EXECUTION VERSION   Exhibit 10.12(h)

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
December 19, 2006
This Agreement (“Agreement”), effective as of December 19, 2006 (the “Effective
Date”), by and between JAMES P. BOUCHARD, currently residing at 3 Beaver Street,
Sewickley, PA 15143, and WHEELING-PITTSBURGH CORPORATION, a corporation
organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”).
In consideration of the covenants and conditions herein contained and other good
and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by each
party, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. EMPLOYMENT.
The Company shall employ the Executive commencing on the Effective Date, and the
Executive hereby accepts such employment, all upon the terms and conditions set
forth herein.
2. DUTIES AND AUTHORITY.
     (a) POSITION. Executive shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, with those authorities, duties and responsibilities customary to that
position and such other authorities, duties and responsibilities as the Board of
Directors of the Company (the “Board”) may reasonably assign the Executive from
time to time. The Executive shall use his best efforts, including the highest
standards of professional competence and integrity, and shall devote a
reasonable portion of his business time and effort, in and to his employment
hereunder, and shall not engage in any other business activity which would
conflict with the rendition of his services hereunder, except that the Executive
may retain his position with Esmark Incorporated as a director, Chairman and CEO
and, if approved by the Board, may hold directorships or related positions in
charitable, educational or not-for-profit organizations, or directorships in
business organizations, including and make passive investments, which do not
unreasonably interfere with the Executive’s day-to-day acquittal of his
responsibilities to the Company.
     (b) BOARD MEMBERSHIP. Executive shall be nominated for election as a
director of the Company by the shareholders at each annual meeting during the
term of this Agreement (or at each annual meeting at which his then current term
as a director would otherwise expire), and if so elected by the shareholders,
Executive shall serve as a member of the Board. The Executive acknowledges that
the election of directors is the prerogative of the shareholders, acting in
their sole discretion and, accordingly, that the failure of the shareholders to
approve his nomination to membership on the Board for any term does not
constitute a violation of this Agreement. In the event the Executive is elected
as a member of the Board, any determination or action required of or permitted
to the Board under this Agreement shall exclude the vote of the Executive. In
addition, in the event the Executive is elected as a member of the Board, the
Executive shall recuse himself from any such Board’s discussion pertaining to
the terms and conditions of his employment by the Company, whether pursuant to
this Agreement or otherwise.

