Company: ZEUS
Filing Date: 2025-10-28
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001437749-25-032005
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Company: OLYMPIC STEEL INC
Filing Date: 2025-10-28
Form: 425
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

This communication includes statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of predictive, future-tense or forward-looking terminology, such as “may,” “will,” “anticipate,” “should,” “intend,” “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “project,” “plan,” “potential,” and “continue,” as well as the negative of these terms or similar expressions. These statements speak only as of the date of this communication and we undertake no ongoing obligation, other than that imposed by law, to update these statements. These statements appear in a number of places in this communication and relate to, among other things, our intent, belief or current expectations with respect to the ability to complete the proposed merger of Olympic Steel and Ryerson on the anticipated terms and timeline; the effect of restructuring or reorganization of business components; our future financial condition, results of operations or prospects; our business and growth strategies; and our financing plans and forecasts. You are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve significant risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, some of which are unknown, including, without limitation:

| ● | the failure to obtain the requisite shareholder approval in connection with the transaction and the failure to satisfy various other conditions to the closing of the transaction contemplated by the merger agreement; |

| ● | the failure to obtain governmental approvals of the transaction on the proposed terms and timeline, and any conditions imposed on the combined company in connection with consummation of the transaction; |

| ● | the risk that the cost savings and any other synergies from the transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; |

| ● | disruption from the proposed transaction making it more difficult to maintain relationships with customers, partners, employees or suppliers; |

| ● | the risk that the proposed transaction may be less accretive than expected, or may be dilutive, and that the combined company may fail to realize the benefits expected from the merger; |

| ● | risks relating to any unforeseen liabilities of Olympic Steel or Ryerson; and |

Should one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions