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Stock Pledge Agreement

 Exhibit 10.5 
 STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT 
 THIS STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”),
dated as of July 6, 2006, is made by CITISTEEL USA HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Pledgor”), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK, a New York banking corporation (“BNY”), as Collateral Agent (in such capacity,
“Collateral Agent”) for the benefit of the Secured Creditors (as defined below). 
 1. DEFINITIONS.

 1.1 Defined Terms. In addition to the other terms defined in this Agreement, whenever the following capitalized terms are used, they
shall be defined as follows: 
 “Indenture Documents” means, collectively, the Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral
Agreements and all other agreements, instruments and documents relating to the purchase of the Notes, including mortgages, deeds of trust, security agreements, subordination agreements, intercreditor agreements, pledges, powers of attorney,
consents, collateral assignments, locked box and cash management agreements, letter agreements, contracts, notices, leases, financing statements and letters of credit and applications therefor and all other writings, which have been, are as of the
date of this Agreement, or will in the future be signed by, or on behalf of, Pledgor and delivered to Collateral Agent, Trustee (as defined in the Indenture), or the Holders (as defined in the Indenture). 
 “Obligations” means all obligations for principal, premium, interest (including interest accruing after the commencement of any
bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar proceeding, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the Notes
(as defined in the Indenture which is defined below), the Indenture and other Indenture Documents. 
 “Pledged Shares” means
(i) all shares of capital stock and other securities of the Subsidiary owned by Pledgor as described on Schedule I attached; (ii) all additional shares or other securities of Subsidiary owned by Pledgor required to be delivered by
Pledgor pursuant to this Agreement; and (iii) all of the stock rights and interests in, under, to, and arising out of, all of the shares and other securities in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) in this definition. 
 “Secured Creditors” means, collectively, the Collateral Agent, the Trustee and the Holders. 
 “Subsidiary” means CitiSteel USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation. 
 “Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of the date on which (a) all Obligations have been paid in full in cash;
(b) Issuer exercises its legal defeasance option or covenant defeasance option described in Section 8.01 of the Indenture; and (c) the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture occurs in accordance with Section 8.02 thereof.

 1.2 Indenture Definitions. Any capitalized term used but not defined herein shall have the meaning given in the Indenture dated as
of the date of this Agreement, between Issuer and BNY, as Trustee and Collateral Agent binding (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Indenture”). 

 1.3 Other Definitional Provisions; Construction. Unless otherwise specified, 
 (i) As used in this Agreement, accounting terms relating to Pledgor not defined in this Agreement have the respective meanings given to them in accordance
with GAAP. 
 (ii) References to the UCC mean the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New
York or the Uniform Commercial Code (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it may be required to apply to any item or items of Pledged Collateral. 
 (iii) The definition of any document or instrument or agreement includes all schedules, attachments and exhibits thereto and all renewals, extensions,
supplements, restatements and amendments thereof. All Exhibits and Schedules attached to this Agreement are incorporated into, made and form an integral part of, this Agreement for all purposes. 
 (iv) “Hereunder,” “herein,” “hereto,” “this Agreement” and words of similar import refer to this entire document;
“including” is used by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, unless the context clearly indicates the contrary; the singular includes the plural and conversely; and any action required to be taken by Pledgor is to be taken
promptly, unless the context clearly indicates the contrary. 
 (v) All of the uncapitalized terms contained in this Agreement which are now
or hereafter defined under the UCC will, unless the context indicates otherwise, have the meanings provided for in the UCC. 
 2. PLEDGE; DELIVERY.

 2.1 Security Interest. To secure the full, prompt and complete payment and performance of the Obligations, Pledgor hereby pledges
to, grants to, and creates in favor of, Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, a continuing security interest in, and Lien on, the following, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (the “Pledged Collateral”):

 (i) the Pledged Shares and the certificate(s) representing the Pledged Shares (whether or not the same constitutes “general
intangibles”, “investment property”, or “securities” under the UCC and whether or not such interest is certificated or uncertificated) in Subsidiary and all securities (as that term is defined in the UCC), if any, issued by
Subsidiary; 
 (ii) all dividends, distributions, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise
distributed in respect of, or in exchange for, any and all of the Pledged Shares and all proceeds thereof; 
  

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 (iii) all additional shares or other securities of Subsidiary from time to time acquired by Pledgor in
any manner or to which Pledgor becomes entitled, and the certificates or other evidence representing such additional shares or other securities, and all dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or
otherwise distributed in respect of, or in exchange for, any or all of such shares or other securities; 
 (iv) all of the rights, interests
and privileges with respect to the Pledged Shares and the additional shares or other securities of Subsidiary acquired by Pledgor; 
 (v) all
claims against third parties; 
 (vi) all cash and non-cash proceeds, interest, profits and other income of or on any of the foregoing
described property; 
 (vii) all supporting obligations; and 
 (viii) all books and records relating to any of the foregoing described property; 
 provided, however, that
“Pledged Collateral” shall not include Voting Stock of a Foreign Subsidiary of Pledgor, in excess of 65% of the total combined voting power of all Voting Stock of each such Foreign Subsidiary. 
 2.2 Delivery of Pledged Shares. Contemporaneously herewith, Pledgor has delivered to Collateral Agent under the Indenture, all of the certificates
representing the Pledged Shares and separate stock transfer forms duly indorsed, in blank, for the transfer of the Pledged Shares to be held as security for the Obligations until the occurrence of the Termination Date. If, at any time, Pledgor
obtains possession of any other certificate, document or other evidence representing any of the Pledged Collateral, Pledgor will promptly deliver such certificate, document or other evidence to Trustee. During such time as any such certificate,
document or other evidence representing any of the Pledged Collateral are in Pledgor’s possession or control, Pledgor shall hold or control such certificate, document or other evidence in trust for Secured Creditor’s benefit. All
certificates, documents or other evidence delivered to Trustee shall be accompanied by separate stock powers duly indorsed, in blank, for transfer. 
 3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Pledgor hereby represents and warrants that: 
 (i) There is no stamp duty, tax, levy, impost,
deduction, charge, withholding or similar duty, tax or fee imposed on or by virtue of the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any other document to be furnished hereunder or in connection herewith. 
 (ii) The Pledged Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable with no personal liability attaching to the
ownership thereof (e.g., they do not oblige the owner thereof to make any further payments in respect thereof). 
  

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 (iii) There are no restrictions upon the transfer of any of the Pledged Shares, and Pledgor has the
unqualified and unilateral right to transfer the Pledged Shares without obtaining the consent of any Person (except as may be required by laws affecting the offering and sale of securities generally). The Pledged Shares are issued and registered in
the name of Pledgor. 
 (iv) Pledgor is the sole, legal and beneficial owner of the entire right, title and interest in and to the Pledged
Collateral free and clear of any Lien, charge, covenant or any other adverse claim, except for the security interest held by the Revolving Credit Claimholders (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) until the Discharge of Revolving Credit
Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement). Pledgor shall take all reasonable steps to defend the Pledged Collateral and each and every part thereof against all claims of all Persons at any time claiming any of the Pledged Collateral or
claiming any interest therein adverse to the Secured Creditors other than any Permitted Liens; 
 (v) The pledge and delivery of the Pledged
Shares pursuant to this Agreement create a valid and perfected first priority security interest (subject in priority, however, to the liens of the Revolving Credit Claimholders) in the Pledged Shares, securing the payment of the Obligations.

 (vi) No authorization, approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with any Governmental Authority is required either for the
(a) pledge by Pledgor of the Pledged Collateral pursuant to this Agreement or for the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by Pledgor; or (b) exercise by Collateral Agent of the voting or other rights provided for in this
Agreement or the remedies in respect of the Pledged Collateral pursuant to this Agreement (except as may be required by laws affecting the offering and sale of securities generally). 
 (vii) The Pledged Shares constitute 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Subsidiary. There are no outstanding subscriptions, options,
rights, warrants or other agreements or commitments pursuant to which Pledgor is or might be obligated to issue or transfer any additional ownership interests except as described on Schedule I. 
 4. FURTHER ASSURANCES. Pledgor will, at its reasonable expense and from time to time, promptly execute and deliver all further instruments, documents and
agreements, and take all further action reasonably necessary, or that Collateral Agent may request in its discretion exercised in good faith, in order to (i) continue, perfect and protect the Lien granted or purported to be granted hereby or
(ii) enable Collateral Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any of the Pledged Collateral, or both. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, each such instrument or document shall be in
such form and substance necessary, or as the Collateral Agent may request, to improve (on and subject to the terms hereof), perfect or enforce of the security constituted by, or pursuant to, this Agreement. If Collateral Agent shall determine to
exercise its right to sell all or any of the Pledged Collateral pursuant to Section 10, Pledgor will, at Pledgor’s reasonable expense, do or cause to be done all such acts and things as may be necessary, or upon the request of
Collateral Agent, as it deems to be necessary, or that Collateral Agent may request in its discretion exercised in good faith, to make any sale of the Pledged Collateral or any part thereof valid and binding and in compliance with applicable law.

  

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 5. VOTING RIGHTS; DIVIDENDS. 
 5.1 Absence of an Event of Default. So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing: 
 (i) Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Pledged Collateral or any part thereof for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Indenture or the other
Indenture Documents; provided, however, that Pledgor shall not exercise (or refrain from exercising) any such right if such action would have an material and adverse effect on the value of the Pledged Collateral or any part thereof.

 (ii) Pledgor shall be entitled, in the manner and to the extent permitted by the Indenture, to receive and retain any and all dividends
and interest paid in respect of the Pledged Collateral; provided, however, that: 
 (a) any and all dividends,
distributions and interest paid or payable other than in cash in respect of, and instruments and other property received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, or in exchange for, any Pledged Collateral; and 
 (b) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any and all cash paid, payable or otherwise distributed in
respect of principal of, or in redemption of, or in exchange for, any Pledged Collateral 
 shall be delivered to Collateral Agent, or such nominee(s) of
Collateral Agent as Collateral Agent shall direct, to hold as Pledged Collateral and shall, if received by Pledgor, be received in trust for the benefit of Collateral Agent, be segregated from the other property or funds of Pledgor, and be forthwith
delivered to Collateral Agent, or such nominee(s) of Collateral Agent as Collateral Agent shall direct, as Pledged Collateral in the same form as so received (with any necessary indorsement(s)). Pledgor shall promptly execute such instruments,
documents and agreements and do such acts as reasonably necessary, or as Collateral Agent may deem to be necessary or desirable to give effect to the provisions of this Section 5.1(ii). 
 5.2 Occurrence of an Event of Default. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all rights of Pledgor to exercise
the voting and other consensual rights which it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 5.1(i) and to receive the dividends and interest payments which it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain pursuant
to Section 5.1(ii) shall cease, at Collateral Agent’s election, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in Collateral Agent, or such nominee(s) of Collateral Agent as Collateral Agent shall direct, who shall thereupon have
the sole right (but not the obligation) to exercise such voting and other consensual rights and to receive and hold as Pledged Collateral such dividends and interest payments. 
  

