Ryerson Holding Corporation Announces Secondary Offering of 3.5 Million Shares of Common Stock by its Principal Shareholder and a Concurrent Stock Repurchase

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Ryerson Holding Corporation (NYSE: RYI) announced a secondary offering of 3,500,000 shares of common stock initiated by its principal shareholder, an affiliate of Platinum Equity LLC. The proceeds from the offering will go directly to the Selling Stockholder, not Ryerson. Simultaneously, the Company plans a share repurchase of approximately $47.7 million directly from the Selling Stockholder, funded by existing cash. This repurchase is expected to be completed alongside the offering, enhancing shareholder value by reducing share supply.

Positive

• Share repurchase of approximately $47.7 million improves shareholder value.
• Reduction in outstanding shares may positively impact earnings per share (EPS).

Negative

• The secondary offering could dilute existing shareholder equity.
• Proceeds from the offering do not benefit the company directly.

CHICAGO, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ryerson Holding Corporation (NYSE: RYI) (the "Company" or "Ryerson"), announced today that its principal shareholder, an affiliate of Platinum Equity LLC (the "Selling Stockholder") has commenced a secondary offering of 3,500,000 shares of its common stock (the "Offering") pursuant to a shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The Selling Stockholder will receive all of the net proceeds from this Offering. The Company is not offering any shares of its common stock in the Offering and will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares offered by the Selling Stockholder.  

In addition, the Company announced that it has entered into a share repurchase agreement with the Selling Stockholder pursuant to which the Company intends to separately repurchase shares of the Company's common stock for an aggregate purchase price of about $47.7 million directly from the Selling Stockholder (the "Share Repurchase"). The Company expects to fund the Share Repurchase with cash on hand. The Share Repurchase is expected to be consummated concurrently with the closing of the Offering. Although the Share Repurchase will be conditioned upon, among other things, the closing of the Offering, the closing of the Offering will not be conditioned upon the closing of the Share Repurchase.

J.P. Morgan is acting as the sole underwriter for the Offering.

A shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (including a prospectus) relating to these securities has been filed with and declared effective by the SEC. The Offering is being made solely by means of a prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. When available, copies of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to the Offering may also be obtained by contacting: J.P. Morgan, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717, by telephone: 1-866-803-9204, or by emailing: prospectus-eg_fi@jpmchase.com.

This press release is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of any securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Ryerson

Ryerson is a leading value-added processor and distributor of industrial metals, with operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and China. Founded in 1842, Ryerson has around 4,000 employees in approximately 100 locations.

Safe Harbor Provision

Certain statements made in this presentation and other written or oral statements made by or on behalf of the Company constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements regarding our future performance, as well as management's expectations, beliefs, intentions, plans, estimates, objectives, or projections relating to the future. Such statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "objectives," "goals," "preliminary," "range," "believes," "expects," "may," "estimates," "will," "should," "plans," or "anticipates" or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy. The Company cautions that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and may involve significant risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may vary materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Among the factors that significantly impact our business are: the cyclicality of our business; the highly competitive, volatile, and fragmented metals industry in which we operate; fluctuating metal prices; our substantial indebtedness and the covenants in instruments governing such indebtedness; the integration of acquired operations; regulatory and other operational risks associated with our operations located inside and outside of the United States; impacts and implications of adverse health events, including the COVID-19 pandemic; work stoppages; obligations under certain employee retirement benefit plans; the ownership of a majority of our equity securities by a single investor group; currency fluctuations; and consolidation in the metals industry. Forward-looking statements should, therefore, be considered in light of various factors, including those set forth above and those set forth under "Risk Factors" in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Moreover, we caution against placing undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as of the date they were made. The Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances, new information or otherwise.

 

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FAQ

What is the purpose of Ryerson's share repurchase of $47.7 million?

The share repurchase aims to enhance shareholder value by reducing the number of outstanding shares.

How many shares are being offered in the Ryerson secondary offering?

The secondary offering includes 3,500,000 shares of common stock.

Who receives the proceeds from Ryerson's secondary offering?

The Selling Stockholder, an affiliate of Platinum Equity LLC, will receive all net proceeds from the offering.

Will Ryerson benefit financially from the secondary offering of shares?

No, Ryerson will not receive any proceeds from the secondary offering.

What impact might the secondary offering have on Ryerson's stock price?

The secondary offering may lead to dilution of existing shareholders, potentially affecting stock price negatively.