CUSIP
No. 001547108
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13G
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NUMBER
OF
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5) SOLE
VOTING POWER
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2,772,526
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SHARES
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BENEFICIALLY
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6) SHARED
VOTING POWER
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-0-
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OWNED
BY
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EACH
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7) SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
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2,772,526
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REPORTING
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PERSON
WITH
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8)
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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-0-
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9)
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
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2,772,526
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10)
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
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o
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11)
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
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Approximately
2.5%
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12)
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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IA
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Item
1(a).
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Name
of Issuer:
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AK
Steel Holding Corporation
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Item
1(b).
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Address
of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
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9227
Centre Pointe Drive
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West
Chester, Ohio 45069
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Item
2(a).
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Name
of Person Filing:
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This
Schedule is being filed by York Capital Management Global Advisors, LLC, a
New York limited liability company (“YGA”) with respect
to:
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(i) 652,761
shares of Common Stock directly owned by York Select, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership (“York Select”), the general partner of which is York
Select Domestic Holdings, LLC;
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(ii) 98,229
shares of Common Stock directly owned by York Credit Opportunities Fund,
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“York Credit Opportunities”), the
general partner of which is York Credit Opportunities Domestic Holdings,
LLC;
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(iii) 728,300
shares of Common Stock directly owned by York Select Master Fund, L.P., a
Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (“York Select Master”), the
general partner of which is York Select Domestic Holdings,
LLC;
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(iv) 270,000
shares of Common Stock directly owned by York Global Value Master Fund,
L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (“York Global Value”),
the general partner of which is York Global Value Holdings,
LLC;
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(v) 843,514
shares of Common Stock directly owned by York European Opportunities
Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (“York
European Opportunities”), the general partner of which is York European
Opportunities Domestic Holdings, LLC;
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(vi) 9,366
shares of Common Stock directly owned by York Long Enhanced Fund, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (“York Long Enhanced”), the general partner
of which is York Long Enhanced Domestic Holdings, LLC;
and
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(vii) 170,356
shares of Common Stock directly owned by York Credit Opportunities Master
Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (“York Credit
Opportunities Master”), the general partner of which is York Credit
Opportunities Domestic Holdings,
LLC.
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YGA,
the sole managing member of the general partner of each of York Select,
York Credit Opportunities, York Select Master, York Global Value, York
European Opportunities, York Long Enhanced and York Credit Opportunities
Master, exercises investment discretion over such investment funds and
accordingly may be deemed to have beneficial ownership over the shares of
Common Stock reported in this Schedule.
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Item
2(b).
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Address
of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
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The
principal business office address of YGA is:
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c/o
York Capital Management
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767
Fifth Avenue, 17th
Floor
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New
York, New York 10153
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Item
2(c).
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Citizenship:
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The
place of organization of YGA is New York.
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Item
2(d).
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Title
of Class of Securities: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per
share
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Item 2(e).
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CUSIP
Number:
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001547108
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Item
3.
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If
this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c),
check whether the person filing is
a:
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(a)
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¨
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Broker
or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15
U.S.C.78o).
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(b)
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¨
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Bank
as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C.
78c).
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(c)
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¨
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Insurance
company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C.
78c).
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(d)
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¨
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Investment
company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company
Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C
80a-8).
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(e)
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x
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An
investment adviser in accordance with
§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
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(f)
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¨
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An
employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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(g)
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¨
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A
parent holding company or control person in accordance with
§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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(h)
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¨
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A
savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
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(i)
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¨
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A
church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company
under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C.
80a-3);
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(j)
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¨
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A
non-U.S. institution in accordance with
§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
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(k)
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Group,
in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a
non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please
specify the type of
institution: ____________.
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(a)
Amount beneficially owned:
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2,772,526
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(b)
Percent of class:
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2.5%
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(c)
Number of shares as to which the person has:
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(i)
Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
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2,772,526
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(ii)
Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
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-0-
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(iii)
Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
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2,772,526
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(iv)
Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
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-0-
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Item
5.
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Ownership
of Five Percent or Less of a
Class.
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If
this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more
than five percent of the class of securities, check the following x.
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Item
6.
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Ownership
of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person.
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The
right to receive dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, all
shares of Common Stock reported in this statement as beneficially owned by
YGA is held by York Select, York Credit Opportunities, York Select Master,
York Global Value, York European Opportunities, York Long Enhanced or York
Credit Opportunities Master, as the case may be, all of which are subject
to YGA’s investment discretion. YGA disclaims beneficial
ownership of all shares of Common Stock reported in this statement
pursuant to Rule 13d-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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Item
7.
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Identification
and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control
Person.
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Item
8.
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Identification
and Classification of Members of the
Group.
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YORK
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
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GLOBAL
ADVISORS, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Adam J. Semler
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Adam
J. Semler
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Chief
Financial Officer
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