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 5.3 Dividends Received in Contravention of Agreement. All dividends and interest payments which
are received by Pledgor contrary to the provisions of Section 5.2(i) shall be received in trust for the benefit of Collateral Agent, shall be segregated from other funds of Pledgor, and shall be forthwith paid over to Collateral Agent,
or such nominee(s) of Collateral Agent as Collateral Agent shall direct as Pledged Collateral in the same form as so received (with any necessary indorsement(s)). 
 6. TRANSFERS AND OTHER LIENS; ADDITIONAL SHARES. 
 6.1 Transfers/Liens by Pledgor. Pledgor will not (i) sell,
transfer, or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option or warrants, or rights to purchase with respect to, or permit any Person to be registered as holder of, any of the Pledged Collateral except in accordance with the exercise of Collateral
Agent’s rights hereunder; (ii) create or permit to exist any Lien, charge or other encumbrance upon or with respect to any of the Pledged Collateral, except for the Lien created under this Agreement and the liens of the Revolving Credit
Claimholders pursuant to the Credit Agreement; or (iii) do, cause to be done or permit anything which may in any way have a material and adverse effect on the value of the Pledged Collateral. 
 6.2 Transfers by Subsidiary. Pledgor will not permit Subsidiary to issue any shares or other securities in addition to, or in exchange or
substitution for, the Pledged Shares, except as permitted by the Indenture Documents. 
 7. POWER OF ATTORNEY. Pledgor irrevocably appoints the
Collateral Agent and each and every Person to whom Collateral Agent shall from time to time have delegated in good faith the exercise of the power of attorney conferred by this Section 7, jointly and severally to be its attorney or
attorneys and in its name and otherwise on its behalf to do all acts and things and to sign, seal, execute, deliver, perfect and do all deeds, instruments, documents, acts and things which may be required (or which Collateral Agent shall consider
requisite) to perfect, protect or maintain its security interest in the Pledged Collateral or carry out any obligation imposed on Pledgor by or pursuant to this Agreement (including the obligations of Pledgor under Section 4) and enable
Collateral Agent to exercise the powers conferred on it by or pursuant to this Agreement or by law. Collateral Agent shall have full power to delegate the power conferred on it by this Section 7 in Collateral Agent’s good faith
judgment, but no such delegation shall preclude the subsequent exercise of such power by Collateral Agent itself or preclude Collateral Agent from making a subsequent delegation thereof to some other Person; any such delegation may be revoked by
Collateral Agent at any time. 
 8. AGENT MAY PERFORM. If Pledgor fails to perform any of its obligations contained herein, Collateral Agent may (but
shall not be obligated to), in the exercise of its discretion exercised in good faith, itself perform, or cause performance of, such obligation, and the expenses of Collateral Agent incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by Pledgor under
Section 11.2. 
 9. AGENT’S DUTIES. The powers conferred on Collateral Agent hereunder are solely to protect its interest in the
Pledged Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon Collateral Agent 
  

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 to exercise any such powers. Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and
preservation of the Pledged Collateral in its possession if the Pledged Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which Collateral Agent accords its own property, it being understood that Collateral Agent shall not have
responsibility for (i) ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or other matters relative to any Pledged Collateral, whether Collateral Agent has or is deemed to have knowledge of such
matters, or (ii) taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against any parties with respect to any Pledged Collateral. In acting under or by virtue of this Agreement, Collateral Agent shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges and
protections provided to it in the Indenture, which are incorporated by reference herein mutatis mutandis. Collateral Agent hereby disclaims any representation or warranty to the other Secured Creditors or any other holders of the Obligations
concerning the perfection of the liens and security interests granted hereunder or in the value or sufficiency of any of the Pledged Collateral. Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for filing any financing or continuation statements or
recording any documents or instruments in any public office. 
 10. REMEDIES UPON AN EVENT OF DEFAULT. 
 10.1 Transfers by Collateral Agent. If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing: 
 (i) Subject to the notice required to be given to Pledgor as specified below, Collateral Agent, at its option and without any obligation to do so, may
transfer to or register in its name, or the name of any nominee(s) all or any part of the Pledged Collateral, and Collateral Agent may exercise in respect of the Pledged Collateral, in addition to other rights and remedies provided for herein or
otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies under applicable law and of a secured party on default under the UCC; and, subject to the notice required to be given to Pledgor as specified below, Collateral Agent may also, without notice
except as specified below, sell (through agents or otherwise) the Pledged Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any exchange, broker’s board or any of Collateral Agent’s offices or elsewhere,
for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and upon such other commercially reasonable terms as Collateral Agent may determine in its good faith judgment. Collateral Agent shall be authorized at any such sale (if it deems it advisable to do so in
its good faith judgment) to restrict the prospective bidders or purchasers to Persons who will represent and agree that they are purchasing the Pledged Shares for their own account in compliance with Regulation D of the Securities Act or under
applicable law or under any other applicable exemption available under applicable law. Pledgor agrees that at least ten (10) Business Days notice to Pledgor of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to
be made shall constitute reasonable notification. Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of the Pledged Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. Collateral Agent may adjourn any public or private sale from time to
time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned; and 
 (ii) All cash proceeds received by Collateral Agent in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the Pledged Collateral may, in the 
  

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 discretion of Collateral Agent exercised in good faith, be held by Collateral Agent as Collateral for, or upon the
occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default in whole or in part by Collateral Agent against, all or any parts of the Obligations in such order as provided by the Indenture. Any surplus of such cash or cash proceeds held by Collateral Agent and
remaining after payment in full of all of the Obligations shall be paid over to Pledgor or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive such surplus. 
 10.2 Commercially Reasonable Disposition. Without precluding any other methods of sale, the sale of the Pledged Collateral, or any part thereof, shall have been made in a commercially reasonable manner if
conducted in conformity with reasonable commercial practices of banks or finance companies disposing of similar property, but in any event, Collateral Agent may sell or otherwise dispose of the Pledged Collateral without assuming any credit risk and
without any obligation to advertise. 
 10.3 Securities Laws. Pledgor recognizes that federal and/or state securities and other laws
may limit the flexibility desired to achieve an otherwise commercially reasonable disposition of the Pledged Collateral, and in the event of potential conflict between such laws or regulations and what in other circumstances might constitute
commercial reasonableness, compliance with such laws and regulations will prevail over attempts to achieve such commercial reasonableness. In connection with any sale or other disposition of the Pledged Collateral, compliance by Collateral Agent
concerning the potential effect of any such law or regulation shall not be cause for Pledgor, or any other Person, to claim that such sale or other disposition was not commercially reasonable, it being the intent of Pledgor that Collateral Agent not
be obligated to risk contravening any such law or regulation in order to effect what, but for such law or regulation, would be a commercially reasonable disposition. 
 10.4 Examples of Commercially Reasonable Disposition. By way of example and not by way of limitation, with respect to any sale or other disposition of the Pledged Collateral or any portion thereof:
(i) such sale or disposition shall be commercially reasonable if made by and through a licensed broker/dealer acting under instructions to obtain in its good faith judgment the best disposition price known to it on the market (however, this
provision does not suggest that such disposition is either preferable or exclusive); (ii) such sale or disposition shall be deemed to have been at a public sale if, in connection with such sale or disposition, Collateral Agent obtains bids from
at least two qualified purchasers; and (iii) the net book value reflected on Pledgor’s most recent financial statements, adjusted to the date of any such sale or other disposition, is deemed to be a commercially reasonable price (but a
price less than such net book value is not, of itself, deemed to be commercially unreasonable). 
 10.5 Pledgor Waivers. To the extent
permitted by applicable law, and except as otherwise expressly provided under this Agreement or otherwise, Pledgor hereby waives all rights now or hereafter conferred by statute or otherwise which may require Collateral Agent to give any notice,
make any demand, or invoke any legal process with respect to the sale or other disposition of the Pledged Collateral or which may require Collateral Agent to sell or otherwise dispose of the Pledged Collateral in mitigation of Collateral
Agent’s damages or which may otherwise limit or modify any of Collateral Agent’s remedies or rights under this Agreement. 
  

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 10.6 No Duty Upon Collateral Agent. Collateral Agent shall be under no duty to sell or otherwise
realize upon the Pledged Collateral. Subject to Section 11.03 of the Indenture, Collateral Agent may, at any time, release or surrender all or any part of the Pledged Collateral to Pledgor. 
 11. INDEMNIFICATION; EXPENSES. 
 11.1
Indemnification. In consideration of the execution and delivery of the Indenture and the purchase of the Notes from Pledgor, Pledgor will indemnify and hold Secured Creditors and each Secured Creditors’ officers, directors, Affiliates,
and agents (for the purposes of this Section 11.1 each is an “Indemnified Party”) harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, obligations and liabilities arising out of or resulting from any or all of
(i) this Agreement, (ii) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including enforcement of this Agreement), and (iii) the Pledged Collateral except for claims, losses or liabilities to the extent resulting from an Indemnified
Party’s bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct. The indemnification provided for in this Section 11.1 is in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other indemnification or insurance provided by Pledgor to Collateral
Agent pursuant to any other Indenture Document. 
 11.2 Expenses. Pledgor will upon demand pay to Collateral Agent the amount of any
and all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, which Collateral Agent may incur in connection with any and all of the following (i) the administration of this Agreement; (ii) the custody or preservation of, or the
sale of, collection from or other realization upon any of the Pledged Collateral; (iii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of Collateral Agent; or (iv) the failure by Pledgor to perform or observe any of the provisions of
this Agreement, all of which constitute part of the Obligations and are secured by the Pledged Collateral. 
 12. UNIMPAIRED SECURITY INTEREST. Any
and all of Collateral Agent’s rights with respect to the Pledged Collateral and the security interest granted hereunder shall continue unimpaired until the payment and performance in full of the Obligations, notwithstanding the release or
substitution at any time(s) of any of the Note Collateral, or of any rights or interest therein, or any delay, extension of time, renewal, compromise or other indulgence granted by Collateral Agent in reference to any of the Obligations. Pledgor
hereby waives all notice of any such delay, extension, release, substitution, renewals, compromise or other indulgence, and hereby consents to be bound thereby as fully and effectively as if Pledgor had expressly agreed thereto in advance.

 13. NOTICE. Any notice, certificate, request, notification and other communication required, permitted or contemplated hereunder must be in writing
and given in accordance with the Indenture. 
 14. GENERAL. 
 14.1 Severability. If any term of this Agreement is found invalid under New York law or other laws of mandatory application by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalid term will be considered excluded
from this Agreement and will not invalidate the remaining terms of this Agreement. 
  

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 14.2 GOVERNING LAW. THE VALIDITY AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY THEREIN, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. 
 14.3 WAIVER OF JURISDICTION. AS A SPECIFICALLY BARGAINED INDUCEMENT FOR SECURED CREDITORS TO PURCHASE NOTES FROM PLEDGOR, PLEDGOR AND COLLATERAL
AGENT AGREE THAT ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN RESPECT OF OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ITS VALIDITY OR PERFORMANCE, AND WITHOUT LIMITATION ON THE ABILITY OF SECURED CREDITORS, AND THEIR SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, TO EXERCISE ALL RIGHTS AS TO
THE PLEDGED COLLATERAL AND INITIATE AND PROSECUTE IN ANY APPLICABLE JURISDICTION ACTIONS RELATED TO REPAYMENT OF THE OBLIGATIONS, SHALL BE INITIATED AND PROSECUTED AS TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK. SECURED
CREDITORS AND PLEDGOR EACH CONSENTS TO AND SUBMITS TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OVER ITS PERSON BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND
ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER, AND CONSENTS THAT ALL SERVICE OF PROCESS BE MADE BY CERTIFIED MAIL DIRECTED TO ISSUER AND SECURED CREDITORS AT THEIR RESPECTIVE ADDRESSES SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE OR
AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. PLEDGOR WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS, AND ANY OBJECTION TO VENUE OF ANY ACTION INSTITUTED HEREUNDER, AND CONSENTS TO THE GRANTING OF SUCH LEGAL OR EQUITABLE
RELIEF AS IS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE COURT. 
 14.4 Survival and Continuation of Representations and Warranties. All of
Pledgor’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall (i) survive the execution, delivery and acceptance hereof by the parties hereto and the closing of the transactions described herein or related hereto and
(ii) remain true until the Obligations are fully performed, paid and satisfied, made by Pledgor with the same effect as though the representations and warranties had been made again on, and as of, each day of the term of this Agreement (unless
such representation and warranty refers to a specific date, then such representation and warranty shall be true as of such earlier date), subject to such changes as may not be prohibited hereby, do not constitute an Event of Default, and have been
consented to by Collateral Agent in writing. 
 14.5 Additional Waivers by Pledgor. Pledgor waives presentment and protest of any
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 demand, notice of default and all other notices to which Pledgor might otherwise be entitled. Pledgor shall also assert
no claim against Collateral Agent on any theory of liability for consequential, special, indirect or punitive damages except to the extent such claim arises from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Collateral Agent. 
 14.6 Equitable Relief. Pledgor recognizes that, in the event Pledgor fails to perform, observe or discharge any of its obligations or liabilities
under this Agreement, any remedy of law may prove to be inadequate relief to Collateral Agent; therefore, Pledgor agrees that Collateral Agent, if Collateral Agent so requests, shall be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any
such case without the necessity of proving actual damages. 
 14.7 Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided in this Agreement and
the other Indenture Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. Exercise of one or more remedy(ies) by Collateral Agent does not require that all or any other remedy(ies) be exercised and does not preclude later
exercise of the same remedy. 
 14.8 Waivers and Amendments in Writing. Failure by Collateral Agent to exercise any right, remedy or
option under this Agreement or delay by Collateral Agent in exercising the same shall not operate as a waiver by Collateral Agent of its right to exercise any such right, remedy or option. No waiver by Collateral Agent shall be effective unless it
is in writing and signed by Collateral Agent, and then only to the extent specifically stated. This Agreement cannot be changed or terminated orally. 
 14.9 Entire Agreement; Counterparts; Fax Signatures. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties with respect to subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all previous understandings,
written or oral, in respect thereof. Any request from time to time by Pledgor for Collateral Agent’s consent under any provision in this Agreement or any other Indenture Documents must be in writing, and any consent to be provided by Collateral
Agent under this Agreement or any other Indenture Documents from time to time must be in writing in order to be binding on Collateral Agent; however, Collateral Agent will have no obligation to provide any consent requested by Pledgor, and
Collateral Agent may, for any reason in its discretion exercised in good faith, elect to withhold the requested consent. Two or more duplicate originals of this Agreement may be signed by the parties, each of which shall be an original but all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any documents delivered by, or on behalf of, Pledgor by fax transmission or other electronic delivery of an image file reflecting the execution hereof (i) may be relied on by
Collateral Agent as if the document were a manually signed original and (ii) will be binding on Pledgor for all purposes of this Agreement or any other Indenture Documents. 
 14.10 Recourse to Directors or Officers. The obligations of Collateral Agent under this Agreement are solely the corporate obligations of
Collateral Agent. No recourse shall be had for the payment of any amount owing in respect to this Agreement or for the payment of any fee hereunder or for any other obligation or claim arising out of or based upon this Agreement against any
stockholder, employee, officer, or director of Collateral Agent. 
  