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3. TERM.
     (a) GENERAL. This Agreement shall have effect as of the Effective Date, and
shall remain in effect until November 30, 2007 subject to earlier termination
under Section 3(b) or Section 5 or extension as described below. The period from
the Effective Date until this Agreement shall have expired in accordance with
this Section or been terminated in accordance with Section 5 is hereafter
referred to as “the term hereof” or “the term of this Agreement.” The term
hereof shall be extended automatically for an additional year as of December 1,
2007 and as of each subsequent annual anniversary of such date (each such
extension date is referred to herein as a “Renewal Date”) unless at least one
hundred twenty (120) days prior to any such Renewal Date either party shall have
given notice to the other party that the term of this Agreement shall not be so
extended.
     (b) EFFECT OF POSSIBLE MERGERS. The Company has entered into a Merger
Agreement dated October 24, 2006 with Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN). In
addition, a merger with Esmark Incorporated has been proposed. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if either of these proposed mergers is consummated, the Agreement
will terminate 30 days after completion of the merger.
     (c) SURVIVAL OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS. Notwithstanding anything else herein
contained, the provisions of Sections 4 through 7 hereof shall survive the
termination of this Agreement and of the Executive’s employment hereunder.
4. COMPENSATION.
In return for his services hereunder, the Executive shall be entitled to (i) the
Salary as specified below, (ii) bonuses, to the extent provided below,
(iii) long-term incentive, and (iv) certain fringe benefits, to the extent
provided below.
     (a) SALARY. Starting with the Effective Date, the Company shall pay the
Executive, in accordance with the Company’s customary payroll practices for
executives, salary at an annual rate of $750,000, subject to annual review and
upward adjustment at the determination of the Compensation Committee of the
Board (as so adjusted, the Executive’s “Salary”). The payments shall be made by
the grant of unrestricted shares of Company common stock (net of required tax
withholding) from the 2003 Management Incentive Stock Plan or a successor plan
based on the closing price of the Company common stock on the day prior to the
grant date. The initial grant equal to one-twelfth of the annual grant shall be
made on the first business day of January 2007 and additional grants shall be
made on the first business day after the end of each calendar quarter in
arrears; provided that a pro rata grant shall be made for the time period
between the last grant and the date of termination of the employment of the
Executive.
     (b) BONUS. For the period from the Effective Date until December 31, 2007,
the Executive will not be eligible to receive a bonus. In subsequent years, at
the discretion of the Compensation Committee, the Executive may participate in
the Company’s existing short-term incentive plan for executives, as the same may
be amended from time to time by the Board. The Board may also award other
bonuses from time to time in its discretion.
     (c) LONG-TERM INCENTIVES. Within 30 days of the Effective Date, the Company
shall make an initial equity grant to the Executive as stated below. In all
subsequent years, the Executive shall be awarded such equity incentive awards as
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Committee shall determine from time to time in their discretion. The terms of
the initial equity grant shall be as stated below with additional terms
consistent with Company practices:
     Number of restricted shares: 30,000
     Vesting schedule for restricted shares: Vest 1/3 on each of the first three
anniversaries of the Effective Date.
     Executive may be eligible to participate in other long-term incentive plans
and programs as the Board or the Compensation Committee may deem appropriate
from time to time.
     (d) FRINGE BENEFITS. The Executive will be eligible for and entitled to
participate in other benefits maintained by the Company for its senior executive
officers, as such benefits may be modified from time to time for all such
employees, such as its medical, dental, 401(k), accident, disability, and life
insurance benefits, on a basis not less favorable than that applicable to other
executives of the Company. Any such participation shall be subject to (i) the
terms of the applicable plan documents, (ii) generally applicable policies of
the Company and (iii) the discretion of the Board or any administrative or other
committee provided for in or contemplated by such plan, exercised in accordance
with applicable law. The Executive will also be entitled to the following:
          (i) Subject to the Company’s standard policies, four (4) weeks of
vacation per calendar year (or any longer period as shall be provided under the
Company’s general vacation policies), without reduction in Salary, to be taken
at such times and intervals as shall be determined by the Executive subject to
the reasonable business needs of the Company and to Company policies as in
effect from time.
          (ii) Appropriate office space, administrative support, e.g.,
secretarial assistance, and such other facilities and services as are suitable
to the Executive’s position and adequate for the performance of the Executive’s
duties.
          (iii) The use of a company car. The Company shall be responsible for
the purchase price or lease payment and shall pay or reimburse all of the
Executive’s expenses for gasoline for use of the Company car, and maintenance
and insurance of his Company car, subject to such reasonable reporting
requirements as may be specified by the Company and/or the Internal Revenue
Service. The Executive shall keep and submit records of his business and
personal use of the automobile. The Executive acknowledges that his personal use
of the automobile will result in additional taxable income to him.
          (iv) Up to $10,000 per annum in reimbursement of legal and personal
tax preparation and planning assistance.
          (v) Payment or reimbursement of the cost of membership for himself and
his immediate family in one country club and one business club, and
business-related use thereof.
          (vi) Payment or reimbursement of the cost, not covered by health
insurance, of one comprehensive physical examination during each year during the
term of this Agreement.
          (vii) Special Travel Arrangements. The Company shall permit, arrange
for and bear the cost and expense of the judicious and reasonable use by the
Executive of an airplane for business, personal and family travel, including as
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expense the federal, state and local income tax consequences to the Executive of
the use of such airplane for non-business purposes.
Executive acknowledges that he will have no right to cash compensation in lieu
of any of the specific foregoing fringe benefits except with respect to vacation
pay, and then only to the extent, if any, allowed by the Company’s vacation pay
policies as in effect from time to time.
     (e) EXPENSES. The Executive will be entitled to reimbursement of all
reasonable expenses, in accordance with the Company’s policy as in effect from
time to time and on a basis not less favorable than that applicable to other
executives of the Company, including, without limitation, telephone, travel and
entertainment expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with the business
of the Company, subject to such reasonable substantiation and documentation as
may be specified by the Company.
     (f) INDEMNIFICATION. The Company shall, and the Company shall use its best
