Company: ZEUS
Filing Date: 2025-10-29
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-256374
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Company: OLYMPIC STEEL INC
Filing Date: 2025-10-29
Form: 425
Chunk 26
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 of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law and they specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof.

Participants in the Solicitation

Olympic Steel, Ryerson and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in any solicitation of proxies in
connection with the proposed transaction. Information about Olympic Steel’s directors and executive officers is available in Olympic Steel’s proxy statement dated March 28, 2025 for its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Information about Ryerson’s directors and executive officers is available in Ryerson’s proxy statement dated March 5, 2025, for its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy
solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the registration statement on Form S-4, including the joint proxy
statement/prospectus, and all other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction when they become available. Investors should read the registration statement on Form S-4,
including the joint proxy statement/prospectus carefully when it becomes available before making any voting or investment decisions.

No Offer or Solicitation

This communication is not intended to be, and shall not constitute, an offer to buy or sell or the solicitation of an
offer to buy or sell any securities, or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under
the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made, except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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