FORM 424B3
FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(B)(3)
REGISTRATION NUMBERS 333-108131 AND 333-75148
Prospectus Supplement dated November 21, 2008
to the Prospectus dated January 28, 2004
United States Steel Corporation
Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan
This prospectus supplement dated November 21, 2008 (the Prospectus Supplement) is part of the
prospectus of the United States Steel Corporation (U. S. Steel or USS) relating to the U. S.
Steel Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (the Plan), dated January 28, 2004, together
with a prospectus supplement dated November 5, 2007 (the Prospectus). This Prospectus Supplement
supplements, modifies or supersedes certain information contained in the Prospectus and should be
read in conjunction with the Prospectus.
U. S. Steel has amended the Plan (the Plan Amendment) to remove the ability of non-stockholders
of U. S. Steel to make an initial investment in U. S. Steel through enrollment in the Plan. U. S.
Steel suspended the ability of non-stockholders to make an initial investment in U. S. Steel
through enrollment in the Plan in July 2005. The purpose of this Prospectus Supplement is to give
effect to the Plan Amendment by removing all references to initial cash investments.
Certain sections of the Prospectus are amended and restated as set forth herein. The headings and
page numbers coincide with the headings and page numbers found in the Prospectus. Any section of
the Prospectus not included herein has not been amended by this Prospectus Supplement.
Plan Introduction, pg. 3
United States Steel Corporation (U. S. Steel or USS) is pleased to send you this prospectus
describing the United States Steel Corporation Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan
(the Plan). The Plan provides a simple and convenient method to purchase additional shares
of U. S. Steel common stock and to have cash dividends automatically reinvested.
IF YOU ARE ALREADY PARTICIPATING IN THE PLAN, NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.
Some of the significant features of the Plan include:
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Purchases through the reinvestment of quarterly dividends of up to $15,000 (more with
permission of U. S. Steel). |
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Purchase of shares through optional cash investments (minimum $50) up to $10,000 per month
(more with permission of
U. S. Steel). |
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Option of monthly investment through automatic bank debits. |
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Optional cash investments generally invested within a week of receipt. |
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Purchase of shares at a discount of up to 3% from time to time, upon notice from U. S. Steel. |
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Simplified record keeping, with quarterly statements of your Plan account. |
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Option to deposit shares for safekeeping. |
Please note, Plan service fees have changed. Please see Schedule II for more information about
these fees.
Your participation is entirely voluntary and you may terminate your participation at any time.
Once you are enrolled in the Plan, your enrollment will be continued unless you notify the
General Administrator otherwise. If you wish to join the Plan or change your investment
option, please complete and sign an authorization form and return it to the General
Administrator (see Schedule III for information about the General Administrator).
Enrollment, pg. 16
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The following table explains how to enroll in the Plan: |
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If you own U. S. Steel common
stock in your name
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You can join the Plan by
returning a completed
authorization form to the
General Administrator. (See
Schedule II for information
about fees and Schedule III
for information about the
General Administrator.) |
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If you own U. S. Steel
common stock through
a broker
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To participate directly in the
Plan, you should direct your
broker, bank, or trustee to
register some or all of your
U. S. Steel common stock
directly in your name. You can
then get started in the Plan
by returning a completed
authorization form to the
General Administrator.
Authorization forms are mailed
automatically once shares are
registered in your name. (See
Schedule II for information
about fees and Schedule III
for information about the
General Administrator.) |
Investment Options and LimitationsOptional and Initial Cash Investments, pg. 18
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Optional Cash Investments |
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Optional Cash Investments. As a Plan participant, you can purchase additional shares
of U. S. Steel common stock by using the Plans optional cash investment feature.
Dividends on these additional shares will be invested according to your current Plan
dividend reinvestment instructions (you may change your instructions at any time).