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 14.11 Assignment. Collateral Agent shall have the right to assign this Agreement. Pledgor may not
assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its rights or obligations hereunder, by operation of law or otherwise, except pursuant to a transaction permitted under Section 5.01 of the Indenture, and any such assignment, transfer or other
disposition without Collateral Agent’s written consent (with the consent of the Holders or Trustee as specified in Sections 9.01 and 9.02 of the Indenture) shall be void. All of the rights, privileges, remedies and options given to Collateral
Agent under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of Collateral Agent’s successors and assigns, and all the terms, conditions, covenants, provisions and warranties herein shall inure to the benefit of and bind the permitted successors and
assigns of Pledgor and Collateral Agent. 
 14.12 Headings. Section headings in this Agreement are included for convenience of
reference only and shall not relate to the interpretation or construction of this Agreement. 
 14.13 Conflict. If there is any
conflict, ambiguity, or inconsistency, in Collateral Agent’s judgment, between the terms of this Agreement, the Indenture or any of the other Indenture Documents, then the applicable terms and provisions, in Collateral Agent’s good faith
judgment, providing Collateral Agent (or as applicable, Secured Creditors) with greater rights, remedies, powers, privileges, or benefits will control. 
 14.14 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. AS A SPECIFICALLY BARGAINED INDUCEMENT FOR SECURED CREDITORS PURCHASE NOTES FROM ISSUER, SECURED CREDITORS AND PLEDGOR EACH WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION, CLAIM,
SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN RESPECT OF OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE CONDUCT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SECURED CREDITORS AND PLEDGOR. 
 15. TERM. This Agreement will terminate on the Termination Date. 
 16. INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT. 
 (a) The Liens granted hereunder in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors in respect of the Pledged Collateral and the
exercise of any right related thereto thereby shall be subject, in each case, to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement. 
 (b) In the
event of any direct conflict between the express terms and provisions of this Agreement and of the Intercreditor Agreement, the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement shall control until the Discharge of the Revolving Credit Obligations
(as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) shall have occurred. 
 (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any provision hereof
that requires Issuer to (i) deliver any Pledged Collateral to Collateral Agent or (ii) provide that Collateral Agent have control over any Pledged Collateral may be satisfied by (A) the delivery of such Pledged Collateral by Issuer to
the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors pursuant to Section 5.4 of the Intercreditor Agreement and
(B) providing that the Administrative Agent be provided with control with respect to such Pledged Collateral of 
  

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 Issuer for the benefit of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer and Collateral Agent for the benefit of Secured Creditors
pursuant to Section 5.4 of the Intercreditor Agreement. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Pledgor has caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its officer
thereunto duly authorized as of July 6, 2006. 
  

			
	CITISTEEL USA HOLDINGS, INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Jeff Bradley
	Name:	 	Jeff Bradley
	Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer

 Accepted at New York, New York 
 on July 6, 2006: 
  

			
	THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Collateral Agent
		
	By:	 	/s/ Julie Salovitch-Miller
	Name:	 	Julie Salovitch-Miller
	Title:	 	Vice President

 SIGNATURE PAGE 
 (CITISTEEL USA HOLDINGS, INC. 
 STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT) 
  

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 CONSENT OF CITISTEEL USA, INC. 
 CitiSteel USA, Inc. (“CitiSteel”) hereby: (i) consents to the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement by Pledgor and
(ii) agrees that if Collateral Agent exercises any right or remedy with respect to any of the Pledged Collateral, including, without limitation, any sale or other disposition of the Pledged Shares following the occurrence and continuance of an
Event of Default, CitiSteel consents, without any further act or instrument, to such exercise of such right or remedy by Collateral Agent and will take any other and further action Collateral Agent determines in its discretion exercised in good
faith to be necessary or desirable to effect any sale or other disposition of the Pledged Shares effected by Collateral Agent. 
  

			
	CITISTEEL USA, INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Jeff Bradley
		 	Jeff Bradley, Executive Chairman

 CONSENT OF CITISTEEL USA, INC. TO 
 CITISTEEL USA HOLDINGS, INC. 
 STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT 

 SCHEDULE I 
  

					
	 Stockholders
	    	 Class of Stock
 Number of Shares
	  	Cert. #
	Citisteel USA Holdings, Inc.	    	1000 Common Shares	  	1

 Outstanding subscriptions, options, rights, warrants or other agreements or commitments pursuant to which Pledgor
might be obligated to issue or transfer any additional shares of its capital stock: 
 None.Purchase Agreement

 Exhibit 10.9 
 $75,000,000 
 CITISTEEL USA HOLDINGS, INC. 
 15% Senior Secured Pay-in Kind Notes due 2010 
 PURCHASE AGREEMENT 
 June 29, 2006 
 JEFFERIES & COMPANY, INC. 
 520 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor 
 New York, New York 10022 
 Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 CitiSteel USA Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”)
hereby agrees with you as follows: 
 Issuance of Notes. Subject to the terms and conditions herein contained, the Company
proposes to issue and sell to Jefferies & Company, Inc. (the “Initial Purchaser”) $75,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 15% Senior Secured Pay-in-Kind Notes due 2010 (each a “Note” and, collectively,
the “Notes”). The Notes will be issued pursuant to an indenture (the “Indenture”), to be dated as of the Closing Date (as defined in Section 2 hereof), by and among the Company and The Bank of New York Trust
Company, N.A., as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms used, but not defined herein, shall have the meanings set forth in the Indenture. 
 The Notes will be offered and sold to the Initial Purchaser pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the “Act”). Upon original issuance thereof, and until such time as the same is no longer required under the applicable requirements of the Act, the Notes shall bear the legends set forth in the final offering circular,
dated the date hereof (the “Final Offering Circular”), relating to the offer and sale of the Notes (the “Offering”). The Company has prepared a preliminary offering circular, dated June 21, 2006 (the
“Preliminary Offering Circular”), relating to the Offering. “Offering Circular” means, as of any date or time referred to in this Agreement, the most recent offering circular (whether the Preliminary Offering
Circular or the Final Offering Circular, and any amendment or supplement to either such document), including, without limitation, exhibits and schedules thereto. 
 In connection with the sale of the Notes and on the Closing Date, the Company will, among other things, (i) use a portion of the proceeds from the Offering to make a distribution to the Company’s equity
owners, and (ii) use a portion of the proceeds from the Offering to pay fees and expenses related to the Offering. 
 1. Terms of
Offering. The Initial Purchaser has advised the Company, and the Company understands, that the Initial Purchaser will make offers to sell (the “Exempt Resales”) some or all of the Notes purchased by the Initial Purchaser
hereunder on the terms set forth in the Final Offering Circular, as amended or supplemented, to persons (the “Subsequent Purchasers”) whom the Initial 

 Purchaser (i) reasonably believes to be “qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the
Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time (“QIBs”), (ii) reasonably believes (based upon written representations made by such persons to the Initial Purchaser) to be institutional “accredited investors”
(“Accredited Investors”) as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Act or (iii) reasonably believes to be non-U.S. persons in reliance upon Regulation S under the Act. 
 Pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Agreements (as defined in the Indenture), all of the obligations under the Notes and the Indenture will be
secured by a first priority lien and security interest in the Collateral (as defined in the Indenture) of the Company; provided, the lien and security interest in the Collateral will be contractually subordinated to the lien of the agent that
secures the obligations under CitiSteel USA, Inc.’s (“CitiSteel”) $20.0 million senior revolving credit facility pursuant to a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), among CitiSteel, the lenders party
thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as Agent, to the extent provided in the Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Indenture). The parties to the Credit Agreement will agree to an amendment to, or waiver of, certain provisions of the
Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement Amendment”) in order to permit the Company’s issuance of the Notes in the Offering and the Company’s granting of a lien on its assets securing the Notes. 
 This Agreement, the Indenture, the Collateral Agreements, the Intercreditor Agreement, and the Notes are referred to herein as the
“Documents.” 
 2. Purchase, Sale and Delivery. On the basis of the representations, warranties, agreements
and covenants herein contained and subject to the selling restrictions, terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to issue and sell to the Initial Purchaser, and the Initial Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Company, the Notes at
a purchase price of $72,750,000. Delivery to the Initial Purchaser of and payment for the Notes shall be made at a Closing (the “Closing”) to be held at 10:00 a.m., New York time, on July 6, 2006, or such other date as shall be
agreed upon by the Initial Purchaser and the Company (the “Closing Date”), at the New York offices of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. 
 The Company shall deliver to the Initial Purchaser one or more certificates representing the Notes in definitive form, registered in such names and denominations as the Initial Purchaser may request, against payment
by the Initial Purchaser of the purchase price therefor by immediately available Federal funds bank wire transfer to such bank account or accounts as the Company shall designate to the Initial Purchaser at least two business days prior to the
Closing. The certificates representing the Notes in definitive form shall be made available to the Initial Purchaser for inspection at the New York offices of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP (or such other place as shall be reasonably
acceptable to the Initial Purchaser) not later than 10:00 a.m. one business day immediately preceding the Closing Date. Notes to be represented by one or more definitive global securities in book-entry form will be deposited on the Closing Date, by
or on behalf of the Company, with The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or its designated custodian, and registered in the name of Cede & Co. 
 3. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the Initial Purchaser that, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date: 
  

	(a)	As of the Applicable Time (as defined below), neither (x) the Preliminary Offering Circular, as supplemented by the final pricing term sheet in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B (the “Pricing Supplement”), all considered together (collectively, the “Time of Sale Circular”), nor (y) any individual Supplemental Offering Materials (as defined below), when considered together with the
Time of Sale Circular, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
“Applicable Time” means 3:00 P.M. (Eastern time) on June 29, 2006 or such other time as agreed by the Company and the Initial Purchaser. 

