chairman of the Board</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Richard P. Stovsky</p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Lead Director</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Vanessa Whiting</p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Director</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Director</p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">* Richard A. Manson, the undersigned attorney-in-fact, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign and execute this Registration Statement on behalf of the above indicated officers and directors of the Registrant pursuant to a power of attorney filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">September 3, 2021</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><u>/s/ Richard A. Manson</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Richard A. Manson</p>
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zeus20210831_s8.htm
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 3, 2021
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
OLYMPIC STEEL, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Ohio
34-1245650
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
22901 Millcreek Blvd.,
Highland Hills, Ohio
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
44122
(Zip Code)
Olympic Steel, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Richard T. Marabito
Chief Executive Officer
Olympic Steel, Inc.
22901 Millcreek Blvd.
Highland Hills, Ohio 44122
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(216) 292-3800
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☐
Accelerated filer ☑
Non-accelerated filer ☐
Smaller reporting company ☐
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of Securities To Be Registered
Amount To Be Registered(1)(2)
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
Amount of Registration Fee(3)
Common Stock, without par value
400,000
$26.62
$10,648,000
$1,161.70
(1)         Represents shares of common stock, without par value ( "Common Stock"), of Olympic Steel, Inc. (the "Registrant") issuable pursuant to the Amended and Restated Olympic Steel, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan") being registered hereon.
(2)         Pursuant to Rule 416 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), this registration statement also covers such additional shares of Common Stock that may become issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the Plan.
(3)         Estimated solely for calculating the amount of the registration fee, pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 promulgated under the Securities Act, on the basis of the average of the high and low sale prices of such securities on the Nasdaq Global Market on September 1, 2021, which date is within five business days prior to filing.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Registrant hereby files this registration statement on Form S-8 to register an additional 400,000 shares of Common Stock under the Plan for which previously filed registration statements on Form S-8 relating to the Plan are effective. Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, this registration statement incorporates by reference the contents of the registration statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-143900) filed by the Registrant on June 20, 2007 and the registration statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-211023) filed by the Registrant on April 29, 2016, including all attachments and exhibits thereto, except to the extent supplemented, amended or superseded by the information set forth herein.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
The following documents have been filed by the Registrant, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and are incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2020
;
(b)
The Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended
March 31, 2021
and
June 30, 2021
;
(b)
The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on
May 11, 2021
and
June 21, 2021
; and
(c)
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the registration statement on Form 8-A filed on January 31, 1994, as amended by the description of the Common Stock contained in
Exhibit 4.28
to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, and as amended by any subsequent amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, will be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. The Registrant does not and will not, however, incorporate by reference in this registration statement any documents or portions thereof that are not deemed "filed" with the Commission, including any information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of the Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K, unless, and except to the extent, specified in such Current Reports.
Any statement contained in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Officers and Directors
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Under Section 1701.13 of the Ohio Revised Code, Ohio corporations are authorized to indemnify directors, officers, employees and agents within prescribed limits and must indemnify them under certain circumstances. Ohio law does not provide statutory authorization for a corporation to indemnify directors, officers, employees and agents for settlements, fines or judgments in the context of derivative suits. However, it provides that directors (but not officers, employees or agents) are entitled to mandatory advancement of expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred in defending any action, including derivative actions, brought against the director, provided that the director agrees to cooperate with the corporation concerning the matter and to repay the amount advanced if it is proved by clear and convincing evidence that the director's act or failure to act was done with deliberate intent to cause injury to the corporation or with reckless disregard for the corporation's best interests.
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Ohio law does not authorize payment of judgments to a director, officer, employee or agent after a finding of negligence or misconduct in a derivative suit absent a court order. Indemnification is permitted, however, to the extent such person succeeds on the merits. In all other cases, if a director, officer, employee or agent acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, indemnification is discretionary except as otherwise provided by a corporation's articles, code of regulations or by contract except with respect to the advancement of expenses of directors.
Under Ohio law, a director is not liable for monetary damages unless it is proved by clear and convincing evidence that his action or failure to act was undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to the corporation or with reckless disregard for the best interests of the corporation. There is, however, no comparable provision limiting the liability of officers, employees or agents of a corporation. The statutory right to indemnification is not exclusive in Ohio, and Ohio corporations may, among other things, procure insurance for such persons.
Section 1701.13 of the Ohio Revised Code authorizes a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager or agent of another corporation or enterprise, against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would otherwise have the power to indemnify him under Section 1701.13.
Under certain circumstances provided in Article V of our Amended and Restated Code of Regulations and subject to Section 1701.13 of the Ohio Revised Code (which sets forth the conditions and limitations governing the indemnification of officers and directors), we will indemnify any of our current or former directors or officers against losses, damages, or liabilities reasonably incurred by that director or officer in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative. We maintain liability insurance for all of our directors and officers. The insurance also insures the Registrant against amounts payable to indemnify directors and officers, subject to policy limits and retention amounts.
Item 8.
Exhibits
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Exhibit
Number
Description of Document
Reference
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1(i) of the Registrant's registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-73992) filed with the Commission on January 1, 1994
4.2
Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 6, 2021 (Commission File No. 0-23320).
4.3
Amended and Restated Code of Regulations
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 27, 2019 (Commission File No. 0-23320).
4.4
Olympic Steel, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant's Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 6, 2021 (Commission File No. 0-23320).
5.1
Opinion of Jones Day
Filed herewith
23.1
Consent of Grant Thornton, LLP
Filed herewith
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Filed herewith
23.3
Consent of Jones Day
Included in Exhibit 5.1
24.1
Power of Attorney
Filed herewith
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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 Highland Hills, state of Ohio, on September 3, 2021.
OLYMPIC STEEL, INC.
By:
/s/ Richard A. Manson
Richard A. Manson
Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
*
*
Richard T. Marabito
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Idalene F. Kesner
Director
/s/ Richard A. Manson
*
Richard A. Manson
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
Michael G. Rippey
Director
*
*
Michael D. Siegal
Executive Chairman of the Board
Richard P. Stovsky
Director
*
*
Arthur F. Anton
Lead Director
Vanessa Whiting
Director
*
*
Dirk A. Kempthorne
Director
David A. Wolfort
Director
* Richard A. Manson, the undersigned attorney-in-fact, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign and execute this Registration Statement on behalf of the above indicated officers and directors of the Registrant pursuant to a power of attorney filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
September 3, 2021
By:
/s/ Richard A. Manson
Richard A. Manson
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