efforts to cause any subsidiaries or affiliates it may now or hereafter have to,
indemnify the Executive to the maximum extent permitted by law and regulation in
connection with any liability, expense or damage which the Executive incurs as a
result of the Executive’s employment and positions with the Company and its
current or future subsidiaries as contemplated by this Agreement, provided that
the Executive shall not be indemnified with respect to any matter as to which he
shall have been adjudicated in any proceeding not to have acted in good faith in
the reasonable belief that his action was in the best interest of the Company
and its subsidiaries. The Company, on behalf of itself and its current and
future subsidiaries, hereby confirms that the occupancy of all offices and
positions which in the future are or were occupied or held by the Executive in
connection with his employment under this Agreement have been so occupied or
held at the request of and for the benefit of the Company and its subsidiaries
for purposes of the Executive’s entitlement to indemnification under applicable
provisions of the respective articles of organization and/or other similar
documents of the Company and its subsidiaries.
Expenses incurred by the Executive in defending a claim, action, suit,
investigation or proceeding shall be paid by the Company in advance of the final
disposition thereof upon the receipt by the Company of an undertaking by the
Executive to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is
not entitled to be indemnified hereunder. The foregoing rights are not exclusive
and shall not limit any rights accruing to the Executive under any other
agreement or contract or under applicable law.
     (g) PARACHUTE PAYMENT TAXES. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Agreement, in the event that any payment or benefit under this Agreement or any
other agreement or arrangement of the Company received or to be received by the
Executive in connection with a Change in Control or the termination of the
Executive’s employment (all such payments and benefits, the “Total Payments”) is
determined to be subject (in whole or part) to the excise tax imposed by
Section 4999 of the Code (together with any interest or penalties imposed with
respect to such excise tax, the “Excise Tax”), then the Executive shall be
entitled to receive an additional payment (a “Gross-Up Payment”) in an amount
such that after payment by the Executive of all taxes (including any interest or
penalties imposed with respect to such taxes), including without limitation any
income taxes and Excise Tax imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive
retains an amount equal to the Excise Tax (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the
amount of the Total Payments). All determinations required to be made under this
Section 4(g), including whether and when a Gross-Up Payment is required and the
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shall be made by the Company’s accountants or such other certified public
accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Company as may be designated by the
Executive which shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the
Company and the Executive.
5. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND EFFECTS THEREOF.
     (a) TERMINATION. This Agreement and the Executive’s employment under this
Agreement may be terminated only in the following circumstances. On any
termination in accordance with this Section, the Executive (or in the event of
his death, his estate) shall be entitled to his then Salary earned but unpaid
through the end of the month in which termination (including death) occurred.
The Company shall have only such further obligations to the Executive (or in the
event of his death, his estate), if any, as are specified below under the
applicable termination provision.
          (i) UPON DEATH. In the event of the Executive’s death during the term
hereof, the Executive’s employment hereunder shall immediately and automatically
terminate.
          (ii) AS A RESULT OF DISABILITY. In the event that the Executive
becomes disabled during the term hereof within the meaning of the Company’s then
applicable long-term disability plan, the Company may terminate the Executive’s
employment without further obligation upon notice to the Executive. In the event
of such disability, the Executive will continue to receive his base salary and
benefits under Section 4 hereof until the earlier of his death or the date the
Executive becomes eligible for disability income under the Company’s then
applicable long-term disability plan or workers’ compensation insurance plan.
          (iii) BY THE COMPANY FOR CAUSE. The Company may terminate the
Executive’s employment for Cause (as defined in subsection (b) below) at any
time upon notice to the Executive setting forth in reasonable detail the nature
of such Cause.
          (iv) BY THE COMPANY OTHER THAN FOR CAUSE. The Company may terminate
Executive’s employment other than for Cause upon thirty (30) days notice to the
Executive (or at its option immediately with thirty (30) days continued
compensation, including then Salary and benefits, in lieu of such notice). In
the event of such termination, Executive (or in the event of his death following
termination, his estate) shall be entitled only to the additional amounts
described in subparagraph (A) below and the continuation of health insurance
benefits described in subparagraph (B) below:
          (A) Salary and Pro Rata Bonus Payment. If the Executive’s employment
is terminated by the Company without Cause, the Executive shall be entitled to a
payment equal to (x) one (1) times his annual Salary at the highest annualized
rate in effect during the one year immediately preceding the date of the date of
termination, payable in a single lump sum within thirty (30) days of
termination, plus (y) a pro rata bonus, in an amount determined under the terms
of the applicable Company bonus plan, (but not less than 100% of the Executive’s
annual Salary for the first year of this Agreement), payable at the same time as
executive bonuses are paid generally under the applicable Company bonus plan,
but in no event later than March 15 of the year following the year in which the
termination occurs.
          (B) Health Care Continuation. If at his termination of employment by
the Company without Cause the Executive is eligible to and timely elects
continued health coverage under Sections 601-607 of ERISA (“COBRA Continuation”)
then, for the period of such COBRA Continuation, the Company shall also pay that
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Continuation (and that of his eligible dependents also electing COBRA
Continuation) in the Company’s group health plan as it pays for active employees
of the Company and their dependents generally.
          (C) Effect of Change of Control. In the event the Company terminates
the Executive’s employment other than for Cause within one (1) year following a
Change of Control (as defined in subparagraph (b) below), the Executive shall be
entitled to receive an amount equal to the greater of (i) or (ii):
          (i) three (3) times his annual Salary at the highest annualized rate
in effect during the one year immediately preceding the date of the Change of
Control, payable in a single lump sum within thirty (30) days of termination, in
lieu of the amount described in subparagraph (A) above, COBRA Continuation under
subparagraph (B) above (but in this event, for a maximum of eighteen (18)
months), three (3) times his target bonus (which shall be 100% of the
Executive’s annual Salary if the Change of Control occurs during the first year
of this Agreement), and all equity incentive awards will be fully vested
(including the award pursuant to Section 4(c)); or
          (ii)The amount payable under the following schedule:

