UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): December 5, 2007
United States Steel Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-16811 | 25-1897152 | ||
| (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) |
(412) 433-1121
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On December 5, 2007, United States Steel Corporation (“U. S. Steel”) executed and delivered an underwriting agreement with Banc of America Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. on behalf of themselves and the other underwriters relating to the issuance and sale of $500,000,000 principal amount of its 7.00% Senior Notes due 2018 (“New Senior Notes”). The New Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations of U. S. Steel. A copy of the underwriting agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 1 | Underwriting agreement dated December 5, 2007 | |
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/ Larry G. Schultz | |
| Larry G. Schultz | ||
| Vice President & Controller | ||
Dated: December 6, 2007