Exhibit 10.25 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, by and between Ryerson Tull, Inc. (the "Company") and Thomas S. Cygan (the "Executive") effective as of May 29, 2000 (the "Effective Date"); WITNESSETH THAT: WHEREAS, the Company desires to appoint...Employment Agreement • August 11th, 2000 • Ryerson Tull Inc /De/ • Steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens) • Illinois
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENTIndemnification Agreement • March 14th, 2007 • Ryerson Inc. • Wholesale-metals service centers & offices • Delaware
This Indemnification Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of [ ] by and between Ryerson Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [ ] (“Indemnitee”).
andRights Agreement • April 1st, 2004 • Ryerson Tull Inc /De/ • Wholesale-metals service centers & offices • Illinois
Exhibit 10.22 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, by and between Ryerson Tull, Inc. (the "Company") and Jay M. Gratz (the "Executive") effective as of September 1, 1999 (the "Effective Date"); WITNESSETH THAT: WHEREAS, the Company has appointed...Employment Agreement • November 12th, 1999 • Ryerson Tull Inc /De/ • Steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens) • Illinois
EXHIBIT 10.24 February 19, 1999 Mr. George A. Ranney, Jr. 18202 West Casey Road Grayslake, IL 60030 Dear George: This letter constitutes an amendment of the agreement dated January 28, 1998 between you and Inland Steel Industries, Inc. (the "Company")...Ryerson Tull Inc /De/ • March 30th, 1999 • Steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens)
Exhibit 10.19 ------------- EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, by and between Ryerson Tull, Inc. (the "Company") and Neil S. Novich (the "Executive") effective as of December 1, 1999 (the "Effective Date"); WITNESSETH THAT: WHEREAS, the Company has...Employment Agreement • March 24th, 2000 • Ryerson Tull Inc /De/ • Steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens) • Illinois
Exhibit 10.22 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, by and between Ryerson Tull, Inc. (the "Company") and Gary J. Niederpruem (the "Executive") effective as of June 1, 1999 (the "Effective Date"); WITNESSETH THAT: WHEREAS, the Company has appointed...Employment Agreement • August 16th, 1999 • Ryerson Tull Inc /De/ • Steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens) • Illinois
RYERSON TULL, INC., RYERSON TULL PROCUREMENT CORPORATION, AS SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR AND THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS TRUSTEE 8¼% Senior Notes due 2011Indenture • December 13th, 2004 • Ryerson Tull Inc /De/ • Wholesale-metals service centers & offices • New York
INDENTURE dated as of December 13, 2004, among RYERSON TULL, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), RYERSON TULL PROCUREMENT CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, in its capacity as Subsidiary Guarantor (as defined herein), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking association (the “Trustee”), as Trustee.
EXHIBIT 10.21 CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT --------------------------------------------- THIS AGREEMENT, by and between Ryerson Tull, Inc. (the "Company") and Stephen E. Makarewicz (the "Executive") effective as of June 1, 2000 (the...Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement • May 14th, 2002 • Ryerson Tull Inc /De/ • Steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens) • Georgia
EXHIBIT 4.7 ----------- Unless this Note is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("DTC"), to the Company (as defined below) or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment,...Ryerson Tull Inc /De/ • March 30th, 1999 • Steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens)
EXHIBIT 4.5 ----------- THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of February 25, 1999, is between RYERSON TULL, INC., a Delaware corporation formerly known as "Inland Steel Industries, Inc." (the "Successor Company"), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK, a...Ryerson Tull Inc /De/ • March 30th, 1999 • Steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens)
EXHIBIT 10.28 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, by and between Ryerson Tull, Inc. (the "Company") and Gary J. Niederpruem (the "Employee") effective as of March 8, 1999 (the "Effective Date"); WITNESSETH THAT: WHEREAS, the Company desires to...Employment Agreement • May 13th, 1999 • Ryerson Tull Inc /De/ • Steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens) • Illinois
14- 2 3. Inland will continue to be responsible for every obligation agreed to by it pursuant to the Agreements only to the extent any such obligation is not fully performed by Ryerson Tull.Assumption and Amendment Agreement • November 14th, 1996 • Inland Steel Industries Inc /De/ • Steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens)
andRights Agreement • October 6th, 1999 • Ryerson Tull Inc /De/ • Steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens) • Illinois
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTEmployment Agreement • March 14th, 2007 • Ryerson Inc. • Wholesale-metals service centers & offices • Illinois
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), by and between Ryerson Inc. (the “Corporation”) and Stephen E. Makarewicz (the “Executive”) effective as of February 28, 2007 (the “Effective Date”).