Unless otherwise instructed, the General Administrator will automatically assume
that distributions on any additional shares are to be reinvested and retained in the
Plan. |
Investment Options and LimitationsInvestment Methods, pg. 18
Shares can be purchased by check or through automatic withdrawal from your bank account:
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By Check. You can make optional cash investments by sending a check, payable to the
General Administrator (see Schedule III), and the appropriate form. Do not send cash or
money orders. |
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By Automatic Withdrawal from Your Bank Account. If you wish to make regular monthly
purchases, you can authorize an automatic monthly withdrawal from your bank account by
completing the reverse side of the authorization form. This feature enables you to make
ongoing investments without writing a check. Funds will be deducted from your bank
account on, or shortly after, the fifth day of each month. If this date falls on a bank
holiday or weekend, funds will be deducted on, or shortly after, the next business day.
Please allow up to six weeks for the first automatic monthly withdrawal to be initiated.
You must notify the General Administrator in writing to change or terminate automatic
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Because funds will normally be invested on Friday of each week, funds from checks received after
2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Thursday will normally be invested on Friday of the following
week. Interest will not be paid on amounts held pending investment. Shares purchased
pursuant to a check may not be sold or withdrawn from the Plan for a period of 14 days from
the purchase date of the shares. A fee will be assessed for a check that is returned for
insufficient funds (See Schedule II, Plan Service Fees).
Investment Options and LimitationsLimitations on Purchases, pg. 18
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Optional Cash Investments |
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at least $50 at any one time |
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no more than $10,000 in any one month |
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up to $15,000 per dividend payment |
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All limitations may be waived by U. S. Steel upon written request |
Investment Options and LimitationsAggregation of Plan Accounts for Purpose of Limitations, pg.
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For the purpose of the above limitations (Plan Limits), U. S. Steel may aggregate all
reinvested dividends and optional cash investments for participants with more than one Plan
account using the same Social Security Number or Taxpayer Identification Number. For
participants unable to supply a Social Security Number or Taxpayer Identification Number,
their participation may be limited by U. S. Steel to only one Plan account.
Also for the purpose of such Plan Limits, all Plan accounts which U. S. Steel believes to be
under common control or management or to have common ultimate beneficial ownership may be
aggregated. Unless U. S. Steel has determined that reinvestment of dividends and investment
of optional cash investments for each such account would be consistent with the purposes of
the Plan,
U. S. Steel will have the right to aggregate all such accounts and to return, without
interest, within 30 days of receipt, any amounts in excess of the investment limitations
applicable to a single Plan account received in respect of all such accounts.
Investment Options and LimitationsWaiver of Limitations, pg. 19
Optional cash investments in excess of $10,000 per month may be made only pursuant to a written
Waiver of Limitation by U. S. Steel for the total amount submitted. A copy of such written
approval must accompany any payment to which this limitation applies.
Requests for waiver of the $15,000 limitation on reinvestment of dividends and other questions
concerning waivers should be directed to U. S. Steel at (412) 433-4707. It is solely within
U. S. Steels discretion as to whether any waiver respecting the Plan Limits will be
granted.
In deciding whether to approve a Waiver of Limitation request, U. S. Steel will consider
relevant factors including, but not limited to, U. S. Steels need for additional funds, the
attractiveness of obtaining such additional funds by the sale of U. S. Steel common stock by
comparison to other sources of funds, the applicable purchase price, the participant
submitting the request, the extent and nature of such participants prior participation in
the Plan, whether U. S. Steel believes the participant may be effecting a distribution under
federal securities laws, the number of shares of U. S. Steel common stock registered in the
participants name and the aggregate amount of such dividends and optional cash investments
in excess of the allowable maximum amounts for which requests have been submitted by all
participants.
If requests are submitted for any Investment Date (see Purchases Exceeding Plan
LimitsDiscount in Effect on page 23 for a discussion of the Investment Date) in an
aggregate amount exceeding the amount U. S. Steel is then willing to accept, U. S. Steel may
honor such requests in order of receipt, pro rata or by any other method which U. S. Steel
determines to be appropriate.
