---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-147522"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RYZ"
cik: "0001481582"
company_name: "Ryerson Holding Corp"
filed_at: "2022-05-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T20:47:56.173457+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ryerson's principal shareholder sells 3.5M shares; company to repurchase $47.7M of stock

## Summary
- Platinum Equity affiliate offers 3.5M shares in secondary; Ryerson receives no proceeds.
- Ryerson agrees to buy 1,613,022 shares directly from selling stockholder for ~$47.7M cash.
- Both transactions expected to close May 13, 2022; J.P. Morgan sole underwriter.
- Share repurchase funded with cash on hand; closing of offering not conditioned on repurchase.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-147522
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RYZ
- cik: 0001481582
- company_name: Ryerson Holding Corp
- filed_at: 2022-05-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1481582/000119312522147522/0001193125-22-147522-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1481582/000119312522147522/d349947d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-147522
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-147522.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-147522.txt

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