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (conformed)Employment Agreement • March 31st, 2006 • Ryerson Inc. • Wholesale-metals service centers & offices • Illinois
THIS AGREEMENT, by and between Ryerson Inc. (the “Company”) and James M. Delaney (the “Executive”) effective as of July 23, 2001 (the “Effective Date”) and as amended and restated January 1, 2006.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTEmployment Agreement • April 30th, 2007 • Ryerson Inc. • Wholesale-metals service centers & offices • Illinois
THIS AGREEMENT, by and between Ryerson Inc. (the “Company”) and Neil S. Novich (the “Executive”) effective as of December 1, 1999 (the “Effective Date”) and as amended and restated January 1, 2006 and as further amended as of March 10, 2007.
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENTIndemnification Agreement • July 27th, 2007 • Ryerson Inc. • Wholesale-metals service centers & offices • Delaware
This Indemnification Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of [ ] by and between Ryerson Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [ ] (“Indemnitee”).
RYERSON TULL, INC. AND RYERSON TULL PROCUREMENT CORPORATION TO THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A. as TrusteeIndenture • November 10th, 2004 • Ryerson Tull Inc /De/ • Wholesale-metals service centers & offices • New York
INDENTURE dated as of November 10, 2004 among Ryerson Tull, Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the “Company”), having its principal office at 2621 West 15th Place, Chicago, IL 60608, Ryerson Tull Procurement Corporation, a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the “Subsidiary Guarantor”) and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee hereunder (hereinafter called the “Trustee”).
AMENDMENT NO. 1, dated as of March 14, 2011 (this “Amendment”), to the Credit Agreement dated as of October 19, 2007, among RYERSON INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Ryerson & Son”),...Credit Agreement • March 15th, 2011 • Ryerson Inc. • Wholesale-metals service centers & offices • New York
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made on October 19, 2007, by and among RHOMBUS MERGER CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”) (to be merged with and into2007 (as amended and restated on March 14, 2011, this “Agreement”), by and among RYERSON INC., a Delaware corporation (individually “Ryerson” and, in its capacity as the representative of the other Borrowers pursuant to Section 4.4 hereof, “Borrower Agent”)), JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Ryerson & Son”), and RYERSON CANADA, INC., a Canadian corporation (“Ryerson Canada”); the various financial institutions listed on the signature pages hereof and their respective successors and permitted assigns which become “Lenders” as provided herein; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., a national banking association, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders pursuant to Section 13 hereof (together with its successors in such capacity, “Administrative Agent”), BANK OF AMERICA, N
ContractRyerson Tull Inc /De/ • December 13th, 2004 • Wholesale-metals service centers & offices • New York
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECL
February , 2006Ryerson Inc. • March 31st, 2006 • Wholesale-metals service centers & offices
Ryerson Inc. (“RYERSON”) considers it essential to the best interests of its stockholders to foster the continuous employment of key management personnel of RYERSON and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”). In this connection, the Board of Directors of RYERSON (the “Board”) recognizes that, as is the case with many publicly held corporations, the possibility of a change in control may exist and that such possibility, and the uncertainty and questions which it may raise among management, may result in the departure or distraction of management personnel to the detriment of RYERSON and its stockholders.
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of January 26, 2007 among Ryerson Inc. Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. Ryerson Canada, Inc. The Lenders Party Hereto JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as General Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and...Credit Agreement • March 14th, 2007 • Ryerson Inc. • Wholesale-metals service centers & offices • New York
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of January 26, 2007 among RYERSON INC., JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, INC., RYERSON CANADA, INC., the LENDERS party hereto, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as General Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Swingline Lender, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, TORONTO BRANCH, as Canadian Administrative Agent, GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Syndication Agent and Co-Collateral Agent and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Documentation Agent.
Form of Senior Executive Change in Control AgreementRyerson Inc. • May 17th, 2007 • Wholesale-metals service centers & offices • Illinois
Ryerson Inc. (“RYERSON”) considers it essential to the best interests of its stockholders to foster the continuous employment of key management personnel of RYERSON and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”). In this connection, the Board of Directors of RYERSON (the “Board”) recognizes that, as is the case with many publicly held corporations, the possibility of a change in control may exist and that such possibility, and the uncertainty and questions which it may raise among management, may result in the departure or distraction of management personnel to the detriment of RYERSON and its stockholders.
INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC. and HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK Rights Agent Amended and Restated Rights Agreement Dated as of November 25, 1997 as amended and restated as of December 10, 1998Inland Steel • January 15th, 1999 • Inland Steel Industries Inc /De/ • Steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens) • Illinois
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among RHOMBUS HOLDING CORPORATION, RHOMBUS MERGER CORPORATION, and RYERSON INC. July 24, 2007Agreement and Plan of Merger • July 24th, 2007 • Ryerson Inc. • Wholesale-metals service centers & offices • Delaware
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of July 24, 2007 (this “Agreement”), by and among Ryerson Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Rhombus Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and Rhombus Merger Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Sub”).
andRights Agreement • November 28th, 1997 • Inland Steel Industries Inc /De/ • Steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens) • Illinois
EXHIBIT 4.6 ----------- Unless this Note is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("DTC"), to the Company (as defined below) or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment,...Ryerson Tull Inc /De/ • March 30th, 1999 • Steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens)
Exhibit 10.14 June 30, 2000Ryerson Tull Inc /De/ • August 11th, 2000 • Steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens)
This letter constitutes a further amendment of the agreement dated January 28, 1998 and originally entered into between you and Ryerson Tull, Inc. f/k/a Inland Steel Industries, Inc. (the "Company"), as amended by a letter agreement dated November 6, 1998 (the "Agreement").
Exhibit 10.22 ------------- [LOGO] [LETTERHEAD OF RYERSON TULL] November 16, 1999 Mr. George A. Ranney, Jr. Mayer, Brown & Platt 190 South LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60603 Re: Retainer Arrangement -------------------- Dear George: This will...Ryerson Tull Inc /De/ • March 24th, 2000 • Steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens)
This will confirm our arrangement under which you have agreed to provide professional services to Ryerson Tull, Inc. on a retainer basis. We will pay Mayer, Brown & Platt a retainer fee of $10,000 per month, plus reasonable expenses, for these services.
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENTStock Purchase Agreement • October 29th, 2004 • Ryerson Tull Inc /De/ • Wholesale-metals service centers & offices • New York
THIS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of the 26th day of October, 2004, by and among REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY, a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware, U.S.A. (“Reynolds”), BILLITON INVESTMENTS IRELAND LTD., a corporation organized under the laws of Ireland (“Billiton”) (Reynolds and Billiton are hereafter collectively referred to as the “Sellers” and individually as a “Seller”), and RYERSON TULL, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware (“Purchaser”).
RECEIVABLES FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT Dated as of January 26, 2007 by and among RYERSON FUNDING LLC, as Borrower, THE PERSONS SIGNATORY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME AS LENDERS, THE PERSONS SIGNATORY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME AS GROUP AGENTS,...Receivables Funding and Administration Agreement • March 14th, 2007 • Ryerson Inc. • Wholesale-metals service centers & offices • Illinois
THIS RECEIVABLES FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Agreement”) is entered into as of January 26, 2007 by and among Ryerson Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the persons signatory hereto from time to time as conduit lenders (the “Conduit Lenders”), the Persons signatory hereto from time to time as Committed Lenders (the “Committed Lenders” and together with the Conduit Lenders, the “Lenders”), the Persons signatory hereto from time to time as group agents (the “Group Agents”), General Electric Capital Corporation, as Structuring Agent (the “Structuring Agent”), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
AMENDMENT TO RIGHTS AGREEMENTRights Agreement • July 27th, 2007 • Ryerson Inc. • Wholesale-metals service centers & offices • Illinois
This AMENDMENT (“Amendment”), dated as of July 24, 2007 by and between Ryerson Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation (the “Rights Agent”).
Ryerson Inc. Performance Award Agreement (pre-2007)Award Agreement • August 1st, 2007 • Ryerson Inc. • Wholesale-metals service centers & offices
If there is any inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the Plan’s terms shall completely supersede and replace the conflicting terms of this Agreement. All capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan, unless specifically set forth otherwise herein.
Copy of Form of Severance Agreement dated January 28, 1998 between Inland Steel Industries, Inc. and each of:Inland Steel Industries Inc /De/ • March 30th, 1998 • Steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens)