  

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 “Supplemental Offering Materials” means any “written communication” (within
the meaning of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder) prepared by or on behalf of the Company, or used or referred to by the Company, that constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes other than the Offering
Circular or amendments or supplements thereto (including the Pricing Supplement), including, without limitation, any road show relating to the Notes that constitutes such a written communication. 
 The Final Offering Circular does not and at the Closing Date will not, and each amendment or supplement thereto as of its date will not, contain any
untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The representations and warranties set forth in
this Section 3(a) do not apply to statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to the Initial Purchaser and furnished to the Company in writing by the Initial Purchaser expressly for use in
the Time of Sale Circular or the Final Offering Circular or any amendment or supplement thereto. No injunction or order has been issued that either (i) asserts that any of the transactions contemplated by the Documents is subject to the
registration requirements of the Act or (ii) would prevent or suspend the issuance or sale of the Notes or the use of the Time of Sale Circular, the Final Offering Circular or any amendment or supplement thereto (including the Pricing
Supplement), in any jurisdiction. Each of the Time of Sale Circular and the Final Offering Circular, as of their respective dates, contained, and the Final Offering Circular, as amended or supplemented as of the Closing Date, will contain, all the
information specified in, and meet the requirements of, Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Act. 
  

	(b)	The only corporation, partnership, or other entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns more than fifty percent (50%) of any class of equity securities or
interests is CitiSteel USA, Inc. and its subsidiary, CitiSteel PA, Inc. 

  

	(c)	The Company (i) has been duly organized, is validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (ii) has all requisite power and
authority to carry on its business and to own, lease and operate its properties and assets, and (iii) is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation, authorized to do business in each jurisdiction
in which the nature of such businesses or the ownership or leasing of such properties requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a material adverse effect
on (A) the properties, business, prospects, operations, earnings, assets, liabilities or financial condition of the Company, taken as a whole, (B) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations in all material respects under any of
the Documents, (C) the enforceability of the Collateral Agreements or the attachment, perfection or priority of any of the Liens or security interests intended to be created thereby and (D) the validity or enforceability of any of the
Documents or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated under any of the Documents (each, a “Material Adverse Effect”). 

  

	(d)	All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable, and were not issued in
violation of, and are not subject to, any preemptive or similar rights. The column entitled “Actual” in the table under the caption “Capitalization” in the Time of Sale Circular and in the Final Offering Circular
(including the footnotes thereto) sets forth, as of its date, the cash and cash equivalents and capitalization of the Company. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity 

  

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 interests of CitiSteel. are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, free and clear of all liens,
security interests, mortgages, pledges, charges, equities, claims or restrictions on transferability or encumbrances of any kind (collectively, “Liens”), other than those imposed by the Act and the securities or “Blue Sky”
laws of certain domestic or foreign jurisdictions and Liens arising under the Credit Agreement. There are no outstanding (A) options, warrants or other rights to purchase from the Company, (B) agreements, contracts, arrangements or other
obligations of the Company to issue or (C) other rights to convert any obligation into or exchange any securities for, in the case of each of clauses (A) through (C), shares of capital stock of or other ownership or equity interests in the
Company. 
  

	(e)	The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Documents to which it is a party and to consummate the
transactions contemplated thereby. 

  

	(f)	This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company. Each of the Indenture, the Collateral Agreements and the Intercreditor Agreement has been
duly and validly authorized by the Company. Each of the Indenture, the Collateral Agreements and the Intercreditor Agreement, when executed and delivered by the Company, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except that the enforcement thereof may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws now or
hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (whether applied by a court of law or equity) and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

  

	(g)	The Notes, when issued, will be in the form contemplated by the Indenture. On the Closing Date, the Indenture will meet the requirements for qualification under the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”). The Notes have been duly and validly authorized by the Company and, when delivered to and paid for by the Initial Purchaser in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Indenture, will
have been duly executed, issued and delivered and will be legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, entitled to the benefit of the Indenture and the Collateral Agreements, and enforceable against the Company in accordance with their
terms, except that the enforcement thereof may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights
generally and (ii) general principles of equity (whether applied by a court of law or equity) and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. 

  

	(h)	The Company is not in violation of its certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational documents (the “Charter Documents”). The Company is not
(i) in violation of any Federal, state, local or foreign statute, law (including, without limitation, common law) or ordinance, or any judgment, decree, rule, regulation or order (collectively, “Applicable Law”) of any Federal,
state, local and other governmental authority, governmental or regulatory agency or body, court, arbitrator or self-regulatory organization, domestic or foreign (each, a “Governmental Authority”), or (ii) in breach of or
default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any bond, debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease or any other agreement or instrument to
which any of them is a party or by which any of them or their respective property is bound (collectively, “Applicable Agreements”), other than as disclosed in the Time of Sale Circular and the Final Offering Circular and except for
any such violations, breaches or defaults that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There exists no condition that, with 

  

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 the passage of time or otherwise, would constitute (a) a violation of such (i) Charter
Documents or (ii) Applicable Laws, (b) a breach of or default under any Applicable Agreement or (c) result in the imposition of any penalty or the acceleration of any indebtedness and, in the case of clause (a)(ii), (b) or
(c) above, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 
  

	(i)	Neither the execution, delivery or performance of the Documents nor the consummation of any transactions contemplated therein will conflict with, violate, constitute a breach of or
a default (with the passage of time or otherwise) under, require the consent of any person (other than consents already obtained and in full force and effect) under, result in the imposition of a Lien on any assets of the Company (except for
Permitted Liens (as defined in the Indenture)), or result in an acceleration of indebtedness under or pursuant to (i) the Charter Documents of the Company, (ii) any Applicable Agreement, or (iii) any Applicable Law, except in the
cases of clauses (ii) and (iii), any conflict, violation, breach, default, consent, Lien imposition or acceleration of indebtedness that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. After consummation of the Offering and
transactions contemplated in the Documents, no Default or Event of Default (each, as defined in the Indenture) will exist. 

  

	(j)	When executed and delivered, the Documents will conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof in the Time of Sale Circular. 

  

	(k)	No consent, approval, authorization or order of any Governmental Authority or third party is required for the issuance and sale by the Company of the Notes to the Initial Purchaser
or the consummation by the Company of the other transactions contemplated hereby, except such as have been obtained and such as may be required under state securities or “Blue Sky” laws in connection with the purchase and resale of the
Notes by the Initial Purchaser. 

  

	(l)	Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Circular and the Final Offering Circular, there is no action, claim, suit, demand, hearing, notice of violation or deficiency, or proceeding,
domestic or foreign (collectively, “Proceedings”), pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, that either (i) seeks to restrain, enjoin, prevent the consummation of, or otherwise challenge any of the Documents or
any of the transactions contemplated therein, or (ii) would, individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not subject to any judgment, order, decree, rule or regulation of any Governmental
Authority that would, individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect. 

  

	(m)	The Company possesses all licenses, permits, certificates, consents, orders, approvals and other authorizations from, and has made all declarations and filings with, all
Governmental Authorities, presently required or necessary to own or lease, as the case may be, and to operate their respective properties and to carry on their respective businesses as now or proposed to be conducted as set forth in the Time of Sale
Circular and the Final Offering Circular (“Permits”), except where the failure to possess or file such Permits would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect; the Company has fulfilled and
performed all of its obligations with respect to such Permits and no event has occurred which allows, or after notice or lapse of time would allow, revocation or termination thereof or results in any other material impairment of the rights of the
holder of any such Permit that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and neither the Company has received any notice of any proceeding relating to revocation or modification of any such Permit, except as described in the
Time of Sale Circular and the Final Offering Circular or except where such revocation or modification would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect. 

  

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	(n)	The Company has good and marketable title to all real property owned by it and good title to all personal property owned by it and good and indefeasible title to all leasehold
estates in real and personal property being leased by it and, as of the Closing Date, will be free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens). All Applicable Agreements to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound are valid and
enforceable against the Company and are valid and enforceable against the other party or parties thereto and are in full force and effect with only such exceptions as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse
Effect. 

  

	(o)	All Tax returns required to be filed by the Company have been filed and all such returns are true, complete, and correct in all material respects. All material Taxes that are due
from the Company have been paid other than those (i) currently payable without penalty or interest or (ii) being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles of the United States, consistently applied (“GAAP”). To the knowledge of the Company, after reasonable inquiry, there are no proposed Tax assessments against the Company that would,
individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect. The accruals and reserves on the books and records of the Company in respect of any material Tax liability for any period not finally determined are adequate to meet any
assessments of Tax for any such period. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Tax” and “Taxes” shall mean all Federal, state, local and foreign taxes, and other assessments of a similar nature (whether imposed directly or
through withholding), including any interest, additions to tax, or penalties applicable thereto. 

  

	(p)	The Company owns, or is licensed under, and has the right to use, all patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, copyrights, know-how (including trade secrets and other
unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), trademarks, service marks and trade names (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) necessary for the conduct of its businesses and, as of
the Closing Date, will be free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claims or notices of any potential claim have been asserted
by any person challenging the use of any such Intellectual Property by the Company or questioning the validity or effectiveness of the Intellectual Property or any license or agreement related thereto (other than any claims that, if successful,
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect). The use of such Intellectual Property by the Company will not infringe on the Intellectual Property rights of any other person. 

  

	(q)	The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) material transactions are executed in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorization, (ii) material transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP, and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets
is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect
to any material differences. 

  

	(r)	The audited consolidated financial statements and related notes of CitiSteel contained in the Time of Sale Circular and the Final Offering Circular (the “Financial
Statements”) present fairly the financial position, results of operations, stockholder’s equity and cash flows of CitiSteel and the Company, as applicable, as of the respective dates and for the respective periods to which they apply
and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and the requirements of Regulation S-X of the Act. The financial data set forth under “Summary Historical and Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial and Operating Data”, “Unaudited
Pro Forma Financial Data” and “Selected Historical Consolidated Financial and Operating Data” included in the Time of Sale 

  

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 Circular and the Final Offering Circular has been prepared on a basis consistent with that of the
Financial Statements and present fairly the financial position and results of operations of CitiSteel as of the respective dates and for the respective periods indicated. The unaudited pro forma financial information and related notes of CitiSteel
contained in the Time of Sale Circular and the Final Offering Circular have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Regulation S-X and give effect to assumptions used in the preparation therof on a reasonable basis and in good faith.
All other financial, statistical, and market and industry-related data included in the Time of Sale Circular and the Final Offering Circular are fairly and accurately presented and are based on or derived from sources that the Company believes to be
reliable and accurate. 
  

	(s)	Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Time of Sale Circular and the Final Offering Circular, except as disclosed therein, (i) the Company
has not incurred any liabilities, direct or contingent, that are material, individually or in the aggregate, to the Company, and has not entered into any transactions not in the ordinary course of business, (ii) there has not been any material
decrease in the capital stock or any material increase in long-term indebtedness or any material increase in short-term indebtedness of the Company, or any payment of or declaration to pay any dividends or any other distribution with respect to the
Company, and (iii) there has not been any material adverse change in the properties, business, prospects, operations, earnings, assets, liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company in the aggregate (each of clauses (i),
(ii) and (iii), a “Material Adverse Change”). To the knowledge of the Company after reasonable inquiry, there is no event that is reasonably likely to occur, which if it were to occur, would, individually or in the aggregate,
have or result in a Material Adverse Change except such events that have been disclosed in the Time of Sale Circular and the Final Offering Circular. 

  

	(t)	No “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (as such term is defined for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Act) (i) has imposed (or has informed the
Company that it is considering imposing) any condition (financial or otherwise) on the Company retaining any rating assigned to the Company or to any securities of the Company, or (ii) has indicated to the Company that it is considering
(A) the downgrading, suspension, or withdrawal of, or any review for a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change in, any rating so assigned, or (B) any change in the outlook for any rating of the Company
or any securities of the Company. 

