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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, DC 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OLYMPIC STEEL, INC. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Ohio</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>34-1245650</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of</B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Highland Hills, Ohio</B></P></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amended and Restated Olympic Steel, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full Title of the Plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Michael D. Siegal, Chairman of the </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Board and Chief Executive Officer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Olympic Steel, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>22901 Millcreek Blvd. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Highland Hills, Ohio 44122 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and Address of Agent For Service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(216) 292-3800 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;(do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title of Each Class of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities To Be Registered</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amount</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>To Be<BR>Registered(1)(2)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proposed</B></P>
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Price</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Per Share</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Maximum<BR>Aggregate</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Offering Price</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Amount of<BR>Registration Fee(3)</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock, without par value</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">500,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$20.55</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$10,275,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$1,034.70</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Represents shares of common stock, without par value ( &#147;Common Stock&#148;), of Olympic Steel, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) issuable pursuant to the Amended and Restated Olympic Steel, Inc. 2007 Omnibus
Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) being registered hereon. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule 416 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this registration statement also covers such additional shares of Common Stock that may become issuable pursuant to the
anti-dilution provisions of the Plan. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated solely for calculating the amount of the registration fee, pursuant to paragraphs (c)&nbsp;and (h)&nbsp;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 April&nbsp;25, 2016, which date is within five business days prior to filing. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant hereby files this registration statement on Form S-8 to register an additional 500,000 shares of Common Stock under the Plan
for which a previously filed registration statement on Form S-8 relating to the Plan is 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.&nbsp;333-143900) filed by the Registrant on June&nbsp;20, 2007, including all attachments and exhibits thereto, except to the extent supplemented, amended or superseded by the information set forth herein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;3.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</B>.<B> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents have been filed
by the Registrant, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) and are incorporated herein by reference: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March&nbsp;31, 2016; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March&nbsp;31, 2016; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the registration statement on Form 8-A filed on January&nbsp;31, 1994, including any subsequently filed amendments and reports updating such
description. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. Any statement contained in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated 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> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;6.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Indemnification of Officers and Directors</B>.<B> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under Section&nbsp;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&#146; 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&#146;s act or failure to act was done with deliberate intent to cause injury to the corporation or with reckless disregard for the corporation&#146;s best
interests. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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&#146;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="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;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&nbsp;1701.13. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under certain circumstances provided in Article V of our Amended and Restated Code of Regulations and subject to Section&nbsp;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> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1(i) of the Registrant&#146;s registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-73992) filed with the Commission on January 1, 1994</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Code of Regulations</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant&#146;s Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 6, 2015 (Commission File No. 0-23320).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Olympic Steel, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Filed herewith</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Jones Day</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Filed herewith</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">23.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Filed herewith</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Jones Day</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Included in Exhibit 5.1</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">24.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Filed herewith</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 April&nbsp;29, 2016. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>OLYMPIC STEEL, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Richard T. Marabito</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Richard T. Marabito</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Michael D. Siegal</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chairman of the Board and</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Arthur F. Anton</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Richard T. Marabito</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Richard T. Marabito</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chief Financial Officer</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Principal Financial Officer and</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Principal Accounting
Officer)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Howard L. Goldstein</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">David A. Wolfort</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President, Chief Operating
Officer and</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Donald R. McNeeley</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director</P></TD></TR>
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Director</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dirk A. Kempthorne</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director</P></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Richard T. Marabito, 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. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">April&nbsp;29, 2016</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Richard T. Marabito</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1(i) of the Registrant&#146;s registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-73992) filed with the Commission on January 1, 1994</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Code of Regulations</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant&#146;s Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 6, 2015 (Commission File No. 0-23320).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Olympic Steel, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Filed herewith</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Jones Day</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD>
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2016
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
44122
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Amended and Restated Olympic Steel, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Michael D. Siegal, Chairman of the
Board and 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, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
x
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
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
500,000
$20.55
$10,275,000
$1,034.70
(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 April 25, 2016, which date is within five business days prior to filing.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Registrant hereby files this registration statement on Form S-8 to register an additional 500,000 shares of Common Stock under the Plan
for which a previously filed registration statement on Form S-8 relating to the Plan is 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, 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, 2015;
(b)
The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016;
(b)
The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 31, 2016; and
(c)
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the registration statement on Form 8-A filed on January 31, 1994, including any subsequently filed amendments and reports 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. Any statement contained in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated 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
.
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.
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
.
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
Amended and Restated Code of Regulations
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 6, 2015 (Commission File No. 0-23320).
4.3
Amended and Restated Olympic Steel, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan
Filed herewith
5.1
Opinion of Jones Day
Filed herewith
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Filed herewith
23.2
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 April 29, 2016.
OLYMPIC STEEL, INC.
By:
/s/ Richard T. Marabito
Richard T. Marabito
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.
*
*
Michael D. Siegal
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Arthur F. Anton
Director
/s/ Richard T. Marabito
*
Richard T. Marabito
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting
Officer)
Howard L. Goldstein
Director
*
*
David A. Wolfort
President, Chief Operating
Officer and
Director
Donald R. McNeeley
Director
*
*
Ralph M. Della Ratta, Jr.
Lead
Director
Dirk A. Kempthorne
Director
*
Michael G. Rippey
Director
*
Richard T. Marabito, 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.
April 29, 2016
By:
/s/ Richard T. Marabito
Richard T. Marabito
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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
Amended and Restated Code of Regulations
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 6, 2015 (Commission File No. 0-23320).
4.3
Amended and Restated Olympic Steel, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan
Filed herewith
5.1
Opinion of Jones Day
Filed herewith
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Filed herewith
23.2
Consent of Jones Day
Included in Exhibit 5.1
24.1
Power of Attorney
Filed herewith
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