          Change of Control Date   Amount Payable  
Within one (1) year of Effective Date
  $ 5,000,000  
After one (1) year but less than two (2) years of Effective Date
  $ 2,500,000  
After two (2) years but less than three (3) years of Effective Date
  $ 1,250,000  
After three (3) years of Effective Date
  $ 0  

For purposes of comparing the amounts payable under (i) and (ii), the value of
the vesting of equity awards in (i) shall be the fair market value of any
restricted stock that is vested and the difference between the current fair
market value of the Company’s stock and the exercise price of any option that is
vested.
     Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if the
Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated other than for Cause prior
to the date on which a Change of Control occurs, and it is reasonably
demonstrated that such termination (i) was at the request of a third party who
has taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change in Control or
(ii) otherwise arose in connection with or anticipation of a Change in Control
then for all purposes of this Agreement the date of the Change in Control shall
mean the date immediately prior to the date of such termination.
          (v) BY THE EXECUTIVE. Executive may terminate his employment and this
Agreement for any or no reason whatsoever at any time. Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), the Executive shall give at least sixty (60) days’ advance
notice of any such termination.
          (A) Good Reason. In the event the Executive gives such notice for and
within sixty (60) days of having Good Reason, on the effective date of his
resignation he shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to one (1) times his
annual Salary at the highest annualized rate in effect during the one year
immediately preceding the date of the date of termination, payable in a single
lump sum within thirty (30) days of termination, COBRA Continuation under
subparagraph (B) of paragraph (iv) above and a pro rata bonus under subparagraph
(A) of paragraph (iv) above.

