Company: ZEUS
Filing Date: 2025-10-30
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-257069
Chunk: 99

Company: OLYMPIC STEEL INC
Filing Date: 2025-10-30
Form: 425
Chunk 99
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 any Company Benefit Plan; (E) fund any payments or benefits that are payable or to be provided under any Company Benefit Plan (other than ordinary course contributions, accruals and/or payments
made in accordance with the terms of such Company Benefit Plans); (F) terminate without “cause” (as determined consistent with past practice) or change the title of any director, officer, employee or other service provider of the
Company or any of its

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Subsidiaries or hire, promote or engage any director, officer, employee or any service provider of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, other than terminations, changes in title,
new hires, promotions or engagements of individuals in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices at or below the level of Vice President; (G) make or forgive any loan to any current or former director, officer, employee or
other service provider of the Company or its Subsidiaries (other than advancement of expenses in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices); (H) recognize or certify any labor union, works council, bargaining
representative, or any other similar organization as the bargaining representative for any employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries; (I) implement or announce any employee layoffs, furloughs, reductions in force, reductions in compensation,
hour or benefits, work schedule changes or similar actions that could implicate the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 or any similar state Law; (J) waive or release any noncompetition, nonsolicitation, nondisclosure,
noninterference, nondisparagement, or other restrictive covenant obligation of any current or former director, officer, employee or any service provider of the Company or its Subsidiaries; and (K) enter into, commit to enter into or otherwise
provide for any agreement or arrangement providing for a Tax gross-up or other payment from the Company or its Subsidiaries as a result of the imposition of the excise Taxes required by Section 4999 of
the Code;

(m) make any material change in accounting policies, practices, principles, methods or procedures, other than as required by
GAAP or by a Governmental Entity;

(n) compromise, settle or agree to settle any Proceeding other than compromises, settlements or
agreements that (i) involve only the payment of monetary damages by the Company or its Subsidiaries not in excess of $500,000 individually or $2