Purchase of Shares for the PlanPurchase Intervals, pg. 19
The General Administrator will use optional cash investments to purchase shares of U. S. Steel
common stock as promptly as practicable, normally once each week. To the extent dividends
are declared, the General Administrator will use reinvested dividends to purchase shares on
the quarterly dividend payment date. Purchases may be made over a number of days to meet the
requirements of the Plan.
Purchase of Shares for the PlanSource and Pricing of SharesDiscount, pg. 20
Discount. Shares purchased under the Plan may, in the sole discretion of U. S. Steel, be subject to
a discount of 0 to 3% (Discount). The Discount will be established in U. S. Steels sole
discretion after a review of current market conditions, the level of participation and current and
projected capital needs. The Discount will apply to optional cash investments and the reinvestment
of dividends. The Discount will be subtracted from the Purchase Price of shares purchased for the
Plan. Notice will be given to participants or a public announcement will be made upon the
implementation or discontinuance of any Discount.
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Control Over Purchases, pg. 21
Unless otherwise provided herein, U. S. Steel decides whether purchases are to be made in the
open market or from U. S. Steel and the General Administrator engages a bank or other agent
for purposes of making open market purchases. Neither U. S. Steel, nor any participant in
the Plan has the authority or power to control either the timing or pricing of shares
purchased in the open market.
If you send in an optional cash investment, it is possible that the market price of U. S.
Steel common stock could go up or down before your funds are used to purchase stock.
Further, U. S. Steel may change the method of stock purchase (purchase in the open market or
from U. S. Steel) at any time after the three month period following the last such change.
This means you will not be able to precisely time your purchases through the Plan and will
bear the market risk associated with fluctuations in the price of U. S. Steel common stock.
In addition, you will not earn interest on optional cash investments for the period before the
shares are purchased.
Gifts, Transfers and Pledges of Shares, pg. 22
You can give or transfer shares of U. S. Steel common stock to anyone you choose by:
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Submitting an optional cash investment on behalf of an existing stockholder in the
Plan in an amount not less than $50 nor more than $10,000; or |
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Transferring shares from your Plan account to the recipient (minimum of five shares
to each new Plan account). |
You may transfer shares to new or existing stockholders. The General Administrator will
automatically assign to such transferred shares full dividend reinvestment status.
Participants, at their discretion, may elect another investment option by providing written
notice to the General Administrator. If you participate in dividend reinvestment and you
request to either (a) transfer all of your shares or (b) make a partial sale and transfer
the balance of your shares between the ex-dividend and the dividend record date, the
processing of your request may be held until after your Plan account is credited with
reinvested dividends. This holding period could be as long as three weeks.
To transfer shares, you must have your signature guaranteed by a financial institution
participating in the Medallion Guarantee Program (generally a broker or a bank). The
Medallion Guarantee Program ensures that the individual signing the certificate or stock
power is in fact the registered owner.
Held Shares may not be pledged and any such purported pledge shall be void. If you want to
pledge your shares, you must first request that such shares be certificated and delivered to
you (see Issuance of Certificates, below).
If you need additional assistance, please call the General Administrator (see Schedule III for
information about the General Administrator).
Tracking Your Investments, pg. 23
The General Administrator will mail you a quarterly statement showing all transactions (shares,
amounts invested, purchase prices) for your Plan account including year-to-date and other
Plan account information. Supplemental statements or notices will be sent when you make an
optional cash investment or a deposit, transfer or withdrawal of shares.
Please retain your statements to establish the cost basis of shares purchased under the Plan for
income tax and other purposes and to avoid Plan account research fees (see Schedule II).
You should notify the General Administrator promptly of any change in address since all
notices, statements and reports will be mailed to your address of record.