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          (B) Effect of Change of Control. In the event the Executive gives
notice to terminate employment within six (6) months after a Change of Control
event occurs without having Good Reason to terminate employment, he shall
receive the benefits provided under Section 5(a)(iv)(C)(i) above. In the event
that at any time within one (1) year following a Change of Control the Executive
gives notice to terminate employment for Good Reason (with such notice given
within sixty (60) days of having Good Reason), he shall receive the greater of
the benefits provided under Section 5(a)(iv)(C)(i) or (ii) above. Anything in
this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if the circumstances
constituting Good Reason occur prior to the date on which a Change of Control
occurs, and it is reasonably demonstrated that such circumstances (i) occurred
at the request of a third party who has taken steps reasonably calculated to
effect a Change in Control or (ii) otherwise arose in connection with or
anticipation of a Change in Control then for all purposes of this Agreement the
date of the Change in Control shall mean the date immediately prior to the
occurrence of such circumstances.
          (C) Resignation without Good Reason. In the event the Executive
resigns other than in the circumstances described in subparagraphs (A) and
(B) above, he shall not be entitled to any additional Salary or COBRA
Continuation or pro rata bonus. The Company may at its sole option waive the
requirement of advance notice and decline to accept the Executive’s service for
any period following its receipt of notice, but in that event, Executive shall
be entitled to continued compensation in accordance with Section 4 for the
entirety of the otherwise applicable notice period (and will be deemed to be an
employee for such period) as well as Salary and COBRA Continuation and pro rata
bonus in accordance with this paragraph if applicable.
          (vi) EXPIRATION. In the event that the Company or the Executive gives
a Termination Notice under Section 3(a), then upon the expiration of the term of
this Agreement, if the Executive is then employed, the Executive shall be
entitled to receive an amount equal to (x) one (1) times his annual Salary at
the highest annualized rate in effect during the one year immediately preceding
the date of termination, plus (y) a pro rata bonus under subparagraph (A) of
paragraph (iv) above, payable in a single lump sum within thirty (30) days of
the expiration of the term of this Agreement, and COBRA Continuation under
subparagraph (B) of paragraph (iv) above. The Salary benefit provided by this
paragraph (vi) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the amount of any other
cash severance benefit to which the Executive may then be entitled under any
general severance plan or policy of the Company.
     (b) DEFINITIONS. For these purposes:
          (i) “Cause” means the Executive has: (A) been convicted of, or has
pled guilty or nolo contendere to any felony, or any misdemeanor involving moral
turpitude under the laws of the United States or any state or political
subdivisions thereof; (B) committed a breach of duty of loyalty which is
materially detrimental to the Company; (C) materially violated any provision of
Section 6 of this Agreement; (D) failed to perform or adhere to explicitly
stated duties or guidelines of employment or to follow the directives of the
Board (which are not unlawful to perform or to adhere to or follow and which are
within the scope of Executive’s duties) following a written warning that if such
failure continues it will be deemed a basis for a “For Cause” dismissal; or
(E) acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of the
Executive’s duties. No act, or failure to act, on the Executive’s part shall be
deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive not in
good faith and without reasonable belief that the Executive’s act, or failure to
act, was in the best interest of the Company. Following a Change of Control,
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          (ii) “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:
(A) a merger or consolidation of the Company or Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel
Corporation (“WPSC”) with or into another person or the sale, transfer, or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s or WPSC’s assets to one
or more other persons in a single transaction or series of related transactions,
unless securities possessing more than 50% of the total combined voting power of
the survivor’s or acquirer’s outstanding securities (or the securities of any
parent thereof) are held by a person or persons who held securities possessing
more than 50% of the total combined voting power of the Company immediately
prior to that transaction; (B) any person or group of persons (within the
meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
and in effect from time to time), other than the Company, WPSC or an affiliate,
directly or indirectly acquires beneficial ownership (determined pursuant to
Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the said
Exchange Act) of securities possessing more than 50% of the total combined
voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities pursuant to a tender or
exchange offer made directly to the Company’s stockholders; or (C) over a period
of 36 consecutive months or less from the Effective Date, there is a change in
the composition of the Board such that a majority of the members of the Board
(rounded up to the next whole number, if a fraction) ceases to be composed of
individuals who either (1) have been members of the Board continuously since the
beginning of the 36-month period referred to above or (2) have been elected or
nominated for election as Board members during such period by at least a
majority of the members Board described in the preceding clause (1) who were
still in office at the time that election or nomination was approved by the
Board, provided, however, that a Change of Control shall be deemed to have
occurred in any event if, by reason of one or more actual or threatened proxy
contests for the election of directors or otherwise, a majority of the Board
shall consist of individuals, other than directors referred to in clause
(1) above, whose election as members of the Board occur within such 36-month
period at the request or on behalf of the same person or group of persons
(within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended and in effect from time to time). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a
Change of Control shall not be deemed to have occurred if the merger of the
Company with Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) contemplated in the Merger
Agreement dated October 24, 2006 is consummated or a change-of-control
transaction (including a merger) of the Company with Esmark Incorporated is
consummated.
          (iii) “Good Reason” means (A) the assignment to the Executive of any
duties inconsistent with the Executive’s status as the Chief Executive Officer
of the Company, a meaningful alteration, adverse to the Executive, in the nature
or status of the Executive’s responsibilities, or the Executive ceasing to be
the Chief Executive Officer of the Company; (B) permanent relocation of his
principal place of employment to a location more than seventy-five miles distant
from his principal place of employment as of the Effective Date; (C) a reduction
by the Company in the Executive’s annual base salary as in effect on the date
hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time except for
across-the-board salary reductions similarly affecting all senior executives of
the Company and all senior executives of any person in control of the Company;
(D) the failure by the Company to continue in effect any compensation plan in
which the Executive participates which is material to the Executive’s total
compensation, or the failure by the Company to continue the Executive’s
participation therein on a basis not materially less favorable, both in terms of
the amount of benefits provided and the level of the Executive’s participation
relative to other participants; (E) the failure by the Company to continue to
provide the Executive with benefits substantially similar to those enjoyed by
the Executive under any of the Company’s pension, life insurance, medical,
health and accident, or disability plans at any time subsequent to the Effective
Date, or the taking of any action by the Company which would directly or
indirectly materially reduce any of such benefits or deprive the Executive of
any material fringe benefit enjoyed by the Executive at any time subsequent to
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Effective Date; or (F) the receipt by the Executive of notice from the Company
in accordance with Section 3(a) that the term of this Agreement shall not be
extended as provided in that section; provided, however, that the events
described in (D) and (E) above shall not constitute “Good Reason” where they are
the direct result of the elimination or modification of benefit plans or
