UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 4, 2017
United States Steel Corporation
(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 1-16811 | 25-1897152 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
600 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2800
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (412) 433-1121
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On August 4, 2017, United States Steel Corporation (the “Corporation”) issued $750 million aggregate principal amount of 6.875% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”). The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture dated as of May 21, 2007 by and between the Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York), as trustee (the “Trustee”), a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Corporation’s Report on Form 8-K filed on May 22, 2007, as supplemented by an eighth supplemental indenture, dated as of August 4, 2017, by and between the Corporation and the Trustee (the “Supplemental Indenture”).
The Supplemental Indenture provides for the issuance and sets forth the terms of the Notes. A specimen copy of the Notes is attached as an exhibit to the Supplemental Indenture. The Supplemental Indenture also contains covenants regarding limitations on liens, sale-leasebacks and mergers and consolidations. It also includes provisions requiring the Corporation to offer to repurchase the Notes upon a change of control repurchase event and redemption and other customary provisions. A copy of the Supplemental Indenture is filed herewith as Exhibit 4.1.
In connection with the issuance of the Notes, DLA Piper LLP (US) provided the Corporation with the legal opinion attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 5.1.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
On August 4, 2017, the Corporation issued $750 million aggregate principal amount of 6.875% Senior Notes due 2025. The Notes are senior obligations of the Corporation. The description of the terms of the Notes set forth above in Item 1.01 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit
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4.1 | Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 4, 2017, by and between United States Steel Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee.
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5.1 | Opinion of DLA Piper LLP (US)
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23.1 | Consent of DLA Piper LLP (US) (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Colleen M. Darragh
Colleen M. Darragh
Vice President and Controller
Dated: August 4, 2017