  

	(u)	All indebtedness represented by the Notes is being incurred for proper purposes and in good faith. On the Closing Date, the Company (i) will be solvent, (ii) will have
sufficient capital for carrying on its business and (iii) will be able to pay its debts as they mature. As used in this paragraph, the term “solvent” means, with respect to the Closing Date, that on such date (i) the present fair
market value (or present fair saleable value) of the assets of the Company is not less than the total amount required to pay the liabilities of the Company on its total existing debts and liabilities (including contingent liabilities) as they become
absolute and matured; (ii) the Company is able to pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and commitments as they mature and become due in the normal course of business; (iii) assuming consummation of the issuance of
the Notes as contemplated by this Agreement and the Offering Circular, the Company is not incurring debts or liabilities beyond its ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; and (iv) the Company is not engaged in any business or
transaction for which its property would constitute unreasonably small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practice in the industry in which the Company is engaged. 

  

	(v)	The Company has not and, to its knowledge, no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in, or that has
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 reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of
the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Notes, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid anyone any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Notes or (iii) except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Circular and
the Final Offering Circular, paid or agreed to pay to any person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company. 
  

	(w)	Without limiting any provision herein, no registration under the Act and no qualification of the Indenture under the TIA is required for the sale of the Notes to the Initial
Purchaser as contemplated hereby or for the Exempt Resales, assuming (i) that the purchasers in the Exempt Resales are QIBs or Accredited Investors or non-U.S. persons (as defined in Rule 902 under the Act) and (ii) the accuracy of the
Initial Purchaser’s representations contained in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of Section 5 hereof. 

  

	(x)	The Notes are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Act and no other securities of the Company are of the same class (within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Act) as
the Notes and listed on a national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or quoted in a U.S. automated inter-dealer quotation system. No
securities of the Company of the same class as the Notes have been offered, issued or sold by the Company or any of its affiliates, as such term is defined in Rule 501(b) of the Act (each, an “Affiliate”) within the six-month period
immediately prior to the date hereof. 

  

	(y)	Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates or other person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold the Notes by means of any general solicitation or general
advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) under the Act or, with respect to Notes sold outside the United States to non-U.S. persons, by means of any directed selling efforts within the meaning of Rule 902 under the Act, and the Company, any
Affiliate of the Company and any person acting on behalf of the Company have complied with and will implement the “offering restrictions” within the meaning of such Rule 902; provided, that no representation is made in this
subsection with respect to the actions of the Initial Purchaser. 

  

	(z)	Each of the Company and each ERISA Affiliate (as defined below) has fulfilled its obligations, if any, under the minimum funding standards of Section 302 of the United States
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) with respect to each “pension plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), subject to Section 302 of ERISA which the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate sponsors or maintains, or with respect to which it has (or within the last three years had) any obligation to make contributions, and each such plan is in compliance in all material respects with the presently applicable provisions of
ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, amended (the “Code”). Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any unpaid liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (other than for the payment of premiums in
the ordinary course) or to any such plan under Title IV of ERISA. “ERISA Affiliate” means a corporation, trade or business that is, along with the Company, a member of a controlled group of corporations or a controlled group of
trades or businesses, as described in Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA. Each “pension plan” (as defined in section 3(2) of ERISA) that is maintained by the Company and which is intended to be tax-qualified under
section 401(a) of the Code complies in all material respects with Code section 401(a). 

  

	(aa)	(i) The Company is not party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement with any labor organization; (ii) there is no union representation question existing with
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 of the Company, and, to the knowledge of the Company after due inquiry, no union organizing activities
are taking place that, could, individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) to the Company’s knowledge, no union organizing or decertification efforts are underway or threatened against the Company;
(iv) no labor strike, work stoppage, slowdown, or other material labor dispute is pending against the Company, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company; (v) there is no worker’s compensation liability,
experience or matter that could be reasonably expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect; (vi) to the knowledge of the Company, after due inquiry, there is no threatened or pending liability against the Company pursuant to the
Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act of 1988, as amended (“WARN”), or any similar state or local law; (vii) there is no employment-related charge, complaint, grievance, investigation, unfair labor practice claim,
or inquiry of any kind, pending against the Company that would reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect; (viii) to the knowledge of the Company, after due inquiry, no employee or
agent of the Company has committed any act or omission giving rise to liability for any violation identified in subsection (vi) and (vii) above, other than such acts or omissions that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or
result in a Material Adverse Effect; and (ix) no term or condition of employment exists through arbitration awards, settlement agreements, or side agreement that is contrary to the express terms of any applicable collective bargaining
agreement. 
  

	(bb)	None of the transactions contemplated in the Documents or the application of the proceeds as described in “Use of Proceeds” in the Time of Sale Circular and the
Final Offering Circular will violate or result in a violation of Section 7 of the Exchange Act, (including, without limitation, Regulation T (12 C.F.R. Part 220), Regulation U (12 C.F.R. Part 221) or Regulation X (12 C.F.R. Part 224) of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System). 

  

	(cc)	The Company is not an open-end investment company, unit investment trust or face-amount certificate company that is or is required to be registered under Section 8 of the
United States Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”); and the Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Notes and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in
“Use of Proceeds” in the Time of Sale Circular and the Final Offering Circular, will not be an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act. 

  

	(dd)	The Company has not engaged any broker, finder, commission agent or other person (other than the Initial Purchaser) in connection with the Offering or any of the transactions
contemplated in the Documents, and the Company is not under any obligation to pay any broker’s fee or commission in connection with such transactions (other than commissions or fees to the Initial Purchaser). 

  

	(ee)	Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Circular and the Final Offering Circular, the Company is (i) in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local
laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment or hazardous or toxic substances of wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”), (ii) has received and is in compliance with all permits, licenses
or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct its respective businesses and (iii) has not received notice of any actual or potential liability for the investigation or remediation of any disposal or release
of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, except where such non-compliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive required permits, licenses or other approvals, or liability would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business. The Company has not been named as a “potentially responsible party” under the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended. 

  

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 In the ordinary course of its business, the Company periodically reviews the effects of Environmental
Laws on the business, operations and properties of the Company and identifies and evaluates associated costs and liabilities (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up, closure of properties or
compliance with Environmental Laws, or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties). On the basis of such review, the Company has reasonably concluded that such
associated costs would not have or result in a Material Adverse Effect. 
  

	(ff)	Except as provided in the Credit Agreement or as described in the Time of Sale Circular and the Final Offering Circular, as of the Closing Date, there will be no encumbrances or
restrictions on the ability of any subsidiary of the Company (x) to pay dividends or make other distributions on such subsidiary’s capital stock or to pay any indebtedness to the Company or any other subsidiary of the Company, (y) to
make loans or advances or pay any indebtedness to, or investments in, the Company or any other subsidiary of the Company or (z) to transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any other subsidiary of the Company.

  

	(gg)	(a)        Upon: 

  

	 	(i)	execution and delivery of the Collateral Agreements by the Company and the Collateral Agent (as defined therein) and compliance by the Company with their respective obligations
thereunder; and 

  

					
	(ii)	  	(A)	 	the filing or recording of the Collateral Agreements or appropriate financing statements with the appropriate filing records, registry, or other public office, together with the payment of
the requisite filing or recordation fees related thereto, and
			
		  	(B)	 	in the case of Motor Vehicles (as defined in the Security Agreement), upon the recordation or notation of the Collateral Agent’s security interest on the certificates of title or
ownership in respect of such Motor Vehicles and the filing of the Uniform Commercial Code financing statements delivered by the Company, as the case may be, having an interest in such Motor Vehicles to the Collateral Agent with respect to such Motor
Vehicles,

 the security interest of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral (as defined in the Collateral
Agreements) will be a valid and enforceable perfected security interest, which security interests will be superior to and prior to the rights of all third persons other than holders of Permitted Liens. 
  

	 	(b)	As of the Closing Date, except with respect to Permitted Liens, there will be no currently effective financing statement, security agreement, chattel mortgage, real estate mortgage
or other document filed or recorded with any filing records, registry, or other public office, that purports to cover, affect or give notice of any present or possible future Lien on, or security interest in, any assets or property of the Company or
any rights thereunder. 

  

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	(hh)	To the knowledge of the Company, Crowe Chizek & Company LLC and Deloitte & Touche LLP, the accountants who have audited the financial statements of CitiSteel,
included as part of the Time of Sale Circular and the Final Offering Circular, are independent certified public accountants with respect to the Company under Rule 101 of the AICPA’s code of professional conduct and its interpretations and
rulings, during the periods covered by the financial statements on which they reported included in the Time of Sale Circular. 

  

	(ii)	Each certificate signed by any officer of the Company delivered to the Initial Purchaser shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company (and not individually by such
officer) to the Initial Purchaser with respect to the matters covered thereby. 

  

	(jj)	The Company is insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which
it is engaged. All policies of insurance insuring the Company or its respective businesses, assets, employees, officers and directors are in full force and effect. The Company is in compliance with the terms of such policies and instruments in all
material respects, and there are no claims by the Company under any such policy or instrument as to which any insurance company is denying liability or defending under a reservation of rights clause. The Company has not been refused any insurance
coverage sought or applied for, and the Company has no any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary
to continue its business at a cost that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect. 

  

	(kk)	The use of proceeds from the Offering as described in “Use of Proceeds” in the Time of Sale Circular and the Final Offering Circular shall have been validly
authorized by the Company prior to the application of such proceeds as therein described. 

  

	(ll)	Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, agent, Affiliate or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action which would
cause the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its Affiliates to be in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977. 

 4. Covenants of the Company. The Company hereby agrees: 
  

	(a)	To (i) advise the Initial Purchaser promptly after obtaining knowledge (and, if requested by the Initial Purchaser, confirm such advice in writing) of (A) the issuance by
any state securities commission of any stop order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Notes for offer or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose by any state securities
commission or other regulatory authority, or (B) the happening of any event that makes any statement of a material fact made in the Time of Sale Circular, any Offering Circular or any Supplemental Offering Material untrue or that requires the
making of any additions to or changes in the Final Offering Circular in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the
issuance of any stop order or order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Notes under any state securities or Blue Sky laws, and (iii) if, at any time, any state securities commission or other regulatory
authority shall issue an order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Notes under any such laws, use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal or lifting of such order at the earliest possible time.

  

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	(b)	To (i) furnish the Initial Purchaser, without charge, as many copies of the Preliminary Offering Circular and the Final Offering Circular, and any amendments or supplements
thereto, as the Initial Purchaser may reasonably request, (ii) promptly prepare the Pricing Supplement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Initial Purchaser, and to furnish to the Initial Purchaser as soon as practicable but no later
than one hour prior to the Time of Sale as many copies of the Pricing Supplement as the Initial Purchaser may reasonably request, and (iii) promptly prepare, upon the Initial Purchaser’s reasonable request, any amendment or supplement to
the Final Offering Circular that the Initial Purchaser, upon advice of legal counsel, determines may be necessary in connection with Exempt Resales (and the Company hereby consents to the use of the Preliminary Offering Circular and the Final
Offering Circular, and any amendments and supplements thereto, by the Initial Purchaser in connection with Exempt Resales). 

  

	(c)	Not to amend or supplement the Final Offering Circular prior to the Closing Date, or at any time prior to the completion of the resale by the Initial Purchaser of all the Notes
purchased by the Initial Purchaser, unless the Initial Purchaser shall previously have been advised thereof and shall have provided its written consent thereto (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). The Company represents and
agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Initial Purchaser, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Notes by means of any Supplemental Offering Materials. 

  

	(d)	At any time prior to the completion of the resale of the Notes by the Initial Purchaser, (i) if any event shall occur as a result of which, in the reasonable judgment of the
Company or the Initial Purchaser, it becomes necessary or advisable to amend or supplement the Final Offering Circular in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if it is
necessary to amend or supplement the Final Offering Circular to comply with Applicable Law, to prepare, at the expense of the Company, an appropriate amendment or supplement to the Final Offering Circular (in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Initial Purchaser) so that (A) as so amended or supplemented, the Final Offering Circular will not include an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and (B) the Final Offering Circular will comply with Applicable Law and (ii) if in the reasonable judgment of the Company it becomes necessary or
advisable to amend or supplement the Final Offering Circular so that the Final Offering Circular will contain all of the information specified in, and meet the requirements of, Rule 144A(d)(4) of the Act, to prepare an appropriate amendment or
supplement to the Final Offering Circular (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchaser) so that the Final Offering Circular, as so amended or supplemented, will contain the information specified in, and meet the
requirements of, such Rule. 

