================================================================================ 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) - March 4, 2005 Commission File Number 0-23320 OLYMPIC STEEL, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Ohio 34-1245650 ------------------------------- --------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification Number) 5096 Richmond Road, Bedford Heights, Ohio 44146 ----------------------------------------- --------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (216) 292-3800 Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ================================================================================ ITEM 8.01 OTHER INFORMATION On March 4, 2005, Heber MacWilliams, the Company's Chief Information Officer, and Richard A. Manson, the Company's Treasurer, entered into non-solicit agreements in the same form as the attached agreement (Exhibit 10.15). SIGNATURES 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. OLYMPIC STEEL, INC. Date: March 4, 2005 By: /s/ RICHARD T. MARABITO ------------------------------- Richard T. Marabito Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) 2 EXHIBIT INDEX 10.15 Non-Solicit Agreement 3