arrangements by the Company with respect to employees generally.
     (c) CESSATION OF AUTHORITY ON TERMINATION. Immediately upon the Executive
terminating or being terminated from his position with the Company for any
reason or no reason, the Executive will stop serving the functions of the
terminated or expired position, or any other positions with any affiliate, and
shall be without any of the authority of or responsible for any position. On
request of the Board, at any time following his termination of employment for
any reason or no reason, the Executive shall resign from the Board if then a
member and the board of directors of any subsidiary of the Company of which he
is then a member.
     (d) NO OBLIGATION TO MITIGATE. Executive shall not be required to seek
other employment or income to reduce any amounts payable to the Executive by the
Company under this Section. Further, the amount of any payment or benefit
provided for by this Section shall not be reduced by any compensation earned by
the Executive as the result of employment by another employer, retirement
benefits, by offset against any amount claimed to be owed by the Executive to
the Company, or otherwise.
     (e) RELEASE OF CLAIMS. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive shall
not be entitled to any payments under this Section unless within twenty-one
(21) days following his termination he shall have executed and delivered to the
Company a general release of claims in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
     (f) SECTION 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Agreement to the contrary, if the Company determines that any amounts to be paid
to the Executive under this Agreement are subject to Section 409A of the Code,
then the Company shall in good faith adjust the form and the timing of such
payments as it reasonably determines to be necessary or advisable to be in
compliance with Section 409A. If such a payment must be delayed to comply with
Section 409A, then the deferred payments shall be paid at the earliest
practicable date permitted by Section 409A.
6. PROVISIONS RELATING TO EXECUTIVE CONDUCT AND TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.
     (a) CONFIDENTIALITY. The Executive recognizes and acknowledges that certain
assets of the Company constitute Confidential Information. The term
“Confidential Information” as used in this Agreement shall mean all information
which is known only to the Executive or the Company, other employees or others
in a confidential relationship with the Company and any persons controlling,
controlled by or under common control with the Company (each, an “Affiliate”)
and their respective employees, officers and partners), and relating to the
Company’ or any Affiliate’s business (including, without limitation, information
regarding clients, customers, pricing policies, methods of operation,
proprietary computer programs, sales, products, profits, costs, markets, key
personnel, formulae, product applications, technical processes, and trade
secrets), as such information may exist from time to time, which the Executive
acquired or obtained by virtue of work performed for the Company, or which the
Executive may acquire or may have acquired knowledge of during the performance
of said work. The Executive agrees that at all times during his employment and
thereafter (including periods after the term of this Agreement), he will keep
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Company and its Affiliates confidential, and will not, except (1) as necessary
for the performance of his responsibilities hereunder or (2) as required by
judicial process and after three days prior notice to the Company unless
required earlier by a court order or a legal requirement, disclose to any person
for any reason or purpose whatsoever, directly or indirectly, all or any part of
the Confidential Information of the Company and its Affiliates. The Executive is
not bound by the restrictions in this paragraph with respect to any information
that becomes public other than as a consequence of the breach by the Executive
of his confidentiality obligations hereunder or is disclosed without an
obligation of confidentiality. The Executive can disclose all information to his
personal advisors subject to becoming liable for any violation by them of
Executive’s confidentiality obligations.
     (b) RETURN OF MATERIALS. The Executive agrees that on the termination of
his employment, however such termination may occur, the Executive will promptly
return to the Company all materials and other property from time to time held by
the Executive and proprietary to the Company including without limitation any
documents incorporating, reflecting or reproducing in whole or in part any
Confidential Information, credit cards, and the like.
     (c) NON-SOLICITATION AND NON-COMPETE. The Executive agrees that,
          (i) except as agreed to by the board of directors, during the term
hereof, he will not, directly or indirectly, either as a principal, agent,
employee, employer, stockholder, co-partner or in any other capacity whatsoever,
engage in any outside activity, whether or not competitive with the business of
the Company, that could foreseeably give rise to a conflict of interest or
otherwise interfere with his duties and obligations to the Company;
          (ii) during the term hereof and for twelve (12) months after the term,
he will not, directly or indirectly, either as a principal, agent, employee,
employer, stockholder, co-partner or in any other capacity whatsoever, solicit,
hire or attempt to hire, or assist others in soliciting, hiring or attempting to
hire, any individual employed by the Company at any time while the Executive was
also so employed, or encourage any such individual to terminate his or her
relationship with the Company ; provided, however, that nothing in this Section
6(c) shall be deemed to prohibit Executive from: (i) making general
solicitations of employment published in newspapers, trade journals or other
publications of general circulation; or (ii) employing individuals who have
terminated their employment with the Company;
          (iii) during the term hereof and for twelve (12) months after the
term, he will not, directly or indirectly, either as a principal, agent,
employee, employer, stockholder, co-partner or in any other capacity whatsoever,
engage in or undertake any planning for any activity which is competitive with
the business of the Company, as conducted or under consideration at any time
during his employment by the Company; and
          (iv) for purposes of this section, Executive’s employment now or in
the future or other affiliation with Esmark Incorporated (including its
successors, assigns or at any time before, during or after its affiliation with
one or more steel production facilities) shall not be a conflict of interest,
prohibited or constitute activity which is competitive with the business.
     (d) REASONABLENESS OF RESTRICTIONS. The restrictions against activities set
forth in subsection (c) above are considered by the parties to be reasonable for
the purposes of protecting the business of the Company. If any restriction is
found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable because it
extends for too long a period of time, over too broad a range of activities or
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extend only over the maximum period of time, range of activities or geographic
area as to which it may be enforceable.
     (e) NONINTERFERENCE. In the event of any dispute under this Agreement or
otherwise relating to the Executive’s relationship with the Company, any
Affiliate of the Company, or their respective principals or management, whether
or not during the term of this Agreement, the Executive agrees not to bring any
legal proceeding or take any legal action to seek to enjoin or otherwise impede
the purchase, sale, financing, refinancing, development, establishment or
operation of any business venture or entity in which any of such persons or
entities has any interest.
7. MISCELLANEOUS.
     (a) FREEDOM TO CONTRACT. The Executive represents that he is free to enter
into this Agreement and carry out his obligations hereunder without any conflict
with any prior agreements, and that he has not made and will not make any
agreement in conflict with this Agreement.
     (b) ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement represents the entire and only
understanding between the parties on the subject matter hereof and supersedes
any other agreements or understandings between them on such subject matter.
     (c) SPECIFIC ENFORCEMENT. The parties acknowledge and agree that the
Executive’s breach of the provisions of Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement may
cause irreparable harm to the Company, that the remedy of damages will not be
adequate for the enforcement of such provisions, and that such provisions may be
enforced by equitable relief, including injunctive relief, which relief shall be
cumulative and in addition to any other relief to which the Company may be
entitled.