  

	(e)	To cooperate with the Initial Purchaser and the Initial Purchaser’s counsel in connection with the qualification of the Notes under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such
jurisdictions as the Initial Purchaser may request and continue such qualification in effect so long as reasonably required for Exempt Resales, provided that the Company shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service of process
or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities (or otherwise subject itself taxation) in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject. 

  

	(f)	Whether or not any of the Offering or the transactions contemplated under the Documents are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, to pay (i) all costs, expenses, fees
and taxes incident to and in connection with: (A) the preparation, printing and distribution of the Time of Sale Circular, any Offering Circular and all amendments and supplements thereto (including, without limitation, financial statements and
exhibits), any Supplemental Offering Material and all 

  

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 other agreements, memoranda, correspondence and other documents prepared and delivered in connection
herewith, (B) the printing, processing and distribution (including, without limitation, word processing and duplication costs) and delivery of, each of the Documents, (C) the preparation, issuance and delivery of the Notes, (D) the
qualification of the Notes for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of the several states (including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of the Initial Purchaser’s counsel relating to such registration or
qualification), and (E) furnishing such copies of the Time of Sale Circular, any Offering Circular, and all amendments and supplements thereto, as may reasonably be requested for use by the Initial Purchaser, (ii) all fees and expenses of
the counsel, accountants and any other experts or advisors retained by the Company, (iii) all expenses and listing fees in connection with the application for quotation of the Notes in PORTAL, (iv) all fees and expenses (including fees and
expenses of counsel) of the Company in connection with approval of the Notes by DTC for “book-entry” transfer, (v) all fees charged by rating agencies in connection with the rating of the Notes, (vi) all fees and expenses
(including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) of the Trustee and all collateral agents, (vii) all costs and expenses in connection with the creation and perfection of the Collateral Agreements (including without limitation, filing and
recording fees, search fees, taxes and costs of title policies) and (viii) all fees, disbursements and out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Initial Purchaser in connection with its services to be rendered hereunder including, without limitation,
the fees and disbursements of Mayer, Brown Rowe & Maw LLP, counsel to the Initial Purchaser, travel and lodging expenses, word processing charges, messenger and duplicating services, facsimile expenses and other customary expenditures. If
the sale of the Notes provided for herein is not consummated because any condition to the obligations of the Initial Purchaser set forth in Section 6 hereof is not satisfied, because this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8
hereof or because of any failure, refusal or inability on the part of the Company to perform all obligations and satisfy all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder (other than in each such case solely by reason of a default by
the Initial Purchaser on its obligations hereunder after all conditions hereunder have been satisfied in accordance herewith), the Company agrees to promptly reimburse the Initial Purchaser in cash upon demand for all fees, disbursements and
out-of-pocket expenses (including fees, disbursements and charges of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, counsel for the Initial Purchaser to be paid in cash that shall have been incurred by the Initial Purchaser in connection with the proposed
purchase and sale of the Notes. 
  

	(g)	To use the proceeds of the Offering in the manner described in the Time of Sale Circular under the caption “Use of Proceeds.” 

  

	(h)	To do and perform all things required to be done and performed under the Documents prior to and after the Closing Date. 

  

	(i)	Not to, and to ensure that no Affiliate of the Company will, sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any “security” (as defined
in the Act) that would be integrated with the sale of the Notes in a manner that would require the registration under the Act of the sale to the Initial Purchaser or to the Subsequent Purchasers of the Notes. 

  

	(j)	For so long as any of the Notes remain outstanding, during any period in which the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, to make available, upon
request, to any owner of the Notes in connection with any sale thereof and any prospective Subsequent Purchasers of such Notes from such owner, the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Act. 

  

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	(k)	To comply with the representation letter of the Company to DTC relating to the approval of the Notes by DTC for “book entry” transfer. 

  

	(l)	To use its reasonable best efforts to effect the inclusion of the Notes in Private Offerings Resales and Trading through Automated Linkages Market (“PORTAL”).

  

	(m)	For so long as any of the Notes remain outstanding, the Company will furnish to the Initial Purchaser copies of all reports and other communications (financial or otherwise)
furnished by the Company to the Trustee or to the holders of the Notes and, as soon as available, copies of any reports or financial statements furnished to or filed by the Company with the SEC or any national securities exchange on which any class
of securities of the Company may be listed. 

  

	(n)	Not to, and not to authorize or permit any person acting on its behalf to, (i) distribute any offering material in connection with the offer and sale of the Notes other than
the Time of Sale Circular, any Offering Circular and any amendments and supplements to the Final Offering Circular prepared in compliance with this Agreement, or (ii) solicit any offer to buy or offer to sell the Notes by means of any form of
general solicitation or general advertising (including, without limitation, as such terms are used in Regulation D under the Act) or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Act.

  

	(o)	During the two year period after the Closing Date (or such shorter period as may be provided for in Rule 144(k) under the Act, as the same may be in effect from time to time), to
not, and to not permit any current or future subsidiaries of either the Company or any other Affiliate controlled by the Company to, resell any of the Notes which constitute “restricted securities” under Rule 144 that have been reacquired
by the Company, any current or future Subsidiaries of the Company or any other Affiliate controlled by the Company, except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act. 

  

	(p)	The Company shall pay all stamp, documentary and transfer taxes (other than federal, state and local income taxes of the Initial Purchaser), if any, which may be imposed by the
United States or any political subdivision thereof or taxing authority thereof or therein with respect to the issuance of the Notes or the sale thereof to the Initial Purchaser. 

  

	(q)	To use its commercially reasonable efforts to complete on or prior to the Closing Date all filings and other similar actions required in connection with the perfection of security
interest as and to the extent contemplated by the Collateral Agreements. 

  

	(r)	When subject to the Exchange Act, the Company shall maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-14 of the Exchange Act) designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported in accordance with the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. When subject to the
Exchange Act, the Company shall carry out evaluations, under supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, of effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures in accordance
with 13a-15 of the Exchange Act, as applicable. 

 5. Representations and Warranties of the Initial Purchaser.
The Initial Purchaser represents and warrants that: 
  

	(a)	It is a QIB as defined in Rule 144A under the Act and it will offer the Notes for resale only upon the selling restrictions, terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and in
the Final Offering Circular. 

  

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	(b)	It is not acquiring the Notes with a view to any distribution thereof that would violate the Act or the securities laws of any state of the United States or any other applicable
jurisdiction. In connection with the Exempt Resales, it will solicit offers to buy the Notes only from, and will offer and sell the Notes only to, (A) persons reasonably believed by the Initial Purchaser to be QIBs or (B) persons
reasonably believed by the Initial Purchaser to be Accredited Investors or (C) non-U.S. persons reasonably believed by the Initial Purchaser to be a purchaser referred to in Regulation S under the Act; provided, however, that in
purchasing such Notes, such persons are deemed to have represented and agreed as provided under the caption “Notice to Investors” contained in the Final Offering Circular. 

  

	(c)	No form of general solicitation or general advertising in violation of the Act has been or will be used nor will any offers in any manner involving a public offering within the
meaning of Section 4(2) of the Act or, with respect to Notes to be sold in reliance on Regulation S, by means of any directed selling efforts be made by such Initial Purchaser or any of its representatives in connection with the offer and sale
of any of the Notes. 

  

	(d)	The Initial Purchaser will deliver to each Subsequent Purchaser of the Notes, in connection with its original distribution of the Notes, a copy of the Final Offering Circular, as
amended and supplemented at the date of such delivery. 

 6. Conditions. The obligations of the Initial Purchaser
to purchase the Notes under this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by the Initial Purchaser) of each of the following conditions: 
  

	(a)	All the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement and in each of the Documents shall be true and correct as of the date hereof and at the Closing
Date. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company and each other party to the Documents (other than the Initial Purchaser) shall have performed or complied with all of the agreements and satisfied all conditions on their respective parts to be
performed, complied with or satisfied pursuant to the Documents (other than conditions to be satisfied by such other parties, which the failure to so satisfy would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect).

  

	(b)	No injunction, restraining order or order of any nature by a Governmental Authority shall have been issued as of the Closing Date that would prevent or materially interfere with the
consummation of the Offering or any of the transactions contemplated under the Documents; and no stop order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Notes in any jurisdiction shall have been issued and no Proceeding
for that purpose shall have been commenced or, to the knowledge of the Company, be pending or contemplated as of the Closing Date. 

  

	(c)	No action shall have been taken and no Applicable Law shall have been enacted, adopted or issued that would, as of the Closing Date, prevent the consummation of the Offering or any
of the transactions contemplated under the Documents. No Proceeding shall be pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened other than Proceedings that (A) if adversely determined would not, individually or in the aggregate, adversely
affect the issuance or marketability of the Notes, and (B) would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect. 

  

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	(d)	Subsequent to the respective dates as of which data and information is given in the Time of Sale Circular and the Final Offering Circular, there shall not have been any Material
Adverse Change. 

  

	(e)	The Notes shall have been designated PORTAL securities in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. relating to
trading in PORTAL. 

  

	(f)	On or after the date hereof, (i) there shall not have occurred any downgrading, suspension or withdrawal of, nor shall any notice have been given of any potential or intended
downgrading, suspension or withdrawal of, or of any review (or of any potential or intended review) for a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change in, any rating of the Company or any securities of the Company
(including, without limitation, the placing of any of the foregoing ratings on credit watch with negative or developing implications or under review with an uncertain direction) by any “nationally recognized statistical rating
organization” as such term is defined for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Act, (ii) there shall not have occurred any change, nor shall any notice have been given of any potential or intended change, in the outlook for any rating of
the Company or any securities of the Company by any such rating organization and (iii) no such rating organization shall have given notice that it has assigned (or is considering assigning) a lower rating to the Notes than that on which the
Notes were marketed. 

  

	(g)	The Initial Purchaser shall have received on the Closing Date: 

  

	 	(i)	certificates dated the Closing Date, signed by (1) the Chief Executive Officer and (2) the principal financial or accounting officer of the Company, on behalf of the
Company, to the effect that (a) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 hereof and in each of the Documents and the information in the Perfection Certificate are true and correct in all material respects with the same
force and effect as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Date, (b) the Company has performed and complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions in all material respects on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior
to the Closing Date, (c) at the Closing Date, since the date hereof or since the date of the most recent financial statements in the Final Offering Circular (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto after the date hereof), to the
knowledge of such officers, no event or events have occurred, no information has become known nor does any condition exist that, individually or in the aggregate, would have or result in a Material Adverse Effect, (d) since the date of the most
recent financial statements in the Final Offering Circular (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto after the date hereof), other than as described in the Final Offering Circular or contemplated hereby, the Company has not incurred any
liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent, not in the ordinary course of business, that are material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or entered into any transactions not in the ordinary course of business that are
material to the business, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and there has not been any change in the capital stock or long-term indebtedness of the Company
that is material to the business, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and (e) the sale of the Notes has not been enjoined (temporarily or permanently).

  

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	 	(ii)	a certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed by the Secretary of the Company, certifying such matters as the Initial Purchaser may reasonably request. 

 

	 	(iii)	a certificate of solvency, dated the Closing Date, executed by the principal financial or accounting officer of the Company substantially in the form previously approved by the
Initial Purchaser. 

  

	 	(iv)	the opinion of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, counsel to the Company, dated the Closing Date, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. 

  

	 	(v)	an opinion, dated the Closing Date, of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, counsel to the Initial Purchaser, in form satisfactory to the Initial Purchaser covering such matters
as are customarily covered in such opinions. 

  

	(h)	The Initial Purchaser shall have received from Crowe Chizek & Company LLC, independent public accountants under the standards established by the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants, with respect to the Company, (A) a customary comfort letter, dated the date of this Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchaser, with respect to certain financial statements
and certain financial information contained in the Time of Sale Circular and the Final Offering Circular, and (B) a customary comfort letter, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchaser, to the
effect that Crowe Chizek & Company LLC reaffirms the statements made in its letter furnished pursuant to clause (A). 

