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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 20, 2004
INTERNATIONAL STEEL GROUP INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
DELAWARE 1-31926 71-0871875
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
4020 Kinross Lakes Parkway, Richfield, Ohio, 44286-9000
(Address of Principal Executive offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 330-659-9100
N.A.
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
International Steel Group Inc. (NYSE: ISG) announced today that it has received
early termination of the waiting period under Hart-Scott-Rodino Act for the
previously announced merger of ISG and Mittal Steel Company (NYSE and Euronext
Amsterdam: MT).
A copy of the news release is attached here as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Form 8-K shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the
Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such
filing. The furnishing of the information under this Item 8.01 is not an
indication that this Item 8.01 contains material information that is not
otherwise publicly available.
ITEM 8.01 EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
99.1 News release dated December 20, 2004
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
INTERNATIONAL STEEL GROUP INC.
By: /s/ Lonnie A. Arnett
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Name: Lonnie A. Arnett
Title: Vice President, Controller
and Chief Accounting Officer
Dated: December 20, 2004
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 News release, dated December 20, 2004
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