     (d) BINDING EFFECT; SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators,
successors and assigns of the respective parties. Without the express written
consent of the other party, neither the Company nor the Executive may assign any
duties or right or interest hereunder or right to receive any money hereunder
and any such assignment shall be void; provided, however, that without the
Executive’s consent the Company may assign its rights and obligations hereunder
in their entirety to any successor to all or substantially all of its business,
whether affected by merger or otherwise. The preceding sentence, however, shall
not prevent the transfer of any right or interest to receive any money hereunder
by the Executive by way of testamentary disposition or intestate succession. The
Company shall require any successor or assign (whether direct or indirect, by
purchase, merger, reorganization, consolidation, acquisition or property or
stock, liquidation or otherwise) to all or a significant portion of the assets
of the Company, by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the
Executive, to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same
manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if
no such succession had taken place. Regardless of whether such agreement is
executed by a successor, this Agreement shall continue to be binding upon the
Company and any successor and assign shall be deemed the “Company” for purposes
of this Agreement.
     (e) SEVERABILITY. In the event any provision of this Agreement shall be
determined in any circumstances to be invalid or unenforceable, such
determination shall not affect or impair any other provision of this Agreement
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other appropriate circumstances.
     (f) NOTICES. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing or by written telecommunication, and shall be deemed to have been duly
given if delivered personally or if sent by overnight courier or by certified
mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or sent by written
telecommunication or telecopy, to the relevant address set forth below, or to
such other address as the recipient of such notice or communication shall have
specified to the other party hereto in accordance with this Section 7(f):
If to the Company, to:
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corporation
1134 Market Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
Attention: President
Telecopy: 304-234-2690
with a copy to the Company’s General Counsel at the same address.
If to the Executive, at his last residence shown on the records of the Company.
Any such notice shall be deemed to have been received (i) if delivered
personally, when received, (ii) if sent by overnight courier, when sent,
(iii) if mailed, two (2) days after being mailed as described above and (iv) in
the case of facsimile transmission, when confirmed by facsimile machine report.
     (g) ARBITRATION OF CLAIMS. The parties hereto agree that except as provided
in Section 7(c) above any dispute hereunder, or otherwise relating to the
Executive’s relationship with the Company, whether or not arising during the
term of this Agreement, shall be resolved by submission to final and binding
arbitration held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania or as otherwise mutually agreed
under the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the
American Arbitration Association then existing, and judgment on any arbitration
award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. Any cause of action
or matter in dispute is hereby waived unless arbitration proceedings are
initiated by the complaining party within one (1) year from the later of the
accrual of the cause of action or the date on which the cause of action should
reasonably have been discovered. The Executive and the Company agree any such
arbitrator shall not be empowered to amend or modify this Agreement or any other
relevant agreement in any respect and further agree that the arbitrator shall
not have the jurisdiction to award punitive damages and shall be without the
authority to award relief other than monetary damages. Executive and the Company
understand and agree that the Company shall bear the arbitrator’s fee and any
other type of expense or cost that Executive would not be required to bear if
Executive were free to bring the dispute or claim in court as well as any other
expense or cost that is unique to arbitration. Except as provided in Section
7(i) below, Executive and the Company shall each pay their own attorneys’ fees
incurred in connection with an arbitration, and the arbitrator will not have
authority to award attorneys’ fees unless a statute or contract at issue in the
dispute authorizes the award of attorneys’ fees to the prevailing party, in
which case the arbitrator shall have the authority to make an award of
attorneys’ fees as required or permitted by applicable law. If there is a
dispute as to whether Executive or the Company is the prevailing party, the
arbitrator will decide this issue. Any cause of action or matter in dispute is
hereby waived unless arbitration proceedings are initiated by the complaining
party within one (1) year from the later of the accrual of the cause of action
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should reasonably have been discovered.
     (h) JURY & PUNITIVE DAMAGES WAIVER. EACH PARTY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL
RIGHTS THAT HE OR IT MAY HAVE TO HAVE ANY DISPUTE (WHETHER OR NOT ARISING DURING
THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT) HEREUNDER OR OTHERWISE RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE’S
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE EMPLOYER OR ANY AFFILIATE TRIED BEFORE OR DETERMINED BY A
JURY OR TO CLAIM OR RECOVER PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
     (i) REIMBURSEMENT OF LEGAL FEES. In the event that it shall be necessary or
desirable for the Executive to retain legal counsel or incur other costs and
expenses in connection with the enforcement of any or all of his rights under
Agreement, and provided that the Executive substantially prevails in the
enforcement of such rights, the Company shall pay (or the Executive shall be
entitled to recover from the Company, as the case may be) the Executive’s
reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs and expenses in connection with the
enforcement of his rights, including the enforcement of any arbitration award,
up to $50,000 in the aggregate.
     (j) AMENDMENT. This Agreement may be modified only by an instrument in
writing executed by the parties hereto.
     (k) INTERPRETATIVE MATTERS; COUNTERPARTS. The headings of sections of this
Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect its meaning
or construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the
language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of
strict construction will be applied against any party. Except as provided in
Section 7(g), no delay or omission by either party hereto in exercising any
right, power or privilege hereunder shall impair such right, power or privilege,
nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege
preclude any further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power
or privilege. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same instrument. In making proof of this Agreement it shall not be
necessary to produce or account for more than one such counterpart.
     (l) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement is to be governed and construed according
to the internal substantive laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
     (m) CONFLICTS. To the extent that this Agreement conflicts with any
provision, in any handbook, policy manual, rule or regulation, the provisions of
this Agreement shall take precedent.
     (n) CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL. The Executive acknowledges that he has had a
full and complete opportunity to consult with counsel or other advisers of his
own choosing concerning the terms, enforceability and implications of this
Agreement, and that the Company has made any representations or warranties to
the Executive concerning the terms, enforceability and implications of this
Agreement other than as are reflected in this Agreement.
     (o) WITHHOLDING. Any payments provided for in this Agreement shall be paid
net of any applicable tax withholding required under federal, state or local
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     (p) REGISTRATION RIGHTS. If any Company common stock issued to the
Executive under this Agreement is not registered under the Securities Act of
1933, at the request of the Executive, the Company shall file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement on the applicable
form, relating to the resale by the Executive of all of the common stock, and
the Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause such
registration statement to be declared effective.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the
date and year first above written.