  

	(i)	The Initial Purchaser shall have received from Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent public accountants under the standards established by the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants, with respect to the Company, (A) a customary comfort letter, dated the date of this Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchaser, with respect to certain financial statements and certain
financial information contained in the Time of Sale Circular and the Final Offering Circular, and (B) a customary comfort letter, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchaser, to the effect that
Deloitte & Touche LLP reaffirms the statements made in its letter furnished pursuant to clause (A). 

  

	(j)	Each of this Agreement, the Indenture, the Collateral Agreements, the Intercreditor Agreement, and the Notes shall have been executed and delivered by all parties thereto, and the
Initial Purchaser shall have received a fully executed original of each of the Documents. 

  

	(k)	The Initial Purchaser shall have received copies of all opinions, certificates, letters and other documents delivered under or in connection with the Offering or any transaction
contemplated in the Documents. 

  

	(l)	The terms of each Document shall conform in all material respects to the description thereof in the Time of Sale Circular. 

  

	(m)	The Credit Agreement Amendment shall have been executed and delivered by all parties thereto, and the Initial Purchaser shall have received a fully executed original of such
document which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchaser. 

  

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	(n)	On the Closing Date, the Company shall have paid or caused to have been paid in cash the reasonable fees and expenses of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, counsel to the
Initial Purchaser. 

  

	(o)	The Collateral Agent shall have received (with a copy for the Initial Purchaser) on the Closing Date: 

  

	 	(i)	appropriately completed copies of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements naming the Company as a debtor and the Collateral Agent as the secured party, or other similar
instruments or documents to be filed under the UCC of all jurisdictions as may be necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent and its counsel, desirable to perfect the security interests of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the
Security Agreement; 

  

	 	(ii)	appropriately completed copies of Uniform Commercial Code Form UCC-3 termination statements, if any, necessary to release all Liens (other than Permitted Liens) of any Person in any
collateral described in any security agreement previously granted by any Person; 

  

	 	(iii)	certified copies of Uniform Commercial Code Requests for Information or Copies (Form UCC-11), or a similar search report certified by a party acceptable to the Collateral Agent,
dated a date reasonably near to the Closing Date, listing all effective financing statements which name the Company (under its present name and any previous names) as the debtor, together with copies of such financing statements (none of which shall
cover any collateral described in any Collateral Agreement, other than such financing statements that evidence Permitted Liens); 

  

	 	(iv)	such other approvals, opinions, or documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent; and

  

	 	(v)	the Collateral Agent and its counsel shall be satisfied that (i) the Lien granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the collateral is a valid
and enforceable Lien; and (ii) no Lien exists on any of the collateral described above other than the Lien created in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to a Collateral Agreement, or Permitted Liens.

  

	(p)	All Uniform Commercial Code financing statements or other similar financing statements and Uniform Commercial Code Form UCC-3 termination statements required pursuant to
clause (m)(ii) and (iii) above (collectively, the “Filing Statements”) shall have been delivered to CT Corporation System or another similar filing service company acceptable to the Collateral Agent (the
“Filing Agent”). The Filing Agent shall have acknowledged in a writing reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and its counsel (i) the Filing Agent’s receipt of all Filing Statements, (ii) that the Filing
Statements have either been submitted for filing in the appropriate filing offices or will be submitted for filing in the appropriate offices within ten days following the Closing Date and (iii) that the Filing Agent will notify the Collateral
Agent and its counsel of the results of such submissions within 30 days following the Closing Date. 

  

	(q)	The Company, CitiSteel and CitiSteel PA, Inc. shall have entered into a Tax Sharing Agreement, and CitiSteel shall have obtained a favorable opinion as to the fairness of the
financial terms of the Tax Sharing Agreement from Innovation Capital, LLC in satisfaction of the requirements of Section 4.14(a) of the indenture governing CitiSteel’s senior secured floating rate notes due 2010, which opinion shall be in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchaser. 

  

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 7. Indemnification and Contribution. 
  

	(a)	The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Initial Purchaser, and each person, if any, who controls the Initial Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act
or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities of any kind to which the Initial Purchaser or such controlling person may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as any such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: 

  

	 	(i)	any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Time of Sale Circular, any Offering Circular or any amendment or supplement thereto or any
Supplemental Offering Materials; or 

  

	 	(ii)	the omission or alleged omission to state, in the Time of Sale Circular, any Offering Circular or any amendment or supplement thereto or any Supplemental Offering Materials, a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; 

 and, subject to the provisions hereof, will reimburse, as incurred, the Initial Purchaser and each such controlling person for any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by the Initial Purchaser or such controlling person in connection with investigating, defending against or appearing as a third-party witness in connection with any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action in respect
thereof; provided, however, the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent (but only to the extent) that any such loss, claim, damage or liability is judicially determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final,
unappealable judgment, to have resulted solely from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Time of Sale Circular, any Offering Circular or any amendment or supplement thereto or any Supplemental
Offering Materials in reliance upon and in conformity with written information concerning the Initial Purchaser furnished to the Company by the Initial Purchaser specifically for use therein. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any
liability that the Company may otherwise have to the indemnified parties. The Company shall not be liable under this Section 7 for any settlement of any claim or action effected without their prior written consent, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld. 
  

	(b)	The Initial Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Company and its respective directors, officers and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Company or any such director, officer or controlling person may become subject under the Act, the Exchange
Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) are finally judicially determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, unappealable judgment, to have resulted solely from
(i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Time of Sale Circular, any Offering Circular or any amendment or supplement thereto or any Supplemental Offering Materials or (ii) the omission or
the alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated in the Time of Sale Circular, any Offering Circular or any amendment or supplement thereto or any Supplemental Offering Materials or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, in each case to the extent (but only to the extent) that such untrue 

  

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 statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information concerning such Initial Purchaser, furnished to the Company or its agents by the Initial Purchaser specifically for use therein; and, subject to the limitation set forth immediately preceding this clause, will
reimburse, as incurred, any legal or other expenses incurred by the Company or any such director, officer or controlling person in connection with any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action in respect thereof. This indemnity agreement will be
in addition to any liability that the Initial Purchaser may otherwise have to the indemnified parties. 
  

	(c)	As promptly as reasonably practical after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 7 of notice of the commencement of any action for which such indemnified party is
entitled to indemnification under this Section 7, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 7, notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof in
writing; but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party (i) will not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and only to the extent it is materially prejudiced as a result
thereof and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) above. In case any such action is
brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it may determine, jointly with any other indemnifying
party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided, however, that if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the
indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest, (ii) the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party, and the indemnified party shall have been advised by counsel in
writing that there may be one or more legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, or (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after receipt by the indemnifying party of notice of the institution of such action, then, in each such case, the indemnifying party
shall not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties and such indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to defend such action on behalf of such indemnified
party or parties at the expense of the indemnifying party. After notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof and approval by such indemnified party of counsel appointed to defend such
action, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 7 for any legal or other expenses, other than reasonable costs of investigation, subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with
the defense thereof, unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in accordance with the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that in connection with such action the indemnifying
party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (in addition to local counsel) in any one action or separate but substantially similar actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or
circumstances, designated by the Initial Purchaser in the case of paragraph (a) of this Section 7 or the Company in the case of paragraph (b) of this Section 7, representing the indemnified parties under such paragraph
(a) or paragraph (b), as the case may be, who are parties to such action or actions) or (ii) the indemnifying party has authorized in writing the employment of counsel for the indemnified party at the expense of the indemnifying party.
After such notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party, the indemnifying party will not be liable for the costs and expenses of any settlement of such action effected by such indemnified party without the prior written consent of
the indemnifying party (which consent 

  

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 shall not be unreasonably withheld), unless such indemnified party waived in writing its rights under
this Section 7, in which case the indemnified party may effect such a settlement without such consent. 
  

	(d)	No indemnifying party shall be liable under this Section 7 for any settlement of any claim or action (or threatened claim or action) effected without its written consent, which
shall not be unreasonably withheld, but if a claim or action is settled with its written consent, or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff with respect to any such claim or action, each indemnifying party jointly and severally agrees,
subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth above, to indemnify and hold harmless each indemnified party from and against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities (and legal and other expenses as set forth above) incurred by reason
of such settlement or judgment. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), effect any settlement or compromise of any pending or threatened proceeding
in respect of which the indemnified party is or could have been a party, or indemnity could have been sought hereunder by the indemnified party, unless such settlement (A) includes an unconditional written release of the indemnified party, in
form and substance satisfactory to the indemnified party, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (B) does not include any statement as to an admission of fault, culpability or failure to act by or on
behalf of the indemnified party. 

  

	(e)	In circumstances in which the indemnity agreement provided for in the preceding paragraphs of this Section 7 is unavailable to, or insufficient to hold harmless, an indemnified
party in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), each indemnifying party, in order to provide for just and equitable contributions, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified
party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the indemnifying party or parties, on the one hand, and the
indemnified party, on the other, from the Offering or (ii) if the allocation provided by the foregoing clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the indemnifying party or
parties, on the one hand, and the indemnified party, on the other, in connection with the statements or omissions or alleged statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof). The
relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchaser, on the other, shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total proceeds from the Offering (before deducting expenses) received by the Company bear to the
total discounts and commissions received by the Initial Purchaser. The relative fault of the parties shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or
alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company, on the one hand, or the Initial Purchaser, on the other, the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or
prevent such statement or omission or alleged statement or omissions, and any other equitable considerations appropriate in the circumstances. 

  

	(f)	The Company and the Initial Purchaser agree that it would not be equitable if the amount of such contribution determined pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph
(e) were determined by pro rata or per capita allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the first sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph (e).
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 7, the Initial Purchaser shall not be obligated to make contributions hereunder that in the aggregate exceed the total discounts, commissions and other compensation received by such Initial
Purchaser under this Agreement, less the aggregate amount of any damages that such Initial Purchaser has otherwise been required to pay by reason of the untrue or alleged untrue statements or the omissions or alleged omissions

  

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 to state a material fact. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of
Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of the immediately preceding paragraph (e), each person, if any, who controls the Initial
Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Initial Purchaser, and each director of the Company, each officer of the Company and each person, if
any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company. 
 8. Termination. The Initial Purchaser may terminate this Agreement at any time prior to the Closing Date by written notice to the Company
if any of the following has occurred: 
  

	(a)	since the date hereof, any Material Adverse Effect or development involving or reasonably expected to result in a prospective Material Adverse Effect that could, in the Initial
Purchaser’s reasonable judgment, be expected to (i) make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Notes on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Final Offering Circular or
(ii) materially impair the investment quality of any of the Notes; 

  

	(b)	the failure of the Company to satisfy the conditions contained in Section 6(a) hereof on or prior to the Closing Date; 

  

	(c)	any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity or crisis, including acts of terrorism, or material adverse change or disruption in economic
conditions in, or in the financial markets of, the United States (it being understood that any such change or disruption shall be relative to such conditions and markets as in effect on the date hereof), if the effect of such outbreak, escalation,
calamity, crisis, act or material adverse change in the economic conditions in, or in the financial markets of, the United States could be reasonably expected to make it, in the Initial Purchaser’s judgment, impracticable or inadvisable to
market or proceed with the offering or delivery of the Notes on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Final Offering Circular or to enforce contracts for the sale of any of the Notes; 

  

	(d)	the suspension or limitation of trading generally in securities on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ National Market or any setting of
limitations on prices for securities on any such exchange or NASDAQ National Market; 

  

	(e)	the enactment, publication, decree or other promulgation after the date hereof of any Applicable Law that in the Initial Purchaser’s counsel’s reasonable opinion
materially and adversely affects, or could be reasonably expected to materially and adversely affect, the properties, business, prospects, operations, earnings, assets, liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; 

  

	(f)	any securities of the Company shall have been downgraded or placed on any “watch list” for possible downgrading by any “nationally recognized statistical rating
organization,” as such term is defined for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Act; or 

  

	(g)	the declaration of a banking moratorium by any Governmental Authority; or the taking of any action by any Governmental Authority after the date hereof in respect of its monetary or
fiscal affairs that in the Initial Purchaser’s opinion could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial markets in the United States or elsewhere. 

