Bernard Fidel, Et Al. V. AK Steel Holding Corporation, Et Al. 00-CV
FILED AUG 2 8 2000 W AUG 3 0 2000 KENNETH J. MURPHY, Clerk CINCINNATIL OHIO UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION BERNARD FIDEL and IRONWOOD Lead Case No. C-1-00-320 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, On Behalf of (Consolidated with No. C-1-00-349) Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, Judge Herman J. Weber CLASS ACTION AK STEEL HOLDING CORPORATION, CONSOLIDATED AMENDED ARMCO INC., RICHARD M. WARDROP, COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATION JR., JAMES F. WILL, JAMES L. WAREHAM, OF THE FEDERAL SECURITIES JAMES L. WAINSCOTT, JOHN G. HRITZ, LAWS ALLEN BORN, BONNIE G. HILL, ROBERT H. JENKINS, LAWRENCE A. LESER, (Jury Trial Demanded) ROBERT E. NORTHAM, CYRUS TANG and JAMES A. THOMSON, Defendants INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW 1. This is an action on behalf of those who purchased or otherwise acquired AK Steel Holding Corporation ("AK Steel" or the "Company") publicly traded securities between July 15, 1999 through January 25, 2000 (the "Class Period"). This action also is brought on behalf of a sub- class of those who held Armco Inc. ("Armco") shares as of August 25, 1999 and were thereby entitled to vote to approve the merger with AK Steel (the "sub-class"). 2. AK Steel is a fully integrated producer of flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steels. AK Steel's steel operations consist of eight steelmaking and finishing plants in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania. AK Steel's other operations include steel pipe and tubing products, snow plows and ice control products for light trucks and the operation of the Greens Port Industrial Park in Texas.
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