                  WHEELING-PITTSBURGH CORPORATION    
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ David A. Luptak     
 
                     
 
                EXECUTIVE:    
 
                  /s/ James P. Bouchard                   James P. Bouchard    

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EXHIBIT A
RELEASE OF CLAIMS
In exchange for the severance pay and other benefits set forth in my 2006
Employment Agreement with Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corporation (the “Company”)
effective as of December 1, 2006 (as amended through the date hereof, the
“Employment Agreement”), I forever give up, waive and release any and all
claims, charges, complaints, grievances or promises of any and every kind I may
have up to the date of this Release against the Company, Wheeling-Pittsburgh
Steel Corporation (“WPSC”), and other affiliates and its and their directors,
officers and employees, and related persons, including, without limitation, my
rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Civil
Rights Act of 1991, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), the
Equal Pay Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) and other federal and state statutes
prohibiting discrimination on the basis of age, sex, race, color, handicap,
religion and national origin and any common law claims, including without
limitation, claims for defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress,
intentional interference with contract, negligent infliction of emotional
distress, personal injury, breach of contract, unpaid wages or compensation, or
claims for unreimbursed expenses. This release shall not extend to any claim to
amounts due me in accordance with the terms of my Employment Agreement after
termination of my employment or to claims to indemnity I may have under the
terms of my Employment Agreement, applicable law, or the Company’s or WPSC’s
articles of organization or bylaws for having served as a director, officer or
employee of the Company, WPSC or any affiliate. I acknowledge that I have been
advised of my right to consult an attorney before I sign this Release and that I
have twenty-one (21) days to consider whether to sign this Release. If the
Release is not received by the Company at the end of the twenty-one (21) day
period, it will be considered expired and withdrawn and the Company’s severance
obligations under my Employment Agreement void. If I execute this Release prior
to the end of the twenty-one (21) day period that has been provided for me to
consider it, I agree and acknowledge that the prior execution was a knowing and
voluntary waiver of my right to consider this Release for a full twenty-one
(21) days, and was due to my conclusion that I had ample time in which to
consider and understand this Release, and in which to review this Release with
my counsel.
Nothing in this Release shall be construed to affect the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission’s (“Commission”) independent right and responsibility to
enforce the law. I understand, however, that, while this Release does not affect
my right to file a charge or participate in an investigation or proceeding
conducted by the Commission, it does bar any claim I might have to receive
monetary damages in connection with any Commission proceeding concerning matters
covered by this Release.
I understand I have the right to revoke this Release within seven (7) days of
signing it. I understand that to revoke this Release, I must notice the Company
in writing in accordance with the notice procedures set forth in my Employment
Agreement.
 

                 
 
         
 
          Executive    
Dated:
               
 
               

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