  

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 9. Survival of Representations and Indemnities. The representations and warranties,
covenants, indemnities and contribution and expense reimbursement provisions and other agreements, representations and warranties of the Company set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect, and
will survive, regardless of (i) any investigation, or statement as to the results thereof, made by or on behalf of the Initial Purchaser, (ii) acceptance of the Notes, and payment for them hereunder, and (iii) any termination of this
Agreement. 
 10. Default by the Initial Purchaser. If the Initial Purchaser shall breach its obligations to purchase the Notes
that it has agreed to purchase hereunder on the Closing Date and arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the purchase of such Notes are not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate with respect to such Initial
Purchaser without liability on the part of the Company. Nothing herein shall relieve the Initial Purchaser from liability for its default. 
 11. Information Supplied by the Initial Purchaser. The statements set forth on the cover page with respect to price and in the first and second sentences of the third paragraph, the sixth and seventh sentence of the fifth
paragraph, the sixth paragraph and the seventh paragraph under the heading “Plan of Distribution” in the Preliminary Offering Circular and the Final Offering Circular (to the extent such statements relate to the Initial Purchaser)
constitute the only information furnished by the Initial Purchaser to the Company for the purposes of Sections 3(a) and 11 hereof. 
 12. Miscellaneous. 
  

	(a)	Notices given pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be addressed as follows: (i) if to the Company, to: 4001 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont, Delaware 19703, Attention:
Allen Egner, with a copy to: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, One Oxford Centre, 301 Grant Street 32nd Floor,
Pittsburgh, PA 15219, Attention: Kimberly A. Taylor, Esq., and (ii) if to the Initial Purchaser, to: Jefferies & Company, Inc., 520 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10022, Attention: Lloyd H. Feller, Esq., with a copy to: Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, 1675 Broadway, New York, New York
10019-5820, Attention: Ronald S. Brody, Esq., (or in any case to such other address as the person to be notified may have requested in writing). 

  

	(b)	This Agreement has been and is made solely for the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Company, the Initial Purchaser and, to the extent provided in Section 7 hereof, the
controlling persons, officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives and agents referred to in Section 7, and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, all as and to the extent provided in this
Agreement, and no other person shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement. The term “successors and assigns” shall not include a purchaser of any of the Notes from the Initial Purchaser merely because of such
purchase. 

  

	(c)	THE VALIDITY AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY THEREIN, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. 

  

	(d)	This Agreement may be signed in various counterparts, which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 

  

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	(e)	The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. 

  

	(f)	If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the
terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their best efforts to find and employ an alternative
means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining
terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable. 

  

	(g)	This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may be given, provided that the same are in writing and
signed by all of the signatories hereto. 

  

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 Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement among the Company and the Initial
Purchaser. 
  

			
	Very truly yours,
	
	CITISTEEL USA HOLDINGS, INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Jeff Bradley
	Name:	 	Jeff Bradley
	Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer

 Purchase Agreement 

			
	Accepted and Agreed to:
	JEFFERIES & COMPANY, INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Peter J. Scott    
	Name:	 	Peter J. Scott
	Title:	 	Managing Director

 Purchase Agreement 

 EXHIBIT A 
 FORM OF OPINIONS OF MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 
 (i) The Company is a corporation validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Time of Sale Circular and the Offering
Circular, to execute and deliver the Documents to which it is a party, and to issue, sell and deliver the Notes as contemplated by the Purchase Agreement. 
 (ii) The Notes have been duly authorized and, when executed and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Initial Purchaser under the Purchase Agreement,
will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms and entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and the Collateral Agreements. 

	(iii)	The Purchase Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company. 

 (iv) The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.

 (v) The Collateral Agreements have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitute legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms. 
 (vi) The statements set forth under the heading
“Description of the Notes” in the Time of Sale Circular and the Final Offering Circular, in so far as such statements purport to summarize certain provisions of the Notes, the Indenture, the Collateral Agreements and the Intercreditor
Agreement, provide a fair summary of such provisions in all material respects. 
 (vii) The Intercreditor Agreement has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms. 
 (viii) The description in the Time of Sale Circular, the Preliminary Offering Circular and the Final Offering Circular under the caption “United States Federal Taxation,” to the extent that it relates to
matters of United States federal income tax law, is accurate in all material respects. 
 IRS Circular 230 Disclosure. To ensure
compliance with the requirements imposed by the Internal Revenue Service, we inform you that any United States federal tax advice contained herein does not deal with a taxpayer’s particular circumstances. Further, such advice was written in
connection with the promotion, marketing or recommending of the transactions or matters described herein. This advice was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code.
Taxpayers should consult their own tax advisors regarding the tax consequences to them of their own particular circumstances. 

 (ix) The descriptions in the Time of Sale Circular, the Preliminary Offering Circular and the Final
Offering Circular under the headings “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and “Plan of Distribution,” in each case, insofar as such descriptions constitute terms of agreements, provide fair descriptions of such terms
in all material respects. 
 (x) The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Documents to which the Company is a party, the
issuance and sale of the Notes and the consummation by the Company of the other transactions contemplated therein, do not and will not conflict with, violate, constitute a breach of or a default (with the passage of time or otherwise) under, result
in the imposition of a Lien on the assets of the Company (except for Permitted Liens), or result in an acceleration of indebtedness under or pursuant to (i) the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, (ii) any agreement
listed on Schedule I hereto, (iii) any federal law of the United States or any law of the State of New York or any regulation thereunder or any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law or (iv) any judicial or administrative
judgment, order or decree known to us to which the Company is subject. 
 (xi) No consent, authorization, approval or order of or filing with
any federal or state governmental or regulatory commission, board, body, authority or agency is required to be obtained or made by the Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of any of the Documents to which
it is a party, the issuance and sale of the Notes, and the consummation by the Company of the other transactions contemplated by the Documents (other than the Financing Statement); provided, however, that we express no opinion as to state
securities or blue sky laws. 
 (xii) Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Initial Purchaser and compliance
with the agreements of the Initial Purchaser contained in the Purchase Agreement, no registration of the Notes under the Securities Act, and no qualification of an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, is required for (i) the offer and sale
of the Notes to the Initial Purchaser and (ii) the initial offer and sale by the Initial Purchaser of the Notes in the manner contemplated by the Purchase Agreement. 
 (xiii) The issuance and sale by the Company of the Notes as contemplated by the Purchase Agreement does not violate Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. 
 (xiv) The Company is not and, after giving effect to the issuance and sale of the Notes, will not be, an “investment company,” as such term is
defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. 
  

					
	(xv)	  	(A)	 	Each of the Security Agreement and the Stock Pledge Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent a security interest (the “Article 9 Security Interest”) in
the collateral described in the Security Agreement and the Stock Pledge Agreement, respectively, including the Pledged Shares (as defined in the Stock Pledge Agreement), in which a security interest may be created under Article 9 of the New York UCC
(such collateral, the “Article 9 Collateral”).

	 	(B)	Upon the filing of the Financing Statement with the Secretary of State of Delaware, the Article 9 Security Interest in that portion of the Article 9 Collateral (other than the
Pledged Shares, as to which we opine in Paragraph (xv)(C) below) in which a security interest may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the Delaware UCC will be perfected. 

  

	 	(C)	Upon delivery to U.S. Bank National Association (“U.S. Bank”), as agent for possession of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement of each of the
certificates representing the pledged shares listed on Schedule II hereto (“Pledged Collateral”) in the State of New York, together with duly executed stock powers or other powers in blank, and assuming that (i) the U.S.
Bank (or any of its agents instructed to hold possession of the certificates for its benefit in accordance with Section 9-313(h) of the New York UCC) at all times retains possession in the State of New York of the certificates representing such
Pledged Collateral and (ii) the Collateral Agent is taking the pledge in such Pledged Collateral without notice of any adverse claim, the security interest created in favor of the Collateral Agent under the Stock Pledge Agreement to secure the
Obligations in such Pledged Collateral constitutes a valid, enforceable and perfected security interest free of adverse claims under the New York UCC. 

 In addition to the foregoing opinions, we advise you supplementally that we have participated in conferences with officers and other representatives of the Company, representatives of the Initial Purchaser and its
counsel, and representatives of the independent registered accounting firm of the Company, at which conferences the contents of the Time of Sale Circular, the Preliminary Offering Circular and Final Offering Circular were discussed. Although we are
not passing upon and do not assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the Time of Sale Circular and the Offering Circular (except as and to the extent set forth in paragraphs viii and ix
above), on the basis of the foregoing and the information disclosed to us, but without independent check and verification, and relying as to materiality on representations and statements of officers and other representatives of the Company, we
confirm to you that no fact has come to our attention that has led us to believe that the Offering Circular, as of its date and at the date hereof, contained or contains any untrue statement of a material fact, or omitted or omits to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (it being understood that we do not express any belief with respect to the financial statements, schedules,
notes, and other financial and accounting data, included in the Offering Circular) or that the Time of Sale Circular, as of the Applicable Time, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (it being understood that we do not express any belief with respect to the financial statements, schedules, notes, and other financial and
accounting data, included in the Time of Sale Circular). 

 EXHIBIT B 
 PRICING SUPPLEMENT 
  

							
	 Issuer
	  	CitiSteel USA Holdings, Inc.
		
	Security Description	  	Senior Secured Pay-In-Kind Notes.
	Distribution	  	144A / AI / Regulation S – without registration rights.
		
	Principal Amount	  	$75,000,000.
	Gross Proceeds	  	$75,000,000.
		
	Coupon	  	15.000%. The Company may, at its option, for the first two interest payment dates only (April 1 and October 1, 2007), in lieu of the payment of interest in cash, pay interest on
the Notes through the issuance of additional Notes.
	Maturity Date	  	October 1, 2010.
		
	Issue Price	  	100%.
	Yield to Maturity	  	15.000%.
		
	Ratings (Moody’s / S&P)	  	Not Rated.
		
	Interest Payment Dates	  	October 1 and April 1; beginning April 1, 2007 (long first coupon).
		
	Call Features	  	Callable until maturity at 110.000%.
		
	Optional Repurchase	  	After an initial public offering of Common Stock of Holdings or CitiSteel, each holder of the Notes will have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part of its
Notes at an offer price in cash equal to 110% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of repurchase.
		
	Change of Control	  	110%.
		
	Excess Cash Flow Offer	  	75% of Excess Cash Flow at 102%.
		
	Trade Date	  	Thursday, June 29, 2006.
	Settlement Date	  	Thursday, July 6, 2006 (T+4).
				
	 	  	 144A
	  	 AI
	  	 Reg S

	CUSIP Numbers	  	172984 AA 4	  	172984 AB 2	  	U17413 AA 0
				
	Sole Manager	  	Jefferies & Company, Inc.	  		  	

 This summary pricing sheet relates only to the securities described above and should only be
read together with the Preliminary Offering Circular, dated June 21, 2006, relating to these securities. Only those terms relating to the securities which could not be determined as of the date of the Preliminary Offering Circular or that
changed from the Preliminary Offering Circular are set herein; all other terms remain as disclosed in the Preliminary Offering Circular. Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Preliminary Offering
Circular. 

 THE NOTES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR
ANY OTHER STATE SECURITIES LAWS. UNLESS THEY ARE REGISTERED, THE NOTES MAY BE OFFERED ONLY IN TRANSACTIONS EXEMPT FROM OR NOT SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY OTHER STATE SECURITIES LAWS. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTES HAVE BEEN
OFFERED ONLY TO QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO NON-U.S. PERSONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES UNDER REGULATION S OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR TO INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE
MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3), OR (7) OF THE SECURITIES ACT WHO HAVE DELIVERED A LETTER IN THE FORM ATTACHED AS ANNEX A TO THE PRELIMINARY OFFERING CIRCULAR.

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