Plan of Distribution, pg. 25
Except to the extent the General Administrator facilitates the purchases of U. S. Steel common
stock (Common Shares) in open market transactions, the Common Shares acquired under the
Plan will be sold directly by U. S. Steel through the Plan. U. S. Steel
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may sell Common Shares to owners of shares (including brokers or dealers) who, in connection with
any resales of such shares, may be deemed to be underwriters. In connection with any such
transaction, compliance with Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 would be
required. Such shares, including shares acquired pursuant to waivers granted with respect to the
optional cash purchase feature of the Plan, may be resold in market transactions (including
coverage of short positions) on any national securities exchange on which Common Shares trade or
in privately negotiated transactions. The Common Shares are currently listed on the NYSE. Under
certain circumstances, it is expected that a portion of the Common Shares available for issuance
under the Plan will be issued pursuant to such waivers. The difference between the price such
owners pay to U. S. Steel for Common Shares acquired under the Plan, after deduction of the
applicable discount from the purchase price, and the price at which such shares are resold, may
be deemed to constitute underwriting commissions received by such owners in connection with such
transactions. Any such underwriter involved in the offer and sale of the Common Shares will be
named in an applicable prospectus supplement. Any underwriting compensation paid by U. S. Steel
to underwriters or agents in connection with the offering of the Common Shares, and any
discounts, concessions or commissions allowed by underwriters to participating dealers, will be
set forth in an applicable prospectus supplement.
Except with respect to open market purchases of Common Shares relating to reinvested
distributions, U. S. Steel will pay any and all brokerage commissions and related expenses
incurred in connection with purchases of Common Shares under the Plan. Upon withdrawal by a
participant from the Plan by the sale of Common Shares held under the Plan, the participant
will receive the proceeds of such sale less (i) a nominal fee per transaction (see Schedule
II, Plan Service Fees) paid to the General Administrator (if such resale is facilitated by
the General Administrator at the request of a participant), (ii) any related brokerage
commissions and (iii) any applicable taxes.
Common Shares may not be available under the Plan in all states. This Prospectus does not
constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any Common Shares or
other securities in any state or any other jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful
to make such offer in such jurisdiction.
Schedule II
United States Steel Corporation Common Stock
Dividend Reinvestment and
Stock Purchase Plan
Plan Service Fees |
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Reinvestment of Dividends |
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No Charge |
Purchase of Shares (via check) |
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$0.05 per Share |
Purchase
of Shares (via Automatic Investment) |
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No Charge |
Sale of Shares: |
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Transaction Fee |
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$15.00 |
Trading Fee |
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$0.10 per Share |
Direct Deposit of Sale Proceeds |
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$5.00 per Occurrence |
Gift or Transfer of Shares |
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No Charge |
Safekeeping of Stock Certificates |
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No Charge |
Certificate Issuance |
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No Charge |
Returned Check |
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$25.00 per Check |
Duplicate Statements: |
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Current Year or Most Recent Prior Year |
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No Charge |
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$15.00 per Year, up to $75.00 Max. |
The fee for duplicate statements must be paid in advance. In all other cases, the applicable
fees will be deducted from either the investment or proceeds from a sale.
Any trading fees paid by USS for which you are not charged will be reported to you as taxable
income on Form 1099-Div.
All fees, including those for which there is currently No Charge, are subject to change;
however, we will not change any fees without first notifying you.
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Schedule III
Additional Information
For recorded information concerning the following Plan features, Call (412) 433-4707.
Current Administrator Information
Discount
Threshold Price
Requests for Waivers
Source of SharesOpen Market Purchase or U. S. Steel Issuance
Current Administrator Information
Wells Fargo is the current General Administrator. You may direct checks, correspondence,
enrollment forms, and inquiries to the administrator at:
Wells Fargo Shareowner Services
P.O. Box 64856
St. Paul, MN 55164-0856
1-866-433-4801
Please include your daytime telephone number on all correspondence and use the transaction stub on
the top of your quarterly statement for optional cash investments.
Other contact information for the General Administrator:
Website:
www.wellsfargo.com/shareownerservices
Courier Deliveries:
Wells Fargo Shareowner Services
161 N. Concord Exchange
South St Paul, MN 55075
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