Initial Registration Statement for Employee Benefit Plan (Form S-8)

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2026

Registration No. 333- 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Form S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Ryerson Holding Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		26-1251524
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
227 W. Monroe St.
27th Floor
Chicago, Illinois		60606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Ryerson Holding Corporation Third Amended and Restated 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan

(Full title of the plans)

Mark S. Silver

Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Risk Officer

Ryerson Holding Corporation

227 W. Monroe St., 27th Floor

Chicago, Illinois 60606

(Name and address of agent for service)

(312) 292-5000

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

Cristopher Greer, Esq.

Thomas Sharkey, Esq.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

(212) 728-8000

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer		☐		Accelerated filer		☒
Non-accelerated filer		☐		Smaller reporting company		☐
				Emerging growth company		☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

EXPLANATORY NOTE

On April 30, 2026, the stockholders of Ryerson Holding Corporation ("Ryerson" or "Registrant") approved the Ryerson Holding Corporation Third Amended and Restated 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), which, among other things, (i) increased the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), reserved for issuance under the Plan by 1,500,000 shares, (ii) increased the number of shares of Common Stock available for grant pursuant to incentive stock options by an equivalent amount, and (iii) extended the expiration date of the Plan to April 29, 2036, the day immediately before the tenth (10^th) anniversary of the date on which the Board of Directors of the Registrant (the "Board") approved the Plan.

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers 1,800,000 additional shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan, which consists of (i) 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock that were reserved and available for delivery with respect to awards under the Plan pursuant to the amendment and restatement of the Plan following stockholder approval of the Third Amended and Restated 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan, and (ii) 300,000 shares of Common Stock that may become available again for delivery with respect to awards under the Plan pursuant to the share counting, share recycling, and other terms and conditions of the Plan.

Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, Registrant incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the contents of its registration statements relating to the Plan, including all exhibits filed therewith or incorporated therein by reference, filed on Form S-8 on March 17, 2015, March 14, 2019, March 4, 2020, June 8, 2023, and February 13, 2026 (File Nos. 333-202816, 333-230267, 333-236890, 333-272507 and 333-293488), except as expressly modified herein.

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PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

The documents containing the information specified in Part I of this Registration Statement have been or will be sent or given to participating employees as specified in Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

The following documents, filed with the Commission by the Registrant, are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:

•

the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the Commission on February 23, 2026, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act");

•

the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, filed with the Commission on May 6, 2026, pursuant to the Exchange Act;

•

the Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K or Form 8-K/A filed with the Commission on February 6, 2026 (only with respect to information filed under Item 8.01), February 12, 2026, February 13, 2026 (only with respect to information filed under Items 1.01, 2.01, 2.03, 5.02, 8.01 and 9.01), February 18, 2026, February 19, 2026 (only with respect to information filed under Item 8.01), May 6, 2026, May 6, 2026 (only with respect to information filed under Item 8.01), and any other Current Reports on Form 8-K filed since December 31, 2025 (in each case, except for information "furnished" and not "filed"), pursuant to the Exchange Act; and

•

the description of the Registrant's common stock contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement filed under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

All documents filed by Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and are a part hereof from the date of filing such documents; except as to any information furnished to, rather than filed with, the Commission (including under Items 2.02 and 7.01 of Form 8-K). Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall 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 shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

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Item 4.

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

Not applicable.

Item 5.

INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

Not applicable.

Item 6.

INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

The Registrant's amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the "Certificate of Incorporation") limits its directors' and officers' liability to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware corporate law. Specifically, the Registrant's directors and officers are not liable to the Registrant or the Registrant's stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty by a director or officer, except for liability: (i) for any breach of the director's or officer's duty of loyalty to the Registrant or the Registrant's stockholders; (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; (iv) for any transaction from which a director or officer derives an improper personal benefit; or (v) of an officer in any action by or in the right of the Registrant.

If the Delaware General Corporation Law is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors or officers, then the liability of the Registrant's directors and officers shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as so amended.

The provision regarding indemnification of the Registrant's directors and officers in the Certificate of Incorporation will generally not limit liability under state or federal securities laws.

Delaware law and the Certificate of Incorporation provide that the Registrant will, in certain situations, indemnify any person made or threatened to be made a party to a proceeding by reason of that person's former or present official capacity with the Registrant against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements, and reasonable expenses including reasonable attorney's fees. Any person is also entitled, subject to certain limitations, to payment or reimbursement of reasonable expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding. In addition, certain indemnification agreements to which the Registrant is a party provide for the indemnification of the Registrant's employees who are party thereto.

The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors or officers for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions may also have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit Registrant or the Registrant's stockholders. In addition, your investment may be adversely affected to the extent that, in a class action or direct suit, Registrant pays the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.

Item 7.

EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED

Not applicable.

Item 8.

EXHIBITS

The Exhibits to this Registration Statement are listed in the Index to Exhibits and are incorporated herein by reference.

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Incorporated by Reference

Exhibit No.

Description

Form

File No.

Exhibit

Filing Date

Filed Herewith

5.1

Opinion of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.

X

10.1

Ryerson Holding Corporation Third Amended and Restated 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

8-K

001-34735

10.1

May 6, 2026

23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of Ryerson Holding Corporation.

X

23.2

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of Olympic Steel, Inc.

X

23.3

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of Ryerson Holding Corporation.

X

23.4

Consent of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

X

24.1

Power of Attorney (included on the signature page).

X

107

Filing Fee Table.

X

Item 9.

UNDERTAKINGS

(a)

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

(1)

To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement:

(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement;

(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(a)(i) and (1)(a)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

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(1) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(2) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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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 Chicago, State of Illinois, on May 6, 2026.

RYERSON HOLDING CORPORATION
By:		/s/ Mark S. Silver
Name:		Mark S. Silver
Title:		Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Risk Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates stated. Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Mark S. Silver as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting along with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, and to any registration statement filed under Commission Rule 462, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

Signature		Title		Date
/s/ Edward J. Lehner Name: Edward J. Lehner		Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)		May 6, 2026
/s/ James J. Claussen Name: James J. Claussen		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)		May 6, 2026
/s/ Molly D. Kannan Name: Molly D. Kannan		Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)		May 6, 2026
/s/ Court D. Carruthers Name: Court D. Carruthers		Director		May 6, 2026
/s/ Bruce T. Crawford Name: Bruce T. Crawford		Director		May 6, 2026
/s/ Jacob Kotzubei Name: Jacob Kotzubei		Director		May 6, 2026
/s/ Michelle A. Kumbier Name: Michelle A. Kumbier		Director		May 6, 2026

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/s/ Karen M. Leggio Name: Karen M. Leggio		Director		May 6, 2026
/s/ Richard T. Marabito Name: Richard T. Marabito		Director		May 6, 2026
/s/ Philip E. Norment Name: Philip E. Norment		Director		May 6, 2026
/s/ Peter Scott Name: Peter Scott		Director		May 6, 2026
/s/ Michael D. Siegal Name: Michael D. Siegal		Director		May 6, 2026
/s/ Richard Stovsky Name: Richard Stovsky		Director		May 6, 2026

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